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Fall Members' Meeting 2019 · Friday, October 25, 2019

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The Inn at Penn
3600 Sansom Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Friday, October 25, 2019
8:10-9:10 amRegistration, Networking Breakfast
(Regent/St. Marks Room; Library; Lobby Area)

Mentors meet with their student mentees, concurrently with the Executive Committee Meeting.

9:10-9:15 amWelcoming Remarks
(Woodlands Ballroom)

Matthew J. Lustig, Chairman of Investment Banking, North America;
Head of Real Estate & Lodging, Lazard; Chair, Advisory Board,
Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center at the Wharton School

9:15-10:10 amRobotics: What Is Possible and What Should You Expect Going Forward?
(Woodlands Ballroom)

Speaker: Vijay Kumar, Nemirovsky Family Dean of Penn Engineering;
Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics

10:10-10:30 amNetworking Break
10:30-10:50 amState of the Center Address

Maisy Wong, James T. Riady Associate Professor, Real Estate;
Assistant Director, Grayken Program in International Real Estate, Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center

Susan Stutsman Sessa, Managing Director, Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center

10:50-12:00 pmPanel 1: The Decline of Globalization: What Is Driving It and What Does It Mean?
(Woodlands Ballroom)

Panelists: Mauro Guillén, Dr. Felix Zandman Professor of International Management,
Professor of Management at the Wharton School, the University of Pennsylvania

Beth Simmons, Andrea Mitchell University Professor in Law,
Political Science and Business Ethics, the University of Pennsylvania

Moderator: Joe Gyourko

12:00-1:30 pmComplimentary Networking Lunch at the Inn at Penn
1:30-2:15 pmThe Future of Retail and What It May Mean for Real Estate
(Woodlands Ballroom)

Speaker: Sandeep Mathrani, Chief Executive Officer, Brookfield Properties Retail Group;
Vice Chairman, Brookfield Properties

Moderator: Matthew J. Lustig, Chairman of Investment Banking, North America;
Head of Real Estate & Lodging, Lazard; Chair, Advisory Board,
Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center at the Wharton School

2:15-2:35 pmNetworking Break
2:35-3:40 pmPanel 2: Structural Changes Facing the Real Estate Industry
(Woodlands Ballroom)

Panelists: Elie Finegold, Venture Advisor, MetaProp

Diane Hoskins, Co-CEO, Gensler

Jared Katseff, Engagement Manager, McKinsey & Company

Moderator: Ron Kravit, Consultant, Tracker Capital Management, LLC;
Vice Chair, Advisory Board, Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center at the Wharton School

3:40 pmClosing Comments
(Woodlands Ballroom)

Matthew J. Lustig, Chairman of Investment Banking, North America;
Head of Real Estate & Lodging, Lazard; Chair, Advisory Board,
Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center at the Wharton School



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