2024 AGENDA

FRIDAY, AUGUST 23

7:45 AM - 9:00 AM
REGISTRATION OPEN
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
NETWORKING BREAKFAST
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
ECONOMIC TRENDS, CHALLENGES, AND OPPORTUNITIES
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
NETWORKING BREAK
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
BREAKOUT 1: Getting to Know the Changed Office
BREAKOUT 2: Foundations for Success: Navigating Market Shifts with Fundamental Strategies
BREAKOUT 3: Navigating the Complexities and Higher Costs of Commercial Insurance
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
NETWORKING BREAK
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
BREAKOUT 4: Omaha's Industrial Market: A New Era of Growth and Innovation
BREAKOUT 5: CRE and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day: Defaulting on Loans and Leases
BREAKOUT 6: What to Do With Empty Office Buildings?
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
NETWORKING BREAK
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
NETWORKING LUNCH
12:20 PM - 12:50 PM
NETWORKING LUNCH KEYNOTE SPEAKER - AI EXPERT
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM
NETWORKING BREAK
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
BREAKOUT 7: The Difficult World of Project Financing
BREAKOUT 8: Economic Recovery in North and South Omaha: What’s to Come and What Opportunities Lie Ahead
BREAKOUT 9: Retail Real Estate in Omaha: Navigating Low Supply, Increased Interest Rates, and Record Construction Costs
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
NETWORKING BREAK
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
CLOSING SESSION: Unlocking Prosperity: Exploring the Transformative Power of Commercial Real Estate Projects on Regional Economic Vitality.
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
HAPPY HOUR