2012 Program Agenda
Latest Update: 9/25/12
COMMERCIAL REALTORS…Want to earn CE specific to commercial real estate?
This year’s Commercial Development Conference will take place from 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm on October 16, 2012 in New Orleans. The event will be held in conjunction with the New Orleans Metro Association of REALTORS Commercial Investment Division’s annual Economic & Real Estate Forecast program. Attendees can earn up to 8 hours of CE credit for attending the full day or 4 hours CE credit for attending either morning or afternoon sessions.
Program for the FULL day is as follows:
** Please note attendees have the option to select attending both programs, morning only, or afternoon only.
Economic & Real Estate Forecast
Roussel Hall at Loyola University
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
The Economy
- Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist & Sr. VP of Research, the National Association of REALTORS®
- Dr. Wade Ragas, President of Real Property Associates, UNO Emeritus Professor of Finance
Economic Development
- Mark Romig, CEO of the New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation – Hotels, Tourism, Sports,
Gaming, & Entertainment
- Michael Hecht, President & CEO of GNO, Inc. – I-12 & I-10 Corridor Growth & Opportunities
Banking
- Ashton Ryan, Jr., President & CEO of First NBC Bank and
- Barrett Blaum, Relationship Manager, Whitney Bank – Federal Regulations, Interest Rates & the
Economy, Appraisals, Investments
Real Estate Industry Panel –Office: Colleen Keubel Berthelot, Corporate Realty
- Retail: Joe Mann, Retail Specialists, Inc.
- Multi-Family & General Market Conditions: S. Parkerson McEnery, The McEnery Company, Inc.
- Residential: Tangie Stephens, Keller Williams Realty 4550100
Closing Remarks
12:30 pm – 1:15 pm Lunch Break (Box lunch included in all day ticket price)
To register for the morning Economic & Real Estate Forecast, click here.
LR’s Commercial Development Conference
Roussel Hall at Loyola University
1:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Welcome – Rick Roberts, 2012 LR President
2010 Census Demands and Opportunities
- Allison Plyer, Chief Demographer and Deputy Director with Greater New Orleans Community Data Center
Alan Eskew, Eskew+Dumez+Ripple:
Living with Water
- David Waggoner, FAIA, Principal, Waggonner & Ball Architects - Greater New Orleans Water Management Strategy
Green Panel moderated by Grasshopper Mendoza
- David Waggoner, FAIA, Principal, Waggonner & Ball Architects - Greater New Orleans Water Management Strategy
- Camille Manning-Broome, Director of Planning, Center for Planning Excellence – Best Practices Manual for Development in Coastal Louisiana
- Dr. Bob Thomas, Director Loyola Center for Environmental Communication – Louisiana’s Environmental Challenges
Closing - Sustainability & Resilience
- Steve Picou, LSU AgCenter – Understanding the role of REALTORS® in sustainability and resilience planning and development.
To register for the afternoon Commercial Development Conference, click here.
Don’t miss the valuable perspective of the industry’s experts and information that this opportunity presents. Online Registration for the FULL day.
For more information, please contact Nell Carmichael with NOMAR at 504-885-3200. A Printable registration form is also available here: http://nomar.org/sites/nomar/files/Forecast_Registration_Form.pdf
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