Atlantic Real Estate Forum 2024 | Informa Connect | 19 March 2024 | Halifax Convention Centre, 1650 Argyle St, Halifax, NS B3J 0E6, Canada

Atlantic Canada’s premier event on the continuous growth of the CRE market. Explore new market opportunities and delve into solutions for the industry’s current economic, labour and population challenges.

Why attend?
• The program will offer a wide range of speakers, presentations and panel discussions on the trends, issues, strategies, and opportunities within the multi-residential and commercial real estate space.
• The forum will help you determine what strategies to follow for 2024 and beyond.

What you'll learn?
• Explore how the Atlantic regional economy and its real estate market remains strong, and analyze its performance through both a leasing and investment lens.
• Listen to panel discussions on migration to the region, demographic changes, the economic drivers responsible for the GDP growth predictions for the Atlantic Canada market.

Who you'll meet?
500+ senior decision-makers including 150+ building owners, developers and investors from across Eastern Canada and across the country, including:
• Building owners and developers
• Private and institutional investors
• Portfolio and asset managers
• Brokers, lenders, appraisers and lawyers
• And other senior real estate executives

Connect with the real estate community and determine a path forward for the future.

2024 Speakers

Andrew Bergen
Senior Vice President, Managing Director, CBRE

Dale Noseworthy
Chief Financial Officer, Killam Apartment REIT

Pedro Antunes
Chief Economist, Conference Board of Canada

Kathryn Bakos
Managing Director, Finance and Resilience, Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation

Todd Bechard
Principal, BEC Realty Advisors

Marilisa Benigno
President, Benigno Group of Companies and Ventura Realty

Mike Bonneveld
President, Skyline Industrial REIT

Patrick Brannon
Senior Researcher and Director of Major Projects, Atlantic Provinces Economic Council (APEC)

Bill Budd
Director, Planning and Development, City of Moncton

William Campbell
Director, Asset Management, Fiera Real Estate

Jenn Cann
President, Managing Director, Royal LePage Commercial East

Chris Carter
Vice President, CBRE

Jeffrey Charles
Founder, CEO, Cavell Risk

Sarah Corey Hollohan
CEO, Ignite Fredricton

Joanne Earle
Senior Advisor, Commercial Sales & Leasing, Cushman & Wakefield Atlantic

Derek Estabrook
Vice President, Business Development, Eastward Energy

Larry Freeman
Partner, Stewart McKelvey

Shawn Fujiki
Senior Director, Real Estate, Walmart

Kate Greene
Director of Regional & Community Planning, City of Halifax

Bill Hennessey
Managing Director, Colliers East

Mat Houston
Vice President, CBRE

Matt Johnson
Managing Director, Investments, KingSett Capital

Jeremy Kaupp
Director, Asset Manager, Slate Asset Management

Andrew Kent
Director of Developments, Killam Apartment REIT

Justin Ladha
CEO, KMK Capital

Louie Lawen
President & CEO, Lawen Group

Jeremie LeBlanc
Director, Commercial Mortgages, First National Financial LP

James Lindsay
Senior Director Property Tax Services, Colliers

Ron Lovett
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, VIDA

Bill MacAvoy
Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield Atlantic

Peter Mackenzie
EVP & Chief Investment Officer, Plaza REIT

Paul MacKinnon
Executive Director, Downtown Halifax Business Commission

Jeff McLean
Director and General Manager, Altus Group

Evan Meister
Managing Director, Investments, Slate Asset Management

George Monroe
Partner, McInnes Cooper

Steve Parsons
Chief Executive Officer, Eskasoni Corporate Services, Eskasoni First Nations

Zach Pendley
Partner & Senior Vice President | Strategy and Transactions - Real Estate, EY

Nikki Poole
Associate Vice President, CBRE

Moriah Pothier Vanechuk
Designer, SGH Design Partners

Zohaib Rafi
Vice President, Slate Asset Management

Daniel Roscoe
CEO, Roswall Development

Julian Schonfeldt
Chief Investment Officer, CAPREIT

Jason Sinyard
Deputy City Manager, Planning, Engineering and Regulatory Services, City of St. John's

Richard Tower
Managing Partner, iQ Commercial Mortgage Strategy Inc

Roelof Van Dijk
Executive Director, Canadian Real Estate Forums, Informa Connect

Ben Young
President & CEO, Southwest

Michael Zakuta
Co-Founder, Plaza REIT

2024 Sponsors

TITLE SPONSOR:
• Killam

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• BTY
• Crombie
• First National Financial LP
• Stewart Mckelvey

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Moncton
• Colliers
• Peakhill
• CMLS Financial
• East Port
• FCT
• Pinchin
• Slate
• Fiera Properties
• Yardi

ESG SPONSOR:
• Wyse

REALCONNECTION ZONE:
• Nova Scotia