Houston State of the Market 2018 | Bisnow | 5 June 2018 | The Westin Memorial City , 945 Gessner Rd, Houston, TX 77024, USA
Venue
The Westin Memorial City
The Westin Memorial City , 945 Gessner Rd, Houston, TX 77024, USA
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| Event Date | Tue Jun 5 EDT (over 6 years ago) |
| Location |
The Westin Memorial City
945 Gessner Rd, Houston, TX 77024, USA |
| Region | Americas |
Details
What You Will Learn?
• Houston never stood a chance at hosting Amazon's HQ2. How should our city change, adapt, and invest to be an HQ3 contender?
• How is Houston perceived by big money capitals across the US? How do we rise and become a major competing city?
• As property taxes increase to meet costs for bayou drainage projects and buyouts, how has Houston's flooding problem become a money problem?
• Houston needs to diversify its economy, improve its infrastructure, and build its tech culture to ever compete as a world-class city. How can Houston get there in the next 5 years?
• Other than the new flood regulations, what actionable strategies is the city of Houston taking to prevent future flood destruction?
• Does Houston need zoning regulations?
Speakers
2018 Speakers
KEYNOTE:
Welcome Wilson Sr.
Chairman of the Board, Welcome Group
SPEAKERS:
Larry Johnson
Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Johnson Development
Andrew Lusk
Head of Acquisitions, Lionstone Investments
Simmi Jaggi
Senior Vice President, Jll
Darrell Betts
Principal, Capital Markets Group, Avison Young
Jeff Lindner
Director Hydrologic Operations Division/Meteorologist, Harris County Flood Control District
Melvin Spinks
President/Chief Executive Officer, CivilTech Engineering, Inc.
Andy Icken
Chief Development Officer, City of Houston
Charlie Penland
Senior Principal & Director of Civil Engineering, Walter P Moore
Stephen Costello
Chief Resilience Officer, City of Houston
John Blount
County Engineer, Harris County Engineering Department
MODERATORS:
Welcome Wilson Jr.
President & Chief Executive Officer, Welcome Group
Randy Elkins
Managing Director/Counsel-Texas Operations, AmTrust Title Insurance Company
Steve Albert
Principal, Sherwood Design Engineers
Sponsors & Partners
2018 Sponsors
• Wls Lighting Systems
• AmTrist Title
• Nfc Amenity Management
• View Dynamic Glass
• Commercial Gateway
• Avison Young
• TrueGrid
• Sherwood Design Engineers
• CoStar
• Construction Eco Services
• Garza
• Walter P Moore
• CivilTech Engineering