Retail & Restaurants Conference 2023 - San Francisco | Bisnow | 19 September 2023 | Hyatt Regency, 5 Embarcadero Ctr, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

Join us and enhance your business by gaining insight into what trends shape the retail and restaurant sectors, how brands overcome economic and safety issues, and how they create unique experiences and find ways to capture customers.

Why you should attend:
• With Nordstrom closing their Union Square location, and pushing San Francisco's retail market into an exodus. What is being done by the city as well as developers to attract, retain and satisfy tenants?
• With future uncertainty in the market, how are tenants, landlords, and brokers negotiating lease deals right now?
• What does the next era of retail look like in San Francisco? How are new developments/designs adapting to evolving demands?
• How are restaurant owners looking at site selection, space, and lease deals in today's market?
• What is the role of restaurants in creating foot traffic and uplifting the retail ecosystem in San Francisco?
• What are some creative ways to draw people to back restaurants and create foot traffic in San Francisco's core locations?
• San Francisco retailers are fighting back the e-commerce boom with interactive technologies. What types of technologies are playing a pivotal role in bringing people into brick-and-mortar stores?
• What are some ways to create a unique customer experience?
• What are some of the new trends in retail technology?
• How is Prop D, the commercial vacancy tax going to affect the retail market?
• How do private developers and owners work with the city to elevate SF’s retail market?

2023 Speakers

Michael Van Every
President and Managing Partner, Republic Urban Properties

Marisa Rodriguez
CEO, Union Square Alliance

Pete Sittnick
Managing Partner, EPIC Steak

Cyrus Sanandaji
Managing Principal, Presidio Bay Ventures

Karl Hasz
President, Hasz Construction

Laurie Thomas
Executive Director, Golden Gate Restaurant Association

Alexandra Collins
Director, Development, Tishman Speyer

Bob Partrite
COO, Simco Restaurants

Kristin Anderson
President & CEO, Eric F. Anderson

Keith Morris
Principal, Studio KDA

MODERATORS:

Ali McEvoy
Partner, Retail, Maven Commercial

Jonah Trotz
Senior Associate, Farella Braun + Martel

2023 Sponsors

• Studio KDA
• Eric F. Anderson
• UrbanBloc
• Hasz Construction
• Farella Braun + Martel LLP
• Maven Retail