Winnipeg Real Estate Forum 2020 | Informa | 28 October 2020 | VIRTUAL EVENT

New format. The same top quality experience you have come to expect from the Winnipeg Real Estate Forum as a face-to-face event over the past 26 years – but in a new digital format. The conference program has reimagined how content will be shared and a range of opportunities for interactive education and connections. We have created an exceptional experience designed for you and the unique market conditions of 2020.

Our pivot to a virtual event enables you to participate in the Winnipeg Real Estate Forum, while eliminating any health risks associated with physically attending an in-person event.

Sustainable, safe and loaded with even more value, the virtual Winnipeg Real Estate Forum means deeper access to compelling topics, market intelligence on demand that fits your schedule, and multiple dynamic opportunities for connecting in networking-rich between owners, developers, investors, lenders, lawyers, brokers and other intermediaries – prior to the Forum, throughout the two days, and following the event.

The 7th biennial Winnipeg Real Estate Forum will provide up-to-date and valuable insights on the trends and opportunities in the city located in the centre of the country. The conference will be held virtually on October 28 & 29.

While Vancouver has been evolving into a very dynamic market, why has there been strong interest in Winnipeg? The city has one of the most diverse economies of any major community in Canada that includes aerospace, agribusiness, apparel, education, finance and insurance, furniture, information technology, and transportation industries.

The result is an economic base that has a stable workforce and a cushion against any major fluctuations due to downturns in the economy. Winnipeg’s unemployment rate has been consistently well below the national average and is the second lowest among Canadian cities.

The Forum will offer a wide range of speakers, presentations and panel discussions on the economic drivers responsible for Winnipeg’s strong GDP; the major trends in the office, industrial, retail and apartment markets; the availability and cost of capital; and the broad range of development activity and opportunities.

However, a critical question is what impact has the COVID-19 pandemic has across the major property classes and to Winnipeg’s economy? Answers to this question will be integrated throughout the Forum.

The conference will offer value to asset managers, brokers, developers, investors, and others active in the acquisition, leasing, financing, management, and marketing of office, industrial, retail and multi-unit residential real estate.

The Winnipeg Real Estate Forum will help you determine what strategies to follow for 2021 and beyond.

2020 Speakers

Jim Ludlow
President, True North Real Estate Development

Andrew Grantham
Senior Economist, CIBC World Markets

Trevor Clay
Principal, Capital Commercial Real Estate Services Inc.

Dave Angus
President, Johnston Group

Brian Bowman
Mayor, City of Winnipeg

Dan Chubey
Managing Director, Winnipeg, Colliers International

Ryan Behie
Vice President & Managing Director, CBRE Limited

Aaron McDougall
Vice President, Leasing, Harvard Developments Inc.

Evan Johnston
Senior Vice President & Chief Legal Officer, Wawanesa Insurance

Fabricio Mendes
Vice President, Acquisitions & Dispositions, Artis REIT

Jamie Petch
Senior Vice President, Office, KingSett Capital

Aaron DeGroot
President, Cushman & Wakefield Winnipeg

Diane Gray
President & CEO, CentrePort Canada

Calvin Polet
President, Neptune Properties

Marissa Poseluzney
Director of Leasing, QuadReal Property Group

Chris Vodrey
Director, Leasing, Morguard

Don White
Chief Executive Officer, Private Pension Partners

Chase Allen
Managing Director, Winnipeg, Canada ICI

Wendy Janzen
Vice President, Manitoba, Colliers International

Loretta Martin
Director of Development, CentreVenture Development Corporation

Greg Rogers
Chief Executive Officer, UM Properties LP

Tom Thiessen
Executive Director, BOMA Manitoba

Jon Love
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, KingSett Capital

Rennie Zegalski
Principal, Capital Commercial Real Estate Services Inc.

Chris Chan
Senior Vice President, Retail, JLL

Peter Havens
General Manager, CF Polo Park, The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited

Angela Mathieson
Chief Executive Officer, CentreVenture Development Corporation

Mauro Padula
Vice President, Leasing, Western Region, SmartCentres REIT

Martin McGarry
President, MMI

Bryce Alston
Director, Alston Properties

Karl Loepp
Chief Operating Officer, Private Pension Partners

Sam Sidhu
President, Whiteland

John Stroich
President & Managing Director, LS Properties and Green Valley Management

Bryn Oliver
Principal, Capital Commercial Real Estate Services

Brian Bastable
Managing Director, Slate Asset Management LP

Phil Brown
Vice President, Acquisitions & Leasing, Industrial, Hopewell Development LP

David Hanick
Chief Legal Officer, Starlight Investments

Gord Wiebe
Chief Executive Officer & Principal, Corpfin Capital

Todd Labelle
Senior Associate, Investment, Land, Retail, Avison Young

Eve O'Leary
Executive Director, Portage Regional Economic Development, Portage la Prairie

Bob Schinkel
Owner & CEO, Schinkel Properties

Rod Slaughter
Vice President, Altus Group

Craig Gilpin
Chief Operations Officer, Ironclad Developments Inc.

Frank Koch-Schulte
Vice President, Edison Properties

Cornelius Martens
Principal, Marwest Group of Companies

Arni Thorsteinson
President & Principal, Shelter Canadian Properties Limited

Ron Margolis
President, Margolis Capital – Commercial Mortgage Professionals

Rick Bachalo
Vice President, Mortgage Investments, The Canada Life Assurance Company

TJ Lee
Director, Commercial Origination, MCAP

Raj Patel
Vice President, Commercial Real Estate, Public Sector and Supply Chain, RBC Royal Bank

Cynthia Wepruk
Director, Business Financial Centre, Assiniboine Credit Union

Mark Chipman
Executive Chairman, True North Sports + Entertainment

Rosanne Hill Blaisdell
Managing Director, Harvard Developments Inc.

Sandy Shindleman
President & CEO, Shindico

Don Solman
Vice President & CFO, James Richardson & Sons, Limited

2020 Sponsors

PLATINUM:
• Cushman & Wakefield
• Quadreal
• TDS

GOLD:
• Assinibione
• Capital Commercial Real Estate
• CMLS
• Capital
• Colliers
• Globe Property Management
• KMPG
• Taylor McCaffrey

SWAG BAG:
• FCT

NETWORKING LOUNGE:
• Equitable Bank
• Stewart Title

JOURNAL:
• CBRE
• REEF

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• Trez Capital

MOBILE SCREEN CLEANER:
• Starlight Investment

CLOSING ROUNDTABLE:
• Yardi

LUNCHEON SPEAKER:
• Hopewell Development

PRESENTER BIOGRAPHIES:
• Fillmore Riley

PLENARY SESSION:
• CCI
• First National Financial
• Morguard
• True North

SPEAKER VIDEO SERIES:
• Iron Clad
• Shindico

CONCURRENT SESSIONS:
• Altus Group
• Appraisal Institute of Canada
• Bentall GreenOak
• Concord Projects
• Harvard Developments
• Peoples Trust
• Pitblado
• Triovest

HAND SANITIZER:
• MLT Alkins

LANYARD:
• Avison Young

REGISTRATION:
• Construction Leaders

SIGNATURE:
• LS Properties
• Qualico Commercial