city of tomorrow
REAL ESTATE, ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN SUMMIT
March 15 & 16 2019
A Production by 92Y and Hundred Stories
#CityOfTomorrow
About
“City of Tomorrow” – now in its third year – unites key players and innovators from the worlds of architecture, real estate and interior design for an incomparable two-day symposium with a host of interactive workshops and panel discussions on timely and provocative topics.
Schedule and speakers subject to change. Keep checking this page for updates.
FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2019, 5-8 PM
Opening Night
5:00pm Paving the Way for NYC 2040 and Beyond
Marisa Lago, Chair of the City Planning Commission and Director, New York City Department of City Planning
Rachel Haot, Executive Director, Transit Innovation Partnership
Sarah Carroll, Chair and Commissioner, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC)
Moderated by Alyssa Katz, Deputy Editor, The City
6:00pm The Entrepreneurial Spirit in Design
Malene Barnett, Founder, Malene B
Tiana Webb Evans, Founder, ESP Group
Jeanine Hays, Principal, AphroChic
Bryan Mason, Principal, AphroChic
Moderated by Wendy Goodman, Design Editor, New York magazine
7:00pm Architecture Keynote: Designing for Resiliency and the Transcendent in a Mega Urban World
Annabelle Selldorf, Principal, Selldorf Architects
Rafael Viñoly, Rafael Viñoly Architects
Daniel Sundlin, Partner, Bjarke Ingles Group (BIG)
Chris Cooper, Partner, SOM
Moderated by Carl Swanson, Editor at Large, New York magazine
Saturday, March 16, 2019, 10 am-3:30 pm
Curate your day with one of the below panels from each time slot.
(The below panels are first come, first serve. Schedule is subject to change.)
10:00am
How Do You Build a Better City? Urban Planners, Architects & Innovators Debate
Shin-pei Tsay, Executive Director, Gehl Institute
Paul Whalen, Partner, Robert A.M. Stern Architects
Story Bellows, Partner, CityFi
Luca Ballarini, Founder & Creative Director, Bellissimo and Curator of Torino Stratosferica
Moderated by Greg Lindsay, Senior Fellow, NewCities
The Place of Art in Placemaking
Steven Cornwell, CMO, Howard Hughes Corporation
Tim Tompkins, President, Times Square Alliance
Deborah Kass, Artist
Tze Chun, Founder, Uprise Art
Moderated by Chris Norris, New York Cultural Journalist and Author
Urban Food Halls & Green Markets
Lionel Ohayon, Founder and CEO, ICRAVE
Marcel Van Ooyen, President and CEO, GrowNYC
Eldon Scott, President, Urbanspace
Rohan Mehra, Co-founder and Principal, The Prusik Group
Moderated by Konrad Putzier, Reporter, Wall Street Journal
Paint The City
Donald Kaufman, Founder, Donald Kaufman Color
Danielle Arps, Founder, Dani Arps
Erick Espinoza, Creative Director, Anthony Baratta
Lee Ann Thornton, Founder, Lee Ann Thornton Designs
Moderated by Sophie Donelson, Design Expert and Author
Best of the Upper East Side
Dana Haddad, CEO, New York Admissions
Beth Fisher, Senior Managing Director, Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group
Lilly Bunn, Founder, Lilly Bunn Interiors
Suzie Aijala, President, Women’s Committee for the Central Park Conservancy, 2016-2018
Moderated by Michael Gross, Author of 740 Park and House of Outrageous Fortune
11:00am
Restaurateurs meet Real Estate
Thomas Keller, Chef and Restaurateur
Missy Robbins, Chef and Restaurateur
José Andrés, Chef and Owner, Think Food Group and Mercado Little Spain
Moderated by Kerry Diamond, Co-Founder & Editorial Director, Cherry Bombe
Resiliency: Making NYC Safe
Illya Azaroff, Founding Director, +LAB Architect PLLC
Jainey Bavishi, NYC Office of Recovery and Resiliency Director
Justin Schultz, Principal, HR&A Advisors
Lauren Zullo, Director of Sustainability, Jonathan Rose Companies
Moderated by Henry Grabar, Staff Writer, Slate
Designing for Wellness
Whitney Austin Gray, PhD, LEED AP, Senior Vice President, Delos
Christine Vandover, Principal, HOK
Clodagh, Founder, Clodagh Design
Danei Cesario, Senior Associate, Array Architects
Moderated by Anna Fixsen, AD Pro and Features Editor, Architectural Digest
Technology: Changing the Way We Procure, Purchase, and Live in Our Homes
Alex Matjanec, CEO and Co-Founder, AD:60
Gayana Sarkisova, Co-Founder and CEO, LIVEIN
Arshad Hisham, Founder & CEO, InGen Dynamics
Marcela Sapone, CEO, Hello Alfred
Moderated by James Ledbetter, Inc. Magazine
Best of Kitchen & Bath
Vasi Ypsilantis, Vasi Ypsilantis Design Associates
Summer Kath, EVP of Business Development, Cambria
Berna Feuerstein, Luxury Director, Studium
Stephen Kliegerman, President of Property Development Marketing, Halstead
Moderated by Michael Boodro, Chairman, Editorial and Strategic Initiatives, Dering Hall
12:00pm
Ultra-Prime: Record Breaking Brokers Tal and Oren Alexander of Douglas Elliman on the World’s Ultra-High-End Real Estate Market
Oren Alexander, Co-Founder, The Alexander Team, Douglas Elliman
Tal Alexander, Co-Founder, The Alexander Team, Douglas Elliman
Moderated by David Kaufman, Real Estate Writer, News Corp and New York Times
1:30pm
Innovation and the Built Environment
John Chu, Principal, ATYPE Architecture
John Cerone, Director of Virtual Design and Construction, ShoP Architects
Eirini Tsachrelia, Oiio Studio
David Benjamin, Founding Principal, The Living
Moderated by William Menking, Editor in Chief, The Architect’s Newspaper
What’s New in New Development
Joe McMillan, Chairman and CEO, DDG
Joe Palermo, Home Loan Consultant, Valley National Bank
Christopher Schlank, Founder and Managing Partner, Savanna Real Estate Group
Gil Dezer, President, Dezer Development
Shlomi Reuveni, President & CEO, Reuveni Real Estate
Moderated by Jennifer Gould Keil, Columnist, New York Post
New York City Neighborhoods
Grant Long, Senior Economist, StreetEasy
Kate Wittels, Partner, HR&A Advisors
Ellie Johnson, President, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New York Properties
Elizabeth Lusskin, President, Long Island City Partnership
Moderated by Amy Plitt, Editor, Curbed
Get to know New York City’s Islands
Nicholas Garrison, Partner and Design Director, FXCollaborative; Design Partner for the new Statue of Liberty Museum, Liberty Island
Dana Getman, Associate Principal, SHoP Architects
Michael Samuelian, President and CEO, The Trust for Governors Island
Eugene Flotteron, Principal and the Director of Architecture, CetraRuddy
Moderated by Budd Mishkin, Broadcast Journalist
Real Estate Mysteries Revealed
Reba Miller, Senior Sales Executive & Associate Broker, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New York Properties
Jean L. Chou, Principal, JLC & Associates
Mario Ilie, Private Mortgage Banker, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Esther Muller, President, Academy for Coaching and Training
Cristina Buccola, Founder, Cristina Buccola Counsel PLLC
Moderated by Hana Alberts, Home and Real Estate Editor, New York Post
2:30pm
Nature is the New Muse: How Termites, Coral Reefs, and Humpback Whales Can Teach Us to Build Better
Martin Bechthold, PhD, Kumagi Professor of Architectural Technology, Harvard University
Stefano Boeri, Founding Partner, Stefano Boeri Architetti
William Horgan, Partner, Grimshaw Architects
Jenny Sabin, Arthur L. and Isabel B. Wiesenberger Professor in Architecture, Cornell University
Clare Miflin, Founder, Think Woven, AIA, LEED AP
Moderated by Susan Szenasy, Director of Design Innovation, Metropolis Magazine
The Co-Revolution
David Fano, Chief Growth Officer, WeWork
Brad Hargreaves, CEO, Common
Alda Ly, Principal, Alda Ly Architecture and Design
Audra Tuskes, VP of Design, NeueHouse
Moderated by Sam Lubell, Author and Editor
The Future of Retail
Joanne Podell, Vice Chairman, Cushman & Wakefield
Amir Zwickel, Co-Founder and Chief Real Estate Officer, Showfields
Mark Kostic, Vice President of Asset Management, Brookfield Properties
Josh Yentob, Global Head of Special Projects and Partnerships, Appear Here
Moderated by Steve Cuozzo, New York Post
Home is Where the Heart Is: Design’s Top Brass Take Us Behind The Curtains
Carl D’Aquino, Principal Decorator, D’Aquino Monaco
Samuel Amoia, Founder, Samuel Amoia Associates
Fawn Galli, Principal, Fawn Galli Interiors
Moderated by Parker Bowie Larson, Style Director, Elle Décor
3:30pm
What Our City Looks Like When Cannabis Legalization Takes Effect
Benjamin Witte, Founder & CEO, Recess
Catharine Dockery, Founding Partner, Vice Ventures
Colleen Hughes, Director of Community Development and Education at CITIVA
Moderated by Alexandra Sternlicht, Under 30 Assistant Editor, Forbes
