Thursday, February 29, 2024

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• 8:00 AM                               Registration Open              North Room                                                                     

  • Pick up your name badge, lanyard (sponsored by Bolton & Menk), and conference swag (sponsored by Schell Bray)

  • Registration area will remain open until 2:00 pm

  • Coffee will be available in the Grand Ballroom Foyer until 10:00 am
     

• 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM             NAIOP NC Board of Directors Meeting     South Room                                                                   

  • All NAIOP NC chapter board members to attend
     

• 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM         Session #1              Grand Ballroom
  
  “If This is the New Normal-What’s Next?”
  Many things have returned to the pre-pandemic normal, but some look like they never will. In a year of important elections, transforming geopolitics, and (hopefully) interest rate cuts what can we expect in NC?
  
  Speaker:
  Ted Abernathy, Managing Partner, Economic Leadership​

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      Awards Presentation: Congratulations NAIOP NC Project of the Year Award Winner: Redevelopment

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• 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM            Networking Break            Grand Ballroom Hallway   

      Enjoy refreshments in the Grand Ballroom Hallway, sponsored by our meeting break sponsors

      Thank you Akerman, LLP | Bohler | First & Early Partners | Samet | Strategic Connections | V3 Companies

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• 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM             Session #2                 Grand Ballroom
  "Is Office Really Dead?"   
  Don't write the obituary yet...industry leaders will discuss what's happening in the office market, what's to come, and what's to look forward to.

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       Speakers:

        Scott Williams, Senior Vice President, Investment Director, Lincoln Property Company
       Sagar Rathie, Managing Director, Office for Commercial Division, Crescent Communities                 
       Gregg Sandreuter, Managing Partner, HM Partners  
       Ted Boyd, President, Lee & Associates - Panel Moderator

      Awards Presentation: Congratulations NAIOP NC Project of the Year Award Winner: New Development
               

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• ​12:15 PM  - 1:15 PM              Networking Luncheon             Carolina Hall         
  Enjoy the Fiesta buffet lunch and network with colleagues. Open Seating.
  Lunch Sponsored by Merritt Properties and Metromont LLC                               
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• 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM              Session #3             Grand Ballroom
  Legislative Updates         
  Public policy overview and political forecast followed by plan review bill NAIOP NC helped push through the state legislature this past year.
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  Speakers:
  Aquiles Suarez, Sr. Vice President, Government Affairs, NAIOP
  Representative Jeff Zenger
   

      Awards Presentation: Congratulations NAIOP NC Project of the Year Award Winner: Industrial

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• 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM              Networking Break       Grand Ballroom Hallway   
   ​Enjoy refreshments in the Grand Ballroom Hallway, sponsored by our meeting break sponsors
  Thank you Akerman, LLP | Bohler | First & Early Partners | Samet | Strategic Connections | V3 Companies
  
   

• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM              Session #4              Grand Ballroom
  Automotive & EV in the New Battery Belt
  
  Speaker:
  Austin Rouse, Director of Business Recruitment, Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina
  
  NAIOP's new Strategic Plan
  National updates from 2024 NAIOP Chairman
  
  Speaker: Brian Walker, Burns Scalo Real Estate, NAIOP Pittsburgh, 2024 NAIOP Chairman
  
              

• ​4:00 PM - 6:00 PM            A Taste of Pinehurst Reception                Carolina Hall & Terrace                     
  Join us for the conclusion of the conference in the Carolina Hall. Taste of Pinehurst includes live entertainment, hors d'oeuvres, Pinehurst Brewing Company beer tasting, and bar service.
  Thank you Taste of Pinehurst sponsors: McAdams and McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture

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Friday, March 1, 2024

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There are no scheduled conference events on Friday. Attendees staying at the resort can enjoy breakfast in the Carolina Dining Room & 1895 Grille (6:30 am – 10:00 am) included with room.