11:30 am– 12:00 noon Registration
12:00noon
– 1:30 pm Luncheon with Keynote Speaker
Mr. Jim Sud, Executive Vice-President for Growth
and Development, Whole Foods
Few companies have combined urban retail and
a corporate-wide focus on sustainability as
successfully as Whole Foods. Please join us
as Mr. Jim Sud, Whole Foods’ Executive
Vice-President of Growth and Development, shares
lessons learned from Whole Foods’ involvement
in urban, mixed-use projects—as well as
its plans for the future—and how such
projects are an important component of the company’s
culture of sustainability.
Welcome
by Urban Marketplace Co-Chairs Jeff Kaplan and
Monique Ward (Panel 1-A-Intro)
1:45
pm – 3:15 pm Discussion Panel 1: The Economics
of Green Building
In recent years, “green”
has moved from the fringe of the industry and
into the mainstream, as companies in every industry
recognize the benefits and cost savings of green
design and building. Panelists from both the
design and development sectors will join us
for a multi-faceted look at this phenomenon.
Mr.
Mark Robinson (moderator),
Partner, Momentum Bay Associates,
Houston, TX
Panel
2-A-Intro
Mr.
Jim Broughton,
Director, USGBC- GHAC, and Manager of Business
Development,
TAS Packaged Central Plants,
Houston, TX
presentation 
.PDF format
Panel
2-F-Speaker
Ms.
Yvonne Clay,
Vice President, Westlake Property Management,
Houston, TX,
presentation
.PDF format
Panel
2-D-Speaker
Mr. Jay Coalson,
Principal, Green Building Services,
Portland, OR
presentation
.PDF format
Panel
2-E-Speaker
Mr.
Charles Elder,
Senior Vice President, Hines,
Houston, TX
presentation
.PDF format
Panel
2-C-Speaker
Mr. Tim Lowe,
Green Building Finance Consortium and Principal,
Waronzof Associates,
Los Angeles, CA
presentation
.PDF format
Panel
2-B-Speaker
Panel
2-G-Panel Questions
3:30
p.m – 5:00 pm Discussion Panel 2: The
Urban Boom- Mixed-Use Comes to Houston
After years on the sidelines, Houston is finally
experiencing a tidal wave of urban mixed-use
projects. This dynamic panel will feature local
and national developers at various stages of
creating cutting edge, mixed-use projects in
Houston. They will explore the process of how
these projects are being put together–
from site selection, to financing, to marketing,
to construction.
Mr.
Ed Wulfe,
President & Principal, Wulfe & Co.,
Houston, TX (BLVD Place)
presentation
.PDF format
Panel
1-E-Speaker
Mr. Bill Denton,
President/CEO, EDG USA,
Agoura Hills, CA (Houston Pavilions)
presentation
.PDF format
Panel
1-D-Speaker
Mr. Brian Cornelius,
Development Director,
OliverMcMillan, San Diego, CA (River Oaks District)
presentation
.PDF format
Panel
1-B-Speaker
Mr. John Darrah,
Vice-President, GID Urban Development Group,
Boston, MA (Regent Square)
presentation
.PDF format
Panel
1-C-Speaker
Panel
1-F-Panel Questions
1:30
pm – 5:00 pm Roundtable Discussion Groups
Experts from the real estate sector and other
industries, government, non-profits, and academia
sit at six tables throughout the room, where
attendees can ask questions and engage them
and fellow attendees in a free-flowing conversation
on the following topics related to both green
and urban development: Green 101; Green Neighborhoods;
Financing the Deal; Housing Tax Credits; The
Economics of Green Building; and Public Support
for Green Building and Infill Development.
1:30
pm – 6:30 pm Marketplace
Exhibitors from both for-profit and non-profit
development service providers, communities,
and local governments market their development
plans, incentives, and services to developers
and financiers.
5:00
pm – 6:30 pm Cocktail Reception
Participants put the information they have gained
and the contacts they have made to immediate
use, interacting with one another to lay the
foundation for future collaborative efforts.
