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Join us on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 for a Video Conference joint program with the New Jersey Chapter on Commercial Real Estate and its Impact on the Job Market
Come hear the experts in the Public and Private sectors discuss how the Commercial Real Estate Industry is setting the stage, laying the groundwork and promoting future and significant job growth in these two dynamic metro areas. Through a video conference telecast, attendees in NJ and NY will view the panelists in the other site as well as their own location. This dual State collaboration will provide a comprehensive view of the critical trends of the greater NY and NJ region and direct access to all the panelists for comments and questions.
Moderators: Jay Biggins (NYC) and Joe Lacy (NJ) of Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Company, one of the largest strategic specialty site selection and incentives advisory firms in North America
NYC Panelists: Gagandeep Singh (Goldman Sachs), Seth Pinsky (NYC Economic Development Corporation)
NJ Panelists: Tracye McDaniel (President/CEO, ChooseNJ), Phil Kirschner (President, New Jersey Business & Industry Association), Richard Berzine (Founder & Chief Executive, Richard Berzine & Company, Ltd., Real Estate Advisor to Pearson PLC) and Stephen Franklin (Manager of Real Estate Services, Ernst & Young Intl.)
Questions for Discussion Include:
- What role does CRE play in helping to attract and retain jobs?
- Is CRE enabling growth and innovation?
- How is this role shifting with the future workforce and the economic downturn?
- How does CRE and economic development interact to evolve the state of jobs located in one state versus another?
- What analytics does CRE do around jobs and skills that has affected location/position strategy decisions in the past?
- What analytics gaps are in place that needs to be resolved? How can CRE play a role in the analysis and offer insights regarding changes in its workforce?
- What incentives are currently in place in NYC versus NJ?
- What industries are areas of focus, if any?
- What specific stories can the end user share around choices between NJ/NY or tri-state? And what lessons learned may be shared?
- How do you interact/partner with HR on this front?
- How do you partner with technology?
- With increased virtualization of the workforce, does location matter in jobs?
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