Doors open for The Real Deal's NYC Real Estate Forum in just two days! Join us this Wednesday, May 8, at the Metropolitan Pavilion for a full-day of networking with over 3,000 fellow real estate professionals, and 50+ exhibitors and sponsors.

Check out what's happening on both stages below and get ready to be inspired by real-time discussions that everyone else will read about in The Real Deal on Thursday.

10am
Doors Open

11am - 11:05am
Welcome Address with Amir Korangy, Founder of The Real Deal

11:05am - 11:30am
City Showdown: Francis X. Suarez on How Miami is Challenging NYC

Speaker: Francis X. Suarez, Mayorof Miami

11:30am - 12:15pm
Transform or Transact: Revitalizing NYCs Office Market

Speakers:
Jed Walentas, CEO, Two Trees Management
Philippe Visser, President, Related Office Development
Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, Professor of Real Estate and Professor of Finance, Columbia University
William Silverman, Managing Director, Eastdil Secured

12 pm- Lunch

12:15pm - 1pm
Listing Leaders: How Top Agents Grow Their Teams, Their Brands, and Their Businesses

Speakers:
Ravi Kantha, Founder, The Kantha Team, SERHANT.
Frances Katzen, Founder, The Katzen Team, Douglas Elliman
Tal Alexander, Co-Founder, OFFICIAL
Adam Modlin, Founder & CEO, Modlin Group

1pm - 1:30pm
Keynote Interview: Howard Lutnick

Speaker: Howard Lutnick, Chairman, Newmark; Chairman and CEO, Cantor Fitzgerald; Chairman and CEO, BGC Group

1:30pm - 2:15pm
What Retail Needs to Be and What it Will Never Be Again

Speakers:
Mickey Drexler, Chairman, Alex Mill
Ben Ashkenazy, Chairman & CEO, Ashkenazy Acquisition Corporation

2:15pm - 3pm
Deconstruct Live! New Norms in Lending

Speakers:
Michael Comparato, Managing Director, Head of Real Estate, Benefit Street Partners
Seth Weissman, Founder & President, Urban Standard Capital
Steven Stuart, Managing Director, Fortress Investment Group

Hosted by: Isabella Farr and Suzannah Cavanaugh, The Real Deal

3pm - 3:45pm
Development, Unlocked: How NYC can Create Opportunity and Spur Multifamily Development

Speakers:
Sam Charney, Principal, Charney Companies
Vicki Been, Professor of Public Policy, NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
David Kramer, President, Hudson Companies
Jay Martin, Executive Director, Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP)

2pm - 2:30pm
Systems for Growing a Top Team

Speaker:
Kirsten Jordan, Founder, The Kirsten Jordan Team

2:30pm - 3pm
From Challenge to Opportunity: Delivering Value Through AI-Enhanced Client Experiences

Speaker:
Omer Granot, CEO, LocalizeOS

3pm - 3:30pm
Taking Control of Time When There Arent Enough Hours In The Day

Speaker:
Bianca D'Alessio, Real Estate Broker, Nest Seekers International

3:30pm - 4pm
SKYX Platforms: Revolutionizing the Smart Home and Lighting Industries, and the Next International 'Safety Standard'

Speaker:
Rani Kohen, Founder, SKYX Platforms