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Keynote Speaker: Cory Booker

Mayor

City of Newark (NJ)

The Honorable Cory A. Booker is the Mayor of Newark, New Jersey. He took the oath of office as Mayor of New Jersey’s largest city on July 1, 2006 following a sweeping electoral victory. Mid-way through his first term as Mayor, Booker and his Administration made meaningful strides towards achieving the City’s mission. Newark has led the nation among large cities for reductions in shootings and murders, achieving decreases of more than 40% reductions in both categories. Mayor Booker brings his passion for social change to the podium. Sharing stories informed by real life, he demonstrates the need for everyone to take responsibility to help this nation live up to its promise.

Speakers at the 2010 Retail Facilities Summit include:

Abed Karaze
Senior Vice President, Store Design & Construction
ABERCOMBIE & FITCH

Pedro Voyer
Senior Vice President, Franchise Sales and Development
BURGER KING CORPORATION

Samantha Dorfman
Senior Vice President, Store Development, Design and Corp. Facilities
ANN TAYLOR

Ray Silverstein
Senior Vice President, Store Design & Construction
LIMITED BRANDS

Al Litchenburg
Vice President of Development
PIZZA HUT INC

David Faulkner
Vice President, Architecture and Design WELLS FARGO BANK

Ignaz Gorischek
Vice President of Store Development
NEIMAN MARCUS GROUPCORPORATION

Stephen Dunn
Vice President of Development
DENNY’S CORPORATION

John Dawson
Chief Development Officer
DUNKIN BRANDS

Jim Thomas
Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility
JC PENNEY COMPANY

Mark Peternell
Vice President of Sustainability
REGENCY CENTERS

Christine Russo
Group Vice President, Store Design and Development
KENNETH COLE

Rob McClay
Vice President, Development & Construction
MICHAELS STORES

Jocelyn Blain
Senior Vice President of Development
FOCUS BRANDS

David Ziel
Chief Development Officer
URBAN OUTFITTERS

John Moebes
Director of Construction
CRATE & BARREL

Jon Gaiman
Vice President of Development
DUNKIN BRANDS

Nick Shaffer
Director of Retail Sector USGREEN BUILDING COUNCIL (USGBC)

Lori Koeppe
Director of Facilities
THE BUCKLE

"This is my 4th CraigMichaels Summit and I find them informative with great interaction. I can't say enough about the CraigMichaels organization and staff skills. All of my experiences at similar events have been marginal at best. You all do it better and you are the best!”

John Kosinski

VP of Construction, Purchasing and Merchandising

SMART & FINAL, INC.

“Excellent experience! Very well organized, professional, great team! The participants are engaged and very easy to talk to. I have attended two summits and found the accommodations to be both beautiful and inspiring."

Ignaz Gorischek

Vice President of Store Development

NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP

“I have attended a multitude of events over the years and have been the President and Board Member on many of these organizations. But I must say that the professionalism, personal benefit and vendor interaction here is far superior to all other events out there.”

Ed Bordelon

Director of Facilities

DARDEN RESTAURANTS, INC.

“Very good experience. For my first time I thought the style and content were superbly managed. The intimate size really allowed for some meaningful dialogue.”

Scott Anderson

VP of Store Design & Construction

ESTÉE LAUDER COMPANIES