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Speakers

Speakers at the 2010 Retail Facilities Summit include:

Abed Karaze - Senior Vice President of Store Design & Construction - ABERCOMBIE & FITCH

Pedro Voyer - Senior Vice President, Development - BURGER KING

Ignaz Gorischek - Vice President of Store Development - NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP

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

Samantha Dorfman - SVP, Store Development, Design & Corporate Facilities - ANN TAYLOR

Al Litchenburg- Vice President of Development- PIZZA HUT

Jim Thomas - Vice President, CSR - JC PENNEY COMPANY

Mark Peternell - Vice President of Sustainability - REGENCY CENTERS

John Dawson - Chief Development Officer - DUNKIN BRANDS

Christine Russo - GVP, Store Design and Development - KENNETH COLE PRODUCTIONS

Rob McClay - Vice President, Development & Construction - MICHAELS STORES

Stephen Dunn - Vice President of Development - DENNY’S CORPORATION

Jocelyn Blain - Senior Vice President of Development - FOCUS BRANDS

David Ziel - Chief Development Officer - URBAN OUTFITTERS

John Moebes - Director of Construction - CRATE & BARREL

Marc Heisterkamp - Director of Commercial Real Estate - US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL (USGBC)

Lori Koeppe - Director of Facilities - THE BUCKLE

...and many more to be confirmed soon

"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