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Posted: October 9, 2008
NAIOP and BBJ to hold conference on Oct. 15th
NAIOP Mass. and the Boston Business Journal (BBJ)will host a conference on the impact of key global trends on real estate development and general business practices in the Commonwealth. Global Trends, Local Impact is to be held on October 15th.
Keynote speaker Eric Rosengren, president of the Federal Reserve Bank, will provide an overview of the ways that global realities influence local business practices, followed by two in-depth panels:
*Boston's Place in a Shifting Global Economy. Moderated by Roy March, CEO, Eastdil Secured. Panelists include Stephen Furnary, ING Clarion, Matthew Lynch, UBS, and Pam Herbst, AEW Capital Management.
*The Tidal Wave: Environmental and Energy Policies 2012. Moderated by Ian Bowles, secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, with Hemant Taneja, General Catalyst Partners, Chris Gordon, Allston Initiative at Harvard, and Tom King, National Grid as panelists. Please visit naiopma.org for more information.
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