The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Create It

Creating opportunities in changing times.

Taking advantage of the “perfect storm” to realize success in the development and repositioning of commercial, mixed-use and retail properties.

The last several years have created many changes in the economy impacting communities and the commercial market place.  Communities, real estate developers, brokers and other business professionals across the US continue to face challenges on how to best focus their efforts to address the development and repositioning of commercial, mixed-use and retail properties.  To paraphrase Warren Buffett, "where some see trouble and fear ... others see opportunity and smile."

The Honorable David Wallace, real estate developer, former Sugar Land Mayor and ICSC Research Scholar Emeritus, is one who sees opportunity in the current world ... and smiles.  He sees today as the "perfect storm" where you chart your own course to success.  In his presentation, Mayor Wallace will share his experience from both the public and private sectors to demonstrate through real world examples on how the public and private sector can, and have partnered, to create value out of difficult situations including mixed-use, retail, downtown redevelopment and asset repositioning.