The New York City Chapter ofCoreNet Global (CoreNet NYC) is pleased to announce the organization hosted the 2018 Annual Dinner at The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum on Thursday,April 19, 2018 from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM. Over 900 attendees enjoyed an evening of networking during the chapter’s biggest event of the year.
Blurring the Lines
This year’s “Blurring the Lines” theme examined the ways corporate real estate professionals can transcend traditional boundaries in a time of new norms and uncertainty.The third annual “Design Spotlight,” at the event featured two different designs created by two teams which conceptualized this year’s Annual Dinner theme.The first, submitted by Scott Brownrigg and Crown Architecture, was titled “Where is the Cloud?” The second, submitted by AFD Contract Furniture Inc. and Banco Popular,was built within a 4' x 4' x 4' space and titled “Transcender.” Both teams won four tickets to the CoreNet NYC Golf Outing on July 9, 2018.
Furthering Education
Before dinner, opening remarks were given by Annual Dinner Chair, Jennifer Abbattista, and NYC CoreNet Chapter Chairman Barry Alton. They announced the CoreNet 2017 Scholarship winners, which included Stephen Allen of the NYU Schack Institute, Alex Grant of Columbia Business School and Aran Nafisi-Movaghar of Fordham Gabelli School of Business. Each student received a $7,500 grant.The CoreNet scholarships go to top candidates with the aim of promoting awareness of the CoreNet Global brand amongst the universities’ up and coming real estate professionals.
In addition to Abbattista (Innovant, CoreNet NYC Annual Dinner Chair) andAlton (Jefferies, CoreNet NYC Chairman), this year’s board members include Tom O’Halloran (Structure Tone Inc.), Alison Kwiatkowski (Deutsche Bank), Kelley Douglass (Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope), Karen Lalli (Gerson Lehrman Group), Debra Cole (HLW International), Marcus Rayner (Colliers International), Gina Rizzo (Herman Miller), Ted Moudis (Ted Moudis Associates), Lou Nowikas (Hearst Corporation), Lauren Nanna (General Atlantic), Pay Wu (TD Bank), Sheena Gohil (Colliers International, CoreNet NYC Vice President), Jason Aster (KBA Lease Services, CoreNet NYC President),Dino Piccini (Cushman & Wakefield, CoreNet NYC Chapter Treasurer), Frank Morano (NBCUniversal), Vito Bacarella (UBS), Gus Field (Cushman & Wakefield), Cindy Quan (Goldman Sachs), Paul Darrah (Google), Lou D’Avanzo (Cushman & Wakefield), Dan Fishbein (CIT), and Sara Francini (Skanska, CoreNet NYC Chapter Secretary).
About CoreNet Global New York City Chapter
CoreNet Global New York City Chapter’s mission is to advance innovation and professional development for the corporate real estate sector, and to serve as a thought leader and forum for current industry issues. The organization’s more than 800 members represent corporate end-users and service providers from New York’s largest publicly held companies at the forefront of real estate planning, development and innovation, including Fortune 500 companies generating over $1 billion in annual revenue. For more information about the CoreNet Global New York City Chapter, visit newyorkcity.corenetglobal.org.
