ICSC@NEW ENGLAND

Thursday July 31, 2025
6:30 am - 5:00 pm
Location: West Prefunction

Thursday July 31, 2025
7:30 am - 8:00 am
Location: Ensemble Ballroom

Thursday July 31, 2025
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Location: South Prefunction

No breakfast service after 8:30 am. 

Thursday July 31, 2025
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Location: Ensemble Ballroom

MODERATOR

Michael Branton, ICSC New England Marketplace Council Director; New England Marketplace; Partner, Conviser Property Group, Inc.

RETAILERS 

Dave’s Hot Chicken -  Anne Goldman, CCIM, Retail Real Estate Development Executive 

Hand and Stone Massage and Facial Spa -  Jackie Chamberlain, Director, Real Estate

McDonald’s Corporation - Rudy McCarthy, Senior National Real Estate Manager 

Ross Stores, Inc. - Michael Goldstein, SVP 

Tropical Smoothie Cafe, LLC - Michael Landru, VP, Real Estate 

Wonder - Erica Downie, Senior Director, Real Estate 

Thursday July 31, 2025
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location: Ensemble Ballroom

Thursday July 31, 2025
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Location: South Prefunction

No lunch service after 12:45 pm. 

Thursday July 31, 2025
12:45 pm - 1:00 pm
Location: Ensemble Ballroom

SPEAKERS

John Pariseault, ICSC@NEW ENGLAND 2025 Program Advisory Committee Chair; Partner, Hinckley Allen 

Diana Perry, ICSC@NEW ENGLAND 2025 Program Advisory Committee Vice Chair; President, Rumphius Marketing, LLC

Thursday July 31, 2025
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Location: Ensemble Ballroom

Building Boston: Suffolk Downs & the Shaping of a City

Join Tom O’Brien as he explores how Boston’s urban landscape has evolved, culminating in an in-depth look at one of the region’s most transformative real estate projects, the redevelopment of Suffolk Downs. This 161-acre site is reshaping two cities with a bold vision centered on housing, transit, sustainability and economic opportunity. O’Brien will share behind-the-scenes insights into the challenges, innovations and public-private partnerships that have defined the project and what it sets the stage for in the future of urban development in Boston and beyond.

SPEAKER

Thomas N. O’Brien, Managing Partner & CEO, The HYM Investment Group, LLC

Thursday July 31, 2025
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Location: Ensemble Ballroom

In today’s evolving retail landscape, disruption often creates opportunity. This panel will explore how retailers are expanding their portfolios by taking advantage of distressed situations, including recent bankruptcies such as Big Lots and Party City. Industry experts will discuss how tenants can identify and act on these opportunities, and how landlords can better understand the process to attract strong operators, fill vacancies and create long-term value. 

SPEAKERS

Mark O'Connor, Director, Real Estate, Ocean State Job Lot 

Al Williams, Co-Head of North America Real Estate Services, Gordon Brothers 

Thursday July 31, 2025
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Ensemble Ballroom

Join Cuhaci Peterson’s senior vice president of design, Steven Duffy, to learn about how today’s grocers are thinking and planning for the future through innovations in technology, store sizing, design and more. 

SPEAKER 

Steven Duffy, AIA, GGP, SVP, Design, Cuhaci Peterson 

Thursday July 31, 2025
3:10 pm - 3:40 pm
Location: Ensemble Ballroom

AI is everywhere but what does it actually look like in day-to-day business? This panel brings together three professionals using AI in very different ways: legal, insurance and customer experience. Learn how these organizations are deploying AI, what tools they’re choosing, how they’re thinking about data and risk and what your peers are already doing. Whether you’re testing ChatGPT or training teams, this session will give you actionable use cases, avoid-the-hype insights and new ways to think about where AI fits in your business. 

MODERATOR

Diana Perry, ICSC@NEW ENGLAND 2025 Program Advisory Committee Vice Chair; President, Rumphius Marketing, LLC 

SPEAKERS

Glenda Bemis, VP, Customer Delivery & Support, Kalibrate

Brooks Finnegan, CIC, CPIA, Senior Advisor, NFP, an Aon company 

Craig M. Scott, Partner, Hinckley Allen  

Thursday July 31, 2025
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Ensemble Ballroom

Hear from industry leaders, each representing opposite sides of the deal, as they dive into how they negotiate, strategize and navigate the evolving landscape of retail use restrictions. Attendees will gain practical insights to apply in today’s dynamic CRE landscape. 

SPEAKERS 

Andrew Malvezzi, VP, Leasing, New England Development 

Rob Robledo, EVP, Retail Advisory & Transaction Services, CBRE 

Thursday July 31, 2025
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: East Prefunction

Join fellow ICSC@NEW ENGLAND attendees to build meaningful business connections at our networking event, in partnership with The Pipeline. Participants will engage in timed networking rounds and thoughtful prompts to drive conversations with peers about the deals, trends and challenges that really matter. Come ready to talk shop and shake hands with potential business partners. Refreshments to be served. 

This event is open to all registered conference attendees!