NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Bell will keynote RealShare NEW JERSEY, the annual conference for New Jersey's commercial real estate movers and shakers, at New Brunswick's Hyatt Regency on Sept. 11. The industry's premier educational and networking conference is hosted by ALM's Real Estate Media Group, publishers of GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum.

Bell, who previously ran for the Senate in 1978, will present his perspective on Federal and monetary policy, and how they affect Main Street and the commercial real estate industry.

“What's hot, what's new, and where to look for your next big deal, across all the property sectors, will be the focus of our 13th annual RealShare NEW JERSEY conference,” said Michael Desiato, vice president and group publisher of ALM's Real Estate Media Group. “Besides the formal sessions, this is a venue where old business relationships are renewed and valuable new ones are forged.”

For more information or to register, go to http://www.globest.com/conferences/1_38/.

Conference panels include:

Town Hall: Economic Growth Update. Economic growth in the Garden State and the future of the commercial real estate market will be examined. Participants include: Meryl Gonchar Esq., Co-Chair, Redevelopment & Land Use Department, Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP; Tracye McDaniel, president and chief executive officer; Choose: New Jersey Inc.; Fred Schmidt, president & chief operating officer, Coldwell Banker Commercial Affiliates.

New Development, Redevelopment and Repositioning: The Full Update. Topics include the redevelopment of suburban office campuses, repositioned retail, and new multifamily and industrial development. What factors are creating opportunities across the state? Participants include: Nicholas Racioppi Jr., partner, Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti LLP; Carl Goldberg, co-president, Roseland; Ronald Ladell, senior vice president, New Jersey, AvalonBay Communities Inc.; Constantino (Gus) T. Milano, managing director, Hartz Mountain Industries Inc.; Ken Sisk, national client manager, Partner Engineering & Science Inc.

Transactions: Getting the Deals Done. Gain insight from New Jersey's biggest players on the art of the deal. Participants include: Alex Cohen, CEO, Liberty SBF; José Cruz, senior managing director, HFF; Nat Gambuzza, vice president of investments, Marcus & Millichap; David Simon, executive managing director, Massey Knakal Realty Services.

Industrial Leaders in the Garden State. How have e-commerce, distribution and port-related activity caused increased user demand and how does this effect rental rates? Why has the overall industrial vacancy rate continued to improve for three consecutive years? Participants include: David B. Wolfe Esq., partner, Skoloff & Wolfe PC; Marc Petrella, senior director, Cushman & Wakefield of NJ Inc.

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Steve Lubetkin

Steve Lubetkin is the New Jersey and Philadelphia editor for GlobeSt.com. He is currently filling in covering Chicago and Midwest markets until a new permanent editor is named. He previously filled in covering Atlanta. Steve’s journalism background includes print and broadcast reporting for NJ news organizations. His audio and video work for GlobeSt.com has been honored by the Garden State Journalists Association, and he has also been recognized for video by the New Jersey Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. He has produced audio podcasts on CRE topics for the NAR Commercial Division and the CCIM Institute. Steve has also served (from August 2017 to March 2018) as national broadcast news correspondent for CEOReport.com, a news website focused on practical advice for senior executives in small- and medium-sized companies. Steve also reports on-camera and covers conferences for NJSpotlight.com, a public policy news coverage website focused on New Jersey government and industry; and for clients of StateBroadcastNews.com, a division of The Lubetkin Media Companies LLC. Steve has been the computer columnist for the Jewish Community Voice of Southern New Jersey, since 1996. Steve is co-author, with Toronto-based podcasting pioneer Donna Papacosta, of the book, The Business of Podcasting: How to Take Your Podcasting Passion from the Personal to the Professional. You can email Steve at [email protected].