Local and national leaders and icons give their view from 10,000 feet: where we've been, where we're going, and what major obstacles lay ahead. Moderator: Lewis Feldman, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP Confirmed Panelists: Emile Haddad,President & CEO, FivePoint Communities Larry Heard, CEO, Transwestern Paul Kurzawa,COO, Caruso Affiliated Frank Scavone, President & COO, CBRE Capital Partners

Senior-level executives from the most active real estate firms in Philadelphia offer a frank, stage-setting look at the biggest and most important trends affecting real estate in Philadelphia now: Obama's re-election, the economy, job growth and retention, "eds and meds," the influx and exodus of major tenants, the development pipeline, investor interest and price structuring, and more.Moderator Phil Rosenfeldt, Institutional Real Estate Practice Group Leader, Blank Rome LLPPanelists Scott Gabrielsen,, President, Commercial, Binswanger Bill Glazer, President and CEO, Keystone Property Group Brad Korman, Co-CEO, Korman Communities Art Pasquarella, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, BPG Properties, Ltd. Bob Walters, Executive Managing Director, CBRE

The election is over and the new year has begun. What challenges are likely to arise in the coming year? How will the ongoing fiscal cliff debate affect CRE? In the post-recession world, where are the opportunities in local markets and how does Southern California fare? Local and national economic experts will gather to talk 2013 and beyond. Moderator: Scott Farb,Partner, CohnReznick Michael Cohen,Director of Advisory Services, PPR Global Research KC Conway,Executive Managing Director, Real Estate Analytics, Colliers International Eric Paulsen President, Commercial Division, Auction.com Christopher Thornberg,Founder, Beacon Economics