USC Lusk Center Annual Retreat
Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara | May 28-30, 2025
Theme – Now What?
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
6:30 – 8:30 pm Welcome Soiree Dinner
Thursday, June 13, 2024
Breakfast - 7:00 – 8:00 am
Business Session - 8:00 am – 12:20 pm
Welcome
Richard K. Green, Director, USC Lusk Center for Real Estate
Kev Zoryan, Founder & Managing Partner, Arselle Investments
Nadine Watt, Chief Executive Officer, Watt Capital Partners
Future of Retail
Moderator – Clare De Briere, Founding Partner, Catalyst Property Company
Jim Dillavou, Principal, Paragon Commercial Group
David Germakian, Senior Vice President of Development, EDENS
Gar Herring, Senior Vice President of Development, Poag Shopping Center
Lindsay Parton, President, DJM
Keynote
Mark Zandi, Chief Economist, Moody's Analytics
AI Practitioners Lead-in
Connie Chan, General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz
AI Practitioners
Moderator – Richard K. Green, Director, USC Lusk Center for Real Estate
Connie Chan, General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz
Amit Koren, Chief Product Officer, JLL Technologies
Christopher Cashdan, Multi-Family Operations at GID/Windsor Communities
Wan Li Zhu, Managing Director, Venture Capital, Suffolk Technologies
Trojan Talk
William A. Witte, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Related California
Capital Markets – Equity Perspective
Moderator – Michael L. Matkins, Founding Partner, Allen Matkins
Grace Bucchianeri, Managing Director, Americas Head of Global Portfolio & Investment Strategy, GIC
Mary Ludgin, Senior Advisor & Global Investment Committee Member, Investment Research, Heitman
Eric Samek, Founder, Managing Director, Brasa Capital Management
Lunch – 12:20 pm – 1:30 pm
Recreation – 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm
- Golf – 2:30 - 4:30
- Hike – 2:45 - 5:00
Dinner - 6:30pm – 9:00 pm
- Cocktails 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm
- Dinner 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Friday, May 30, 2025
Breakfast – 7:00 – 8:00am
Business Session - 8:00 am – 11:30 am
Welcome
Richard K. Green, Director, USC Lusk Center for Real Estate
Kev Zoryan, Founder & Managing Partner, Arselle Investments
Nadine Watt, Chief Executive Officer, Watt Capital Partners
Economic Outlook
Richard K. Green, Director, USC Lusk Center for Real Estate
Housing
Moderator – Ziv Cohen, Chief Investment Officer, The Resmark Companies
Frederick N. Cooper, Senior Vice President - Strategic Partnership, Toll Team
Adam Larson, Chief Financial Officer, Cottonwood Communities
Charles McKeag, California Division President, Brightsky Residential
Keynote
Richard Florida, Founder, Creative Class Group
Real Assets
Moderator – Raul Saavedra, Data Center Expert, Colliers
Chris Baise, Director of Investments, Primary Digital Infrastructure
Jay Frank, President, Cantor Fitzgerald
Jason C. Jenkins, Managing Director, Pathway Capital Management
Trojan Talk
Emile Haddad, Founder & Chairman Emeritus, Five Point
Closing Remarks
Richard K. Green, Director, USC Lusk Center for Real Estate