Urban Marketplace 2007

"Participating in the Urban Marketplace was a tremendous opportunity for Team Hollywood to tell the story about Hollywood's renaissance to the people who make things happen in urban revitalization. I'm sure we'll be back"

- Leron Gubler, President and CEO, Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, Team Hollywood; Gold Sponsor

Imani Brown, Urban Planning & Economic Development, USC; Jonathan V. Watts, Cuningham Group Architecture; Denise G. Fairchild, Mayor's Special Advisor for South LA Investments

"I really don't think about ULI as being progressive, but the Urban Marketplace changed my mind."

- Gloria Ohland, VP for Communications, Reconnecting America

Edward Rosenthal, CB Richard Ellis, and Gloria Ohland, Reconnecting America

Media Coverage

• Public-Private Funding to Drive Transit, GlobeSt.com, March 22, 2007
• Team Hollywood On Hand At ULI Urban Marketplace, Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, March 23, 2007

When

Wednesday, March 21, 2007
7:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Los Angeles Convention Center

Where

The Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, California

Agenda

Marketplace

After the opening program and during the roundtable rotations, attendees network and make deals with others among the hundreds of attendees and the vast array of exhibitors providing resources to the inner city in the Marketplace.

Opening Session

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Urban Marketplace 2007 is a unique conference on investment opportunities and development strategies for Southern California's emerging lower income and distressed neighborhoods.  The ULI LA Urban Marketplace has become a national model over the past six years, attracting over 3,400 real estate and related professionals, as well as community and government leaders to its case studies, roundtable discussions, and exhibits.  Attendees learn best practices and solidify relations with key professionals and leaders at the forefront of revitalizing the inner city.

This year's event will explore strategies and best practices for investing and developing in Los Angeles' emerging neighborhoods.  The opening session will be moderated by Tom Murphy, ULI Senior Resident Fellow and former mayor of Pittsburgh, PA.  The discussion— entitled "Where is L.A. Headed? Solving the Real Estate Puzzle"—focuses on redevelopment and economic investment in four regions within the city: Hollywood, Downtown L.A., East L.A., and Inglewood.

Featuring:

• Jan Perry, Council Member, District 9
• Gail Goldberg, Director of Planning, City of Los Angeles
• Tom Murphy, ULI Senior Resident Fellow and former mayor of Pittsburgh, PA
• Tom Cody, Principal, Gerding Edlen Development and The South Group, South Park, Downtown L.A.
• Andrew J. Natker, Senior Vice President, Alexander Haagen Company, Inglewood Town Center, Inglewood
• Samir Srivastava, CEO, ABS Development Company, Mayer Building, Hollywood
• Steve Valenzuela, Eastside Regional Administrator, CRA/LA, Urban BioMed Research Park, East L.A.

Roundtables

Doors to the roundtable and exhibit hall open immediately following the panel, and participants are invited to join any and all of the subject-focused roundtable discussions.

Each is hosted by an expert practitioner and/or civic leader and participants are encouraged to discuss issues and opportunities from their own experience as they rotate among these vibrant, informal dialogues.

Roundtable topics include: