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EVENTS
Young Professionals Summer
Wrap-up
IFMA Toronto Young Professional Committee and
CoreNet Canada Young Leaders hosted an evening
of networking at Wayne Gretzky’s on September
8. Over 200 CRE leaders enjoyed meeting up with
friends and colleagues in the facilities and real
estate sector after the summer holidays. Cushman
& Wakefield was one of the event sponsors who
provided attendees with a chance to win a prize of
CityPasses of all the major Toronto landmarks.
Young Leader CoreNet Win in
Canada at REmmy Awards
Craig Trenholm
, Vice President, won the Young
Leader Award recipient at the CoreNet REmmy
Awards in Toronto. This award is given to a
young professional under the age of 35 who is
considered to be a future leader in the corporate
real estate industry. Craig won this award due to
his leadership excellence, innovation, and social
responsibility in corporate real estate. Craig is
the second Cushman & Wakefield professional to
win this award.
Rian Tara Johnson
, Marketing &
Business Development Specialist, GOS - Canada,
won the award in 2015.
Todd Kohlbecker
led a discussion with panelists from
Verizon, Dunkin’ Brands International, H&R Block and
Bloomin’ Brands
Craig Trenholm
and
Rian Tara Johnson
posing with another
past Young Leader
Award recipient.
Retail Conference
RetailSpaces is an invite-only leadership retreat for
senior store development, design and construction
executives. The event features thought-provoking
talks from industry experts as well as a series of
peer-led small group discussions on topics that
are relevant to store development professionals.
Todd Kohlbecker
, Senior Managing Director,
led a panel of retail executives in a discussion
titled, “Aligning with Strategic Priorities.” In this
session, the panelists discussed the importance of
aligning with the most strategic objectives of an
organization and how global expansion, changes
in ownership and changing consumer demands
impact these objectives.
CRE Shark Tank:
CoreNet Hong Kong
CoreNet Hong Kong’s signature event ‘CRE Shark
Tank,’ consists of CRE professionals presenting
powerful, game-changing concepts to a panel of
‘sharks.’ This interactive event was followed by
four speaking sessions, one of which was led by
Sheridan Ware
, Chief Information Officer, APAC &
Greater China, where she discussed ‘The Internet
of Things.’
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