• Sunday 03/04/12
  • Monday 03/05/12
  • Tuesday 03/06/12
  • Wednesday 03/07/12
11:30 am – 5:00 pm
(time approximate)
Free Optional Sponsored Trolley Tour of Center City Philadelphia Retail

Enjoy a leisurely afternoon as you view the sights and sounds of a great American city. Local experts on the tour will tell you how Philadelphia has revamped its retail program and what are the city's plans for the future. Pre-registration is required. Go to the final program and check off the box on the Registration page or RSVP to mgross@icsc.org.

8:15 – 8:45 am Welcome Presentation at Breakfast

Guest Speaker:
Professor Joseph Gyourko
Martin Bucksbaum Professor of Real Estate and Business & Public Policy and Director, Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center and Chair, Real Estate Department, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

12:45 – 1:15 pm Luncheon Presentation
Outlook for the Retail Real Estate

Guest Speaker:
David B. Henry
ICSC Chairman
President and Chief Executive Officer
Kimco Realty Corporation

5:15 – 6:00 pm Charles Grossman Lecture Series
Attend the third year of a lecture series honoring ICSC's Past Chairman, Charles Grossman, former Managing Director of ING Clarion.

Guest Speaker: Stephen Furnary, Chairman and CEO, Clarion Partners
6:00 – 6:45 pm Wine and Cheese Reception

7:30 – 8:30 am CERTIFICATION BREAKFAST MIXER & INFO SESSION

Thinking about getting ICSC Certified? Want to be part of an elite group of industry professionals and receive global recognition from your peers, boards and associates? Hear from industry leaders about what certification has meant to them, personally and professionally. To RSVP online go to www.icsc.org/2012MIX1

7:45 – 8:30 am BREAKFAST ROUNDTABLES

Discuss in a small-group setting key issues affecting the industry.

8:30 – 8:50 am INDUSTRY UPDATE

Speaker:
Michael P. Kercheval
President and Chief Executive Officer
International Council of Shopping Centers

12:45 – 1:40 pm Deans Discussion

The eight deans of the University of Shopping Centers will participate in a panel discussion, giving their views of current issues in retail real estate as it affects each discipline.

5:00 pm Free Optional Educational Study Tour of Cherry Hill Mall
(hosted by Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust)

Buses Leave the University of Pennsylvania

Cherry Hill Mall was the first indoor, climate-controlled shopping center east of the Mississippi River in the U.S., and opened in 1961. Undergoing a major expansion in 2009, many new stores have arrived, such as: Apple, J.Crew, Garage, Gymboree, Backstage, Steve Madden, Urban Outfitters, BCBG, MAX AZRIA, Brighton Collectibles, Tilly's, and AX Armani Exchange. Hear from the team at Cherry Hill how they successfully underwent a major renovation and redevelopment of the property.

Pre-registration is required. Go to the final program and check off the box on the Registration page or RSVP mgross@icsc.org

8:00 pm RETURN BUS FROM CHERRY HILL MALL TO SHERATON UNIVERSITY CITY HOTEL, PHILADELPHIA
8:00 – 8:45 am SIGs (Special Industry Groups Breakfast and Town Hall Meeting)

Special Industry Groups were created by ICSC to give members with similar interests and like disciplines the opportunity to exchange insight and ideas, and to keep informed about current developments in their industry.

Now for the first time we are introducing a BRAND NEW SIGs format, which is to combine the disciplines of various SIGs to create an interactive and participatory Town Hall Meeting SIG.

In this lively forum discussion you will participate with colleagues and industry professionals. You will share common interests. Discussion will focus on topics related to Leasing, Retail, Management, Operations and Career Advancement.

This mega-SIG is also an excellent chance for you to become part of a global network while expanding your professional network.

Pre-registration is required. Go to the final program and check off the box on the registration page or RSVP mgross@icsc.org

12:45 – 1:15 pm Luncheon Presentation

Are We Making Any Progress Yet?: A View of the State of Commercial Real Estate and the Economy in 2012

Guest Speaker:
Dr. Peter Linneman
Chief Executive Officer
American Land Funds and KL Realty
and Founding Principal
Linneman Associates

The organizer reserves the right to cancel or amend the timings and sequence of events.


For Our International Members
ICSC is planning an Educational Study Tour of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania Shopping Centers, March 6 - 9 in conjunction with attendance at the 2012 University of Shopping Centers. For further information, please e-mail Madison Gross, ICSC Senior Manager, Education, at mgross@icsc.org.