@LICPartnership @LICQNS #LICSummit America’s Fastest Growing Neighborhood: What’s Next? June 19, 2018 On behalf of the Long Island City their future headquarters. How will the Partnership, and our co-hosts neighborhood accommodate unprecedented Modern Spaces and the Queens growth - and what can we do to make sure Courier, we welcome you to the that this growth is sustainable, balanced, and 5th annual LIC Summit: America’s inclusive? Today’s panels will discuss: The Next Fastest Growing Neighborhood: Big Idea, Arts and Corporate Responsibilities, What’s Next? Public Services, Innovation Community, and Building Our Mixed Use Future. We held our first LIC Summit five years ago, beginning a series of ongoing conversations We wish to thank all of our elected officials, about the neighborhood, and also planting the sponsors, partners, and civic and business seeds for our first Comprehensive Plan. Our leaders who have together built and shaped past four Summits have covered Innovation, LIC. We also thank our stellar Summit Planning Residential and Commercial Real Estate, Committee and Board for helping us put Workforce, Transportation, Arts & Culture, together such a high quality program, and the TV & Film, and LIC as a Fashion District and Museum of the Moving Image for hosting us. much more. Over this time, the neighborhood Thank you for attending today and being part has continued to change and grow, emerging of the conversation. We hope that you will as a transit-rich, mixed-use, live/work/play participate actively both today and beyond. center of urban vitality. LIC is now one of the fastest-growing neighborhoods in the country and remains one of the most productive areas in the state. This year, we are focusing on What’s Next for this essential neighborhood, with Cornell Tech open across the river, innovative companies Elizabeth Lusskin Gary Kesner President Chair increasingly making LIC home, quickly growing and maturing residential and retail sectors, Life Sciences interest gaining momentum, our cultural scene also on the rise, and big- name companies talking about making LIC Thank you to all our Elected Officials for their continued support Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul Mayor Bill de Blasio US Senator Charles E. Schumer US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand US Congresswoman US Congressman Carolyn B. Maloney Joseph Crowley New York State Senator New York State Assemblywoman Michael Gianaris Catherine Nolan Queens Borough President New York City Council Member Melinda Katz Jimmy Van Bramer LIC Summit is hosted by Long Island City Partnership’s mission is to advocate for economic development that benefits Long Island City’s industrial, commercial, cultural, and residential sectors. The goal is to attract new businesses to LIC, retain those already here, welcome new residents and visitors, and promote a vibrant and authentic mixed- use community. The LIC Partnership operates the Long Island City Business Improvement District and the LIC Industrial Business Zone, among other programs. Long Island City, located directly across the East River from Midtown Manhattan, is a vibrant mixed-use community. Home to Fortune 500 companies, world-renowned arts and cultural institutions, prominent film and television studios, a large industrial base, and over 70,000 residents, Long Island City is a diverse and authentic NYC neighborhood in the borough of Queens - America’s most diverse county. To learn more and become a member visit licqns.com. Event Co-Hosts Founded by Eric Benaim, Modern Spaces has been pioneering the Long Island City real estate landscape since 2008. We are independently owned and specialize in residential and commercial sales and leasing, as well as new development and marketing. Community involvement, industry expertise and superior service are at the heart of everything we do. Our New Development Team is comprised of industry leaders in sales, strategy, research, and design. With $5B in completed transactions, we are consistently ranked on the Top 10 New Development Marketing Firms in New York City, consulting on a diverse array of projects from boutique three-unit residences, to large-scale, 1000-unit buildings. Through intensive market research and a dynamic team, we have consulted on over 10 million square feet of new residential buildings, garnering a noteworthy portfolio of the most exclusive addresses in Queens. Learn more at modernspacesnyc.com The Queens Courier and QNS.com are the #1 source of local news in Queens. As part of Schneps Communications, our media properties dominate local with award-winning content across community newspapers, magazines, digital assets and the most powerful group of events in New York City and Long Island. Learn more about us at SchnepsCommunications.com. Thank you to our Sponsors and Partners Premiere Sponsors Platinum Sponsors Gold Sponsors Bronze Sponsors Media Sponsors Location Map Redstone Theater Welcoming emarks Keynote Panel Keynote Discussion Conference Wrapup Cafe Breakfast COURTYARD SUMNER M. REDSTONE THEATER GEORGE S. KAUFMAN COURTYARD WILLIAM FOX AMPHITHEATER Fox Amphitheater Bartos Screening Room Learning Suite Sponsor Pavilion and Lunch Catering by Bartleby and Sage Schedule 8:00AM - Registration and Networking Breakfast 8:30AM Café Beverage service available throughout the morning 8:30AM - Welcoming Remarks & LIC Presentation 9:00AM Elizabeth Lusskin, Gary Kesner, Eric Benaim & Josh Schneps 9:00AM - Keynote Speaker 9:30AM Martha Pollack, President, Cornell University 9:30AM - Keynote Panel 10:30AM Elizabeth Lusskin, Lindsey Boylan, James Patchett & Kathryn Wylde 10:45AM - Arts and Corporate Responsibilities Public Services: Catching Up and Paula Kirby, Tracy Capune, Mary Ceruti, Hilary Ayala & Getting Ahead 11:45AM Katie Denny Horowitz Gary Kesner, Gregg Bishop, Andy Byford, Lorraine Grillo & Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer 12:00PM - Innovation Community: Linking LIC Building our Mixed-Use Future: through Tech Movers and Shakers 1:00PM Seema Shah, Carl Cornilsen, Chris Egeler, Ruth Fasoldt, Alan Suna, Andrew Chung, Steven Derwoed, Marisa Lago, Melva Miller & Tapan Parikh Tom Powell & Christopher Shehadeh 1:00PM - Lunch 2:00PM Sponsor Pavilion Fox Amphitheater 2:00PM Conference End Welcoming Remarks Redstone Theater 8:30AM Gary Kesner Eric Benaim Executive Vice President Founder and CEO Silvercup Studios Modern Spaces Elizabeth Lusskin Josh Schneps President Co-publisher/Founder and President Long Island City Partnership Schneps Communications/LIC Flea & Food Keynote Speaker: Redstone Theater | 9:00AM - 9:30AM Martha Pollack Cornell University Martha E. Pollack is the fourteenth president of Cornell University and professor of computer science, information science, and linguistics. She took office on April 17, 2017. As president, she is committed to sustaining and enhancing Cornell’s academic distinction by building on its unique strengths as an Ivy League and land grant university with exceptional breadth of expertise. She supports a culture of educational “verve,” investing in new, evidence-based approaches to teaching and learning. She works to develop important synergies among and within Cornell’s campuses, building on the vision of “One Cornell” and capitalizing on the complementary strengths of our urban and rural campuses. Among her highest priorities is promoting Cornell’s founding commitment to diversity and egalitarianism, and fostering an inclusive community whose members consistently seek to communicate effectively across difference. Pollack was previously provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University of Michigan. She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Association for Computing Machinery, and the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence. She earned a bachelor’s degree in linguistics at Dartmouth College and an M.S. and Ph.D. in computer and information science at the University of Pennsylvania. Keynote Panel: America’s Fastest Growing Neighborhood: What’s Next? Redstone Theater 9:30AM - 10:30AM Long Island City has been described as both the fastest-growing neighborhood in the country and the most productive area in New York State. LIC is seeing historic growth in all sectors, and emerging as a true mixed-use, live/work/enjoy center of urban vitality. With Cornell Tech open across the river, the Life Sciences sector about to kick-off, and big-name companies talking about making LIC their future headquarters, what’s next for this essential neighborhood? Elizabeth Lusskin (Moderator) James Patchett LIC Partnership NYCEDC Elizabeth Lusskin is President of LIC Partnership A proponent of affordable housing and a principal driver and Executive Director of the LIC BID. She joined LIC of Mayor de Blasio’s effort to create 100,000 jobs, Partnership after serving as Chief of Staff/VP Strategic James Patchett became President and CEO of NYCEDC Initiatives at NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering, in February 2016 after serving as Chief of Staff to Deputy expanding its incubator and entrepreneurship efforts. Mayor Alicia Glen. Before his transition to NYCEDC, Mr. Previously, she served as Deputy Commissioner, NYC Patchett was pivotal in securing many of the Mayor’s SBS, General Counsel, Downtown Alliance, and Legislative signature affordable housing achievements and was Counsel, NYS Office of Federal Affairs. one of the de Blasio administration’s chief negotiators on major land use matters. Mr. Patchett holds a BA in Economics from Amherst College and