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As the Portland Metro commercial real estate landscape continues to evolve, we find ourselves at a tipping point. To avoid the dreaded “doom loop” and flip the script to become the “boom loop”, businesses and individuals in the Portland metro area have a choice to make. Stay the course and see incremental change. Or do something different. Lean into the use of workforce analytics, not just AI, and adapt to new policies and challenges with a creative and ambitious determination that will ultimately result in the advancement of our region.
Join us for the 31st annual CREW Forecast Breakfast as we welcome keynote speaker Bret Swango, Head of Location Intelligence and Workforce Analytics for Colliers, and learn how shifting economic, technological, and political forces shape the attractiveness of locations across the country. The panel, including Angela Wilhelms (CEO & President of Oregon Business & Industry), Madeline Miller (Senior Project Manager at ECOnorthwest), and Steve Wells (Market Leader & Senior Managing Director at Trammell Crow Company), will discuss why continuing to invest in the Portland market makes sense, and how we can improve our position to attract developers, investors, businesses and residents, which is the key to driving lasting, positive changes across our region.
KEYNOTE
Bret Swango |Head of Location Intelligence and Workforce Analytics | Colliers
Bret is a nationally recognized leader in corporate location strategy. He advises some of the world's most dynamic companies, from Global manufacturers to fast growing startups, on how shifting economic, technological, and policy forces shapes the relative attractiveness of location around the country.
He has presented to leading industry organizations, Fortune 500 leadership teams, and at major conferences across North America and abroad. We are excited to have Bret at our Forecast Breakfast.
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PANEL OF EXPERTS (following our Keynote Speaker)
Angela Wilhelms, President & CEO of Oregon Business & Industry
Angela joined OBI as president and CEO in September 2021. Before joining OBI, Angela served as secretary to the University of Oregon’s board of trustees, where she played a critical role in establishing the university’s governing practices and operations.
Prior to joining the university, Angela had a successful career in public policy. She served as chief of staff to the former Oregon House Co-Speaker Bruce Hanna and held the same role in the House Minority Office. She also has spent time in Washington, D.C., serving as press secretary to retired Rep. Greg Walden. Angela was also of counsel in the Portland office of the law firm Dunn Carney, specializing in comprehensive government affairs services.
Madeline Miller, Senior Project Manager at ECOnorthwest
Madeline specializes in affordable housing, finance, research, and policy analysis. Madeline evaluates housing solutions across the entire spectrum of the market: development feasibility, housing needs analyses, housing underproduction, affordable housing policies, anti-displacement efforts, and strategies to alleviate homelessness. Her work encompasses statistical analysis, strategic planning, real estate development, finance and funding, and scenario planning.
Steve Wells, Senior Managing Director at Trammell Crow
Steve Wells serves as the Senior Managing Director for Trammell Crow Company’s Portland Business Unit, in charge of all development and investment activity in Oregon and southwest Washington. With Trammell Crow Company from 1988-2002 and 2004 to the present, Steve has led business units since 1999. His leadership roles have included development, acquisition, brokerage, property management and construction management activities for business units in Portland, Chicago, Milwaukee, and Indianapolis. Steve has directed development and investment activity in Greater Portland since 2004.
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