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Idea Exchange – Exchanging out-of-the-box ideas on commercial real estate P ete Moegenburg, who leads Moegenburg Research, Inc., a full-service commercial real estate valuation and consulting firm based in Brookfield, WI, will enlist audience participation on a variety of issues, emphasizing space, time, place and connection with others to minimize obstacles in development projects. Moegenburg speaks knowledgably on topics such as multi-family development, collaboration between institutions of higher learning and the private sector, office and industrial development, retail development, alternative sources of capital and more. He will address how colleges and universities in the region have successfully taken the lead to transform their neighborhoods, and how these initiatives present opportunities in the near vicinity for developers, such as retail and multi- family projects. He will also talk about millennial hot points such as walkability, decrease in home ownership, less reliance on cars and economic skepticism. Active with the University of Wisconsin Real Estate Alumni Association, Moegenburg is also involved in the Urban Land Institute, Real Estate Alliance for Charity, Door County Land Trust and the Boy Scouts of America. BREAKOUT SESSION SPEAKERS Placemaking – A deeper dive with Fred Kent on transformative placemaking Financing - How do current trends in the banking industry impact development? Peter Prickett CEO, FNB Fox Valley F or those involved in community development – and anyone with a passion for significantly improving the places people gather in their own communities – Kent will lead a discussion on what it takes to inspire positive, sustainable changes. He'll offer lighter, quicker, cheaper strategies to help you immediately begin with small-scale, do-able improvements that can bring benefits to public spaces and the people who use them. Kent will draw from his experience as founder and president of the Project for Public Spaces, a nonprofit planning, design and educational organization dedicated to helping people create and sustain public spaces that build stronger communities. Partnering with public and private organizations and other civic groups, PPS has completed projects in more than 3,000 communities in 43 countries and all 50 U.S. states. If you think you may be a "zealous nut" about improving your community for the long-term, you won't want to miss this session! P eter Prickett, CEO of FNB Fox Valley, reviews the current economic environment and the forecast/ indicators for 2014. What is the Fed likely to do and what will be the effects? Gain insight on the current health of the banking industry and the availability of credit. Since 1997, Prickett has been president and CEO of FNB Fox Valley, a $350 million community bank with four Fox Valley locations. With many years of banking management experience in commercial, mortgage and consumer lending, along with experience as a former small business owner, he is knowledgeable about what developers need as they strive to launch and complete projects. Prickett serves as vice chair of the Wisconsin Banker's Association; is the board chair of Clarity Care, Inc.; is a director of CHAMCO, Inc. Oshkosh; a director of the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation; and is involved in the Neenah Rotary. Fred Kent founder and president, Project for Public Spaces (pps.org) Pete Moegenburg Moegenburg Research