Program Presentations
The Retail Real Estate Network provides the following presentations for your convenience. Please note that we are only able to publish presentations that have been approved by the individual speaker for display on this site.
Date: 10/1/25
Description: Minneapolis Retail Real Estate: Uptown, Downtown & Lake Street - The Good, The Bad and The Future
Presenters: Adam Duininck, Minneapolis Downtown Council; Ron Barze, Neighborhood Development Center; Peter Remes, First & First
Date: 9/10/25
Description: Table Talk: Real Conversations with Restaurant Leaders
Presenters: Brian Ingram, Purpose Restaurants; Joshua Hedquist, OG Zaza; Brent Frederick, Jester Concepts
Date: 8/06/25
Description: Strategic Retail and Development Growth: Perspectives and Collaboration with Community and Economic Development Experts
Presenters: Brett Angell, City of Rogers; Joshua Johnsen, City of Rochester; Stephanie Aman, City of Farmington; Eric Maass, City of Chanhassen; Matt Podhradsky, City of Chaska; Jason Stopa, City of Lake Elmo
Date: 5/07/25
Description: The Boulevard Unveiled: Transforming Plymouth's Future with a Vibrant Mixed-Use Destination
Presenters: Dan Salzer, Scannel Properties; Ross Stiteley, Roers Companies; Ryan Sommers, RSP Architects, Ltd.; Ted Gonsior, JLL
Date: 4/09/25
Description: Big Picture, Local Impacts: How Minnesota Stacks Up Against the Nation
Presenters: Nicole Larson, Colliers; Jesse Tollison, Colliers | Minneapolis-St. Paul
Date: 2/05/25
Description: Understanding Current Business Trends and Challenges in Minnesota's Economy
Presenters: Ron Wirtz, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Date: 11/6/24
Description: MSCA State of Retail - Retail Tournament of Champions: Trivia and Speaker Presentations
Presenters: Suzanne Schefcik, Colliers | Minneapolis-St. Paul; Tony Barranco, Ryan Companies US, Inc.; Robert Wise, CBRE
Date: 9/11/24
Description: What's Old is New Again - The New Era of Key Twin Cities Shopping Centers
Presenters: Wendy Eisenberg, Hines - Galleria; Joan Suko, Ridgedale Center/Brookfield Properties; Judy Tullius, Southdale Center
Date: 8/7/24
Description: “RED” Talks – Tips, Tricks and Trends to Keep Your Property Relevant in Today’s Retail Market
Presenters: Gavin Tugana, Mint Roofing; Dan Rodich, Building Maintenance Management Inc.; Joe Holman, Insight Restoration, LLC; John Hamblet, Maple Crest Landscape;
Derek Gale, Interstate Companies
Date: 6/05/24
Description: What's the Secret Sauce to Strong Restaurant Concepts
Presenters: Bob Kinsella, Trellis Hospitality; Tomme Beevas, Pimento Jamaican Kitchen; Bruce Nelson, Nova Restaurant Group
Date: 2/07/24
Description: Take a Retail Safari with James Cook
Presenters: James Cook, JLL
Date: 11/01/23
Description: MSCA 2023 State of Retail - Retail Tournament of Champions
Presenters: Amy Senn, Mid-America Real Estate - Minnesota, LLC; John Johannson, Transwestern; Jen Helm, Newmark
Date: 9/13/23
Description: The Art of Developing, Managing and Operating Diverse Food Destinations
Presenters: John Wall, Wall Companies - Malcolm Yards; Marshall Nguyen, Wyn Group - Asia Mall and enson Super Market & Ate Ate Ate Food Hall; Gabby Grant & Ben Spangler, Bebe Zito
Date: 8/02/23
Description: The Ever-Evolving Grocery Landscape
Presenters: Doug Munson, Retailstate
Date: 6/7/23
Description: Retail Developments: The Evolution of Minneapolis, Edina and Saint Paul
Presenters: Erin Larson, Schafer Richardson; Lee. Krueger, Krueger Real Estate Advisors, LLC
Date: 5/03/23
Description: Candid Conversations with Today's Mall Managers
Presenters: Emilee DeCoteau, RPT Realty; Joan Suko, Ridgedale Center/Brookfield Properties; Wendy Eisenberg, Galleria; Judy Tullius, Southdale Center; Nancy Litwin, Eden Prairie Center; Lisa Crain, Rosedale Center
Date: 4/12/23
Description: Supply Chain Essentials: A Leadership Compass for the Current Times & Beyond
Presenters: Kingshuk K Sinha (KK), Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
Date: 3/1/23
Description: Current Business Conditions and Challenges in the Minnesota Economy
Presenters: Ron Wirtz, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Date: 11/02/23
Description: MSCA 2022 State of Retail - Retail Tournament of Champions
Presenters: Chris Simmons, Transwestern; David Wellington, Wellington Management, Inc.
Date: 10/5/22
Description: Economic Outlook: The Full Spectrum from Federal, State and Local Levels
Presenters: Joe Mahon, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis; Kevin McKinnon, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED); Susan Brower, Minnesota Department of Administration
Date: 9/14/22
Description: All Aboard the Retail Roller Coaster
Presenters: James Cook, JLL
Date: 8/03/22
Description: Big Business - Today's Franchise Trends & What's Next in Franchise Development
Presenters: Laura Michaels, Franchise Times
Date: 6/01/22
Description: The Omni Talk Retail "Fast Five" Live: 5 Trends Impacting The Future of The Mall and Retail Real Estate
Presenters: Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga, Co-CEOs, Omni Talk
Date: 4/06/22
Description: From Bust to Boom - The Retail Resurgence
Presenters: Garrick Brown, Lockehouse Retail Group
Date: 3/02/22
Description: Shopping Centers of Today and Tomorrow: Reinventing, Reimagining and Reemerging
Presenters: Emilee DeCoteau, RPT Realty - Woodbury Lakes; Paula Mueller, Northtown Mall/Maplewood Mall; Joan Suko, Ridgedale Center/Brookfield Properties; Wendy Eisenberg, Hines - Galleria; Judy Tullius, Southdale Center; Nancy Litwin, JLL - Eden Prairie Center; Lisa Crain, JLL - Rosedale Center
Date: 2/02/22
Description: STARR Gazing: Behind the Scenes with Three STARR Winners
Presenters: Deb Carlson, Cushman & Wakefield; Jennie Zafft, CBRE; Jillian Kalogerson, KALCON LLC
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Date: 1/05/22
Description: Econ 101 - Its All About Supply & Deman - An Outlook for Real Estate & the Economy
Presenters: Ted C. Jones, Stewart Title Guaranty Company
Date: 11/03/21
Description: 2021 State of Retail - Retail Tournament of Champions
Presenters: Mark Robinson, Mid-America Real Estate - Minnesota, LLC; Patrick Daly, Ryan Companies US, Inc.; Sara Martin, Colliers
Date: 10/06/21
Description: Let's Talk Franchising
Presenters: Franchise Times Data; Rian Thiele, Pet Evolution; Bryant Amundson, Nautical Bowls
Date: 9/08/21
Description: Resilience, Innovation and Cohesion: A New Era of Shopping Center Operations
Presenters: Jill Renslow, Mall of America; Lisa Crain, JLL - Rosedale Center; Wendy Eisenberg, Hines - Galleria
Date: 08/04/21
Description: The New Normal of Retail?
Presenters: James Cook, Americas Director of Research, Retail, JLL
Date: 06/02/21
Description: Outstate Market Update: Mankato, Duluth and Rochester
Presenters: Adam Fulton, City of Duluth; Chad Behnken, Hamilton Real Estate Group; Paul Vogel, City of Mankato
Date: 5/05/21
Description: The Changing Landscape of Retail
Presenters: Genevieve Liesener, Cushman & Wakefield; Ryan Sommers, RSP Architects, Ltd.
Date: 4/07/21
Description: Regaining Consumer Confidence: Understanding its Effects and Creating New Strategies for Success
Presenters: Brett Beaudette, ideal production design
Date: 3/03/21
Description: COVID-19: The Great Accelerator Forcing Bifurcation
Presenters: Lacy Beasley, Retail Strategies
Date: 1/06/21
Description: The 3 Rs of Real Estate & the Economy - Reinvent * Recharge * Reignite
Presenters: Ted C. Jones, Stewart Title Guaranty Company