2024 Program
Thursday, May 2, 2024
7:45 AM - BMO Welcome Breakfast
8:30 AM
Welcome Back!
Michelle Roth, Partner, Goodmans LLP & President & CEO, SenbridGe
9:00 AM
Market Outlook
Mark Gallagher, Executive Managing Director, Newmark Canada
9:30 AM
Industry Leaders: Insights from the C-Suite
Jens Cermak, President & COO, Amica Senior Lifestyles
Nitin Jain, President & CEO, Sienna Senior Living
Kim O'Brien, President & CEO, United Active Living
Frédéric Soucy, President, Seniors' Residences Division, Cogir Real Estate
Vlad Volodarski, CEO, Chartwell Retirement Residences
Moderator: Lois Cormack, CEO, Spring Living Retirement Communities
10:30 AM - First National LP Networking Break
11:00 AM
Investor Intelligence: The Makings of Win-Win Partnership Strategies
Edward Cheung, SVP, International Investments, Welltower Inc.
Robert Ezer, CIO, Amica Senior Lifestyles
Jonathan Turnbull, Head of Canada, Harrison Street Real Estate Capital LLC
Moderator: Jon Northup, Partner, Goodmans LLP
12:00 PM
SenbridGe Soundbite: The Hidden Heroes of Aging: How Microbes Shape Our Longevity
Dr. Brett Finlay, PhD, University of British Columbia
Introduced by Gilbert Schiller, Vice President, Real Estate, Revera Inc.
12:30 PM - TD Luncheon
SenbridGe Showdown: AgeTech Challenge
Back by popular demand, the SenbridGe Showdown returns in 2024! The SenbridGe Showdown features health care innovators looking to disrupt the sector with their creative business plans. Our expert panel of industry leaders will evaluate the pitches and share their live feedback during the session.
2:35 PM
SenbridGe Soundbite: Culinary Catch-up with Chef Jasper
Lev Deich, Vice President Expansion, Chef Jasper
2:45 PM
Capital Markets Update
Jeff Appleby, Managing Director & Head, Real Estate Investment Banking, CIBC Capital Markets
Armen Farian, Managing Director, Head of Canadian Real Estate Investment Banking, TD
Mike McIntosh, Director, Real Estate, BMO Capital Markets
Moderator: Peter Roth, Partner, Farris LLP
3:40 PM - First National LP Networking Break
4:10 PM
SenbridGe Soundbite: Connect, Care, Change: A Road Map For Authentic Leadership
Mike Lavallée, CEO, Seasons Retirement Communities in discussion with Karen Vadasz, Partner, Goodmans LLP
4:25 PM
Money Talks
Sanjay Arora, Managing Director & Regional Market Leader, BMO
Mike Chiu, Director, Capital West Mortgage (Chiu) Inc.
Cam Di Giorgio, Co-CEO, Stonebridge Financial Corporation
Brian Kimmel, AVP, Commercial Financing, First National Financial
Hasan Rahim, Director-National Accounts, TD
Moderator: Peter Block, Vice President, Real Estate Finance, CIBC
5:20 PM
The Wrap
Mathew Burnett, Senior Vice President, Healthcare Capital Markets, CBRE Ltd.
5:30 PM - Newmark Canada Closing Cocktails
Thank you to our 2024 Sponsors!
