Description
Join us for Destination Medical Center Summit 2021
Cost $99
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
9 am – 12 pm
Hilton Rochester Mayo Clinic Area Downtown
10 East Center Street, Rochester, Minnesota, 55904, USA
9:00 – Welcome
Patrick Seeb, Executive Director, Destination Medical Center EDA
• Making the Case for a DMC Retail Strategy
9:10 – Panel Discussion – DMC Retail Strategy
Chris Schad, Director of Business Development, Destination Medical Center EDA
Elizabeth McLay, Founder, McLay Consulting
Mike Busch, Vice President Brokerage Services, Paramark Real Estate Services
- Review of 2022 DMC workplan focused on executing a retail strategy
- Highlights of downtown residential study
- What retail gaps have been identified by what audiences
- Preview of marketing collateral to recruit new retail
9:45 Post Pandemic City
Tom Fisher, Director, Minnesota Design Center, University of Minnesota
- What is the direction of future retail
- Reactivation vs repurposing of real estate
- Helping support the local retailer’s experience
- Parking, Traffic, and Infrastructure
- Types of Retail that will thrive
- Meeting tenant needs
11:00 – Panel Discussion – Activating Inactive Space
Holly Masek, Executive Director, Rochester Downtown Alliance
Jesse Baerkahn, President and Founder, Graffito SP
Katherine Darnstadt, Founder + Principal Architect, Latent Design
Tiffany Alexandria, Founder, CHOOCHOO-ca-CHEW
- Retail Leasing
- Why DMC is a great location for Retail
- What types of retail are missing from DMC
Questions?
713.249.0242
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* Masks are recommended