LIC Summit 2023

Is LIC Partnership Event

Historically a home for the innovation economy and sitting at the geographical center of the New York City region, LIC has experienced monumental growth over the past decade. From new mixed income housing to a burgeoning life sciences sector and world-class retail, LIC has become the nation’s quintessential live-work-play talent hub and destination. The LIC Summit took place on Tuesday, October 17, 2023 from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm at the Museum of the Moving Image.

LIC Summit 2023 Event Program

LIC Summit 2023 Event Photos

Thank You to Our Sponsors:

SPEAKERS

Featuring:

Keynote:

Moderator: Carl Weisbrod, Senior Advisor, HR&A

• Justin Ginsburgh, Managing Director, Infrastructure, JetBlue
• Donovan Richards Jr., Queens Borough President, Office of the Queens Borough President
• Maria Torres-Springer, NYC Deputy Mayor of Housing, Economic Development, and Workforce, City of New York

Sustainability and Resiliency in LIC:

Moderator: Jeremy Alain Siegel, Associate, BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group

• Mahdi Jawad, Clean Energy Department Manager, Con Edison
• Alexis Wheeler, Director of Queens, NYC Department of City Planning
• Julie Won, Council Member, NYC Council District 26

Public Spaces and the Public Realm:

Moderator: Larisa Ortiz, Managing Director, Public Non-Profit Solutions-Streetsense

• Paty Boccato, Owner, Dutch Kills Bar/ Hudredweight Ice/ Boccato Industries
• Ya-Ting Liu, Chief Public Realm Officer, City of New York
• Jose Ortiz, Deputy Director, MoMA PS1
• Aaron Shirian, Managing Director, Lions Group

Challenges and Opportunities of NYC's Fastest Growing Neighborhoods

Moderator: Tracy Capune, Former Vice President, Kaufman Astoria Studios

• Andrew Chung, Chief Executive Officer, Innovo Property Group
• Bryan Kelly, President, Development, Gotham Organization
• Andrew Steiker-Epstein, Chief Data Officer and Brokerage President, Charney Companies
• Brad Zackson, Co-Founder and Director of Development, Dynamic Star

Press

LIC Summit Explores Proposed Rezoning’s Influence Amid Neighborhood’s Explosive Growth (LIC Post)

LIC: Challenges and Opportunities of NYC’s Fastest Growing Neighborhood (LIC Post)

LIC Summit Will Bring Together Leading Innovators in LIC (LIC Post)