The State of the Long Island Real Estate Industry

Theresa Ward serves as the Deputy County Executive and Commissioner of Economic Development & Planning for Suffolk County Executive, Steve Bellone. She oversees all economic development and planning initiatives for the County which are key to Suffolk County's long-term revitalization and growth. She focuses on transit oriented development such as Wyandanch Rising (Wyandanch, NY) and planning for 3 bus rapid transit routes to improve overall mobility and connectivity to the County's innovation assets. Her department works on retaining and attracting companies to Suffolk County and implementing the County Executive's Reclaim Our Water initiative which identified nitrogen as "public water enemy #1".

Donald Monti, President and CEO of Renaissance Downtowns, has over 30 years of diverse experience covering all aspects of the real estate spectrum having played a major role in the development, construction and management of 80+ development projects. Renaissance has become the branded leader in the holistic and comprehensive development of suburban downtowns with a focus on mixed-use and transit oriented development. The Company is Master Developer in numerous projects throughout the Northeast, with a total development value in excess of $12 Billion along with along with a pipeline of 10,000 plus residential units.