Live-Stream Bay Area OZ Meetup: Transforming How We Think and Plan Development

We're Livestreaming our our Bay Area December OZ meetup: Beyond Real Estate as Usual: Tech, Innovation, & Opportunity Zones (https://www.meetup.com/Bay-Area-Opportunity-Zone-Meetup/events/266746277/)
View Livestream in the Facebook Event page here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2541628866095002/?active_tab=discussion

For the NY/NJ OZ Meetup on Wednesday, 12/18, RSVP here: https://www.meetup.com/NY-NJ-Opportunity-Zone-Meetup/events/266746317/

Confirmed Speakers:
• Peter Hirshberg; Principal, Maker City Project & Co-founder of Lighthouse.one: Making a measurable difference for communities while helping investors achieve superior returns.
• Steve Glickman; Sr. Advisor to Lighthouse.one: Former White House Senior Economic Advisor; and Co-Founder/former CEO of the Economic Innovation Group, chief architect of the $6 trillion OZ program.
• Mickey McManus; Research Fellow, Autodesk: Technology leader in design tools for building our urban environments – at the forefront of machine learning and AI that helps accommodate and adapt to the changing needs and trends of our cities and populations.
• Marc Berkowitz; Co-Founder, CoPlace (coplace.com): Focused on revitalizing local communities and business ecosystems through distressed area “activations,” with projects in San Diego and Atlanta.
• Riaz Taplin; Principal & Founder, Riaz Capital (riazcapital.com): Oakland-based developer/operator addressing the changing housing needs of the millennial generation – portfolio of over 1,300 units, and over 1,000 residences in the pipeline.
• Cameron Yuill; CEO, a’part (apartof.it): Solving for the urban housing crisis world-wide, presenting India Basin, San Francisco’s last remaining undeveloped waterfront land with access to 1.5 miles of shoreline, 63 acres of waterfront parks, and The Blue Greenway – 13-mile network of trails and bike lanes along the city’s entire eastern waterfront.
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Join us for a conversation about transforming the way we think and plan developments in ways that support interim site utilizations, generate revenues, decrease holding costs, raise property values, attract trend setters and influencers, clean up neighborhoods, and efficiently test new business hypotheses. On a very practical basis, how can we use here-and-now mechanisms such as opportunity zones, QSBC and other incentives to fund projects and experiments that lead to thriving city projects and inclusive growth for local communities?

Evening Schedule (this is a west coast event beginning at 6:30p PT):
Eastern Times:
9:30p - 10:00p Networking
10:00p - 11:30p Presentations / Discussions
11:30p - 12:30a Networking and Wrap-up

Location:
Autodesk Gallery at One Market
One Market, Floor 2
San Francisco, CA 94105
https://www.autodesk.com/gallery/overview
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About the Bay Area Opportunity Zone Meetup:
Our meetups feature knowledgeable and active experts in OZs. We look to be inclusive, including large project sponsors, smaller project developers, OZ businesses, as well as municipal and community leaders.

Each meetup includes a brief overview of Opportunity Zones and their related tax Incentives, and provide the opportunity to deep-dive into the real intricacies and opportunities, exploring specific projects and experiences.

We provide a one minute opportunity for anyone in the OZ space to present and pitch what they're working on and looking for. If you'd like to speak or present at a future Meetup, please contact the organizer.

Come learn what you need to know about Opportunity Zones, how to benefit from the amazing tax deferral and abatement provisions, how to get involved, and how not to 'miss the boat' by letting the clock run out on your investment opportunity!

And, join our Facebook group to connect online: https://www.facebook.com/groups/oppzones/