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BOROUGH PRESIDENT AND NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES HOST 2002 NEW YORK CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, and Department of Small Business Services Commissioner Robert Walsh hosted the 2002 New York City Economic Development Summit sponsored by JP Morgan Chase, with contributing sponsorships by Consolidated Edison and Keyspan. The Summit, subtitled Best Practices from Brooklyn and Beyond focused on the unique development needs of the City’s diverse set of neighborhoods and business districts. Charles Terry Shook, president and co-founder of Shook, a perception design firm, and one of the nation’s top experts in district planning and urban retail design delivered the afternoon’s keynote address.
The summit, intended for a citywide audience of economic development professionals, highlighted many projects underway in Brooklyn. "I'm so excited about partnering with Mayor Bloomberg and the Department of Small Business Services on this city-wide economic conference,” said Borough President Markowitz. “And I'm particularly excited that its focus is on the best of Brooklyn’s neighborhoods. The best place to do business is in Brooklyn. Brooklyn is where the most innovative, creative and entrepreneurial things are happening every single day."
“Our Summit brings together the tremendous talent we have in the New York City economic development arena to think creatively about new opportunities,” said Commissioner Walsh. “The Department of Small Business Services is proud to produce today’s event since small businesses play such a key role in our economic development. These businesses are the source of new jobs, and they make the investments that ensure our neighborhoods and business districts will be vibrant places for years to come.”
Topics covered during the summit included: the future of New York City central business districts, retooling the industrial sector, the economic development potential of the waterfront, and destination retail in the urban environment. Speakers and panelists included:

Kenneth Adams, President, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
Matthew Bauer, Executive Director, Madison Avenue Business Improvement District
Robert Balachandran, President & CEO, Hudson River Park Trust
John Benguiat, Office of the Brooklyn Borough President
Jonathan Bowles, Analyst, Center for an Urban Future
Amanda Bu, Amanda Burden, Director of City Planning, NYC City Planning Commission

Joe Chan, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Rebuilding
Eric Deutsch, President & CEO, Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation
Sara Garretson, President, Industrial & Technology Assistance Corporation
Jennifer Gerend, Executive Director, Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Project
Colvin Grannum, Executive Director, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation
Harvey Lichtenstein, Chairman, Brooklyn Academy of Music Local Development Corporation
James Lima, Senior Vice President, New York City Economic Development Corporation
Mitchell Moss, Professor of Urban Policy and Planning, New York University’s Wagner School
Robert B. Pauls, Partner, Robert B. Pauls, LLC
Bruce Ratner, President, Forrest City Ratner
John Shapiro, Principal, Abelis, Phillips, Preiss & Shapiro
Bill Solomon, President, Voila Bakery
Lee Ann Shelton, Associate Partner, Davis Brody Bond, LLC
David Sweeney, CEO, Greenpoint Manufacturing & Design Center
Carlisle Towery, President, Greater Jamaica Development Corporation
Michael Weiss, Executive\Director, MetroTech Business Improvement District
Sheena Wright, President & CEO, Abyssinian Development Corporation
David Yassky, Councilman, District 33, New York City Council

In addition to Premiere Sponsor JP Morgan Chase, and Contributing Sponsors Consolidated Edison and Keyspan, additional sponsors include 21st Century Security, Skody Scot & Co., Steeplechase Production and Victor Stanley.
Pictured left to right back row: Borough President Markowitz, Colvin Grannum, Executive Director, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, Bruce Ratner, President, Forrest City Ratner, Mitchell Moss, Professor of Urban Policy and Planning, New York University’s Wagner School and Department of Small Business Services Commissioner Robert Walsh.
Pictured left to right front row: Harvey Lichtenstein, Chairman, Brooklyn Academy of Music Local Development Corporation and Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Daniel Doctoroff.