The Jersey City Summit for Real Estate Investment returns to the Hudson River waterfront this spring for its 8th annual iteration.

The May 22 event is presented in partnership with BentallGreenOak at its Newport Tower for the second consecutive year.

And for 2023’s gathering, the real estate conference recently announced, LeFrak Chairman and CEO Richard LeFrak – the master developer behind Newport – will participate in a special keynote discussion exploring the history of the master planned community. He joins other confirmed speakers, including Gov. Phil Murphy and Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, at the event exploring office, multifamily, life sciences, mixed-use, finance, amenities, affordable housing and emerging neighborhoods through a day full of moderated panel discussions featuring industry leaders.

According to organizers, more than 1,000 attendees are expected this year.

“We are thrilled to see so many of Manhattan’s largest real estate players/families announce major projects here in Jersey City.  It’s a testament to the ranking Jersey City has with global institutional capital,” Jersey City Summit founder and organizer Sherif Abouzied said in a statement. “We’re delighted to play our part in highlighting Jersey City as ‘The Most Exciting & Energetic Domestic Growth Market.’  We congratulate the mayor and share his vision for what Jersey city has to offer and are enormously bullish on its future.”

This summit kicks off at 7:30 a.m. May 22 at 525 Washington Blvd. on the 13th floor.

Additional confirmed speakers include:

Jersey City Council President Joyce Watterman; Rob Naso of BentallGreenOak, Timothy Henkel of Pennrose; Jeffrey Gural of GFP Real Estate; Wasseem Boraie of Boarie Development; Adam Frazier of Columbia Property Trust; Jon Moore of URBY; Jonathan Kushner of Kushner Real Estate; Jeremy Farrell of LeFrak; Laurent Morali of Kushner Cos.; Liz Simon of Industrious; Melanie Walter of New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency;  Aaron Price of TechUnited:NJ and Propelify; Annisia Cialone, director of the Department of Housing, Economic Development & Commerce, City of Jersey City; Christopher Albanese of Albanese Organization; Anthony Cammarata of Goldman Sachs; Greg Belew of Lennar Multifamily Communities – LMC; Kevin Sheehan of Greystar; Fred Cooper of Toll Brothers; Nancy Kelley of BuildsBio+; Diana Jeffrey of the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency; Katie Kennedy of Truist; Nina Tandon of EpiBone and others.

Law firm Connell Foley returns as Summit Chair, with the event will be emceed by partner Philip McGovern with colleagues W. Nevins McCann and Jennifer Carillo-Perez moderating various panels throughout the day.

The full-day Summit includes:

• 7:30 a.m. – Breakfast reception
• 8:20 a.m. – Chair welcome remarks
• 8:25 a.m. – Opening remarks
• 8:30 a.m. – Life Sciences
• 9:15 a.m. – Mayor’s remarks
• 9:25 a.m. – Affordable Housing
• 10:15 a.m. – Mid-morning reception
• 10:45 a.m. – Mixed-Use
• 11:25 a.m. – Amenities
• 12:05 a.m. – Lunch reception
• 1:00 p.m. – Finance
• 1:45 p.m. – Office
• 2:30 p.m. – Mid-afternoon reception
• 2:50 p.m. – Governor’s remarks
• 2:55 p.m. – New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) remarks
• 3:05 p.m. – Emerging Neighborhoods
• 4:00 p.m. – Multifamily
• 4:50 p.m. – Richard LeFrak keynote interview
• 5:30 p.m. – Chair closing remarks
• 5:35 p.m. – Closing reception
• 6:30 p.m. – End

You can find more information or register to attend here.

Editor’s note: This story was updated at 7:42 a.m. ET on April 11, 2023, to reflect an updated scheduled of events.