Wharton Club Of DC

Wharton DC Quarterly Business Leadership Forum

Welcome to the Inaugural Wharton DC Business Leadership Forum! 

Based on feedback from alumni and stakeholders in the DC area, we are establishing this quarterly series to bring together leaders and executives in the area to hear speakers on themes that are relevant to the dynamic DC metropolitan area. This will provide an intimate and comfortable setting for networking and exchanging ideas.

The first event will be focused on Washington, DC itself and its fast-growing and evolving landscape.

Given the unprecedented amount of development in the region in the recent past, the organizational committee for the inaugural quarterly breakfast series has selected the topic of “The Changing Built Environment.”  This networking event is an opportunity to learn about some of the most important and striking projects of our time. Click here to reserve your place(s)!

The presentation is a superb opportunity for attendees to meet key players, decision-makers, and potential partners in these upcoming major projects. 

• Learn from and meet these and other thought - and action - leaders:

  
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    John T. Mahshie, Senior Vice President, TTR Sotheby’s International Realty, a  top real estate executive with broad government experience and a lifelong interest in architecture (who received a merit award from the American Assn. of Architects), will open the event by discussing the genesis of the “City Beautiful Movement,” which was championed by many of Washington's politicians and city planners in the first decade of the 20th century.  It sought to establish Washington as a truly international city by improving the quality of its structures and siting of its monuments.

  • One of the chief elements of the movement was the relocation of Union Station from

    the National Mall to its current site.  Chip Akridge, Founder and Chairman of Akridge (at left) one of the most esteemed and respected developers in the region, and Kevin Dunmire, Sr. Project Manager (at right) will follow up by discussing their firm’s landmark project, Burnham Place at Union Station. That project will create a new neighborhood 

  • comprising a three-million-square-foot development built above Union Station's rail yard with an estimated investment of $3 Billion. (photo, above right)

  • DC Councilman Brandon Todd and his Chief of Staff Sherryl Newman will discuss the development of 66 of the 110 acres of the former Walter Reed Army National Medical Center in Ward 4.  This project is a significant undertaking for the city 

  • involving residences, restaurants, and retail, and will completely transform one of the largest and  most populous wards in the District of 

  • Columbia.It is estimated that the total investment in this multi-faceted project will exceed $1 Billion (Photo at right of The Parks at Walter Reed)

      After brief presentations by each of the panel members, attendees will have an opportunity to pose questions and discuss the issues raised.  We look forward to a fruitful first program.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

• Executives who want to connect with top DC area private and public sector leaders
• Entrepreneurs
• Professionals
• Developers
• Contractors and subcontractors
• Business owners interested in potential procurement opportunities
• Anyone who wants to learn more about opportunities in key projects in DC, such as the former Walter Reed site or Burnham Place, above Union Station's rail yard
• Others who want to learn from and connect with key leaders in the public and private sectors

WHERE: City Club of DC, 555 - 13th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004 (near Metro Center)

WHEN: Thursday, October 13, 2016, 8:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

REGISTER NOW:  (all options include hot, plated breakfast, program, and networking)

• Wharton DC & Strategic Partner (including City Club) Members & Guests: Early Bird, through Tuesday, October 11, 2016: 45/person for you and up to 3 guests, after, 55/person
• Public invited: Non-Members & Guests: Early Bird, through Tuesday, October 11, 2016: 65/person for you and up to 3 guests, after, 75/person, subject to availability
  • Consider joining to get the lower member rate, and other valuable benefits throughout each year of membership. Call us at 301-365-8999 (8:30 a.m. - 7 p.m., 7 days a week) to discuss your options, or choose on our website, www.WhartonDC.com, under Membership.)
• Click here to reserve your place(s)!

City Club of Washington

555 13^th Street, NW

Concourse Level

Washington, DC  20004

202-347-0818

Directions:

The City Club of Washington is located on the Concourse Level of the Columbia Square Building on F Street, NW, between 12^th and 13^th Streets.  The main entrance to the building (which is wheelchair accessible) is at 555 13^th Street, adjacent to The Warner Theater.  The Columbia Square Parking garage is on 12^th Street between E and F Streets.  12^th Street is one way going north.

BY METRO

• Metro rail travelers can arrive at the Club by stopping at METRO CENTER.  They will exit the station through the 12^th and F Street exit.  Arrive on street level and walk straight ahead to reach the entrance of the Columbia Square Building on the left.  This is only 25-30 paces from the escalator of the Metro.  This entrance to the building is NOT wheelchair accessible.

BY CAR

• From Route 66: Follow Route 66 East to the end where it will turn into Constitution Avenue.  Follow Constitution Avenue about one and one half miles to 12^th Street.  Turn left onto 12^th Street.  Travel two blocks to E Street and turn left.  Go one block to 13^th Street and turn right.  You will find the Columbia Square Building on the right, adjacent to the Warner Theater.
• From Interstate 395: Take Interstate 395 to the 14^th Street Bridge. Travel on 14^th Street until you reach Pennsylvania Avenue.  Turn right onto Pennsylvania Avenue.  Continue one block to 13^th Street and turn left.  Once you cross E Street, you will find the Columbia Square Building on the right, adjacent to the Warner Theater.
  • To access the parking garage from 395, cross the 14^th Street Bridge and continue on 395N. Exit at 12^th Street and head North. Parking garage will be the second garage on the left after crossing E Street.
• From Interstate 270 (Frederick/Gaithersburg): Follow Interstate 270 South to Interstate 495 South.  Take Route 66 East to the end where it turns into Constitution Avenue. Follow Constitution Avenue about one and one half miles to 12^th Street.  Turn left onto 12^th Street.  Travel two blocks to E Street and turn left.  Go one block to 13^th Street and turn right.  You will find the Columbia Square Building on the right, adjacent to the Warner Theater.
• From Silver Spring, Maryland: Take 16^th Street south approximately 8 miles to K Street.  Turn left onto K Street and travel east until you reach 13^th Street.  Turn right onto 13^th Street.  Continue south on 13^th Street for 5 blocks.  Once you cross F Street you will find the Columbia Square Building on the left, adjacent to the Warner Theater.
• From Baltimore: Take 295 South (Baltimore/Washington Parkway) to Washington.  Travel West on New York Avenue to 7^th Street.  Make a left onto 7^th Street and continue 5 blocks to E Street.  Make a right onto E Street and travel 6 blocks until you reach 13^th Street.  Make a right onto 13^th Street and you will immediately reach the Columbia Square Building on the right adjacent to the Warner Theater.

To park in the City Club building (Columbia Square) garage: 

From Pennsylvania Avenue make a left onto 13^th Street.  Travel One block and turn right onto E Street.  Go one block to 12^th Street and turn left. The Columbia Square Parking garage will be the second parking garage entrance on the left on 12^th Street between E and F Streets and is marked “Columbia Square Parking Entrance”.  Park on P1 and come up the elevator to the C level.  We are located straight off the elevator on the right hand side.

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