"The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute sponsors the Downtown 2020 forum addressing strategic investments in lower Manhattan that can help ensure NYC’s global competitiveness for the long term. The event takes place on April 7, 2009, at 7 World Trade Center, 45th Floor, 250 Greenwich Street, New York. [Part I -- 67 min.] Welcome and Introduction Jack S. Nyman, Director The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute Panel: The Research Team Moderated by Peter Salins, Stony Brook University, SUNY Robert W. Burchell, Rutgers University Robert E. Paaswell, City College of New York, CUNY Lance Jay Brown, City College of New York, CUNY Rosemary Scanlon, NYU Real Estate Institute Perspectives from the Public and Private Sectors Joel P. Ettinger Executive Director, New York Metropolitan Transportation Council Elizabeth H. Berger President, Alliance for Downtown New York, Inc. [Part II -- 51 min.] Perspectives from the Public and Private Sectors (cont.) Avi Schick Chairman, Lower Manhattan Development Properties Seth Myers, Vice President, Office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development, City of New York Larry Silverstein President and CEO, Silverstein Properties Q & A from the Floor for the Panel Moderated by Peter Salins Concluding Remarks Jack S. Nyman, Director"