Downtown Minneapolis Summit (13th Annual)

Tom Pohlad
Minnesota Twins
Chairman & CEO

Jacob Frey
City of Minneapolis
Mayor

Adam Duininck
Minneapolis Downtown Council-Downtown Improvement District
President & CEO

Lester Bagley
Minnesota Vikings Football
Executive Vice President of Public Affairs

Matthew Caldwell
The Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx
CEO

Wendy Blackshaw
Minnesota Sports & Events
President, CEO

Pearll Warren
Minneapolis City Council, Ward 5
Council Member

Elizabeth Shaffer
Minneapolis City Council, Ward 7
Council Member

Erik Hansen
City of Minneapolis
Director, Community Planning & Economic Development

Michael Rainville
Minneapolis City Council Ward 3
Council Member

Dean Dovolis
DJR
Principal | CEO | Founder

Matthew Loven
Maslon LLP
Real Estate Attorney and Partner

Dan Collison
Sherman Associates
Vice President of Strategic Growth + Public Affairs

John Bailey
Weidner Apartment Homes
Regional Director

Erin Fitzgerald
Willow Peak
Founder & CEO

Kevin Salmen
Transwestern
Senior Vice President

Jon Lanners
Onward Investors
Partner

Abe Appert
CBRE
Executive Vice President

Harrison Wagenseil
CBRE
Senior Vice President

Joe Grunnet
DRG
Broker | Owner

Chad Tepley
CDT Realty
President & Founder

Kari Glaser
nimble
Senior Director

Michael Clark
Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel
Hotel Performance Consultant | Meet Minneapolis Board Chair

Ben Kepple
PCL Construction
Director of Business Development

Jim Montez
Transwestern
Senior Vice President

Jacob Graff
Cordia Energy
Chief Operations Officer

Logan Gerken
Mortenson
Vice President, General Manager

Sean Ryan
Ryan Companies
Director of Real Estate Development, Multi-Family

Bob Gardner
Gardner Builders
Founder and CEO

John Marshall
Xcel Energy
RVP Customer, Community & Foundation (MN/ND/SD)

Ryan Freeland
DLR Group
Sport Design Leader | Principal

Friday, October 30, 2026
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM																City Leadership Driving Commercial Real Estate Dan Collison, Sherman Associates Jacob Frey, City of Minneapolis Adam Duininck, Minneapolis Downtown Council-Downtown Improvement District Michael Rainville, Minneapolis City Council Ward 3 Erik Hansen, City of Minneapolis Pearll Warren, Minneapolis City Council, Ward 5 Elizabeth Shaffer, Minneapolis City Council, Ward 7 More Info
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM																Sports & Entertainment Driven Revitalization Boosting Commercial Markets Wendy Blackshaw, Minnesota Sports & Events Lester Bagley, Minnesota Vikings Football Matthew Caldwell, The Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx Tom Pohlad, Minnesota Twins Logan Gerken, Mortenson Ryan Freeland, DLR Group More Info
9:50 AM - 10:00 AM																Break More Info
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM																Sustainable Transformation Enhancing Commercial Value Dean Dovolis, DJR Erin Fitzgerald, Willow Peak Chad Tepley, CDT Realty Kari Glaser, nimble Michael Clark, Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel Ben Kepple, PCL Construction John Marshall, Xcel Energy More Info
10:50 AM - 11:00 AM																Break More Info
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM																Downtown Office Market Dynamics Kevin Salmen, Transwestern Jon Lanners, Onward Investors Harrison Wagenseil, CBRE Jim Montez, Transwestern Jacob Graff, Cordia Energy Bob Gardner, Gardner Builders More Info
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM																Multifamily Growth Supporting Commercial Synergies Matthew Loven, Maslon LLP John Bailey, Weidner Apartment Homes Abe Appert, CBRE Joe Grunnet, DRG Sean Ryan, Ryan Companies More Info
1:00 PM																Adjourn More Info