João-Pierre arrived in 1997 at the door of NJBIZ, then known as Business News New Jersey, as an intern and was hired that same year as a staff writer. For more than 12 years he has covered the retail, technology, and media industries in the state. He also handles principal online news writing at NJBIZ.com. João-Pierre is a lifelong resident of the state and graduated from Rutgers University. 
The NJBIZ Real Estate Symposium will cover the latest trends impacting real estate. A panel of Jerold L. Zaro, chief, Governor's Office of Economic Growth; James Hughes, dean, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University; and Jeffrey Otteau, president, Otteau Valuation Group, will provide expert analysis of the state’s economic outlook.
The political environment, and how it affects real estate, will be the topic of a bipartisan panel of legislators: Senate Deputy Majority Leader Paul Sarlo (D-Wood-Ridge), Senate Republican Leader Thomas H. Kean Jr. (R-Westfield), Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Cryan (D-Union) and Assembly Republican Leader Alex DeCroce (R-Hanover).
The latest trends in the health care, residential and retail sectors of real estate will be discussed by Allison Wilson-Mahr, vice president - East Region, BremnerDuke; Ronald Ladell, vice president, Development, AvalonBay Communities Inc.; and Chuck Lanyard, president, The Goldstein Group.
More information about the event is available at www.njbiz.com/events.
