The LiveXchange Fall Forum will provide a comprehensive, practical and strategic convention program that empowers delegates to plan and manage their company’s relocation or expansion projects. This exclusive experience will be complemented by a line-up of high-profile guest speakers, who will deliver and lead discussions on a range of topical topics.
During this keynote presentation, Robert Hess will offer his insights on how to plan long-term diversity strategies taking into account recent and future geopolitical events, and much more.
As Vice President of Newmark’s 1,000-person Global Corporate Services Multi-Service Platform, Robert is responsible for strategy development, quality assurance, business development and visitor service. It has carried out more than 350 missions in North America and around the world, adding mega-projects of facilities in Asia-Pacific, Western, Central and Eastern Europe, and Mexico.
Robert’s other experience includes his role as co-founder and consulting partner at Cushman & Wakefield’s global origin chain business advisory organization and his long-term tenure at Deloitte’s Fantus Diversity Location Strategies (formerly PHH Fantus), a specialized company known for its main strategic activities in the industry. facility planning, global location strategy, site selection, incentive negotiations and real estate consultingArray
Robert has led strategic placement and board-level business case support for over two hundred million square feet of operations (all asset types) and thousands of workers in the US and global markets, and has helped secure more than $5 billion in charge. discounts and monetary incentives to support those efforts.
With experience in all industries, our featured clients include: Atlantic Coast Conference, A. K. Steel, Best Buy, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Boeing China, Braskem Chemical, Corning Cable and Optical, Dillard’s, Eaton Vance, Enbridge, Entergy, Gap Inc. , GRAIL, Hyde Tools, Indigo, Kenall, Kikkoman, Kimberly Clark, Kmart/ Sears, 3M, McDonnell Douglas, Nestlé, Nike, Novartis (miscellaneous), Office Depot (miscellaneous), Rubius Therapeutics, Samsung (miscellaneous), Santander, ThyssenKrupp AG (miscellaneous) and Volkswagen AG (PowerCo).
Robert is a founding member and current shareholder of the Site Selectors Guild, an organization of the world’s leading corporate site variety professionals. It should be noted that Robert is currently appointed to serve on the Investment Advisory Board of the U. S. Department of Commerce’s Workforce Development Committee. U. S.
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