Empire Ball
Date: Wednesday, December 12, 2018 
Time: 6:00pm 
Venue: Grand Hyatt Hotel 
Attire: Black Tie Suggested
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Join colleagues and friends for an unforgettable evening, full of entertainment and fine dining, at the Annual Empire Ball!
At this premiere networking event, the Real Estate Division of the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation pays homage to its esteemed members. All proceeds from the event go towards finding a biological cure for diabetes.
We are pleased to announce our Honorees for the evening:
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Leadership Award
Glen J. Weiss
Executive Vice President
Vornado Realty Trust
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Camillo Ricordi
Humanitarian Award
Joel M. Brenner, AIA
Vice President, Head of Global Project Management
Warner Media
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Peter L. DiCapua
Distinguished Service Award
Robert Cuzzi
President/Principal
VDA (Van Deusen & Associates)
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To view sponsorship, tickets and journal opportunities in a separate document, please click here
Deadline for Journal submission is Friday, November 16, 2018.
Vice Chairs:
Alfonse Amore/JEMB Realty
Paul J. Amrich/CBRE, Inc.
Andrew Cooke/Hines aaf Morgan Stanley
Peter L. DiCapua*/Code Green Solutions, Inc.
Douglas Donaldson/The Donaldson Organization
Louis J. Esposito/The Durst Organization
James Halpin**/Platinum Maintenance Services
Bonnie Inserra/Inserra Family Foundation
Avi Itzikowitz**/ATCO Properties & Management, Inc.
James J. Migliore/William Macklowe Company
Charles Rizzo/The Rizzo Group
Stephen Rizzo**/The Rizzo Group
Thomas Santiago/Warner Media
John Santora/Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.
*Chairman Emeritus
**Steering Committee Co-Hosts
Generous Sponsors*
*in formation
PATRON:
SL Green Realty Corp.
The Durst Organization
Turner & Townsend
BENEFACTOR:
FriedFrank
MG Engineering D.P.C.
Turner Construction Company
CHAMPION:
Fujitec
TEI Group
Structure Tone
SUPPORTER:
JLL
Staci & Glen Weiss
GIFT UNDERWRITING:
L&L Holding Company, LLC
Onyx Equities LLC
The Inserra Family
Warner Media
For more information, please contact:
Amy Epstein, Director of Special Events
Diabetes Research Institute Foundation
259 W 30th Street, Suite 402
New York, NY 10001
Direct: 646-475-1572
Office: 212-888-2217
aepstein@drif.org
See photos from last year's event
