August 16, 2024 - Corporate Due Diligence & Investigations Cynthia Hetherington and Corporate Real Estate Expert Joe Brady

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Cynthia Hetherington – Founder of The Hetherington Group and Author of Osint: The Authoritative Guide to Due Diligence

You have control of the digital footprint you put out there. We provide digital
vulnerability assessments with us finding everything about you. We build a
dossier that tells everything about you. You should know everything that we
find. But we also start connecting you with your behavior and profile and what
you are reading out there. We know you go to Pilates on Tuesday and your
kids are at which school. We know you’re going on vacation next week. We
know where you just were. We know the conditions of your car. We know
what your house looks like including inside.

Cynthia Hetherington, MLS, MSM, CFE, CII, OSC is the Founder and CEO of Hetherington Group, a consulting, publishing, managed services, and training firm that leads in due diligence, corporate intelligence, and cyber investigations. Throughout her career, she has assisted clients on thousands of cases using online open sources and databases as well as executing boots-on-the-ground operations. She provides specialized training for investigative professionals through the OSINT Academy, and has authored many industry-leading books on conducting cyber investigations, including her latest, OSINT: The Authoritative Guide to Due Diligence: Essential Resources for Critical Business Intelligence, 3rd Edition.
Joe Brady – Corporate Real Estate Expert and Author of Work Shop: The consumer-driven transformation of Commercial Real Estate

The office is not dead. But the use of the office must change. In order
for a leader to assemble people in a physical office, there needs to be
purposeful presence, not passive attendance. On site, or in office, needs
to be the new off site.

Joe Brady is an international corporate real estate expert who had a front-row seat to the evolution of retail, from brick and mortar to omnichannel, and is now seeing the same forces at play in office real estate. He has led real estate for Walgreens and scaled The Instant Group across the Americas while writing, speaking, and advising on the impact of accelerating technology, changing consumer behavior, and implications for consumer real estate. As the former CEO-Americas of The Instant Group and former head of real estate for Walgreens, Brady understands the intricacies of accelerating technology driving changing consumer behavior which ultimately impacts real estate. Former CEO – Americas, Real Estate, The Instant Group, New York, United States Joe Brady is a highly experienced, C-Level professional in the commercial real estate industry. Brady focuses on the intersection of accelerating technology, change in consumer behavior and the built environment. Joe Brady served as the CEO – Americas for The Instant Group, leading the company’s growth through the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent Future of Work period in both North and South America. Instant is the global leading platform for flexible office space with consulting and development disciplines. Prior to The Instant Group, Brady was the head of real estate for Walgreens, managing a vast 150 million square feet portfolio with an annual budget exceeding $4 billion. This role gave him in-depth experience in managing high-volume retail environments and implementing strategies for efficiency and growth. Earlier in his career, Brady held senior positions at Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), one of the world’s leading professional services firms specializing in real estate and investment management. He was also a founder and partner of The Standard Group, a company that was later acquired by JLL in 2008. Over his 35-year career, Brady has become a thought leader in the real estate industry. He is a prolific writer and speaker, often sharing his insights on the Future of Work and its implications for communities and retail. Brady serves as a Global Trustee of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and is a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and CoreNet, reflecting his commitment to sharing knowledge and shaping the future of the real estate sector.