Queens Chamber of Commerce Building Awards

Parking Instructions:
Parking is only available offsite TWA Hotel Satellite Parking Lot. Parking is not available at the TWA Hotel, it will only be available in the offsite lot. Click the links below to get directions for how to enter the lot prior to the event.

Once you arrive, an Attendant will direct you to park and issue you a ticket, after which you will be able to board the complimentary shuttle bus to the TWA hotel.

Shuttle busses will also be provided for the return to your vehicle at the end of the event.

Remember to Drive Safely.

The Queens Chamber of Commerce is committed to ensuring accessibility for all participants. Individuals requiring a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event should contact our office at 718-898-8500 at least two weeks prior to the event so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

| Keynote Speaker |

Commisioner Ahmed Tigani

Ahmed Tigani is the 27th Commissioner of the New York City Department Of Buildings (DOB). As Commissioner, Ahmed works across the agency's divisions to advance the agency's mission and objectives, foster collaboration, ensure operational and programmatic alignment, and strengthen partnerships with external stakeholders in order to ensure DOB is a thoughtful steward driving building safety, efficiency, and innovation in one of the world's most dynamic urban landscapes.

Prior to his appointment as DOB Commissioner, Ahmed served in several senior leadership roles at the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD)_ Most recently he led HPD as Acting Commissioner. Prior to that, he selved as First Deputy Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner for the Office of Neighborhood Strategies, and Chief Diversity Officer. During his tenure in leadership at HPD, the agency achieved significant outcomes, including placing more than 13,000 formerly homeless households into permanent affordable housing; approving over 31 ,OOO housing lottery applicants; issuing more than 6,600 Housing Choice Vouchers; completing or attempting over 2.4 million housing maintenance code inspections; and financing or preserving more than 44,000 housing units, 5,000 of which were Mitchell- Lama units in FY 25 alone. Since 2021, the agency also completed over 70 ULURP or discretionary actions that have facilitated, or will facilitate, the construction of nearly 5,800 new housing units.

Earlier in his career, Ahmed served at DOB as Chief Of Staff to the Commissioner, where he was responsible for streamlining operations, accelerating project review, increasing transparency, and developing new tools to enhance construction and tenant safety. In this role, he also helped the agency navigate through the COVID- 19 pandemic response. Ahmed previously served as Senior Advisor for Housing, Economic Development, and Labor in the Mayor's Office Of Intergovernmental Affairs during the de Blasio Administration, working closely with the Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development on neighborhood rezonings, legislative priorities, and major development projects. Before that, he worked on community development, housing policy and land use issues in the Office Of the Manhattan Borough President and in the City Council.

Ahmed is a proud alumnus Of CUNY Hunter College.

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