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UF Trends Conference

Name: UF Trends Conference
Start: 2026-02-26T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-02-27T23:59:59-05:00

February 26 - February 27

You will not want to miss our 2026 Trends and Strategies Conference held Thursday, February 26 and Friday, February 27 at the Waldorf Astoria Orlando!

Early bird registration is $399 and is available until December 12. After that date, registration goes up to $450, so register today! If you are an advisory board member, please contact the office so we can manually register you.

Join former classmates, faculty, staff and current Center Advisory Board Members for heavy hors d’oeuvres and drinks. It’s a great time to ReConnect, sponsored by The Collier Companies! The event is on Wednesday, February 25 from 7pm – 9pm at the Waldorf Astoria Orlando Golf Clubhouse. Registration is included in board member dues, please email the office to register. Registration is $75 for Nathan S. Collier MSRE alumni, please email the office for a link to register. Attending this event will require a sleeping room for both February 25 and February 26.

We are at the Waldorf Astoria Orlando this year, which is connected to the Signia by Hilton. We have a room block reserved until January 23, 2026, or whenever the blocks sell out. We have a special conference rate of $469 per night plus taxes. Please note there is an additional charge for parking. There is a mandatory resort fee of $30 per night upon check-in. Book your sleeping room online now, as it will sell out!

Agenda

Thursday, February 26, 2026

All sessions held at the Waldorf Astoria Orlando, Grand Ballroom

12:30pm-1:15pm – Networking Lunch

1:15pm-1:45pm – Conference Welcome

1:45pm-2:30pm – The Economic Outlook: Under Unprecedented Uncertainty
Mark Zandi, Chief Economist, Moody’s Analytics

2:30pm-3:30pm – Survive or Thrive: In the Mix for 2026
Moderated by Aaron Wessner, Managing Director-Head of Capital Markets, Cantor Fitzgerald

Joe Biasi, Head of Commercial Capital Markets Research, Newmark
Jessica Harrison, Head of Transactions and Capital Markets, North America Real Estate Equity, Manulife Investment Management
Schecky Schechner, Vice Chairman, Real Estate Banking, Barclays

3:30pm-4:00pm – Break

4:00pm-5:00pm – State of the US Housing Market
Chris Porter, Senior Vice President, John Burns Research and Consulting

5:00pm-5:45pm – Paper Soldiers: How the Weaponization of the Dollar Changed the World Order
Saleha Mohsin, Senior Washington correspondent, Bloomberg News

5:45pm-7:00pm – Outside Networking Reception – Promenade

Friday, February 27 2026

All sessions held in Grand Ballroom

8:00am-9:00am – Networking Breakfast

9:00am – Morning Welcome

9:15am-10:00 am – Delivering a World Class Fan Experience to Tampa Bay
Ken Babby, CEO, Tampa Bay Rays

10:00am-10:45am – The Transformative Power of Generative AI
Sheri Cunningham, Head of AI Platform & Infrastructure Services at Google Cloud

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Start: February 26
End: February 27
Website: https://warrington.ufl.edu/faculty-research/research-centers/bergstrom-real-estate-center/

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Bergstrom Real Estate Center

UF Trends Conference

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Thursday, February 26, 2026

Friday, February 27 2026

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