Agenda & Presentations

2:30pm-3:15pm

What’s Next? The Outlook for CRE Amidst a Downshifting Economy
Rebecca Rockey, Deputy Chief Economist, Global Head of Forecasting, Cushman & Wakefield

3:15pm-4:00pm

Office: Does It have a (Re) Purpose?
Moderated by: Robert Klein, CFO, Postal Realty Trust
Brian Steinwurtzel, Co-CEO, GFP Real Estate
David O’Reilly, Chief Executive Officer, Howard Hughes Holdings

4:00pm-4:30pm

Break

4:30pm-5:15pm

Capital Market Hot Topics with Jeffrey DiModica
Moderated by Steven DeRose, Senior Vice President, Starwood Mortgage Capital
Jeffrey DiModica, CFA President & Managing Director, Starwood Property Trust

5:15pm-6:00pm

Empowering the American Business: How to Keep Cancel Culture out of Your Workplace
Greg Lukianoff, President, CEO, Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)

6:00pm – 7:00pm

Outside Networking Reception –Signature Island

8:45am

Morning Welcome/Alumnus of the Year Award

9:00am – 9:45am

Florida Energy Policy: Consequences on Economic Development and Costs
David Walsh, Energy Commentator, Former CEO, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas

9:45am-10:15am

Break in foyer

10:15am-11:00am

Reducing Retail Crime to Build Thriving Places and Cities
Dr. Read Hayes, Research Scientist/Criminologist, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, SaferPlaces Lab, University of Florida

11:00am-11:45am

How the Live Local Act is Impacting Development
Moderated by: Lesley Deutch, Managing Principal, John Burns Research & Consulting
David Deutch, Partner, Pinnacle
Sydne Garchik, Principal and Founder, MRK Partners
David Leon, Partner, Nelson Mullins

11:45am-12:15pm

Buffet lunch is served

3:15pm – 4:00pm

What’s the Data Saying About Florida?
Dave Sobush, Director of Research, Florida Chamber Foundation

4:00pm – 4:45pm

You’re Either Getting Better or Worse; How to Stay on Top of Your Game
Moderated by Paul Ellis, CEO, Foundry Commercial
Lawrence Hatch, EVP, Central Florida Market President, First Horizon
Julie Holmes, President, JK2 Scenic

4:45pm – 5:30pm

How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy
Christopher Leonard, New York Times bestselling business journalist

8:45am

Morning Welcome/UF Alumnae of the Year Award

9:00am – 9:45am

Deconstructing the E in ESG
Ellen Wald, President, Transversal Consulting

9:45am – 10:15am

Break in foyer

10:15am – 11:00am

The Jetsons, Star Trek and How Not to Get Lost in Space in Florida
KC Conway, CCIM, CRE, MAI, Economist and Futurist, Red Shoe Economics

11:00am – 11:45am

Housing is Changing. What You Need to Know
Moderated by Lisa Dilts, Principal, Compspring
Judd Bobilin, Founder, Chance Partners
Tim Graney, US Corporate VP of Finance, Mattamy Homes
David Reed, Managing Director, Development, Middleburg Communities

11:45am – 12:15pm

Buffet lunch is served

12:15pm – 1:00pm

The World According to Spencer Levy
Spencer Levy, Global Client Strategist, Senior Economic Advisor, CBRE

2:30pm – 3:30pm

Economic Outlook
Dr. Sam Chandan, Professor of Finance and Chair of the Center for Real Estate Finance, NYU Stern School of Business

3:30pm – 4:15pm

Now what? What do real estate investors want and what can the market really deliver?
Dr. Thomas Arnold, Senior Advisor, McKinsey & Company; Visiting Scholar, Warrington College of Business, UF

4:15pm – 4:45pm

Networking Break

5:00pm – 5:45pm

Breakout Sessions:

• America, China, and the Struggle for Global Leadership – Location Grand Ballroom
  • Moderated by: Steven DeRose, CMBS Industry Executive
  • Dr. Thomas Arnold, Senior Advisor, McKinsey & Company, Visiting Scholar, Warrington College of Business UF
  • Joel Fischl, Senior Advisor, Asia, Economic Strategy Institute
• Shifts in the Residential Housing Market and Trends to Anticipate in The Year Ahead and Beyond – Location Broadway Breakout room
  • Moderated by: Lisa Dilts, Principal, Compspring
  • Mike Belmont, President, Minto Communities USA
  • Todd Powell, Vice President, Real Estate Development, Weyerhaeuser
• Heads Back in Hotel Beds: Don’t Fall Asleep on the Hospitality Market Recovery – Location Carnegie Breakout room
  • Moderated by: Michael Weinberg, Managing Director, Berkadia
  • Daryl Cronk, Director, Hospitality Market Analytics, CoStar Group
  • Evan Weiss, Chief Operating Officer, Principal, LW Hospitality Advisors

8:15am – 8:30am

Alumnus of the Year Award

8:30am – 9:30am

The Dynamics of Office in the Sunbelt:

• Moderated by: Wanda Riley, Managing Principal for Florida, Cushman & Wakefield
• Rae Ann Boyle, Principal, ASD/SKY
• Peri Demestihas, Senior Director of Real Estate Growth, Industrious
• Jim Heistand, Chairman and Founding Partner, Parkway

9:30am – 10:15am

Emerging Global Trade Transportation Trends Influencing US Industrial Real Estate
John Vickerman, President, Vickerman & Associates

10:15am – 10:45am

Break

10:45am – 11:45am

How airports grow the community

• Moderated by: Carson Good, President, Good Capital Group
• Pete Ricondo, Senior Vice President, Ricondo
• Kevin Thibault, Secretary, Florida Department of Transportation
• Matt Chesnut, Director of Business Economic Development, Space Florida

11:45am – 12:00pm

Dr. Archer Retirement

12:00pm – 1:00pm

Lunch

2:30pm – 3:30pm

Real Estate Investment in a Rapidly Changing World: Risks and Opportunities
Mary Ludgin, Head of Global Investment Research, Heitman

3:30pm – 4:15pm

What You Should Know About the Performance of Private Equity Real Estate
Dr. David Ling, McGurn Professor of Real Estate and Director of Nathan S. Collier Master of Science in Real Estate program, University of Florida

4:15pm – 4:45pm

Networking Break

5:00pm – 5:45pm

Breakout Sessions – Grand ballroom and downstairs – Broadway and Carnegie:

• Live – Breakout one, located in Broadway:
  • Lisa Dailey, Vice President, Business Development, Balfour Beatty Communities
• Work – Breakout two, located in Carnegie:
  • Anne-Marie Ayers, Principal, Avison Young
• Play – Breakout three, located in Floridian G-L:
  • Terry Salzman, Principal, Salzman Real Estate Advisors

8:15am – 8:30am

Alumnus of the Year Award

8:30am – 9:30am

How has the Consumer’s Desire for Experiences Driven Change in Real Estate

• Moderated by: Skipper Peek, Senior Vice President, Tavistock Development Company
• Mike Belmont, President, Minto Communities
• Steven Grant, Program Director, CityLab-Orlando
• Charlotte Manley, Director of Real Estate, Kimco Realty Corporation

9:30am – 10:15am

The Industry’s Existential Threat: Housing Affordability and Rent Control
Jim Lapides, Vice President, National Multifamily Housing Council

10:15am – 10:45am

Break

10:45am – 11:45am

Innovative Real Estate in the Co-Working, Living, and Gathering Space

• Moderated by Julie Augustyn, Senior Vice President, Foundry Commercial
• Greg Gould, VP of Expansion and Head of Strategic Partnerships, QUARTERS
• Joe Brady, CEO – Americas, The Instant Group

11:45am – 12:00pm

Special Announcement

12:00pm – 1:00pm

Lunch

1:00pm – 2:00pm

A Championship Vision
Emmitt Smith, Pro Football Hall of Fame Running Back and Entrepreneur

2:30pm – 3:30pm

The Economic Outlook for Real Estate Investors and Decision-Makers
Dr. Mark G. Dotzour, Real Estate Economist

3:30pm – 4:30pm

Commercial Property Forecast and Key Themes
Dirk Aulabaugh, Managing Director, Green Street Advisors

4:30pm – 5:00pm

Networking Break

5:00pm – 5:45pm

Breakout Sessions on Sector Updates – Sessions in Grand Ballroom, Broadway, and Carnegie

• Office:
  • Anne-Marie Ayers, First Vice President, CBRE
  • Robert Klein, Managing Partner, Monday Properties
  • Dan Woodward, Vice President, Highwoods Properties, Inc.
• Multi-Family:
  • Richard P. Donnellan, Jr., Vice Chair, Newmark Knight Frank
  • Brian Lott, Vice President, Covenant Capital Group
  • Mischelle Padgett, Regional Manager, ZRS Management
  • Tim Peterson, CFO and Partner, The Altman Companies
• Retail:
  • John Crossman, CEO, Crossman & Company
  • Jim Mehalso, Managing Director, PGIM Real Estate
  • Ron Wheeler, CEO, The Sembler Company

8:15am – 8:30am

Alumnus of the Year Award

8:30am – 9:15am

Generation Z – Are you ready to connect?
Mickey Howard, Associate Director for Marketing and Strategic Communications, Division of Student Affairs, University of Florida

9:15am – 10:00am

U.S. Commercial Real Estate and the Future of Investing
Hessam Nadji, President & Chief Executive Officer, Marcus & Millichap

10:30am – 11:30am

Reshaping Communities – A Conversation about Water Street Tampa and Babcock Ranch
Moderated by Erica Siegel Henning, Partner and Managing Director, ApexOne Investment Partners

• Tim Johnson, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Strategic Property Partners
• Sydney Kitson, Chairman & CEO, Kitson & Partners

11:30am – 12:00pm

Special Celebration

12:00pm – 1:00pm

Lunch

1:00pm – 2:00pm

Bricks and Mortar Retail – Putting your money where your mouth is: Shopping Center Executives Discuss their Long Term Investment Strategies
Moderated by Carson Good, Managing Director, JLL – Capital Markets

• Andrea Drasites, Managing Director, Real Estate – New York, Blackstone
• Mike Fisk, Managing Director, East Regional Head of Acquisitions Retail, Nuveen Real Estate
• William Markey, Director and Head of Real Estate Equity Acquisitions, MetLife Real Estate
• Ryan Moore, Principal, Investment Management, Phillips Edison & Company
• Martin E. “Hap” Stein, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Regency Centers

2:00pm – 2:15pm

Conference Welcome – Grand Ballroom

2:15pm – 3:00pm

Economic Outlook
Spencer Levy, Americas Head of Research and Senior Economic Advisor, CBRE

3:00pm – 4:00pm

National Deal Maker Panel
Moderated by Kennedy Hicks, Director, Eastdil Secured

• David Dowell, Managing Director – Real Estate, RHÔNE Group
• Jim Heistand, President and Chief Executive Officer, Parkway
• Robert Klein, Managing Partner, Monday Properties

4:00pm – 4:30pm

Networking Break

4:30pm – 5:30pm

Current Trends and Future Shifts in Florida’s Housing Market
Moderated by Lesley Deutch, Principal, John Burns Real Estate Consulting

• Mike Belmont, President, Minto Communities USA
• Jim Leiferman, President-US, Mattamy Homes
• Chris Ward, Principal, Pablo Creek Land

8:15am – 8:30am

Alumnus of the Year Award Presentation

8:30am – 9:30am

Multifamily: A View From the Top
Moderated by: Richard P. Donnellan Jr., Vice Chairman, ARA Newmark Company

• Sue Ansel, Chief Executive Officer and President, Gables Residential
• Joseph J. Keough, Chairman & CEO, Wood Partners
• Jim Mehalso, Managing Director, PGIM Real Estate
• Vince Toye, EVP, Head of GSE Production, Wells Fargo Multifamily Capital

9:30am – 10:30am

Inclusive CRE Talent – Your Competitive Edge
Moderated by: Amanda Pullinger, CEO, 100 Women in Finance

• Collete English Dixon, Executive Director, Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate, Roosevelt University
• Ernest Johnson, Principal, ApexOne Investment Partners

11:00am – 12:00pm

Technology, Innovation and Disruption in Real Estate
Moderated by Chris McGibbon, Head of Americas, TH Real Estate

• Dave Bragg, Managing Director, Green Street Advisors
• Adam Morgan, VP- Americas, SessionM
• Jack Sibley, Chief Innovation Officer, TH Real Estate

12:00pm – 1:00pm

Lunch

12:40pm – 1:00pm

UF Bergstrom Center Real Estate Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Mori Hosseini, Chairman & CEO, ICI Homes

1:00pm – 2:00pm

Emerging Trends in Fundraising & Investments
Moderated by Chris Drew, Senior Managing Director/Co-Head of Miami Office, HFF

• Peter Collins, Co-Founder & Managing Principal, Forge Partners
• Pryse Elam, Chief Investment Officer and President of Developments & Investments, Foundry Commercial
• W. Stephen Hagenbuckle, Managing Partner, TerraCap Management Corporation
• Katie Sproul, CEO, Halstatt, LLC

2:15pm – 3:00pm

A Foundation for Growth: Real Estate’s Policy Agenda and the Legislative Outlook in 2017
Ryan McCormick, Senior Vice President & Counsel, The Real Estate Roundtable

3:00pm – 3:50pm

Real Estate Trends for 2017: What Assets to Focus On, Where to Invest Geographically & How to Finance the Deals that I Control
Moderated by Chuck Davis, Director, Met Life Real Estate Investments Management

• Chris McGibbon, Head of TH Real Estate, Americas
• Michael Riccio, Senior Managing Director, Co-head National Production, CBRE Debt & Equity Finance
• Jonathan Geanakos – President – Americas, Capital Markets, Jones Lang Lasalle

4:05pm – 4:55pm

The changing retail landscape: How to acquire, develop, tenant and manage shopping centers in the midst of a paradigm shift
Moderated by: Steve Nson, Founder, DMZStream

• Anjee Solanki, National Director, Retail Services, USA, Colliers International
• William Leitner III, Principal, Merchants Retail Partners
• Ron Wheeler, CEO, The Sembler Company

4:55pm – 5:45pm

Your CRE Toolbox: Technology Platforms and Trends
Moderated by: Gregg Katz, Director of Innovation & Technology, The Shopping Center Group

• Mike Westgate,-VP of Marketing, RealMassive
• Alexander Rangel, Co-founder & CEO, Ravti
• Robert McLaws, Co-founder & CEO, AdvancedREI

8:15am – 8:30am

Alumnus of the Year Award Presentation

8:30am – 9:30am

Does location matter as much as you think and can ‘winning MSAs’ be predicted by the experts?
Dr. David Ling, Ken and Linda McGurn Professor, Director, Nathan S. Collier Master of Science in Real Estate Program

9:30am – 10:30am

CRE Trendspotting
Moderated by: Rachel Elias Wein, Principal, Wein Plus

• Julie Augustyn, Senior Director, Foundry Commercial
• Dirk Aulabaugh, Managing Director, Green Street Advisors
• Andrea Drasites, Managing Director, Real Estate Group, Blackstone

11:00am – 11:45am

Jeffrey Hines, President and CEO, Hines

11:45am – 1:00pm

Lunch

12:00pm – 12:20pm

UF Bergstrom Center Real Estate Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Peter Rummell

1:00pm – 2:00pm

Trump’s America in Perspective
Keynote Speaker – Brian Kilmeade, FOX News Personality and author

2:15pm – 3:00pm

Global Capital Market Overview
Tom Arnold, Head of Americas-Real Estate at ADIA

Presentation slides given to those who request written permission. Email Nikki Wagner.

3:00pm – 4:00pm

The Climate of Florida Real Estate Investment Panel
Moderator: Jim Fried, Managing Director, Aztec Group Inc.

• Daryl M. Carter, President, Maury L. Carter & Associates, Inc.
• Ted McGowan, Executive Director, Clay County Port, Inc.
• Jim Stine, President, RAM Realty Services

4:15pm – 5:00pm

Breakout session – pick one:

• Residential
  Moderator: Angie Brown, Vice President, Meridian Appraisal Group, Inc.
  • Banking- Steve Cohn, SVP/Florida Region Executive, Commercial Real Estate Banking, Bank of America
  • Multi-family- Richard Donnellan, Jr., Vice Chair, ARA Newmark
  • Homebuilding- Jim McGowan, VP Acquisitions, CalAtlantic
• Commercial
  Moderator: Nick Banks, Managing Director, Front Street Commercial Real Estate Group
  • Office – Daniel Woodward, Vice President – Tampa, Highwoods Properties, Inc.
  • Industrial – Steven McCraney, President & CEO, McCraney Property Company
  • Retail- Cliff Taylor, Senior Vice President, CBRE
• Capital Markets
  Moderator: Steve Cohen, Executive Vice President/CRE Banking Manager, Sabadell
  • Steven DeRose, Senior Vice-President – Loan Origination, Starwood Mortgage Capital
  • Rick Scarola, Managing Partner, Covenant Capital Group
  • Chuck Davis, Director, Met Life Real Estate Investments, Inc.
  • Patrick Ramge, Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo Bank

5:10pm – 5:55pm

Repeat Breakouts

8:15am – 8:30am

UF Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies Alumnus of the Year Presentation
Rick Scarola, Managing Partner, Covenant Capital Group

8:30am – 9:15am

Private versus Public Real Estate Companies Panel
Moderator: Robert Klein, Managing Director, Evercore Partners Inc.

• Nelson Mills, President and CEO, Columbia Property Trust
• Tim Wallace, President, Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated
• Luke Petherbridge, Chief Financial Officer, DDR Corp.

9:15am – 10:00am

A Chat with Tom Arnold and William Walton

• Tom Arnold, Head of Americas-Real Estate at ADIA
• William H. Walton, Managing Member and Co-Founder, Rockpoint Group

10:30am – 11:30am

Impact of Big Data on the Built Environment
Moderator: Rachel Elias Wein, President, Wein Plu

• Julie Augustyn, Real Estate Director, Office Depot, Inc.
• Dirk Aulabaugh, Managing Director, Green Street Advisors
• Andrea Drasites, Managing Director-Real Estate, Blackstone

11:45am – 1:00pm

Lunch

12:00pm – 12:20pm

UF Bergstrom Center Real Estate Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
James Heistand, President and CEO, Parkway Properties

1:00pm – 1:15pm

Break

1:15pm – 2:00pm

Forecasting the Political Crystal Ball
Dr. Larry Sabato, Founder and Director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics