Arnaud Karsenti is the Managing Principal of 13th Floor Investments where his core focus is on management and growth of the firm. Mr. Karsenti is primarily responsible for the general direction of the firm’s investment strategy and overall capitalization. In this capacity, Mr. Karsenti’s role is one of new business origination, deal structuring, and investor relations.

Mr. Karsenti has been active in the real estate business since 2003 when he began his real estate career assembling and developing land parcels in Miami’s urban cores. These initial one-off acquisitions led to the creation of 13th Floor in 2007, which has acquired, developed and managed over $1.5 billion in real asset value since inception. These transactions have ranged from property acquisitions to restructuring of distressed debt, fractured residential inventory, community district development bonds, and a host of joint venture structures.

Prior to founding 13th Floor, Mr. Karsenti founded Collegeboxes, the nation’s leading college-based shipping and storage companies, which was acquired by U-Haul in 2004. Mr. Karsenti is an active member of the Young President’s Organization, the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, and a variety of other local and national philanthropic organizations. Mr. Karsenti graduated cum laude from the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University, with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, and holds an MBA from the Harvard School of Business.

Alan Ojeda, owner, founder and CEO, has developed real estate in South Florida since Rilea’s inception in 1981. Mr. Ojeda is committed to the South Florida Community, a former chairman and board member of Carrfour (www.carrfour.org) providing homes to the homeless, a board member of the Miami Children Hospital Foundation (www.mchf.org) the leader in local child healthcare, and to community planning as a board member of the Miami Downtown Development Authority (www.miamidda.com). Mr. Ojeda graduated from the Madrid School of Law and the Madrid School of Economics.

Mr. Ludeman is Global President of Capital Markets for CBRE. CBRE is the world’s leading commercial real estate services firm and the only firm of its kind in the Fortune 500. The firm spans over 60 countries and has more than 70,000 employees.

Mr. Ludeman drives the company’s advisory business for investors, including responsibility for equity sales, debt and structured finance and real estate investment banking. In 2014, the company was the intermediary for more than $220 billion in capital markets engagements. He serves as a member of the Global Operating Committee and the Americas Operations Management Board.

During his 35 years in the industry and with CBRE, Mr. Ludeman has served in several key management roles, including at various times serving as the President of various businesses including Brokerage, Transaction Management and Global Corporate Services. In these roles, Mr. Ludeman was responsible for all transaction units in the Americas as well as corporate outsourcing functions such as facilities management, project management, lease administration, transaction management and research and consulting. Prior to his national and international roles Mr. Ludeman served in several regional and local market leadership positions across the United States.

Mr. Ludeman began his career in 1980 with CBRE as a trainee.

Marc Suarez is a managing director at Lument. Based in Miami, Florida, he originates loans utilizing Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, HUD/FHA, and proprietary programs for multifamily housing.

Since joining predecessor firm Hunt Real Estate Capital and opening the Miami office, Marc and his team have originated more than $600 million in financing.

Previous employment includes serving as an executive managing director at SL Capital, where he originated $300 million in CMBS loans. He also ran his own consulting firm working on distressed debt, was a partner at a boutique development company, and was a general manager at Gables Professional Realty where he established and ran the firm’s commercial real estate division.

Marc was a professional baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds and later held a management position on the scouting and player development department.

Marc is an active member and sits on committees of the Boys and Girls Club of Miami-Dade County, where he spent most of his childhood. He has a Bachelor of Business Administration from Florida International University.

As President and Co-Founder of Terra, David Martin’s

ambition has been to evolve the South Florida

landscape and enrich the lives of the people within it.

He has spent the past 15+ years recognizing

opportunities to invigorate Miami's spirit by creating

truly original and exceptional spaces in unexpected

places thus redefining the way people live, beyond the

norm. David's vision has led the company operations,

sales, and marketing as well as investment and

development projects.

David leads some of Miami’s most impactful real estate

developments, with an emphasis on neighborhoods like

Coconut Grove, Miami Beach, Doral and Weston. Examples are the Bjarke Ingels-designed

Grove at Grand Bay and the Rem Koolhaas/OMA-designed Park Grove, two new luxury

condos that are helping revitalize Coconut Grove. Glass, a 10-unit condo designed by Rene

Gonzalez, was recently completed in Miami Beach's SoFi district. Eighty Seven Park,

Terra’s newest project just up the coast in North Beach, will be a 70-unit beachfront condo

designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano. Terra is also developing the

Modern and Neovita communities in Doral, as well as Botaniko in Weston, a master-

planned community designed by Chad Oppenheim and Roney Mateu.

With a unique interest in education, the arts and health foundations, David is actively

involved in South Florida’s civic and business communities. He and his wife support several

organizations with philanthropic contributions, including Miami Children's Health

Foundation, Vizcaya Museums and Gardens, and the Wolfsonian FIU. He’s also an

advisory board member for the UM School of Architecture Real Estate Development +

Urbanism program and a member of the Latin Builders Association. David and his family

are also responsible for the donation of the Freedom Tower to Miami Dade College in 2008.

David is a graduate of the University of Florida with a master in business administration.

One of the founders and the Executive Director of American Da Tang Group, Dr. Shanjie Li, is a practitioner in continually pursuing breakthrough and innovation.

Tom Roth’s 27 years of experience spans the spectrum of commercial real estate. He has led the development and acquisition of over $2 billion in commercial assets in the U.S. and abroad. He has been an integral part of numerous underwriting initiatives targeting large office buildings and multi-asset portfolios across the United States.

As executive director for the Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA), Alyce M. Robertson directs the activities of the public organization and help drives its mission to make Downtown Miami the most livable urban center in the nation and strengthen its position as an international center for commerce, culture, and tourism. With more than 36 years of experience in local government, Ms. Robertson has been instrumental to the development and execution of projects countywide. The Miami DDA won awards in 2012 from the American Society for Public Administration, South Florida Chapter for Agency of the Year and in 2014 the Economic Development Award from Miami Association of Realtors.

Mr. Graziano has been involved in the real estate field in New Jersey in since 1992. Mr. Graziano has actively counseled and advised clients on the sale, leasing, valuation, management, and development of commercial real estate assets throughout New Jersey and the northeast U.S. Mr. Graziano has provided market study and consulting services to the Port Authority NY/NJ, NJ Highlands Council, City of Atlantic City, City of Jersey City, and other municipalities throughout New Jersey.

Mr. Graziano continues to serve on the Board of Directors for Integra Realty Resources. He formerly served in leadership positions with the Appraisal Institute (Metro NJ Chapter), Counselors of Real Estate (NJ Chapter and National), NJ Smart Growth Coalition, and as a subject matter expert (SME) to the Appraisal Foundation.

After 20 years of practice in New Jersey, Mr. Graziano was retained to serve as Senior Managing Director of IRR Miami/Palm Beach in mid-2012.

As a principal in Integra Realty Resources - Coastal NJ, Mr. Graziano continues to provide support and counsel to our senior staff, and litigation and expert witness services to select clients as needed.

Real Estate is Silvia Coltrane’s passion, and this is the reason why she has emerged as a leader in the highly competitive, influential real estate arena. With 38 years as the broker of Real Estate Transactions, Inc. (RETI) under her belt, Silvia Coltrane has made an indelible mark consulting, and successfully representing over 20 different developments for Miami-Dade’s most prominent developers. She has also been involved in the sale of some of Miami’s largest real estate waterfront development sites which includes 4 sites for Faena, 3 sites for the Chateau Group, 12 properties for Ocean Terrace Developers, and others. Her brokerage experience also includes the sales of several hotels in Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale. She also has an international presence with affiliate offices in various countries in South America, Europe and Asia. In 2019 she joined The Corcoran Group as a Broker Associate and plans to continue her real estate trajectory as well as her development activity.

Silvia Coltrane’s experience as a broker of so many successful ventures set the stage and prepared the path for Coltrane’s next real estate frontier and challenges -- The development of her own properties.

This polished professional has a half-dozen projects on her own résumé. Her first development was Parc Plaza, a 15-story condo conversion on Washington and 17th in Miami Beach. She also became involved with the development of Capobella on Collins and the 50’s. She purchased and entitled Prive on Collins and 69th in Miami Beach and sold it. It was ultimately developed as L’Atelier; She developed Azure, a luxury Condominium in Surfside, and also developed a 175-room Marriot Residence Inn in Surfside.

Coltrane's current development involvement is the anticipated mixed-use condominium development in North Beach, planned for the corner of Collins and 72nd Street. It will be the first brand new development of its kind in Miami Beach administered by a well-known lifestyle operator. It will have 20,000 SF of ground-floor retail, 228 residential condominiums, some of which will be micro-units that will be available for short-term rentals.

Coltrane’s vision and energy, her vast real estate experience, her ability to anticipate market needs and to identify patterns of growth in key areas, place her among South Florida’s most influential female developers.

She is totally involved with every venture that she undertakes and credits the carefully selected professional team that she assembles for the success of her developments. She says that she is like an orchestra conductor who directs those that play the instruments in order to make beautiful music; She says that her music comes from the creativity and participation of her professional team, and the team’s interaction with City decision makers, and the community.

She strongly believes that every development has to have an element of beauty and distinction in its design. This is the legacy that she wants to leave behind: Developments that will grace the community that they will serve.

Silvia Coltrane was born in Camaguey, Cuba and came to the USA in 1961. She is a graduate of the University of Miami with a degree in Education and a Master in Latin American Studies.

Jason Shapiro, a Managing Director of Aztec Group, Inc. and principal of Mayan Capital LLC and Mayan Properties LLC (both affiliates of Aztec), brings over 15 years of experience in commercial real estate investment banking, and leads all capital markets activities for the firm. Shapiro’s primary focus is arranging all forms of debt including permanent, bridge, construction, mezzanine and participating loans, as well as equity and joint venture placements for the firm’s own account and on behalf of the firm’s extensive client base. Shapiro has been involved in and closed transactions spanning all commercial and residential real estate asset types totaling over $2 billion, and encompassing in excess of 50 million square feet.

Prior to joining Aztec, Shapiro spent seven years as Vice President of Thomas D. Wood & Company’s Coral Gables, Florida office. Shapiro was responsible for the origination and placement of long-term, income property loans on behalf of domestic life insurance companies. During his tenure at Thomas D. Wood & Company, Shapiro closed over 100 commercial real estate financing transactions.

Shapiro graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Miami in 1992 and earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Miami in 1994. Both degrees were earned with a specialty in Finance.

Co-Founder, and Principal of FM Capital, since FM Capital’s inception in 2007. Currently, responsible for portfolio decision making; overseeing the sourcing acquisition, management of portfolio assets; and managing FM Capital’s commercial loan origination division. FM Capital manages over $1 billion in assets. We have handled the acquisition of more than $1 billion in assets, and have originated well over $3 billion dollars in commercial loans. Began my real estate career as a Property Manager at Crescent Heights of America in 2000. Licensed mortgage loan originator in Florida and New York.

David Duckworth is an award winning commercial real estate advisor with over 15 years of experience selling investment properties throughout South Florida. He has built an impressive client list and a vast database of investors which allows him to achieve the best possible results for his clients. He has a proven track record of success; he executes innovative marketing strategies for each property,

maximizing final price and terms for his sellers, and ensuring competitive and timely transactions. Mr. Duckworth has provided his clients with the highest level of service in the sale of over $500 million worth of commercial property since 2001. He has experience selling office, industrial, retail and development opportunities.

Scott Primeau is a Senior Vice President and Office Manager for the South Florida Commercial Real Estate office of Wells Fargo. Scott has worked for Wells Fargo for 9 years and previously was a commercial real estate appraiser for 7 years with Walter Duke & Partners. Scott’s team originates and manages construction, value-add and permanent loans for South Florida-based clients and has financed all types of commercial real estate including multifamily, office, retail, industrial and condominiums. Wells Fargo is the largest real estate lender in the country and CRE teams located throughout the United States, as well as the UK and Canada. Scott received a Bachelor’s in Business Administration and Master’s in Real Estate from the University of Florida.

Christian Lee is one of the nation’s leaders in putting together large, complex real estate deals. He and his partners run a nine-person team that advises many of the largest U.S. real estate investors on the planning and execution of their investment, disposition and capitalization strategies. During the course of his 20-year career, Mr. Lee and his team have closed more than $14.47 billion in transactions, including several landmark office and sizeable industrial properties in Florida. Mr. Lee joined CBRE in August 2002 as a Senior Vice President and Associate Member of the Institutional Group and was promoted to Vice Chairman in 2007. He previously held real estate investment banking positions with Aztec Group, Inc., Grubb & Ellis Company and Trammell Crow Company.

Rivergate Companies is a vertically integrated real estate investment & development firm with the goal of delivering outsized returns in varying product types, geographies and market cycles to our stakeholders.

The firm is presently engaged in several strategic ventures including: urban in-fill self-storage development, multifamily development & investment, multifamily property management and upscale automotive storage. Rivergate invests its own capital alongside the firm's relationships with high net worth, foreign, family office and institutional investors.

Rivergate embraces technology with active participation in the commercial real estate technology sector with Emerge Americas and CRE Tech.

Jay Massirman serves as founder and managing principal of Rivergate Companies. Jay has over 30 years' real estate experience and has participated in over a billion in principal transactions. He was formerly a Vice Chairman with CBRE global real estate, where he participated in over 10 billion in advisory transactions over a stellar 20 year career.

Alicia Cervera Lamadrid, often hailed as one of Miami's most influential power players, stands as an indomitable force in the vibrant South Florida real estate industry. Her unwavering commitment to excellence with integrity, profound expertise, diverse roles, innate business acumen, and genuine people-first approach has cemented her position among the industry's elite. Cervera Lamadrid transcends borders, making her a sought-after figure in the media and esteemed panels, locally, nationally, and abroad. Throughout her renowned career, Alicia Cervera Lamadrid has exhibited an exceptional ability to navigate the highs and lows of the economy while maintaining the company's profitability.

Alicia embarked on her remarkable journey into real estate in the early 1980s, partnering with her visionary mother, Alicia Cervera Sr., founder of Cervera Real Estate, and her sister, Veronica Cervera Goeseke. From the outset, Alicia applied her leadership style characterized by hands-on guidance, supporting developer clients while nurturing associates. The company immediately felt the impact of her exceptional leadership skills and innate understanding of the industry's intricacies as she led the sales team through the swift and profitable sellout of Brickell Key 2.

Alicia continued her journey with Cervera Real Estate and became renowned for her trailblazing role in real estate development sales, collaborating with developers on iconic projects. While maintaining her influence with Cervera Real Estate, in 2000, Jorge Perez of Related Group invited her to partner in forming Related Cervera Realty Services (RCRS). Over a decade, under Alicia's leadership as President, RCRS orchestrated the sale of over 14,600 units, representing $6.8 billion in transactions.

Her resilience and unwavering resolve were particularly evident during the 2008 recession when she successfully sold the remaining standing inventory represented by RCRS.In 2011, Alicia returned full-time as principal to Cervera Real Estate, and she assumed the role of Managing Partner at Cervera Real Estate and orchestrated a monumental expansion that doubled the company's size. The Cervera name has graced over 125+ luxury high-rise condominiums throughout South Florida, facilitating over $20 billion in sales.

Alicia Cervera Lamadrid oversees $4.5 Billion in real estate sales, encompassing pre-construction and general real estate. She is at the forefront of iconic luxury new development projects such as Aston Martin Residences Miami; The Residences at 1428 Brickell; DOMUS Brickell Park and Brickell Center; LOFTY Brickell; Viceroy Residences Aventura; Origin Residences by Artefacto; Cassia, The Residences Coral Gables; The Avenue Coral Gables; The Ryder Residences; 14 Roc; 72 Park Miami Beach; and Palma. True to her mentor and mother's legacy of ownership involvement, Aicia is hands-on throughout the sales cycle of all the projects she manages.

Carlos Rosso is the Founder of Rosso Development, a fully integrated development firm focused on high-end boutique development opportunities. Rosso is set to oversee multiple upcoming awe-inspiring projects in key markets in South Florida and Latin America—with the first ever The Standard Residences in Midtown Miami as his debut project. Rosso founded Rosso Development in 2020 after nearly 20 years with The Related Group, where he was a driving force behind the company’s condominium operations. As the president of the condominium and international development divisions, he oversaw all facets of condominium development domestically and internationally.

Over the course of his career, Rosso developed well over 16,000 units, and in the process, mastered diverse development disciplines including construction, project financing, land acquisition and sales and marketing. Under his leadership, Related successfully delivered iconic projects including the 1,600 unit Paraiso District in Miami; Residences by ARMANI/CASA designed by César Pelli; Hyde Beach House; Park Grove by OMA/Rem Koolhaas; Auberge Beach Residences and Spa in Fort Lauderdale; SLS Cancun & Residences in Mexico; and V:HOUSE in Brazil.

Prior to his time at Related, Rosso held a number of positions across global development firms, having served as Vice President of Real Estate Development for Investment Properties Ltd. in Boston; and ten years as Project Director for Besix International, overseeing the development and construction of over ten million square feet of multi-family, hotel and office buildings in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Rosso graduated summa cum laude from the Universidad de Buenos Aires with a master’s degree in Architecture. He also earned a master’s degree in Real Estate Development and Finance, with the highest honors, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). www.rossodev.com

Alex Zylberglait is a Senior Managing Director Investments in the Miami office of Marcus & Millichap. In the past fifteen years, Mr. Zylberglait has been involved in more than $2 billion in real estate transactions and has been recognized as the top agent in the Miami office since its inception with more than $550 million in transactions since 2004. As a seasoned senior investment specialist, Zylberglait has represented owners and investors in numerous local and national transactions, including the Region’s Bank Building in Coral Gables and the United Teachers of Dade Building in Miami Florida. As a member of Marcus & Millichap’s National Office and Industrial Properties Group, Zylberglait has ranks as a top agent nationally and ranked as the top agent nationwide in 2009 and 2014. He has also transacted the most number of office building sales in Miami -Dade County over the last ten years as reported by The Costar Group. In addition to publishing several articles on real estate and investment strategies, Zylberglait has also participated in numerous panels, seminars and real estate roundtables in the region. He is also sought after by media outlets and has been featured on CNN, the Wall Street Journal and The Miami Herald among others.

Backed by a network of more than 1,800 investment professionals nationwide, Zylberglait and his team of commercial real estate specialists provide detailed market analysis, underwriting and investment services for an array of clients around the country and abroad.

Zylberglait has earned the designation of Certified Commercial Investment Member and earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and a master’s degree from the University of Illinois with a concentration in finance and real estate. He is a licensed real estate broker in the State of Florida and is the top investments sales broker in Miami-Dade County in the last 10 years as reported by The CoStar Group. In addition, Zylberglait was presented with the 2012 Top 50 Entrepreneur Award by Business Leader magazine for South Florida. In 2007, Alex received the Building our Community Awards in Real Estate from the March of Dimes. He was also a an Up and Comer in Real Estate as well as a Heavy Hitter in Real Estate as published in the South Florida Business Journal. He has recently been selected as one of the “40 under 40” by the South Florida Business Journal. Most recently, Alex was recognized in the Wall Street Journal as a top agent nationwide in Marcus & Millichap.

Zylberglait is very active in the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, where he organized Sunset over Miami, the largest event of its kind for the organization’s real estate division and has served as co-chair of the Network, the young adult division of the Federation. He is also actively involved with the American Jewish Committee and formerly chaired the Latin American Task Force for the Miami/Broward chapter. Zylberglait is also a member

of SIOR (Society of Industrial and Office Realtors) as well as the Association of Hispanic Leaders, an organization sponsored by the Government of Spain. Zylberglait serves on the board of Junior Achievement and supports Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, as well as several other charitable groups in the region.

Rodrigo Azpurua is President and CEO of Riviera Point Development Group based in Miramar. A real estate developer with special focus on suburban Class A office and hotel properties, Rodrigo has been responsible for the acquisition, design, governmental approvals and construction of over 1.2 million square feet of commercial properties throughout Florida. The properties were financed with various capital structures, including domestic and international equity investment, bank loans and private funds. Over the last decade, Riviera Point has become a leader in raising international funds through different programs and it has injected more than $60 million in foreign capital in communities across Florida since 2012.

Rodrigo, a lawyer by trade in Venezuela, founded Riviera Point in 2008. He is considered a pioneer using the EB-5 Visa Program to fund construction of office buildings and hotels. He is the author of the book “Real Estate Development and EB-5 Visas” published by Amazon and available in Apple’s iBook store, and is also a regular speaker and consultant on the subject. He has spoken to a wide range of audiences at locations including Caracas, Buenos Aires, Quito, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and many others. Rodrigo is often interviewed by media outlets such as CNN, Fox News, TN24, South Florida Bisnow, the Miami Herald, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Forbes, AmericaEconomia, Nuevo Herald and many others.