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Speakers and Panels
The New Retail Landscape
Experience, Lifestyle & the Reinvention of Commercial Space
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Chuck Whittall
President
Unicorp National Investments
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Craig Ustler
President
Ustler Development
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Amy McCook
Principal
JETT Retail Development
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Steve Stecker
Senior Vice President of Project Development
Ryan Companies
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Salim Valiani
Managing Director
Marcus & Millichap
Capital Markets, Economic Update & the State of Construction Financing
Where money is moving, where it's stalling, and what it costs to build in Orlando today
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Chip Wooten
SVP, Debt Capital Markets & Asset Sales
Hillpointe
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Mark Stroud
President
Osprey Capital
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Connor Lewis
EVP, Healthcare Development
Onicx Group
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Melissa Quinn
Senior Managing Director, Central FL Capital Markets
JLL
Orlando's Growth Corridors: Challenges & Opportunities in the Region's Emerging Submarkets
Where the next wave of development is happening and what's standing in the way
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Jorge Fuentes
EVP
Valor Capital
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Craig Collin
President/COO
Tavistock Development Company
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Eran Landry
Managing Director, Multifamily
Ram Realty Advisors
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Emma Maury
Sr. Development Manager
Atrium Development Group
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Tara Tedrow
Co-Owner
On behalf of Skorman Development
Why Attend Bisnow's Orlando State of the Market
The Bisnow Orlando State of the Market event returns as Central Florida's premier forum for commercial real estate professionals to examine the forces shaping the region's development landscape. Against a backdrop of persistent capital market uncertainty and a post-"survive until '25" reckoning, this year's program takes a clear-eyed look at where debt, equity, and opportunity stand and what it means for projects across the metro. Three focused panel discussions will anchor the event, bringing together active developers, investors and owners to dissect the themes that matter most right now: the stubborn gap between available debt and viable equity, the reinvention of retail as a lifestyle and experience category, and the continued pressures reshaping construction costs across the market. Orlando's growth story is still unfolding, and this event is designed to move beyond the headlines and into the deal-level realities that commercial real estate professionals are navigating daily. Whether you're tracking capital flows, watching new retail formats take hold, or managing a construction pipeline through geopolitical headwinds, the Orlando State of the Market delivers the candid, practitioner-driven insight that the industry relies on to make better decisions.
Key Takeaways:
Why capital availability is still the market's defining constraint
How the "survive until '25" mindset has given way to a new, less optimistic normal
Why low loan-to-cost ratios are creating equity gaps that are stalling otherwise viable projects
Where institutional equity investors like Osprey Capital are still finding and closing deals
What the retail renaissance actually looks like on the ground
How experience, food & beverage, and lifestyle concepts have replaced traditional stores as the dominant demand drivers
Why triple-net rents have reached $45–$50/sf in submarkets that once seemed soft
How pickleball, family entertainment, and pet-focused uses are filling large-format vacancies across the metro
What builders and developers are actually seeing on construction costs
Why pricing has stabilized but shows no sign of declining — and what that means for underwriting new starts
How tariffs, geopolitical risk, and energy prices are flowing through project budgets right now
For questions regarding content and speaking, please email our Event Producer, Elizabeth Herrgott, at elizabeth.herrgott@bisnow.com. Want to get involved? Contact Jordan.Hinsch@bisnow.com to get information on sponsorship, pricing and availability at this event. To request disability-related accommodations, please contact ariel.fromm@bisnow.com no later than seven business days prior to the event.
Venue
Westgate Resort
7025 Westgate Lakes Blvd
Orlando, FL 32819
Ballroom: Fontainebleau
Floor: 7
Complimentary hotel parking lot. Please park in the garage and take the elevator right up to the 7th floor.
Agenda
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12:00 PM
1:00 PM
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Registration, Breakfast & Networking
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1:00 PM
1:45 PM
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Capital Markets, Economic Update & the State of Construction Financing
Central Florida's economic fundamentals remain strong, but the financing environment has fundamentally shifted. This panel brings together lenders, investors, and capital markets advisors to unpack the current state of debt and equity, how construction financing has evolved in a higher-cost environment, which asset classes are still penciling, and where institutional capital is selectively re-entering the market. From underwriting discipline to deal structure, this is a frank conversation about what it actually takes to capitalize a project in Orlando right now. |
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1:45 PM
2:00 PM
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Networking Break
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2:00 PM
2:45 PM
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The New Retail Landscape
Today's retail market is posting some of its tightest vacancy numbers in years, driven not by traditional stores but by restaurants, fitness, entertainment, and pet-friendly lifestyle concepts. From pickleball courts in big-box shells to food-and-beverage anchored mixed-use, Central Florida's retail sector is being reimagined in real time and the rents reflect it. This panel examines what's working, who's driving demand, and what formats are coming next. |
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2:50 PM
3:35 PM
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Orlando's Growth Corridors: Challenges & Opportunities in the Region's Emerging Submarkets
Orlando's growth story is not unfolding evenly. From Lake Nona's expanding medical and innovation ecosystem to Horizon West's residential surge, from SoDo's urban reinvestment to the I-4 corridor's ongoing transformation, different submarkets are at very different stages of maturity. This panel brings together developers and market leaders who are actively building in these corridors to discuss what's unlocking opportunity, where infrastructure and entitlements remain friction points, and which neighborhoods are gaining the institutional credibility needed to attract long-term capital. The conversation will be candid about both the momentum and the gaps because understanding both is what separates smart bets from wishful thinking. |
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3:35 PM
4:00 PM
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Post-Event Networking
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