Tayyib Smith is Principle of Meta Global, parent company to Little Giant Creative. He is

dedicated to cultural competency and the ability to engage multicultural audiences. He

co-founded Pipeline Philly to serve as an inviting and dynamic co-working space filled with

professionals from various backgrounds and industries, creating one of the most diverse

workspaces in the city. He is also a partner S&R Holdings, a real estate company that engages and invites diverse

stakeholders of neighborhoods to become part of a growing, multicultural and

multi-socioeconomic tapestry, as well as a founding partner at The Collective.

Tayyib has long been a successful conduit of professional and cultural ecosystems. He is a fellow of the The

Guild of Future Architects and sits on the boards of the Kensington Corridor Trust, Prizm Art Fair

in Miami, Memphis Slim House, BlackStar Film Festival, The Colored Girls Museum, and AllTogether Now PA.

Shai Fogel has been with Mindspace since 2016. He successfully launched MIndspace’s Warsaw location (as the first high-end co-working space in the country), followed by the launch of Mindspace’s U.S. locations in SF, D.C. and Philadelphia. Since January 2021, Shai has been acting as the General Manager in the US for Mindspace.

Formerly, Shai established the Israeli branch of Gaingels syndicate in Tel Aviv.

He was the Head of Business Development at Spartacs, establishing the business infrastructure of the company with 150 clients. Shai worked as a Business Development and Publisher Account Manager at IronSource. He was also Founder & CEO of TheFixer, an on-demand personal assistance service, where he established and managed an operation of more than 500 clients.

Shai received his B.A. in Social Sciences from Tel Aviv University.

As Co-Managing Director of Gensler’s Philadelphia office, Michael brings more than 20 years of experience in corporate workplace, educational, pharmaceutical, and financial services projects. Across a range of industries, Michael works closely with clients while leading the development of project execution plans and overseeing project teams, with a focus on Philadelphia and the surrounding region. His strong background in project execution, management, and quality assurance allows him to efficiently guide diverse and technically challenging projects through successful completion. Michael is also Co-Founder and Executive Director of clothes-pin.org, a Center City Philadelphia non-profit organization that leverages nationwide sporting events to collect and distribute clothing and sneakers to shelters. Michael holds a B.A. in Art History from the University of Rochester and a Master of Architecture from the University of California at Los Angeles.

Craig has over fifteen years of experience in transformational "creative class" place-making and neighborhood revitalization. Craig spearheads the leadership, operations, management and development of mixed use / commercial real estate assets and ignites the creation of innovative communities with a focus on the entrepreneur, meticulously curating local and independently owned businesses. His expertise is in differentiating assets and neighborhoods through innovative marketing, targeted leasing efforts, hands on management and specialized development of his properties. Craig focuses at Arts & Crafts Holdings in leading its long-term strategic vision, community development and leasing and operational initiatives.

Craig was the driving force behind the successful development of Midtown Village in Center City Philadelphia, which originally comprised of 24 properties and just over 400,000 square feet of commercial, residential and mixed-use space. Upon taking title to the properties, Craig managed the master planning, architectural and design process, and rehabilitation and construction initiatives. Focusing on luring Philadelphia-based entrepreneurs, start-ups, unique boutiques and food and beverage operators to the properties, Craig led the transformation of a two block blighted area of Center City Philadelphia on and around South 13th Street, once a "red light district," into one of the most exciting and popular live/work destinations in Philadelphia.

Craig graduated from Brandeis University with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy in 1990 and received his Masters in Business Administration from Baruch College in 1998. Craig lives with his family in Center City Philadelphia.

Kerri joined AREP as Senior Vice President of Leasing in 2019 and is responsible for

assets in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, DC.  In this capacity, Kerri directs

leasing strategy that drives growth and revenue objectives within these markets as well

as demonstrates the value AREP delivers across its portfolio and to its partners. Prior to

joining AREP, Kerri was at Cushman & Wakefield in Washington, D.C. for over 15 years

where she was responsible for over $1.6B in lease transactions totaling more than 4M

square feet while at the firm.

Recognized numerous times by peers and professional organizations for her

contributions and achievements, Kerri has earned a reputation for results amid even the

most challenging of market conditions. Kerri was named a Top Ten (#6) Commercial

Leasing Broker in Washington, D.C. in the Spring of 2016 and was also named the

Rising Star by the Greater Washington Commercial Association of Realtors (now

CREBA) in 2005. Kerri graduated from the University of Maryland in 2001 and holds a

Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science.

Douglas Rodio joined CBRE in 2021. Doug is an Executive Vice President with CBRE Capital Markets in Philadelphia and is a senior member of CBRE’s Institutional Properties Group. He specializes in large single asset and portfolio transactions in the Philadelphia area.

Doug has consistently been a top producer over his 15+ years of experience in investment sales throughout the Philadelphian area where his clients have included REITs, institutional and private equity owners, and corporate sellers. He has earned many industry awards throughout the years, including Philadelphia Business Journal’s “Broker of the Year” in 2015.

Prior to joining CBRE, Doug held senior positions at JLL and HFF and has been involved in more than 300 investment advisory, debt and equity financing assignments covering a wide range of office, retail, industrial and multifamily properties totaling more than $10 billion in volume and 30 million square feet.

Mr. Sweeney has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of Brandywine since the Company’s founding in 1994. Under his leadership, Brandywine has grown into one of the largest, publicly-traded, full-service, integrated real estate companies in the United States, with a core focus on urban, town center, and transit–oriented development in the Philadelphia, PA, Washington, D.C., and Austin, TX markets. Mr. Sweeney is also Chair of the Schuylkill River Development Corporate (SRDC), the Center City District Foundation (CCDF), the King of Prussia Rail Coalition Advisory Committee, and the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority. He is a member of the Real Estate Roundtable, NAIOP Research Foundation, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT), and the Urban Land Institute (ULI). Additionally, Mr. Sweeney is co-founder and co-CEO of Bonomo Turkish Taffy LLC.

Prior to 1994, Mr. Sweeney served as Vice President of LCOR, Incorporated, a real estate development firm, and Financial Vice President and General Partner of the Linpro Company (a predecessor of LCOR). He has previously served on the boards of several Philadelphia organizations.

Mr. Sweeney holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from West Chester University in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

Paul is the founding chief executive of the Center City District, serving in that capacity since January 1991. The CCD is a $22 million downtown management district, which provides security, cleaning, place marketing and planning services, as well as streetscape and park improvements for the central business district of Philadelphia.