Mr. Defortuna is President, CEO and Founder of Fortune International Group, a Miami-based full- service real estate firm recognized throughout South Florida, Latin America and Europe as a leader in high-end luxury real estate. He oversees all of the company’s activities across all of its business units. Mr. Defortuna is involved with the strategic decision making of the group, as well as the day-to-day operations of each of its divisions.

He started the business in 1983, and quickly became a driving force in real estate. Through his company’s success and far reach into U.S., European and Latin American markets, Mr. Defortuna is widely recognized for having made a significant contribution to the internationalization of Miami and its reputation as a global business, trade and vacation hub. He currently serves as a member of the Mayor of Miami's International Council and also as Director of the Argentine-U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in Miami. Additionally, he is a member of several charitable organizations in Miami, such as Manos del Sur, Mt. Sinai Hospital and St. Stephen’s Episcopal School.

Mr. Defortuna holds a Bachelors Degree in Electrical and Chemical Engineering from the National University of Argentina and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Miami. Fully fluent English and Spanish, Mr. Defortuna is married to Ana Cristina and has five children.

Congressman Patrick Erin Murphy is currently an Executive Vice President of

Coastal Construction. He oversees Coastal’s diversification and growth as the

company continues its expansion throughout Florida. Additionally, he co-chairs

Coastal’s philanthropic arm, Coastal Cares. Patrick first started in the company as

a day laborer, then project engineer, estimating assistant and accounting manager.

After graduating from the University of Miami, Patrick worked at Deloitte where he

earned his CPA license that he maintains today.

Patrick served in U.S. Congress, representing Palm Beach and Treasure Coast in

the House of Representatives for four years (2013-2017) and was the nominee

for the U.S. Senate in 2016. After leaving office in 2017, he was named chair

of the Future Forum Foundation, a nonprofit organization that researches key

issues impacting millennials, such as automation, artificial intelligence and the

sharing economy. Additionally, Patrick is conducting a bi-partisan nationwide

tour of college campuses titled: “Why Gridlock Rules Washington and How We

Can Solve the Crisis” that has visited 40 campuses nationwide. Inspired by these

townhalls, Patrick has co-authored a textbook discussing today’s polarization

titled: “A Divided Union.” Patrick served as Transition Chairman for Agriculture

Commissioner Nikki Fried.

During the Fall 2017 semester, Patrick was a visiting Fellow at the Georgetown

Institute of Politics and Public Service in Washington D.C. and is currently a Senior

Fellow at FIU. Patrick proudly serves as a board member of the Miami Bridge Youth

and Family Services, a homeless shelter for children.

In just over a decade, Josh Schuster has established himself as a leader of the ‘next

generation’ of New York real estate professionals. Having closed more than $1 billion in

development deals by the age of 34, Josh started his own development company in July

2016, Silverback Development, focusing on ground-up development and adaptive reuse

opportunities that enhance neighborhoods by pushing the boundaries of design.

In Silverback’s first year, Schuster and his team secured nearly $470 million in new

deals and control of a $2 billion asset pipeline nationwide, in addition to $400 million in

projects still underway through his previous firm, DHA Capital.

As former principal of DHA Capital, Josh sourced and led the development of many

noteworthy luxury residential developments in New York City, including 50 Clinton

Street, 535 West 43 rd  Street, 75 Kenmare and 12 East 13 th  Street. Prior to his time at

DHA, Josh served as director of development at JMH Development, where he was

responsible for the trailblazing luxury renovation of 184 Kent Avenue, one of the first

and most successful multifamily conversions in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

In addition to his professional accomplishments, Josh is the founder and chairman Bicol

Clinic Foundation, a non-profit organization that builds clinics that provide free medical

care in developing countries. To date, the organization has raised more than $3 million,

and has built four clinics on three continents.

A graduate of Tulane University, Josh is the youngest board member of the Baruch

College - Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, and also a co-chair of Urban Land

Institute's NYC Multifamily Housing Council. He is also a member of the American Real

Estate and Urban Economics Association, and the New York Private Equity Network.

Ryan Shear manages the development of a growing real estate portfolio with over $10B in assets, including all acquisitions, financing, construction, design, marketing, sales and operations. Ryan primarily focuses on new construction condo and multifamily high rises in urban cores, including Miami, New York, Orlando, Denver, Atlanta and more. Recent condo projects he’s spearheaded include Echo Aventura, Echo Brickell, Muse Sunny Isles, Sage Longboat Key Residences, E11EVEN Hotel & Residences and the Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Residences Miami. Recent multifamily projects include X Miami, Society Las Olas, Society Biscayne, Society Orlando and Society Wynwood. Ryan graduated with a BA in Business Administration from the Goizueta School of Business at Emory University in Atlanta.

Alessandro Colantonio brings nearly 20 years of experience in commercial real estate

investment, specializing in the hospitality industry, and 15 years with Gencom, having

developed a successful track record in and keen understanding of complex transaction

structuring, corporate acquisitions and direct real estate investments. Over this time, Mr.

Colantonio has also gained extensive experience in debt capital markets and joint-

venture executions with both institutional and private/HNW capital sources.

As Chief Investment Officer, Mr. Colantonio is responsible for overseeing and

implementing the firm’s investment strategy from underwriting through to execution and

focuses on all partnership, acquisition and disposition related functions for Gencom. Mr.

Colantonio leads, manages and develops Gencom’s investment and underwriting team,

and works closely with Gencom’s Capital Markets, Asset Management, Finance and

Legal teams. Mr. Colantonio’s primary functions include identifying, sourcing and

underwriting new acquisition opportunities, corporate policy and risk management,

diversification strategies, transaction, debt and equity joint venture structuring, investor

relations and leading negotiations with brands, equity partners, debt providers and

related 3rd parties.

Mr. Colantonio is a seasoned real estate professional with experience spanning a

number of North American, South American, Caribbean and European markets, along

with exposure across many of the industry’s chain scales and leading hotel brands. In

his time with Gencom, Mr. Colantonio has been directly or indirectly involved in over

$2.0 B of transaction volume including acquisition, disposition, recapitalization, financing

and strategic platform investment strategies. Prior to joining Gencom, Mr. Colantonio

was a lead underwriter for GMACCH Real Estate / Capmark Financial Group, focused

on commercial lending strategies across the U.S. and Canada, specializing in

hospitality.

At Gencom, Mr. Colantonio also plays an integral role in Gencom’s Executive

Committee, Investment Committee, key operating platform oversight committees and is

responsible for coordinating and presenting all investment and new business

opportunities for approval by the firm’s Principal and key investors.

Originally from Boston, Alessandro moved to Miami in 2001 and holds a Bachelor of

Business Administration, concentration in Finance, from the University of Miami. He

currently resides in Coral Gables with his wife and daughter.

Igor Reyes graduated from Florida A&M University where he received his Bachelors in Architecture in 1993, and originally joined Nichols Architects in 1999 as a project manager. Working at the firm, Igor has been involved with many of the award winning designs such as 1450 Brickell, International Finance Bank, as well as other innovative designs such as VUE, Marriott at Miami World Center, and Met 2 at Metropolitan Miami. As a principal, he has concentrated on the further development of the design culture and the marketing of the Nichols Architects legacy. Representative clients of the firm include hospitality and development giants such as Marriott, Westin, Hyatt, Ritz-Carlton, Mandarin Oriental, Waldorf Astoria, Starwood, St. Regis, “W” Rosewood, Fairmont, Regent, Loews, Nikko, and Hilton.

Appointed by Siemens as Head of Commercial Markets in the U.S., David oversees Siemens’ business in the real estate industry. In this role, David is responsible for developing a road map for the business, driving customer engagement and deal development, executing the solutions and maintaining a hand on the pulse of the market.

Prior to leading the Commercial Market, David served as Chief City Executive for the Northeast. As the lead City executive, David built the regional Siemens teams, established relationships with key city and regional decision makers, and drove Siemens’ solutions into the respective markets. Before becoming involved with Cities business, David was a Director of Business Development with Siemens One, a division of Siemens Corporation. This organization within Siemens is focused on bringing the breadth of Siemens to projects thereby providing a single, integrated, solution. David’s leadership has produced more than $1.5B in incremental sales during his ten-year tenure.

David began his Siemens career as Product Specialist for Siemens Medical Systems where he became involved in the FDA pre-market approval (PMA) program for the MRI systems. Following success in receiving Siemens first FDA approval for MRI, David took an assignment to lead a new program for the analysis of blood for the detection of cancer where he was responsible for product development, marketing and sales planning through regulatory release. Success of this program led to the spinoff of the technology to a start-up company. At this time, David became involved in the beginnings of the medical image networking systems (PACS) business where he was responsible for developing the U.S. Market. Successful launch of this program led David into his final role before leaving Siemens to start his own business. As director of Siemens Healthcare, David developed the cross company offering to build the first Siemens integrated hospital. David left Siemens for two years to launch a new company, Hipression, LLC. The company was focused on developing and marketing medical image data compression technology. The first generation of product was able to far exceed existing commercially available products.

David previously served on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors for the Regional Plan Association and is a member of the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from Washington University, St. Louis and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of California.

A designer with over 20 years of experience, John believes architecture is

as much about building relationships as building buildings. He applies this

philosophy collaborating closely with clients on mixed-use, residential, and

cultural projects of varied scales around the world.

John believes that every project begins with a unique question relevant to its

physical, social, and cultural space and that his role is not only to provide a

solution, but to help define the question itself. Working globally, John has

addressed a broad range of questions, from challenging urban planning

paradigms, to designing a building with a fully transparent core, to

developing built-in furniture from bent plywood. His work in Miami leverages

the local architectural language to prioritize use, comfort, and wellbeing. In

Shenzhen, the TP Link Headquarters rends the form of the typical office

tower in half, organizing flexible workspace around a full-height, 30-floor

atrium.

Another common theme in John’s work is the integration of nature, whether

for One Shenzhen Bay, a 4 million square foot mixed-use neighborhood that

is organized around lush central courtyards, or the massing of 10 South Van

Ness, a residential building in San Francisco defined by amenity sky

gardens, or TP Link LXD, an innovative low-scale office building with a

linear park embedded in its structure.

At KPF, John mentors junior staff, and is involved in the firm’s community

groups. John was the recipient of the Lucile Lowenfish Design Award from

Columbia University, where he received his Master of Architecture degree.

He is a registered architect in the United States (New York State).--

Alexandra, never content with an off-the-shelf approach, is known to seek out creative solutions to meet her clients' objectives.

Alexandra focuses her practice on all aspects of commercial real estate transactions, including complex commercial financing on behalf of borrowers and lenders, acquisitions, dispositions, and leasing. She has significant experience in the REIT and hospitality industries and is active with the servicing, workout, and documentation of loans on a nationwide basis. Alexandra's practice also includes structuring transactions for optimum documentary stamp and intangible tax treatment.

Rey Melendi joined 13th Floor in 2012, and oversees the development, construction, and operational asset management of the Sponsor’s investments. Prior to 13th Floor, Mr. Melendi was the Director of REO at Rialto Capital Management LLC. At Rialto Capital Management LLC, he managed over $300 million in commercial and residential REO properties in the Pacific Northwest, Midwest and Eastern Seaboard.

Prior to joining Rialto, Mr. Melendi held several senior roles within Lennar Corporation. Most recently, he was Senior Vice President at Lennar Ventures, focusing on strategic partnerships in the Renewable Energy Industry, as well as managing Lennar’s Government Affairs initiatives at the Federal and State level. As a member of the Lennar family for over 17 years, he held the titles of President (of the South East Florida Land Division), Real Estate and Sales Agent, Superintendent, Construction Area Manager, Director of Construction, VP of Construction, and Division President.

Mr. Melendi’s areas of expertise include construction, development, underwriting, and acquisition of land, and day-to-day management of large groups of personnel. He has in depth knowledge of land entitlement, permitting processes, and DRIs.

Mr. Melendi was President of the Builders Association of South Florida and is a member of its Board of Directors. He is also involved with the United Way Young Leaders. In 2005, he was awarded the prestigious Latin Builders Association “Land Developer of the Year” Award. He holds an associate degree in Criminal Justice and has a General Contractor’s License.

Inigo Ardid oversees the day-to-day operations of development projects as well as the acquisition of new properties for Key International. He is a seasoned real estate developer who has been involved in over $4 Billion worth of real estate transactions and has built over 10 Million square feet of real estate. His projects include buying and developing hotels, rental and for sale residential properties, purchasing distressed asset notes, office buildings, and retail properties. Inigo has developed over 2,000 hotel keys and over 2,600 residential units.

Key International is headquartered in Miami and has been developing and acquiring properties in the United States since the 1970’s. A few of Key International’s landmark developments include the Eden Roc Miami Beach, the Marriott Stanton South Beach, and several luxury condominium towers including The Harbour, 1010 Brickell, 400 Sunny Isles, Eden House, and Mint & Ivy.

Brad Meltzer is a Partner and President of Two Roads Development. In this role, he oversees real estate development activities from design through construction and supports the team in identifying new opportunities. Meltzer has facilitated the growth of numerous regional business units scaling some from start up to more than 250 employees. Specializing in delivering high-end projects, Meltzer has led award-winning projects from inception to completion across various asset classes, including condominium, multifamily, hospitality, office, and retail. A sampling of such projects includes Biscayne Beach, The One Thousand Museum Tower, the 4 Tower Paraiso Complex, the Ritz Carlton Residences Miami Beach, The Marquis, Millicento, W Hotel South Beach, One Hotel and Homes, Icon Bay, Carillon Miami Beach (aka Canyon Ranch), Town Center One at Dadeland, Aventura Mall Expansion, Westshore Marina Pointe, Mandarin Oriental Miami. Meltzer led the construction of 15 buildings in excess of 35 stories and 2 in excess of 60 stories. He holds a Masters's in Architecture from Tulane University and has more than 30 years of construction experience, having headed a top national construction firm as its CEO. Meltzer also sits on the Advisory Board of the University of Miami MRED+U and Construction Management programs, Tulane University School of Architecture Advisory Board, Gulliver Prep Board of Trustees, and Voices for Children Board of Directors.

Bruce Gago heads FCP’s South Florida office as Senior Vice President– Acquisitions, where he sources multifamily investments and works closely with the company’s commercial and structured investment teams on transactions in those sectors.

Branko Kuzmanovic is head of the Acquisitions department at Empira Group, a fully integrated, institutional real estate investment firm focused on high-end multifamily development opportunities. Empira Group currently has mid-rise and high-rise development projects in Dallas and Miami. Earlier in his career, Branko held the position of Direction of Acquisitions at Next Realty where he spearheaded sourcing and underwriting of new acquisition opportunities. Branko holds a degree in Finance from the Purdue University as well as an MBA with a concentration in Finance from the Illinois State University.

Danielle Gonzalez concentrates on commercial real estate law. She represents national and local clients in

connection with the acquisition, financing, leasing and disposition of retail centers, office buildings,

industrial parks, multi-family residential properties, self-storage centers, parking facilities, and raw-land

developments throughout the United States. Danielle possesses vast experience advising on commercial

leasing, and represents both landlords and tenants on leases covering all real estate asset classes. She

represents sellers and purchasers with the acquisition and disposition of numerous types of real property.

She counsels borrowers in connection with secured financings, including acquisition loans, refinances and

defeasances. Danielle also has experience counseling retail clients on the development of shopping center

pads for brand-specific uses, including the negotiation of ground leases, CC&Rs, easements and design

guidelines. She also has experience with acquiring, developing and financing self-storage centers. Finally,

she counsels owners and managers in the negotiation of property management, as well as parking facility,

agreements.

As the Vice President of Stiles Marketing, Adrienne Zalkind is an

accomplished leader responsible for guiding a team of experts in

real estate marketing, branding, business development, and public

relations.

With an extensive background spanning over 23 years, Ms. Zalkind

possesses a wealth of experience in crafting and executing strategic

marketing and investor relations programs for public and private firms

across a diverse array of industries, including real estate development,

banking, pharmaceutical, homebuilding, commercial fitness, and trade

organizations. Throughout her career, she has demonstrated her

versatility in both in-house global communications and agency-based

public relations.

Ms. Zalkind has established herself as a specialist in the realm of real

estate, dedicating much of her career to corporate public relations,

project branding and campaign management. She excels at building

brands, orchestrating compelling marketing campaigns, implementing

effective leasing strategies, and positioning properties for sale.

Under her guidance, her team has garnered a reputation for creating

award-winning branding, marketing, and public relations campaigns,

resulting in heightened exposure and market value for a diverse range

of commercial real estate projects, including mixed-use Class A office

buildings and retail shopping centers.

In prior roles, Ms. Zalkind implemented comprehensive investor

relations and communication programs for companies and agencies,

successfully raising awareness in business and consumer media as well

as within Wall Street circles. Among the noteworthy companies she

has served are BankAtlantic Bancorp (NYSE: BBX), Levitt Corporation

(NYSE: LEV), and Kos Pharmaceuticals. She provided specialized

client offerings, including full-scale branding and public relations

campaigns, repositioning strategies, business development initiatives,

and ghost-writing for esteemed publications like Forbes.

Ms. Zalkind’s professional journey began as both a freelance writer

for the Miami Herald and Sun Sentinel as well as her role of associate

producer for the investigative reporting unit at CBS-WFOR Miami.

During this time, she co-produced an Emmy-nominated investigative

documentary, showcasing her commitment to impactful storytelling.

Ms. Zalkind remains actively engaged in industry and community

affairs, currently serving on the Jack & Jill Center’s Marketing Board

with previous board roles at Business for the Arts Broward, The

Humane Society of Broward, and The American Heart Association.

Additionally, she is a member of NAIOP and sits on the association’s

Awards Committee. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Mass Journalism

and Communications from Florida International University, graduating

with honors (Cum Laude).

Tere Blanca is the Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blanca Commercial Real

Estate, Inc., the leading independently owned commercial real estate services firm in Florida.

She founded the firm in 2009 after identifying a need in the marketplace for a local advisory and

brokerage firm built on a culture of giving clients a highly personalized approach to service. With

Tere’s vision, progressive leadership and foundation of passion, care and commitment to

excellence, teams are purpose built and strategies are customized to fit each clients’ diverse

needs allowing the firm to achieve successful outcomes and setting new market standards.

Blanca Commercial Real Estate now has a dynamic team of more than 45 top professionals that

embrace a culture of collaboration and caring for each other, the firm’s clients and the

community. It is recognized as one of the top commercial real estate brokerage services

companies in Florida, ranked by the South Florida Business Journal as one of the top ten firms

in South Florida, maintaining more than 32% market share of all office lease transactions

executed in Class A and B office space in Miami; the firm’s home base. Expanding across

South Florida, the firm now has 3 offices across the region and has grown its services to include

property management, tenant engagement services and development consulting.

Throughout her 35-year career, Tere has participated and led many significant lease

transactions and new development projects from land acquisition to the master planning,

design, construction, marketing, lease-up, and sale of office and mixed-use assets. Clients of

the firm include Nuveen Real Estate, Allianz, Hines, Agave Holdings, Lincoln Property

Company, Blackstone, TA Realty, Federal Realty, Shorenstein, Stiles, Related Group, AIMCO,

and the law firms of Akerman LLP, and White & Case, LLP; Greater Miami Chamber of

Commerce, Miami Herald Media Company; WeWork; Coastal Construction, Quirch Foods, Inc.;

Insigneo; Inktel, DASI, Neutralogistics, Mexican Consulate and the University of Miami, to name

a few.

Prior to launching Blanca Commercial Real Estate, Tere served for five years as Senior

Managing Director for Cushman & Wakefield of Florida, Inc., where she led the firm’s South

Florida region, achieving significant revenue growth and increased profitability. Tere also held

the position of senior vice president at Codina Realty Services, Inc. ONCOR International where

she was consistently among the top producers during her 14-year tenure.

Tere holds a Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in international marketing

and finance and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Miami and is fluent

in English and Spanish. She is the proud mother of two daughters and resides with her husband

in Coral Gables.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

● Chair of Urban Land Institute (ULI) for Southeast Florida and the Caribbean

● Member of the Board of Directors of BankUnited

● Member of the Board of Trustees of Miami Dade College

● Member of the University of Miami’s Herbert School of Business Real Estate

Advisory Council

● Executive Committee Member of Urban Land Institute (ULI)

● Past chair and current Member of the Board of Miami-Dade County’s official

economic development agency, The Beacon Council

● Member of the Board of Governors of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce

● Member of Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Gold

● Associate member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) Miami/Ft.

Lauderdale Chapter

● Member of Women Corporate Directors (WCD)

● Past member of the Board of Directors of The Miami Foundation

● Past chair of the Board of Directors of City Year Miami

AWARDS & RECOGNITION:

● “Top 100 Power Leaders”, South Florida Business Journal

● “Ultimate CEO”, South Florida Business Journal

● “Most Influential Business Women”, South Florida Business Journal

● “Power Leader of the Year”, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce

● “Office Broker of the Year”, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce

● “Women of Influence: Legends”, Real Estate Forum

● “Women of Influence”, Real Estate Forum

● “Top 25 Women in Real Estate”, Commercial Property Executive

● “Top Dealmakers of the Year”, Daily Business Review

● “Successful Hispanic Women of the Year”, Camacol

● “Philanthropist of the Year”, City Year Miami

● “Community Leader of the Year”, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Ofo Ezeugwu is the CEO and Founder of WYL and a 2022 Forbes 30 Under 30 lister for his work in social

impact. WYL is a VC and Google-backed platform that turns meaningful feedback from residents on

their living experiences into actionable insights that help home providers better understand and

engage their communities. He graduated from Temple University and was the VP of the student body

and the youngest alumni convocation speaker in the school's history. Ofo was recently named to

Forbes’ #Next1000 List, recognized as the Young Professional of the Year by the African American

Chamber of Commerce, and was named one of BET's #30Under30 as well as a Modern Man by Black

Enterprise. His work has been featured in TechCrunch, Newsweek, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Blavity,

The New York Post, and more.

A board of trustee member at D'Youville College, Ofo sits on the Board of Directors for several

non-profit organizations, as well. He's actively engaged in the community and often speaks to local

grade schools in the NYC area on leadership, college planning, entrepreneurship, and life skills. Ofo

has given lectures on tech, entrepreneurship, and leadership skills at prestigious institutions like The

White House during the Obama Administration, Harvard University, Princeton University, Columbia

University, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, among others.

He's a professional actor and model, as well, with lead roles in productions like The Letter, which

premiered at The Lincoln Center, has walked New York Fashion Week, and been featured numerous

times on the Today Show over the years. He’s worked with companies like Nike, ESPN, Facebook,

Starbucks and more.

Ofo lives by the mantra: "No steps backward; just forward progress."

Fueled by his innate creativity and armed with a diehard entrepreneurial spirit, Harvey Hernandez began his involvement in real estate development as a hands-on investor in the rapidly expanding South Florida market. With more than two decades in South Florida, he has observed first-hand the region’s tremendous capacity for change and progress. Holding firm to excellence from the forefront of the industry, Harvey continues to revitalize the high-end residential market by developing innovative projects that deliver the best in location, cutting- edge amenities, luxury finishes and forward-thinking design. Harvey entered the real estate industry following a successful foray scaling a technology startup that sold in year 2000. The sale provided the initial capital for the $260 million-dollar multifamily development firm, H&H Development Company -- a pivotal catalyst to Harvey’s career. These ventures paved the way for Harvey’s subsequent endeavors, giving him the necessary momentum to launch Newgard Development Group and NGD Homesharing LLC. In 2017, Harvey partnered with Airbnb to create Niido, the first and only residential brand designed to encourage and facilitate home sharing. The partnership includes multifamily developments that are tailor-made to optimize flexible living, with a suite of technology, services and amenities. The first Niido, powered by Airbnb, communities are open in Orlando and Nashville with more locations coming soon. Following Niido’s launch, in June of 2019, Harvey expanded his partnership with Airbnb to create yet another revolutionary new hospitality brand, Natiivo. Purposely designed, built and licensed for home sharing, Natiivo is the first brand to offer ownership with home sharing as an amenity. On the heels of the success of Natiivo Miami and Natiivo Austin, which both sold out before breaking ground, his latest brand LOFTY has debuted its first iteration in Brickell, Miami. Harvey’s other notable projects include Gale Boutique Hotel Fort Lauderdale, Gale Residences in Fort Lauderdale; One Flagler office building, Centro Condominium Miami and BrickellHouse.

Asi Cymbal is the Chairman of Cymbal DLT Companies.

Mr. Cymbal has over 30 years of experience in real estate development, construction,

finance, and law.

He is driven by his passion for great architecture and design, his focus on transforming

communities, and his commitment to creating great wealth for his investors.

He has been fortunate to work with the world’s best architects and designers (Philippe

Starck, Bjarke Ingels, Enrique Norten, Jo Palma, Arquitectonica) as a first mover in

neighborhoods at a critical time in their transition (the Financial District in Manhattan,

Tribeca, SOHO, the Miami Design District, Wynwood, Downtown Fort Lauderdale, Dania

Beach, Miami Gardens).

Mr. Cymbal is grateful to his investors and proud of the fact that he has rewarded them

with unmatched returns.

Mr. Cymbal raised his first fund in 2010.  That $3 million fund is now worth over $180

million.  He is focused on increasing that to $700 million by 2026.

After experimenting with retirement in 2014, he came back to create a second fund

during the 2020 Pandemic.  He turned that $16 million fund into $90 million in 20 months.

Mr. Cymbal is currently raising a $100 million evergreen fund to be deployed into the $2

billion Cymbal DLT pipeline.

Mr. Cymbal also has significant food and beverage experience. He has co-created and

owned over half a dozen of the hottest restaurants and clubs in Miami, including Sra.

Martinez (with celebrity chef and James Beard award-winner, Michelle Bernstein), Bardot,

and gigi.

Mr. Cymbal has been named by the South Florida Business Journal as a Heavy Hitter in

Construction and Real Estate Development, a Top 100 Power Leader, and as one of 2013’s

People to Watch. He has also appeared on the front page of the Wall Street Journal.

Mr. Cymbal is the Vice Chair and board member of Florida International University’s

College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts - Miami Beach Urban Studios. He is

also a board member of Wynwood Norte, the organization that is spearheading the

revitalization of north Wynwood. Mr. Cymbal was a past board member of Business for

the Arts of Broward.

Mr. Cymbal is a graduate of Vassar College and the UCLA School of Law. He is an

experienced real estate and business attorney licensed to practice law in New York, New

Jersey, and Washington D.C., and is a licensed general contractor in Florida.

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

Arturo is an accomplished architect, urban designer and educator with exemplary experience in design, architecture and institutional campus planning. Arturo brings an unmatched design vision and a collaborative team-based working spirit. He has over thirty-three years of experience merging design practice, master planning, and urban design solving complex sites and programs in Healthcare, Academic and Commercial mixed-use. Arturo has worked with private and public-sector entities, developers, institutions, community-based organizations, and city regulatory agencies leading teams on projects that involve a rigorous design process and with a variety of alternative delivery approaches including P3, Design Assist, Design-Build and IPD.

Andrew provides design leadership and expertise to our Stantec Miami office. Honed by over 20 years of experience and a wide variety of complex projects, clients, and teams - he always strives to deliver an experience which is uniquely crafted for the community which it will ultimately serve. His passion for Architecture is always evident as he guides our firm’s creative vision through collaboration, rigorous attention to detail, and willingness to dream. Firmly holding the belief that high design should be profitable, buildable, and beautiful - Andrew enjoys creating lasting professional relationships and is always searching for ways to add value, inspire our communities, and enjoy the satisfaction of a job well done.

Bernardo Fort-Brescia, FAIA, is a founding Principal of Arquitectonica. He studied architecture and urban

planning at Princeton University and received a Master of Architecture from Harvard University, where

he later taught. Today Arquitectonica has designed buildings in 58 countries from offices around the

world.

Mr. Fort-Brescia’s designs have won hundreds of design awards. His work has been featured in 6,000

national and international publications and has been the subject of numerous museum exhibitions in

the Americas, Europe and Asia. He is the recipient of the AIA Florida Honor for Design Award and the AIA

Silver Medal for Design Excellence. He was honored as a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects

and was inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame. Mr. Fort-Brescia was honored by the Salvadori

Center in New York with the 2000 Founder’s Award. In 2018, he was the recipient of the Urban Land

Institute Lifetime Achievement Award, marking the first time an architect has won the award.

Mr. Fort-Brescia has taught at Harvard University, University of Miami and Florida International

University, and has chaired architectural advisory boards at these institutions as well, including the

University of Miami School of Architecture. He has served on the Board of Directors for the Wolfsonian

Museum and the New World Symphony. He is also a strong supporter of the National YoungArts

Foundation. Mr. Fort-Brescia currently sits on the Urban Land Institute Advisory Board.

Andy along with his Co-Principal at UrbanX, Coralee Penabad, are the developers behind the River Landing Shops & Residences, an 8.14-acre-mixed use development under construction on the Miami River and the catalyst for development in the neighboring Allapattah community. River Landing is a modern urban lifestyle center bringing national retailers, shops, restaurants, office, entertainment and a waterfront linear park to Miami’s riverfront for residents and visitors. River Landing is creating a waterfront shopping and dining destination to serve rising neighboring communities such as the Miami Health District -- which enjoys one of the largest day-time populations in Florida--, downtown Miami, Allapattah, Little Havana and more. It will consist of approx. 345,000 square feet of retail/commercial space, 135,000 square feet of office, 528 market-rate apartments, more than 2,000 parking spaces and a landscaped Riverwalk. Future tenants include Publix Super Markets, Burlington Stores, TJ Maxx, West Marine, Ross Dress For Less, AT&T, Old Navy, Chick-Fil-A and Hobby Lobby.

Andrew can speak to the state of the construction, retail, lending and CRE industry during the Coronavirus crisis. He can compare - up to a certain point - the impact of the current financial crisis versus the economic crisis of 2008-2011. Back then, he did a lot of work disposing distressed assets for other developers.

Mike joined Arch Amenities Group after acquisition of LifeStart to lead the firm's growth.

Working with national and regional leadership and leading the new business development

team, Mike focuses on maintaining, enhancing, and growing client relationships across the

portfolio.

Experience

Mike has more than 30 years of experience in fitness and real estate operations.  Mike most

recently served as Chief Operating Officer for LifeStart’s portfolio of 100 properties. He had

direct oversight of the management divisions of their fitness and hospitality platforms. He

lead operations, design, construction, sales and marketing, growing the management

portfolio from 29 sites to 100.

The main catalyst of growth was the added scope of full-building programming and amenity

management. LifeStart helped Tishman Speyer launch their ZO program in the Chicago and

Boston Markets and subsequently started providing Community Engagement and hospitality

management solutions for groups like Zeller, MBRE, Shorenstein, Brookfield, Silverstein and

CIM.

Education and affiliations

Mike received a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise and Rehabilitation from the Illinois

State University, a Master of Science in Exercise Science from Illinois State University and a

Master of Education from University of Illinois Chicago.

With over a decade of construction and insurance experience, Daniel has managed

nearly $1 billion dollars worth of new construction, commercial and residential

remodeling. In addition, Daniel has placed hundreds of insurance policies, serves as an expert witness in thousands of insurance disputes, and assisted community

associations, business owners and homeowners recover from a wide variety of property and business income losses. He maintains a strong commitment to the community and serves on the BB&T Local Advisory Board and as Vice-Chairman of Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce.

Charles Russo is a Senior Director and Asset Management Lead (East Region) at Nuveen, a leading investment management firm. Charles oversees the asset management of the office sector on the east coast.

With over a decade of experience in real estate investment, Charles plays a vital role in overseeing the management of Nuveen's extensive asset portfolio in the Eastern United States. Prior to joining Nuveen, he served as a U.S. Real Estate Director at Carlyle, where he gained valuable expertise in complex financial analysis and strategic portfolio optimization.

Ian Bruce Eichner, a seasoned developer of urban mixed-use properties, has a proven

track record in real estate spanning more than three decades. His vast portfolio of

projects in New York, Miami and Las Vegas include City Spire, One Broadway Place, The

Manhattan Club, The Kingsley, Royale, American, and Boulevard as well as Montague

Street built in Brooklyn Heights. Outside of New York he has developed the Continuum,

a 2-tower gated condominium community in South Beach, and the Cosmopolitan, a

3,000 room resort and casino on the Las Vegas strip. His latest project 45 East 22nd

Street, recently completed, is the tallest and, considered by many, the most iconic

building in the Flatiron District. Transforming the downtown skyline, the tower consists

of a glass silhouette of 65 stories which rises 777 feet into the sky. The striking exterior,

crafted by the global architectural firm of Kohn Peterson Fox, wraps around timeless

interiors created by the Martin Brudzinski Design Studio. The building contains 82

apartments and approximately 230,000 sale-able square feet with the following five

floors of amenities including:

 Landscaped garden and fifth floor terrace designed by Oehme Van Sweden

 Fitness center

 Children’s playroom

 Indoor basketball court

 Golf simulator

 Drawing room with separate billiards and cards rooms

 Upper Club on the 54th floor with bar, private dining room and catering kitchen

 Automated private residential parking garage

His newest project 960 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn is a proposed 1.3 million square feet

development consisting of 1600 residential housing units including a proposed 50/50

split between market rate, work-force and low-income apartments.

Mr. Eichner’s acute business sense has produced a series of visionary real estate

developments that have been characterized by a creative mix of distinctive purpose-

built properties. Each of these properties illustrates his extensive real estate expertise

and ability to take situations which others may find unachievable and off-putting, and

design and execute solutions which realize value for the developer. Mr. Eichner’s

notable development achievements that were the first in their class include:

1. First high-rise built in Brooklyn Heights since landmarks height

legislation was passed in 1965 (Montague Street, 1998)

2. First urban timeshare in New York, with a new concept of being able

to book stays one day at a time (The Manhattan Club, 1996)

3. First and only beachfront gated community in South Beach (The

Continuum, 2003-2008)

4. First development on the Las Vegas strip to employ an urban

development model, maximizing a small (8.5 acre) site to its full square

footage potential of 6 ½ million square feet. (The Cosmopolitan)

Mr. Eichner’s career in real estate follows almost a decade in the criminal

justice system, including terms as an Assistant District Attorney and program

development chief of a New York State agency during Governor Nelson

Rockefeller’s tenure.

Kevin O’Grady is the Managing Director, Co-CIO and Partner of Concord Summit. With over 40 years of commercial real estate finance and related industry experience, Mr. O’Grady provides solutions for commercial real estate transactions of all types of asset classes, including office, retail, multi-family, for-sale residential condominiums, hospitality, industrial and mixed-use developments both urban and suburban. In his combined experience, Mr. O’Grady has been responsible for the development of over 10 million square feet of commercial projects, 23 master planned housing communities, 6 million square feet of commercial leasing and over $22 billion in structured finance closings.

Prior to founding Concord Summit, Mr. O’Grady was SVP and Managing Director with Walker and Dunlop. Mr. O’Grady has also served as a founding member of the National Equity Practice Group of Cohen Financial, a division of Guggenheim, a Director at LJ Melody and was a senior officer at various recognized development companies, including Atlantic Gulf Communities, HF Ahmanson, Robert Trent Jones Development, Turner Development, and CSX Development.

James Murad is a Managing Director at RIPCO, where he leads all efforts relating to underwriting, structuring, and placing commercial real estate transactions with a focus on ground-up and transitional assets.

Throughout his career, James has successfully closed in excess of $6 billion of commercial real estate loans and equity placements. He takes pride in acting as a true advisor for his clients and puts an emphasis on identifying the capital provider that is the best structural fit for the borrower while also providing the most attractive economic terms.

Prior to joining RIPCO, James spent over five years as Managing Director at Meridian Capital Group as well as the prior three years as a Director at Eastern Consolidated.

James received his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Real Estate from the University of South Carolina where he graduated Magna Cum Laude.

Drawing on his prior experience as a banker and general counsel for a

private equity firm, Joe Hernandez counsels a variety of clients in negotiating and structuring complex commercial real estate transactions. He represents real estate developers, financial institutions, private equity firms, and public entities in all phases of such transactions, with deals across the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean. He handles acquisitions, development, financing, leasing, joint ventures, and advises clients on raising capital for real estate projects.

He also represents developers and investors in the area of condominium

redevelopment, which oftentimes involves the complex process of

terminating an existing condominium. He helps clients navigate all stages of the process, from due diligence, joint venture structuring, and termination strategies to acquisition financing, construction financing, and mezzanine financings that facilitate the redevelopment.

Joe is a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL), a prestigious fellowship reserved for lawyers distinguished for their skill,

experience, and high standards of professional and ethical conduct in the practice of real estate law. He also serves as Chair of ACREL’s Common Interest Ownership Committee.

An internationally recognized expert, since 1985, Mr. Jones has provided complex income-producing commercial property valuation, expert testimony, litigation support, ad valorem property tax counseling and representation, appraisal review, investment advice, marketability analysis, and feasibility analysis, including highest and best use analysis for virtually all types of commercial, industrial, residential, and special purpose

real estate, on behalf of financial institutions, REIT’s, government entities, publicly traded companies, and private concerns.

As a former President of the Florida Association of Property Tax Professionals, and an inaugural member of the Florida TaxWatch Tax Advisory Council, Mr. Jones has addressed the Florida Cabinet, Legislature, and various state agencies on property tax policy, technical matters, and issues impacting taxpayers. In 2008, the Association successfully collaborated with other influential groups to change Florida law affecting how the assessors must develop and support valuations in defending challenged assessments, “leveling the playing field” by lowering the burden of proof for taxpayers in assessment challenges, and requiring the development of uniform rules, policies, and procedures for Value Adjustment Boards across Florida’s 67 counties to improve fairness in taxation for all Floridians. In 2011, Mr. Jones served on the Florida Governor’s Tangible Personal Property Taskforce. In 2012, the Florida legislature sought Mr. Jones’ counsel on comprehensive property tax reform legislation.

For eight years, Mr. Jones taught Appraisal Valuation in the Nathan S. Collier Master of Science in Real Estate (MSRE) degree program at the University of Florida. The UF MSRE program has been consistently ranked in the Top Ten of all university real estate programs in the US since the 1960’s and was named the top real estate master’s degree program in the US in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. Mr. Jones has been a reviewer for the most widely used university real estate textbook, Real Estate Principles: A Value Approach by David Ling, Ph.D., FRICS and Wayne Archer, Ph.D. In addition, Mr. Jones taught the appraisal course for the Florida Bankers School for five years. The purpose of the Florida School of Banking (FSB) is to provide bank personnel at the supervisory and officer level the opportunity to increase their knowledge about the banking industry and the economy.

In 2017, after ten years of collaborative scholarship and hundreds of cases, Mr. Jones and Michael J. Mard, CPA/ABV, CPCU pioneered an industry breakthrough. They successfully bridged the differences between professionally accepted business and real property valuation methods to create the Daubert-tested Authoritative Allocation Method for identifying, separating, and quantifying real property, tangible personal property, and intangible assets frequently bundled in real property ownership transfers.