Adrian Rocca is the CEO of Fitzrovia Real Estate, a vertically integrated development manager which focuses on the purpose-built rental sector across the GTA. Previously, Adrian served as the Head of Tricon Luxury Residences Canada, Tricon Capital’s purpose-built apartment platform and Tricon Lifestyle Communities, a manufactured housing business in the US. Prior to joining Tricon, Adrian was a Director with AREA Property Partners (formerly Apollo Real Estate Advisors) in London, U.K., and also worked with Credit Suisse First Boston as an investment banking associate in Toronto and London.

Andrew Joyner leads Tricon Residential’s Canadian multi-family rental business. In this role, he designs and implements strategy, sources investment opportunities and oversees teams responsible for business plan execution, including development, construction and ongoing asset management. In addition, Mr. Joyner manages senior relationships with joint venture partners.

Prior to joining Tricon in 2016, Mr. Joyner worked at Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in Toronto, where he focused on real estate transactions across a number of asset classes throughout North America. Prior to that, he worked at Hines in London, UK, where he was responsible for property acquisitions and investment management of core, core-plus and opportunistic real estate strategies throughout Western Europe. In addition, Mr. Joyner previously worked at Goldman Sachs in New York in the investment banking division.

Mr. Joyner has a Master of Business Administration degree from Columbia University and an undergraduate degree in Economics from Queen’s University, from which he graduated with distinction, and is a CFA Charterholder. Mr. Joyner is a member of the Multi-Family Council of the Urban Land Institute.

Kristy Shortall is the Senior Vice-President of Development at Northcrest, a subsidiary of PSP Investments, with 18 years of experience in securing approvals for a variety of urban and rural development projects. Her experience includes managing and coordinating the professional and technical teams involved in the land development projects, reporting project progress; coordinating, negotiating and communicating with municipal/regional departments and representations; organizing public consultation sessions; assisting with development agreements and aligning development objectives with provincial and municipal regulations and guidelines. Currently working on the redevelopment of Downsview Airport, a 370-acre transformational mixed-use project in the heart of Toronto. Prior to joining Northcrest, Kristy was Vice-President at Metropia, a master-planned developer specializing in mixed-use communities.

Nadeem Keshavjee is the Founder and President of GreenBirch Capital and one of Canada’s leading experts in commercial real estate financing. With over a decade in the industry and close to $10 billion in transactions, he is widely recognized for his clarity, strategic thinking, and results-driven approach.

Nadeem has been a keynote speaker to a 3,000-person investor audience and is regularly featured on national conference panels focused on financing, development costs, and capital strategy. His insights appear in the Globe & Mail, The Financial Post, RENX, Green Street News, and Western Investor.

He has grown GreenBirch into a 30+ person national commercial mortgage brokerage, known for its precision, transparency, and client-first values.

Tim Weber is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Diverso Energy, North America’s only fully vertically integrated geothermal utility company. He leads the company's business development efforts, working with new clients and identifying emerging market opportunities. Tim has over three decades of experience in the HVAC industry, with more than 20 years focused exclusively on geothermal. Most recently, his efforts have centered on pioneering new financial models to simplify the adoption of geothermal in the low- to high-rise residential markets. With extensive knowledge of both geothermal and building development, Tim helps clients identify projects that best align with these models, to maximize their economic benefits. Outside of Diverso, Tim serves as Vice President of the Ontario Geothermal Association, where he is committed to removing barriers to geothermal adoption and accelerating the clean energy transition.