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W. Allen Morris

W. Allen Morris

Chairman & CEO

The Allen Morris Company

Wesley Rogers

Wesley Rogers

CEO

Landmark Properties

Sean Moynihan
Moderator

Sean Moynihan

Executive Vice President, Market Leader

Newmark Knight Frank

W. Allen Morris

Chairman & CEO

The Allen Morris Company

W. Allen Morris is Chairman and C.E.O. of The Allen Morris Company. He is a licensed Real Estate Broker,

Mortgage Broker, and holds the professional designations of CPM (Certified Property Manager of the Institute

of Real Estate Management) and SIOR (Society of Industrial and Office Realtors). He is a past President of the

Florida CCIM Chapter (Certified Commercial Investment Member of the Realtors National Marketing

Institute) as well as holding the prestigious CRE designation (Counselor of Real Estate) and FRICS, as a Fellow

of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

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The Allen Morris Company, in its 58 th year, is one of the largest developers and managers of office buildings in

the State of Florida, completing 80 office, industrial, multi-family, mixed-use, and retail projects around

Florida and Georgia. Their headquarter office project , a Mediterranean-Revival style office building in the

center of Downtown Coral Gables called Alhambra Towers, has won nine awards including "The Best of South

Florida -Platinum Award's", “NAIOP 2003 Project of the Year - all categories" and the “2006 Community

Advancement Award for Commercial Project of the Year” in Florida from the Developers & Builders Alliance.

In 2013 the company launched Allen Morris Residential, and currently has five projects under construction: the

1.3 million square foot, 58-story luxury hotel and condominium - SLS LUX Brickell - a joint venture with Related

Group; the 348-unit residential multi-family, $70 million Hermitage Apartment Homes in St. Petersburg, Florida;

the $68 million Maitland City Centre, creating a new mixed-use downtown for the City of Maitland, Florida,

combining the new City Hall, Central Park and Festival Street with residential apartments, live-work- office suites,

and a Festival Marketplace with shops and restaurants; and Star Metals, Atlanta, a $250 million mixed use project

with a 409 unit luxury, multi-family residential, a 12-story, Class “A”, 185,000 square foot office building and

46,000 square feet of retail and restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia.

Mr. Morris has appeared as a leading authority on real estate topics as a frequent guest on the Fox Business News

show CAVUTO with Neil Cavuto, on the Fox Business Morning Break with Charles Payne and in the Strategy

Room with Eric Bolling.

In addition to being an Officer and Director of more than thirty-five different real estate-related companies

and President of a charitable Foundation and art museum, Mr. Morris was also Past-Chairman and Advisory

Board member of Wachovia Bank of Miami. He is a graduate of the Harvard Business School and the Georgia

Institute of Technology, where he received the top student in Marketing and Management studies.

Mr. Morris is also very civic minded and having lived his whole life in Coral Gables feels very strongly about his

City Beautiful. He is the former Chairman of the Florida Chapter YPO (Young Presidents' Organization), and

currently a member of WPO (World Presidents' Organization), Executive Committee and Board member of The

Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce and the United Way of Miami-Dade County (chairman of their

VeritageMiami Wine and Food Festival) and a lifetime senior member of the Orange Bowl Committee. He has

served on many national and local real estate boards and many local philanthropic boards.

Mr. Morris has traveled extensively working with international clients, and served Florida on Economic Missions

to Europe and Asia. He is also a licensed Commercial Pilot, flying himself on most of his business travel. For fun

he spends time diving reefs as a certified scuba diver and is a Tae Kwon Do Master (fourth degree black belt).

He has received numerous professional distinctions including the 2009 South Florida Business Leader of the

Year Award in Real Estate, the 2011 REAL Trend Setter Award from the Greater Miami Chamber of

Commerce, the 2014 Business Leader of the Year from the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce, the 2016

Miami -Dade County Chairman of the Year Apogee Award from South Florida Business and Wealth

magazine. He is a recipient of the Institute of Human Relations Award given by the American Jewish Committee

and the prestigious Hickok Award from the Young Presidents’ Organization.

His favorite saying sits on the edge of his desk facing visitors “How CAN it be done?”

Wesley Rogers

CEO

Landmark Properties

As President and CEO of Landmark Properties, Wes has overseen the design, financing, development, and operations of nearly $2 Billion worth of new construction student housing. Wes and Landmark have largely focused on developing student cottage communities under the “Retreat” brand, and, more recently, have expanded into luxury urban infill. Wes is responsible for establishing and implementing Landmark¹s overall corporate strategy. He is very involved in the development and finance side of the Company¹s business, but his hands on leadership style keeps him engaged in all aspects of the business. Landmark currently has approximately $800 Million in student housing currently under construction, making the Company one of the most active developers in the Space.

Wes, an Athens, GA native, obtained his B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Georgia in 1999 and his Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from UGA in 2004. While finishing up his MBA, Wes partnered with James Whitley to form Landmark Properties in May 2004. Wes lives in Athens with his wife, Kimberly, and sons, James, Harrison and William.

Sean Moynihan

Moderator

Newmark Knight Frank

Sean Moynihan joined Newmark Knight Frank in 2019 and currently serves as the executive vice president, market leader in the company’s Atlanta, Georgia, office. Mr. Moynihan is responsible for providing strategic direction to the Atlanta office, working collaboratively with the company’s professionals and the global leadership team to create value for the company’s clients and drive sustained growth for Newmark Knight Frank. Mr. Moynihan manages revenue growth, profitability, client relations, top industry recruitment and business development for the Atlanta office. Prior to returning to NKF, Mr. Moynihan served

for six years as a principal at Avison Young, where he focused primarily as a tenant advisor, assisting companies with the strategic, operational and cultural impact of their real estate. Over his career, Mr. Moynihan has represented a diverse range of companies, from established North American corporations to professional service firms. His expertise includes lease accounting, brokerage, project management and financial analysis.

Summary

  1. What are some proactive and reactive measures you have taken to prepare for this pandemic?

  2. How do you manage investor relations in uncertain times, when so much changes on a daily basis?

  3. What are some best practices when dealing with tenants during a time when paying rent may be extremely difficult?

  4. What are other landlords doing or not doing well right now to stay afloat and ahead of potential issues?

  5. How should leaders balance the needs of the business with the needs of employees in uncertain times like these?

Agenda

Time Activity
4:00 PM
4:30 PM
Webinar with W. Allen Morris & Wes Rogers
4:30 PM
4:45 PM
Q&A With The Audience

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