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REact 2021 Program Schedule

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Friday, October 8, 2021
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

Registration, Networking and Breakfast

9:00 - 9:15 a.m.

Opening Remarks

  • Marc Shuster, Partner, Berger Singerman
  • Bill Hardin, Interim Dean, Florida International University College of Business
  • Eli Beracha, Director and Professor, Hollo School of Real Estate, Florida International University College of Business
9:15 -10:05 a.m.

Real Estate by Numbers and Trends

  • Anthony Graziano, CEO, Integra Realty Resources
10:20 - 12:00 p.m.

State of the Real Estate Market Post Pandemic

  • Jeffrey Ardizon, Prinicipal, The Estates Companies
  • Stephen Bittel, Chairman and Founder, Terranova Corp.
  • Clay Dickinson, Managing Director, JLL
  • Alexandra Goeseke, Realtor Broker, Cervera Real Estate
  • Maria Juncadella, Managing Principal, Fairchild Partners (moderator)
  • Stephanie Rodriguez, Senior Vice President, Duke Realty
12:05 - 1:20 p.m.

Networking Lunch

1:25 - 2:15 p.m.

Values and Opportunities in the REITs Market

  • Glenn Rufrano, CEO, VEREIT
2:20 - 3:20 p.m.

"Next Gen" Academic Research Flash Talk

  • Eli Beracha, Director and Professor Hollo School of Real Estate, Florida International College of Business
  • Walter D`Lima, Assistant Professor, Hollo School of Real Estate, Florida International University College of Business
  • Lu Fang, Assistant Professor, Hollo School of Real Estate, Florida International University College of Business
  • Mark Thibodeau, Assistant Professor, Hollo School of Real Estate, Florida International University College of Business
3:35 - 4:50 p.m.

Technology and Innovation in Real Estate

  • Olga Gonzalez, Marketing Director, Arloid Automation
  • Lorenzo Perez, President, Premier International Properties (moderator)
  • Olivia Ramos, Founder and CEO, Deepblocks
  • Kevin Spellacy, Vice President, Ten-X
  • Enrique Teran, Co-Founder, Avanti Way Realty
  • Max Zabala, Vice President, Gridics
4:50 - 5:00 p.m.

Closing Remarks

5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Reception

REact 2021 Speakers

Jeffrey Ardizon

Jeffrey Ardizon

Principal
The Estate Companies

Eli Beracha

Eli Beracha

Director and Professor
Hollo School of Real Estate
FIU College of Business

Stephen Bittel

Stephen Bittel

Chairman and Founder
Terranova Corp.

Walter D`Lima

Walter D`Lima

Assistant Professor
Hollo School of Real Estate
FIU College of Business

Clay B Dickinson

Clay B. Dickinson

Managing Director – Valuation Advisory Services
Caribbean and Latin America Region
JLL Hotels & Hospitality

Lu Fang

Lu Fang

Assistant Professor
Hollo School of Real Estate
FIU College of Business

Alexandra Goeseke

Alexandra Goeseke (MSIRE '14, BBA '09)

Realtor Broker
Cervera Real Estate

Olga Gonzalez

Olga Gonzalez

Marketing Director
Arloid Automation

Anthony Graziano

Anthony Graziano

CEO
Integra Realty Resources

Bill Hardin

Bill Hardin

Interim Dean
FIU College of Business

Maria Juncadella

Maria Juncadella

Managing Principal
Fairchild Partners

Lorenzo Perez

Lorenzo Perez (MSIRE '07)

President
Premier International Properties

Olivia Ramos

Olivia Ramos

Founder and CEO
Deepblocks

Stephanie Rodriguez

Stephanie Rodriguez

Senior Vice President
Duke Realty

Glenn Rufrano

Glenn Rufrano (MS '74)

CEO
VEREIT

Marc Shuster

Marc Shuster

Partner
Berger Singerman

Kevin Spellacy

Kevin Spellacy

Vice President
Ten-X

Enrique Teran

Enrique Teran

Co-Founder
Avanti Way Realty

Mark Thibodeau

Mark Thibodeau

Assistant Professor
Hollo School of Real Estate
FIU College of Business

Max Zabala

Max Zabala

Vice President
Gridics

REact 2021 Sponsors

Silver Sponsor

Berger Singerman

Silver Sponsor

Blue Waters

Supporting Sponsor

BGI Capital

Supporting Sponsor

Cervera Real Estate

Supporting Sponsor

Courtelis

Supporting Sponsor

Glass Land Acquisition Service Specialists, Inc.

Supporting Sponsor

The Allen Morris Company

Supporting Sponsor

Mauricio J Barba

Supporting Sponsor

Bartender’s Guild

Supporting Sponsor

Bacardi Center of Excellence

Media Sponsor

South Florida Business Journal

In-Kind Sponsor

ULI

Contact Us

For information about sponsorship opportunities contact
the Hollo School of Real Estate at 305.779.7898, or email us at REact@fiu.edu.

REact2021 Real Estate Conference, October 2021