1:00 PM
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Keynote Session
Armando Codina, Executive Chairman, Codina Partners
Hamid Moghadam, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Prologis
In the first conference keynote, “A Conversation with Armando Codina and Hamid Moghadam,” the two longtime friends and business partners discussed their careers in real estate and current trends in the market.
Codina, executive chairman, Codina Partners, a long-time South Florida development company, welcomed Moghadam, to Miami. He then asked the chairman and CEO, Prologis, a San Francisco-based real estate investment trust (REIT), about the turning points in his career... read more.
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2:30 PM
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Panel Session
Paul Darrah, Director of Real Estate NYC, Google
Avra Jain, Founder, The Vagabond Group (Moderator)
Michael Phillips, President, Jamestown, L.P.
New York City took center stage in an afternoon panel discussion on “Curating Places and Creating Value.” To kick things off, Rodolfe el-Khoury, dean of the UM School of Architecture, introduced Avra Jain, founder, The Vagabond Group in Miami, who moderated the session.
Panelist Paul Darrah, director of real estate Google, focused on the tech giant’s real estate strategy, design and development in New York as it grows its presence in Manhattan. “For us, New York is a key hub and we are building a community here,” said Darrah. Google now has four properties on Manhattan’s West Side, including the current redevelopment of Pier 57 on the Hudson River... read more.
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4:00 PM
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Keynote Session
Malcolm Gladwell
The Golden Gate Bridge and Beyond: The Moral Implication of Place
To be a truly effective real estate developer, architect or investor, you need a broad perspective on society, according to Malcolm Gladwell, author of “The Tipping Point,” and four other New York Times best-sellers. “As problems grow more complex, the benefits of wide-ranging training become greater,” said Gladwell.
University of Miami President Julio Frenk introduced Gladwell, calling the New Yorker writer an “insightful thought leader” who has been named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People... read more.
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