SOLD OUT! 2026 South Florida Real Estate Summit

The South Florida Real Estate Summit 2026 is officially sold out. Hosted by MIAMI REALTORS® + RWorld at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, this premier event will bring together industry leaders, investors and professionals for important conversations shaping the future of commercial and residential real estate markets. Lunch is included for registered attendees.

Program

9:00 AM – 10 AM Registration & Exhibits
Check-in, Networking and Explore Industry Exhibits

10:00 AM – Program Begins
Welcome Remarks

• Alfredo Pujol, MIAMI REALTORS + RWorld Chairman
• Denise Chambers Palmer, MIAMI Commercial President

Opening Keynote
Americas Monetary Policy & the Future of Investing

• Speaker: Gunnar Branson, CEO of AFIRE 
• Introduction: Denise Chambers Palmer, Miami Commercial President

A Journey from Sports to Development 

• Fireside Chat: Jonathan Vilma, Fox Sports NFL Analyst, Super Bowl Champion, 3X Pro Bowler, NCAA Football Champion
• Moderator: Ron Mann, MIAMI Commercial President Elect

Largest Transfer of Wealth in History – What it Means for CRE 

• Damian Pardo, City of Miami Commissioner & Senior Advisor of Investments at Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.
• Manny Cid, Assistant Director for Small and Local Business Development Miami Dade County
• Moderator: Arlene Mahon, Miami Commercial Governor

Business Flows a Tri-County View of
Business Migration to South Florida 

• Jaime Kriske, JTHS-MIAMI President 
• Dinorah de Cardenas, MIAMI REALTORS Residential President

Break & Exhibits | Networking Opportunity and Visit Exhibitor Booths

Lunch 

Keynote 

“The Intermix of Governance, Development, & Permitting”

• Eileen Higgins, Mayor City of Miami 
• Introduction & Moderation: Denise Chambers Palmer, MIAMI Commercial President

Leveraging Social Media, AI Tools & Intramatrix 

• Ines Hegedus-Garcia, Avanti Way Realty Managing Partner, MIAMISM
• Veronica McManus, RPR Commercial
• Moderator: Darnell Aponte, YPN-MIAMI President

South Florida is Global: A Discussion with Foreign Council Generals

• Oliver Mair, Consul General of Jamaica
• Chafika El Habti, Consul General of Morocco 
• Sylvia Cesaratto, Consul General of Canada
• Moderator: Sophia Allen, Broward-MIAMI President 

How to do MORE Business Between
Commercial & Residential Practitioners 
David Restainer, Managing Director of Commercial Real Estate Douglas Ellima
Ron Mann, Miami Commercial President-Elect 

Workforce & Student Housing 

• Dr. Jose L. Dotres, Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent 
• Dr. Valerie Wanza, Broward County Public Schools Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer
• William Cullen McCormick, Jr., Florida Memorial University President 

Why Miami Commercial? Tools, Rankings,
Certificate Program & our New Commercial Forms

• Alian Collazo, Chief of MIAMI Commercial
• Evian White de Leon, Esq., COO MIAMI REALTORS + RWorld

*Program Subject to Change

Closing Raffle Drawing 

The South Florida Real Estate Summit 2026 is officially sold out. Thank you for the incredible response. We look forward to welcoming registered attendees for this must-attend event focused on the evolving South Florida real estate market. Lunch is included for registered attendees.

Friday, May 29, 2026 | 9:00 AM- 3:00 PM

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

1 Seminole Way, Hollywood, FL 33314