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Miami Worldcenter: Building the Next Great Urban District

Miami Worldcenter is one of the largest mixed-use developments in the country—and a case study in what it takes to deliver a transformative urban district. Join Nitin Motwani, Managing Partner of Merrimac Ventures and Miami Worldcenter Associates, and Miki Naftali, Chairman and CEO of Naftali Group, for a conversation on the vision, execution, and next phase of one of Miami's most ambitious developments.

Together, they'll discuss how Miami Worldcenter has evolved from a long-term master plan into a thriving mixed-use destination, the partnerships and investment strategies that made it possible, and how new residential, retail, hospitality, and entertainment projects are redefining downtown Miami. The discussion will also explore what it takes to deliver large-scale urban districts in today's market—and what Miami Worldcenter signals about the future of city-building in South Florida.

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Session Speakers

Nitin Motwani

Miki Naftali

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Schedule

Main Stage: Day 1, November 4
Main Stage: Day 2, November 5
Innovation Stage
9:30 am

The Team Builder’s Dilemma: Scaling a Real Estate Business at the Expense of Your Own

10:00 am

Expo Floor Opens

11:15 am

Welcome Address by Amir Korangy

Amir Korangy
11:30 am

The Capital Playbook: Real Estate Private Equity's Next Chapter

12:00 pm

The Miami Market Reset: Pricing, Buyers and Residential Deal Psychology

Judy Zeder
Dina Goldentayer
Dora Puig
12:30 pm

Lunch

1:30 pm

Reservation Required: How Restaurants, Retail, and Hotels Add Value to Miami Real Estate

Michael Comras
2:00 pm

The Global Buyer: Where Miami’s Next Wave of Investment Starts

Mayi de la Vega
Gil Dezer
Dave Martin
2:30 pm

How to Keep Businesses #MovingToMiami: Who Is Leasing and Why?

Cyril Bijaoui
Andrew Trench
Tony Arellano
2:30 pm

Members Only: The Clubification of Miami Real Estate

Miky Grendene
3:30 pm

Miami Worldcenter: Building the Next Great Urban District

Nitin Motwani
Miki Naftali
5:00 pm

Expo Floor Closes

9:30 am

Real or Hype? Inside the Social Media Era of Real Estate

10:00 am

Expo Floor Opens

11:00 am

Welcome Address by Amir Korangy

11:15 am

The Legacy Builders: Shaping South Florida at Scale

David Martin
Nick Pérez
12:00 pm

Lunch

1:00 pm

The Condo Reckoning: How to Bring South Florida’s Aging Apartments Into the Future

Isaac Toledano
Arnaud Karsenti
Taylor Collins
1:30 pm

Miami on the Move: Developers Scale Their Bets Beyond South Florida

Ryan Shear
Harvey Hernandez
2:00 pm

The South Florida House Hunt: Land, Costs and How Developers are Creating New Communities

Misha Ezratti
2:30 pm

Mayors' Panel: How South Florida's Leaders Are Attracting Development

3:00 pm

Public Land, Private Capital: Doing The Math on Mixed-Use Development

Jordan Rathlev
3:30 pm

Capital City: Who Owns Miami’s Next Chapter?

5:00 pm

Expo Floor Closes

6:00 pm

All-Access Afterparty

Mana 320
12:30 pm

Presentation by ButterflyMX

Innovation Stage
1:00 pm

Presentation by The Mansions on Fisher Island

Innovation Stage

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