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Designing Desire: The New Art of Luxury Real Estate

In Miami's competitive luxury real estate market, exceptional design plays a defining role in how properties are conceived, positioned and sold. From the initial development vision to the finished living experience, every decision influences a property's identity, buyer perception and market appeal.

Join Julian Buckner, Founder and CEO of Vesta Home; Kobi Karp, Founder and Principal of Kobi Karp Architecture & Interior Design; and Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos, President and COO of Flag Luxury Group, for a conversation moderated by Julia Spillman, CEO of the Eklund|Gomes Team at Douglas Elliman.

Together, they'll explore how luxury developments take shape from concept to completion, the collaboration between architecture, design, development and sales, and what today's discerning buyers value most. From standout design decisions to the growing demand for turnkey living, the discussion will examine what's shaping the next generation of luxury residential real estate.

Session Speakers

Julia Spillman

Kobi Karp

Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos

Julian Buckner

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Schedule

Main Stage: Day 1, November 4
Main Stage: Day 2, November 5
Innovation Stage
Subscriber Suite
9:00 am

POWER BREAKFAST | Doors Open

Mana 320

9:30 am

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

Mana 320

Julia Spillman
Nelson Gonzalez
Danny Hertzberg
Hannah Kramer
10:00 am

Expo Floor Opens

11:00 am

Welcome Address by Amir Korangy

Amir Korangy
Nick Mastroianni II
11:05 am

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

Genghis Hadi
Stuart Elliott
11:30 am

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

Judy Zeder
Dina Goldentayer
Dora Puig
Katherine Kallergis
12:00 pm

Inside the Industry: The Business of Building Landmarks

Michael Stern
Amir Korangy
12:30 pm

Lunch

1:30 pm

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

Michael Comras
Zach Winkler
Brett Damato
Francisco Alvarado
2:00 pm

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

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

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

Cyril Bijaoui
Andrew Trench
Tony Arellano
Lidia Dinkova
3:00 pm

Members Only: The Clubification of Miami Real Estate

Pablo De Ritis
Ricardo Dunin
Allie Eichner
Katherine Kallergis
3:30 pm

Miami Worldcenter: Building the Next Great Urban District

Nitin Motwani
Miki Naftali
Stuart Elliott
4:00 pm

Top Agents & Brokerages Reception

Mana 320

5:00 pm

Expo Floor Closes

6:00 pm

All-Access Afterparty

9:00 am

POWER BREAKFAST | Doors Open

Mana 320
9:30 am

POWER BREAKFAST | Keeping It in the Family: The Next Generation of South Florida Real Estate

Mana 320
Harrison Soffer
Raphael Zibi
Lucia Ojeda
Simon Ziff
10:00 am

Expo Floor Opens

11:00 am

Welcome Address by Amir Korangy

Amir Korangy
11:05 am

The Legacy Builders: Shaping South Florida at Scale

David Martin
Nick Pérez
Stuart Elliott
11:30 am

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

Isaac Toledano
Arnaud Karsenti
Taylor Collins
Katherine Kallergis
12:00 pm

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

Dan Kaplan
Shahab S. Karmely
Keith Larsen
12:30 pm

Miami’s Next Chapter: How Can City Hall and Private Business Work Better Together?

Daniella Levine Cava
1:00 pm

Lunch

1:30 pm

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

Misha Ezratti
Dan Grosswald
Andy Miyares
Katherine Kallergis
2:30 pm

Attracting Capital: How Public-Private Partnerships Are Shaping South Florida’s Future

Jordan Rathlev
Mack Bernard
Hannah Kramer
3:00 pm

Capital City: Who Owns Miami’s Next Chapter?

Jonathan Goldstein
Amir Korangy
5:00 pm

All-Access Afterparty

Mana 320
5:00 pm

Expo Floor Closes

Day 1
12:30 pm

Save up to 15+ hours per week: 5 AI workflows to implement at your property on Monday

Innovation Stage
Cyrus Claffey
1:00 pm

The New Capital Stack: How Developers Are Building and Financing Through the Cycle

Innovation Stage
Nicholas A. Mastroianni III
Ben Curtiss
Ross Fox
1:30 pm

The Resurgence of Commercial Real Estate in the Era of AI

Innovation Stage
Barry DiRaimondo
Gregg Hall
Rocco D'Errico
2:00 pm

Sustainable or Speculative? What Fisher Island Says About the Future of Miami’s Ultra-Luxury Single-Family Market

Innovation Stage
David-Emmanuel Cohen
Dora Puig
Cody Thamann
2:30 pm

Financing the Next Cycle: Inside Northwind's Real Estate Credit Platform

Innovation Stage
Ran Eliasaf
Keith Larsen
Day 2
12:30 pm

Inside Miami Multifamily: A Conversation with CEO's Tillman (PTM Partners) & Barrocas (MNS)

Innovation Stage
Andrew Barrocas
Michael Tillman
1:00 pm

Designing Desire: The New Art of Luxury Real Estate

Innovation Stage
Julia Spillman
Kobi Karp
Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos
Julian Buckner
1:30 pm

TRD Data: Leverage TRD's proprietary data to close deals fast and first

Innovation Stage
Adam Farence
Day 1
10:30 am

What We're Watching: A Welcome to the Miami Forum

Subscriber Suite
Katherine Kallergis
Stuart Elliott
11:15 am

Deskside: Grace McClung

Subscriber Suite
12:30 pm

Deskside: Lidia Dinkova

Subscriber Suite
2:00 pm

Deskside: Alissa Gary

Subscriber Suite
3:30 pm

How TRD Makes Media

Subscriber Suite
Hannah Kramer
Alexis Manrodt
Day 2
10:30 am

How TRD Makes News

Subscriber Suite
Hannah Kramer
Katherine Kallergis
11:15 am

Deskside: Ellen Cranley

Subscriber Suite
Ellen Cranley
12:30 pm

Deskside: Eman Elshahawy

Subscriber Suite
2:00 pm

Deskside: Katherine Kallergis

Subscriber Suite
Katherine Kallergis
4:00 pm

Closing Toast

Subscriber Suite
Amir Korangy

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