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NAIOP Florida Conference

Start
30 Oct 2025
10:00 AM
End
31 Oct 2025
11:30 AM
Location
JW Marriott Tampa Water Street, 510 Water St, Tampa, FL 33602

Registration

1. NAIOP Members - Early Bird Ticket – $325.00
Discounted ticket for NAIOP members
2. Non-Members – $495.00
Ticket price is actual cost of attendance
3. Presenting Sponsor – $10,000.00
o Company representative has opportunity to speak from podium during event (3 minutes)
o Opportunity to show a one minute video during event, highlighting your company and projects
o Company logo on marketing materials and event emails (sent to over 3,000 Commercial Real Estate professionals)
o 10 Tickets to conference
o Company logo on media presentation at event
o Company logo on NAIOP Tampa Bay website
o Recognized from the podium at event
5. Wi-fi Sponsor – $7,500.00
o Custom wi-fi with company name will be used throughout the conference
o Company logo on marketing materials and event emails (sent to over 3,000 Commercial Real Estate professionals)
o 8 Conference registrations
o Company logo on media presentation at event
o Company logo on NAIOP Tampa Bay website
o Recognized from the podium at event
6. Platinum Sponsor – $6,000.00
o Company logo on marketing materials and event emails (sent to over 3,000 Commercial Real Estate professionals)
o 6 Conference registrations
o Company logo on media presentation at event
o Company logo on NAIOP Tampa Bay website
o Recognized from the podium at event
7. Gold Sponsor – $3,000.00
o Company logo on marketing materials and event emails (sent to over 3,000 Commercial Real Estate professionals)
o 4 Conference registrations
o Company logo on media presentation at event
o Company name on NAIOP Tampa Bay website
o Recognized from the podium at event
8. Silver Sponsor – $1,500.00
o Company name on marketing materials and event emails (sent to over 3,000 Commercial Real Estate professionals)
o 2 Conference registrations
o Company logo on media presentation at event
o Company logo on NAIOP Tampa Bay website
o Recognized from the podium at event
9. Exhibition Sponsor – $2,000.00
o Company table in exhibition hall (company provides materials for the table)
o Company logo on marketing materials and event emails (sent to over 3,000 Commercial Real Estate professionals)
o 2 Conference registrations (includes employees working the table)
o Company logo on media presentation at event
o Company logol on NAIOP Tampa Bay website
o Recognized from the podium at event

Registration is closed

NAIOP Florida Statewide Conference

Thursday, October 30 - Friday, October 31

10-11 a.m. - Registration
11:15 a.m. - Program Starts
Conference ends at 11:30 a.m. on October 31st
JW Marriott Tampa Water Street

Join us for the 2nd Annual NAIOP Florida Statewide Conference.

The NAIOP Florida Conference brings together the state's top leaders in commercial real estate development and brokerage for an unmatched opportunity to connect, learn, and grow. Attendees can look forward to high-quality panels featuring expert speakers who share valuable insights on market trends, economic forecasts, government affairs and the future of Florida's CRE landscape. Beyond the sessions, the conference offers dynamic networking with peers, industry partners, and decision-makers, creating the perfect environment to strengthen relationships and build new business opportunities.

Sponsorship opportunities available! All sponsorships include conference registrations and recognition on the website and during the event!

>>DOWNLOAD THE SPONSORSHIP FORM<<

NAIOP Member Early Bird discounted price - $325
(Members use code NAIOPFLMember2025 to receive NAIOP member rate. Please do not use this code if you are not a member. Non-members who register as members will be invoiced for the price difference)
NAIOP Member price (after September 30) $395
Non-members & Guests - $495

The NAIOP Florida Statewide Conference is open to anyone in the commercial real estate industry. Hotel rooms are available for $259/night on a first-come, first-served basis and will sell out. Must be registered for the conference to book your hotel room in the NAIOP room block. Hotel rooms must be booked by October 9th.

To book your hotel room, please use this link:

https://book.passkey.com/go/NAIOPFALLCONFERENCE

Thank you to our Sponsors!

PRESENTING SPONSOR

LIBATIONS SPONSOR

PLATINUM SPONSORS

GOLD SPONSORS

SILVER SPONSORS

EXHIBITION SPONSORS

AGENDA

Thursday, October 30th

10-11 a.m. – Registration and check-in

11:15 a.m. – Welcome by NAIOP FL President, Brian DePotter (FirstPointe Advisors)

11:20 a.m. - Conference overview by NAIOP Tampa Bay president Jim Moler (JLL)

11:30 a.m. – History of Tampa with Rodney Kite Powell, Tampa Bay History Center & lunch begins

11:50 a.m. – Spencer Levy, Global Client Strategist and Senior Economic Advisor, CBRE

1:20 p.m. - Break/exhibit hall

1:45 p.m. – 2nd Panel – Why Florida? Panel of EDC professionals from around the state

Moderator: Jane Corlin, Cushman & Wakefield

Panelists:

Suzanne Christman, Pinellas County EDC

John Freeman, JAXUSA Partnership

Ilona Vega Jaramillo, Miami-Dade Beacon Council

2:45 p.m. - Break – Exhibit Hall

3:15 p.m. – 3rd Panel – Developing the Southeast

Moderator and Panelist: Andrew Wright, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Franklin Street

Panelists:

Brian Leary, Executive Vice President and COO, Highwoods Properties

Patrick Chesser, Southeast Region President, Ryan Companies

Peggy Lamb, Principal, Halstatt

4:15 p.m - Legislative Update with Chris Carmody, GrayRobinson, PA

5:00 p.m. - Reception & Exhibit Hall

6:00 p.m. – Reception ends and dinner on your own

7:30 p.m. – After-party - Commercial Real Estate concert featuring Southern Train at the Sail Pavilion

Friday, October 31st

8:00 a.m. – Breakfast buffet opens

8:15-9:15 a.m.– Breakfast with State of Florida speaker presentations – panelists will be announced this week!

9:15-9:30 a.m. - Break

9:30-10 a.m. - Melanie Griffin, Secretary of the FL Department of Business & Professional Regulation

10-10:20 a.m. - Aquiles Suarez, Senior Vice President for Government Affairs with NAIOP will highlight our federal priorities – tax policy, energy & electricity and adaptive reuse as well as offer a forecast for the coming year in Washington, DC.

10:20-10:30 a.m. - Break

10:30 – 11:30 a.m. – 4th Panel – Data Center Development in Florida

Moderator: Arlie Ison, Vice President, ATWELL

Panelists:

Marc Hoenstine, Managing Director of Economic Development, Duke Energy

Chris Wimsatt, Director of Corporate Site Selection, Location Design Group

Avery Dorr, Vice President, Stonemont Financial Group

Ryan Melville, Project Manager, Corgan Architecture

Courtland Robinson, Data Center & Industrial Project Development, Brasfield & Gorrie

11:30 a.m. – Conference ends for everyone except NAIOP FL Board members

11:45 a.m. – NAIOP FL Board meeting and lunch (invitation only)

1:00 p.m. – NAIOP FL Board meeting ends.