REIS Annual Real Estate Symposium 2025
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09/25/2025
2025 REIS Symposium
Sustainable Development: Southwest Florida Leveling Up!
FGCU Cohen Center Ballroom
Thursday, September 25, 2025
7:30—8:00 am: Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00 am—12:30 pm: Program
FGCU Cohen Center Ballroom
Cost: $ 75 Member, $90 Non-Members, Free to FGCU Students
Note: REIS Member and REIS Student Member Discounts will be applied at Checkout
For FGCU Student Discounts please contact Dr. Shelton Weeks
Agenda
Welcome: Josh Philpott, AICP, REIS President & Dr. Aysegul Timur, President FGCU
Special Update: Florida Live Local Changes
Ryan Benson, Owner, A. Vernon Allen Builder, 2025 President of Florida Home Builders Assoc.
Session 1: Unprecedented Industrial Development Pushing the Market Forward
Moderator: Bev Larson, CCIM, ERA Lahaina Realty
Amazon in SWFL – Clay Thompson , Development Manager, Seefried Industrial Properties
Industry Insights on SWFL Industrial Expansions—Adam Palmer, CCIM, SIOR, Exec. VP, CBRE
Industrial Development in Lee County—Brian Hamman, Lee County Commissioner District 4
Expanding Manufacturing—Javier Nodarse, President, Aviation Precision Technology
Session 2: KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Benefits of Development
Joe Bonora, President , Catalyst Community Capital & Catalyst Asset Management
Session 3: Balancing Development with Environmental Benefits
Diana Giraldo, CEO, Community Development Reimagined
Session 4: Attainable Housing Advancements
Moderator: Sean Ellis, Esq., Shareholder-in-Charge, Roetzel
Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program
Michael Allan, President, ReVital Development Group
Marcia Davis, Executive Director, Housing Authority, City of Fort Myers
Nicole McHale, Executive Director, Community Housing and Resources
Session 5: Exploration of Southwest Florida Bonus Density Programs
Moderator: Nelson Taylor, VP of Market Research, LSI Companies
Graywater Technologies – Shawn Crawford, VP of Operations, Rainwater Management Solutions
City of Fort Myers – Steve Belden, AICP, Director of Community Development, City of Fort Myers
Lee County – Dirk Danley, Jr., AICP, BD Operations Manager, Lee County Economic Development & Richard Akin, Esq., Shareholder, Henderson, Franklin, Starnes& Holt
Charlotte County – Derek Rooney, Esq., Shareholder, Gray Robinson
Collier County – Michael Bosi, AICP, Planning Director, Collier County
Bonita Springs – John Dulmer, AICP, Director of Community Development, City of Bonita Springs
City of LaBelle – Alexis Crespo, AICP, VP of Planning, RVI