Building Cities of the Future

Jeff Vinik

Chairman, Tampa Bay Lightning
Partner, Strategic Property Partners

Jeff is the current owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Tampa Bay Storm. Vinik managed the Fidelity Magellan Fund from 1992 to 1996, where he averaged 17% annual returns. After leaving Fidelity, he started hedge fund Vinik Asset Management, with partners including Michael Gordon (now President of Fenway Sports Group). He made investors 93.8% in his first 11 months and approximately 50% a year for the next three years. At the end of 2000, Vinik returned investors $4.2 billion and focused on managing his own portfolio. Vinik and his partners closed down the fund in December 2013, and distributed $9Bn in assets. In 2010 he purchased a distressed Tampa Bay Lightning franchise with the stated intention of completely transforming the team on the ice and in the community. In executing his plan to bring a world class franchise to life in Tampa Bay, Vinik has invested more than $70 million in private funding into the publicly-owned Amalie Arena to create a guest-first facility recognized as one of the finest in the NHL. Additionally, under the umbrellas of the Vinik Family Foundation and the Lightning Foundation, Jeff and his wife Penny have invested more than $20 million in Tampa Bay area charities through a variety of programs and donations, the most notable being the Lightning Community Heroes program. The Lightning's success under Vinik has coincided with the emergence of a development company, Strategic Property Partners (SPP), LLC and its plan to develop nearly 60 acres in downtown Tampa's south core. SPP, a partnership between Vinik and Cascade Investment, LLC of Kirkland, Washington, is expecting to deliver approximately $3 billion in investment to reinvent the blocks surrounding Amalie Arena into a walkable 24-7 live, work play and stay wellness district. Construction of phase one is scheduled to begin in 2017 and it will include a School of Medicine for the University of South Florida, corporate office buildings, a hotel, residences, retail, restaurants, entertainment and improved infrastructure.

Dan Doctoroff

Chairman and CEO
Sidewalk Labs

Dan Doctoroff is Chairman and CEO of Sidewalk Labs. Dan was President and Chief Executive Officer of Bloomberg L.P., the leading provider of news and information to the global financial community, until December 2014. During his tenure at Bloomberg, Dan led the company through the most severe financial crisis since the Great Depression by pursuing an aggressive strategy of investment, focused on enhancing the company’s core Terminal product, expanding into enterprise products and services, creating new businesses in government, law and energy, and building the company’s news operations, including its acquisition of Businessweek. During the seven years that he led the company, despite the financial crisis, Bloomberg’s organic revenues nearly doubled. Prior to joining Bloomberg L.P., Dan served as Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Rebuilding for the City of New York. With Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Dan led the city’s dramatic economic resurgence, spearheading the effort to reverse New York’s fiscal crisis after 9/11 through a five-borough economic development strategy. This plan included the most ambitious land-use transformation in the city’s modern history; the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site; the largest affordable housing program ever launched by an American city; and the formation of new Central Business Districts and Industrial Business Zones. Dan also oversaw the creation of PlaNYC, New York’s pathbreaking sustainability plan. Before joining the Bloomberg administration, Dan was Managing Partner of the private equity investment firm Oak Hill Capital Partners. While at Oak Hill, Dan founded NYC2012, the organization that spearheaded efforts to bring the Olympic Games to the city. Dan serves on the Boards of the University of Chicago, World Resources Institute, United States Olympic Committee, Bloomberg Philanthropies and Human Rights First. He is the founder of Target ALS, which raises funds for and has established a new model of collaboration to advance ALS research. He is a founder and chairman of Culture Shed, an innovative new cultural institution at the Hudson Yards in Manhattan. Dan is a graduate of Harvard College and The Law School at the University of Chicago. A native of Michigan, Dan has lived in New York for the past 32 years with his wife, Alisa. The Doctoroffs have three grown children.

James Nozar

CEO
Strategic Property Partners

James Nozar joined Strategic Property Partners in March 2016 as Chief Executive Officer where he oversees all aspects of the business, including the design, entitlement, programming, construction and delivery of the planned mixed use development in southern downtown Tampa along the waterfront. Mr. Nozar joined SPP from The JBG Companies in Washington D.C. where he spent 10 years as a development manager and internal design and programming resource. He focused on the firm’s overall acquisition and development strategy, and was responsible for acquisition underwriting assumptions, the overall vision and conceptual program, entitlements and community outreach efforts, as well as the design process on dozens of real estate investments within the Washington, DC metro area. During his time at The JBG Companies, Nozar managed the development of 25 multi-use real estate projects with associated development budgets totaling in excess of $2 billion and the entitlement of over 10 million square feet of new development. Nozar also worked as a real estate consultant for Ernst & Young and RCLCO after receiving a Bachelor of Science in Building Construction and Certificate in City Planning from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Andrew Wright

CEO & Founder
Franklin Street

A highly-driven entrepreneur, Andrew Wright founded Franklin Street, a full-service commercial real estate firm that boasts hundreds of employees and billions of dollars in current transaction value. As CEO and Managing Partner, Mr. Wright develops and defines strategic goals and major initiatives for Franklin Street while overseeing its collaborative dynamic verticals. Mr. Wright has been honored with multiple awards for leadership in business including being voted Real Estate Forum’s Best Boss of the Year, adorning the cover of their national publication. He was also recognized as one of Florida Trend’s People to Watch and the Tampa Bay Business Journal’s 25 People to Watch, as well as receiving 40 Under 40 awards from Florida Trend and the Business Observer. Mr. Wright established Franklin Street in December 2006 and led the firm through the market downturn beginning in 2008. Prior to Franklin Street, he worked for a national brokerage company specializing in multifamily sales. Mr. Wright used this broad perspective to launch Franklin Street as a multifaceted real estate business. Since its inception, the strategy for the company has been to have a vertically-integrated business encompassing the entire life cycle of an asset. Mr. Wright firmly believes that Franklin Street’s success has always come through the success of our clients. For more than a decade, the firm’s family of real estate companies—investment sales, tenant and landlord representation, capital advisory, insurance, management and appraisal—has continuously surpassed the goals and expectations set within the firm, as well as those set by our diverse portfolio of clients. Franklin Street has also grown significantly, having completed transactions involving all asset types for local, regional and national clients across the nation. Franklin Street’s remarkable growth has led to several accolades including being named as one of Real Estate Forum’s Fastest Growing Companies, being listed as a Top Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Firm and Best Places to Work by the Tampa Bay Business Journalseveral years in a row, and being ranked among the fastest-growing companies in Tampa Bay multiple times. However, the core values – Collaboration, Integrity, Hard Work and Accountability – remain unchanged and will continue to lead and guide the company throughout its growth. An acknowledged leader and forward thinker, Mr. Wright has shared his business leadership, market outlook and economic forecast during a variety of industry conferences throughout the Southeast including the Urban Land Institute (ULI), the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) Institute, the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), RealShare Conference series and others.

Arturo Peña

SVP Development
Related Group

Arturo Peña is a Vice President of Development at Related Group, overseeing a variety of developments across the firm’s portfolio. Arturo has played an instrumental role in Related’s ongoing expansion across Central Florida, spearheading numerous award-winning market-rate apartment communities. In his present role, Arturo oversees the development of market-rate communities, condominium towers, workforce housing, and mixed-use developments, primarily in the West Palm Beach and Tampa Bay regions. His current projects under construction are the waterfront Icon Marina Village in West Palm Beach and Manor West River in Tampa. Over his 20 years at Related, Arturo’s marquee developments include the 400-unit Manor Riverwalk and 340-unit Icon Harbour Island in Tampa, the 382-unit Manor at Flagler Village in Fort Lauderdale, and the 162-unit SofA project in Delray Beach. Many more of Arturo’s projects have broken multi-family sales records in both Broward and Hillsborough Counties, receiving awards from the Urban Land Institute (ULI), National Association of Home Builders, Florida’s Best, and the South Florida Business Journal. Arturo has also been named Related’s “Employee of the Year” on multiple occasions. Prior to joining Related, Arturo served as Project Manager for an architectural firm specializing in high-rise condominium towers throughout Florida; he also served as the firm’s liaison for over a dozen high-rise projects. Arturo holds a B.A. in Architecture from the University of Miami, with Minors in Business and Building Structures; he continues to play an active role in several of the University’s alumni associations. Arturo also serves on Related’s Philanthropic Committee and is Vice Chair of the ULI Florida Multifamily Product Council.

Bob McDonaugh

Administrator
Economic Opportunity

Bob McDonaugh is the Administrator of Economic Opportunity.  He brings a wealth of public and private development experience to the position. Prior to his positions with the City, Bob held a development position with Equity One, a publicly traded REIT, who owned and operated almost 200 shopping centers in the southeast.  He was a development partner with Tampa based HuntDouglas Real Estate Services where he developed retail properties in Florida, Colorado and Arizona.  Prior public sector experience included 5 years for the Port of Tampa as Manager of Real Estate.  He also spent more than 8 years with CB Richard Ellis as a Downtown Tampa Specialist.   He has lived in Tampa for over 40 years and has served as a volunteer for several area organizations including; The City of Tampa Variance Review Board, the Better Business Bureau, Second Harvest Food Bank and the Tampa Bay Little League. Bob is a graduate of the University of Tampa with a degree in Economics.

Felicite Moorman

VP of STRATIS, Co-Founder
STRATIS, A RealPage Company

Felicite Moorman is an attorney turned multi-exit technology entrepreneur. She’s received EY’s Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award and has earned an international reputation as a go-to IoT industry expert, developing pioneering strategic partnerships and unprecedented technology strategies and initiatives for the Internet of Things. Moorman is the CoFounder of STRATIS, a RealPage Company, and SaaS Platform for large-scale Internet of Things installations. STRATIS was named a top ten “Best Company in America” by Entrepreneur Magazine and ranked in the top twenty percent of Inc Magazine’s “Fastest Growing Companies” three consecutive years prior to acquisition. Moorman was simultaneously CEO of BuLogics, which designed, built, and certified hardware, software, and ecosystems for the Internet of Things. Moorman is an international speaker and columnist, and has been featured as a thought leader in dozens of mass media outlets and publications including: U.S. News & World Report, Fast Company, Inc Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, Yahoo! News, Philadelphia Inquirer, The Boston Globe, the Huffington Post, and others. She’s also a frequent writer, speaker, and presenter on the Internet of Things and has been featured at CES, SXSW, Samsung DevCon, Eric Ries’ Lean Startup Conference, Smart Cities Innovation Summit Asia, NMHC OpTech, NAA Apartmentalize, Greystar’s Innovation and WAM Summits, and more. Prior to STRATIS and BuLogics, Moorman launched the Emerging Technologies Division for GE’s Consumer and Home Electronics brand. Moorman quickly established her reputation in technology, engaging eight Fortune 500 companies in less than eighteen months, entering new vertical channels, and creating and beginning execution on the strategic plan to dominate the Internet of Things lighting peripherals market. Today the GE lighting line is a part of nearly every home automation and security platform offered in the United States. Early in her career, Moorman led a team that became the most sought after marketing and management partnership in Baltimore real estate. She expanded the companies to include nationwide finance, brokerage, legal, and insurance offerings. Moorman oversaw $1.5 billion dollars of transactions in less than five years, including property acquisition management for the $500 million dollar expansion of Rutgers University. Moorman recognizes the importance of giving back, especially within the Philadelphia community, and volunteers her time and expertise to the following organizations: NAA & NMHC’s Real Estate Technology Alliance (IoT Committee Co-Chair), Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Accelerator (Lead Mentor), SXSW (Mentor), Lean Startup Conference (Mentor), Philly Startup Leaders (Mentor), Dreamit Ventures (Mentor), and Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce (Small Business Board Member). She is also a community activist and Chair of East Falls Forward, a Philadelphia Registered Community Organization focused on the revitalization of the Riverfront Business District. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Law and a Law School Club Founder.

Vik Bhide

Manager, Smart Mobility
City of Tampa Transportation & Stormwater Services

Vik Bhide has over 16 years of research, consulting and local government experience. He is a subject matter expert in Smart Cities planning and deploying urban mobility solutions. He chairs the Hillsborough Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Intelligent Transportation Systems Committee and serves on the Board of the Intelligent Transportation Society of Florida. Vik currently serves as Chief Traffic Management Engineer for the City of Tampa. His duties include management of the City’s traffic signals, streetlights and Smart Cities programs. Vik has been instrumental in program development, design and deployment of Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS) for most of the municipalities in the Tampa Bay region. He is a key member of the Tampa Connected Vehicle (CV) Pilot team, the Marion Transit Way Autonomous (AV) Shuttle Service and Smart Paint project. Vik was presented the 2015 Joseph J. Grimail Transportation Professional of the Year Award by Tampa Bay Institute of Transportation Engineers.

David Gilford

Senior Director
Intersection

David Gilford leads the Connected Communities practice at Intersection, a technology and design firm backed by Sidewalk Labs and Alphabet to improve life in cities. David helps leading real estate developers connect the physical and digital worlds to create efficiencies, unlock new revenue, and deliver unique experiences in complex, mixed-use environments. Prior to Intersection, David held leadership positions with the City of New York, most recently as Vice President for Urban Innovation & Sustainability at the New York City Economic Development Corporation. As a Director of the Center for Economic Transformation, David worked to catalyze entrepreneurship and innovation across New York City, including developing Urbantech NYC to provide real estate, equipment, and pilot opportunities to fast-growing companies addressing urban challenges. David previously worked in strategy and finance at General Electric, McKinsey and the Federal Reserve. He has been recognized nationally among the 40 Under 40 Rising Stars in Economic Development, as well as one of New York State's Top Ten Energy Government Leaders. David holds a BA in Economics from Williams College and an MBA from the Yale School of Management.

Scott Gilner

VP/Office Practice Leader ​
Kimley- Horn and Associates, Inc.

Scott has more than 17 years of experience as a project manager and has worked on a variety of institutional, commercial, and residential projects. His experience includes permitting, general site layout, stormwater modeling and design, sanitary sewer and lift station design, potable water systems, off-site roadway design, and internal parking and roadway layout. As a project manager, Scott is responsible for providing clients with consulting services from initial conception through project development and completion. Scott is experienced in coordinating permitting and construction needs through local and state municipalities, including the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD), Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), and local county environmental departments. His knowledge of current permitting requirements and ongoing working relationships with key reviewers helps to cut through the "red tape" and get project approvals quickly, saving time and money. Scott earned his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Clemson University, is a registered Professional Engineer in Florida, and is a current resident of the City of Tampa.

John Gilbert

Executive Chair
Prescriptive Data

Sridhar Rajan

Principal
Deloitte Consulting’s Strategy and Operations Practice

Sridhar Rajan is a Principal at Deloitte Consulting’s Strategy and Operations Practice with over 20 years of experience in the Financial Services industry. Sridhar leads the Cognitive and Robotic Automation practice in Financial Services for Deloitte Consulting. Sridhar has led, and is leading, multiple efforts in this arena ranging in scope from strategy to rapid prototyping to capability building. He is also very familiar with the technology landscape – from start-ups to established vendors and their capabilities in cognitive and robotic automation -- and with his deep business experience, is able to quickly and effectively bring the right automation technology solutions to address a variety of business problems. Additionally, Sridhar has advised senior client executives on a number of strategic and operational issues, including M&A, corporate strategy, operating model improvement, and outsourcing and offshoring. Prior to joining Deloitte, Sridhar was part of the MphasiS’ U.K leadership team, based out of London. MphasiS is a $220 million global BPO and IT service provider, now part of EDS. Prior to MphasiS, Sridhar worked at Andersen’s National Strategy Practice and at the Mitchell Madison Group.

Guy Vardi

Chief Innovation Officer
Silverstein Properties

Guy Vardi is Chief Innovation Officer for Silverstein Properties. He joined the company in 2016 to oversee the firm’s process of innovation and change management. Before joining SPI, he co-founded Matific, a startup that empowers teachers and encourages students to discover and explore mathematical concepts through playful interaction. Matific is used by millions of students and translated into 11 languages. Matific was named the winner of the 2016 SIIA CODiE Award for Best Mathematics Instructional Solution. In 2003, Guy helped found Oberon Media, a company that expands and diversifies the demographics of computer gamers. He oversaw the development of the most popular platform for distribution of casual games at the time. Oberon's Game Center network reached over 40 million users. Guy started his career as an officer in the Israeli Defense Forces. Later he spent several years developing innovative digital experiences and interaction models for the Israeli Defense Forces. Highlights of his work include creating the first commercial VR environment for e-commerce, pioneering production of interactive video using wearables cameras, co-producing software that explores the relationships between classical poetry and interactive media, implementing the TCP / IP protocol over can and wire telephone and conducting an experiment that demonstrated carriers pigeons are faster than ADSL. Guy holds a degree in computer science from the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzelia. He lives in the Upper West Side with his wife and children.

Doug Chambers

Vice President
WeWork

Doug co-founded Fieldlens to solve the problems that he experienced first-hand on construction sites throughout my eleven-year construction career. Fieldlens is one of a handful of modern technology companies that have ushered in a new era of efficiency in the construction industry. It has had a fundamental impact on the way the construction industry communicates and are incredibly proud of the partnerships we've built with thousands of construction companies throughout the world. As CEO, Doug has managed all aspects of the business including building the initial product, recruiting and managing an incredible team, raising $20+ mm in venture capital, building a successful go-to-market and customer success strategy, and eventually exiting to WeWork in June of 2017. At WeWork Doug is now leading efforts to take what he created at Fieldlens and expand the impact into all aspects of the lifecycle of a building.

Andy Greff

CEO
PLNAR

Smart Picture Technologies is disrupting the home and commercial field sales process by taking the traditional truck and tape measure estimation process and replacing it with a Computer Vision powered SaaS measurement platform. Fast and accurate quotes, estimates and proposals can now be accomplished virtually by simply snapping a picture with any smartphone, uploading the picture to the cloud and taking the required 2D or 3D measurements. The solution is device agnostic with no added hardware, special camera or measuring tape required and is accurate up to ¼ of an inch. This technology allows for faster response times and new ways to increase quality control, while avoiding the inefficient and costly practice of sending personnel back and forth to job sites. In addition, because Smart Picture leverages the device every consumer has in their pocket, the solution opens up countless direct-to-consumer business models. The patented and patent-pending technology powering Smart Picture has been in development for over three years and leverages the latest “Computer Vision” technology. The company’s intellectual property includes 13 patents in various stages of the patent process. In 2015, the Austin, TX-based Smart Picture was named a finalist for Red Herring magazine’s “Top 100 North American Award,” a prestigious list of the most promising private technology companies. To find out more about the Smart Picture Measurement Cloud, along with details on a free trial, visit: smartpicture3d.com.

Chris Eastman

VP Operations
Suffolk

Chris Eastman is a Project Executive for Suffolk’s Southeast region. Suffolk is one of the nation’s largest privately held construction management firms serving clients in the healthcare, science and technology, education, federal government, and commercial sectors. During Chris’ 27-year career, he has amassed construction and development experience including Class A office, residential (for sale and for lease), institutional, mixed-use urban, and waterfront development of more than 8,000,000 square feet. Chris earned a BS in Building Construction from the University of West Florida and holds a current, Class A, Florida General Contractor’s License. As a Project Executive, Chris provides leadership and oversight on Suffolk projects in the Tampa area and is responsible for ensuring the project teams provide a superior level of client service through the implementation of Suffolk’s ‘Build Smart’ vision. He is a member of the US Green Building Council, Tampa Bay Builder’s Association, St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership, Leadership Tampa Class of 2003, and the Tampa Downtown Partnership serving on the Urban Design Committee. Chris recently became involved with the DreamIt program through his involvement with the Water Street Tampa project.

Mike Browdy

Project Executive
DPR Construction

Nathan Dever

VP
Ten-X

Nathan has nearly two decades of commercial real estate and technology experience. During his time at Ten-X, Nathan has held leadership positions in product innovation, customer experience, operations and marketing. He has been instrumental to the development of the Commercial Real Estate business through strategic initiatives, including the successful launch of Offer Select, the company’s non-auction solution that brings the traditional method of transacting commercial real estate online. Prior to Ten-X, Nathan held numerous leadership positions at PCCA, Hillwood, ABN Amro and John Laing Homes. He holds an MBA from the University of California, Irvine.

Turner Levison

CEO
CommissionTrac

Turner focuses his time and effort in writing, building relationships and growing CommissionTrac. Graduate of The University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business in 2012, Turner started his career at JPMorgan. In 2014, he joined Jon Birdsong and David Cummings’ software start-up, WideAngle, as the first hire and was tasked with creating and scaling the sales organization and managing operations. In 2015, a unique consulting opportunity led to Turner founding CommissionTrac. The native cloud based agent management and commission accounting platform launched in the North American market in late 2016. Turner is also on the honorary board of directors for Special Olympics, Georgia, an advisor to the KSU Entrepreneurship Center and SharedSpace, and a regional director for CRE//Tech.

Camille Renshaw

CEO
B+E Net Lease

Sarah Bonder

VP
ManageGo

Sarah currently serves as the Executive VP of Sales at ManageGo for the North American region, where she focuses on building strategies and collaborating with property managers and partners to help drive innovation in the property management space. With an extensive history in management and sales, Sarah joined ManageGo in 2013 and took on responsibilities in sales, consulting, and strategic partnerships. Sarah has held a series of increasingly expanding positions, including managing the in-house sales team as director of sales. Sarah also advises on the strategic development of the ManageGo product with her knack for market research and strategic expansion. By engaging with experienced real estate developers and industry leaders, following real estate development trends and attending a multitude of educational technology and real estate conferences, Sarah has been instrumental in driving the ManageGo product to new heights.

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