Bisnow’s Broward County State of the Market Conference in Hollywood, FL

On May 28, 2026, Bisnow hosted the Broward County State of the Market Conference in Hollywood, FL. The topics covered: The Inside Growth, Investment & the Development Pipeline in Hollywood, Hallandale, Fort Lauderdale and beyond.
The event brought together the developers, investors, public officials, and economic leaders.
Speakers and Panels
Keynote Session: A Lesson in How Luxury Developers Give Back – Aligning capital, community, and purpose to create impact beyond the property line.
Nick Perez, President, Related Group
Dean Trantalis, Mayor, Fort Lauderdale
Jimmy Tate, CEO, Tate Capital
Dan McCawley, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig – Moderator
Building Broward: the Deals, the Challenges & Best Opportunities to Invest – Where capital is flowing, how projects are getting done, and the opportunities shaping Broward’s next wave of growth.

Mark Levy, CIO, Florida Rock Holdings, Inc
Isaac Toledano, CEO, BH Group
Chris Gandolfo, SVP, Tavistock
Arman Shahbazyan, Co-Founder, Starlife Group
Austin Fox, Founder & Principal, Austin Fox Architecture
Jennifer Leong, Managing Director of Developments, ONE Sotheby’s International Realty
Shawn Oden, Managing Director, BMO Commercial Bank – Moderator
Behind the Execution of One of Broward’s Most Ambitious Mixed-Use Projects – Inside the strategy, capital stack, and coordination behind delivering large-scale mixed-use in Broward.

Alan Kennedy, Managing Director, Hines
Jenni Morejon, CEO & President, Fort Lauderdale DDA
Alan Hooper, Founder, Urban Street Development
Christina Jolly, VP and Director of Business Development, Blanca Commercial Real Estate
Andrew Schein, Of Counsel, Bilzin Sumberg – Moderator
Main Street Broward: the Evolution of Urban Cores Across the County – How Fort Lauderdale and Broward cities are shaping identity, density, and walkable, mixed-use downtowns.

Russell Galbut, Founder & Chairman | GFO, Co-Founder & Managing Principal | Crescent Heights
Asi Cymbal, Chairman, Cymbal DLT
Nicole Shiman, Managing Director, EDENS
Erick Collazo, Vice President – Development, Metropica Development Company
Jeff Hardin, Founder/CEO, Straticon Construction
Ryan Loftus, EVP, Business Development – Multi-Tenant Environments, Hotwire Communications – Moderator
For more information about the event, please visit: https://www.bisnow.com/events/south-florida/broward-state-of-the-market-9649
By Alex Arlander, Gilbert Castro | ENC News