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| NAIOP South Florida Executive Director Jules R. Morgan, Richard Florida and NAIOP South Florida Board of Directors President Heidi Davis Knapik of Gunster (All photos courtesy of NAIOP South Florida) |
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (Oct. 9, 2018) – NAIOP South Florida, a
Commercial Real Estate Development Organization, recently presented its
Signature Speaker Series featuring world-renowned urbanist, author and thought
leader Richard Florida.
The sold-out event brought together the leaders of South Florida’s
commercial real estate and urban planning industries for a talk on the future
of the region.
“Our second annual Signature Speaker Series was a huge success thanks to
Richard Florida, whose commentary on the changing urban landscape across South
Florida and the nation proved insightful and engaging to our attendees,” said
NAIOP South Florida Executive Director Jules R. Morgan.
“We look forward to seeing what comes out of his partnership with Florida International University, where he is overseeing the FIU Creative City Initiative and the Miami Urban Future Initiative.”
“We look forward to seeing what comes out of his partnership with Florida International University, where he is overseeing the FIU Creative City Initiative and the Miami Urban Future Initiative.”
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| NAIOP Corporate Vice President for Membership and Chapter Relations Diana Tucker, CBRE First Vice President Michael Silver |
In addition to serving as a visiting fellow at FIU, Richard Florida serves as Director of Cities of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto and a distinguished fellow at New York University’s Schack Institute of Real Estate.
He is an award-winning author of The Rise of the Creative Class and The New Urban Crisis, which detail the impact and scope of his “Creative Class” theory.
Florida posits that changes in urbanization and shifts in society can be attributed to the Creative Class, a group of 40 million Americans, more than a third of the American workforce, whose work is educated, creative and innovative.
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| Steve Forbes |
Event sponsors included Grover Corlew, Marcus & Millichap, Risk
Strategies, Avison Young and Gunster.
NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, is the leading
organization for developers, owners and related professionals in office, industrial,
retail and mixed-use real estate. It provides strong advocacy, education and
business opportunities by connecting members in a powerful North American
network.
Contact:
Lexi Robinson
954-776-1999, ext. 255
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