SW Florida Real Estate Dynamics
Where Growth, Investment & Vision Converge
Presented by:
REIS Annual Real Estate Symposium
September 17, 2026 – 8:00 am – 12:30 pm
FGCU Cohen Center Ballroom
Follow this link for parking Information:
https://www.fgcu.edu/parkingservices/registration#HowtoObtainaVirtualVisitorsPass
7:30 – 8:00 a.m. REGISTRATION, BREAKFAST & NETWORKING
8:00 – 8:15 a.m. WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Kristine Smale — Executive VP, Christopher Alan Homes, REIS President
Dr. Shelton Weeks — Professor Dept. Economics & Finance, FGCU, REIS Governor
Sean Ellis, Esq. — Shareholder-in-Charge, Roetzel, Title Sponsor
Angela Cooley, CPA, CCIFP — Partner, Creative Planning, Title Sponsor
8:15 – 9:05 a.m. PANEL ONE
COASTAL MARKETS, TOURISM & LIFESTYLE DESTINATIONS
Sanibel • Captiva • Boca Grande • Useppa Island
Moderator: TBD
Blake Chapman — Agent/Owner, State Insurance USA
Robert Fowler, CGC, LEED AP — President/Owner, Fowler Construction & Development
Pamela Johnson — Executive Director, Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau
Patrick Vanasse, AICP — President, The Neighborhood Company
Simon Bound — Co-Founder & Chairman, Useppa Island Partners LLC
Elle Gerdeman, AIA — Principal, CO—G Architecture
9:05 – 9:55 a.m. PANEL TWO
URBAN GROWTH & DOWNTOWN TRANSFORMATION
Downtown Bonita Springs • Bonita Springs Midtown • Estero
Moderator: TBD
Kyle Moran — Principal, Moran Kennedy LLC
Laura Carr — Councilmember, District 3, City of Bonita Springs
Mary Gibbs, AICP — Director of Community Development, Village of Estero
Nick Kouloheras, Senior Land Development Manager, Barron Collier Companies
9:55 – 10:10 a.m. NETWORKING BREAK
10:10 – 11:00 a.m. PANEL THREE
NAPLES LUXURY DEVELOPMENT & DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSFORMATION
Moderator: TBD
Ryan Benson — Co-Owner/Partner, A. Vernon Allen Builder
Phillip McCabe — Director of Operations, Gulf Coast Commercial Corp./Developer, The Carmelian
Gordon Glover — Senior Vice President – Multiple Regions, Suffolk Construction
Don Emery, CCM, CCE, ECM — General Manager & COO, Grey Oaks Country Club
Tom Mann — Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Moorings Park Communities
11:00 – 11:50 a.m. PANEL FOUR
INDUSTRIAL GROWTH, LOGISTICS & REGIONAL EXPANSION
Charlotte County • Port Charlotte • National Retail • Logistics
Moderator: TBD
Kay Tracy —Director, Charlotte County Economic Development
Justin Thibaut, CCIM — President & CEO, LSI Companies
Nelson Taylor, CRE — Vice President of Market Research, LSI Companies
Brad Baskind — Regional Manager, ARCO Murray Construction Company
Also invited:
Syd Kitson — Chairman & CEO, Kitson & Partners / Founder, Babcock Ranch
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