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Latin America GRI Real Estate 2026 Miami Edition

17 - 19 November
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Leonardo Faria
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Leonardo Faria
Managing Director | Real Estate LatAmGRI Institute
ABOUT THE LATIN AMERICA GRI REAL ESTATE 2026

The event will bring together senior leaders for three days of networking, market immersion, and strategic discussions on the investment opportunities shaping the Latin real estate market today. Combining exclusive site visits across Miami with a high-level forum, the program will offer firsthand exposure to landmark real estate projects and in-depth discussions on credit, fundraising, capital structures, and the strategies that can unlock value across different business profiles.

Join this event to strengthen relationships and discuss how capital is positioning itself in LATAM throughout the current investment cycle.

Discover What's Ahead

Site Visits
17th & 18th November
SITE VISITS
*Requires a separated registration
Guided technical tours led by top developers, alongside a comparative benchmarking of emerging trends, offers unique insights into upcoming developments, fostering deeper industry knowledge and stronger connections. See More
Conference networking
19th November
CONFERENCE
Be part of one of the most significant real estate gatherings about the Latin America and connect with leaders in a high-level networking environment.
OPENING TALKSHOW
Capital Flows US & LATAM The trade that Wall Street almost missed
19th November|9:00 – 10:15
Execution Reality JV, platform or credit: which structure actually moves capital across the border, and who signs it?
The Platform Premium If most global capital enters through established local platforms, what makes a Latin platform investible – governance, alignment, promote?
The Reverse Flow Latin capital is buying in the US, not only selling to it. Aviation, hospitality, industrial: what is it really buying – return, hard currency, or political insurance?
Power Shifts With many new governments this year, who gets rewarded for stability, and how is that risk priced rather than lamented?
Carlos Imery United States
Carlos Imery Managing Partner Commercial
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Stephen Braun United States
Stephen Braun Chief Investment Officer
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Victor Arakaki Brazil
Victor Arakaki Partner & MD
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Carlos Imery
Carlos Imery United States Managing Partner Commercial, Beacon Real Estate

Biography

A family-office dealmaker’s view on acquisitions, JVs and income properties – built to perform through every real estate cycle.

Carlos leads the acquisition and asset management of income properties for the Family as well as select third parties. He has a strong finance background and extensive experience in negotiating leases, JV agreements, and contracts in general.

Carlos has a vast professional network and is uniquely poised to exhibit the flexible creativity and resourcefulness to make the best out of the ever-changing economic and real estate cycles.

Carlos has an intense entrepreneurial drive: he started his first company, in the field of public contracting, a year out of college in 2004, which he exited at year-end 2014, when the company had more than 250 employees.

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Stephen Braun
Stephen Braun United States Chief Investment Officer, Seminole Tribe of Florida Sovereign Wealth Fund

Biography

More than 25 years allocating capital across real estate and finance – now leading investments for one of the most distinctive sovereign wealth funds in the United States.

Stephen is the Chief Investment Officer for the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Sovereign Wealth Fund and is responsible for its acquisitions, asset management and financings. He has over 25 years of experience in real estate and finance.

Prior to joining the Fund, he was Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Fifteen Group, where he refinanced over $300 million of property-level debt and oversaw the disposition of in excess of $100 million in real estate assets.

From 2000 to 2018, he served as Senior Vice President of J.I. Kislak, Inc. (“Kislak”), a multifaceted operating and holding company that invests solely on behalf of the Kislak family. In his role at Kislak, he oversaw real estate and other strategic investments for the 115-year-old Family Office, including the acquisition of over $650 million of multifamily and other real estate assets throughout the United States, the disposition of more than $400 million in assets, and the origination and refinancing of more than $500 million in property-level debt.

Prior to joining Kislak, he worked at Kirkland Investors, KPMG and JMB Realty Corporation. Stephen served on the Board of the FSU Center for Real Estate Education and Research and currently serves on the Board of Managers of Nautilus Capital Partners and on the Board of Directors of its various operating companies.

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Victor Arakaki
Victor Arakaki Brazil Partner & MD, JHSF

Biography

Connecting international investors with Brazilian real assets – bringing the JHSF Capital perspective on cross-border fundraising to Miami.

Victor Arakaki is a Partner & MD at JHSF Capital, where he helps expand the firm’s relationships with institutional investors and wealth managers. His work includes raising capital in international markets, with an initial focus on Latin America.

With experience in financial markets, he has developed business in Brazil and Uruguay. At JHSF Capital, he helps connect investors with funds offering exposure to real assets, including projects in real estate and hospitality.

FOLLOW THE TIMETABLE
Tuesday, 17th November
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08:00 - 08:30 | Arrivals & Welcome Coffee
08:30 - 09:30 | Displacement
09:30 - 10:30 | Site Visit: Skybridge Miami da Peakair
10:30 - 11:30 | Displacement
11:30 - 12:30 | Site Visit: Canal by IQ from Sagewood Corporation *with Lunch
12:30 - 13:30 | Displacement
13:30 - 14:30 | Site Visit: Viceroy Brickell from Related Group
14:30 - 14:45 | Displacement
Wednesday, 18th November
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08:00 - 08:30 | Arrivals & Welcome Coffee
08:30 - 09:00 | Displacement
09:00 - 10:30 | Site Visit: The 27 Wynwood from Airbnb
10:30 - 10:45 | Displacement
10:45 - 11:45 | Site Visit: Wynwood Sales Center da Alchemy Properties
11:45 - 12:30 | Displacement
12:30 - 13:30 | Site Visit: St Regis Residences *with Lunch
Thursday, 19th November
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08:30 - 09:00 | Arrivals & Welcome Coffee                                         
09:00 - 10:15 | Roundtable Discussion: Capital Flows US & LATAM
10:15 - 11:00 | Networking Break                                         
11:00 - 12:00 | Roundtable Discussion: Real Estate as an Experience                
12:00 - 12:30 | Networking Break                                             
12:30 - 13:30 | Roundtable Discussion: Latin Fundraising Dynamics                                           
13:30 - 14:30 | Lunch                                                                                
MAIN AGENDA
Discussion

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Keynote Panel | 19th November | 09:00 - 10:15

Capital Flows US & LATAM

The trade that Wall Street almost missed

  • Execution Reality - JV, platform or credit: which structure actually moves capital across the border, and who signs it?
  • The Platform Premium - If most global capital enters through established local platforms, what makes a Latin platform investible - governance, alignment, promote?
  • The Reverse Flow - Latin capital is buying in the US, not only selling to it. Aviation, hospitality, industrial: what is it really buying - return, hard currency, or political insurance?
  • Power Shifts - With many new governments this year; who gets rewarded for stability, and how is that risk priced rather than lamented?


Talk Show | 19th November | 11:00 - 12:00
Real Estate as an Experience
  • The Experience Premium - How much value can experience-led design and branding actually add to a project's positioning and pricing power?
  • Shifting Consumer Expectations - What is driving the new generation of consumers to prioritize experience over specification? Is this a permanent shift or a cyclical trend?
  • Branding as a Development Strategy - How are asset managers and developers using brand partnerships, storytelling and identity to differentiate products in an increasingly commoditized market?
  • Exporting the Concept - Which LATAM markets have the strongest conditions to absorb this US-born experience model? Is the region ready to import it, or does it need to be reinvented locally?
Talk Show | 19th November | 11:00 - 12:00
Mixed-Use & Commercial Real Estate
Investing Across the Next Cycle
  • Where the bid-ask is stuck – What still isn't transacting? What has to move for the market to clear?
  • Mixed-Use as a Hedge – What tenant mixes and underwriting strategies make multi-use assets resilient against single-use obsolescence?
  • Build or reposition – Ground-up in high-cost South Florida, or adaptive reuse in LATAM? Where do yields actually hold?
  • Complexity vs. bankability – Is mixed-use harder to finance than it's worth?


Talk Show | 19th November | 12:30 - 13:30

Latin Fundraising Dynamics

Raising, deploying, exiting and where the capital goes next

  • The Funding Bias - Where is capital actually flowing today, and how much of that are lenders deciding for you?
  • Build or Buy - New development or stabilized yield: which segments are clearing the return hurdle right now?
  • The First Filter - Track record, structure, or governance: what actually gets a Latin GP past a global IC's opening screen?
  • Exit, Then What - If the institutional exit is real, at what multiple and does that capital stay in the region, or chase income in the US?
Talk Show | 19th November | 12:30 - 13:30

Family Offices’ Vision

How is private capital rewriting LATAM's real estate?

  • The Home Bias Paradox - What brings capital home and what keeps it away?
  • Miami's New Address - Foreign buyers investing more in South Florida residential in 2025. Proximity, or just optics?
  • Inside Real Assets - Miami family offices hold 40-60% of capital in real estate. Within that, what is gaining and what is losing ground?
  • Direct Deals vs. Funds - Do they still need GPs and what would make them write a fund cheque again?
 

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Book your room at Novotel Miami Brickell with a special rate for the Latin America GRI Real Estate 2026 – Miami Edition.

Dates available: 16–20 November.

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