150+ speakers · 2026 cohort

The voices that move capital.

APEX brings together CEOs, allocators, ministers, mayors, founders, and the operating partners behind the most consequential real-estate platforms in the world. Featured below are confirmed speakers across the 2026 calendar.

Featured · Chief Executive Officer

Gunnar Branson

AFIRE — Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate

“Three decades shaping how foreign capital underwrites US commercial real estate.”

A visionary leader in commercial real estate, currently serving as CEO of AFIRE, with over 25 years of experience specializing in investment sales, leasing, and advisory services. Previously CEO of NAREIM. Speaks regularly on institutional investing, urbanism, sustainability, and the future of cross-border capital.

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Mayor

Steven Meiner

City of Miami Beach

Founder & Principal

Kobi Karp

Kobi Karp Architecture & Interior Design

HGTV Stars · Real Estate Developers

Brian & Mika Kleinschmidt

Dirt 2 Design — 100 Day Dream Home

President

Nicole Kushner-Meyer

Kushner Companies

President & Co-Founder

Simon Ziff

Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group

Chief Executive Officer

Bob Knakal

BK Real Estate Advisors

VP, Strategic Partnerships

Fredrick Cooper Sr.

Toll Brothers

President, NAIOP NYC · Head of Innovation

Ryan Elazari

Empire Management

+140 speakers

Programme reveal continues weekly.

Additional speakers — including ministers of housing, sovereign-fund principals, and senior leaders from Blackstone, Cushman & Wakefield, Ackman-Ziff, Toll Brothers, Empire Management, Sobha Realty and the Dubai Land Department — will be announced in waves through April 2026. Apply for access to receive each cohort drop.