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Automatic charts the future of retail, hospitality, and mixed-use development through its invitation-only membership of the industry’s leading voices. LEARN MORE
Next Flagship Events:
AUTOMATIC SOUTHEAST
Atlanta – October 19 & 20
The FORTH Hotel
CHARLESTON CITY SUMMIT
November 2-3, 2026
Automatic’s City Summits are intimate, invitation-only gatherings for top industry leaders in rotating markets. These private experiences include insider tours of landmark developments, curated dinners with top retailers, restaurateurs, investors, and creatives, and unfiltered dialogue on what’s emerging. Eligibility is limited to Automatic Members. Inquire here to learn more.
AUTOMATIC FLORIDA
Miami – February 2027
FIND YOUR PEOPLE
BRIANA VALDEZ HomeState • SHARILYN MASON Arc’teryx • KATIE KRIDEL Vuori • TOM HUNTER & SAM TRUDE Great White • RACHEL ABELES Bloomingdales • YUVAL CHIPRUT Erewhon • BRANDON HOY Roberta’s Pizza • MORRIS ADJMI Morris Adjmi Architects • ADAM HALBERG Barcelona Wine Bar • TRYSTAN HALPERT Moxies • MAX BAHRAMIPOUR, JACK BIEBEL & NOAH HOLTON-RAPHAEL Ggiata • BENJI HOMSEY Duro Hospitality • TESS HOWARD Alys Beach • MICHAEL HSU Michael Hsu Office of Architecture • SANTIAGO IRIARTE El Moro • LANDON JOHN OluKai • CAROLINE JOHNSON Krewe • JORDAN JOHNSON Naked Farmer • CAROL JOYNER Levi's • DAVID KAPLAN Death & Co. • ANASTASIA KOUIMELIS Levain Bakery • SARAH HYMANSON & SARA KRAMER Kismet • GREG KRAUS Invesco • JEFF KRESHEK Federal Realty • MOHAN KUMAR Oddfellows Ice Cream • DUSTIN LANCASTER Covell / Drumm Hospitality • DANIELLE LARSON Equinox • ADAM LATHAN & SEAN WEN Curry Boys BBQ • ROBERT LEBLANC Barrel Proof / The Chloe • MICHAEL LENNOX Electric Hospitality • JOHN LEWIS tvg Hospitality • MEREDITH LOBB BODYROK • DANIEL VAN LOH Little Rey • VICTOR LUGGER Big Mamma Restaurant Group • NED LYERLY V Modern Italian • NICO MARIN Sorelle Capital • ASHLEY MARLOWE Equinox • MARK MASINTER Newmark / Open Realty • JAMES MCLAUGHLIN Intelligentsia • MOHAMED ALKASSAR FEAL Hospitality • FERRELL ALVAREZ Proper House Group • CARL ANDERSON Larkspur Capital • JESS ANDERSON Oxford Commons Hospitality • GASTON BECHERANO Smorgasburg • GREG BEST Ticonderoga Club • JEFF BHATHAL Stockdale Capital • JOSH BISSINGER Acadia • BRANDON BLASER Blaser Ventures • PAUL BODENMAN Stream Realty • MARK BOEKENHEIDE Dallas Mavericks • TARYN BRANDES Brand Urban • TAYLOR BRUCE First Light Books • JESS BRUNER Bond Retail Partners • AMY CALCUTT Cactus Club Cafe • AMBER CALHOUN M2G Ventures • RICKY DE CAMPS Ares Management • AMY CARA East West Partners • MAXIMILIAN CHILLURA Chill Bros. Scoop Shop • BRANDON COHANIM Bar Colette • JESSICA CURTIS Origin Realty Advisors • ALY DEAN Rooftop Cinema Club • ROBERT FADER Posman Books • NIMA FAZELI h.wood group • KEVIN FINK Emmer & Rye Hospitality Group • GUSS FIRESTEIN Maman • ZAK FISHMAN Pura Vida Miami • MIKE FRENCH Pioneertown • EMILY GAGLIARDI First Washington Realty • JACK GIBBONS FB Society • JEFF GIGANTE Next Level Brands • AUSTIN GLOVER Jamestown • AARON GOLDSTEIN Oliver Buchanan • MICHAEL GRAY Lubert-Adler • CLARE GREENBERG Asana Partners • ASHLEY GREGG Pacific Electric / tvg Hospitality • KATIE GRISSOM Nuveen • GUY GRIVAS Hillwood • TROY GUARD TAG Restaurants • JOSH HACKLER Grassfed Culture Hospitality • DON MEIJ Stripes / PopUp Bagels • STEPHANIE MENKE Levain Bakery • PARKER MIDDLETON Cava • ROB MILES Flower Child • JOSEPH MILLER Runyon Group • BRYAN MOLL Gateway Jax • TONY MONTERO Hai Hospitality • TERRY MONTESI Trademark Property Company • DONALD MOORE Goop Kitchen • TREY MORSBACH JLL • VIPIN NAMBIAR HN Capital Partners • TED NASH KSL Capital • RAHUL NAYYAR Houlihan Lokey • RYAN NEMAN RYDA / Sunset Row • MELINDA NETTLEBECK Nando's Peri-Peri • TYLER NIESS Dart Interests • TRICIA NOBLE Ascentris • ROBBIE NOWINSKI E + ROSE • JAMES NOZAR Kettler • AUBREY O'LASKEY Perenn Bakery • GIANCARLO PAGANI Mother Wolf • ADELE PARODI Bad Roman / Quality Branded • TINSLEY MERRILL PAUL HerStory • PETER PETERSON Extell / Deer Valley East Village • JOSEPH PITCHFORD Crescent Real Estate • LYON PORTER Urban Cowboy • ROBERT QUICK Western Addition / Il Bracco • BRITANY REECE WS Development • BROOKS REITZ Leon’s Oyster Shop • BRENT RENNER Upward Projects / Postino • TODD REPPERT Hai Hospitality • CRAIG RICHARDS Lyla Lila • CHRISTIAN RIES The Perlant • STEPHANI ROBSON The Gumbo Bros • STEVE ROUMAN Crate & Barrel • BRAD SANDERS Bartaco • ADAM SCHLEGEL Snooze • GABE SCHWARTZ Kent Hospitality Group • MELODY SHEMTOV The Daily • JUSTIN SHUGRUE Shugs Bagels • NATE SIEGEL Willa’s • STEVE SIMON Fifth Group • ALEX SMITH Atlas Restaurant Group • LIBBY HOCKENBERRY & CARY SMITH The Victorian & Burle's Bar • JARRETT STIEBER Little Bear • BYRON STITHEM Rice Vice • MARK TORO Toro Development Co. • MICHAEL TOWNSEND Townsend & Associates • CAROLYN TREASURE Peachy Studio • BRIANA VALDEZ HomeState Tacos • MANISH VORA Museum of Ice Cream • JEAN PAUL WARDY CenterCal • REGINALD WASHINGTON Southern National • TYLER WELLS Betsy / Bar Betsy • MICHAEL WILLIAMSON Intown Golf Club • MATT WINN Maple & Ash • JEFFREY WONG Major Food Group • BRADY WOOD WoodHouse • GRETCHEN ZALAMEA The Taco Stand • JEFF ZEIGLER Open Realty Advisors • JEREMY ZIDELL Rue • KEVIN PIKUS Sant Ambroeus • RAY WASHBURNE Highland Park Village • ERIN SHANNON The Reformation
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