Sandra Dungee Glenn, Tayyib Smith, and Steven Sanders open Philly Forward: Driving Change through Holistic Real Estate Development and set forth the vision for The Collective.

In his keynote speech for Philly Forward: Driving Change through Holistic Development, Dr. Leon Caldwell, founder of Ujima Developers, provides an introduction to holistic real estate development through the lens of his own work as both a real estate developer proving the model and as an experienced social innovation strategist.

Samantha Porter (The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia), Dominique Casimir (Thomas Jefferson University), and Dr. Anabelle Morales Droz (Fusion Farms) discuss the effects that the built environment has on health, wealth, and wellness outcomes and how these outcomes can be optimized through novel solutions.

In a session moderated by Sandra Dungee Glenn, Leslie Smallwood-Lewis (founder and co-owner of Mosaic Development Partners), Anne Nevins (President of PIDC), Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. (representing Philadelphia's 4th district), and Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sánchez (representing Philadelphia's 7th district) discuss the obstacles that developers face in bringing sustainable, revitalizing real estate projects to fruition.

In a session moderated by Dr. Leon Caldwell (founder of Ujima Developers), Lorraine Wilson-Drake (founder of Wilson-Drake Development), Tayyib Smith (Principal of Smith and Roller Holdings), and Anthony Fullard (President of West Powelton Development) discuss their experience in building for equity through the tenets of holistic real estate development. The panel also provides insights into their collective backgrounds and the ways in which they have incorporated health, wealth, and wellness considerations into their projects.

In this session, the leaders of The Collective Investment Group - Steven Sanders (Chairman), Karine Blanc (Director of Investments), Stuart Hean (Director of Investments), and Randall Drain (Senior Advisor) - discuss TCIG's real estate investment fund, which seeks to capitalize impact-driven developers pursuing holistic real estate developments. The team provides insights into the need for such a fund, its operations, and the impact frameworks that undergird it.

In this dynamic presentation, Sandra Dungee Glenn (CEO of The Collective), Jatu Bracewell (Sustainable Real Estate Fellow at 17 Asset Management), and Octavia Howell (Sustainable Real Estate Fellow at 17 Asset Management), set forth The Collective Network's data-approach to consulting and advisory work, the need for an approach founded on cultural competency and lived experience, TCN's vision for a transformed and empowered Philadelphia, and tangible steps forward.

In this closing session of Philly Forward 2022, Sandra Dungee Gleen (CEO of The Collective), Tayyib Smith (Principal of Smith and Roller), and Steven Sanders (Chairman of The Collective Investment Group) round out the event with a summary of the day and an urgent call to action.

Sandra Dungee Glenn and Steve Sanders, both Partners in The Collective, discuss the values that guide them in an interview for Authority Magazine. Summer 2021.

John Morris (Founding Partner & CEO of 17 Asset Management), and Sandra Dungee Glenn (Founder and President of The Collective) present their opening remarks for the Philly Forward: Real Estate as a Portal to Change forum, held on April 22, 2021.

Andy Rachlin (Managing Director for Lending & Investment of The Reinvestment Fund), Paul Rabinovitch (Principal & Head of Real Estate Investment of New Island Capital Management), and Rey Ramsey (Managing Director at Lafayette Square Holding Company), engage in a conversation about the need and impact of investing in real estate in Philadelphia.Moderated by Heather McGee (Chief Operating Officer at 17 Asset Management).

Feona Castro (Managing Director of Research at 17 Asset Management), John Morris (Founding Partner & CEO at 17 Asset Management) and Jaishree Singh (Director of Research at 17 Asset Management), explore Philadelphia's Transformation Roadmap through data driven statistics.

John Morris (Founding Partner & CEO at 17 Asset Management), introduces founding leaders of The Collective, and engages in conversation with Sandra Dungee Glenn (Founder and President of The Collective), Steven Sanders (Chairman of The Collective Investment Group, Chairman of Beltraith Capital) and Tayyib Smith (Founder of The Collective, Partner at Smith & Roller, Principal of Little Giant Creative) on what real estate looks like in Philadelphia, along with defining the opportunities in the sector.

Leslie Smallwood-Lewis (Founder and Co-Owner at Mosaic Development Partners) explains the vision of Mosaic Development Partners in a Fireside Chat with Stuart Hean (Incoming Director of Investments at The Collective Investment Group)

Bryheim Murray and Kyle Easley, Managing Partners at BKP Development Group, explain the vision of BKP Development Group in a Fireside Chat with Karine Blanc (Incoming Director of Investments at The Collective Investment Group).

Anthony Fullard (President, West Powelton Development Company) explains the vision of West Powelton Development Company in a Fireside Chat with Randall Drain (Advisor at The Collective Investment Group; Managing Partner at Reeds Bay Investment Group).

Lorraine Wilson-Drake (President, Wilson-Drake Development) explains the vision of Wilson-Drake Development in a Fireside Chat with Stuart Hean (Incoming Director of Investments at The Collective Investment Group).

Anthony Miles (Co-Founder, Principal and Fund Manager) explains the vision of TPP Capital Holdings in a Fireside Chat with Karine Blanc (Incoming Director of Investments at The Collective Investment Group).

Dr. Leon Caldwell (Founder & Managing Partner at Ujima Developers) explains the vision of Ujima Developers in a Fireside Chat with Randall Drain (Advisor at The Collective Investment Group; Managing Partner at Reeds Bay Investment Group).

Tayyib Smith (Partner at Smith & Roller; Principal, Little Giant Creative) explains the vision of Smith and Roller in a Fireside Chat with Rashaad Lambert (Director of Culture & Community, Forbes; Founder, For(bes) Culture).

Steven Sanders (Chairman of The Collective Investment Group) engages in a discussion with Stuart Hean (Incoming Director of Investments at The Collective Investment Group), Karine Blanc (Incoming Director of Investments at The Collective Investment Group) and Randall Drain (Advisor at The Collective Investment Group) to introduce "The Collective Investment Group."