Mark Wenzowski, Chapter President mark@retechassociation.com

Mark Wenzowski is a Client Partner for Virtalis where he is currently responsible for Strategy and Business Development of Extended Reality applications for enterprise organizations. His proficiency in technology and culminationation of experience and skills within the Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Reality space has led him to this pivotal role in Industrial XR.

Prior to joining Virtalis, Mark established a track record of 15+ years experience successfully managing, maintaining, and growing client relationships within the AR/VR/XR, digital/mobile, and Healthcare IT sectors. In his early career, Mark spent 5 years as a residential mortgage broker before launching his own company in mobile technology.

As the chapter leader of RETECH Miami, Mark uses his leadership skills and knowledge to foster collaboration between innovative companies in the emerging technology and real estate community, helping to assist in accelerating growth, fostering research and education, and connecting members and organizations.

With Miami and the surrounding South Florida area being an international hotspot for both real estate and emerging technology, RETECH Miami is growing at a rapid pace and is positioning itself as the leading resource for all things related to real estate and proptech.

 

Madison Roberts, Vice President

The Real Estate Technology Association is proud to welcome Madison Roberts as Vice President of RETECH Miami.

 Madison is a real estate agent in South Florida, with a special farm area of cryptocurrency. She has Management, Psychology, and Leadership degrees from the University of Central Florida that have helped mold her career, bringing in a human factor to the business sense.  Madison is responsible for closing the city of Miami's two largest cryptocurrency real estate sales in 2021 and is well on her way to accomplishing her next goal of having closed the most real estate sales paid with cryptocurrency in the state of Florida.

 In addition to Real Estate, Madison consults and liaisons for various crypto projects like celebrity NFTs, metaverses, and creating coins to marketplaces. She advises real estate developers and investors on how to tokenize, fractionalize, NFT properties, and how to buy/sell real estate in cryptocurrency. Madison is also an Ambassador for Propy, creator of the Crypto & Cocktails Event, and can be seen talking at various crypto events throughout South Florida and via publications like theRealDeal, Traded, ProfileMiami, and Miami Crypto Experience.

 

Board of Directors

Rob Petrosino, Head of Innovation at PeakActivity

Despite being happily rooted in South Florida, Rob hails from Hackensack, New Jersey and attended college in Worcester, Massachusetts. His curiosity for innovation began while studying New Media & Digital Arts at The College of the Holy Cross, where he paid close attention to the intersections between art, technology, and culture. From there, his excitement for technology led to a role strategizing with C-Suite executives and implementing breakthrough solutions. 

At PeakActivity, Rob spearheads efforts around emerging technologies, such as spatial computing and machine learning, and instilling innovation in established businesses. Rob is known for his keen insights on cutting edge technology and his passion for all things digital.

 

Tarja Stephens Co-Founder of Metaverse Impact

Tarja is the Co-Founder of Metaverse Impact, a media brand, and Mission Impact (MI), a leadership network on a mission to accelerate women’s impact by utilizing web3 education, immersive environments, and emerging technologies. She is an avid connector of conscious individuals and brands in the Metaverse & Web3 ecosystems.

Tarja is the Miami Chapter President of the Global VR/AR Association which brings together over 55K brilliant minds and 4000 businesses across the globe fostering collaboration on immersive technologies. She also serves as an impact strategy advisor on several women-led Web3 communities and initiatives and is a board member of Impact Mission Miami, which focuses on raising awareness of B-corps and UN SDGs in the South Florida region.


News

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/real-estate-news/



https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-06/miami-gets-its-own-charging-bull-statue-for-crypto-week

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bitcoin-2022-miami-conference-crypto-tech-hub/

https://miamitechmonth.com

https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/inno/stories/news/2022/04/02/miami-tech-month-event-guide.html

https://floridarealtor.news/realtor-news/proptech-startup-dwellwell-raises-15m-to-launch-proactive-home-repair-system/

https://pitchbook.com/blog/real-estate-techs-emerging-technology-landscape

https://news.crunchbase.com/news/proptech-startups-vc-investment-forecast-2022/

https://zonifero.com/en/blog/proptech/proptech-101

https://therealdeal.com/2022/03/25/tishman-speyer-lands-100m-for-first-proptech-fund/

https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/florida-augmented-and-virtual-reality-market-A13053

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2022/02/local-xr-group-urges-students-to-shape-the-metaverse.html

https://www.wfit.org/florida-tech-news/2022-04-05/film-festival-at-florida-tech-offers-celluloid-smorgasbord

https://www.keepingcurrentmatters.com/blog/

https://www.floridarealtors.org/news-media/news-articles/2022/03/starter-home-gone-good

https://www.floridarealtors.org/news-media/news-articles/2022/04/big-wave-sellers-might-emerge-year

https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2022/04/06/oakland-park-apartment-complex-doubles-in-value.html

https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2022/03/28/demographics-and-housing-market-millennials.html

https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2022/04/04/technology-innovation-roundup-04-01-22.html

https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/inno/stories/inno-insights/2022/03/31/miami-tech-challenges-opportunities-benefit-all.html

https://fortune.com/2022/03/07/what-home-prices-will-look-like-2023-fannie-mae/

https://gordcollins.com/real-estate/florida-housing-forecast/

https://kaufmanrossin.com/news/two-tech-organizations-merge-to-form-south-florida-tech-hub/


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