Now in its 16th year, the Lay of the Land Conference is considered Florida’s largest land conference, bringing together landowners, policymakers, investors and industry professionals seeking information on trends and the state of the Florida land market.
Industry experts will discuss market trends in conservation, agricultural, timberland, transportation/Infrastructure and residential construction in rural Florida. This forum provides a great opportunity to meet the key players behind some of Florida's largest land deals and learn about Florida’s renewed efforts to buy land for conservation.
At the conference, SVN | Saunders Ralston Dantzler will release its annual Lay of the Land Market Report, which provides sales data on all land property types, including Ranch & Recreational, Residential Development, Timberland, Citrus, Transitional Land, and Conservation Easements.
SVN | SRD collects the sales data using a proprietary software system. This exclusive report is the only source of verified Florida land sales. We will be able to schedule interviews for you with individual panelists.
Confirmed speakers include:
- Wilton Simpson, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture
- Wendi McAleese, President - American Government Services
- Lenord Johnson, Partner - Johnson Pope Bokor Ruppel & Burns, LLP
- Andrew Walmsley, Director of Legislative Affairs - Florida Farm Bureau Federation
- Jerry D. Parrish, Ph.D., Economist - Florida State University
- John T. “Jack” Vogel, President and Co-Founder / Consulting Forester - Natural Resource Planning Services
- Ben Mills, Vice President, Sales - Carden & Associates, Inc.
- (Additional Speakers to be Announced)
Thursday, February 29, 2024 | 12:30 - 5:00 PM ET
Friday, March 1, 2024 | 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM ET
Bonnet Springs Park, 400 Bonnet Springs Boulevard, Lakeland, FL 33815
The 2023 Lay of the Land Conference will be held at the Bonnet Springs Park Event Center, which is Central Florida’s premier destination. The 168-acre park in downtown Lakeland features a state-of-the-art event center, coffee shop, café, rooftop bar, and so much more!
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[The Lay of the Land conference is the brainchild of SVN | Saunders Ralston Dantzler co-founder Dean Saunders, who has been a leading force behind Florida’s conservation efforts. As a former state legislator in the 1990s, he wrote the legislation to establish the Green Swamp Land Authority, the first state entity to purchase development rights (PDR) from landowners. The legislation was truly a pioneering concept with no formal program in place within the State at the time, and was the driving force behind Florida conserving over one million acres of land in approximately three decades.
At the conference, industry experts will discuss the current and future value of land as well as current trends fueled by the current economic climate.]
