Jon is the Vice President, Product at Zonda Urban and a former principal and co-owner of Urban Analytics, which was acquired by Zonda Home in 2021. Zonda Urban is the leading provider of new multi-family home data and advisory services in Canada’s core urban markets - Metro Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Ottawa and Victoria. Zonda Urban’s parent company Zonda Home is the largest for-sale residential B2B data provider and advisory firm in North America. Jon has nearly 20 years of real estate analysis and market research experience and has provided strategic product and positioning for hundreds of development properties representing billions of dollars.

Leslie currently serves as Director of Real Estate at RBC where she provides a wide range of financial services to developers, investors and real estate owners across the province. Leslie has 15 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry and has structured and underwritten over $2Bn in real estate loans including construction, land servicing, term, operating and complex syndicate deals. Leslie holds an MBA from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, and a Bachelor of Arts from Simon Fraser University.

Tony joined Ryan LLC in 2015 working in the property and asset management sector. He has been involved in an array of assignments relating to commercial and residential properties including multi-family residential, mixed use projects, Rental 100 projects, development sites, office buildings, and shopping centres. He has worked on notable assignments such as the Oakridge Transit Centre Site, Heather Lands, Valuation of Richmond Centre, and the redevelopment of Landsowne Centre and Kitsilano 6 Lands. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Real Estate, a Post-Graduate Certificate in Real Property Valuation from the University of British Columbia and is an accredited member of the Appraisal Institute of BC.

Claire is a dedicated professional with nearly five years of experience the commercial real estate finance industry, currently serving as a Director of Commercial Real Estate at RBC in Vancouver. With a strong background in real estate lending and a CPA qualification, Claire brings a unique blend of financial acumen and industry experience to her role. Claire is also working on her Diploma in Urban Land Economics with a specialization in development through UBC Sauder School of Business.

Derek Townsend began his commercial real estate career with a dedicated focus on rental apartment financing in Canada. In short order, he became Citifund Capital’s leading expert on CMHC and conventional financing structures for apartment construction, repositioning and acquisition. CitiFund is now a market leader in rental apartment financing and represents a robust apartment business with clients ranging from private investors to REITs. Beyond brokering loans, he has a passion to influence and advance the mortgage and development industry by volunteering his time on committees and Board of Directors for prominent groups such as CFAA, UDI U40, MIABC and LandlordBC.