MIAMI—If you are wondering how visible Miami is on the global radar screen, consider this: the Global Diversity Summit its bringing its annual conference to town. The Global Diversity Summit, a national organization focused on promoting the participation of minorities in commercial real estate, will hold its Miami conference Nov. 6-7.

Downtown Miami's Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts is hosting the conference. The even will include panel discussions, featured speakers and breakout sessions exploring topics ranging from investment trends and capital sources, to new development activity and infrastructure projects across the U.S.

The event's roster of national and regional speakers will include Related Group Chairman & CEO Jorge Perez; Dacra CEO and president Craig Robins; University of Miami president Donna Shalala; Macquarie Capital managing director Alan Braxton; former Miami Mayor and Lydecker Diaz senior partner Manny Diaz; Port of Miami director Bill Johnson; New Boston Real Estate Investment Funds senior vice president Kirk Sykes; Swire Properties president Stephen Owens, and more.