Join us on Tuesday September 10^th for lunch and fire side chat with Harvey Thal, Founder of Royop Developments for the Developing Leaders next lunch and learn – Making of a Real Estate Entrepreneur. Harvey is going to share his insights on how he built Royop Developments and the steps he took to evolve his business over time and succeed through many business cycles. This informative and insightful discussion will be moderated by John Fisher, President of NAIOP.

Harvey Thal, Chairman – Founder, Royop Developments

Royop’s Chairman, Harvey Thal has been a dynamic and trusted industry leader in the Calgary and Western shopping centre development and leasing industry for more than 50 years.  Harvey has been involved in developing, financing and leasing over 5,000,000 square feet of retail, office and residential projects in Western Canada, including major shopping malls and large mixed-use projects.  Despite the many changes and the evolution of shopping centre concepts, Harvey was focused and successful due to his honesty, his tremendous experience, his contemporary approach and his uncompromising love (and respect) for people.