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TerraLux and the “Future Islands Initiative “- the Dominican Republic Innovation Lab

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican RepublicSustainability strategist Enzo di Taranto highlights collaborative opportunities in regenerative tourism, wellness-centered communities, and future-focused infrastructure

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TerraLux and the Future Islands Initiative are advancing a collaborative vision for the future of island and coastal development, bringing together sustainability experts, innovators, government stakeholders, and private-sector leaders to explore new approaches to climate resilience, regenerative tourism, wellness-centered communities, and future-oriented infrastructure.

The initiative seeks to foster dialogue and collaboration around integrated development models that combine environmental stewardship, resilient infrastructure, wellness, technology, and sustainable economic growth.

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Enzo di Taranto

International sustainability strategist Enzo di Taranto, whose career has included advisory work with governments, international organizations, and United Nations-related initiatives, believes island nations have a unique opportunity to become global innovation hubs.

“Island nations are on the front lines of climate, economic, and infrastructure challenges, but they are also uniquely positioned to become laboratories for resilient and regenerative systems,” said di Taranto. “The future will require integrated solutions that connect sustainability, wellness, energy systems, technology, and community development.”

The Caribbean, particularly the Dominican Republic, has emerged as an important focal point in these conversations due to its tourism leadership, entrepreneurial momentum, and growing interest in sustainable innovation.

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According to di Taranto, the Dominican Republic has the potential to strengthen its position as a showcase for regenerative tourism, resilient infrastructure, renewable energy systems, and future-oriented hospitality models.

TerraLux is contributing to this vision through plans for integrated environments that combine wellness, sustainability, hospitality, regenerative systems, modular construction, and emerging technologies. Central to the concept are future-focused communities and “Healing Homes” designed to support wellbeing, environmental harmony, and long-term resilience.

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“What attracted me to TerraLux was its systems-thinking approach,” said di Taranto. “It is not simply a hospitality or real estate concept. It brings together multiple disciplines into one ecosystem focused on improving quality of life while supporting environmental responsibility.”

The Future Islands Initiative expands upon this philosophy by creating a collaborative platform where governments, developers, sustainability experts, technology partners, and innovators can explore scalable solutions for island and coastal regions worldwide.

Key focus areas include:

Climate resilience and disaster preparedness

Regenerative tourism

Renewable energy systems

Sustainable agriculture

Wellness-oriented development

Future infrastructure and smart communities

Public-private collaboration

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A major component of the initiative involves the creation of demonstration environments where visitors, policymakers, investors, and innovators can experience emerging technologies and regenerative systems firsthand.

Di Taranto believes these real-world environments can accelerate education, collaboration, and adoption by allowing stakeholders to engage directly with future-focused development models rather than simply discussing them conceptually.

“Experience changes perception,” he said. “When people can physically interact with wellness technologies, regenerative systems, and integrated infrastructure, they gain a clearer understanding of how these solutions can be applied within their own communities.”

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As climate adaptation, sustainability, and quality-of-life considerations continue gaining importance worldwide, supporters of the initiative believe integrated ecosystems may play an increasingly significant role in shaping future communities.

Looking ahead, TerraLux plans to support collaborative innovation gatherings, executive retreats, wellness experiences, and future-focused events designed to bring together leaders from government, investment, sustainability, technology, and development sectors.

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According to di Taranto, international cooperation will remain essential in addressing the interconnected challenges facing communities worldwide.

“Climate resilience, energy transitions, food systems, and future infrastructure require collaboration beyond borders,” he said. “The future belongs to ecosystems that bring together expertise, innovation, resources, and shared vision.”

As interest in regenerative development continues to grow, TerraLux and the Future Islands Initiative aim to contribute practical models that align environmental responsibility, economic opportunity, and human wellbeing.

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Mayan Metzler, the visionary CEO behind TERRALUX

About TerraLux

TerraLux is a future-oriented development platform focused on integrating wellness, sustainability, hospitality, regenerative systems, modular infrastructure, technology, and community-centered innovation into next-generation living environments.

For more information on TERRALUX visit their website (LINK)

Email Mayan Metzler: [email protected] Call: (347) 992–0410

To read the full interview with Marco Derhy and Mayan Metzler, visit the source of this article

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BMA Conventions Announces Healthcare Facilities Convention, Virginia 2026 in Herndon

HERNDON, Va., September 16, 2026Two-day executive gathering will connect healthcare facility leaders and solution providers focused on smarter, safer and more resilient hospital infrastructure. BMA Conventions will bring the Healthcare Facilities Convention, Virginia 2026 to the Washington Dulles area, taking place Nov 17, 2026 through Nov 18, 2026 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Washington Dulles Airport in Herndon, Virginia. The convention […]

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Two-day executive gathering will connect healthcare facility leaders and solution providers focused on smarter, safer and more resilient hospital infrastructure.

BMA Conventions will bring the Healthcare Facilities Convention, Virginia 2026 to the Washington Dulles area, taking place Nov 17, 2026 through Nov 18, 2026 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Washington Dulles Airport in Herndon, Virginia.

The convention is designed for senior healthcare executives, facility directors, innovation leaders and technology providers working to modernize healthcare infrastructure and operations. The program will focus on practical strategies and technologies that can improve reliability, efficiency, resilience, safety and the patient environment across hospitals and health systems.

Key areas of discussion will include smart infrastructure and predictive maintenance, patient-centric facility design, energy efficiency and sustainability, emergency preparedness, cybersecurity and risk management, healthcare data and predictive analytics, AI-ready hospitals, air quality and HVAC, power reliability, modular design, compliance and procurement resilience.

The event format will combine panel discussions, industry expert talks, curated networking and focused one-on-one conversations. The goal is to create a high-signal environment where healthcare decision-makers can exchange real-world ideas, evaluate emerging solutions and build relationships with peers and solution providers.

Virginia’s Washington Dulles region provides a strategic setting for the convention, giving healthcare leaders from Virginia, Washington, D.C., Maryland and the broader Mid-Atlantic region a focused forum to discuss the next generation of healthcare facilities.

Healthcare facilities are being asked to operate more efficiently, remain resilient, support rapidly evolving digital technologies and create better environments for patients and staff. The Virginia convention is designed to bring the leaders responsible for those decisions together for practical, forward-looking conversations.

EVENT AT A GLANCE

Event: Healthcare Facilities Convention, Virginia 2026

Dates: Nov 17, 2026 through Nov 18, 2026

Venue: DoubleTree by Hilton Washington Dulles Airport

Location: Herndon, Virginia

Organizer: BMA Conventions

Event page: https://bmaconventions.com/smart-healthcare-facilities-convention/

ABOUT BMA CONVENTIONS

BMA Conventions produces executive-focused industry events that connect decision-makers, operational leaders and solution providers around the technologies, strategies and partnerships shaping the future of their sectors.

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“TOPAZ Ápice do Alfa · Competição Global” começa com força! Investimento em valor versus negociação de alta frequência, o cenário global dos investimentos entra em uma nova era de reflexão

SÃO PAULO, BrazilEm agosto de 2026, o aguardado grande evento global de investimentos — “TOPAZ Ápice do Alfa · Competição Global” — foi oficialmente lançado. O evento é promovido pela gigante de investimentos financeiros Topaz Advisors (TOPAZ) e reúne a atenção dos principais mercados de capitais do mundo, com o objetivo de selecionar o “gestor do fundo […]

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Em agosto de 2026, o aguardado grande evento global de investimentos — “TOPAZ Ápice do Alfa · Competição Global” — foi oficialmente lançado. O evento é promovido pela gigante de investimentos financeiros Topaz Advisors (TOPAZ) e reúne a atenção dos principais mercados de capitais do mundo, com o objetivo de selecionar o “gestor do fundo de dezenas de bilhões” da TOPAZ.

Na formação inicial, dois participantes de grande destaque e com estilos extremamente representativos despertaram ampla discussão:

Johnathan Sterling — representante do investimento em valor de Wall Street, que segue há longo prazo uma estratégia de “fundamentos em primeiro lugar, buscando vencer com estabilidade”, defendendo a valorização intrínseca das empresas como núcleo, atravessando ciclos de alta e baixa e buscando crescimento por meio de juros compostos.

Mark Wexler — um trader de destaque no campo da negociação de alta frequência, que utiliza modelos quantitativos para orientar as decisões de mercado, especializado em operações rápidas de curto prazo e arbitragem entre mercados, buscando o maior espaço possível para lucros em movimentos de alta velocidade.

Este confronto de alto nível entre “estratégia conservadora vs. estratégia agressiva” e “valor de longo prazo vs. eficiência de curto prazo” não representa apenas uma disputa entre estratégias de investimento, mas também reflete, em um nível mais profundo, as mudanças estruturais que estão ocorrendo atualmente no ecossistema dos mercados financeiros.

O “ponto central das divergências” no mundo dos investimentos explode aqui

Atualmente, o ambiente financeiro global está passando por um período de ajustes intensos — mudança na política monetária do Federal Reserve, perturbações geopolíticas contínuas, correção nas avaliações do setor de tecnologia e rápido desenvolvimento das tecnologias de IA e negociação baseada em dados. Nesse contexto, o tradicional “investimento em valor” e a emergente “negociação quantitativa” estão enfrentando um choque sem precedentes:

O estilo conservador de Johnathan representa a persistência da maioria dos investidores de médio e longo prazo em enfrentar a volatilidade e buscar maior previsibilidade;

As operações agressivas de Mark simbolizam a exploração dos investidores de uma nova geração, impulsionada pela tecnologia, em busca dos limites da eficiência do mercado e da frequência de negociação.

A competição não é apenas uma disputa, mas também um realinhamento da percepção global sobre investimentos

A TOPAZ declarou no lançamento da competição: “O significado da TOPAZ Ápice do Alfa · Competição Global não é apenas encontrar a pessoa com o maior retorno. Mais importante ainda, queremos fazer com que investidores de todo o mundo reflitam novamente sobre a seguinte questão: na nova era dominada por IA, negociação quantitativa e disputas macroeconômicas, que tipo de estratégia é realmente sustentável? Que lógica de investimento poderá liderar os caminhos futuros de alocação de capital?”

“Os gestores de ativos não são mais apenas guardiões do capital, mas precisam se tornar parceiros estratégicos na construção dos caminhos de comportamento do capital.” declarou Adrian Leung, cofundador e diretor de investimentos da TOPAZ. “Este confronto é um passo importante para promovermos a transformação dos padrões do setor.”

Em uma era em que a gestão de riscos baseada em IA e a onda de descentralização avançam simultaneamente, a TOPAZ enfatiza que o papel dos consultores de investimentos precisa passar por uma transformação — não sendo mais apenas um preservador de patrimônio, mas também um arquiteto de estratégias.

“Não queremos apenas proteger o capital, mas também projetar a forma como ele se comportará no futuro.”

—— Evan Brooks, gestor de fundos sênior da TOPAZ

A competição terá duração de 5 meses e permitirá que espectadores de todo o mundo participem de votações em tempo real e interajam com as estratégias. As operações reais de Johnathan e Mark serão apresentadas simultaneamente por meio de um sistema de exibição de dados totalmente público e transparente, permitindo que todos os jurados e investidores acompanhem, avaliem e aprendam em tempo real.

A tempestade de capital já começou, e a linha divisória entre diferentes percepções está se tornando cada vez mais clara.

Neste confronto entre riqueza, lógica e a era atual, de que lado você está preparado para ficar?

—— TOPAZ Ápice do Alfa · Competição Global, campo de testes para uma nova ordem global de investimentos

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AD Mortgage Introduces New Lender-Paid Rate Buydown Option

Fort Lauderdale, FLAD Mortgage, a leading wholesale lender in the United States, today introduced a new Lender-Paid Rate Buydown option, giving mortgage professionals greater flexibility to help eligible homebuyers lower their initial monthly payments without relying on contributions from sellers, builders or other third parties. The new option is designed to help AD Mortgage partners structure more competitive purchase […]

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AD Mortgage, a leading wholesale lender in the United States, today introduced a new Lender-Paid Rate Buydown option, giving mortgage professionals greater flexibility to help eligible homebuyers lower their initial monthly payments without relying on contributions from sellers, builders or other third parties.

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The new option is designed to help AD Mortgage partners structure more competitive purchase offers while supporting borrowers with a more affordable start to homeownership. In addition, AD Mortgage has extended its Temporary Rate Buydown promotion, offering an additional 50 basis points in enhanced pricing on eligible loans locked through September 30, 2026.

Lender-Paid Rate Buydowns are available through the Wholesale, Non-Delegated, Correspondent Plus and Delegated channels for eligible purchase and rate-and-term refinance transactions on primary residences and second homes. Eligible programs include Conventional Fixed (DU-eligible), 30-Year Fixed Apex Prime*, Super Prime, and Prime. The additional 50 bps Buydown Promo does not apply to the Delegated channel or Apex Prime program. Additional eligibility requirements apply.

“Purchase affordability remains one of the biggest challenges facing borrowers today,” said Max Slyusarchuk, CEO of AD Mortgage. “Our new Lender-Paid Rate Buydown option gives mortgage professionals another flexible way to structure competitive purchase loans without depending on seller or builder contributions. Together with the extended pricing promotion for eligible loans, it can help more borrowers ease into homeownership and help our partners win more purchase business.”

Key highlights include:

  • Availability through the Wholesale, Non-Delegated, Correspondent Plus and Delegated channels
  • Eligibility for purchase and rate-and-term refinance transactions
  • Availability for primary residences and second homes
  • Programs: Conventional Fixed (DU-eligible), 30-Year Fixed Apex Prime*, Super Prime, Prime  
  • An additional 50 bps in enhanced pricing on eligible Temporary Rate Buydowns locked through September 30, 2026; the promotion excludes Apex Prime and Delegated-channel loans

 

Partners can create an eligible purchase loan in the AIM Partner Portal and select a Lender-Paid Buydown Plan in Products & Pricing. For loans eligible for the additional 50-bps Buydown Promo, partners must lock the loan by September 30, 2026; the pricing incentive will be applied automatically to eligible locks. Additional eligibility requirements apply.

The new Lender-Paid Rate Buydown feature delivers the flexibility and support that reinforce AD Mortgage’s commitment to being the Lender of Choice for mortgage professionals.

For more information, please visit https://admortgage.com/.

About AD Mortgage

As a premier direct mortgage lender, AD Mortgage offers a full spectrum of Conventional, Government, and Non-QM loan products with 24-hour turnaround times and some of the most competitive rates in the industry. In addition to their AD Power Jumbo loan product, AD Mortgage offers programs for Prime borrowers, Foreign National borrowers, as well as borrowers with imperfect credit histories. Programs with no income verification are also offered for investment property loans.

The company offers free concierge services, bank statement reviews, marketing tools and resources, and more to support the brokers they serve. In 2025, AD Mortgage received several prestigious industry awards, including HousingWire Vanguard Award, PROGRESS in Lending’s Lending Luminary Award, National Mortgage Professional’s Legend of Lending Award, HousingWire Industry Titan Award. This year, the company was also featured in CBS, Bloomberg, and Inc., underscoring its growing influence and leadership in the mortgage industry.

AD Mortgage is an Equal Housing Lender. NMLS ID #958660. 899 W Cypress Creek Rd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309. For important disclosures and state licensing information:
https://admortgage.com/important-disclosures/

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