Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis will speak at the annual awards dinner of the Gulf Coast Builders Xchange, which takes place 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1, at the Hyatt Regency, 1000 Boulevard of the Arts, Sarasota. Tickets are $100-$225. In addition to Patronis' keynote speech, the event will honor the organization's lifetime achievement award recipient, the recipient of the group's chairman's award and the top volunteer of the year.