Session B5:
What do you Need to Know and Understand About Technological Transformation? How can Real Estate Companies Develop Innovative Strategies to Apply Proptech to Improve Their Bottom Line?
Technological innovation is changing the world at an unprecedented speed and the real estate market and industry is not exempt from this transition. The intersection of real estate and technology is referred to as PropTech. Whether it is considered disruptive force or transformational, you need to understand it and embrace it. While technology enables us to do so more today, fast forward ten years and the pace of change and evolution will be more significantly accelerated. What is the range of strategies that you could be considering in order to take advantage of technological innovations for your real estate assets, for your overall portfolio, for your firm, for your clients, and for your best practices? What are some examples of PropTech initiatives that have entered the market?
Moderator:
Amy Erixon, Principal, Managing Director, Investments,
Avison Young
Panel:
Lachlan MacQuarrie, Vice President, Real Estate Management,
Oxford Properties Group
Susan McArthur, Managing Partner,
GreenSoil Investments
Zak Schwarzman, Partner,
MetaProp Ventures
Jameson Weber, Global Head of Special Situations,
QuadReal Property Group