Drastic Virtual

Antony Slumbers

Digital Strategist & Product Leader

Antony is a globally recognised speaker, advisor and writer on proptech and space-as-a- service. A serial entrepreneur, he has founded and exited several proptech software companies and now consults real estate boards on their transformation, technology and innovation strategies. He writes an influential blog at antonyslumbers.com, is a prolific Tweeter (@antonyslumbers) and has his own podcast - ‘The Antony Slumbers Podcast’.

19 October

Coronavirus: The PropTech Flywheel - Keynote by Antony Slumbers

09:40 AM 10:40 AM

Proptech

Thais Galli

Managing Director

Tishman Speyer

Ms. Galli joined Tishman Speyer in 2016 and currently oversees Studio globally, the firm’s global coworking and flexible leasing platform, in addition to the Tishman Speyer’s Innovation platform. She previously was a part of the Strategy team, where she focused on corporate initiatives. Prior to Tishman Speyer, Ms. Galli was a consultant for McKinsey & Company, where she worked on restructurings, turnarounds, mergers, and acquisitions for large global corporations. She holds her BA in Business and Economics from Fundação Getulio Vargas and her MBA from Harvard Business School.

21 October

Panel Conversation: Solving for Office Space During and Post Covid-19

03:00 PM 04:00 PM

CREtech

The Honourable Navdeep Bains

Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry

Government of Canada

The Honourable Navdeep Bains is the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, and the Member ofParliament for Mississauga–Malton. He has extensive parliamentary experience, having representedMississauga-Brampton South from 2004 to 2011 and Mississauga–Malton since 2015.

19 October

Opening & Welcome Remarks

09:00 AM 09:15 AM

Lachlan MacQuarrie

Former Head of Platform Services

Oxford Properties Group

Lachlan MacQuarrie has 20+ years of real estate experience, broadly focused in operations, investments, development and asset management. Lachlan leads the Platform Services function across Oxford Properties globally - focusing on the delivery of best in class efficiency, expertise and governance across all asset classes within Oxford, along functional areas that impact energy, sustainability, emergency and security management, technical operations / preventive maintenance and SMART buildings, national procurement, customer service and Oxford’s leading customer service platform, 310-Maxx. Prior to working at Oxford, Lachlan was the VP Asset Management at a private real estate fund, and has also worked in acquisitions at a private US focused fund. Currently Lachlan sits on the Board of Yorktown Family Services and on the board of GBCI Canada, a joint venture between GBCI and CaGBC focused on certification of green buildings. Lachlan is married to a commercial litigator and has two daughters aged 13 and 15. Oxford Properties Group is a global platform for real estate investment, development and management, with approximately 2,000 employees and nearly $60 billion of real estate assets that it manages for itself and on behalf of its co-owners and investment partners. Established in 1960, Oxford was acquired in 2001 by OMERS, one of Canada's largest pension funds with nearly $100 billion in assets. Oxford has many regional offices in cities such as Toronto, London, Boston, Singapore and New York, each with investment, development and management professionals who have deep real estate expertise and local market insight. For more information about Oxford visit: www.oxfordproperties.com

20 October

Panel Conversation: Digital Transformation in the Construction End to End

10:10 AM 11:10 AM

Contech

Arlene Dedier

Director

Colliers Project Leaders

With over 25 years of experience, Arlene Dedier has an extensive background in architecture and construction management in the commercial and hospitality industry. She has a proven ability to direct new build, fit-up, and renovations projects, overseeing several multi-million-dollar projects simultaneously. With a lifelong interest in design, Arlene began a career in architecture and real estate development following the completion of her Architecture degree at Carleton University. From the start, she has focused on managing the development and construction of numerous tenant fit-outs and base buildings, which allowed her to establish herself as a designer and project manager for a large US Development firm. Arlene’s entire career has centred around working with commercial clients to deliver them the real estate space they need. The last 9 ½ years with Colliers she has grown the private sector business in Canada over 500%. Arlene is also our firm’s firefighter, frequently brought in to rescue projects that have gone awry. Her ability to work with diverse teams, from brokers to C-Suite stakeholders, allows her to quickly determine a project’s issues and find ways to solve them. For Arlene, every project is a puzzle, and the challenge is putting together a result that aligns with her client’s operations. Her charisma, paired with her deep industry knowledge, makes Arlene a natural leader, who can motivate project teams and provide meaningful insight into technical issues. This skillset has allowed her to thrive in her new role as Director. In late 2019, Arlene became part of the Diversity & Inclusion Executive Champions for Colliers North America to implement the vision to be an inclusive workplace where we can #BEAuthenitic to do our best for our clients, our communities and each other.

21 October

Panel Conversation: Diversity and Inclusion- The Practical Approach

01:00 PM 02:00 PM

Women In the Built World

Taya Cook

Director of Development

Urban Capital

As the first employee hired at Urban Capital 16 year ago, Taya has had the unique experience to grow with a company that has become one of Canada’s top residential developers. With a building portfolio now valued at over $3.7 billion dollars, Urban Capital is a leader in innovative condominium design and excels at producing buildings that stand out. Through this time Taya has been involved in every step of development including overseeing land acquisition, due-diligence, legals, planning, sales, construction, and of course, delivery. As the company’s Director of Development, Taya has spent her career surrounded by mostly great men….and noticeably few women. So when an article came out at the end of 2018 listing the top developers in Toronto, and all 20 of them were men, she felt compelled to react. In 2019, under the umbrella of Urban Capital, and along with partner Sherry Larjari from Spotlight Development, she announced Reina, the first project being designed and developed by an all-star team of women, with the goal of creating a platform to showcase women in development and to actively encourage others to enter the field. With extensive interviews for the New York Times, Oprah Magazine, Huffington Post and many others, Taya is a strong supporter of women in senior positions and has a keen interest to shake up the industry’s status quo.

19 October

Panel Conversation: Breaking Through the Barriers in a Male Dominant Industry

02:15 PM 03:15 PM

Women In the Built World

James Dearsley

Co-Founder

Unissu

James is recognised as one of the leading thought leaders on the future of the real estate market. He has been voted the most influential person in global PropTech and been shortlisted by the Press Awards as ‘best commentator on the property market’. His role as the co-founder of Unissu [please hyperlink to www.unissu.com], the global leader of PropTech data, information and resources, means he has an unrivalled perspective on global PropTech trends. He is also fortunate to be a popular keynote speaker and moderator at global property and PropTech conferences. Given James’ experience of the market he is often used to give delegates a broad perspective on the history of real estate innovation with lively audience interaction and debate. However, sometimes he is asked to branch out and explain his futuristic perspective on how the industry will evolve and advance. All of James’ efforts are with the ultimate aim of connecting both traditional real estate players with those looking to innovate, the PropTech entrepreneurs. Together, James believes, everyone can benefit.

19 October

Proptech Trends by James Dearsley

09:15 AM 09:40 AM

Proptech

19 October

Proptech in Residential: How tech is changing the way we buy, invest, rent, and live

12:00 PM 01:00 PM

Proptech

Andrew Baum

Professor

University of Oxford

Andrew Baum is Professor of Practice at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford and Professor Emeritus at the University of Reading. He is Chairman of Newcore Capital Management, a real estate fund manager focussed on alternatives, and advisor to several property organisations.He holds BSc, MPhil and PhD degrees from the University of Reading, and is a graduate of the London Business School investment management programme, a chartered surveyor and a qualified member of the CFA institute (ASIP). He has held senior positions with Grosvenor, Nuveen, CBRE Global Investors and others.

Baum’s PropTech 3.0: The Future of Real Estate was the most downloaded Saïd Business School report in 2017, and the most downloaded Proptech report on Infabode.Andrew Baum also was winner of the UK PropTech Association Special Achievement award for 2019.

19 October

Proptech in Residential: How tech is changing the way we buy, invest, rent, and live

12:00 PM 01:00 PM

Proptech

Prof. Rudy Aernoudt

Senior Economist Chief Economist Team, European Commission

Experienced Professor Corporate Finance and European policy and outstanding International and European experience (MIT, European commission, European Council and European Social and Economic Committee). Experienced and skilled in Corporate Social Responsibility. Masters in Thomistic Philosophy (KUL), Economy (KUL) and European economy (college of Europa). Co-founder of EBAN, the European Business Angels Network and founder of FREE (the foundation for the research on education and entrepreneurship). Columnist (FD Magazine, CXO and Trends) and author of several books (25+) and papers (300+) on corporate finance, politics and economics. His handbook 'Financial Management in Practice' is widely used both in academic and business world.

19 October

How Europe Aims to be a Global Proptech leader?

10:59 AM 12:00 PM

Proptech

Courtney Cooper

Principal

Alate Partners

Courtney is a principal at Alate Partners. In this role, she helps identify and scale promising real estate technology companies, provides market analysis and due diligence, and manages relationships with industry partners. Courtney has spent nearly 10 years in real estate technology and operations. Prior to joining Alate, she led innovation and business transformation initiatives at Dream and Great-West Life. Courtney is a board observer at Arrive, Lane, Branch, and Eden as well as the co-founder of the Proptech Collective. Courtney takes a human-centred approach, developed through her graduate studies in Strategic Foresight and Innovation at OCAD University. She holds a B.S. in Business Administration with a specialty in Operations from Georgetown University.

19 October

Proptech in Residential: How tech is changing the way we buy, invest, rent, and live

12:00 PM 01:00 PM

Proptech

21 October

Panel Conversation: Women Getting Funding

11:45 AM 12:45 PM

Women In the Built World

Steffan Jones

VP Innovation

Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation (CMHC)

Steff Jones is the Vice-President of Innovation at Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). Steff was instrumental in the 2018 overhaul of CMHC’s company strategy – one that put a goal of housing affordability for all at the forefront. Disruptive innovation is required to reach this goal, and Steff is now at the helm of a team that’s shaking things us. His group is forging partnerships with new players. They’re unearthing solutions and are trailblazers in their exploration of technology to improve housing affordability. Steff and his team are building a new culture of innovation at CMHC as they equip their colleagues with the capacity to innovate.
Steff is on a mission to make radical change in the housing industry so that everyone in Canada has a home that they can afford and that meets their needs.He has dedicated his 20-year career at CMHC to improving housing through various roles in commercial and social housing businesses, as well as Human Resources.
Steff has a Master’s degree in industrial/ organizational psychology.

19 October

Panel Conversation: Leveraging Technology for Private Capital for Affordable Housing?

06:00 PM 07:00 PM

Urban Innovation

Terry Olynyk

President and Managing Director

Multiplex Canada

As President and Managing Director of Multiplex in Canada, Terry is responsible for executing business decisions that ensure long-term value, realize innovative solutions for construction partners, and drive precision as the company continues its expansion in Canada. With more than 25 years in the Toronto construction industry, Terry has expert knowledge of the local market and longstanding and collaborative relationships within the industry. He has an entrepreneurial passion for developing people and product, and drives the continued evolution of construction approaches and practices to create positive impacts. Terry is LEED accredited and is on the Board of Directors for the Canada Green Building Council Toronto Chapter. He is also Co-Chair of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Toronto Membership Committee.

20 October

Panel Conversation: Digital Transformation in the Construction End to End

10:10 AM 11:10 AM

Contech

Brigitte Daniel

CEO

Wilco

Brigitte Daniel Corbin is the Executive Vice President of Wilco Electronic Systems, an integrator of intelligent security access technologies. For over 40 years Wilco has been dedicated to providing cable television, telecom, and technology services to affordable multifamily housing developments and commercial and industrial real estate facilities, throughout the Philadelphia region. Under Ms. Daniel’s leadership, she has continued the family legacy by pivoting Wilco’s focus towards the integration of property tech, IoT( Internet of Things), and cloud based security surveillance and access control platforms. For her longstanding commitment to bridging diversity disparities in all facets of innovation, she has become an award winning national thought leader addressing inclusion inequities and workforce development within innovation ecosystems across the Nation.

20 October

Fireside Chat: How COVID-19 has moved our industry from Access Control to Access Care

10:10 AM 11:10 AM

Proptech

Ryan Coon

Co-founder & CEO

Avail

Avail is a platform that enables landlords to advertise rental units, screen tenants, request background, credit, and eviction checks, create and sign lease agreements, and collect rent — all online.

19 October

Proptech in Residential: How tech is changing the way we buy, invest, rent, and live

12:00 PM 01:00 PM

Proptech

Saqib Jawed

Partner

KPMG LLP

Saqib is an Audit Partner in KPMG’s Building, Construction and Real Estate practice, as well as the Practice’s designated PropTech lead. Using his connections in the market and over 18 years of industry experience, Saqib navigates and shares insights on the world of property technology, advising on related strategies and where applicable, technology adoption.

20 October

Real Estate's New Reality - Technology and the Power of Long-term Thinking

12:30 PM 01:00 PM

Proptech

Jon Finkelstein

Executive Creative Director

Pwc Canada

Jon is a 25 year digital and advertising veteran who creates compelling stories for the customers.
Jon’s mission is to amplify the creativity of the work PwC does so that it’s more engaging, more articulate and more exciting. He challenges and enables teams to deliver in innovative and creative ideas and solutions as well as loves being a subject matter expert in larger transformation programs. Equal parts ideas, strategy, and design, Jon’s goal is to make every customer interaction better than the one before.

19 October

Opening & Welcome Remarks

09:00 AM 09:15 AM

Caleb Parker

Founder

BOLD

Caleb Parker is an American entrepreneur in London, and Founder of Bold (acquired by NewFlex in 2019). He believes in "challenging the status quo" and is a champion for entrepreneurial and innovative thinking. Caleb has served as founder, Board member, advisor, investor and consultant to numerous startups and small businesses, and has a keen focus on innovation and technology, with interests in the MICE market, Space-as-a-Service, and the future of work. Caleb has been a guest lecturer, speaker, and moderator for topics such as entrepreneurship, the sharing economy, the future of work and commercial real estate at academic institutions and large corporations. He regularly takes the stage at numerous trade conferences as keynote speaker, MC, host or facilitator. Some of his past engagements: Georgetown University London School of Economics Oxford University Sheffield University PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) CBRE Colliers London Coworking Conference Global Coworking Unconference (GCUC UK) Place Northwest Meeting Planners International (MPI) Beligium Confex Future Focus Event Tech Live Caleb is the former CEO of MeetingRooms.com (2013-2016), the world's largest online marketplace (at the time of his exit) to search, book and pay instantly for meeting rooms in over 130 countries. Prior to joining MeetingRooms.com, Caleb co-founded a technology startup in 2012 to create the first global distribution system for on-demand office & meeting space. Earlier in his career, Caleb was named one of Savannah, Georgia's “40 under 40” business leaders" in 2006 after launching two successful small businesses in the city's booming hospitality industry. A year later he moved to Washington, DC to join the The Regus Group DC management team. In 2009, Caleb co-founded a flexible workspace consulting firm where he brokered flexible workspace and advised businesses on agile working strategies. Caleb is one of the first licensed commercial real estate agents to speak on the new economy, mobile working trends and the rise of flexible workspace, and has been quoted in numerous publications.

21 October

Why Service is the Future of the Office World

01:00 PM 02:00 PM

CREtech

Emily Reisman

Partner

Urban Strategies Inc.

Emily Reisman is a planner with a diverse background including civil engineering, transportation planning and provincial policy planning. She brings this unique combination of skills and experience to every project, contributing to the development of vibrant and functional urban spaces. Emily regularly takes on master planning, development approvals and policy development assignments for both public and private sector clients. Her approval projects address complex sites across the Greater Toronto Area for both private and institutional clients. She recently prepared the City of Toronto’s new guideline document: Growing Up: Planning for Children in New Vertical Communities and is currently working on several projects including a Secondary Plan to allow for the future growth and evolution of the University of Toronto St. George Campus in downtown Toronto, and leading the approvals for over 520 ha of the Downsview Lands for Canada Lands and Northcrest Developments, one of the largest urban redevelopment sites in Canada.

19 October

Panel Conversation: Breaking Through the Barriers in a Male Dominant Industry

02:15 PM 03:15 PM

Women In the Built World

Tica Hessing

Human Geographer

Cushman & Wakefield

As Cushman & Wakefield’s Human Geographer, Tica combines her social science background with corporate real estate knowledge to develop workplace strategies for organisations. Tica is passionate about the future of work and the role technology plays in creating and facilitating workplace experiences. For the last 4 years, Tica has become a sought-after voice in the industry, is a regular conference presenter, and has been interviewed by various TV networks and newspapers, including the ABC, the BBC, and the Australian Financial Review. Most recently, Tica has been at the forefront of the transformation of workplaces in response to COVID19.

21 October

Re-imagine our total workplace experience- here is the HOW!

02:00 PM 03:00 PM

CREtech

Elizabeth Nelson

Co-Founder & Head of Research Innovation

Smart Building Certification

Elizabeth Nelson is the author of The Healthy Office Revolution and the scientist behind a new workplace. Her doctoral degree research has spurred a movement in Europe and her research findings have been implemented in some of the world's best buildings. Now Co-Founding the Smart Building Certification Elizabeth explains the future of smart and why it can't be what we all expect.

20 October

Fireside Chat: Future of Smart Building

09:10 AM 10:10 AM

Proptech

21 October

Panel Conversation: Women Building Empires

02:00 PM 03:00 PM

Women In the Built World

Erin Mann

CX Strategy and Marketing Manager

Allegion

Erin is the Customer Experience and Strategy Marketing Manager for Allegion Canada's multifamily channel. Originally based in Indianapolis, Indiana, Erin has been with Allegion in a variety of roles of increasing responsibilities since 2016. Most recently, Erin was the Customer Experience Leader, mainly focused on adding value to technological ecosystems through Allegion's partnerships with a variety of tech companies. In November 2019, Erin moved to Toronto to work for Allegion Canada, with a focus on the multifamily market across the country. Having a passion for early talent development and retention as well as professional engagement, Erin is a founding member of the organization's innovation group Creativity Unlocked, an active member of Allegion's Young Professionals Group, a member of Allegion's Network of Empowered Women, and a co-chair of Allegion Canada's Engagement group. Erin currently holds a committee seat on the Security Industry Association (SIA)'s RISE Committee for young professionals, leading the group's inclusion and diversity initiatives. She is also a member of the SIA Women in Security Forum. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Erin holds a B.A. in Communications from DePauw University.

21 October

Panel Conversation: Diversity and Inclusion- The Practical Approach

01:00 PM 02:00 PM

Women In the Built World

Sara Maffey

Principal

Here Anywhere

Sara Maffey is the principal of Here Anywhere. She is a placemaker, innovator and strategist. Sara’s background is rooted in urban design, economic development and commercial real estate. She is recognized as a thought leader on the future of work and has led video series, podcasts, webinars, panels and keynotes on this topic. In 2020, she was recognized as an innovator by Globe St. Women of Influence. Through Here Anywhere, Sara works with clients to create ecosystems within assets by curating the tenant mix, architectural design, marketing and branding, and programming to deliver a sense of place and experience that drives social connectivity and business value for tenants, landlords and their communities. She is a certified yoga teacher, loves to travel internationally, and is passionate about local makers.

19 October

People & (work)Places

02:15 PM 03:15 PM

CREtech

Benjamin Welle

Director of Energy Lab

Perkins & Will

Benjamin is the Director of Energy Lab at Perkins&Will. He works at the nexus of BIM, building performance simulation, parametric modeling, computational design, cloud computing, multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO), design automation, and artificial intelligence (AI). Over the past 4 years, his work has been focused on the development and management of a firm-wide web-based, cloud-based, energy, daylighting, and solar design and analysis platform called the Simulation Platform for Energy-Efficient Design (SPEED). Benjamin received a BS in Energy Engineering and MS in Civil & Environmental Engineering-Atmosphere/Energy from Stanford University, an MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), and a PhD in CEE-Design Construction Integration (DCI) from Stanford’s Center for Integrated Facility Engineering (CIFE). His is a registered professional mechanical engineer in the State of California.

19 October

The “Jaws Effect”: How it will drive a seismic economic and technological paradigm shift in the post-COVID AEC industry.

03:30 PM 04:30 PM

Contech

Sriram Kuchimanchi

CEO

Smarter Dharma Sustainable Solutions

Sriram is an Ashoka Fellow and the Founder & CEO of Smarter Dharma. Prior to founding Smarter Dharma, Sriram spent more than a decade building solutions for the telecom industry in Silicon Valley, while dipping into social impact at Association for India's Development. A USGBC LEED GA certified professional, Sriram has studied Leadership in Sustainability from Presidio School of Business, San Francisco. He believes that a data-driven approach which simplifies sustainability adoption is the most effective way forward - a confluence of technology and sustainability. On a personal note, SDG #12 – Responsible Consumption and Production is his passion and believes that if everyone is empowered to become conscious about #12, we would be in a better place!

20 October

Enabling Sustainable Design & Empowering People Change - A Data-Driven Approach

09:10 AM 10:10 AM

Sustainability

Mazyar Mortazavi

CEO & President

TAS

Over the past 20 years, Mazyar Mortazavi has led the evolution of TAS from a custom home builder to a mixed-use developer that creates a better way to live today and for future generations. A dedicated and determined city-builder, he guides a growing team of passionate experts in the Greater Toronto Area who experiment with new ways of programming to solve pressing urban needs. Mazyar’s playbook is a simple one, live out your passion in everything you do. His commitment to leveraging capital to drive impact, coupled with enhancing profitability through deep engagement have positioned TAS as a global leader in values focused corporate culture and leadership.

20 October

Fireside Chat: When life hands you lemons, how can you make lemonade?

03:30 PM 04:30 PM

Urban Innovation

21 October

Panel Discussion: Drive Innovation by Helping Women Rise

09:15 AM 10:15 AM

Women In the Built World

James McHale

CEO

Memoori Research

James is the Founder & CEO of Memoori, a Smart Building Research company based in Sweden that is dedicated to understanding the application of technology in the built environment. James has published hundreds of articles and reports on the subject of smart buildings and has worked with many of the world's leading tech companies.

20 October

Fireside Chat: Future of Smart Building

09:10 AM 10:10 AM

Proptech

Giovanni Palavicini

Principal - Flexible Solutions

Avison Young

Giovanni is a Principal at Avison Young. His Flexible Solutions team focuses on the flexible workspace. Giovanni has been in commercial real estate for over 18 years. He is passionate about working with companies to understand their real needs, creating a strategy and helping them implement. He values being an extension of his "clients" team. Giovanni’s career focus is on the flexible workspace industry. He has consulted and helped flexible workspace operators, companies and landlords with their overall business strategy, with a specialization in their overall real estate strategy. Giovanni spent five years as the Regional Real Estate Director for Regus, where he first applied his retail knowledge to the flexible workspace segment. His experience with creating and implementing a real estate strategy helped him do over 55 deals for Regus across the country.

21 October

Panel Conversation: Solving for Office Space During and Post Covid-19

03:00 PM 04:00 PM

CREtech

Ted Maulucci

President

SmartONE Solutions Inc.

Short BIO Ted Maulucci is the President of SmartONE Solutions Inc., a company committed to advancing the digital living experience in communities. Mr. Maulucci is passionate about contribution and advancing innovation across Canada through partnerships and collaboration. He was named the Private Sector Canadian CIO of the Year in 2016 for his work on smart communities and has been recognized with several other awards for social contribution and innovation. Long BIO Ted Maulucci is the President of SmartONE Solutions Inc., a company committed to advancing the digital living experience in communities. Mr. Maulucci assumed the role of President at SmartONE after a 26 year career as the Chief Information Officer of a leading Toronto based multi-family real estate developer. He is recognized for championing the development and execution of the first smart community in the Greater Toronto Area. Mr. Maulucci has an undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business with a specialization in Real Property Development. Mr. Maulucci is passionate about contribution and advancing innovation across Canada through partnerships and collaboration. He has been recognized with several international and local awards for IT leadership, IT application development, smart buildings, and social contribution. Some notable leadership and innovation awards are the “Top Ten Best in Class CIO’s in North America” by Computerworld, two “CIPA Gold Award of Excellence” for application development in the real estate industry, and the Mid-Career Award from the University of Toronto for impact on an industry in an engineering career. For social contribution Mr. Maulucci has been recognized with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for promoting Canadian innovation, The Citizenship Award from Professional Engineers Ontario, and the 2017 Meritorious Service Award, Community Service from Engineers Canada. Mr. Maulucci’s efforts in smart and connected communities has garnered multiple Digie Awards for the from the Realcomm association for innovations in multi-family real estate. He also received a “Lifetime Achievement” award, which is awarded to an individual that has caused a major shift in the industry. In 2016, he was named the Private Sector Canadian CIO of the Year in 2016 for his work on advancing smart and connected communities.

19 October

The Smart Community Entrepreneurship Journey

11:00 AM 12:00 PM

Contech

David Cairns

Senior Vice President

CBRE Canada

David represents tenant's in Downtown Toronto and across Canada with a focus on multi-market corporate users like CIBC and the technology sector. David joined CBRE Canada in 2012 and his team is consistently recognized as one of the top leasing teams in the country. David leads a partnership with Deloitte on their Technology Fast 50 program, advising many of Canada’s fastest-growing technology companies on their real estate requirements. He is the co-founder of CBRE Forward, a platform designed to showcase the fastest growing tech companies in Canada.

21 October

Why Service is the Future of the Office World

01:00 PM 02:00 PM

CREtech

Rodney Younce

Associate Partner

Stryber

2020 Associate Partner at Stryber - focus real estate Innovation at scale 2019 Chief Digital Officer at Design Offices Germany's largest flexible office solutions provider 2011-2019 Startups including Pinestack - Operating system for real estate UseMyTec - P2P rental of agricultural machinery Regiondo - leisure activities marketplace Spontacts - social network 2005-2010 Banking

David Himmel

CEO

Workmode

David is a passionate builder, playing key leadership roles at Toronto-based companies in the cannabis, ad tech, proptech and beauty spaces. In all endeavors, David has been a devoted acolyte to the power of a consistent and relatable brand - he brought that same devotion to the table at Workmode, which has been the ultimate labor of love.

19 October

Decentralized work in the wake of COVID: A new normal, that's really an old normal

12:00 PM 01:00 PM

CREtech

21 October

Panel Conversation: Solving for Office Space During and Post Covid-19

03:00 PM 04:00 PM

CREtech

Anil Sawhney

Director of the Infrastructure Sector

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

Anil Sawhney is the Director of the Infrastructure Sector for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). He leads the emerging RICS initiative and strategy on placing and positioning the Institution within the field of commercial management of infrastructure projects globally. His primary focus is on the (economic) infrastructure sector, defined by the RICS as transport, utilities, energy, and similar fields. Anil is involved in the production of the infrastructure sector’s body of knowledge, standards, guidance, practice statements, education, and training. He is also a Visiting Professor at Liverpool John Moores University in the UK and an adjunct faculty at the University of Southern California. Dr. Sawhney is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS) and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) of the UK. Anil has a rich mix of academic, research, industry, and consulting experience gathered working in the USA, India, Canada, the UK, and Australia.

21 October

Leverage Data to Efficiently Design and Construct Sustainable Assets

09:15 AM 10:15 AM

Sustainability

Jordan Kostelac

Director

JLL

Jordan focuses on solving challenges in real estate at JLL through the creation and deployment of Property Technology (PropTech) platforms for the Asia Pacific region. Working with both internal and external teams, he guides the exploration of how technology can positively disrupt built environments.

21 October

Fireside Chat- PropTech in Asia

04:00 PM 05:00 PM

Proptech

Mitch Lewandowski

Chief Commercial Officer

Branch Technology

Mitch brings 20 plus years of leadership and business ownership experience from the architectural product industry. He uses his collected knowledge from growing international organizations through strategic partnerships and market engagement to generate true customer satisfaction.

19 October

Design Freedom With Innovation & Technology Combined

02:15 PM 03:15 PM

Contech

Christian Koch

Co-founder

Hades

Christian graduated in 2018 with a Master of Science in Environmental Engineering from ETH Zurich (ETH Zurich Silver Medal). In addition, he completed the Master Label Certificate in Cleantech Entrepreneurship at the European Institute for Innovation and Technology. After his studies, he co-founded Hades - an ETH spin-off that uses AI to help cities maintain and manage their urban drainage infrastructures.

20 October

Panel Conversation: Artificial intelligence: What it means for the built environment

02:00 PM 03:00 PM

AI & Robotics

Jakob Stoumann

Hub Director

PropTech Denmark

I'm an anthropologist, 'hub specialist' and entreprenuerial business developer working with regional development, innovation, startup ecosystems and newtech. I'm specialised in working with knowledge-based innovation and strategic development in the cross field of corporates, startups, investors, academia, public authorities, civil society and new technologies. I'm also a trained facilitator of co-creation processes and have solid hands-on experience in designing and building cluster initiatives, labs, innovation hubs and ecosystems in various industries including proptech, contech, urbantech & real estate as well as fintech, healthtech, cleantech, AM-tech, traveltech, digital visual industries and cyber security. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakobstoumann/

Bianca Holtier Coury

Construction Technology Manager

Eagle Point Software Corporation

As the Construction Technology Manager for Eagle Point Software, Bianca is a builder, connector, change agent and strategist responsible for facilitating process improvement and aligning technology with operational excellence across the AECO space. She observed early on in her career the need to make the building process more cohesive and streamlined by understanding the robust nuts and bolts to how technology can play a critical factor in the project team equation. Better is always possible, and Bianca is driven to enhance the way companies do business by developing relevant content that will promote them to optimize, upskill and embrace the right tools to accelerate daily operations. She has a voracious appetite for all things construction. Bianca has over 15 years of experience in construction project management, procurement, and urban planning, with a strong concentration in technology, business development and sustainable initiatives. Bianca is a LEED Green Associate, a delegate for the Construction Progress Coalition and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Urban Design and Architecture Studies from New York University.

19 October

What's In Your Digital Toolbox? Accelerating Change in Construction with Trust, Training and Tech

05:30 PM 06:30 PM

Contech

Menno Lammers

Quartermaster/ founder

PropTech for Good

Menno Lammers is the quartermaster of the PropTech for Good movement. The PropTech for Good alliance propels Real Estate and Technology forward to support the UN Sustainable Development Goals. By stimulating connections between the Sustainable Development Goals, real estate, and technology, we experience the endless human possibilities. This empowers us to create future-proof environments for everyone. Menno is a much sought-after speaker and strategic advisor to the boards of real estate companies. As a strategic advisor, Menno worked for companies like Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Heimstaden Nederland, Savills property management, Syntrus Achmea Real Estate & Finance, Rijksvastgoedbedrijf (part of the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations).

20 October

Society 5.0: Property and Technology Meet the Sustainable Development Goals

11:30 AM 12:30 PM

Sustainability

Carla Guerrera

CEO & Founder

Purpose Driven Development & Planning

As a globally recognized real estate development professional, Carla combines the fields of real estate development and urban planning. Carla has delivered over $1 B of complex, mixed-use real estate development across Canada's top markets over the past 20 years. Notable projects include leading the West Don Lands waterfront revitalization on Toronto’s waterfront, one of the world’s most advanced waterfront revitalization initiatives. Carla has been awarded the prestigious Urban Land Institutes Top 40 Under 40 Global Land Use Professionals Award, as well as Business in Vancouver's Top 40 Under 40 Award. Carla is the Founder and CEO of Purpose Driven Development and Planning, a company which brings a proven approach to unlocking successful development in our complex urban environments for developers, public sector and First Nations clients to create communities where we can all thrive. Carla was recently appointed as a Board Member to the Thames Estuary Growth Board helping to lead the revitalization of the world-famous Thames River and the largest growth opportunity in the UK. Locally she also serves on several boards including the British Columbia Pavilion Corporation and Gitga'at First Nation Economic Development. Carla is an international thought leader and speaker on innovative approaches to development and city building.

19 October

Transform Underutilized Lands, Revitalize Our Cities, Recover our Economy

04:30 PM 05:30 PM

Urban Innovation

Ardalan Khosrowpour

CEO

OnSiteIQ

Ardalan Khosrowpour is the CEO and Co-Founder at OnSiteIQ. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech and MS from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champagne. After completing his Ph.D., Ardalan was appointed as a Runway postdoctoral fellow at Cornell Tech, where OnSiteIQ was born. His unique expertise in construction management and machine learning have been the principal driving forces behind OnSiteIQ’s visual documentation and collaboration platform.

20 October

Panel Conversation: Artificial intelligence: What it means for the built environment

02:00 PM 03:00 PM

AI & Robotics

Andrew Zukoski

CEO

Join

Andrew is a Join co-founder and serves as CEO. His background is in software engineering for design and construction tools. Prior to Join, Andrew was a Director of Engineering at Flux.io, a Google X spinout working on computational design technology. Previously, he worked on customized medical devices in the 3D printing industry. He studied Electrical Engineering and Visual Art at Rice University.

Melissa Alexander

Co-Founder

#CREchat

Melissa Alexander serves as Vice President for Foundry Commercial and works on the Industrial Brokerage team in Nashville, TN. Melissa has more than fourteen years of real estate experience focusing on the leasing, sale and development of industrial properties in Middle and West Tennessee. Melissa got her start in industrial in Memphis, TN where she previously served as Principal of the Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) affiliate there. She served as the only female partner and only female broker in the firm. In this role, she assisted local and multi-market clients with strategic planning and tactical execution of their real estate requirements. Melissa has a strong business presence online. In 2020, GlobeSt.com named her a Woman of Influence, and she received a coveted CREI award from Ken Ashley. She is consistently named one of the top Commercial Real Estate Influencers to follow on Twitter and LinkedIn by Duke Long. In 2016 she received a Top 40 Under 40 award by the Memphis Business Journal. In 2018, she launched #CREchat with former colleague, Casey Flannery. The monthly chat hosts Commercial Real Estate thought leaders from across the US and has garnered participation and praise from CRE professionals, organizations such as CREW and SIOR and news outlets such as Bisnow and CoStar as two women bringing change and innovation to the industry. The twitter chats have since evolved into a podcast called CREchat Live.

21 October

Fireside Chat: How Two Women are Changing the Face of CRE One Conversation at a Time

03:00 PM 04:00 PM

Women In the Built World

Dirk Paelinck

Chairman European PropTech Association

European PropTech Association - PropTech House

Dirk Paelinck is a serial entrepreneur in innovative Real Estate concepts. He is the founder/CEO of the largest Belgian independent coworking space operator Interoffices and CEO of PropTech startup Workero, which has received the Seal of Excellence from the European Commission. He is co-founder and Chairman of the European PropTech Association - PropTech House. He organizes with Prof. Revuelta of Finnova & Idriss Goossens the PropTech StartUp and Scale-up Europe Awards, supported and promoted by the European Commission. He is also a Board Member of Imoya Real Estate Developer. He previously was the Area Sales Director of multiple EMEA countries for stock-quoted Regus, has developed his own Real Estate projects.

19 October

How Europe Aims to be a Global Proptech leader?

10:59 AM 12:00 PM

Proptech

Artem Kuchukov

Co-Founder and CEO

KEWAZO

Artem is the CEO and Co-Founder of KEWAZO. Together with his team, they automate on-site construction logistics through robotics and data analytics. Artem did his Master’s Degree in Advanced Construction and Building Technology at the TU Munich in Germany. During this program, he has received a holistic overview of past projects and ground principles of robotics in construction. Before Germany, Artem did his Engineer's Degree in Civil Engineering (5 years program) in Russia and worked as an operational manager in the logistics industry in the USA.

20 October

Panel Conversation: How Robotics Helped Real Estate During the Pandemic

04:00 PM 05:00 PM

AI & Robotics

Zara Riahi

Chief Operating Officer

Contilio

Zara is the CEO and Founder of Contilio, a game-changing 3D AI analytics platform that automatically turns 3D construction site data into real-time, intelligent insights on construction progress, installation quality and predictive KPIs, delivering 10X value to our customers. She brings 12+ yrs global management, commercial and engineering experience driving growth and productivity for multi-nationals and growth co's in North America, the UK and Australia prior to Contilio. Zara has executed PE and VC investments at UBS, London and Westpac, Australia and was the lead engineer and project manager for billion dollar construction and real-estate projects in US and Canada. she has advised many CEOs and boards on growth, go to market, digital transformation and operations, was head of business development for a round Valley startup and sat on the board of early-stage VCs and startups. She has an MBA from London Business School, MASc in Earthquake Engineering from the University of British Columbia and has Founded the London Business School Construction & Infrastructure Club.

20 October

Panel Conversation: Artificial intelligence: What it means for the built environment

02:00 PM 03:00 PM

AI & Robotics

20 October

The Five Moves in The Digital Leader’s Playbook – Real Estate Edition

03:00 PM 04:00 PM

AI & Robotics

Michelle Killoran

Principal

OMERS Ventures

In her role as Principal at OMERS Ventures, Michelle Killoran is responsible for researching and executing on investment opportunities in real estate and health technology. Prior to joining OMERS Ventures, Michelle was a Senior Associate in Financial Advisory at Deloitte. As a part of the Valuations group, she provided valuation services to both public and private companies related to mergers and acquisitions, financial reporting, tax, and litigation. Michelle is a Chartered Accountant (CA), Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and Chartered Business Valuator (CBV). She has a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen’s University. In 2020, Michelle was named one of Venture Capital Journal’s "40 Rising Stars under 40" in the global venture community.

20 October

Panel Discussion: VC's in the Construction Space

09:10 AM 10:10 AM

Contech

20 October

An investor’s view: interesting trends in Proptech

05:00 PM 06:00 PM

Proptech

Imre-Gustav Vellamaa

Co-Founder & Member of Management Board

R8tech

Since 2017 I am fully dedicated to develop a proptech startup R8tech with a HQ in Estonia. My business life till 2017 include over 20 years of professional management experience in various roles linked to energy sector, project management and international SME commerce and trade. Published series of books and articles, given lectures in co-operation with the Estonian Chamber of Commerce&Industry, the British Embassy in Tallinn etc. Previously founded a bathroom equipment wholesale company (LaSpa), which had exit to a Chinese holding company. About my private life - there is a saying that a man has to build a house, plant a tree and write a book during his life. This was done a long time ago:) In addition I have composed some music 2008-2010, written several articles the 2nd half of 90's and now; published some books. In the beginning of 90's I was a member of a male choir winning different prizes in European choir festivals (Stuttgart, Budapest, Riva del Garda, Wiesbaden etc). I was playing football in Estonian amateur leagues from 1998 to 2018. And the most important - I am a happy husband and father, son and brother, a true friend.

20 October

Panel Conversation: Artificial intelligence: What it means for the built environment

02:00 PM 03:00 PM

AI & Robotics

Ezra Teshome

Sales/Operations

Join

Ezra is an experienced construction professional and an artist. After pursuing an education in Construction Management, they started their career in construction as a Field Engineer and advanced to an Assistant Superintendent. With the help of technology and their experienced mentors in the field, Ezra was able to build their skill sets in; managing teams (construction labor), being responsible for finances (contracted budget changes, billing approval, bid leveling, etc.), and project schedule management (updating progress and expanding detailed activities for clients and subcontractors). With their experience in the construction industry, Ezra is now contributing to a startup that makes a project management software that helps increase collaboration and transparency between owner, architect, and contractor during the Preconstruction phase. Ezra is also an artist that creates work involving social justice for underserved and marginalized communities. Their music can be found on Spotify and Apple Music. Ezra’s debut EP, Us Underwater, is available on all streaming platforms.

21 October

Panel Conversation: Diversity and Inclusion- The Practical Approach

01:00 PM 02:00 PM

Women In the Built World

Matt Wheelis

Strategic Consultant

Self-Employed

Matt Wheelis is a strategic consultant to the A/E/C/O technology market. A "contech" veteran, his experience includes geospatial positioning and reality capture, establishing job cost control in the cloud and advancing multiple SaaS / Cloud, mobile and BIM solutions for construction. Formally educated in business and engineering with a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from Southwestern University and a master’s degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University, Wheelis began his career on the construction site and has enjoyed participating in the explosion of the construction-related information technology throughout his career. Learn more here - www.linkedin.com/in/mattwheelis/

19 October

Panel Conversation: Sensing and Processing Technologies for Reality Capture in the Built Environment

12:00 PM 01:00 PM

Contech

21 October

Panel Conversation: Diversity and Inclusion- The Practical Approach

01:00 PM 02:00 PM

Women In the Built World

Maria Yoma

Founder & CEO

Elevator Ventures

Serial entrepreneur exploring the intersections of 3 main areas: 1. Urban Economics and Architecture, 2. Technology and Innovation, 3. Behavioral Science. She founded 2 companies in those fields and promoted innovative investment projects in Real Estate. She founded Elevator in early 2019, a prop-tech startup in a mission to re-design the urban life to create more livable cities and communities and more meaningful lives. Candidate for a Master's Degree in Urban Economics at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, she has extensive experience in Development and Project Management for the Argentine Government and the World Bank leading large-scale Metropolitan projects of Urban Mobility. As Manager, in addition to the Elevator endeavor, she has led more than 45 people in facility management operations for buildings with more than 2000 employees. Finally, she’s been expanding Elevator’s network to Canada since early 2020.

20 October

Cities and Flexenials: New Ways of Living in Cities and Creating Meaningful Lives in the Years to Come

04:30 PM 05:30 PM

Urban Innovation

21 October

Panel Conversation: Women Building Empires

02:00 PM 03:00 PM

Women In the Built World

Robert Mazer

Founder

Smart City Works

Passionate and seasoned entrepreneur and attorney with multi-decade experience in developing creative and innovative strategies to obtain value from emerging market opportunities. He is a Founder and Partner at Smart City Works Created in 2016, Smart City Works is a next generation business accelerator, focused on launching new infrastructure companies that improve the livability, operations, and resilience of cities. Bob was also instrumental in the conception and founding of iBiquity Digital (terrestrial digital radio), iXnet (Global VPN), Ondas Media (European satellite radio), Assure Space, LLC (insurance underwriter), and Apio Systems, Inc. (telematics). Bob was an Equity Partner at the international law firm of Vinson and Elkins. Bob received a B.S. degree from the University of Maryland and a J.D. degree from the American University.

20 October

Disruption on the Infrastructure Industry and Ecosystem due to COVID-19 and Resultant Innovation

11:29 AM 12:30 PM

Urban Innovation

Jonathan Wasserstrum

CEO and Co-Founder

SquareFoot

Jonathan Wasserstrum founded SquareFoot in 2011 as a new kind of commercial real estate company that helps companies win at finding their next (and next) office. Based in New York City, SquareFoot provides transparent access to inventory, brokerage services, and flexible space offerings including PivotDesk and FLEX by SquareFoot. SquareFoot has helped more than 1300 growing companies across the country solve their real estate needs.

21 October

Panel Conversation: Solving for Office Space During and Post Covid-19

03:00 PM 04:00 PM

CREtech

Chad Pearson

Director of Business Development

Plexxis Software

Chad Pearson brings a unique perspective to construction mixing 13 years in ConTech with careers in law enforcement and over 30 years competing in combat arts and coaching top professional fighters. At Plexxis software, Chad is the Dir. Biz Dev and Dealer of Truth & Happiness and help subcontractors unite their teams with technology. Chad also coaches Plexxis teammates on high performance during chaos and critical stress. Chad's formal training includes a Bachelor of Arts, Crisis Resolution, Police Defensive Tactics, Use of Force, CBRN Response (Chemical, Biological, Radiological & Nuclear), emergency response, criminal investigation and outlaw motorcycle gang liaison work.

19 October

Elite Performance During COVID, Chaos and Critical Stress

04:30 PM 05:30 PM

CREtech

Patri Friedman

Founder and General Partner

Pronomos Capital

Patri Friedman is the General Partner at Pronomos Capital. He worked at Google as an engineer for 10 years, from 2004-2008 and 2013-2019. In 2008 he founded the Seasteading Institute with seed funding from Peter Thiel, and in 2009 started Ephemerisle (http://ephemerisle.org/index.php/Ephemerisle), the largest self-organizing festival on water. Patri is on the board of the Startup Societies Foundation, ran the angel fund Zarco Investment Group, and advises a variety of governance projects. In 2019, Patri founded Pronomos Capital, a VC that focuses on upgrading institutions and building the cities of tomorrow. Patri has a BS in Math from Harvey Mudd College, an MS in Computer Science from Stanford University, and an MBA from Cardean University. He used to play poker competitively and wrote one of the first online poker bots. He now lives in the mountains of Monterey, California with his wife Brit and their growing family.

20 October

Charter Cities as an Economic Recovery Tool

02:30 PM 03:30 PM

Urban Innovation

Cristina Savian

CEO

BE-WISE

Cristina Savian is the founder and managing director at BE-WISE, a international consultancy firm specialised in helping start-ups and SME to scale-up and bring new technology into the construction market. Cristina has over twenty years’ experience in the civil engineering and technology industries, working from small-scale traffic calming and parking schemes in UK and Italy, through to planning major events such as playing a key role as transport manager of the Greenwich Park venue during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. She then moved to work for a multinational leading technology company, Autodesk, covering several global roles as technical and commercial lead across Europe and America. Cristina started her career in 1998 as Land Surveyor in Italy, and holds an MBA from the University of Cambridge, a joint degree in Transport & Business Management from Imperial College London and UCL and a first class degree in Environmental Economics. As a recognised industry trailblazer Cristina is a regular speaker at international industry events and regular columnist for aec-business.com and holds judge and board positions on engineering and construction panels such the IET built environment industry panel in the UK. In Australia she is part of the National Workgroup for the Digital Built and Legal Environment and the Australasian BIM Advisory Board, Asset Management Technical Working Group. Cristina is also author of the “Digital Twins for the Built Environment An introduction to their opportunity, benefits, challenges and risks” Institute of Engineering and Technology - white paper, October 2019.

20 October

Top Innovations for Greater Efficiency, sustainability & Quality

04:30 PM 05:30 PM

Proptech

Kylie Davis

Founder

Proptech Association Australia

Kylie Davis is a globally recognised expert on Australian proptech, futurist and speaker on innovation and behavioural change in real estate. She is the host of the Proptech Podcast, founder of The Proptech Association Australia and a co-founder of content marketing automation proptech HomePrezzo, which was acquired by ActivePipe this year. Kylie has an MBA from the University of NSW and a 25-year career across major media and big data. Her research into real estate consumer experiences has set the benchmark for behavioural performance. She is a director of Property Investment Professionals Australia and consults to a range of technology companies including Facebook, OpenAgent, ActivePipe and Dynamic Methods.

20 October

The 8 Key Trends Driving Residential Proptech

03:30 PM 04:30 PM

Proptech

Nate Coombs

Product Specialist & Subject Matter Expert

Autodesk

Born and Raised in Rutland, Vermont, Nate graduated from the University of Vermont with a BS in Civil Engineering. Shortly after finishing his degree he joined Assemble Systems, a building information modeling start up, as their first dedicated Application Engineer. During his time at Assemble he had the pleasure of leading the rest of their growing team of application engineers and working closely with some of the largest general contractors around North America. Once Assemble was acquired by Autodesk, Nate was tasked with leading the international expansion of the products to Europe and Australia. It was during these travels where he realized that his passion for sustainability could be tied to his work in BIM, and companies abroad were already beginning to think about sustainable construction. He currently resides in Boston, MA, and enjoys photography in his free time.

21 October

Current & Future State of Technology Driven Sustainable Construction

11:45 AM 12:45 PM

Sustainability

Peter Polydor

President

Ergo Holdings

Peter is the Founder and President of Ergo Holdings, a privately-held group of companies in the finance, tech and real estate sectors. As President, Peter manages the venture arm Ergo Capital which focuses on investments in tech and high-growth sectors as well as their commercial real estate investment arm, Ergo Properties. In addition to his work managing investments, Peter is the Founder of the Eureka Building, a 3-acre tech hub meant to foster innovation and entrepreneurs with locations in California and Canada. Further to his work at Ergo, he is an Honorary Professor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Wales and Chairman of Accelerate Greece. Peter is a recipient of the Greek 40 Under 40 award, the Power 30 Under 30 award and Charter Member of the Canadian C100. He was an Edmonson Fellow at the University of Southern California, received his BA from Occidental College and his MBA with Distinction from the University of Oxford, Said Business School.

Meirav Oren

CEO, Co-Founder

VERSATILE

Meirav is a visionary leader in construction technology who brings passion, collaboration, and a never-quit attitude to everything she does. As CEO and co-founder of Versatile, she is transforming the ways we build the structures we need in order to thrive. Under her leadership, Versatile became the first construction technology firm to be named a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum. Meirav holds multiple degrees, including an MBA from Tel Aviv University, leads the Tel Aviv chapter of the Society for Construction Solutions (SCS), and is a former Lieutenant of the Israeli Air Force.

James Dice

Owner

Nexus Labs

James runs the thriving NEXUS blog, podcast, membership community, and online training courses at nexus.substack.com. The NEXUS community is full of engineers, energy managers, technology vendors, building operators, and real estate investors. We’re trying to bridge the gap between two cultures—that of technology on one end and millions of commercial buildings on the other—to understand where we’re headed as an industry.

Lynette Keyowski

Managing Director

REACH Canada

As Managing Director for REACH Canada, Lynette’s focus is to meaningfully evolve the real estate ecosystem through the interface of technology and relationships. With a bent for data-driven technology solutions, Lynette’s professional efforts focus streamlining the real estate transaction from search to keys, with an eye to enhancing value to both the consumer and the real estate practitioner. As an Industry executive and leader, Lynette fuses data-driven decision making and a penchant for critical thinking with bold strategy and a lens on execution. Her knack for posing thought-provoking, unbiased perspectives has presented her the privilege to moderate and engage in numerous discussions on the current and future state of real estate. Lynette has contributed extensively to real estate across Canada and in the US, with engagements to speak at Inman CEO Connect; judging US-based real estate hackathons; operationally leading multi-organization consolidation; hosting intuitive, engaging, thought-provoking REALTOR events and volunteering countless hours to the real estate community. With a healthy appetite for knowledge and a commitment to continuous personal improvement, Lynette blends an active outdoor lifestyle with the responsibilities of parenting two daughters: one recent University graduate, and one aged nine

19 October

Startup Pitch Competition (Real Estate)

01:00 PM 02:00 PM

Startup Pitch

21 October

Panel Conversation: Women Getting Funding

11:45 AM 12:45 PM

Women In the Built World

Andrew Bowerbank

Chair

Transformation Initiative

Andrew Bowerbank is well known across the energy, buildings, and city infrastructure sectors in Canada and internationally. He is a leading authority on emerging technologies and low-carbon economics. Through his experiences, Andrew has developed the ability to identify new market opportunities and demonstrate the effectiveness of collaboration across industry sectors to achieve results. He was named one of Canada's top 16 sustainability leaders at the Clean50 Awards. He is also the recipient of the prestigious Ontario Premier’s Award. Andrew has been appointed to a number of notable executive positions over the course of his career. Most recently, he was the National Vice President of Sustainability & Energy at WSP in Canada where he led the largest team of sustainability consulting professionals in the country. He is the former CEO of the World Green Building Council (2007-10) where he successfully worked with Council members to grow the WorldGBC from 8 founding nations to over 60 member countries; In this role, he collaborated with international leaders to establish green building networks across Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin & South Americas. During his tenure with the WorldGBC, he had the fortunate opportunity to work as a member representative for the United Nations Environmental Programme with a specific goal to deliver a global framework for major carbon reductions in buildings. Andrew has also acted as a Special Advisor to corporations in their efforts to forecast market trends, develop strategic plans, and commercialize new clean technologies. He has been at the forefront of a number of market leading technology development initiatives in Canada including electric vehicle infrastructure, solar PV tracking systems, high performance net-zero energy building design, Indoor vertical farming, mass timber structures, and "smart" IT systems, to name a few. In support of Canada's public sector, Andrew was a Council member at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, providing oversight for the $1 billion Green Municipal Fund; he has also acted as a spokesperson for the federal government through Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs. As a published author, Andrew has had two of his books on Canada’s “bestselling authors” list and he has produced a number of market reports on topics including sustainable urban development, green healthcare, electric vehicle infrastructure, low carbon economics, and more. Andrew holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Education and an Honors Diploma in Industrial Design with a focus on ergonomic science, materials and manufacturing processes, systems strategies, and transportation design. On June 23rd 2010, Andrew proudly received an honorary Bachelor's Degree in Technology from Humber College and in 2017, he was presented with the honour of “Senior Fellow, adjunct Professor” by Mohawk College.

21 October

Recap of Sustainability Trends & Initiative Globally

09:00 AM 09:15 AM

Sustainability

Jane Farrow

Principal

Dept of Words & Deeds

Jane Farrow is a public consultation specialist working in the areas of city building, transportation planning, culture strategy and economic development policy. She worked for 10 years as a CBC radio producer for shows like This Morning and The Sunday Edition and hosted shows like Workology and Wanted Words. She is the co-editor of the two editions of The Book of Lists (Knopf Canada, 2017 & 2005) and Any Other Way, a queer history anthology of Toronto (Coach House Books 2017) shortlisted for the Toronto Book Award. Jane was the founding Executive Director of Jane’s Walk, a global initiative involving free, locally-led walking tours inspired by urbanist Jane Jacobs’ ideas about connected, livable neighbourhoods.

19 October

Panel Conversation: Breaking Through the Barriers in a Male Dominant Industry

02:15 PM 03:15 PM

Women In the Built World

Lorri Rowlandson

Senior Vice President

BGIS

Lorri is Senior Vice President of Strategy and Innovation at BGIS, a Facilities Management company of about 8,000 employees globally. Lorri is BGIS’ executive sponsor for Strategy and Innovation, and responsibilities leveraging technology together with a variety of emerging innovations to transform and reinvent the built environment for clients. She is a recognized thought leader with about 35,000 followers in social media, and does about 25 speaking engagements a year, in addition to her work responsibilities. Her popular podcast – Leading Innovation at Work: The Future of Business offers learning on a wide variety of topics around the Built Environment, Technology and Innovation. The nicest compliment I ever received was “You like to have fun while you get things DONE”. “ I CARE about making a difference in our profession, and the individuals in it. Known for strategic thought leadership, developing strong relationships and delivering results with an innovative entrepreneurial spirit.”

19 October

Covid has changed how technology is leveraged in the workplace - Immediate vs. Futuristic View

03:30 PM 04:30 PM

Women In the Built World

Nicolas Waern

Nicolas Waern, also known as "The Building Whisperer" is a firm believer in that we can make this world into a better place for everyone with the power of more modern buildings. He has extensive knowledge of the ins and outs of building automation and his thought leadership is widely recognized throughout his global network. Nicolas believes that all buildings in the world will go through the same journey that the phone/smartphone has gone through the last couple of decades. And that the best way to get to a more inclusive future is through an open, collaborative approach!

20 October

Recap of Innovation in Construction Trends Globally

09:00 AM 09:10 AM

Contech

20 October

Introduction to Digital Twins and Innovation

09:10 AM 10:10 AM

Urban Innovation

Bassem Hamdy

CEO

Briq

Bassem Hamdy is a construction industry veteran with over 20 years of experience. He is a well-known pioneer in construction technology and played an integral role in establishing an industry for construction management software. Bassem first joined CMiC in the 1990's and was successful in helping construction companies migrate their systems from paper to software. In 2015, Bassem was named EVP of Marketing and Strategy at Procore, a unicorn-valued, cloud-based platform for construction. Now, armed with new technology and new ideas, as Co-Founder and CEO of Briq, Hamdy wants to help the construction industry break down silos to forge yet another contech frontier: AI, machine learning, and predictive analytics.

20 October

A New Reality: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Construction Technology Industry

11:30 AM 12:30 PM

Contech

Jas Saraw

Vice President

Procore

Jas Saraw is the Vice President of Canada at Procore where he is responsible for all Canadian revenue and customer-facing teams that reside in the Canadian offices, including Business Development, Customer Success, Sales and Marketing. Jas joined Procore in 2017 and has over 18 years of technology leadership experience specializing in SaaS, ERP, CRM and eCommerce solutions. Jas is passionate about diversity and education in construction and brings a unique understanding and viewpoint of construction technology as it applies and is being applied practically coast to coast.

20 October

Panel Conversation: Digital Transformation in the Construction End to End

10:10 AM 11:10 AM

Contech

Roberta Diachok

Vice President, Project Management + Design

Roberta Diachok joined Savills as a senior professional with over two decades of experience in commercial real estate management and design. As Vice President of Project Management and Design, Roberta leads her team in maintaining strong relationships, enhancing team productivity, ensuring quality, driving innovation and ultimately satisfying their clients. She also focuses on cutting costs by providing market research, financial analyses, and strategic planning. Throughout the entire real estate process, she is the sole point of contact when finding the optimal space and outfitting of the premises. During the course of her career, Roberta has led over 500+ expansion and renovation projects, managed 1,000-450,000 square-foot projects through all phases of delivery, managed interior renovations from $5K-$115M and served as consultant for new build projects costing $15M-$830M. Additionally, she has over 10 years of experience developing and managing teams of up to 17 people for architecture and interior design projects that service more than 30,000 employees. Prior to working with Savills, Roberta worked for Lifemark, Colliers International, George Brown College, Forrec, Roger’s, BBB Architects and Straticom Planning Associates, holding numerous positions from team lead to director.

Lee Odess

CEO

Group337

Lee Odess is one of the most accomplished and knowledgeable Building Access experts in the world. He is the Founder of E+L+C, and former executive of Allegion, a billion-dollar manufacturer in the lock and access control industry. He also served as an Executive of Unikey, a start-up that pioneered the IoT/smart lock/smart physical access control industry and began his career as an Executive with the first cloud-based physical access control manufacturer, Brivo. Currently, Lee is the founder of www.InsideAccessControl.com, a media and blogging platform focused on the physical access control industry, and Group337, a Growth Studio focused on business creation in the commercial real estate, proptech, and smart home markets for small to large companies in the security, access control, and IoT industry.

20 October

Fireside Chat: How COVID-19 has moved our industry from Access Control to Access Care

10:10 AM 11:10 AM

Proptech

Mani Golparvar

Co-founder

RECONSTRUCT

Dr. Mani Golparvar is Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology Entrepreneurship at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). He is also Faculty Entrepreneurial Fellow, CEE Excellence Faculty Scholar and the director of the Real-time and Automated Monitoring and Control (RAAMAC) lab at UIUC. He received his PhD degree in Civil Engineering and MS degree in Computer Science from UIUC in 2010, MASc in Civil Engineering from the University of British Columbia in 2006, and MS and BS in Civil Engineering from Iran University of Science and Technology in 2005 and 2002 respectively. Prior to joining the faculty at UIUC, he was an Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech. Dr. Golparvar is the recipient of the 2018 ASCE Walter L. Huber Research Prize for Innovation in Civil Engineering, 2017 Hojjat Adeli Award for Innovation in Computing from Wiley-Blackwell publications, Top 20 Under 40 in Construction from ENR in 2017, 2016 ASCE Dan H. Halpin Award for Scholarship in Construction, 2013 ASCE James R. Croes Medal for innovation in Civil Engrg, 2013 FIATECH CETI award for outstanding researcher, 2012 best paper award from the ASCE Journal of Construction Engrg and Management, and numerous conference paper awards from ASCE. Dr. Golparvar currently serves on the editorial board of the ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, and Elsevier Journal of Automation in Construction and is the chair of Construction Research Council (CRC) of the ASCE Construction Institute. He is also the co-founder of RECONSTRUCT, a company that offers a visual data analytics platform for managing construction projects. The underlying technology of RECONSTRUCT is licensed from UIUC and is recognized by several awards including 2017 World Economic Forum (WEF)'s Future of Construction Ideas and 2017 Turner Construction Company’s Innovation Award.

20 October

Digital Twins + AI-driven Data Analytics for Remote Construction Monitoring and Inspection

01:00 PM 02:00 PM

AI & Robotics

Yanky Li

President

OpenHouse.Ai

Yanky has spent most of his career balancing business with technology. He has led many successful projects from across the world where I am leveraging technology to design a solution for business problems. He has always been an entrepreneur at heart, and he is driven by creating an impact for people and an advocate for inclusive social change.

20 October

Panel Conversation: Artificial intelligence: What it means for the built environment

02:00 PM 03:00 PM

AI & Robotics

Scott Petronis

Principal

Xcentric Consulting

Scott is Principal of Xcentric Consulting, a company that helps organizations to uncover and solve the challenges impacting their growth. Whether helping to build and deliver new products, solve operational and structural issues, or identifying the right products to support a company's business needs, Xcentric helps organizations prioritize based on facts, impact and value. Clients include start-ups, established technology companies, real estate brands and brokerages, and other small to medium-sized businesses who need assistance in breaking through their roadblocks to achieve greater success. For over 25 years, Scott has worked in the technology world having served as Chief Product and Technology Officer for companies in the real estate industry for the past ten years. As Chief Product & Technology Officer for Redefy, Scott drove the consumer-driven company's technology and data initiatives to help clients buy and sell real estate at a significant cost-advantage. At eXp Realty he helped the company scale to a billion dollar market cap, and at Onboard Informatics he delivered innovations around lifestyle search, real estate data APIs and interactive products to enhance consumer engagement. From 2012 to 2019, Scott lead the Web API initiative for the Real Estate Standards Organization (RESO), and is now a member of the RESO Board of Directors representing real estate brokerage needs. Before the real estate industry Scott held leadership positions in technology companies that delivered solutions for boutique retailers, large government agencies, multinational corporate giants and organizations in dozens of other industries.

Tim McManus

Senior Advisor

McKinsey & Company

Tim currently serves as a consultant and advisor to government agencies and companies involved in the planning, development and delivery of major infrastructure, urban development and sports projects and capital programs. He has worked with companies to develop growth strategies, enterprise risk management plans, organizational restructuring and adoption of innovation strategies. He currently serves as a Senior Advisor to McKinsey & Company. In January, 2020 he was selected to serve on the CEO Advisory Board for EnTech PC in New York City and in August 2019, Tim was appointed by Turner & Townsend, a London headquartered program/project management and commercial management professional services company, to serve as a Member of their America's Board of Directors. Tim is also a member of the Critical Infrastructure Strategic Advisory Board for Parsons Corporation and is an Associate Professor at Columbia University's School of Engineering. Previously, Tim was a Vice President in the Capital Projects & Infrastructure Practice for McKinsey & Company, based in Boston.

20 October

Disruption on the Infrastructure Industry and Ecosystem due to COVID-19 and Resultant Innovation

11:29 AM 12:30 PM

Urban Innovation

Lisa Brown

Sr. Director of Municipal Infrastructure & Smart Communities

Johnson Controls

As Senior National Director for Municipal Infrastructure & Smart Communities, Lisa is responsible for growth of the local government & smart communities market globally, including the development of strategies, offerings and innovations for local government service and systems markets. Lisa created Johnson Controls’ local government urban efficiency initiative, which combines smart city solutions with community outreach, workforce enhancement and fiscal resiliency for midsize to large municipal customers. Lisa is consistently sought out to deliver global & NA key note presentations and participate on Smart City and IOT Digital Revolution panels to discuss how data can assist cities to become “secure & connected”, and its relation to climate resiliency, smart infrastructure and economic growth. Prior to JCI, Lisa was a Vice President of AT&T’s Broadband Television division, CEO of a Dotcom incubator in the NY’s Silicon Alley, and Director of Marketing of Lifetime Medical Television. These roles provided Lisa with deep technology & telecommunications knowledge that serve as a foundation to her current IT/OT expertise. Lisa sits on the Smart Communities Advisory board for the International City Manager’s Association (ICMA), is a board member of Smart City Works, a smart DC based accelerator, the co-chair of the newly formed Crisis & Pandemic Response Pillar for Denton’s Smart Communities think tank and advises for the Smart Cities Council, North America. Lisa also contributes as a Risk Allocation working group member the World Economic Forum (WEF) focused on collaborative infrastructure initiatives globally. Lisa is the JCI lead for local government organizations, such as NLC, NACO, & USCOM, and functioned as global ambassador for International Women’s Day. Lisa served 15 years with the Junior League of Montclair-Newark, four of those years as director of community development and outreach in Newark, New Jersey. For the past 5 years, Lisa sat on the Rumson-Fair Haven Education Foundation board, and was a recipient of the NY Women of Valor Humanitarian Award from St. Francis Food Pantries and Shelters, which support 1.5 million food disadvantaged New Yorkers annually and is an avid fundraiser. Lisa resides on the Jersey Shore with her family and two always hungry dogs.

20 October

Disruption on the Infrastructure Industry and Ecosystem due to COVID-19 and Resultant Innovation

11:29 AM 12:30 PM

Urban Innovation

Desiree Matel-Anderson

Chief Wrangler

Field Innovation Team

Desiree (Desi) Matel-Anderson deploys into disasters as the “Chief Wrangler” for the Field Innovation Team (FIT), an organization that focuses on bringing smart technology and design into resilience initiatives and disaster response. As the first and former Chief Innovation Advisor at FEMA, she led the first innovation team down to Hurricane Sandy to provide real-time problem solving in disaster response and recovery. During her tenure she ran think tanks nation-wide to cultivate innovation in communities, the event trended globally on social media during the broadcasts. She has deployed teams into several disasters including, the Boston Marathon Bombings assisting at the scene with social media analysis and Moore, Oklahoma tornadoes for continued mobile registration and coding solutions. She has also deployed teams into the Oso, Washington Mudslides to fly drones and 3D print topography maps for Incident Command. In the Nepal earthquakes her team collaborated with Nepali women leaders in relief efforts, including the rebuilding of schools and empowerment trainings. In 2015, she led the team to the Middle East to support the Syrian Refugee Crisis launching an artificial intelligent robot for psychosocial services and built a survivor-to-survivor guide for the McMurray Wildfires in Alberta, Canada. In 2016, her team provided public health gaming to the Miami-Dade Public School System to educate on the outbreak of the Zika virus. She deployed innovators to Rockport, Texas during Hurricane Harvey in 2017 to design a system for efficient donations management serving over a thousand survivors daily along with kick starting a mobile medical unit and a smart sheltering system. The team responded to the wildfires in Paradise, California problem-solving challenges with responders and survivors for safe and resourced re-entry into the town. In 2019, the team focused on solving challenges for the multi-state flooding after receiving a request from the state of Nebraska’s university system. This past fall, the team solved for future earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, and wind storms with Canadian communities in Vancouver, Ottawa, Edmonton, and Cambridge. Desi and the team continue to work with communities’ worldwide.

20 October

Practical Design Thinking for a Disaster

01:30 PM 02:30 PM

Urban Innovation

Alexandra Steed

Founder

URBAN

Alexandra founded Alexandra Steed URBAN in 2013 with a vision to bring joy to people’s everyday experience of the city, through a synthesis of landscape, art and sustainability. Based in London, she is a chartered landscape architect in the UK, but started her career in Canada where she was involved in a series of innovative public realm projects for the City of Vancouver. In the last 20 years, Alexandra has devoted herself to many important and complex landscape schemes across the UK, and internationally. Projects are at all scales and across all sectors, from strategic regional frameworks and guidelines, or city and campus masterplans, to small residential projects or roof terraces. Some significant works include Qatar’s Public Realm Strategy and Guidelines; Saudi Arabia’s AlUla Landscape Framework and Guidelines; London’s Euston Station Public Realm Masterplan; London’s SKY TV Headquarters; and South Essex’s Strategic Green and Blue Infrastructure, a spatial plan for a region in the Thames Estuary under threat of catastrophic flooding. Before starting her own practice, Alexandra led the Aecom Europe Design Team, and was also Practice Director for Martha Schwartz Partners’ London office. Aside from her work with URBAN, Alexandra acts as a Built Environment Expert for the Design Council UK, and sits on the Highways England Design Panel. She lectures at architectural schools, conferences and is a reviewer at universities including Harvard and The Bartlett, UCL.

Karen Lau

Cofounder & CTO

Furnishr

Karen Lau cofounded Furnishr in 2016 as the technical lead and designer. She is leading Furnishr to be the first data-driven furnishing solution that gets a home or office set up in a day. With an AI and computer science background, Karen lead number of software and Telco network builds prior to starting Furnishr.

21 October

Panel Conversation: Women Building Empires

02:00 PM 03:00 PM

Women In the Built World

Stacey Harris

Project Superintendent

Consigli Construction Company

Stacey Harris, Project Superintendent with Consigli’s Portland, Maine office, manages the construction of large-scale commercial projects. Currently guiding the building of Maine Molecular Quality Controls laboratory expansion in Saco, Stacey brings clients and building teams her focused knowledge of life science and pharmaceutical facilities. From Bangor, Maine, Stacey earned a degree in civil engineering at the University of Maine, and an International MBA from Renssalear Polytechnic Institute where she studied in China and Italy and interned with IBM. Past construction management roles include work in Boston, Mass., where she managed the construction of a $250 million pharmaceutical lab. Other work in the New England market includes ImmuCell Corporation, Bates College, University of Maine and Maine Medical Center. Especially adept with Lean project management, Stacey’s professional expertise and passion is innovating construction through technology. In 2019, she was recognized by Plan Grid as a Tech Powered Superintendent for her commitment to progressing the industry through innovations solutions. Prior to that, she was honored with the 2014 Engineering and Innovation award—one of two awards given out nationally by Turner Construction—after taking the initiative to build her own database to automate daily construction reports. Chosen for her excellence in Consigli’s core values of passion, accountability and Raving Fans, Stacey was a member of Consigli’s 2019 Emerging Leaders class, in which she took part in a year-long training program providing skill development, personal development, training, social connections and knowledge for the company’s potential future leaders. Outside of work she is committed to giving back to the community. This is illustrated by her ongoing development of community service projects, and her role on the Board of Directors of University of Maine Alumni Association and past role on the Board of Advisors for MedRhythms LLC.

21 October

Panel Discussion: Drive Innovation by Helping Women Rise

09:15 AM 10:15 AM

Women In the Built World

Heather Rolleston

Principal

Quadrangle

Heather has 20 years of experience in designing, leading and managing award-winning projects in the residential, mixed-use, master plan and commercial sectors. A principal of the firm, Heather is responsible for design reviews and elevating the design pra

19 October

Panel Conversation: Breaking Through the Barriers in a Male Dominant Industry

02:15 PM 03:15 PM

Women In the Built World

Farrah Khimji

Founder

Futura Funds

Farrah’s passion and purpose is to be an ambassador in the commercial real estate industry – one that advocates for progress, champions change and challenges the status quo. As the Founder of Futura Funds, Farrah works with both technology start-ups and c

19 October

Fireside Chat: The Future of Work - How Innovation and Technology Will Shape the Future

03:30 PM 04:30 PM

CREtech

21 October

Panel Conversation: Solving for Office Space During and Post Covid-19

03:00 PM 04:00 PM

CREtech

Michelle Mclaughlin

Advisor - Office Leasing

JLL

Michelle McLaughlin is a multi-faceted and award-winning commercial real estate professional that is passionate about innovation, technology and the future of work.
Ms. McLaughlin draws upon her expertise in office leasing and the design and construction process to develop end-to-end real estate strategies for her diverse portfolio of clients from Fortune 500 companies to local start-ups.

19 October

Fireside Chat: The Future of Work - How Innovation and Technology Will Shape the Future

03:30 PM 04:30 PM

CREtech

Rana Sharif

Senior Specialist, Innovation and Research

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)

Sr. Innovation Specialist with 18+ years of experience in a variety of roles within the financial services industry and housing industry; 5 of those years recently in technology. Strong communication, leadership, interpersonal, analytical, process optimiz

Monika Jaroszonek

CEO + Co-founder

RATIO.CITY

Monika believes that technology can be used to build more liveable cities through increased density, affordable housing, well designed municipalities, and better access to urban information. After 15 years in the architecture industry, Monika co-founded

20 October

Panel Conversation: Digital Transformation in the Construction End to End

10:10 AM 11:10 AM

Contech

21 October

Panel Conversation: Women Building Empires

02:00 PM 03:00 PM

Women In the Built World

Kaustubh Pandya

Principal

Brick & Mortar Ventures

Kaustubh Pandya, P.E. brings over eight years of strategy and industry experience in the AEC industry. Prior to Brick & Mortar Ventures, Kaustubh was with McKinsey & Company for over four years advising engineering & construction firms, invest

20 October

Panel Discussion: VC's in the Construction Space

09:10 AM 10:10 AM

Contech

Roger Tofft

Co-Founder

PropTech Sweden

Swedish entrepreneur with expertise in tech future proofing.I´m a influencer in the PropTech market in both the Nordic and UK market. I have has worked with some of the biggest real estate companies in Sweden and helped major property developer Willhem wi

John Hiscox

Chief Revenue Officer

openhouse.ai

I am a results-driven sales leader with significant experience in driving high-performance B2B SaaS sales teams to exceed customer expectations. I use a combination of calculated risk-taking and deep industry knowledge to build productive relationships wi

20 October

AI and its importance to the new home buyer experience

02:30 PM 03:30 PM

Proptech

Murray Rowden

Regional Managing Director Americas and Global Head of Infrastructure

Turner & Townsend

Murray Rowden leads Turner & Townsend's business across the Americas region encompassing their operations in the USA, Canada, Mexico and Latin America. He is also the global leader of the Infrastructure sector working across the transport, utilities, powe

20 October

Disruption on the Infrastructure Industry and Ecosystem due to COVID-19 and Resultant Innovation

11:29 AM 12:30 PM

Urban Innovation

Annie Rinker

Director, Office of Innovation

Hines

Annie is a sales, operations and management expert with over 14 years’ experience in the Flex Office, Space-as-a-Service, Network-as-a-Service, coworking, brokerage and asset management industries. She is passionate about service, design, technology and

21 October

Why Service is the Future of the Office World

01:00 PM 02:00 PM

CREtech

Susan Freeman

Partner

Mishcon de Reya

usan is a partner at law firm Mishcon de Reya. An experienced real estate lawyer, her in depth understanding of the property market and business training as a Sloan Masters MSc (London Business School) graduate, combined with a wide circle of contacts hel

21 October

Why Service is the Future of the Office World

01:00 PM 02:00 PM

CREtech

Vicki Bradley

Founder and CEO

WIL Empowered

Vicki Bradley, Founder and CEO of WIL Empowered (Women in Leadership Empowered) and Chief Executive Coach at Vicki Bradley and Company is a Certified Professional Coach (CPC/ACC) and Energy Leadership Index Assessment Master Practitioner (ELI-MP), both ce

21 October

Panel Discussion: Drive Innovation by Helping Women Rise

09:15 AM 10:15 AM

Women In the Built World

21 October

Your Leadership Presence and How Your Self Talk Impacts

10:15 AM 11:15 AM

Women In the Built World

Rosanna Lawn

Brand & Strategic Partnerships Director

Project Etopia

At the age of 26, Rosanna Lawn has already had a whirlwind career. From president of her university’s Property Society, to working for entrepreneur John Hitchcox, co-creating a network for young professionals – CREation Property Network, and now helping t

21 October

Panel Conversation: Women Building Empires

02:00 PM 03:00 PM

Women In the Built World

Kia Nejatian

VC

Second Century Ventures

Kia Nejatian is a Venture Capitalist at Second Century Ventures where he leads the REACH accelerator program.
Prior to Second Century Ventures, Kia lead investments in the Real Estate & Construction practice at Plug and Play Ventures.
In a past life, Kia spearheaded partnership efforts at Kash, a Y Combinator backed fintech startup which was acquired by a public financial services company. He was a Real Estate Analyst at Real Facilities (acquired by Savills Studley), Advisor to Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, and an entrepreneur.
Follow him on Medium @kianejatian.

19 October

Business (Not) As Usual: Are You Ready To Reinvent Your Business?

11:00 AM 12:00 PM

CREtech

19 October

Startup Pitch Competition (Real Estate)

01:00 PM 02:00 PM

Startup Pitch

19 October

Panel Conversation: Sensing and Processing Technologies for Reality Capture in the Built Environment

12:00 PM 01:00 PM

Contech

Opening & Welcome Remarks

Proptech Trends by James Dearsley

Coronavirus: The PropTech Flywheel - Keynote by Antony Slumbers

Unleash the Innovative Power

How Europe Aims to be a Global Proptech leader?

The Smart Community Entrepreneurship Journey

Business (Not) As Usual: Are You Ready To Reinvent Your Business?

Proptech in Residential: How tech is changing the way we buy, invest, rent, and live

Panel Conversation: Sensing and Processing Technologies for Reality Capture in the Built Environment

Decentralized work in the wake of COVID: A new normal, that's really an old normal

Startup Pitch Competition (Real Estate)

Introduction of Women in the Built World & The Women Leadership Council

Panel Conversation: Breaking Through the Barriers in a Male Dominant Industry

Design Freedom With Innovation & Technology Combined

People & (work)Places

Covid has changed how technology is leveraged in the workplace - Immediate vs. Futuristic View

The “Jaws Effect”: How it will drive a seismic economic and technological paradigm shift in the post-COVID AEC industry.

Fireside Chat: The Future of Work - How Innovation and Technology Will Shape the Future

Transform Underutilized Lands, Revitalize Our Cities, Recover our Economy

Elite Performance During COVID, Chaos and Critical Stress

The Housing Supply Challenge - Breaking down barriers to housing supply

What's In Your Digital Toolbox? Accelerating Change in Construction with Trust, Training and Tech

Panel Conversation: Leveraging Technology for Private Capital for Affordable Housing?

Recap of Innovation in Construction Trends Globally

Panel Discussion: VC's in the Construction Space

Fireside Chat: Future of Smart Building

Introduction to Digital Twins and Innovation

Enabling Sustainable Design & Empowering People Change - A Data-Driven Approach

Panel Conversation: Digital Transformation in the Construction End to End

Fireside Chat: How COVID-19 has moved our industry from Access Control to Access Care

Disruption on the Infrastructure Industry and Ecosystem due to COVID-19 and Resultant Innovation

A New Reality: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Construction Technology Industry

Society 5.0: Property and Technology Meet the Sustainable Development Goals

Real Estate's New Reality - Technology and the Power of Long-term Thinking

Digital Twins + AI-driven Data Analytics for Remote Construction Monitoring and Inspection

Startup Pitch Competition (Construction)

Practical Design Thinking for a Disaster

Panel Conversation: Artificial intelligence: What it means for the built environment

AI and its importance to the new home buyer experience

Charter Cities as an Economic Recovery Tool

The Five Moves in The Digital Leader’s Playbook – Real Estate Edition

The 8 Key Trends Driving Residential Proptech

Fireside Chat: When life hands you lemons, how can you make lemonade?

Panel Conversation: How Robotics Helped Real Estate During the Pandemic

Top Innovations for Greater Efficiency, sustainability & Quality

Cities and Flexenials: New Ways of Living in Cities and Creating Meaningful Lives in the Years to Come

An investor’s view: interesting trends in Proptech

Recap of Sustainability Trends & Initiative Globally

Leverage Data to Efficiently Design and Construct Sustainable Assets

Panel Discussion: Drive Innovation by Helping Women Rise

Your Leadership Presence and How Your Self Talk Impacts

Full Ecosystem to Support Building Green

Current & Future State of Technology Driven Sustainable Construction

Panel Conversation: Women Getting Funding

Startup Pitch Competition Winners

Why Service is the Future of the Office World

Panel Conversation: Diversity and Inclusion- The Practical Approach

Panel Conversation: Women Building Empires

Re-imagine our total workplace experience- here is the HOW!

Panel Conversation: Solving for Office Space During and Post Covid-19

Fireside Chat: How Two Women are Changing the Face of CRE One Conversation at a Time

Fireside Chat- PropTech in Asia

Closing Remarks

Antony Slumbers

19 October

Coronavirus: The PropTech Flywheel - Keynote by Antony Slumbers

Thais Galli

21 October

Panel Conversation: Solving for Office Space During and Post Covid-19

The Honourable Navdeep Bains

19 October

Opening & Welcome Remarks

Lachlan MacQuarrie

20 October

Panel Conversation: Digital Transformation in the Construction End to End

Arlene Dedier

21 October

Panel Conversation: Diversity and Inclusion- The Practical Approach

Taya Cook

19 October