Program Speakers

Joseph Aamidor is an experienced product leader and expert in smart buildings, real estate technology and facility operations. He provides product and market strategy guidance to building owners/operators, established building management firms, technology providers, investors, and early-stage innovators. Previously, he served as Director of Product at Lucid Design Group and was a product manager at Johnson Controls.

Kevin Abel is the co-founder and Executive Director of REALTY|share, a technology solution and consulting company focused on delivering real estate document management, portal, and process automation solutions based on the Microsoft 365 platform. In 1994, Kevin founded Abel Solutions, the parent company of REALTY|share. Abel Solutions is a Microsoft Gold Partner that recently celebrated 30 years of service to businesses across the United States.

Jeff Adler is Vice President, Yardi® Matrix, which offers the industry’s most comprehensive market intelligence service for multifamily, office, industrial, self storage and student housing property types. He also serves as Yardi’s industry principal for the self storage, manufactured housing and associations markets. Prior to joining Yardi, Jeff held positions at AIMCO, Progressive Insurance, Oppenheimer & Co. and Strategic Planning Associates Inc., among others.

Aaron Altscher is the VP, IT at Carr. Aaron leads IT innovation efforts and is the architect and developer for Carr’s Data Analytics, IoT, Machine Learning/AI, and Hospitality platforms. Aaron’s 2022 focus is on IT innovation around data automation and the return to work movement.

Vijay Anand, VP for AI & Data at MRI, leads the creation of top-tier AI-based real estate software, leveraging over 20 years of experience in product development at the Big 4. Harnessing AI, ML, data, and analytics, he builds insightful solutions that address customer problems, all while pioneering in product strategy and delivering cloud-based global solutions.

Stuart is an award-winning digital innovation and transformation leader recognized for strategic leadership. As the founder of Bay Tech Advisors, Stuart is an advisor to various PropTech startups and VCs and he provides Digital and Technology advice to firms across the real estate, private equity, and investment management industries. Stuart is currently on the board of the US Proptech Council and was previously an Innovation & Technology leader at CBRE, where he led their technology and smart buildings work at Google.

Farukh Aslam is the Chief Executive Officer of Sinclair Digital (SD) a low voltage design and consulting company developing Digital DC-Microgrid Buildings. In 2019, Aslam successfully developed the Sinclair Marriott Autograph Hotel which is widely considered the most diverse PoE and DC Microgrid project in North America. From the completion of the Sinclair Hotel, Aslam created SD to bring expertise of the sustainability and cost benefits of a DC building infrastructure to the marketplace. Since its inception SD has been involved in several design build projects and continues to evolve DC infrastructure in buildings.

Marlena Badway has fifteen years of experience in commercial real estate focused on strategy and business transformation. Marlena has deep real estate domain expertise, having worked with global Real Estate Owners and Investment Managers operating portfolios across all asset sectors and several geographic markets, including the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific.

Gary Bailey serves as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Phillips Edison & Company (PECO), one of the nation’s largest owners and operators of grocery-anchored shopping centers. With over 25 years of experience in information technology and 18 years in commercial real estate at PECO, Gary leads the company’s strategic IT initiatives with a focus on innovation, operational excellence, and digital transformation. In his role, Gary oversees the development and implementation of cutting-edge IT solutions that drive business growth and efficiency. He is responsible for ensuring the security, scalability, and resilience of PECO’s technology infrastructure, while aligning IT strategy with the company’s long-term goals. Gary is recognized for his forward-thinking approach and commitment to fostering a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration within the IT organization.

Jim Baldwin is the founder and CEO of Domatic, a company that is revolutionizing how to build smarter, healthier buildings. With over 30 years of experience in software and hardware design and development, he has led and contributed to innovative projects at Apple, Microsoft, Intel, and several startups.

Chris Barbier leads Yardi’s Investment Suite, collaborating with clients and teams to deliver real estate investment solutions. With 25+ years in software, finance, and professional services, he brings expertise in product management, consulting, and portfolio accounting.

Tom Beaudry is a distinguished leader in the audiovisual industry, currently serving as the President of Onyx AudioVisual. With over 35 years of experience, both nationally and internationally, Tom has been instrumental in positioning Onyx as an industry leader in AV technology. His career includes a notable tenure as a Technical Producer at the Academy of Achievement, where he mastered the art of producing complex and high-quality audiovisual experiences. The company’s success is rooted in Tom's commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction, which have earned Onyx a reputation as a trusted partner.

As Webinars and Program Manager at Realcomm, Sarah Bemporad is responsible for conducting real estate tech webinars and managing the educational content for online seminars and conferences. Previously, Sarah managed investor and corporate relations at Paramount Group, a fully-integrated REIT headquartered in New York.

Howard Berger has over 30 years of experience in technology and commercial/investment real estate. As Realcomm's SVP Programs, he manages its US and international conferences and CIO programs. Previously, he was with The Jamesan Group, which specialized in strategic technology consulting for the commercial real estate industry and prior to that, he was with TRW Real Estate Information Systems where he developed real estate information systems for the mortgage, appraisal and title insurance industries.

Ajoy Bhattacharya is a Senior Technology Strategist working within Microsoft’s AEC sub vertical. In his role he works with CIOs and other executives to strategize on their IT and Innovation plans. He also serves as an Industry Executive for the AEC space. Prior to joining Microsoft Ajoy was a senior leader in IT and Innovation roles at Suffolk Construction, one of largest privately held General Contractors and a leader in the Construction industry. His passion lies in disrupting the construction industry and some of his works has led to innovative solutions for this industry that were created on Microsoft’s platforms.

Corey Blatt is the National Smart Buildings Program Manager in the Facility Technology and Innovation branch of Office of Facilities Management (OFM). In this role, he oversees all aspects of the Smart Building program to include integration guidance, Fault Detection & Diagnosis (FDD) also known as GSAlink, and technical advice in the implementation of program policy, goals, plans and objectives. Corey had a 20 year career in all aspects of BAS in the private sector prior to joining GSA.

Don Bleaney, Chief Product Officer at PremiseHQ, leads the company’s product strategy and innovative AI-driven initiatives. With a robust background in commercial real estate, coupled with over 17 years of consulting expertise with premier real estate firms, Don is a leader in process automation and strategic enhancements. His profound industry insights fuel PremiseHQ’s mission to pioneer advanced, AI-enabled solutions that optimize operations and boost efficiency in the real estate industry. Under Don’s leadership, PremiseHQ empowers organizations to leverage AI for not only achieving sustainable growth but also securing a significant competitive edge in the market.

Phillip Boness has 25 years' of experience in the management, design, planning and construction of telecommunications networks. He is responsible for growth and strategies and project development and is currently leading and shaping Jacobs’s Intelligent Infrastructure Initiative. The group develops connectivity solutions to facilitate Smart Cities and Connected Places. Phil has a deep knowledge of public, private and commercial wireless and fiber optic network architecture. He has worked with cities and municipalities to develop design standards and commercial models for the deployment of shared wireless infrastructure.

Josh Bradshaw is Global Head of Workplace Innovation at Visa. For over 20 years he’s designed and implemented real estate technology solutions for residential, commercial, industrial, office, smart home and smart building. Prior to joining Visa in 2019, Josh worked at BlackRock and in Silicon Valley tech and real estate companies. He enjoys enabling change by architecting and implementing innovative solutions and lives by his mantra: Don’t work for technology; make technology work for you.

Clayton Broemsen is VP of IT Infrastructure for Cousins Properties, a REIT based in Atlanta, GA. He is responsible for all aspects of Cousins’ IT Infrastructure as it applies to the Corporate Office and Property Infrastructure including Networks, End User Devices, Security, Data Centers and Disaster Recovery.

Joe Brown is responsible for enhancing technology, innovation, resiliency and sustainability, driving value across KingSett's real estate portfolio of over $16 billion of assets under management. He began his career consulting on energy projects and building commissioning and has spent the last 15 years in building technology and operations through various roles.

Jenny Brusgul is the Sustainability Advisory Practice Leader at CohnReznick and has extensive experience as a transformative business strategist and environmental sustainability leader. She helps clients in the residential, commercial, and industrial sectors develop and implement sustainability strategies centered on driving shareholder value through decarbonization, climate mitigation and adaptation, energy efficiency, and sustainable financing.

Anto Budiardjo is CEO of Padi.io. He has been a veteran in the connected building space since 1989, having developed numerous integration platforms for buildings focused on interoperability. Today, Anto focuses on system integration in the Internet era with an online platform Padi.io. Core to Padi is the advocacy of CNS/CP (Connection Profiles), an interoperation mechanism being adopted as the open mechanism by Digital Twin communities.

Rob Cain is Dealpath's SVP of Product, bringing over two decades of experience at the forefront of building solutions for the global real estate industry including nearly 10 years with CoStar, one of today’s leading providers of commercial real estate information, marketing, and technology. Most recently, he served as VP of Product Design where Rob led the team responsible for numerous commercial information products within the company.

Scott Cardenas serves as Managing Director and the Chief Technology Officer for Bridge Investment Group. Over his career, Scott has worked globally implementing enterprise solutions to drive innovation, business efficiency and standardization. Prior to Bridge, Scott worked as the Chief Information Officer for the City and County of Denver. He oversaw the implementation of a new ERP platform, which served over 13K employees and 23 lines of business. In addition, Denver also implemented a new CRM platform that interfaced with over 700K residents, which improved overall communication and engagement.

Robin Carnahan currently serves as the Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). As Administrator, she is working to empower GSA career professionals and build on the agency’s efforts to deliver the best value in real estate, acquisition, and technology services to the government and American people. Prior to joining GSA, Carnahan served in executive and leadership roles in business, academia and government, including as the Secretary of State of Missouri (2005-2013), and founded and led the State and Local Government Practice at 18F, a tech consultancy, inside GSA (2016–2020).

Joy Caspar is Vornado’s Vice President of Operations Technology & Innovation, responsible for the specification of building operational technologies and the implementation of base building networks for Operations’ Technology & Innovation group. She is also involved in the design and coordination of building technology, infrastructure, and connectivity for Vornado’s Development and Construction divisions.

David Charney is the Global COO of Stealth Monitoring and UCIT online security, a proactive live video surveillance company based in Dallas, TX. He has helped grow the company into a North American market leader servicing large real estate companies. Stealth Monitoring prevents crimes or theft in real time by employing 500+ people and analytic technology to watch over 18,000 cameras every night leading to 500+ police apprehensions per year.

Chris Christensen is the Cybersecurity Director for Honeywell Building Automation (BA). He leads a team that is responsible for educating and helping customers’ efforts to protect their operational technology (OT) critical infrastructure environments. Chris oversees the cybersecurity business globally, including the integration with development, partnerships, marketing of solutions, sales, and operations.He passionately believes that cybersecurity is everyone's shared responsibility and through awareness, education, accountability and positive reinforcement, everyone in an organization can work together to create a safer environment.

Michael Clawar is SVP, Innovation at Altus Group, where he leads data science, innovation, and data & analytics solution development. Michael joined Altus Group in 2021 following the acquisition of StratoDem Analytics, a data science as a service firm he founded and ran. He specializes in building technology solutions for commercial real estate through applied machine learning, AI, and econometrics.

Travis Connors is a Co-Founder and General Partner of Building Ventures, the firm’s Built Environment Innovation Fund and a Board Member at Smartvid.io. Travis has worked closely with emerging startups in the Boston area for the past seventeen years.

Joe Consolo is an industry principal with more than 20 years of business leadership experience. He has expertise in business development, operational excellence, sustainability and team leadership. Joe worked in multiple industries, including the energy, commercial, oil and gas, semiconductor, and medical fields. He started his career at Yardi in 2016 and has been instrumental in leading our growing energy business.

Shaun Cooley is the Founder and CEO of Mapped, the independent data layer for commercial real estate powering the future of PropTech. With over 25 years of industry experience, he previously served as Vice President & CTO for Cisco’s Internet of Things (IoT) Business, responsible for Cisco’s long-term IoT technology strategy. Prior to that, he was a Distinguished Engineer for Norton, by Symantec, contributing to the creation and advancement of offerings in the Norton portfolio. Shaun holds a master’s degree in computer science from University of Illinois and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). He is an active angel investor and a start-up mentor through Forum Ventures. Shaun is named inventor on over 125 issued United States patents and was previously a director of the Open Connectivity Foundation and former board member of Attivo Networks.

Tim Coombs has 20 years of experience managing technical facilities and projects across manufacturing, oil and gas, and technology industries in Canada, Australia, and the US. Currently at Google in the San Francisco Bay Area, Tim leads the Technical Services and Strategy team within Google’s Real Estate division. The portfolio includes 200 buildings, almost all of which have a digital twin, allowing for real-time building performance optimization and enhancement.

Ben Cooper is a seasoned expert in commercial real estate technology, currently serving as the Director of Property Technology at BGO. With nearly a decade of experience in the industry, Ben has consistently driven innovation and efficiency within the property technology sector. His leadership and vision have been instrumental in advancing the integration of cutting-edge technologies, ensuring enhanced operational performance and improved client experiences. Ben holds a proven track record of success in managing large-scale technology projects and fostering strong industry partnerships. His insights and expertise make him a valuable contributor to the future of property technology.

Steve Corcoran is the president of SDC Next Consulting, a data-driven firm specializing in network design, system optimization, and technology convergence for commercial building projects in North America. With over 30 years of experience in wireless and wireline networks, he excels at uniting the right people and technologies to deliver optimal solutions for clients.

Michael Coyne oversees operations strategy and initiatives at AvalonBay Communities, the nation’s largest multifamily REIT. He and his team help drive innovation across AvalonBay’s operating model – including leasing, maintenance, and resident experience – by incorporating new digital products, capabilities, and ways of working.

Andrea Curley is currently a Director for Yardi. She is a seasoned sales executive and relationship manager with over 20 years experience building and leading sales operations and client relationship efforts. Background includes managing complex sales processes, growing existing business and demonstrating intricate system software.

Emmanuel Daniel is CEO & Founder of ALOSANAR. He is a visionary expert in workplace technology and human experience design focusing on Workplace Strategy, Sustainability, Smart Buildings, Cities & Campuses. He is known for his contributions to creating harmonious and efficient work environments across the world. With over two decades of experience at the intersection of technology and human behavior, Emmanuel has shaped the landscape of modern workplaces through his innovative strategies and empathetic approach to design.

As Chief Knowledge Officer since May 2025, Sandeep Davé works to advance CBRE as a data-driven company that harnesses unmatched knowledge and insight to create value for the company’s people and clients and accelerate its growth. In this role, he oversees CBRE’s Digital & Technology, Strategy and Research teams, bringing together the company’s key technology, data, insight and thought leadership capabilities to work in alignment across the enterprise. Sandeep previously served as Chief Digital & Technology Officer, where he spearheaded initiatives that enhanced the company's data and technology capabilities, enabling seamless operations and service delivery across all business segments worldwide.

Darryl DeAngelis is the Director of Business Development for EBTRON since 2018, a well-known pioneer in thermal dispersion airflow measurement and control technology. He has over 40 years in the HVAC industry, four related patents and, obtained LEED AP in 2003. Darryl is a voting member of ASHRAE and ASTM, developing standards and guidelines focused on indoor air quality (IAQ), energy and sustainability, controls, and maintenance. He represents EBTRON as a member of the board of directors for ASHB, a partner of IFMA, AABC, NASECO.

Edi Demaj is one of the Co-Founders of KODE Labs and is a key contributor to the vision and roadmap for the company. He is responsible for helping bridge the gap between technology, product and other areas within the company. Prior to KODE Labs, he was the Co-Founder of Rocket Fiber, top three fastest internet providers in America and a Managed Services provider.

Etrit Demaj is a co-founder of KODE Labs and a key contributor behind its vision and product roadmap. With over 15 years in the real estate industry, he developed a deep understanding of the untapped potential of data in the built environment. Recognizing the need for a smarter, more connected future, he co-founded KODE Labs alongside his brother, Edi Demaj, and friend, Gentrit Gojani. Together, they built a cloud-based, vendor-agnostic smart building operating system that transforms how buildings are managed. Under his leadership, KODE has accelerated the adoption of cloud computing and data engineering in real estate, enhancing the experiences of those who live, work, and interact with the spaces it powers. In recognition of his contributions, Etrit was honored with the Entrepreneur of The Year® 2023 Michigan and Northwest Ohio Award.

Drew DePriest is a Director of Real Estate Operations Technology at McKesson. Prior to joining McKesson, Drew worked as a Facilities Management Technology for a large technology client at CBRE, where he previously led Digital Solutions globally for the firm's workplace experience platform, Host. Prior to CBRE, Drew headed the global Collaboration Services team at Aon, led business development at workplace technology startup Comfy (acquired by Siemens), and spent 12 years operations and business development at building automation firm Automated Logic.

In joining BuildingHub, Tom brings 20+ years of sales experience with a concentration in Commercial, Hospitality, and Multi-Family Real Estate software. Tom prides himself in providing strategic direction to ensure alignment between product and service offerings and his clients’ needs.

Sach Diwan is the Global Head of Data and Digital Products at LaSalle Technology. In this role, he oversees all strategic aspects of business technology and is responsible for driving innovation in global data and digital technology. Previously, Sach was a Senior Vice President at Northern Trust Asset Servicing, where he held product leadership roles in investment data science and investment operations and led numerous global implementations for investment operations outsourcing and outsourced trading for the company's leading investment management clients.

Vicki Dodig has 30 years of experience working with real estate technology. Starting as a financial analyst for Forest City Enterprises, she worked her way up to management of all business applications. Vicki joined Yardi as a Systems Consultant and quickly advanced to Director of Professional Services managing a team that completed many implementation projects for financial institutions and property management companies, both domestic and global. Vicki’s current focus at Yardi is managing account relationships for existing Investment Management clients.

Marcus Ellson is a Product Manager for Autonomous Control and Digital Platforms at Trane. With an educational background in electrical engineering and management of technology, Marcus brings a unique blend of technical expertise and business acumen to his role. In his 16 years with Trane he has held various roles, most recently managing a team of application engineers responsible for enterprise, system, and unit controls development. In his career Marcus has helped Trane develop solutions in enterprise software, building control, system integration, service tools and more.

Robert Entin is currently EVP and CIO for Vornado Realty Trust, one of the nation's largest real estate investment trusts. Robert had founded Integrated Business Systems, Inc. in 1979 combining technical engineering expertise with accounting and property management experience to provide turnkey technology solutions for the real estate industry.

Jeff Ewing directs 5Q’s Security Operations and Architecture Services. Throughout the first portion of his 25+ career, Jeff provided management consulting and technology advisory services to C-Level and IT Leadership across all real estate verticals. As a trusted consultant, he has executed projects for clients around cloud transformation services, process automation, infrastructure design and data governance. Since obtaining a CISSP in 2012, Jeff has been instrumental in cyber security solutions such as secure cloud applications development, maturity assessments and remediation, awareness training programs and the development of cyber security policies and procedures.

Stuart Feilden is a Digital Transformation Leader with over 20 years of experience in the smart building technology sector. As the Digital Business Director for Enterprise Accounts at Siemens Industry Inc., he spearheads digital transformation programs using the Siemens Building X platform and partner ecosystem. Stuart is known for his strategic planning, client advocacy, and team development skills. With a history of leading global programs and consistently enhancing client relationships, Stuart brings a passion for innovation and a knack for turning challenges into opportunities, making him a valuable voice in discussions on digital innovation and smart building technologies.

Talia Fine is the SVP, Technology, responsible for the strategy and oversight of technology at Tanger. Prior to joining Tanger, Talia worked at Brookfield in both the office and retail sectors. She has over 15 years of experience in the real estate industry.

Brett Fisher is the Senior Director of Product Management for Workplace Service Delivery, and is tasked with defining and executing on the roadmap for the platform. Previously, he was a Senior Manager at Deloitte Consulting, with responsibilities in leading the IWMS practice. Brett has a decade of experience in leveraging technology to enable the Corporate Real Estate (CRE) function. He has led real estate technology strategy engagements, inclusive of technology system selection and modernization programs. He has relationships with real estate leaders, orchestrated the relationships with a variety of technology partners, and is a published thought leader, commenting on the future of real estate technology.

Charles Fisher leads Risk Analytics for JLL Americas’ Risk Advisory business. In this role, he engages with global lenders and institutional owners to assess risk in their global portfolios using artificial intelligence and proprietary JLL technology. Risk Advisory provides lenders and institutional owners with automated valuation models (AVMs) and risk analytics to monitor their CRE portfolio in real time to balance risk and opportunity. Clients use deliverables as inputs to perform market and sector research, benchmark performance against competitors, inform decision-making, complement existing risk or management processes, and align with regulatory requirements on collateral monitoring.

Greg Fitzpatrick is the Business Development Leader for IoT and Integration at Cochrane Supply and Engineering, where he supports end users, consulting engineers and systems integrators in the area of IoT, Integration and Enterprise Software. With over 25 years in the Building Systems and Controls business, he helps clients match new technology for Smart Buildings through specification writing, technology presentations and design assistance. Greg is also Executive Director for the Real Estate Cyber Consortium (RECC) focused on promoting cyber security awareness for operational technology.

Jonathan (JP) Flaherty is the Director of Sustainability at Tishman Speyer, one of the leading owners, developers, operators and fund managers of first-class real estate worldwide. In this role, he manages sustainability certificates, investor communications, worldwide performance tracking, and technological innovation implementation.

James Florian is the SVP, CIO of Related Companies, a privately owned real estate firm with a portfolio of over $60 billion in real estate assets owned or under development that is made up of best-in-class mixed-use, residential, retail, office and affordable properties. Prior to becoming CIO, James was the CISO at Related Companies. He has over 20 years of experience in helping businesses navigate the digital landscape, optimize infrastructure technology, and secure company assets.

David is the Industry Principal of AI at Yardi, where he works closely with the sales team to help clients understand how Yardi’s solutions align with their business needs. A real estate technology, AI, and IT guru with deep sales expertise and entrepreneurial roots, David brings decades of experience bridging the gap between technical innovation and real-world application.

Monsoon Fu is the Director of Product & Innovation (DoPI) at Jule (eCAMION Inc) – a Toronto-based Energy Storage & EV Charging Solution Provider. Youhan’s professional interests and specialities include Li-ion Battery Energy Storage Systems, Power Electronics, Protection for Battery & DC Circuits and Modern Control Systems. In addition, Youhan is also actively striving to create industry-academic interaction, minimize repeated R&D and extend research verification. In the past, he has served as VP-Marketing & Creativity for UTFUN Organization , and Chair-Industry Relations for IEEE Toronto Section.

Nate Fyie is the Global Head of Modern Workplace Services at RealFoundations and has twenty years of technology experience in infrastructure, engineering, leadership, and design. He specializes in developing and executing IT strategy, with a focus on digitally transforming traditional IT departments to meet the changing needs of their business. Prior to joining RealFoundations, Nate spent over ten years in the REIT industry, leading Macerich’s corporate IT infrastructure teams and designing property technology solutions.

Susan Gerock currently serves as SVP, Information Technology and CIO for Elme Communities, formerly known as WashREIT. She has over 25 years' experience in various technology roles spanning manufacturing, consulting, application service provider and commercial real estate organizations. Her specialties include ERP selection and implementation, project and change management, and cybersecurity. She is also a proponent of the use of social media and the overlapping relationship between technology and marketing.

Zander Geronimos is the Head of North America for PRODA, the leading platform for automating critical property data for investors and lenders and trusted by Blackstone, PIMCO and 100+ others. He leads relationships and communications with key players across the real estate value chain and the proptech community. Prior to joining PRODA, Zander was Metaprop’s Head of Strategic Partnerships and Business Development. He’s also worked in strategic data analysis, marketing and solutions engineering.

Patrick Ghilani is the Chief Executive Officer of MRI Software, he has spearheaded productivity and client experience improvements while leading all client operations, including Professional Services, Client Support, and SaaS hosting. Patrick has led corporate growth initiatives targeting both geographic and innovative product expansion. With over 20 years of experience in the enterprise application arena, he has successfully managed both the strategy and operations of sizeable technology product and services organizations, serving multiple global industries, including over 10 years in the Commercial and Multi-Family Real Estate verticals.

Amanda Gibb has over 17 years’ experience in the commercial real estate space, leading technology teams for the past 10 years at Westfield, Starwood Retail, JLL, and now Bedrock in Detroit, MI. At Bedrock, Amanda works to deploy a fit-for-purpose application tech stack for the vertically integrated real estate company, including M&A, property management, leasing, development, construction, marketing, HR, legal, and accounting, across all asset types and classes. As CTIO she leads multiple technology teams, including Infrastructure, Applications, Building Controls, Data & Analytics, and Help Desk, working closely with the CTO and Innovation teams. The teams focus on projects that improve operational efficiency, cost savings, tenant experience, innovation, and data quality/insights.

Ilene Goldfine is the Chief Digital Strategy Officer for Hines. She oversees the Global Digital Strategy Office, which uses technology and data to empower Hines employees, engage clients and partners, optimize operations and continuously transform our products and services. Previously she served as head of the Business Technology Group after having worked on several of the firm’s investment funds and in the financial/accounting functions across the firm.

Daniel Goldstein is a seasoned product manager with over a decade of experience in bringing innovative solutions to market. With an understanding of consumer needs and market dynamics, he has led cross-functional teams to launch successful products across diverse industries, including elevators, specialty chemicals, and consumer goods. Daniel's strategic vision and collaborative approach have driven product innovation, resulting in tangible business growth and customer satisfaction. Leveraging his analytical skills and market insights, he excels in identifying emerging trends and translating them into actionable product strategies. Spending most of his elevator career at Rath-Janus, Daniel worked on developing one of the more prominent two-way video messaging products on the market today.

As CEO, Don Goldstein is responsible for the overall leadership, operations, cyber security strategy, and direction of 5Q’s four service lines. He is an accomplished, award winning C-Level technology executive as Global CIO and CISO, with a distinguished 37-year career of providing robust technology and cyber security solutions to enable business growth. He possesses over 22 years of commercial real estate experience across all lines of business with the largest commercial real estate services, investment management and development company in the world.

Fred Gordy is a Smart Building industry expert and thought leader with 20 years of experience in secure control system development and implementation for Fortune 500 companies throughout the US and abroad. He is one of the first in the Smart Building industry to address the inherent risk that control system technology poses.He has authored and participated in over 100 articles on building control cybersecurity with industry magazines as well as the Wall Street Journal, CNBC, and Healthcare publications. In addition to publishing articles, for almost a decade he led control system cybersecurity workshops and has been a passionate speaker and teacher on the subject of building control cybersecurity.

Roshan Gowda is currently the Regional Head, APJ & Greater China - Global Real Estate and Facilities at SAP. As the future of Work unravels globally, Roshans passion lies in spearheading the endeavour to evolve ground-breaking workplace strategies to optimize and stimulate employee performance. The Workplace in the New – and how Wellness, Sustainability and Technology can contribute – is a subject where Roshans interests range from the strategic to the hands-on. In a career spanning more than 22 years, Roshan has developed a reputation of a Thought Leader in the Indian and APAC Real Estate ecosystems and is frequently sought after to engage in Future of Work discussions.

Margaret Guelzow is passionate about the intersection of data, enabling technologies, business process and people's behavior through the lens of occupiers, investors and tenants of real estate. She has 20 years' experience in real estate data, technology and operations with a demonstrated ability to scale divisions, drive agility and optimize operational performance while delivering on business growth and cost-savings objectives. Currently thriving at Cherre, with previous experience including CBRE and WeWork.

Sergey Gutkin a proven leader, specializing in business development, operations management, and master system integration. He has successfully structured and executed various strategic programs across many large enterprise portfolios. In addition, he is responsible for continuously improving and growing the IBIS firm. Sergey Gutkin continues to bridge the gap between technology and business requirements to successfully exceed client expectations.

Nic Halverson, CEO of Occuspace, co-invented a unique occupancy measuring technology that provides real-time space utilization data while protecting absolute privacy. Since its inception, and with the help of multiple investors, Occuspace blossomed to become the leader in occupancy data for higher education.

As a key member of Stanford University’s Sustainability and Energy Management (SEM) team, Gerry Hamilton oversees the department’s long-term energy use planning; designs, implements, and directs assessment and outreach for sustainability programs; oversees business systems and analytics initiatives; and steers academic integration to aid program implementation.

Gregg Haverstick is an Enterprise Managing Consultant with RealFoundations. With more than 20 years of real estate management and consulting background, Gregg has a deep understanding of multi-sector operations, real estate enterprise strategy and industry-leading technologies. Over the course of his career, he has leveraged this knowledge to strengthen the operating platforms of many prominent commercial, retail and multifamily owner/operators, and developers.

Brian Higgins is a serial entrepreneur with a distinguished track record in the high-tech communications industry. He is the Founder & CEO of Aditum Connect, a broadband platform launched in 2015, which revolutionizes connectivity for commercial property owners with affordable, high-speed internet solutions. Brian has over 25 years of experience in LAN, WAN, and wireless network design and is a seasoned professional adept at building and managing next-generation service provider networks.

Dominic Hollands is a Lead Managing Consultant with RealFoundations and has over 20 years’ experience in the real estate industry with a primary focus on multifamily, mixed-use and single-family rental assets. Dominic specializes in operational process improvement and implementation of applications and leading processes.

Russ Holton leads the Building Management System design, integration, project management, commissioning, retro commissioning, functional testing, service and support for the Bedrock Detroit and the Bedrock Cleveland Real Estate Portfolio. The portfolio currently has 55 commercial and residential sites approaching 15 million square feet of integrated properties.

Gary Hopewell is a Cyber Security Advisor (CSA) with the DHS’ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Formerly, Gary was an FBI Computer Scientist for 10 years, investigating national security, and cybercrime for the Cyber task force in Orlando and St. Louis. He retired a US Navy Commander who began his career as a Surface Warfare Officer and retired as an Information Professional.

Ali Hoss is the Head of Sustainability & Asset Optimization, Canada at Colliers, where he leads the enterprise-wide strategy, operational transformation, and sustainable investment planning for a commercial real estate portfolio spanning 100 million square feet across Canada. He collaborates closely with some of Canada’s largest pension plans and institutional investors to develop and implement strategies that align financial objectives with sustainability priorities, driving value creation, asset resilience, and risk mitigation. Ali is a Forbes magazine contributor, certified energy manager, author, speaker, and university guest lecturer in engineering and sustainability.

Rich Hughes brings two decades of experience digitally enabling multifamily real estate with AI solutions in areas such as Revenue Management, Online Leasing, Credit and Criminal Screening, Digital Marketing, Business Intelligence, and Benchmarking. He currently serves as the Head of Data Science at RealPage, assisting his team of data scientists in analyzing and exploiting data to create insights, models and solutions that add value to residential real estate.

Mahmoud Ibrahim serves as a Sr. Business Development Manager at Panduit Ventures, playing a pivotal role in nurturing new products and business initiatives from conception to profitable realization. He currently oversees Panduit's Fault-Managed Power System, Panduit’s latest innovation in safe power distribution and is the market's first Class 4 listed system.

Kurt Ivey joined Macerich in 2012 and began focusing on initiatives to reinvent the customer experience, increase asset value and lead sales support for the company’s portfolio. In addition to guiding all corporate and property-level marketing strategy, He also oversees corporate communications and research activities for Macerich. Previously, hee also held senior leadership roles with Simon Property Group, Madison Marquette, The Mills Corporation and The Rouse Company. He has championed many CRE technology-based initiatives and is a regular speaker and panelist for industry conventions and the Wharton Baker School of Retailing.

Michael Izzo is the firm’s Senior Vice President, Carbon Strategy responsible for leading Hines’ efforts to assess its carbon emissions and develop the strategy to set and achieve the firm’s science-based targets. He engages regularly with the firm’s global teams to provide strategic leadership and ensure continuity and the successful progression on the firm’s strategy and commitments and help lead the industry’s carbon emissions response.

Alan Jackson has a deep background in technology's role in the architecture, engineering and construction industry. For over 20 years, his work has spanned mechanical design, project management, construction management, and technology integration into the built environment. The professional roles he has held from design and engineering to deployment and as an owner operator, has given Alan the experience in the building lifecycle to develop solutions at Google that continue to deliver on its goals around security, sustainability and business value.

Karen Jalon is Cadillac Fairview's Vice President of Sustainability, Energy & Smart Technology and is responsible for the company’s award-winning approach to sustainability, climate, and energy management as well as its smart building technologies strategy and execution. Karen is an industry-leading pioneer in establishing Green Building standards and sits on many of the guiding committees that set the sustainability standards to which the global real estate industry adheres.

As the NA Market Development Manager for the DALI Alliance, Carol continues her journey of bringing higher value digital lighting into reality. She’s a 35-year veteran of the lighting industry, but she's anything but an industry standard. With a diverse background having been a lighting designer, a ‘labbie’ at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and a manufacturer—the constant is her commitment to innovation and market transformation. She’s performed in various roles ranging from front-end innovation to product management and marketing, and most recently is the owner of Beyond Light Consulting. Carol has long been involved with standards development, professional associations and Federal policy. With 40-plus conference presentations and 20 publications under her belt, she’s well-known as a speaker and author.

As SVP, CIO, Colin Joynt oversees the platform, implementation, and services team at BXP. He brings more than 20 years of IT experience, particularly in the application space, and most recently at NavigatorCRE, an industry leading asset management and reporting solution built on Microsoft technologies. Prior to NavigatorCRE, Colin held SVP of Information Technology roles at Retail Properties of America (RPAI) and Kite Realty Group.

Arjun Kaicker is an Architect and Workplace Consultant with over 20 years experience specialising in innovative workplace design and technology, business and user needs evaluation and most recently, AI driven workplace optimisation. As Co-Head of Workplace Strategies at Zaha Hadid Architects and previously as Head of Workplace Consulting at Foster + Partners, he has worked on over 200 office projects in over 50 countries, including headquarters for Apple, Bloomberg, Comcast and HSBC.

Tom Karounos, Global Head of Building & Hospitality Technology, leads strategic technology implementation and operational support for Tishman Speyer’s global real estate portfolio. With 25+ years of IT experience, including seven at Tishman Speyer, he brings extensive technical expertise and leadership across diverse enterprise environments. A key member of Tishman Speyer’s IT Leadership Team, Tom collaborates closely with the firm’s venture capital, construction, engineering, and property operations teams to drive innovation and efficiency.

Krishna Kasturi is Chief Technology Officer of Connected Buildings at Honeywell International, working to drive the connectivity, data and outcome driven solutions for Building Automation industry. Prior to Honeywell, he was the CTO and executive director at Baker Hughes and GE where he lead the digital transformation journey in Industrial sector as well as sustainability solutions. Over time his experience in Industrial and building solutions combined with Digital Transformation journey, led to more focused SaaS solution that drive Sustainability, Operational Efficiency and Safety & Security solutions for the customers.

Akram Khalis (AK) serves as MHT’s CEO and Co-Founder of MHT's Inspextor smart building platform. As an entrepreneurial executive who currently holds three US technology patents, AK's background in technology, product, and general management allows him to bridge the gap between engineers and businesses to bring high quality solutions to market efficiently. Well regarded as an innovator and thought leader for his work developing PoE systems for lighting and smart building automation, AK has scaled and accelerated the growth of innovative technology for more than a decade.

Wayne Kim is a seasoned tech entrepreneur with 20+ years experience in leading digital infrastructure and cloud services ventures. As founder and CEO of Andorix, SirtNet and KIGA Labs, Wayne has pioneered Backup and Disaster Recovery as a Service, Media & Entertainment Collaboration platforms, and Intelligent/Smart Building Platforms across North America. He has also been instrumental in securing $80+ million in funding for Andorix and continues to drive innovation in the smart building industry.

Ryan Knudson, is the AVP for Operations and Energy Management at Macerich. He is responsible for the development, execution and operations for all Capital Expense Energy and Smart Building projects as well as national program vendor management. He oversees the daily operations of Macerich’s portfolio with a focus on same center NOI growth.

Bob Kroon is the CEO and Founder of August Berres. August Berres provides applications for DC-powered workplaces, eliminating the need to install 120V power at every workstation. Bob has a forty-year history in electro-mechanical durable goods and the furniture industry. His career began as an Industrial Engineer for Maytag. His furniture background began in manufacturing engineering with The Hon Company in 1979. In the next 18 years, he served in assignments in product engineering and general management. His subsequent experience includes contract manufacturing for low-volume, high-value, high-complexity electronic enclosures.

Ken Kurz brings over 20 years of leadership and operational experience in cybersecurity, network technologies, information systems, risk mitigation and remediation, and technical project management to COPT. Supporting COPT as CIO since 2016, he has prior experience as the CISO for the University of Delaware, CISO for the University of Oklahoma, and CIO for the US Naval Academy Alumni Association & Foundation. He has also held various technical and leadership positions within the Department of Defense.

Sabine Lam brings the digital building vision to the forefront of Google's Facility Operation teams, enabling a secure, integrated and scalable platform that delivers next generation services to realize 2030 sustainability commitments, operational efficiency, and support healthy and productive spaces for Googlers. Her responsibilities include leading the development of a Workplace Platform to efficiently integrate building systems, facilitating the transition to a digitized and connected real estate portfolio, and collaborating with industry leaders to inspire and enable industry transformation.

Thano Lambrinos has over 15 years’ experience in the construction and building technologies space, and leverages digital transformation learnings across vertical markets to drive innovation and change in commercial real estate. At QuadReal, Thano works to deploy advanced technologies that redefine the way buildings are designed, built, managed, and how the occupants experience their environments. As Senior Vice President, he leads the Digital Buildings, Customer Experience & Innovation teams, and is focused on the development and execution of the digital strategy across a global real estate portfolio.

Chad Langston leads the Global Product Group for the HVAC Building Automation Portfolio at ABB. He develops and executes Building Automation and Building Energy management solutions and provides go-to-market strategy to further penetrate key target segments, collaborating closely with Research and Development, Sales, Business Development, and Product Marketing. With 30 years industry experience, Chad provides entrepreneurial leadership, analytical thinking, creative instinct, and notoriety in in the HVAC Building Automation industry. He possesses a vast amount of industry knowledge and experience, and an understanding of ABB HVAC Building Automation’s differentiation in the market.

Cecilia Li has more than 20 years of experience as a proven technology strategist and business transformation expert. She is currently the SVP, CIO of Urban Edge Properties, a REIT that focused on management, acquiring, development and redevelopment of retail real estate in urban communities. Urban Edge owns 73 properties totaling 17.2 million square feet of gross leasable area.

Bayron Lopez is the Director, Operational Technology responsible for managing and innovating Kilroy Realty's smart buildings systems. He helps determine policies and processes from security to maintenance and growth to increase building efficiency and tenant experience. Kilroy is a leading West Coast landlord and developer globally recognized for sustainability, building operations, innovation and design.

Andrew Lu serves as Director of Product Management in the Engineering Sustainability Office (ESO) at Cisco. He passionately nurtures and promotes DC-microgrid solutions like Fault Managed Power (FMP) and Power over Ethernet(PoE) for sustainable building infrastructure. Prior to Cisco, Andrew’s career spanned multiple sectors including industrial automation, intelligent building system integration, and home automation. Andrew represents Cisco as a co-founder and the President of the FMP Alliance.

Matthew Lynch is an entrepreneurial startup leader and founder focused on decarbonizing the built environment.

As an information technology leader, Michael MacMahon has more than 18 years of experience pioneering and managing complex IT solutions. Through a history of collaboration with Fortune 500 companies, he is accomplished in providing technology consulting, training, strategic fiscal planning, and implementation.

Hazel Mann is principal for Zetta Advisory, an organization that help real estate investment management firms transform with practical technology solutions. She is an entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in real estate operations and technology, specializing in translating emerging technologies such as AI, blockchain and IoT for practical applications in the future of work.

As the VP, Enterprise Architecture, Cybersecurity & Integrations, Marcel Marra is responsible for developing and executing the overall cybersecurity strategy for the organization, as well as overseeing the full lifecycle of planning, designing, and sustaining the company's enterprise technology solutions. With over 20 years of experience in the IT field, Marcel has worked across a variety of industries, giving him a deep understanding of the unique technology and security challenges faced by different sectors. This expertise enables him to drive business innovation while keeping organizations secure, a passion that fuels his work.

Joseph Martino has responsibility for Primaris’ overall Information Technology strategy. He has over 20 years of experience in Information Technology, Digital Transformation and Technology Operations. Joseph was previously consulting on ERP and major Digital Transformation projects and prior to that, Global VP of Information Technology at a market leader in connected vehicle and sensor technology.

Bill Masse is the Vice President of Digital Building Projects at QuadReal Property Group. With 20+ years’ experience in building systems, construction, integration, and technology. Bill leads the execution of QuadReal’s global digital strategy. With a diverse set of technical and real estate expertise, he oversees the unification of the aspirational use-cases and desired business outcomes with a practical application and implementation of technology – turning the ideas into reality. Bill’s career has seen him go from being “on the tools,” to leading a technology integration firm, to being COO of a software company – which lends to his exceptional ability to navigate many different skillsets in an effort to digitally transform real estate.

Ted Maulucci is the CEO of SmartONE Solutions, a company at the forefront of creating digitally connected, smart living spaces for multi-unit communities. Under Ted’s leadership, SmartONE has become a leader in providing safe, efficient, and innovative solutions tailored to the evolving needs of developers, residents, and property managers. Prior to founding SmartONE, Ted served as CIO for a leading Toronto-based real estate developer, where he pioneered the development of the first smart community in the Greater Toronto Area. His work has earned him numerous accolades, including being named Private Sector Canadian CIO of the Year in 2016.

Dale McIntyre is the Director of Strategic Commercial Accounts in North America. After joining MRI Software in 2012, he spent his first ten years focused on sales and account management and has worked with many of MRI’s largest global clients. Dale has qualified for MRI’s Circle of Excellence six times in 11 years and was 2023’s North American Leader of the Year in his first year as a manager.

Brennan McReynolds is the Workplace Product & Partnerships Lead for Microsoft Places. He and his team are responsible for all room and space bookings, maps and workplace management capabilities at Microsoft in addition to the Microsoft Places partner ecosystem and customer preview programs. Prior to joining Microsoft, Brennan was the Global Product Lead of Workplace Experience at CBRE. He was one of the original outside hires brought on to build CBRE’s workplace experience and hospitality offerings. Specifically, he oversaw the product development and go-to-market for one of the original digital workplace experience technology offerings in the industry, CBRE Host.

Lawrence Melton is CEO and President of The Building People, founded in 2013 after 30+ years of industry and federal executive leadership. Under his direction, the company earned Inc. 5000 recognition for eight consecutive years, grew to 400+ employees, and delivered $400M+ in services by integrating technology, buildings, and people to modernize the built environment. He previously led the White House Complex starting on 9/11 and, as GSA PBS Assistant Commissioner, oversaw 9,500 facilities (350M+ SF) and launched its first smart buildings program.

Clare Meredith is a Technology Program Manager at Google whose primary focus is within the Digital Building space. She leads a process known as Device Qualification which ensures devices deployed on Google networks meet strict network and security requirements. Clare started her career in Real Estate in Facilities Management in 2010, before moving to CBRE in 2017 as a Project Coordinator for the Google Enterprise Network team. From late 2020 until just recently, she chaired the Building Controls Steering Committee for an Alliance, working alongside peers across industry to promote the importance of high standards in cyber security.

Lucius Mims is a seasoned Cyber Security Professional with over a decade of experience, holding prestigious certifications such as CISSP-ISSAP and CISM. His expertise spans key roles in organizations such as the United States Army National Guard, Cook County Health and Hospitals Systems, and MB Financial. As Director of Information Security at Brookfield Properties Retail, he drives the maturity of their cyber security program, focusing on security architecture, vulnerability management, and third-party risk management.

Trent Morano is currently SVP at Power Designs. With more 20 years in the construction industry, he is a highly accomplished Fortune 500 executive leader with exceptional vision, strategy and sales acumen complemented by proven results in business transformation models. With his unique background in construction, electrical, mechanical, and IT, Trent brings forward financial models to executives that impact the bottom line.

Lauren Brust Moss is the Senior Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer at Vornado Realty Trust, where she oversees the company’s industry-leading sustainability programs including initiatives focused on energy efficiency, green cleaning, waste diversion, technology and infrastructure, and healthy environments. Lauren has more than 20 years of experience managing sustainability, energy and capital improvements for large-scale buildings and portfolios, and is recognized as an industry thought leader and advocate on green policy, regulation and compliance.

Randy Moss is a seasoned energy management and sustainability expert with over 30 years of experience. As Manager of Sustainability Products at Yardi, he is responsible for helping clients and internal teams identify how Yardi's systems and products can most effectively address specific sustainability needs. Randy has a deep understanding of the ENERGY STAR and GRESB reporting frameworks, and he has led teams in developing and implementing innovative solutions to help clients achieve their sustainability goals. He is also a strong advocate for sustainability education and outreach, and he regularly speaks and writes on the latest trends and best practices in the field.

Joseph Muniz is a distinguished security expert and AI specialist at Microsoft, committed to enhancing global safety through education and adversary tactics research. With over 20 years in security for top firms and the US Government, he's a trusted advisor and industry thought leader. Founder of thesecurityblogger.com and author of ten books, including "The Modern Security Operations Center," Joseph is also a speaker, trainer, and social engineering awareness advocate. Off-duty, he's a soccer enthusiast and mentor to aspiring hackers and IT professionals.

Rob Murchison has over 20 years experience in strategy consulting, sales and design of technology to real estate developers and commercial businesses with expertise in networking, and software and data base applications. He is currently a Principal and Co-Founder of Intelligent Buildings, LLC, founded in 2004 to help customers manage risk, enhance occupant wellbeing, and improve performance.

Paul Neff has over thirty years of cybersecurity experience, including senior roles at the U.S. Treasury, the Federal Reserve, and the ChicagoFIRST Association promoting cyber resilience through regulation, policy, and public-private partnership, as well as senior operational roles including Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Chief Information Officer (CIO), and various senior technical positions in the public and private sectors. At Glassedin Laboratories LLC, Paul helps clients respond to cyber fraud and develop practical and effective security controls.

Chuck Niswonger is the President of NiceNets Consulting, a veteran-owned, independent technology advisory services company specializing in commercial and corporate real estate. He provides businesses with unbiased guidance on technology strategy, selection, integration, and implementation. Chuck has also been a long-time partner with Realcomm as their Investment Management Board chairman.

Simon Okunev oversee the strategy and execution of Tishman Speyer's Global Information Technology function. He has 25 years of experience building and leading teams, as well as developing and implementing innovative technologies and systems.

In his role as leader of Information Technology at Thompson Thrift, Don Oldham provides advisory, orchestration and integration services to advance the cause of innovation in obtaining business value from technology. He and his team are tasked with discovering new technology opportunities, reducing the cost of doing business, adding efficiency to business processes and providing secure, customer focused access to technology. They improve efficiencies through the development and implementation of innovative technologies. Don has over 24 years of technology experience within the real estate sector finding, implementing or developing new solutions to solve business problems.

Michael Osment leads the newly established practice focused on Analytics, AI and Advanced Technology at Getzler Henrich, a Hilco Global Company. It is one of the nation’s oldest and most respected names in middle-market corporate restructuring and operations improvement with an expertise spanning more than fifty industry sectors, from “new economy” technology and service firms to “old economy” manufacturing and distribution businesses.

Clint Osteen is Sr. Director of IT and is responsible for directing Granite’s information services and telecommunications across the portfolio. Prior to joining Granite, Clint spent 10 years in consulting, providing commercial real estate companies technology and business improvement services.

Chris Panto is a technology executive with over 30 years’ experience in helping customers navigate the world of IT. In his current role at MetroNational, Chris is responsible for providing leadership in the areas of cybersecurity, innovation, technology infrastructure, and corporate governance. MetroNational is a privately held real estate investment, development, and management firm with a portfolio that includes over 10 million square feet of commercial, retail, restaurant, multifamily, healthcare, and hospitality assets.

Sunder Pappu has more than 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is currently the SVP Head of Technology Strategy at Inland Real Estate Group and is responsible for leading project management and application development for the IT department, while ensuring Inland’s technology strategy is aligned with businesses and that technologies are available to meet each entities’ unique business demands.

Francisca Peral has always been driven by a desire to make a positive impact on others. Her childhood struggles fueled her passion for helping others. Through Stacks+Joules, she overcame doubts about technology's accessibility, empowering herself and inspiring confidence in others. She aims to promote diversity and inclusivity in the building automation industry, driving positive change for future generations.

Marc Petock, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at Lynxspring since 2012, leads corporate strategy, product vision, and brand development, including JENEsys Edge®, Onyxx®, and E2E™. Previously VP of Global Marketing at Tridium, he helped position Niagara as the industry’s open platform for smart buildings, growing its adoption from 18K to 475K instances. A recognized industry leader, Marc is an advocate for open standards, semantic tagging, data modeling, and OT cybersecurity. He is a frequent speaker, published author, and recipient of multiple industry awards. Marc also advises Realcomm and co-founded Project Haystack, where he serves on the Board.

Darlene Pope is President of Planon, North America, overseeing all aspects of business operations for the world’s leader in integrated real estate management solutions. With more than 30 years of experience in commercial real estate, technology, and smart building consulting, she is a globally recognized subject matter expert and visionary in the smart building industry.

Jeremy Poteet is the EVP of Technology at JBG SMITH where he leads a team of business minded technologists responsible for technology and innovation based transformative initiatives. He has over 20 years in real estate technology across many asset types in the real estate space and is passionate about the adoption of technology and leading others in solving complex process, technology, reporting, and organizational challenges.

Alireza Pourhashemi is the VP of the Project Management Office and is accountable for the successful delivery of enterprise projects. He aligns initiatives with organizational goals and ensures projects contribute to the overall business objectives. He provides leadership to the PMO team and adopts a culture of collaboration, empowerment, and accountability.

Soheil Pourhashemi is currently EVP, Business Technology and is responsible for establishing and executing the commercial real estate IT strategy, vision and roadmap for the office sector. He has a keen focus on data and analytics, automation, IoT and partnering with the business in executing new innovations across the portfolio. Brookfield Properties develops and operates more than 650 properties and 325 million square feet of high-quality, sustainability-focused real estate assets around the globe. It provides integrated services across all property investment strategies of Brookfield Asset Management, a global alternative asset manager with over $600 billion in AUM.

Michael is the Managing Director, Intelligent & Digital Workplaces at Accenture and has spent more than 25 years helping workforces of major companies around the world change the way they work through the implementation of constantly evolving, innovative technologies. A recognized thought leader on the merger between people, places and technology, he has an ultimate passion for making workforces more efficient and effective through the application of technology, either to how they do their work or to the environment in which they do it.

Ana Rawson is the Director of the Facilities Technology and Innovation Division in the Office of Facility Management for PBS, overseeing critical programs such as smart buildings, computerized maintenance management, operational excellence, advanced metering and the Green Proving Ground.

Elizabeth Redmond, former CoFounder and CEO of CoWorkr, led the company from launch to a successful exit in 2021. A hands-on entrepreneur, she specializes in building customer trust and executing product-led strategies. Now Business Intelligence GTM Lead at R-Zero, she continues driving innovation in technology and the built environment. Previously, she developed sustainability tools, founded a tech and design firm integrating energy-harvesting technologies with wireless sensors, and worked with clients like Google, Salesforce, and Nike. She has also secured multimillion-dollar partnerships with CBRE, Siemens, and Haworth, shaping the future of smart workplaces and sustainable building solutions.

Paul Ricci is a partner and national leader of CohnReznick’s Technology+ group. Over the last 17 years, Paul has advised some of the largest companies in the U.S. and abroad on business strategy, major business transformation, process optimization, analytics enablement, system’s implementations, integrations, and conversions. Paul focuses on organizational entity and chart of accounts design, CRM, budgeting and forecasting, financial reporting, business intelligence, analytics, system selection, program and project management, change management, ERP implementations and upgrades, JD Edwards, IT strategy, data conversions and integrations.

Andres Rodriguez is the Director, Building Connectivity and has over 15 years’ experience in IT/OT environments in healthcare, finance, oil and gas and real estate. At QuadReal, Andres works to deploy networks that serve as the platform to build their digital building operational environments and amenity initiatives.

Adriana is Principal and Director of Interiors of HOK’s Florida Practice. She is also Regional Workplace Leader for HOK Tampa. She has over 30 years of multidisciplinary and multinational experience, 27 of these have been designing projects in Florida. Adriana has a robust understanding and appreciation of the interior architecture industry. With a passion for research applied design and creative interiors, her main focus is to understand her clients' goals and focus on the human experience within a space. With diverse experience across multiple markets Adriana achieves timeless design providing long lasting value for her clients.

Nick Romito is the CEO and co-founder of VTS, commercial real estate's leading leasing, marketing, and asset management platform. Under Nick’s leadership, the proptech unicorn just launched VTS Market, the CRE industry’s first integrated online marketing platform that enables landlords & their agency teams to market and lease their available space remotely for the first time. VTS manages more than 12 billion square feet of office, retail and industrial assets across 35 countries by more than 700 landlords and brokerage firms which includes CBRE, Blackstone, LaSalle Investment Management, Hines, Boston Properties & JLL.

In his role, Neil Ross leads the development and delivery of product and technology strategy across Walmart’s corporate real estate portfolio. He leads a wide variety of initiatives including smart buildings and campus, workplace experience, mobile engagement, portfolio sustainability, and more. Neil, his team of SMEs, and their partners define device, platform, and data strategies required to enable and deliver value to Walmart and support its corporate objectives.

L.D. Salmanson has extensive experience founding, advising, and investing in leading private technology companies. Prior to founding Cherre, he served as Executive Director of Oppenheimer’s Private Shares Group, after Oppenheimer acquired GreenCrest Capital, a firm he co-founded to enable pre-IPO transactions in some of the largest private technology companies in the world, including Facebook, Twitter and Uber.

With 35 years of experience, Kay is a recognized expert on workplace design and strategy issues. She is an award-winning designer who has worked with several Fortune 500 companies to optimize their global real estate portfolios and create innovative work environments. She is director of HOK’s WorkPlace team, a practice that supports organizations undertaking multiple projects in various locations, and a member of HOK’s Board of Directors.

Tony Schaffer has led a distinguished career spanning over 25 years in the wireless industry, marked by his exceptional leadership, business acumen, and deal-making prowess. Renowned for his loyalty, trust and strong rapport with C-level executives in REITs, Developers, and Owners across various real estate sectors, Tony is committed to delivering First Class service to HALO Clients and his team with unparalleled integrity.

Kim Scharf has been the Senior Vice President of Information Technology at SITE Centers Corp. since April 2017. Before this, Kim served as SITE's Vice President of IT Enterprise Services. She is a member of the executive steering committee for SITE's Women of Influence program, the Realcomm Advisory Council, the Building Cyber Security (BCS) Advisory Board, and the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA).

Andy Schonberger is currently Vice President of Client Services at Intelligent Buildings helping clients with advisory, site assessments and managed services. He has 15 years’ experience in facilities management and technology, ranging from large industrial to commercial office where he has held engineering, project management, advisory and hands-on implementation roles for organizations including Earth Rangers, Cisco Systems and the Canada Green Buildings Council (where he was Past Chair of the Toronto Chapter).

Pete Schow's career spans over 20 years in Information Technology with 17 years in various sectors of Real Estate. Throughout his career, he has managed multiple enterprise level initiatives in Residential/Multi Family development, Investment Real Estate, Commercial Mortgage, Debt as an Asset, and Private Equity. He recently joined Affinius Capital as Executive Director - Head of Data where he is focused on Data Management and Reporting Automation.

Andrew Segal formed Boxer Property in September 1992. Under his oversight, the company has successfully reached into segments as diverse as resort hotels, retail centers, office and other real estate businesses, accounting for approximately 20 million square feet of space across the United States. He is the co-founder of Stemmons Enterprise software company.

Justin Segal is an operations executive and entrepreneur specializing in real estate investment and management, startups, and technology. He is the founder of Stemmons Enterprise, a universal operations platform that allows companies to operate with pervasive data and unparalleled agility. He often speaks on topics involving enterprise data, analytics, and user experience.

Having spent most of his career within the Distech Controls organization with 15 years of experience in the industry, Ryan Sen most recently served as Director of Sales where he was in charge of the sales channel for the entire Canada. He has previously held a multitude of management roles within the organization. Ryan has also performed Business Development for the Distech Controls Energy Services division and briefly supported the Canadian Market in a Regional Sales Management role.

Sandy Shadchehr is the Director of the Buildings Technology Services Division within the Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO). She manages a portfolio of cutting edge technology projects related to Smart Buildings, Internet of Things (IoT), Workplace Innovation Lab (WIL), Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE), and the Zero Trust Framework for the Public Building Services (PBS) within GSA. Under Sandy’s leadership, GSA IT has pioneered the next generation of Smart Buildings for the national GSA portfolio by implementing practical and interoperable solutions, while maintaining a strong cyber posture. Her focus areas also include creating scalable, flexible platforms that allow GSA to evolve with new technology and market conditions.

Tom Shircliff is a co-founder of Intelligent Buildings, a smart real estate service firm founded in 2004. Intelligent building provides services for technology strategy, vendor risk management and portfolio decarbonization.

Kevin Shtofman is the Global Head of Innovation for Cherre. In this role, Kevin is responsible for expanding Cherre’s go-to-market capabilities, global partner alliances, and long-term strategic growth. Throughout his career, Kevin has held senior positions focused on real estate and technology, investment analysis and management, and organizational growth. He’s a respected speaker at industry events covering topics such as innovation, data analytics and management, and the next wave of real estate tech disruption.

Henry J. Sienkiewicz had a distinguished career as the former Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) (www.disa.mil) and corporate officer for multiple technology companies. At DISA he played a pivotal role in shaping the U.S. Department of Defense's information technology and cybersecurity strategies. His tenure at DISA is noted for innovative approaches to securing information systems and advancing the department's technological infrastructure, specifically Henry is recognized that “father of the cloud” for the US Department of Defense. He developed and introduced the first instances of cloud computing and cloud delivered enterprise application for the DoD. After leaving DISA, Sienkiewicz continued to influence the field of information technology and cybersecurity through various executive roles in the private sector and as a speaker and thought leader at numerous industry conferences.

Kerri Sinclair serves as the Editorial Board Chair of AutomatedBuildings.com and has been a valued contributor to AutomatedBuildings.com since 2012. Her background in technology, software, and engineering spans over 30 years across early internet and search technologies, the digitation of music, the first telematics devices in cars, the rollout of fiber and DSLAMs, and private cloud & collaboration solutions in construction and building operations. Currently, she is an investor with a diverse portfolio of board positions in climate tech, agricultural technology, and additive manufacturing companies.

As Tech Lead and Staff Software Engineer of Google’s Core Enterprise Machine Learning team, John Sipple is on a mission to deploy novel fault detection and diagnostics and practical smart control to large-scale industrial problems. John leads multiple development efforts that combine multidimensional anomaly detection with model explainability. He also leads a research effort to deploy reinforcement learning to make commercial office buildings more efficient and environmentally sustainable. John has also worked on dialog summarization models for Google chat. Before joining Google, John developed and applied algorithms, statistical analysis, and machine learning solutions to cybersecurity, precision agriculture, counterfeit detection, and missile defense.

Mike Smith is a real estate technology expert with more than 15 years of experience focused on technology, operations, infrastructure, innovation and energy-saving solutions for the real estate industry. He launched WhiteSpace in 2015 to provide a single source of building technology solutions for the real estate market.

Roger Smith is the CEO & co-founder of TermSheet. He is a seasoned entrepreneur with extensive experience in technology companies and deep roots in proptech. Prior to founding Term Sheet, Roger served as Chief Technology Officer for a real estate-focused private equity firm based in Kansas City. He was responsible for the creation and maintenance of internal, advisor-facing,and investor-facing technology systems. Previously, Roger was co-founder at Groundbreaker, Inc., where he built the firm’s white-label real estate crowdfunding product, which powers a number of current applications.

Shelton Smith serves as the Vice President of Enterprise Infrastructure, bringing 30 years of experience in IT Infrastructure and Cybersecurity within the Real Estate sector and other industries. At Kimco, Shelton leads a team responsible for managing all infrastructure technologies at both the corporate and property levels. Their goal is to provide a robust and secure platform that supports all technology-related business initiatives.”

Frank Spadafora is the Real Estate Industry Principal at Intapp. In this role he applies his expertise in commercial real estate and product development to connect people and ideas to drive enablement and value creation through the DealCloud connected firm and deal management platform. Frank brings nearly 20 years of experience delivering digital solutions for commercial real estate to his role at Intapp. Most recently, Frank helped to launch the Strategic Consultant Group at CREtech where he advised clients from tech startups to global owners and occupiers on product strategy and go-to-market, solution roadmap and adoption, and data-centered digital transformation.

Helane Stein is EVP, CIO of Brixmor responsible for the overall technology vision, strategy, systems and infrastructure that support business operations. She leads the implementation of transformational solutions that drive organizational efficiency, increase productivity, enhance collaboration and deliver results. Brixmor owns and operates a high-quality, national portfolio of open-air shopping centers. Its 632 retail centers comprise of approximately 64 million square feet of prime retail space in established trade areas.

Craig Stevenson is President of AUROS Group, who pioneered the use of technology to bridge the gap between building science and data science. Craig is co-author of the recently released book, “The Power of Existing Buildings—Save Money, Improve Health and Reduce Environmental Impacts” and the often-referenced ASTM article, “Project Case Studies and the Lessons they Teach about Whole Building Envelope Air Leakage Testing.” Finally, Craig holds two United States’ patents in the field of data science for the built environment.

As vice president for commercial real estate, Brian Sutherland is responsible for leading the US commercial sales and marketing organization. Additionally, heoversees sales, marketing and product strategies for Yardi's commercial real estate asset management, procurement, coworking and energy solutions. Before joining Yardi, he spent 15 years as founder and president of several start-up companies.

Nada Sutic is the Vice President, Sustainability, Innovation and National Programs at Epic Investment Services. In this role, Nada is responsible for strategy and implementation of sustainability, digital building transformation and numerous operational programs with a focus on implementation through building operations and performance across the company’s diverse portfolio. With 15+ years of experience in commercial real estate, focused on sustainability, operational excellence and property management, Nada leads with a drive for successful implementation and critical measurement.

Thomas Taddeo is SVP, CIO at Kimco. He is responsible for the overall technology strategy, systems and infrastructure which support Kimco's global business operations. He also directs the implementation of enterprise initiatives that leverage technology to improve organizational efficiency and productivity. Prior to joining Kimco, Tom was a Senior Manager at Deloitte in their Real Estate Consulting Practice. He has a Bachelor of Science, Business Administration from Southern New Hampshire University.

Bradley Taylor is a pioneering AI expert and entrepreneur. As the founder of AnswerAI, the first generative AI platform for enterprise, and Last Rev, an AI strategy and services company, Bradley drives innovation at the intersection of technology and commercial real estate with clients like TA Realty and Beacon Capital. With a profound understanding of business systems, data integrations, and GPT models, Bradley is dedicated to transforming traditional CRE practices.

Rob Teel is responsible for product development, support and implementations of Yardi's Commercial Property Management and Investment Management suites. Rob joined Yardi Systems in 2003, and he has nearly 20 years of property and financial systems implementation experience.

With over 25 years of experience in the technology space, Sonny Thind brings valuable expertise from a variety of industries to the QuadReal leadership team. As Chief Technology Officer, he focuses on leading QuadReal’s IT team and driving the company’s vision through the strategic use of technology to support higher levels of innovation and customer service.

Jeff Thompson is Vice President of Product Management at Building Engines. Jeff joined Building Engines in 2018 via its acquisition of AwareManager, where he was Co-Founder and CEO. He has 30 years of experience applying technology to complex problems in the built environment in the Americas and abroad, including product design, engineering, and solution architecture for top tier owner/developer/managers and facilities management assignments. At Building Engines, Jeff’s responsibilities include the core modules of Prism, the company’s next generation platform for connected real estate.

Brian Turner, CEO of Buildings IOT, is leading the disruption of how mart building systems are viewed, maintained, and reported. For more than two decades, he has worked with some of the world’s largest property owners and facility managers in developing lasting strategies for complex integrations and enabled solutions to the problems found, fuels his passion for making smart buildings as they should be to show the world what they can be.

Lee Turner is the National Capital Region Smart Buildings Program Manager in the Facilities Management & Services Program (FMSP) branch of Office of Facilities Management (OFM). In this role, Lee oversees all Regional aspects of the Smart Building program to include integration guidance, Fault Detection & Diagnosis (FDD) also known as GSAlink, Unified User Interface, NCR’s Regional Operations Center (ROC) and technical advice in the implementation of program policy, goals, plans and objectives. Prior to joining GSA, Lee had a 20 year career in all aspects of BAS in the private sector with smart buildings technologies.

Veronica is Partner and SVP of Innovation, Sales and Marketing for 5Q. For the past 25 years, she has focused her career on delivering outstanding measurable outcomes and providing real solutions to very complex problems for companies ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 organizations. Veronica is obsessed with delighting customers, is an avid advocate of women in technology and is a champion of employee engagement through empowerment.

Yael Urman is Silverstein’s Chief Information Officer and oversees the company’s technology initiatives and strategy. Its Technology Group transforms creative ideas into customer products and services that do not exist anywhere else. The team partners with startups and entrepreneurs from its own Silvertech Ventures to experiment and leverage new technologies while supporting young companies. The Technology Group uses its diverse background, working alongside industry leaders, to translate ideas into practical functions. Yael has previously held various leadership roles in Energy, IT services, Biotech and Pharma.

Ivo Van Breukelen brings a an excellent international commercial real estate and construction network with our proptechs, tech buyers and investors. Highly regarded as a dealmaker who is both efficient and trusted, he has over six years proptech experience, working with some of the USA’s largest REITs, developers, general contractors, VC funds and investment banks.

Brandon Van Orden is SVP & CIO for Cousins Properties Incorporated based in Atlanta. He is responsible for Cousins technical vision and all aspects of the Information Technology organization including people, strategy, development and operations. Prior to joining Cousins in 2016, Brandon was VP of Global Applications for Novelis and prior to that he was with GE Energy for 12 years where he held a number of IT leadership roles increasing in responsibility after he graduated from the GE Information Technology Leadership Program in 2003.

Brian leads FPC Global’s Technical Consulting practice where they support the development and delivery of digital programs across client’s portfolios at scale. He is tasked with the organizational & technical development of the team required to support FPC & their clients goals. With a variety of roles in consulting, product management, solutioning, design, and operations, across many different verticals, Brian has spent over 15 years helping clients give shape to, and realizing, their strategic goals. This breath of experience gives him a unique understanding of how the technology stack in the built environment can be leveraged to create value and achieve a clients goals.

Tim Vogel is Vice President of Connected Solutions at KMC Controls, leading the vision and execution of cloud connected, cyber resilient building automation platforms such as KMC Commander and KMC Dome. Since 2016, he’s driven global OT/IT channel strategies and partnerships across IoT, energy, and PropTech verticals. As an advisor to the non-profit Building Cyber Security, Tim drives discussion and promotion of cyber resiliency frameworks for critical infrastructure.

Travis Vokey is SVP, Technology & Innovation of Allied Properties REIT, an owner-operator of distinctive urban workspaces in Canada’s major cities. In this role he is responsible for the strategy and delivery of technology investment and innovative solutions. With a diverse industry background from the Canadian Forces to BlackBerry and more, he brings a user-centric perspective to challenge the status quo and deliver real results across the organization.

Bob Voss is a Distinguished Engineer in Panduit Corporate Research and Development, driving technological innovation. Focused on industrial and building automation, his expertise spans shepherding of groundbreaking technologies such as Single Pair Ethernet and Fault Managed Power. Bob plays a key role in setting global engineering standards in IEEE, TIA, NEMA, ODVA, and NFPA, as well as nurturing strategic technology partnerships. Bob is the chairman and one of the founders of the FMP Alliance.

Goutham Vulpala is currently AVP, Enterprise Applications at Phillips Edison & Company. In his current role, Goutham manages a team responsible of enterprise application architecture, development, and data analytics. Previously, he was with Citibank where he was the application development group manager responsible for ATM application development and customer survey data analytics. Goutham also was with Cincinnati Bell where he held various senior positions in IT.

Donny Walker leads Newcomb Boyd's Intelligent Building Systems group. He has over 20 years of engineering, project management, and partner-in-charge responsibilities in communications, security and integrated building automation systems. His experience includes aviation facilities, health care buildings, judicial facilities, advanced technology developments, military installations, data centers, mixed-use developments, performing arts facilities and college campuses. With prowess designing technologically sophisticated campuses, his background encompasses over 150 projects specializing in an integrated design with network-enabled systems.

Greg Walker is an accomplished research and business operations professional with many years of experience in science research and strategic business planning for non-profit and Fortune 500 companies. His skill set ares: biomedical science and building science research, project management, financial forecasting, sales and marketing, contract negotiations, and personnel management.

Andrew is a founding partner of Remit Consulting, a specialist management consultancy in the Real Estate sector. Remit is a pan-European firm and its clients include many of the largest fund management and property firms across Europe. Well known for his experience in defining technology strategy with property teams, Andrew’s main focus is creating efficiencies in the wider areas of asset and property management through effective use of outsourcing and technology.

Andrew Weakland is the Director of Systems Development for W. P. Carey, a net-lease REIT focused on providing long-term sale-leaseback and build-to-suit solutions for companies in the U.S. and Northern and Western Europe. Andrew specializes in bringing emerging technologies into the real estate space to drive competitive advantage while maintaining the cohesiveness of the overall enterprise technology footprint.

David Weksel is the Director of Strategic Growth for Panduit, responsible for the corporate entrepreneurship function of the firm. This includes identifying, incubating, and launching new product innovations that provide compelling value for customers. Organic development, startup partnerships, strategic alliances, and acquisitions are all in scope. His experience ranges from mechanical engineering and product management to investment banking and management consulting. David is the inventor of 10 issued patents in the United States plus several more in international jurisdictions.

Perry Welch has over 20 years of sales and marketing experience in the wireless and commercial real estate industry. Presently, he leads Airwavz National growth of technology investments. Perry is an industry leading partner to brokers and CRE asset owners in making in-building wireless development simple.

Jim Whalen serves as SVP and CIO/CTO responsible for the direction and implementation of technology and applications at Boston Properties, a fully integrated real estate investment trust and one of the largest owners and developers of Class-A office properties in the United States. Over a 27-year IT career, Jim has supported real estate operations ranging from residential, construction, public housing, commercial office and retail.

As the Chief Operating Officer, Jenny oversees and manages the company’s day-to-day operations, drives best practices across the organization, and ensures effective communication at all levels of leadership. In addition to being a member of the company’s Operating Committee, she manages IT, Human Resources, Risk Management and Marketing. Prior to joining Endeavor, Jenny worked for over two decades in the high-tech industry in various leadership roles including Corporate Strategy, Business Intelligence, Market Research, and Sales/Marketing Operations. In her free time, Jenny enjoys spending time in the outdoors with her husband and two children.

David Witherspoons’s role within Honeywell’s Global Offering Management team affords him the opportunity to work closely with leadership of the Hardware, Software, and Field Device groups to conceptualize and plan the future direction of Honeywell solutions, specifically those aligned with the Niagara portfolio. His duties encompass overseeing new product launches, improving existing offerings, and strategically evolving the portfolio across the global brand channels of Honeywell Building Automation. David has over three decades of industry experience and joined Honeywell in 2004. Before joining Honeywell, David started and ran a Honeywell Systems Distributor business in the Carolinas and Virginia.

As Managing Partner, SVP of Strategy & Business Development, Lisa Woods is responsible for developing Realcomm's strategic relationships with the technology companies that participate in the company's conferences, seminars and CIO events. Prior to joining Realcomm, Lisa spent 10 years working with building owners and managers, providing technology solutions in telecommunications, access control and security.

James Wu has dedicated the last 20 years to building award-winning products for notable technology startups. Playing a pivotal role at each company, James built and led product development while honing his understanding of what it takes to develop a team, product and company from early days to global success. Today he is co-founder and CEO of InnerSpace, a space utilization and analytics platform that enables enterprise-class clients to optimize their ROI in a finite and costly resource: the office space.

Leon founded Bueno in 2013, with a vision of using technology and his engineering expertise to improve building energy performance. His vision has seen rapid growth and success. Prior to Bueno, Leon worked as an Energy Efficiency Consultant in the Australian commercial property sector and was involved in the development of the world’s first legislated Building Performance Standard (NABERS).

Founder of Realcomm Conference Group, an education organization that produces Realcomm, IBcon and CoRE Tech, the world's leading conferences on technology, automated business solutions, intelligent buildings and energy efficiency for the commercial and corporate real estate industry. As CEO, Jim interacts with the largest companies globally pertaining to some of the most advanced and progressive next generation real estate projects under development.

McGee is the Founder and CEO of WattCarbon. Prior to WattCarbon, McGee was the CTO at Recurve, an energy efficiency startup. McGee founded two previous companies, MeterHero and H2OScore while also earning tenure in the Political Science department at Marquette University. He is the author of Developing Interests: Organizational Change and the Politics of Advocacy.

Ilan Zachar is currently Chief Technology Officer at Carr Properties, a privately held REIT known for its portfolio of trophy-quality properties in the Washington D.C. In this role, Ilan leverages vision and foresight to cross-pollinate best practices, processes, systems and resources across corporate operations/affiliates. Under his leadership, this has resulted in improvements in bottom-line costs, top-line business growth/scalability, operational sustainability and high performance and overall, strengthening his company’s role as a market leader. For over 20 years, Ilan has been executive business leader and innovative technology strategist for multinational real-estate and property development companies worldwide.