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AI in CRE: Early Adoption, Real Examples, and Practical Steps

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Commercial real estate has traditionally been slow to adopt new technologies, and early movement with artificial intelligence appears to be following the same pattern. Even so, a growing number of organizations are beginning to test and apply AI in meaningful ways. This webinar introduces the fundamentals of GenAI and explores how tools like ChatGPT can support analysis, reporting, knowledge capture, and workflow automation.

Presenters will share early case studies, practical prompt-writing techniques, and examples related to operations and portfolio management. The session also addresses accuracy, privacy, and governance considerations. Attendees will gain realistic, actionable steps for approaching AI within their own teams.

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Paul Ricci CohnReznick
Paul Ricci Partner 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
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Paul Ricci
Partner
CohnReznick

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.

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Barak Sahar Silverstein Properties
Barak Sahar CIO Barak Sahar is Chief Information Officer of Silverstein Properties. In this role, he leads the company’s information technology strategy across its pr
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Barak Sahar
CIO
Silverstein Properties

Barak Sahar is Chief Information Officer of Silverstein Properties. In this role, he leads the company’s information technology strategy across its property and corporate portfolios, with a focus on operational resilience and data analytics. Barak oversees enterprise platforms including infrastructure, ERP systems, enterprise AI enablement, automation, and data solutions. Barak has been with Silverstein Properties since 2019, initially serving as VP of Applications before advancing to SVP of Applications & Infrastructure and ultimately to his current role as CIO. Prior to joining Silverstein, he served as a Technical Program Director at Audible, an Amazon company, where he led full-lifecycle delivery for financial, HR, and CRM systems. Earlier in his career, Barak held technology leadership roles at PBF Energy and Ness Technologies, where he built a deep foundation in ERP implementations, M&A integrations, and enterprise application management.

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Devang Amin COPT Defense Properties
Devang Amin Senior Business Intelligence + AI Design Analyst Devang Amin is currently a Senior Business Intelligence + AI Design Analyst at COPT. He focuses on AI design, governance, and applied data work across
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Devang Amin
Senior Business Intelligence + AI Design Analyst
COPT Defense Properties

Devang Amin is currently a Senior Business Intelligence + AI Design Analyst at COPT. He focuses on AI design, governance, and applied data work across the enterprise, with an emphasis on practical, governed AI use in commercial real estate.

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Christina Gratrix Altus Group
Christina Gratrix Senior Director, Product Management Christina Gratrix is a Senior Director of Product Management at Altus Group, where she sits at the intersection of AI, data, and product strategy for
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Christina Gratrix
Senior Director, Product Management
Altus Group

Christina Gratrix is a Senior Director of Product Management at Altus Group, where she sits at the intersection of AI, data, and product strategy for commercial real estate technology. She leads initiatives across data and analytics platforms, translating complex capabilities into practical tools that support investment decision-making across Canada and the United States. With over a dozen years in commercial real estate, Christina has worked across occupier and investor segments, holding product and project management roles at JLL and CBRE before joining Altus Group. Since 2021, she has been exploring AI use cases in CRE products, focusing on how emerging technologies can serve as a genuine competitive advantage. Christina takes a cross-functional approach to innovation, working closely with engineering, data science, and design to ensure that what gets built delivers real-world impact for clients.

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Timothy Dinh StackDC
Timothy Dinh Founder & CEO Tim Dinh is Founder and CEO of StackDC and an authority on AI transformation strategy for operational teams. With 15+ years driving enterprise technol
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Timothy Dinh
Founder & CEO
StackDC

Tim Dinh is Founder and CEO of StackDC and an authority on AI transformation strategy for operational teams. With 15+ years driving enterprise technology change, he focuses on practical adoption by aligning top-down strategy with bottom-up execution. Tim and his team built StackDC as an enterprise SaaS automation platform for commercial real estate and adjacent sectors, combining AI workflows, structured data capture, and operational analytics. His mission is to equip organizations with tools that reduce manual friction, support frontline teams, and improve efficiency, control, and measurable business outcomes.

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Todd Burner Kastle Systems
Todd Burner Chief Product Officer Todd Burner sets product strategy, pricing, and go-to-market direction at Kastle, shaping how managed physical security evolves for commercial real es
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Todd Burner
Chief Product Officer
Kastle Systems

Todd Burner sets product strategy, pricing, and go-to-market direction at Kastle, shaping how managed physical security evolves for commercial real estate. He joined Kastle in 2019 after 12 years at CEB, now Gartner, where he led a $160 million business segment and directed the research behind the Wall Street Journal bestseller The Challenger Sale. He brings a product leader's perspective on where security technology is headed and what property teams should expect from it.

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Francis Gangemi Building Data Intelligence (BDI)
Francis Gangemi CEO Francis L. Gangemi is a senior executive with more than 30 years of experience leading operational transformation, growth, and value creation across p
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Francis Gangemi
CEO
Building Data Intelligence (BDI)

Francis L. Gangemi is a senior executive with more than 30 years of experience leading operational transformation, growth, and value creation across professional services, SaaS, technology product, and advisory businesses. He currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of BDI. He co-founded InSite, a SaaS-based PropTech company, helping scale the platform from inception, secure majority private equity investment, and complete a hospitality acquisition that doubled portfolio revenue. Previously, as a Managing Director at PwC, he led CIO Advisory and related practices and integrated a substantial application managed services portfolio. Before that, he built BearingPoint’s global Managed Services practice from a single client into a major P&L spanning North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific.

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