CREtech Talks

Natalie Teear, Senior VP, Innovation, Sustainability & Social Impact of Hudson Pacific Properties, unpacks how they built and implemented a sustainability and socially responsible culture. Natalie also highlights the company’s 2020 corporate responsibility report, including plans to achieve the goals of net zero waste by 2025 and what went into achieving carbon neutrality last year. 

Jacob Arlein, CEO of Stok, walks us through projects they are most proud of and how that work has impacted the sustainability of their client’s real estate, the best practices and technologies they have seen in the market and sustainability initiatives they have and are implementing at Stok.

Raphael Rosen, CEO of Carbon Lighthouse, shares insights behind his technology solution, how it is unique in the marketplace and how we address the climate crisis with a greater sense of urgency that it needs.

Jessica Cooper, Chief Commercial Officer at International Well Being Institute, shares insights into how IWBI responded to the impact of the pandemic and how they have been able to support the real estate industry more broadly. Jessica also takes a deep dive into IWBI’s WELL Certifications and their 10 concept framework to certify a building.

Brian Sudler, Principal at Sudler Companies talks about how his and his family's military background and public service also spurred the company’s commitment to serving the greater community and sustainability. Brian also discusses in-depth about adopting new, green technologies, and shares advice for other development companies seeking to expand into the realm of sustainability.

Fionnuala Hogan, Creator of RElab and Head of Early Stage Investing at Goldacre Ventures, takes a deep dive into their RElab 2021 scale-up program, which focuses on the themes of sustainability and construction technology, what start-ups they are looking for to join their unique program and lessons learnt from driving adoption with their first cohort. 

Jonathan Flaherty, Global Head of Sustainability and Building Technology Innovation, at Tishman Speyer, discusses measuring ROI from the perspective of running buildings as efficiently as possible, how Tishman Speyer are planning for the future and highlights from their most recent sustainability report. 

A/O PropTech’s Founder, Gregory Dewerpe, shares insights into entering the venture world, investment strategies as it relates to climate tech and what shaped his commitment and passion for sustainability and climate change.

Deepinder Singh, Founder and CEO of 75F, discusses the formation of the company, the problem they set out to solve, lessons learnt along the way and what it means to have their investors involved in the company and helping them to scale their platform.

Nicole LeBlanc, Partner, Platform at 2150, provides an overview of 2150’s fund focusing on urbantech which has since closed at $312M, their renowned founding partners, and their ‘Brain Trust’ advisory board. Nicole also shares insights into investing across the Urban Stack and why cities are important for the world of real estate tech and climate investing.