Propel Insights

As the sector faces real pressures about sustainability concerns, technology should be the key answer to decarbonization. Will the future of RE be linked to digital innovation?

A first and exclusive opportunity to gather the major direct and indirect players investing in real estate asset technologies. Venture capital firms, real estate top players backing tech funds and institutional investors will share and develop their thought leadership about where to invest post-Covid, and how to integrate ESG concerns into investment practices.

How do we develop a people centric approach through technology that embraces mobility and the trend of partial remote working? How do we embrace technology-focussed design to support new approaches to work? How does a shift to virtual collaboration impact technology setups in office design?  How can tech help with office design for health and wellness, and sustainability/ESG? And what impact will this trend have on costs and technology complexity? Debate the above with corporate real estate professionals, flexible office providers, landlords, investors and solution providers.

A key moment with our experts Louisa Dickins (Talent evolution), Daniel Connolly (Tech hospitality), Emily Jones (Data protection), Jonathan Lane (Future of work) and Poonam Mathis (Sustainable investments). 

The future is already here, it’s just unevenly distributed! One year after the Covid crisis, Michael Turner, Oxford Properties’ President, will share his convictions about this new world and his vision for the transformation of properties and the way real estate businesses will operate. From the evolution of Oxford’s global business to the increasing pace of change in the world, how will Oxford put its capital to work in a word buffeted by disruption? 

Will New York City’s recover from the first CoVID-19 wave? How the City is leveraging its public health expertise to guide long-term economic recovery? And the role PropTech can play in creating healthier and more sustainable buildings and communities. 

Working with Schneider Electric, Blackstone developed an aggressive energy-management and sustainability strategy. This session explains this collaboration through active energy management programs and the tens of millions in energy savings from sustainability efforts and strategic energy sourcing. 

In this session, our partner Co-Liv looked at state-of-the art coliving in New York City, with the support of the major players of the ecosystem. They explained what the challenge and opportunities are with co-living, what are the successful business models and what is the sustainable human value provided by this new lifestyle experience. 

Two years later, Co-Liv is back on stage to review the situation and analyse the changes. Echoing the 2019 session at Propel by MIPIM New York, this podcast deals with future trends in the industry, highlight the major trends from what people thought in 2019 to where people think the industry is going now. 

Our industry is facing a real challenge with Diversity and Inclusion topics. Our speakers Sonya Rocvil, Lauren Weston and Craig Robinson explains the opportunity behind this important change.