Program

Leir Research Institute Virtual Conference 2022

Disruptive Technologies, Regulations, Business -
Implications in the Real Estate and Property Tech Industry

Thursday, September 1st, 2022  |  9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Introduction and Opening Remarks
9:30 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.   

Session 1: PropTech Overview and PropTech RE Finance/RE Transactions

Keynote Speaker: David Rose, Founder & CEO, USREM
 

Moderator: Carolyn Wang, Assistant Professor, Martin Tuchman School of Management
 

Panelists:

  • Jim Shi, Associate Professor, Martin Tuchman School of Management
  • Rayan H. Assaad, Assistant Professor, New Jersey Insititute of Technology
10:40 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. 

Session 2: PropTech for RE Construction

Keynote Speaker: Kevin Albert, Founder & CEO, Canvas
 

Moderator: Cesar Bandera, Associate Professor, Martin Tuchman School of Management
 

Panelists: 

  • March Chadwick, Owner, M.Arch Architects
  • Taro Narahara, Associate Professor, Hillier College of Arch & Design
  • Martina Decker, Associate Professor, Hillier College of Arch & Design

 
11:50 a.m. -1:00 p.m. 

Session 3: PropTech for Energy and Environmental Management

Keynote Speaker: John Gilbert, COO/EVP, Rudin Management
 

Moderator: Tom Blum, CleanTech Investor
 

Panelists: 

  • Brian Asparro, COO, Carbon Quest
  • Alexander Suma, CEO & Founder, IBIS Power
  • Sandy Jacolow, Chief Technology Officer, Empire State Realty Trust
1:00 p.m.

Closing Remarks