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What it takes to build the World’s Largest Convention & Exhibition Centre.
What’s been described as a “bright pearl” located in China’s Pearl River Delta, the Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Centre will have a total floor area of 1.58 million square metres and will host many local and international events. Once...

FuturePlace Interview Spotlight, Kristian Butcher
Using AI to make construction efficient and flexible. Kristian Butcher is the CEO of buildAI. buildAI helps monitor construction projects and deliver on time and within budget using advanced AI construction technology. With a background in...

FuturePlace Interview Spotlight, Lauren Alpeyrie
Innovation, Data, and Digital Twins. Lauren Alpeyrie is a Director on the Global Innovation team at PGIM Real Estate. A member of FuturePlace’s Global Innovation Board and previously at tech companies like Google and Hubspot, innovation through...

FuturePlace Interview Spotlight, Antony Slumbers
Tomorrow’s Most Successful Companies. Antony Slumbers has over 20 years of experience developing and running online technology companies, primarily within the commercial office and property management sectors. He is a frequent speaker, author and...

FuturePlace Interview Spotlight, Aaron Block
Growing great PropTech. Aaron Block is a best-selling author, speaker, entrepreneur, and investor focused on the intersection of real estate and technology. Aaron co-founded and serves as Managing Partner of MetaProp, the New York-based...

FuturePlace Interview Spotlight, Deb Noller
The value of data in buildings. Deb Noller is the Co-founder and CEO at Switch Automation, a global real estate software company that helps property owners and facility managers reduce operating costs, improve energy efficiency, and more. As...

FuturePlace Interview Spotlight, Ed Parsons
Bringing Geospatial Tech to the Everyday Person. Ed Parsons is the Geospatial Technologist at Google and works to evangelise geospatial data for widespread application. He is credited as being one of the core proponents of Google Street...

FuturePlace Interview Spotlight, Duke Long
Truth about PropTech Innovation. Duke Long has been called a beacon source of trust within the real estate industry. The Entrepreneur in Residence at Second Century Ventures and Owner/Broker at The Duke Long Agency, Duke has his finger on...

FuturePlace Interview Spotlight, Will O’Donnell, Prologis Ventures
Driving Positive Change Across an Industry. Will O’Donnell is the Managing Partner of Prologis Ventures, the venture capital, innovation and corporate development arm of Prologis. Prologis Ventures invests in series A through growth-stage...

FuturePlace Interview Spotlight, Susanne Eickermann-Riepe, German Real Estate Executive
Accountability and ROI in Buildings Susanne has spent almost 30 years around the world working in real estate and is considered a great expert source in real estate values, policies, and governance. We squeezed in Susanne’s busy schedule to...
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