2024 MIT World Real Estate Forum June 17 + 18, 2024 at the MIT Media Lab AGENDA (As of May 23, 2024) |
This year's conference is framed around the theme: "REIMAGINE REAL ESTATE", with its content offering perspective, insight, and direction for practitioners to address pressing global challenges and implement inspired yet practical solutions. |
Monday, June 17 |
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8:45 AM EDT |
Breakfast and Registration |
9:45 AM EDT |
Welcome and Introduction |
10:00 AM EDT |
Session 1: Interactive Game with Entire Audience Find Out How Much You Actually Value Environmental Performance in Real Estate: Simulating the Complex and Confusing Choices Confronting Developers and Investors Presenter: Roberto Rigobon, Professor, Applied Economics + Society of Sloan Fellows Professor of Management (MIT Sloan School of Management) |
11:15 AM EDT |
Break |
11:30 AM EDT |
Session 2: Keynote Address Transitioning the Real Estate Sector to Zero Emissions Presenter: Heather Clark, (2004 MSRED), Senior Director of the Building Sector (White House Climate Policy Office) |
12:00 PM EDT |
Session 3: Response Panel to Interactive Game (Not Available Livestream) Does the Interactive Game Reflect How Real Estate Professionals Actually Prioritize Investment Choices? Panel Moderator: Jacques Gordon, Lecturer (MIT-CRE) Panelists: Peter Merrigan, (MSRED 1993), CEO (Taurus Investment Holdings, LLC), Lori Mabardi, Senior Director, ESG for U.S. Real Estate Equity (Barings), Nadir Settles, Global Head of Real Estate Impact (Nuveen), Christina A. Marcarelli, (MSRED 2011), Senior Investment Officer (Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management) |
1:00 PM EDT |
Lunch |
2:00 PM EDT |
Session 4: Interactive Game Debrief Be Prepared to Be Surprised! Presenter: Roberto Rigobon, Professor, Applied Economics + Society of Sloan Fellows Professor of Management (MIT Sloan School of Management) |
2:15 PM EDT |
Session 5: Fireside Chat The Future of Innovation and the Destiny of Cities: The Role of MIT and MIT’s School of Architecture + Planning Presenters: Paul Marcus, CEO (Marcus Partners), Kairos Shen, Executive Director (MIT Center for Real Estate) |
2:45 PM EDT |
Break |
3:00 PM EDT |
Session 6: Keynote Address From Doom Loop to Boom Loop: Designing a Central Creative District Presenter: James von Klemperer, President (Kohn Pedersen Fox) |
3:30 PM EDT |
Session 7: Panel Discussion Future of Urban Innovation Hubs: Emerging Global Trends vs. Place-Based Adaptations Panel Moderator: Kairos Shen, Executive Director + Associate Professor of the Practice (MIT-CRE) Panelists: James von Klemperer, President (Kohn Pedersen Fox), Tim Rowe, Founder & CEO (Cambridge Innovation Center), Jackie Sadek, Innovation Corridor Chair (UK Innovation District) |
4:30 PM EDT |
Session 8: Tech & Alumni Lightning Showcase Tech Showcase: Vitrus, Reframe Systems, Transaera, Zing Data, Forma Systems, MIT HAUS Alumni Showcase: Randy Nichols MIT '89 (Art Studios), Meena Murugappan MIT '06 (Organo Antharam), Zoya Puri MIT '17 (Southline Boston) |
5:15 PM EDT |
Cocktail Reception |
Tuesday, June 18 |
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7:00 AM EDT |
Breakfast and Registration |
8:00 AM EDT |
Session 9: Keynote Address New Frontiers for Affordable Housing: Opportunities and Challenges Presenter: Priya Jayachandran, CEO (National Housing Trust) |
8:30 AM EDT |
Session 10: Panel Discussion Shaping Policy to Advance the Next Generation of Affordable Housing in a Warming World Panel Moderator: Ed Golding, Executive Director, MIT Goldberg Center for Finance & Policy (MIT Sloan School of Management) Panelists: Priya Jayachandran, CEO (National Housing Trust), Tim Judge, SVP, Head of Modeling & Chief Climate Officer (Fannie Mae) |
9:30 AM EDT |
Break |
9:45 AM EDT |
Session 11: Panel Discussion Affordable Housing: Provocative Ideas and Applications in the US & Global Cities Panel Moderator: Albert Saiz, Daniel Rose Associate Professor of Urban Economics & Real Estate; Faculty Director (MIT Urban Economics Lab) Panelists: Chrystal Kornegay, Executive Director (MassHousing), Jenny Wu, (MSRED 2012), Managing Director of Development (Jonathan Rose Companies) |
10:45 AM EDT |
Break |
11:00 AM EDT |
Session 12: Panel Discussion Workplace of the Future: How Technology Will Reinvent the Way We Work and Transform the Very Fabric of Our Cities Panel Moderator: James Scott, Research Scientist, Lecturer, Director (MIT Real Estate Transformation Lab) Panelists: Ben Breslau, Chief Research Officer (JLL), Dror Poleg, Economic Historian, Award-winning author of Rethinking Real Estate, Jinhua Zhao, Professor of Cities and Transportation, Founder and Faculty Director (MIT Mobility Initiative) |
12:00 PM EDT |
Lunch |
1:00 PM EDT |
Session 13: Keynote Address Decarbonizing the American City with AI Presenter: Donnel Baird, Founder & CEO (BlocPower) |
1:30 PM EDT |
Session 14: Panel Discussion How Can Renewable Energy Promote Social Equity in Cities? Panel Moderator: Fábio Duarte, Principal Research Scientist (MIT Senseable City Lab and Sustainable Urbanization Lab) + Lecturer (MIT DUSP) Panelists: Donnel Baird, Founder & CEO (BlocPower) Mark Grinis, America’s Real Estate, Hospitality & Construction Leader (EY) |
2:30 PM EDT |
Break |
2:45 PM EDT |
Session 15: Panel Discussion Value Creation for Sustainable Real Estate Panel Moderator: Siqi Zheng, STL Champion Professor of Urban and Real Estate Sustainability; Faculty Director (MIT-CRE) + (MIT SUL) Panelists: Anna Malhari, Chief Operating Officer (Veris Residential), Jennifer Leitsch, Managing Director, Climate Change and Sustainability Services (EY), Sunita Mahant, Managing Director, Sustainable Investments (CDPQ) (Ivanhoé Cambridge) |
3:45 PM EDT |
Closing Remarks |
Please note that while we're excited to present this unique lineup, the agenda is subject to minor changes as the event approaches.
