​
MIT WORLD REAL ESTATE FORUM
  • Home
  • Project Showcase
  • SPEAKERS
  • PREVIOUS FORUMS
    • WREF 2021 >
      • SPEAKERS
      • AGENDA
    • WREF 2020 >
      • Day 1
      • Day 2
      • Day 3
      • Speakers
    • WREF 2019 >
      • AGENDA
      • Speakers
    • WREF 2018 >
      • Agenda
      • Panels
      • The Edge Sessions
    • WREF 2017 >
      • Agenda
      • Panels
      • The Edge Sessions
    • WREF 2016 >
      • Agenda
      • Panels
      • Panelist Bios
      • The Edge Sessions
  • AREA INFO
  • Contact

THE EDGE SESSIONS

TRACK A (tuesday morning): Smart Places, Smart People

​THE INNOVATION CAMPUS:
A
New Model for Suburban Re-development
Picture
BRENT RYAN
MIT, PROFESSOR OF URBAN DESIGN & PUBLIC POLICY
HEAD OF CITY DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Picture
KYLE CORKUM
LSTAR
FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER

Picture
JENNY LARIOS BERLIN
OPTIMUS RIDE INC.
COO & CO-FOUNDER

Picture
ELLEN ROYBAL
GE SOLAR - GE BUSINESS INNOVATIONS
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY/MARKET INTELLIGENCE

Picture
JAKE AUCHINCLOSS
LIBERTY MUTUAL
NEW VENTURES MANAGER AT GLOBAL RETAIL MARKETS
CITY OF NEWTON COUNCILOR

​UNLOCKING THE HIDDEN VALUE OF SUSTAINABILITY
Picture
DAVID HSU
MIT, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF  URBAN & ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING

Picture
BLAKE MIDDLETON
HANDEL ARCHITECTS
PARTNER
Picture
BILL BROWNING
TERRAPIN BRIGHT GREEN
PARTNER

Picture
HUTCH HUTCHINSON
ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE, SENIOR FELLOW
RESILIENT ANALYTICS, CHAIRMAN

​BOTTOM-UP REAL ESTATE: Using Street Level Data for Development Decision Making
Picture
JOHN KENNEDY
MIT CENTER FOR REAL ESTATE
LECTURER

Picture
KATE MYTTY
MIT CREATE
DIRECTOR

Picture
JOTA SAMPER
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Picture
RIDA QADRI
MIT
PHD RESEARCHER
Picture
DENNIS FRENCHMAN
MIT CENTER FOR REAL ESTATE
PROFESSOR


TRACK B (tuesday morning): Real Estate on the Frontier

​ON THE CUSP OF CHANGE:
Research from the Real Estate Innovation Lab
Picture
ANDREA CHEGUT
MIT CENTER FOR REAL ESTATE
​RESEARCH SCIENTIST

​UI / UX:
Customer Driven Tech for Real Estate
Picture
STEVE WEIKAL
MIT CENTER FOR REAL ESTATE
HEAD OF INDUSTRY RELATIONS

Picture
ERICA CHAPMAN
AKAMAI
VP GLOBAL REAL ESTATE & WORKPLACE PRODUCTIVITY

Picture
ERIC GRAHAM
CROWD COMFORT
FOUNDER & CEO

Picture
HANS NEUBERT
GENSLER
GLOBAL CREATIVE LEAD, DIGITAL EXPERIENCES


​SMART BUILDINGS, SMART DATA
Picture
ALBERT SAIZ
MIT CENTER FOR REAL ESTATE
DIRECTOR
Picture
WEN SANG
SMARKING, INC.
CEO
Picture
LACHLAN MACQUARRIE
OXFORD PROPERTIES GROUP
VICE PRESIDENT

Picture
SARAH WILLIAMS
MIT, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF TECHNOLOGY & URBAN PLANNING
​CO-FOUNDER, ENVELOPE

Picture
DAGOBERTO HERNANDEZ
XCARET GROUP
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER


TRACK C (tuesday afternoon): Innovation - The Power of Place
RIGHT INDUSTRIES FOR RIGHT PLACES
Picture
SIQI ZHENG
MIT CHINA FUTURE CITY LAB
FACULTY DIRECTOR

Picture
GUOCHEN ZHAI
FOSUN PROPERTY
XINGHONG HOLDINGS INVESTMENT
GENERAL MANAGER

Picture
CESAR HIDALGO
MIT MEDIA LAB
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, MEDIA ARTS & SCIENCES


​ON LOCATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP:  Rethinking Real Estate Development in China
Picture
RUI DU
MIT CHINA FUTURE CITY LAB
POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE

Picture
JIAN ZHANG
NASH WORK
CEO & CO-FOUNDER

Picture
BILLY PANG KWOK SHUN
HONGKONG LAND
SVP ASSET MANAGEMENT, CHINA PROPERTY

Picture
MERCEDES DELGADO
MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, MIT INNOVATION INITIATIVE LAB, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
SENIOR LECTURER, RESEARCH DIRECTOR, SENIOR ASSOCIATE

​"SMART ZONES" AND THE USER INTERFACE OF REAL ESTATE
Picture
ZHENGZHEN TAN
MIT CHINA FUTURE CITY LAB
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Picture
SELINA SHORT
EY
GLOBAL REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION INNOVATION LEADER

Picture
QING MIAO
CHINA RESOURCES LAND
DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY AND INNOVATION DEPARTMENT



TRACK D (tuesday afternoon): Real Disruption - How Technology is Changing and Challenging Real Estate

​BLOCKCHAIN:
Where We've Been, Where We're Going
Picture
AVI SPIELMAN
JOON MANAGEMENT
FOUNDER
AUTHOR, BLOCKCHAIN: DIGITALLY REBUILDING THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY

Picture
SANDY SELMAN
CPROP
CO-FOUNDER

Picture
JAMES BRENNAN
DUFF & PHELPS
DIRECTOR

Picture
NAMAN SRIVASTAVA
REALBLOCKS
VP, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & FINANCE

​BIG, SMALL, AND SMART DATA:
Moving Toward a Dynamic Pricing Model
Picture
DAVID GELTNER
MIT CENTER FOR REAL ESTATE
PROFESSOR
Picture
BOB WHITE
REAL CAPITAL ANALYTICS
FOUNDER & PRESIDENT
Picture
RAJA SEETHARAMAN
PROPSTACK
CO-FOUNDER
Picture
ALEX VAN DE MINNE
MIT CENTER FOR REAL ESTATE
RESEARCH SCIENTIST

​MIT DESIGN X:
Built-Environment Tech Start-Up Showcase
Picture
DENNIS FRENCHMAN
MIT CENTER FOR REAL ESTATE
PROFESSOR
Picture
AIRWORKS
DESIGN X 2018 COHORT
Picture
SPACEUS
DESIGN X 2018 COHORT
Picture
REVIEW ANALYTICS
DESIGN X 2018 COHORT

Picture
Picture
Massachusetts Institute of Technology  |  77 Massachusetts Ave.  |   Cambridge, MA 02139
​©2022  Copyright MIT Center for Real Estate
  • Home
  • Project Showcase
  • SPEAKERS
  • PREVIOUS FORUMS
    • WREF 2021 >
      • SPEAKERS
      • AGENDA
    • WREF 2020 >
      • Day 1
      • Day 2
      • Day 3
      • Speakers
    • WREF 2019 >
      • AGENDA
      • Speakers
    • WREF 2018 >
      • Agenda
      • Panels
      • The Edge Sessions
    • WREF 2017 >
      • Agenda
      • Panels
      • The Edge Sessions
    • WREF 2016 >
      • Agenda
      • Panels
      • Panelist Bios
      • The Edge Sessions
  • AREA INFO
  • Contact