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SPEAKERS (AS OF JUNE 8, 2021)
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PROF. SANDY PENTLAND
Toshiba Professor of Media Arts and Sciences
Founder, Connection Science + Human Dynamics Labs
MIT Media Lab

MIT '82
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​DR. EDGAR BLANCO
Director, Net Zero Carbon - Worldwide Sustainability Amazon
Founder, MIT Megacity Logistics Lab

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DR. DARYL FAIRWEATHER
Chief Economist
Redfin

MIT '10
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RICHARD CROFT
Executive Chairman
M7 Real Estate
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DR. PARAG KHANNA
Author, MOVE: The Forces Uprooting Us
Founder, ClimateAlpha

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DR. RAMYA RAVICHANDAR
VP Product Management, Sustainability
JLL

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ANTHONY MALKIN
Chairman, President +
​Chief Executive Officer
Empire State Realty Trust

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PROF. DENNIS FRENCHMAN
Professor of
Urban Design + Planning
MIT
Center for Real Estate
Senior Partner, Tekuma Frenchman

MIT '76

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DR. JUAN PALACIOS
Postdoctoral
​Research Associate
MIT Sustainable Urbanization Lab

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BJORN HOLTA
Business Development Lead
DigiShares
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DR. ANDREA CHEGUT
Research Scientist
MIT Center for Real Estate
Co-Founder + Director
MIT Real Estate
​Innovation Lab

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OLIVIER ELAMINE
CEO
Alstria Office REIT-AG

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DR. RACHELLE VILLALON
Co-Founder and CEO
Hosta Labs

MIT '08, '16
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BEN BRESLAU
Chief Research Officer, Americas, JLL
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DR. JEFFREY FISHER
Professor Emeritus
Founder, Center for
​Real Estate Studies

Indiana University

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DR. SAI RAVELA
Principal Research Scientist
​MIT Earth, Atmospheric + Planetary Sciences
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KEVIN DANEHY
CEO, North America
Willow

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EMILIE MAZZACURATI
Global Head
Moody's Climate Solutions
Founder
FourTwentySeven

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PETER MERRIGAN
CEO + Managing Partner
Taurus Investment Holdings

MIT '93
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DR. THOMAS WIEGELMANN
Managing Director
Schroder Real Estate
​Asset Management
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JANINE YORIO
Managing Director,
Head of Strategic
​Assets & Initiatives
Republic
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PROF. KAIROS SHEN
Executive Director
MIT Center for Real Estate
Professor of the Practice
MIT '91

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KIRSTEN RITCHIE
Global Design Resilience Leader | Principal
Gensler
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JUSTIN BANON
CEO + Co-founder
Boson Protocol

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JAMES SCOTT
Lead Researcher
MIT Real Estate
Innovation Lab

MIT '16

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DR. DURGA SATAPATHY
Director, Advanced Technology + Innovation
T-Mobile

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PROF. SIQI ZHENG
Faculty Director
MIT Center for Real Estate
Samuel Tak Lee
Professor of Entrepreneurship + Development

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ALPHA ARSANO
Creator, ClimaPlus
MIT Sustainable Design Lab

MIT '17
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HEWSON BALTZELL
President + CEO
Helios Exchange

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JEFFREY CHULICK
Global Technology + Innovation Leader
EY Real Estate Services​

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DR. SEEMA BHANGAR
Senior Indoor Air Quality Manager
WeWork

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DAVID WEIR-MCCALL
Business Development Manager
Unreal Engine Enterprise @Epic Games

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JOHN GILBERT
COO/EVP/CTO
Rudin Management Co.

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PROF. SHEILA KENNEDY
 Director of Design & Applied Research
MATx
Principal
Kennedy & Violich Architecture, Ltd.

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DR. RANDOLPH KIRCHAIN
Principal Research Scientist
Co-Director, MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub

MIT '99
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STEVE WEIKAL
Head of Industry Relations
MIT Center for Real Estate
CRE Tech Lead

MIT Real Estate
​Innovation Lab

MIT '08


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