SPEAKERS (AS OF JUNE 8, 2021)

PROF. SANDY PENTLAND

Toshiba Professor of Media Arts and Sciences
Founder, Connection Science + Human Dynamics Labs
MIT Media Lab
MIT '82

​DR. EDGAR BLANCO

Director, Net Zero Carbon - Worldwide Sustainability Amazon
Founder, MIT Megacity Logistics Lab

DR. DARYL FAIRWEATHER

Chief Economist
Redfin
MIT '10

RICHARD CROFT

Executive Chairman
M7 Real Estate

DR. PARAG KHANNA

Author, MOVE: The Forces Uprooting Us
Founder, ClimateAlpha

DR. RAMYA RAVICHANDAR

VP Product Management, Sustainability
JLL

ANTHONY MALKIN

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

PROF. DENNIS FRENCHMAN

Professor of
Urban Design + Planning
MIT Center for Real Estate
Senior Partner, Tekuma Frenchman
MIT '76

DR. JUAN PALACIOS

Postdoctoral
​Research Associate
MIT Sustainable Urbanization Lab

BJORN HOLTA

Business Development Lead
DigiShares

DR. ANDREA CHEGUT

Research Scientist
MIT Center for Real Estate
Co-Founder + Director
MIT Real Estate
​Innovation Lab

OLIVIER ELAMINE

CEO
Alstria Office REIT-AG

DR. RACHELLE VILLALON

Co-Founder and CEO
Hosta Labs
MIT '08, '16

BEN BRESLAU

Chief Research Officer, Americas, JLL

DR. JEFFREY FISHER

Professor Emeritus
Founder, Center for
​Real Estate Studies
Indiana University

DR. SAI RAVELA

Principal Research Scientist
​MIT Earth, Atmospheric + Planetary Sciences

KEVIN DANEHY

CEO, North America
Willow

EMILIE MAZZACURATI

Global Head
Moody's Climate Solutions
Founder
FourTwentySeven

PETER MERRIGAN

CEO + Managing Partner
Taurus Investment Holdings
MIT '93

DR. THOMAS WIEGELMANN

Managing Director
Schroder Real Estate
​Asset Management

JANINE YORIO

Managing Director,
Head of Strategic
​Assets & Initiatives
Republic

PROF. KAIROS SHEN

Executive Director
MIT Center for Real Estate
Professor of the Practice
MIT '91

KIRSTEN RITCHIE

Global Design Resilience Leader | Principal
Gensler

JUSTIN BANON

CEO + Co-founder
Boson Protocol

JAMES SCOTT

Lead Researcher
MIT Real Estate
Innovation Lab
MIT '16

DR. DURGA SATAPATHY

Director, Advanced Technology + Innovation
T-Mobile

PROF. SIQI ZHENG

Faculty Director
MIT Center for Real Estate
Samuel Tak Lee
Professor of Entrepreneurship + Development

ALPHA ARSANO

Creator, ClimaPlus
MIT Sustainable Design Lab
MIT '17

HEWSON BALTZELL

President + CEO
Helios Exchange

JEFFREY CHULICK

Global Technology + Innovation Leader
EY Real Estate Services​

DR. SEEMA BHANGAR

Senior Indoor Air Quality Manager
WeWork

DAVID WEIR-MCCALL

Business Development Manager
Unreal Engine Enterprise @Epic Games

JOHN GILBERT

COO/EVP/CTO
Rudin Management Co.

PROF. SHEILA KENNEDY

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

DR. RANDOLPH KIRCHAIN

Principal Research Scientist
Co-Director, MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub
MIT '99

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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