MIT World Real Estate Forum
Global Leaders. Global Network. Global Intelligence.™
The MIT World Real Estate Forum sits at the convergence of technology, innovation and commercial real estate in a way that no other conference does.
Come join in the conversation with the best and brightest industry thought leaders, along with MIT’s distinguished faculty, researchers, and alumni as we explore the future of global real estate.
Highlights
ENGAGING DISCUSSIONS
Lively and informative discussions between industry thought leaders on topics impacting global real estate – today and into the future.
A LOOK INTO THE FUTURE
Join industry leaders, distinguished MIT faculty and researchers, developers and investors, technologists and founders, in a wide-ranging and far-reaching conversation about the future of global real estate.
MIT TECH SHOWCASE
A unique opportunity to learn about MIT’s latest, most exciting research on real estate innovation, technology, and the future of global real estate.
New Frontiers for the Real Estate Industry
The 40th anniversary of the Center for Real Estate offers a unique opportunity to look back and see how far we’ve come as practitioners, researchers, and academics all connected to each other by the dynamic needs of the real estate industry. Through introspection of the past, the platform of the 2024 World Real Estate Forum will offer a lens for focusing on the challenges and innovations for the future of the industry, but also celebrate triumphs.
The panels are designed to be conversations between innovators, industry leaders, and applied researchers – they will explore topics such as:
- How firms are adapting to climate impact predictions
- Meeting the supply demand for more affordable housing in a financially and socially responsible manner
- The financial juncture of remote working
- Vacated office space
- Imaginings for new downtowns; and the perceptions, costs, and benefits of private capital in planning and designing cities
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Speakers (2023)
Dr. Randolph Kirchain
Principal Research Scientist and Co-Director, MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub
Agenda (2023)
| Time | Thursday, June 15 (DAY ONE) |
|---|---|
| 9:00 AM EDT | Breakfast and Registration |
| 10:00 AM EDT | Welcome and Introduction |
| 10:05 AM EDT | SESSION 1 Opening Keynote ESG and the Future of Cities: How cities harness business ESG imperatives to advance access to housing and address systemic inequality. |
| 10:45 AM EDT | Coffee Break |
| 11:15 AM EDT | SESSION 2 Price of Sustainability What are the challenges to accurately describe the true cost of human activities, and what can technology do to correct our misunderstanding and avoid unintended consequences? |
| 12:00 PM EDT | Lunch |
| 1:00 PM EDT | SESSION 3 Technology, Equity, and Community There have been warning signs that technology, unless specifically guided, could end up perpetuating and exacerbating inequality. How can we do better? |
| 1:45 PM EDT | Break |
| 2:15 PM EDT | SESSION 4 Circularity in the Built Environment From concrete construction to demolition of obsolete structures, real estate has a long way to go to achieving this lofty goal. What’s been missing from the conversation? |
| 3:00 PM EDT | Break |
| 3:30 PM EDT | SESSION 5 Tech Showcase Rapid-fire presentations by early-stage PropTech, ClimateTech, ConstructionTech companies or concepts from MIT’s community of innovators. |
| 4:15 PM EDT | Cocktails, with a Twist: Our reimagined Science Fair allows guests to engage directly with the following start-ups. CarbonHouse: Seeks to validate carbon-based building materials CollabHome.IO: Democratizes RE investment, leasing, and property operations DeToxyFi: Social enterprise sustainable water purification filter Floe: System prevents damaging ice build-up on pitched and flat roofs Hosta a.i.: Image capture to construction material assessment Ingot AI: Visual AI categorizes construction site materials to reduce waste Lamarr: Visual AI + Drones for building envelope inspections Parafin: Generative AI powered development and budgeting tool TracFlo: App to manage material costs in real time for construction projects Vecna Robotics: Robotics + AI for warehouses and manufacturing Plus: Winner + Runner-up from BlueScope Accelerator |
| 6:00 PM EDT | END DAY ONE |
| Time | Friday, June 16 (DAY two) |
|---|---|
| 8:00 AM EDT | Registration and Breakfast |
| 8:30 AM EDT | SESSION 6 Design, Innovation and the impact on the Future of Real Estate Practice: A fireside chat on MIT SA+P’s vision and possibilities. |
| 9:10 AM EDT | Break |
| 9:45 AM EDT | SESSION 7 Real Estate Innovation and Leadership (Remembering Dr. Andrea Chegut) |
| 10:30 AM EDT | Break |
| 11:00 AM EDT | SESSION 8 Decarbonizing the Built Environment How can the ideas coming from MIT accelerate the process? Which can be more effective: carrot or stick? |
| 12:00 PM EDT | Forum Concludes |
