Real estate theory, research and practice are facets of the industry that too often exist in silos rather than synergistically for the betterment of the industry. Institutional Real Estate Asia Pacific senior editor Jennifer Molloy recently asked a number of professionals their opinions on bridging the divide, and their responses are collected below. The roundtable discussion consists of Dr Graeme Newell, professor of real estate investment, Western Sydney University; Dr Joseph Ooi, associate professor and deputy head (academic), department of real estate, National University of Singapore; Dr Alex Pham, senior research manager, Knight Frank Australia; Dr Sing Tien Foo, associate professor, department of real estate, and deputy director, Institute for Real Estate Studies, National University of Singapore; and Dr Shane Taylor, head of research and strategy, Asia Pacific, CBRE Global Investors.