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BentallGreenOak's Sonny Kalsi on the expectations for commercial real estate in 2023

 Sonny Kalsi, co-CEO at BentallGreenOak, the discusses expectations for commercial real estate in 2023 and how the outlook is different from 2022 and what emerging trends in commercial real estate investors should be aware of in the coming year. (04/2023) This video was recording at IREI's 2023 VIP Americas conference in January 2023.

The financial impact of customer experience

 Bradly Sax, director of customer strategy and experience at the integrated real estate firm Lendlease, joins the program to discuss the imperative of focusing on customer experience. How much of the customer experience depends on human versus automated technologies, or passive versus outbound data collection? How big a role is AI playing? What are the keys to properly assessing the experience customers are having? And what about the financial impact of those efforts? (04/2023)

REVS' David Aaronson on building EV charging infrastructure at CRE properties

 David Aaronson, founder and CEO of Refuel Electric Vehicle Solutions (REVS), discusses how the transition to electric transportation is affecting commercial real estate, what issues CRE owners are having when attempting to install EV charging stations on their properties, why it's a good time to invest in EV charging infrastructure and more. (03/2023) To read more about how commercial real estate owners are integrating EV charging infrastructure into their properties, click here.

A fascinating discussion about water and infrastructure investment opportunities in the space

 Alexander Loucopoulos, a partner at Sciens Water, a private equity firm focused on investments in water infrastructure, is looking to apply value-added strategies to help water and wastewater businesses grow into national platforms. Currently, the United States has a complicated patchwork of 85,000 water systems, almost half of which are in poor or dreadful conditions. The opportunities for private investors, by Mr. Loucopoulos’ telling, is manifold. (03/2023)

2023 Outlook: Trends and challenges

 An outlook of trends and challenges for 2023, featuring insights from Carl Boswell, National Real Estate Advisors; Jim Costello; MSCI Real Estate; Ron Miller, The Amherst Group; Ben Maslan, RCLCO Fund Advisors; Brendan MacDonald, StepStone Real Estate; and Ike Alder, Utah Retirement Systems. (03/2023) Participants shared their views at IREI Springboard and the iREOC Membership Meeting in October and November, 2022.

The rationale behind infrastructure credit investing

 Infrastructure investing has been a favorite among investors for years, though less talked about is the utility of investing in infrastructure credit. Our guest, Alessandro Merlo, managing director and head of infrastructure debt at UBS Asset Management, explains the opportunity. (03/2023)

Shrinking office attendance and its impact on business district retailers

 Christine Mastandrea — COO of Whitestone Real Estate Investment Trust, which owns, develops and redevelops e-commerce-resistant neighborhood and lifestyle retail centers — lends us her voice and expertise in discussing the domino effect that office sector travails are having on the portion of the retail sector that has colonized around office buildings in financial and business districts. (02/2023)

The hottest U.S. apartment market of them all

 Multifamily has been hot for years, and some markets hotter than others. But what is the hottest apartment market of them all? Shakti C’Ganti, founder and CEO of Ashland Greene Capital and former investment banker at Lehman Bros., says there is one market that has risen above all other, based on five key drivers. He joins the program to identify that market and explain the measurements used to assess its supremacy. (02/2023)

Inside the mind and actions of the SEC

 Amy Lynch, founder and president of FrontLine Compliance — and a former regulator at both the SEC and FINRA — makes a return appearance to the program to discuss recent regulatory action by the SEC on cryptocurrencies, ESG, the agency’s new marketing rule, and its concerns around private funds. (02/2023)
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