CREtech and ICSC announce hand-curated programming from the top industry thought leaders

New York, NY (May 7, 2019) — CREtech (CREtech.com), the largest event, data and content platform covering the commercial real estate tech industry, has once again partnered with the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) to organize and host their “Innovation Exchange” at RECon, the largest global gathering of retail real estate professionals. RECon will be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center on May 19-22, 2019.

Innovation Exchange will be prominently displayed at RECon and will highlight the latest in commercial real estate technologies for the retail sector. With more than 33,000 attendees annually, RECon is the premier event for connecting with industry leaders and showcasing solutions for creating truly immersive consumer experiences.

Attendees will get to discover curated and exclusive content presented at the Innovation Exchange from the top industry leaders in the space to discuss the hottest trends taking place in the sector; Investor Trends, Retail, AR/VR/MR, Auto/Cities, Robots, Future Cities and Data.

 

The Agenda for Monday, May 20 is as follows:

 

9:30am: “Ask ‘Em Anything: Investing in Retail Real Estate”

• Ashkán Zandieh, Chief Intelligence Officer, CREtech (moderator)
• Zachary Aarons, Co-Founder, MetaProp
• Dan Wenhold, Principal, Fifth Wall
• Jesse Franklin, VP, Investments and Innovation, Macerich
• Andrea Jang, Head of Growth, Americas, JLL Spark

 

11:00am: “At Your Service: A New Way of Thinking About Retail”

• Presented by Jay Norris, CEO, Guesst

 

11:15am: “Know Your Rights: When Augmented Reality Comes for Your Property”

• Neil Mandt, CEO and Co-Founder, The Layer Group
• Ryan Scott, CTO and Co-Founder, The Layer Group

 

11:30am: “Take Chare: EVs at Shopping Centers”

• Presented by Rachel Moses, Senior Manager Site Acquisition, Development & Strategy, Electrify America

 

2:00pm: “Conquering the Last Mile”

• Presented by Jason Calaiaro, Co-Founder and Head of Hardware, Marble

 

2:30pm: “CRE: Disrupted!”

The following Innovative Leaders that are building products and services to disrupt the CRE industry will present their tech on stage, followed by a Q&A with CREtech CIO Ash Zandieh.

• David Gull, CEO, Outer Realm
• Bryan Colin, Co-Founder and CEO, VirtualAPT
• Mohamed Haouache, CEO, Storefront

 

The Agenda for Tuesday, May 21 is as follows:

 

10:00am: “The Future of Smart Cities”

• Ashkán Zandieh, Chief Intelligence Officer, CREtech (moderator)
• Aric Ohana, Co-Founder, Envoy
• Bryan Copley, CEO and Co-Founder, CityBldr
• Christopher Bledsoe, Co-Founder, Ollie

 

10:30am: “Entering New Realms: VR, AR, and the ‘Endless Aisle’”

• Lily Katz, Commercial Real Estate Reporter, Bloomberg (moderator)
• Neha Singh, CEO and Co-Founder, Obsess
• Glen Roth, Strategic Partnerships, Google Lens/AR

 

2:00pm: “Headsets On: VR Entertainment is Here”

• Anthony Jacobson, COO, SPACES VR
• Ilya Druzhnikov, CEO and Co-Founder, Exit Reality VR

 

2:30pm: “Understanding the Data Driving Retail Real Estate”

• Ashkán Zandieh, Chief Intelligence Officer, CREtech (moderator)
• Joseph Lee, Co-Founder and CEO, LocateAI
• Drew Breunig, SVP Strategy, PlaceIQ
• Chris Aronson, Chief Commercial Officer, Compstak

 

To get tickets to RECon, click here. To apply as an Innovation Exchange Exhibitor, click here.

 

 

About ICSC

ICSC serves the global retail real estate industry. We provide our 70,000+ member network in over 100 countries with invaluable resources, connections and industry insights, and actively work together to shape public policy. For more information about ICSC visit www.icsc.org.

 

About CREtech

CREtech is the largest event, data and content platform in the commercial real estate tech industry. The platform features the most well attended conferences in the industry, hand selected daily news, the largest directory of tech startups serving the industry and respected market research.

CREtech is owned and operated by The News Funnel, the leading content, connectivity and event platform devoted to the commercial real estate industry.