Sixth Annual NYC CREtech Event expected to host over 800 industry professionals

New York, NY (November 30, 2018) — CREtech (cretech.com), the leading event, content and connectivity platform for the commercial real estate industry announces four final speakers to an all-star lineup of over 35 panelists from the leading Angel, Accelerator, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Landlord and Brokerage firms in commercial real estate tech. The revolutionary CREtech New York Venture Conference on December 6th will provide attendees with an unparalleled view of the most important investment and product trends in the CREtech sector.

The newly added speakers include:

• Michael Baldwin, Senior Associate at Moderne Ventures
• Clelia Peters, Co-Founding Partner at MetaProp and President at Warburg Realty
• Rohit Dave, Sr Director, M&A at WeWork
• Heather DaSilva, Lead Global Analyst for Digital/Disruption/Innovation Real Estate Hospitality & Construction at EY

 

The CREtech Venture Conference will also provide exceptional networking opportunities with 700+ commercial real estate professionals, thought-leaders and more in attendance from around the world, with dozens of the leading startups displaying their leading-edge products and services at the event as well.

The agenda of the All-Day Event is as follows:

9:45am: “The Accelerators: What’s Next In CREtech”

• Jonathan Schultz, Co-Founder and Managing Principal, Onyx Equities (moderator)
• Andrew Ackerman, Managing Director, DreamIt Ventures
• K.P. Reddy, Founder, Shadow Ventures
• Michael Baldwin, Senior Associate, Moderne Ventures
• Clelia Peters, Co-Founding Partner at MetaProp and President at Warburg Realty

 

10:15am: “Be On the Side of the Angels: Angel Investors in CREtech”

• Elie Finegold, Entrepreneur In Residence, MetaProp NYC (moderator)
• Arteen Arabshahi, Principal and Founding Member, Fika Ventures
• Travis Connors, Partner, Building Ventures
• Kurt Ramirez, General Partner, Nine Four Ventures
• Ed Walters, General Partner, Tamarisc Ventures
• Ryan Freedman, General Partner, Corigin Ventures

 

10:45am: Networking Break

 

11:15am: “Niche Investors in CREtech”

• Linda Isaacson, Senior VP, Director of Business Intelligence, Data & Analytics, First American Title (moderator)
• Roberto Charvel, Chief Executive Officer, Vander Capital Partners
• Brad Dockser, Chief Executive Officer, Green Generation Solutions
• Kevin Shtofman, Technology Strategy Lead and Real Estate, Deloitte
• Julie Lein, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Urban Innovation Fund
• Darren Wesemann, Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, Berkadia

 

11:45am: “Top Brokerages Investing in CREtech”

• Dror Poleg, Owner, Rethinking Real Estate (moderator)
• Andrea Jang, Growth Lead, Americas, JLL Spark
• Jake Edens, Senior Vice President, Technology and Innovation, Colliers
• Raj Bhatti, Chief Information Officer, Newmark Knight Frank
• Patrick McGrath, Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer, Head of Client Technologies, Savills Studley
• Sandy Jacolow, Chief Information Officer, Meridian Capital Group

 

12:15pm: Lunch, Networking and Exhibitor Reception

 

1:45pm: “Private Equity Firms Taking The Lead In CREtech”

• Heather DaSilva, Lead Global Analyst for Digital/Disruption/Innovation Real Estate Hospitality & Construction, EY (moderator)
• JP Van Arsdale, Partner, Glade Brook Capital
• Merritt Hummer, Principal, Bain Capital Ventures
• Justin Wilson, Investor and Operating Partner, SoftBank
• Rohit Dave, Sr Director, M&A, WeWork

 

2:15pm: “Tech Savvy Landlords”

• Michael Werner, Real Estate Partner, Fried Frank (moderator)
• Steve Campbell, Senior Vice President, Prologis Ventures
• Kevin Danehy, Global Head of Corporate Development and Executive Vice President, Brookfield
• Ryan Salvas, VP Real Estate Tech and Innovation, EQ Office
• Matthew Boras, Investor, RXR Realty
• Charlie Kuntz, Innovation Officer, Hines

 

2:45pm: Networking Break

 

3:15pm: “Leading Venture Capitalists Talk CREtech”

• Steve Weikal, Head of Industry Relations, MIT Center for Real Estate (moderator)
• Jeffrey Berman, General Partner, Camber Creek
• Mark Goldberg, Partner, Index Ventures
• Travis Putnam, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Navitas Capital
• John Helm, Partner and Managing Director, Real Estate Technology Ventures
• Brad Greiwe, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Fifth Wall

 

3:45pm: Announce Real Estate Tech Awards (RETAS) winners

The RETAS award the most innovative and cutting-edge companies who have played an integral role in advancing technology in the commercial real estate industry throughout the year.

This year’s judges include the leading VCs, Angel Investors, and Corporate Investors in the CRE industry; First American Title National Commercial Services, CBRE, ConnectOne Bank, Rethinking.RE, Stanfield Partners, MetaProp NYC, NMHC, Antony Slumbers, CREtech, Fifth Wall, Bain Capital, DreamIt Ventures, Navitas Capital, Real Estate Technology Ventures, Camber Creekand EY.

 

4:15pm: Networking and Exhibits Reception

 

5:30pm: Conference concludes

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About CREtech

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