Technology has had a profound impact across the real estate industry—including revolutionizing how buildings are built and designed, facilitating innovative ways to run and manage spaces, and empowering leaders to make more informed investment decisions.

Join us our session, How Technology Is Transforming the Built World, to learn about the newest technological innovations, products, and processes and how they could affect the built environment. 

James Scott of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Center for Real Estate will discuss: 

• New and emerging technologies that have the most potential to make changes in the built world 
• How artificial intelligence (AI) integration and data-driven innovations are driving new business models, improving project outcomes, and enhancing leader’s ability to make strategic decisions
• What leadership should contemplate as they consider technology adoption to stay ahead of the curve

Don’t forget to check out the other webcasts in our four-part virtual 2024 Building Opportunity Conference.

James Scott, Director and Lead Researcher, MIT's Center for Real Estate, Real Estate Transformation Lab

James Scott is a research scientist, lecturer, and director of the Real Estate Transformation Lab at MIT’s Center for Real Estate, with a primary focus on real estate automation and technology. MIT’s Center for Real Estate has a history of pioneering research and thought-leadership that trains generations of professionals to capitalize on today’s dynamic markets and understand transformative technologies.

James has written numerous industry papers and gives regular presentations globally on automation, proptech, and the future of innovation in the industry. He has extensive experience in digital twin, smart buildings, automation, 5G, AI and the Metaverse, and has worked with numerous sectors of the industry, including construction, fintech, design, property management, asset management, sales, leasing, and venture capital.

Among other positions, James is also the innovator-in-residence for the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), where he identifies new technologies that help IREM members operate their buildings more efficiently, improve their properties’ competitive positioning, and better serve clients.

James combines a background in commercial real estate with a unique understanding of real estate technology to identify the products and processes that will provide the future spaces in which people will want to live and work.a