Boston CRE Tech Summit

Dave McLaughlin serves as WeWork’s General Manager for the Tri-State, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic territories, responsible for overall business performance in from Washington DC to Toronto and Montreal. Since joining WeWork in 2015, Dave has opened and overseen multiple North American markets. Prior to WeWork, Dave was CEO and Co-Founder of Vsnap, a video messaging startup (acquired by Gainsight). Dave was also Co-Founder and VP Business Development of Fig, a mobile payments startup (acquired by PayPal). Dave is an award-winning screenwriter and film director. He is a graduate of Boston College, and he lives in the Boston area with his wife and their two sons.

Guy Zipori, CEO of Skyline AI, is a serial tech entrepreneur, who mastered code at 14, and founded his first tech company at 16. In 2017, Guy and his partners co-founded Skyline AI, an artificial intelligence asset manager for commercial real estate. Prior to Skyline AI, Guy co-founded and served as CEO of SteamRail which was acquired by ironSource in 2016. Before SteamRail, Guy co-founded and operated as CTO for Visionize, which was acquired by AVG Technologies (NYSE: AVG) in 2011. Subsequently, he continued to lead the engineering of AVG post-acquisition, developing products used by 187 million active users, generating over $160 million in annual revenue.

Josh Glastein serves as Chief Information & Technology Officer for Berkshire. He joined the company in 2018, bringing extensive financial technology experience. Previously, Josh served as an IT Manager at the Baupost Group. He oversaw technology projects and support for the front and middle office from 2013 to 2018. Prior to the Baupost Group, he worked for Wellington Management Company from 2007-2013, where he managed the company’s portfolio accounting system. Collectively, Josh has managed technology teams responsible for supporting systems used throughout the entire investment process. Josh holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University. Several years later, he returned to school to receive dual Master’s degrees from Boston University, including a Master in Business Administration and a Master of Science in Information Systems.

Craig has a keen interest in technology that has led him into the world of…. Tax! Following the completion of his PhD and Masters in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Manchester, he started his own business designing, manufacturing and selling drones, and it is here he was firsts exposed to the R&D tax credit. After learning vital lessons in engineering and business, Craig joined Leyton and has led the R&D studies across all engineering sectors, with significant focus on construction. From multi-billion dollar turnover to the extremities of the supply chain, the industry is embracing innovation and he has helped to secure over $30 Million in tax savings.

Luke Behrmann is a Product Management professional with a passion for creating customer value and the products that address the needs and problems of a market. Over ten years of experience in taking new products and technology to market is leveraged from across multiple industries and from large publicly traded companies, technology startups and academic technology transfer and commercialization. Prior to joining RedIQ, Luke oversaw a product platform and all product management activities that supported over $60MM in annual revenues and included all aspects of product planning, development and execution. Luke has a BA in Economics and an MBA with an emphasis in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the University of Utah David Eccles School of Business.

Ben Pleat is CEO and Founder of Cobu, a real estate technology and services company that is changing the apartment living experience by powering genuine community through technology, experiences, and analytics. As a New York native, Ben has seen first hand just how impactful a sense of community can be toward bringing a sense of belonging to a physical space. Ben is constantly fascinated by innovation in the built world, and has explored the nexus of real estate and technology while with companies like WeWork, Goldman Sachs, and Israel Cleantech Ventures. Ben is based in Downtown Boston with his team.

Paige Pitcher is a Real Estate Developer, Planner, and Entrepreneur. Currently at Hines Office of Innovation she vets and launches new products, processes, and technologies for a global real estate firm with holdings in 26 countries. Prior to joining Hines, she co-founded a planning and development company that built half a million square feet of mixed-use projects including 500+ units of affordable housing. Paige holds a Master of Real Estate Development from MIT and a BS in Urban Planning from the University of Utah. As a Fellow of the Samuel Tak Lee Real Estate Entrepreneurship Lab, her research quantified the financial impact of autonomous vehicles on the built environment.

Chris Mayer is the Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at Suffolk. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing the company’s innovation initiatives, managing their execution, and measuring their results to achieve safer and more affordable building. In addition, Chris heads up Suffolk’s Innovation Committee, which is focused on identifying new innovations and testing them for feasibility. Prior to joining Suffolk, Chris was a consultant in the digital media and online education industries where his focus was on developing strategic technology plans that align with, and enable, successful business growth. Chris also worked as the Publisher of the Boston Globe newspaper and websites for four years and worked at the news organization for nearly 30 years. He oversaw the Globe’s two-brand online strategy, developed new technologies that allowed subscribers to access Globe content on smartphones and tablets, and launched RadioBDC which introduced the Globe to a new digital radio audience. Chris currently serves on the board of Community Servings, a not-for-profit food and nutrition program that provides services throughout Massachusetts to individuals and families living with critical and chronic illnesses. Chris received his Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from Yale University.

Liz has been leading teams to success for more than a decade. With an avid passion for startups, she’s most recently applied her devotion, creative initiative and expertise in product and design as an original employee and key contributor for MOCA’s software products division, Touchplan. At Touchplan, Liz has adapted and grown with the company, tackling everything from customer support and strategic account management to marketing and organizational development. Liz prides herself on being a part of every project team that has used Touchplan - over 700 to date. Prior to joining Touchplan, Liz founded the Boston chapter of Girl Develop It and is an alumnus of the Startup Institute.

John C. Cannistraro, Jr. is president of J.C. Cannistraro, LLC, a family-owned mechanical contractor specializing in plumbing, fire protection, HVAC piping and sheet metal services for commercial and institutional projects in the Greater Boston area. John is responsible for establishing the long-term vision for this 700-person business, now in its second generation of family leadership, and emphasizing a culture of community outreach and collaboration. Cannistraro was recently named a top contractor in the Boston Business Journal Book of Lists and a Top Place to Work according to the Boston Globe. John is a past president of the Massachusetts Building Congress and the Greater Boston Plumbing Contractors Association. John has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tufts University, holds a Master Plumber’s License in Massachusetts, and is a graduate of the Owner/President Management Program at Harvard Business School.