NYC CRE Tech Summit 2019

Aditya coleads our service of the real estate industry. In this capacity, he serves leading companies across the value chain in both residential and commercial real estate. His clients include developers, investment managers, real estate investment trusts, tenants, governments, services companies, and technology disruptors. Aditya focuses on the disruptions happening across real estate, such as capital sources, tenants, and alternative business models. He also leads McKinsey’s efforts in the use of advanced analytics in real estate. Outside of real estate, Aditya serves leading private-equity organizations across the deal life cycle, with a particular emphasis on serving the general partner, including support in strategy, governance, and investment processes. Examples of Aditya’s recent client work include the following: developing strategies to grow for top-tier real estate investment managers given the shift in capital toward lower-risk, more-liquid vehicles serving premier developers and real-estate investment trusts on the opportunities and the threats posed by alternative business models, such as coworking and experiential retail building advanced analytics as a competitive advantage for a real estate companies across the value chain creating digital roadmaps for top organizations that neither over- or under-invests in technology Aditya is active in the community on issues of economic inequality and mentorship. He is the chair of the board of America Needs You, which provides intensive mentorship to first-generation, low-income students at public universities. He also sits on the board of the Boys & Girls Harbor, which focuses on the power of education and the arts for students in the lower Harlem area of New York City.

Sarah currently serves as the Executive VP of Sales at ManageGo for the North American region, where she focuses on building strategies and collaborating with property managers and partners to help drive innovation in the property management space. With an extensive history in management and sales, Sarah joined ManageGo in 2013 and took on responsibilities in sales, consulting, and strategic partnerships. Sarah has held a series of increasingly expanding positions, including managing the in-house sales team as director of sales. Sarah also advises on the strategic development of the ManageGo product with her knack for market research and strategic expansion. By engaging with experienced real estate developers and industry leaders, following real estate development trends and attending a multitude of educational technology and real estate conferences, Sarah has been instrumental in driving the ManageGo product to new heights.

Gabrielle is the founding CEO of Equiem, leading the business from its 2011 inception to become the world’s leading tenant experience platform, used by 165,000+ people across 60 million sq ft of prime commercial real estate worldwide. Named in Business Insider’s Coolest People in Australian Tech (2016) and honoured in Bisnow’s 2019 NYC Power Women list, Gabrielle is an exceptional leader, with a commercial acumen honed across 15+ years of leading and growing organisations. In the space of just 8 years, she has developed the Equiem team from just two to over 230 employees. Today, Gabrielle's Equiem manages a client portfolio of 145+ buildings across Australia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the USA, leading the firm to be named in Deloitte's Tech Fast 500 (APAC 2016). In 2017, she moved to New York with her family to spearhead the company’s expansion in the USA. Gabrielle was previously Director of Sales & Marketing and Group General Manager of Advance Marketing, a leading marketing organisation operating in Australia, New Zealand and the UK. She is also a published writer and an accomplished global presenter having studied Business and Communications at Monash University in Melbourne. https://twitter.com/gabmcmillan https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriellemcmillan gabrielle.mcmillan@getequiem.com +61 412 105 541

Luke Lucas is Senior Manager of Engineering Business Development & Build Your Own Coverage (BYOC) for T-Mobile USA. His focus is on enterprise and in-building coverage, furthering the role of wireless in buildings as a 5th utility-like service. In his role, Lucas is involved with smart building and smart city technologies, 5G wireless and the relationship between enterprises installing infrastructure and the connection to T-Mobile signal source and backhaul. He has been with T-Mobile for more than two decades, previously in several regional and market development manager roles. Prior to joining T-Mobile, Lucas was a real estate manager for Pacific Bell Mobile Services’ wireless network in San Diego. Lucas is a graduate of Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California and the practitioners Master of Real Estate Development from USC’s Lusk Center for Real Estate.

Alex Moulle-Berteaux is the Chief Operating Officer for Starry, Inc., a Boston- and New York-based technology company focused on re-imagining and revolutionizing how consumers connect to the internet by developing an eco-system of products designed to make broadband access simple and affordable. At Starry, Alex is responsible for overseeing the business performance and operations, network deployment and maintenance, product deployment, customer care, sales and marketing. Prior to joining Starry, Alex served as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) for Aereo, Inc., the groundbreaking online television platform. As Chief Commercial Officer, Alex oversaw the company’s marketing initiatives, customer care, distribution partnerships and product management, and played a critical role in helping develop Aereo’s overall business and its nationwide expansion efforts. Before joining Aereo, Alex served as Global Head of Marketing and Public Relations for Rockstar Games, the leading development and publishing label of publicly-traded Take Two Interactive, maker of blockbuster video game franchises Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption, Max Payne, Midnight Club and the investigation game LA Noire. At Rockstar Games, he led the game launch efforts for the company, including the record breaking 2008 launch of Grand Theft Auto IV, heralded as the biggest entertainment launch in history. Prior to Rockstar Games, Alex served on the management team of Media Arts Lab/ Chiat Day, Apple’s marketing agency out of Los Angeles and London. While there, he led the day-to-day management of the global marketing campaigns for the Apple account across products including the Mac, iPod and iTunes, Apple TV, and the launch of the iPhone. Prior to joining Media Arts Lab, Alex worked in various New York- based advertising agencies on a wide variety of global brands. Alex was born and raised in Paris, France before he moved to the United States in junior high school. He is a graduate of Boston College and resides in Brooklyn, New York with his wife and three children.

Amy Millard is the Chief Marketing Officer at VTS, responsible for corporate marketing, product marketing, and demand generation. Amy has over 15 years of experience driving growth and revenue at B2B SaaS companies. Prior to joining VTS, Amy was CMO of Spigit and was VP of Marketing for Hearsay Social. Amy began her career at Netscape in California. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Rice University and an MBA from Stanford University. Unlike the rest of the VTS Exec Team, Amy does not surf, but can be found on the weekends enjoying a good play or other cultural activities.

Kevin Shtofman serves as a Technology Strategy Lead in the Real Estate practice of Deloitte Consulting LLP. Kevin has spent the past 15 years providing strategic, financial, accounting, business improvement, and technology services to owners, operators, developers, service providers, and asset managers in the Real Estate industry. Kevin has been working on Blockchain, Robotics, and Cognitive Automation initiatives for the past three years and has presented to audiences across the globe in 24 cities to date, including multiple podcasts and news articles.

With over 25 years in the construction industry, Roger has extensive experience on both the construction and development sides of the real estate business. Prior to starting FC Modular within Forest City Ratner Companies, Roger spent 12 years at Forest City Ratner Companies as SVP of Mixed Use and Residential Development, entitling and planning over 1,000 residential apartment units integrated into many of FCRC’s Retail projects. In 2008 Roger spearheaded the first R&D project for Modular Construction which lead to The Creation of FC Modular and subsequently the creation of a factory and business to build the tallest volumetric modular building in the world. Prior to working at Forest City Roger was an owner and operator of Fiber Media, a high tech Developer/Contractor in the High Tech Sector based in the Mid¬West. Roger’s experience makes him uniquely qualified to lead a groundbreaking industry change like the movement to off-site built construction for large scale urban multifamily construction. As a Recipient of the Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award 2014 for his work on the creation of a high-rise modular process he has been publically recognized as a leader in innovation. Roger received his degree in management and organizational psychology from Babson College.

Michael is an enterprise-level Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Operations and Maintenance (AECO) technology consultant with more than 25 years of experience in integrating technology into the planning, design, construction and operations and maintenance process of buildings and infrastructure. As Principal and CEO, Michael oversees all aspects of Microdesk’s sales, marketing, consulting and software development operations. He has been instrumental in developing technology plans and implementation strategies for organizations and government agencies throughout the United States and Europe. A sought after thought leader within AECO, Michael has participated in numerous industry events and panel discussions presented by Autodesk, Bisnow, and BuiltWorlds. His published commentaries on technology, sustainability and urbanization appear in business and trade publications. His experience and knowledge of the industry has led to interviews on a major regional cable network and popular industry podcasts.

Robert K. Otani, PE LEED AP is Chief Technology Officer at Thornton-Tomasetti, Inc., a 1500+ person multidisciplinary engineering and consulting firm, and founded the CORE studio, an applications development, advanced computational modeling, and R&D group at his firm. Robert serves as the Advisory Committee for Thornton Tomasetti’s firm-wide Research and Development program and Liaison with TTWiiN Inc., an independent entity created by Thornton Tomasetti focused on driving innovation to commercialization of products. He has extensive structural design and project management experience involving commercial, infrastructure, institutional, cultural and residential structures. Over his 25-year career, he has worked on a wide variety of complex projects, including high-rise buildings, long-span roof structures, sports arenas, airport terminals, major building structural renovations and retrofits, complex art projects totaling over $2 billion USD of construction. His professional and academic interests focus on informed architecture relating to optimized structural typologies, high performance structures, and structural sustainability. He has served as President of the Structural Engineers Association of New York in 2007 and has been a professor at Pratt Institute School of Architecture and Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation.

George serves as Corgan’s Interiors Studio Leader in New York and has over 21 years’ experience on a wide range of commercial interiors projects globally. He is a highly respected award-winning design trailblazer and has worked alongside some of the world's most innovative Fortune 500 companies focused on Technology, Financial Services and Media. He has also built a vast and varied portfolio of global projects in other sectors such as Retail, Healthcare and Hospitality. George has a reputation as a collaborative and inspirational team leader. His passion for innovative design, his personality and his detailed approach give him the ability to connect with his clients and deliver their vision. George is actively involved in many design and industry organizations including IIDA, CoreNet, IFMA and the ACE Mentorship Program.

Kevin throughout his career has cultivated, established and led relationships with clients, as well as participated actively in advisory, leadership and transactional activities. Brookfield’s Global Corporate Development group works to accelerate growth across our portfolio of assets under management in markets around the globe through various means including direct transactions, M&A, JV’s and strategic alliances. In 2013 and 2014, Kevin served as Executive Chairman of Brookfield Global Relocation Services, working to help relocate over 80,000 clients’ employees a year. He had overall responsibility for growth of the company, serving as primary lead with the company’s board and leveraging the firm’s extensive relationships. Kevin joined Brookfield in January, 2013 after nearly 30 years at CBRE, the global leader in the commercial real estate services industry. At CBRE, he was an Executive Vice President of CBRE, Inc. and Leader in the Americas of Transaction Management in the Occupier Services / Brokerage line of service. Prior to this position, he was head of the company’s Global Corporate Service (GCS) line of service in the New York Tri-State and Northeast regions. He joined CBRE in 1984 as an office leasing specialist and was consistently recognized throughout the company and in New York City as a top leader and producer, and was a four time award winner of CBRE’s “Gary Beban Teamwork Award”

Mr. Spies joined Tishman Speyer in 1989, and led the establishment and growth of Tishman Speyer's European business, before recently returning to New York. He leads new global innovation initiatives while supervising the Indian operations and early stage efforts in new markets. He chairs the Investment Committee and serves on the firm's Management and Compensation Committees. Prior to joining Tishman Speyer, he was Executive Vice President of the Public Development Corporation, which was the City of New York's lead economic development agency. Mr. Spies is a Global Governing Trustee of the Urban Land Institute (ULI), and currently Chairs the Jury for awarding ULI's highest honor, the Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development. He serves on the Board of Directors for TechnoServe, a global non-profit organization reducing poverty in the developing world through supporting economic development and entrepreneurship. He is also member of the Dean's Council at the Harvard Kennedy School, and is past Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of the American School in London, as well as past Chair of the ULI European Charitable Trust. Mr. Spies graduated cum laude from Princeton University and from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government with an MA in city and regional planning.

Gary serves as the Head of New York for Dealpath and is responsible for the company’s business development efforts and expansion initiatives. Prior to Dealpath, Gary ran product management at Kanjoya (acq. by Ultimate Software) and built out the post-sales division for HP Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) in Singapore/Southeast Asia. Gary graduated from Georgia Tech with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, is a member of ULI’s Technology & Innovations Council, and an active member of ICSC and NAIOP.

Kris Ferranti is a partner in the Real Estate practice. He has extensive experience representing clients in complex commercial real estate transactions, including in the areas of acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, development projects, foreign investment, financings and ground and space leasing. Kris regularly represents financial institution, sovereign wealth fund, investment fund and individual and institutional investor and developer clients including Olayan America, Credit Suisse, Shorenstein Properties and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. He has written publications in Real Estate Finance & Investment and Law360 and has been involved in a number of speaking engagements at seminars and conferences on various real estate subjects. Kris has been named a “Rising Star” by Law360 for the second consecutive year and by Super Lawyers for the fourth consecutive year.