CORENET GLOBAL | NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER

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June 29, 2016

Real Disruption: The Sharing Economy and Commercial Real Estate

SPONSOR
Red Thread/Steelcase

LOCATION

Red Thread/Steelcase
101 Seaport Blvd., Suite 600, Boston, MA

TIME

7:30am: Registration and Refreshments
8:00am - 9:30am: Program and Q&A

EVENT DESCRIPTION

We’re all familiar with – or have used – popular sharing services such as Zipcar, Airbnb and Uber. Now, this “sharing” or “on-demand” model is coming to commercial real estate in a variety of forms. In this session, we’ll discuss the new technology applications that use this approach to unlock value in real estate by increasing utilization rates, optimizing occupancy and decreasing market friction. This lively discussion with industry innovators will provide a better understanding of how the sharing economy is poised to dramatically alter real estate markets, and what it may mean for your company.

SPEAKERS

David Miller, Corporate Development Manager, PivotDesk

PivotDesk gives companies all the tools they need to market, manage and monetize their excess space, including finding the right guest, providing flexible license agreements, handling the payment process, and managing communications once a guest has moved in. Dave runs corporate development for PivotDesk, focusing on strategy and growth in the traditional real estate space. He is responsible for growing PivotDesk’s network of brokers and landlord partners and also heads up the PivotDesk Boston operations.

Bill Jacobson, Co-Founder & CEO, Workbar

Workbar is a network of high-quality coworking spaces that are friendly, flexible and convenient, with a mix of motivated professionals. Ever since he began working as a software engineer at MIT/Lincoln Laboratories, work life has been a string of start-ups. Beginning in the mid 90’s Bill cofounded a database marketing company called Interstep, which was acquired in late 1999 by CMGI. Bill’s latest business prior to going full-time at Workbar was PickupZone, a package pickup service, which was acquired by ShopRunner in 2012.

MODERATOR

Steve Weikal, Head of Industry Relations,
MIT Center for Real Estate

Steve Weikal stands at the convergence of commercial real estate and a recent wave of disruptive new technology, referred to as Real Estate Tech. As a lecturer and researcher at the MIT Center for Real Estate, and co-founder of the Real Disruption conference series, he has researched over 400 new and innovative real estate tech startups that are reinventing how commercial real estate gets developed, transacted and managed.

COST

End User Member: Free
End User Non-Member: $75
Service Provider Member: $65
Service Provider Non-Member: $85

Talent in Transition:

• Member: Free
• Non-Member: $25

Capacity: 85

For any questions with registration please email Debbie Zadrozny at debbiez@corenetglobalne.com
or call (508) 454-5020.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

August 1st and September 21st