Technology is the focus for Urban Land Institute APAC Summit

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The Urban Land Institute (ULI) has shared details key sessions at the ULI Asia Pacific Summit from June 6 to 8 in Singapore, and many are rooted in technology.

The International keynote speaker will be Vivek Wadhwa, the futurist, author and emerging technologies expert. His session is titled Amazing or Scary? Technology’s Impact on Our Lives, Jobs and Business.

“Advancing technologies are making amazing and scary things possible. On the one hand, we can build a Star Trek-like future in which all of our wants and needs are met. On the other, these technologies will disrupt entire industries and cause social upheaval. The advances are happening, whether we are ready or not. We need to understand these so that we can all benefit rather than being their casualty,” said Wadhwa.

The summit will also feature a ministerial keynote address from Lawrence Wong, Singapore’s Minister for National Development & Second Minister for Finance, on Creating Competitive and Innovative Cities.

“The calibre and variety of speakers this year is second to none,” said John Fitzgerald, CEO, ULI Asia Pacific. “ULI brings together a diverse network of experts and influencers from the public and private sector, where new ideas and solutions originate.”

Other key speakers include Dr Cheong Koon Hean, CEO of the Housing and Development Board Singapore who will be talking about the impact of smart cities, and Susan MacDonald, Head of Retail at Mirvac, Joint Deputy Chair of The Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA) and the Chair of ULI Australia who will cover the future of retail.

Another future-oriented talk will come from Delphine Yip-Horsfield, Chairman and Chief Design Officer of Shanghai-based naked Group. She will discuss The Future of Workspace and the Sharing Economy – What’s Around the Corner? in a peer-to-peer exchange of the future of workspace and the sharing economy.

Further, Ming Z. Mei, Co-founder and CEO of Global Logistic Properties will share how e-commerce is changing retailers’ needs for logistics real estate, how logistics facilities are adapting and the implications for long-term growth.

The ULI Asia Pacific Summit is a signature real estate event that attracts over 500 decision makers from across Asia Pacific and beyond. It brings together the whole industry under one roof, including institutional investors, funders, developers, advisers, planners, architects and city leaders.

The Urban Land Institute is a non-profit education and research institute whose mission is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide.

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