Blueprints and Breakthroughs - Harvard Real Estate Review
Harvard Real Estate Review is a student-run publication exploring real estate investment, development, capital markets, and technology. The podcast connects students and academics with industry leaders for collaborative discussions on the future of real estate. Each episode features insights from experts and thought leaders in the field.
Episodes
S3E3: Experiential Real Estate & Disciplined Investing | Scott Paton, Managing Partner, CrossHarbor Capital Partners
Scott Paton, Managing Partner at CrossHarbor Capital Partners, joins Blueprints & Breakthroughs to discuss risk, long-term ownership, and investing in experience-driven real estate. Drawing on a career across high-yield banking, private equity, mezzanine investing, and fundraising, Scott explains CrossHarbor’s emphasis on disciplined underwriting, creative structuring, and downside protection.
S3E2: Resorts, Hospitality & Risk | Jan Smidek, Partner, JMA Ventures
Jan Smidek, Partner at JMA Ventures, joins Blueprints & Breakthroughs to discuss investing in hospitality, leisure, and other experience-driven real estate. Drawing on a career that began in data-driven economic consulting and has since spanned acquisitions, development, and operations, Jan explains why investors must distinguish model precision from accuracy and why capital structure can matt
S3E1: Data Centres | David Smith, Deputy CEO, Echelon Data Centres
David Smith, Deputy CEO of Echelon Data Centres, joins Blueprints & Breakthroughs to discuss the data centre investment thesis and unpack how Echelon is building powered hyperscaler campuses across Ireland, the UK, Italy, and Spain. Drawing on nearly a decade at Starwood Capital before joining Echelon, David explains how Echelon grew from an Irish office developer into one of Europe’s leading
S2E6: Corporate Venture Capital | JLL Spark
Join us for an insightful conversation with Raj Singh, Managing Partner at JLL Spark, the corporate venture capital arm of JLL. With over 20 years of experience in venture capital, technology, and strategic leadership, Raj shares his career journey and his mission to drive innovation in the real estate industry through PropTech investments.We explore why real estate has lagged in tech adoption and
S2E5: Construction Technology | Suffolk Technologies
Join us for an engaging conversation with Wan-Li Zhu, the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Suffolk Technologies, as he shares insights from his extensive background in venture capital and his motivation for launching Suffolk Tech. Suffolk Technologies, the venture capital affiliate of Suffolk Construction, is at the forefront of driving innovation in the construction industry.In this episode, W
S2E4: Impact Investing | Amazon Housing Equity Fund
Join us for an insightful conversation with Catherine Buell, a distinguished Loeb Fellow at Harvard University, known for her impactful work in urban planning and development. Catherine shares details about her role at Amazon, where she has played a pivotal role in developing the Housing Equity Fund. Amazon's Housing Equity Fund deployed significant funding for community development and affordable
S2E3: International Affordable Housing | Nightingale Housing
Join us for a compelling conversation with Dan McKenna, an esteemed architect and educator, as we explore his work with Nightingale Housing. Nightingale is addressing critical issues in housing affordability and sustainability in Australia, striving to create socially, financially, and environmentally sustainable urban communities.In this episode, Dan will provide insights into Nightingale's uniqu
S2E2: Climate & Sustainability | Galvanize Real Estate
Join us for an engaging discussion with Joe Sumberg and Nicolette Jaze from Galvanize Climate Solutions. Joe is Managing Partner and Head of Real Estate and Nicolette is the Head of ESG & Sustainability for the Real Estate strategy. In this episode, we'll explore:Their climate-oriented investment thesis Their mission to decarbonize buildings through innovative technologyGalvanize's unique valu
S2E1: Real Estate Tech & VC | MetaProp
Join us for an insightful conversation with Zach Aarons, Co-Founder & General Partner at MetaProp, the world’s leading venture capital firm focused on the PropTech industry. With over a decade of experience, Zach is one of the most active early-stage PropTech investor in the U.S. His diverse background spans real estate development, commercial asset management, property marketing, and commerci
Ep. 0 Introducing Blueprints and Breakthroughs
Welcome to Season 2 of Harvard Real Estate Review's podcast series titled "Blueprints and Breakthroughs," where we interview innovators and industry experts to discuss the future of real estate by covering themes and ideas that sit at the intersection of real estate, design and technology - themes that will govern and revolutionize the industry over the next few decades. Co-hosts: Samika Jain
S1E2: Planning for Workplace Changes in COVID Reality
As COVID vaccines rolls out in countries around the world, we begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel, looking forward to having the pandemic behind us in the near future. While remote work is still the norm for now, many are yearning for a return to normalcy with in-person collaborations and interactions at offices.With the lessons we’ve learned from COVID about the importance of healthy
S1E1: Real Estate Tech 3.0 - Opportunities and Disruptions in COVID reality
PropTech has been the buzzword in the real estate industry for the past few years. People are looking for ways to disrupt this traditional industry whether through revolutionizing ways of living, changing mode of operation, or coming up with new models of investments. Post the 2008 financial crisis, disruptions now known as Housing and Homebuilding 2.0 - such as prefabrication, 3D printing, and sm
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