PODCAST · business
Building Our Future
by Bert Broadhead
Bert Broadhead & guests explore developing themes in innovation, technology & futurology in real estate and the built environment.
Episodes
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Tim Panagos | How can IoT integrations help manage infection control in the built environment?
How can IoT integrations help manage infection control in the built environment? Tim is CTO of Microshare, creating smart facilities solutions for the built environment. He is in charge of the strategic product vision and his past 12mths have unsurprisingly been focussed on harnessing the power…
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Andrew McMullan | Masterplanning for wellness & designing homes for the young
How do we design buildings and places with wellness in mind? Do we need to reconsider residential design to reflect changing life priorities? Andrew Mcmullan is a British architect whose fresh and optimistic approach to design has helped create renowned global projects that make a deep impact on...
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Martha Weidmann | Transforming spaces into experiences with original art
Martha Weidmann is CEO and Co-Founder of Nine Dot Arts in Denver, Colorado. Nine Dot Arts is a consulting firm that not only curates inspirational art experiences, but also serves as an advocate for both art and artists. In this podcast: What’s driving the renaissance of the use of art in the…
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Katie Kasabilis | Innovation (in the workplace) by design
nnovation; everyone wants it but how can we help create it through urban and building design? Katie Kasabilis is an urbanist, architect and educator whose career has straddled the worlds of practice and academia. She is currently an assistant professor in architecture at the University of…
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Pradyumna Pandit | Buildings With Minds of Their Own
What are “smart” buildings & how will they change the way we design, build and use our built environment? Pradyumna Pandit is the Vice President UK & Ireland of Digital Energy, a at Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management and automation. He previously worked at Honeywell for…
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Nicholas Boys Smith | Building beautiful, building better
Nicholas Boys-Smith left a job in banking to set up Create Streets, a research institute that supports "community-led regeneration" and prioritises high-density, low-rise buildings over tower blocks. He is a Commissioner of Historic England, a senior research fellow at the University of…
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Dror Poleg | Rethinking Real Estate
How can we navigate technology’s impact on the world’s largest asset class? Dror Poleg is the author of Rethinking Real Estate and the Co-Chair of the Urban Land Institute’s Technology and Innovation Council in New York. He is a former real estate and technology executive who now dedicates most…
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Andrea Pizziconi | Real estate as a catalyst for social change
Can real estate development deliver social justice? Andrea Pizziconi is a singer, songwriter and social entrepreneur. She is the founder of the Christie Company (a pioneer in affordable, mixed-use developments) and of Africa Integras (financier of education infrastructure in Africa) as well as…
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Vanessa Hale | the changing shape of the real estate industry
Breaking down the barriers: the built environment in a post-digital world where sectors, silos and boundaries are increasingly blurred. Vanessa Hale is Director of Research at BNP Paribas Real Estate and brand-new, and youngest ever, chair of ULI UK. Vanessa has 20 years of experience in global...
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Mike Bristow | Can P2P lending boost UK housing production?
Can P2P lending boost housing delivery numbers by financially enabling SME house-builders? What does the P2P market need to learn from recent history to ensure a fair & transparent market of risk / reward for investors? Is technology the right answer? Mike Bristow is CEO & Co-founder of...
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Indy Johar | The Great Rotation and the Built Environment
What is the great rotation and how will it affect the built environment in the years to come? Indy Johar is an architect, co-founder of Project 00 & Dark Matter Labs and Senior Innovation Associate at the Young Foundation. Dark Matter Labs is a field laboratory focused on radically redesigning…
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Ben Gleisner | How to shape the built environment by better understanding social & ethical preferences
Can technology help the built environment better reflect people’s changing social and ethical consumption choices? Ben is an economist, environmentalist and social entrepreneur. He has founded several businesses and charities, and worked for 6 years at the New Zealand Treasury - where he led the...
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Alexandra Steed | Building Better Cities through Landscape Architecture
How can well-designed landscape & public realm help create better cities for people? Alexandra is a chartered landscape architect in the UK, and also worked for a number of years in Canada where she was responsible for a series of innovative public realm projects for the City of Vancouver. In…
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Charlie Wade | UK Managing Director, VTS
Charlie Wade is UK Managing director of PropTech giant, VTS. In their own words, VTS is the commercial real estate industry’s leading leasing and asset management platform. Landlords use VTS to maximise portfolio performance by transforming their leasing and asset management process and unlocking...
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Mark Pilkington | Retail Therapy;Why the retail industry is broken - and what can be done to fix it
Is there really a Retail Apocalypse? Why is the retail industry in the state its in and how can property owners help to rebuild towards a brighter retail future? Mark Pilkington is author of the newly-released book, Retail Therapy: why the industry is broken and what can be done to fix it. Mark…
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Savannah de Savary | Founder & CEO, Built-ID
Can technology nurture greater community engagement in the shape of develop projects and will this help “democratise” real estate? My guest today is Savannah de Savary, founder and CEO of Built-ID; a prop-tech platform that “showcases the built environment projects of today and transforms…
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Fiona Fletcher-Smith | Group Director of Development & Sales, L&Q
Building communities at the scale needed to meet the challenges of the UK’s housing shortage. In 2018, Fiona Fletcher-Smith left City Hall (where she was Executive Director of Development, Enterprise and Environment) to join L&Q where she is Group Director of Development and Sales, responsible…
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Dr Lee Bofkin | Co-founder & CEO, Global Street Art
One man’s mission to live in painted cities; how can street art transform both buildings and communities? Holding a PhD in Evolutionary Mathematics from Cambridge, Lee was a former break-dancer with the Soul Mavericks Crew where he represented the UK and he has travelled the world extensively...
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Antony Slumbers | Founder, AntonySlumbers.com
What is Artificial Intelligence and how is about to reshape our approach to work? Will this mean that SpaceAsaService becomes the new normal for the build environment? Antony is a renowned speaker in the property world and a globally recognised expert on PropTech, Artificial Intelligence &...
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Ros Pomeroy | Co-founder, Brainy Birdz
Do we give enough thought to the impact that the design and layout of our workplaces has on our individual & collective productivity & well-being? I delve into the world of workspace science to find the answers. Ros Pomeroy is a co-founder of Brainy Birdz; a consultancy specialising in the...
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Justin Shee | Founder & CEO, The Kohab
Can we better serve our ageing population through a new model of inter-generational co-living? Justin Shee is the founder of The Kohab; a new inter-generational retirement living company, bringing old and young adults together under one roof to live in mutual support. The Kohab is both a…
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Gemma John | Founder & Director, Human City
Can the application of traditional social sciences to big data help better tailor the future of the built environment to societal needs? Gemma John is an anthropologist, helping to influence urban planning and development. After ten years in academic research, Gemma spent five years working for...
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Gabrielle McMillan | CEO, Equiem
Can technology bridge the service gap between buildings with amenity & space-as-a-service? Gabrielle McMillan is the founding CEO of Equiem and has led the Equiem business and team from inception in 2011. In her previous role as Director and General Manager of Advance Marketing, Gabrielle oversaw...
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Lara Marrero | Studio Director & Retail Practice Leader, Gensler
Are brand engagement & media overtaking transactions as the primary purpose of bricks-and-mortar retail? Where else in the build environment is brand influencing building design and utility? Lara Marerro is a Studio Director & Retail Practice Leader at Gensler, the global architectural practice....
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Andrea Carpenter | Author & Founder, Women Talk Real Estate
Does the history of the European Real Estate market hold any clues for the direction of the future? My guest today is Andrea Carpenter, a communications consultant in the property industry, founder & director of this podcast’s partner, the non-profit Women Talk Real Estate, and author of the new...
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Susan Freeman | Partner, Mishcon de Reya
How can collaboration improve the real estate industry? The view from one of the UK property sector's great generalists on the state of the market and the way ahead... Susan Freeman is a partner at the law firm Mishcon de Reya. Susan hold a business degree from London Business school and a is…
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Matt Partridge | Founder & CEO, Infabode
News content & analysis is available in ever-growing quantities. While this can offer huge advantages, it poses several problems; how can you ensure you're accessing the most relevant content for you without being overwhelmed, while also remaining in touch with the latest ideas from various...
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Mark Robinson | Owner, Ellandi
As e-commerce continues to disrupt bricks-and-mortar retail, the story of the retail apocalypse or death of the high street has been mainstream news and this isn’t a phenomenon unique to the UK. I talk to Mark Robinson of Ellandi to see if we can find out: a) whether the situation is as dire as…
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Ed Thomas | Head of Community Experience, The Collective
At the heart of Space-as-a-Service is the concept of community; an intangible benefit that extends beyond functional service provision and which will ultimately lead to customer happiness and therefore potentially higher retention rates and ultimately returns for investors. Ed Thomas views the...
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Shain Shapiro | CEO & Founder, Sound Diplomacy
Dr Shain Shapiro is founder and CEO of Sound Diplomacy, bridging the gap between music and the world of policy and urban planning. Sound Diplomacy is the leader of the Music Cities movement, which sees culture built into the urban environment through an integrated music policy. Music is a…
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Nathan Koren | Founder & CEO, Podaris
Nathan is an architect, transport planner, software engineer and entrepreneur. Having worked for many years as an architect specialising in sustainable transit-oriented developments, Nathan became interested in how new transportation technologies could positively influence urban design. This led...
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Vanessa Butz | CEO & Founder, District
Vanessa Butz wrote her masters thesis on "Understanding the DNA of Strong Entrepreneurial Hubs” and took her theory into practice by helping to build large technology and co-working campuses - Factory Berlin and Market-Tech’s Interchange Camden. Having worked at the intersection of cities and...
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Andrew Waugh | Founder, Waugh Thistleton Architects
Andrew Waugh is a founder of Waugh Thistleton Architects and a pioneer of design in the field of timber buildings, using cross-laminated timber (CLT). Waugh Thistleton are committed to the use of timber construction which has earned them an international reputation in environmentally sustainable...
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James Dearsley | The Digital Marketing Bureau & PropTech Consult
In recent years, through a heavy social media presence, an active blog, a weekly newsletter and as a keynote speaker at global events, James Dearsley has managed to become almost synonymous with the UK PropTech scene. Beyond his public persona, James runs The Digital Marketing Bureau, providing...
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Will Blakey | CEO, MyOfficeMove.co.uk
Will Blakey is CEO of MOM (MyOfficeMove.co.uk), the online marketplace for moving office. Will is also an investor in start-ups, such as Den Automation - the innovative light switch & plug socket business - as well as being an online business and life coach (link here) with a mission to help…
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Nick Fulford | Founder, nHouse
Nick Fulford has a background of over 20 years in sales & marketing. In 2017 he quit to set up the a modular housing concept, nHouse, together with award-winning architect, Richard Hywel Evans. As an industry new-comer, Nick is attempting to revolutionise an enormous market - the housebuilding...
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Mark Farmer | CEO, CAST Consulting
Mark Farmer is Founding Director & CEO of Cast and a expert in the delivery of complex residential-led projects & modern methods of construction. Mark’s focus is on promoting modernisation within the construction industry through adoption of pre-manufacturing and more integrated &…
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Chris Choa | Chairman, ULI UK & Director, AECOM
Chris Choa is an urban architect and cities expert who thinks a big scale. Chris is Director of Cities at AECOM. He speaks frequently about urban performance and works with city and national governments to develop regional-scale strategies. A graduate of both Harvard and Yale, Chris also serves…
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Bert Broadhead & guests explore developing themes in innovation, technology & futurology in real estate and the built environment.
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