Page 6 - RC19 EDGE Spring All - final-2 - hi res
P. 6

From the Publisher






                RECALIBRATE:


                REAL ESTATE COMPANIES USING INNOVATION

                TO TURN CHALLENGES INTO OPPORTUNITIES




















                                                                                                                                Pstcd-REcalibrate  2/20/19  6:42 PM  Page 1



                                                                    and complex global environment creates new business
                Re·cal·i·brate /rē kal' i brāt/                     challenges, and the pace of change has recently                       Be a Part of the Largest Real EstateTechnology Event in the World!
                verb                                                increased exponentially. Fueled by ever improving
                To calibrate  (something) again  or differently. To take   technology, massive investments and a constant
                external factors into account or to allow comparison with   reevaluation of existing processes and methodologies,
                other data. “The strategy had to be recalibrated.”  the industry is experiencing an unprecedented level of
                                                                    transformation. These developments require an approach
                                                                    that is not simply tactical or incremental, but rather
                EVERY YEAR, AS WE DECIDE on the Realcomm | IBcon    strategic and foundational.
                conference theme, we evaluate the state of our industry
                and its future direction. We review the last 12 months   This technical revolution is driving every aspect of our
                and do a bit of prognosticating as to what path the year   industry; how we manage data and information, how
                ahead might take for Commercial & Corporate Real Estate,  we operate buildings and portfolios as well as the way
                Technology, Automation and Innovation. This has been   we use and experience space. Add in changing work-
                our tradition for the last 20 years and looking back, these   force demographics, wide swings in the market, political
                assessments were pretty good representations of the time  division and an evolving global landscape, and the chal-
                at hand.                                            lenges present themselves front and center. Maintaining
                                                                    traditional business models while embracing innovation
                This year’s theme, REcalibrate | Using Innovation to Turn  to prepare for the future is a major challenge.                                     REcalibrate
                Challenges Into Opportunities, focuses on how everyone
                in an organization needs to fully understand how this next  The nature of technology as we see it today is dynamic,
                chapter of the digital revolution will affect their role as   encompassing and has its own momentum. One can only
                well as the organization as a whole.                keep up or get left behind. There are many questions and
                                                                    few firm answers. How do you transition from a company
                The Commercial and Corporate Real Estate industry   with a steady hand for the day-to-day work to an agile and                                       JUNE 13 - 14, 2019   NASHVILLE, TN
                                                                                                                                    @ the Intersection of Commercial and Corporate
                has been talking about technology improvements and   flexible entity that embraces change? How do you calibrate    Real Estate, Technology, Automation and Innovation                                              The Smart, Connected, High Performance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Intelligent Buildings Conference
                solutions for many years. An increasingly connected   innovation? How do you measure success? We may not



                4



         RC19 EDGE Spring All but Covers - final - 19APR.indd   4                                                    4/19/19   3:16 PM
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11