Bob Sulentic, CEO of CBRE Discusses Technology & the Impact to Commercial & Corporate Real Estate
The Realcomm | IBcon Video Showcase is a monthly feature of carefully curated interviews selected from our Conference LIVE Video Library. It spotlights industry leaders discussing their perspectives and/or what their organizations are doing on a current topic or trend involving the intersection of Commercial and Corporate Real Estate, Technology, Automation and Innovation.
This Video Showcase features two segments from Realcomm | IBcon 2018 that was held on June 6-7 in Las Vegas.
In his General Session keynote on June 6, Bob Sulentic, President and CEO of CBRE, stated that technology is no longer a buzzword in commercial real estate but it is now an integral part of business and daily operations. That keynote was followed with a Fireside Chat between Sulentic and Jim Young of Realcomm. In this timely and enlightening conversation, watch as they discussed this paradigm shift as our industry continues to navigate in The Age of Acceleration:

That's a wrap for Realcomm | IBcon 2018! Celebrating 20 years at the intersection of commercial and corporate real estate and technology, automation and innovation, this year's conference attracted 2,000 attendees from 20+ countries; 125 education sessions were presented that featured 330 speakers and 180+ Sponsors & Exhibitors. Jim Young summarizes the last five days of the conference and some of the emerging trends:

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