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2025 in the Rearview, 2026 in Focus: Next-Gen CRE Tech & Smart Building Trends

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Commercial real estate has seen rapid innovation over the past few years, with AI-driven analytics, IoT-enabled building management, and occupant-centric design solutions reshaping the industry. New regulations, market demands, and shifting tenant expectations have further accelerated the need for more efficient, sustainable, and technology-forward spaces.

Join our expert panel as they reflect on the most impactful CRE tech and smart building trends of 2025 and share predictions for 2026. Stay ahead of the curve — join this CRE tech trends webinar to gain insights that will shape your 2026 strategy.

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Jesse Carrillo Carrillo Advisors
Jesse Carrillo Founder & Principal Jesse Carrillo is Founder and Principal at Carrillo Advisors LLC, providing strategic advisory and fractional CIO/CTO services. He brings 25+ years of
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Jesse Carrillo
Founder & Principal
Carrillo Advisors

Jesse Carrillo is Founder and Principal at Carrillo Advisors LLC, providing strategic advisory and fractional CIO/CTO services. He brings 25+ years of real estate and technology experience, including serving as Chief Innovation Officer at The Howard Hughes Corporation, where he led strategy and operations for innovation and technology across national master-planned and mixed-use communities. Previously, he was Chief Information Officer at Hines, directing global technology strategy and standards after serving in multiple technology leadership roles since 1994.

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Ujjaini Dasgupta Google
Ujjaini Dasgupta Sr. Technical Program Manager, Digital Buildings Ujjaini is a Senior Technical Program Manager on the Digital Buildings team at Google, focusing on cyber security and networking for IoT/OT technology
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Ujjaini Dasgupta
Sr. Technical Program Manager, Digital Buildings
Google

Ujjaini is a Senior Technical Program Manager on the Digital Buildings team at Google, focusing on cyber security and networking for IoT/OT technology within Real Estate and Workplace Services (REWS). She has over seven years of deep experience in digital buildings and technical program delivery at scale, emphasizing both strategic vision and tactical execution. Before Google, Ujjaini was the Associate Director of Smart Building Innovations at Merck for nearly six years. In this global role, she led the end-to-end strategy, development, and deployment of digital transformation programs aimed at enhancing employee experience and improving building operations. Ujjaini holds an M.S. in Lighting from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).

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Luis Ramos Woolbright Development
Luis Ramos VP, IT As VP of Information Technology at Woolbright Development, Luis Ramos is responsible for the corporate technology strategy, which includes the IT infr
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Luis Ramos
VP, IT
Woolbright Development

As VP of Information Technology at Woolbright Development, Luis Ramos is responsible for the corporate technology strategy, which includes the IT infrastructure and enterprise application platforms. Additionally, he is also responsible for implementing technology solutions toward the company’s existing business processes and helping create new efficiencies throughout the company's business model. Since his arrival in 2004, his team has been responsible for the constant development of various industry-focused proprietary software applications and tools. These award-winning technologies have fundamentally changed the way commercial real estate has been done at Woolbright.

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Phil Coppola HID Global
Phil Coppola Business Development Director, Mobile Solutions, PACS North America Phil Coppola, PSP, is an experienced business development and sales professional with a focus on video surveillance, mobile credentials, and physical
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Phil Coppola
Business Development Director, Mobile Solutions, PACS North America
HID Global

Phil Coppola, PSP, is an experienced business development and sales professional with a focus on video surveillance, mobile credentials, and physical access control systems (PACS). As Business Development Director for Mobile Solutions – PACS North America at HID, he has played a key role in driving growth, expanding market presence, and shaping the future of mobile credential technologies through innovative, client-focused solutions.

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Jennifer Heath Johnson Controls
Jennifer Heath Director of Product Management Jennifer Heath has twenty years of experience in the workplace management industry, focusing primarily on SaaS solutions that deliver ideal workplace
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Jennifer Heath
Director of Product Management
Johnson Controls

Jennifer Heath has twenty years of experience in the workplace management industry, focusing primarily on SaaS solutions that deliver ideal workplace experiences and power smarter, more autonomous buildings. A graduate of the University of Arkansas, Jennifer is passionate about the unique benefits of hybrid work for working parents as well as the opportunity to influence positive environmental change with technology solutions that emphasize sustainability and smart energy management.

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Marc Petock Lynxspring
Marc Petock VP, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer Marc Petock, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at Lynxspring since 2012, leads corporate strategy, product vision, and brand development, inc
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Marc Petock
VP, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
Lynxspring
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Marc Petock, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at Lynxspring since 2012, leads corporate strategy, product vision, and brand development, including JENEsys Edge®, Onyxx®, and E2E™. Previously VP of Global Marketing at Tridium, he helped position Niagara as the industry’s open platform for smart buildings, growing its adoption from 18K to 475K instances. A recognized industry leader, Marc is an advocate for open standards, semantic tagging, data modeling, and OT cybersecurity. He is a frequent speaker, published author, and recipient of multiple industry awards. Marc also advises Realcomm and co-founded Project Haystack, where he serves on the Board.

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