Past Webinar

Andrew Weakland is the Director of Systems Development for W. P. Carey, a net-lease REIT focused on providing long-term sale-leaseback and build-to-suit solutions for companies in the U.S. and Northern and Western Europe. Andrew specializes in bringing emerging technologies into the real estate space to drive competitive advantage while maintaining the cohesiveness of the overall enterprise technology footprint.

Yael Urman is Silverstein’s Chief Information Officer and oversees the company’s technology initiatives and strategy. Its Technology Group transforms creative ideas into customer products and services that do not exist anywhere else. The team partners with startups and entrepreneurs from its own Silvertech Ventures to experiment and leverage new technologies while supporting young companies. The Technology Group uses its diverse background, working alongside industry leaders, to translate ideas into practical functions. Yael has previously held various leadership roles in Energy, IT services, Biotech and Pharma.

Brad Farris is a Data Scientist for Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (PECO), an internally managed REIT. As one of the U.S.’s largest owners and operators of grocery-anchored shopping centers, he is responsible for applying AI and machine learning into the organization's acquisition, disposition and operational strategies. In addition to Farris' real estate experience, he previously held roles in the Energy and Financial sectors.

Grant is the Vice President of Data Partnership at Cherre, Grant is currently leading the creation and growth of our Data Partner network as well as strategic Business development efforts. Prior to Cherre, Grant had 20 years of experience in the software world, majority of which was focused on the CRE industry leading sales and business development teams for Yardi, VTS, Juniper Square, and Realpage. Before CRE Grant worked for Oracle and SAP.

Kevin Shtofman is the COO of NavigatorCRE and oversees global enterprise engagement. With over 16 years' experience, Kevin is recognized as one of the leading commercial real estate tech executives in the industry and is a noted speaker, author and blogger within the growing PropTech sector.

Sabine Ehm is the Thought Leadership & Research Manager at Locatee. Part of her role includes the assessment of pivotal commercial real estate discussions and trends unfolding industry-wide. As a former Corporate Real Estate Manager at Adidas, responsible for the EMEA region, and Asset Manager at Siemens, she understands first-hand the challenges CRE faces. Currently, she's on a mission to raise awareness for CRE and provide a platform for best practices with "The Workplace Leader" podcast.

Andrew Dennison is a Director of Enterprise Services at DroneDeploy. In this capacity he helps our enterprise clients design and operate their global drone programs. He is intimately familiar with entire enterprise drone technology stack and industry-specific ROI. Prior to DroneDeploy, Andrew was the Founder of Uplift Data Partners, a global drone service provider that was acquired in 2018.