Real estate decision-making has long been based upon a combination of data analysis and intuition, with great variation in the sophistication of the data analysis. There are valid reasons for this status quo, such as the heterogenous nature of assets. However, the hurdles to more sophisticated data-led decision making are increasingly surmountable. Technological advances have greatly expanded data availability and improved ways of analysing the data to make more detailed and accurate assessments.
In this webinar we will hear how new data sources and techniques are being incorporated in property research, and how this trend cuts across areas of expertise. The webinar will begin with three expert speakers sharing short presentations on different applications for new data in real estate; how new data is helping to quantify the impact of ESG on portfolio returns, how non-traditional data and techniques can lead to better asset selection, and issues in data governance and data infrastructure. The session will conclude with a panel discussion on what this means for the future of property research and an opportunity for the audience to ask questions.
Chair:
David Inskip, UK Head of Research, CBRE Investment Management
Speakers & Panellists:
Dr. Chlump Chatkupt, CEO, PLACEMAKE.IO
Simon Hayter, Partner, Group Head of Data, Knight Frank
Dr Tom Wainwright, Associate Professor, Royal Holloway, University of London
David Inskip, UK Head of Research, CBRE Investment Management
David is responsible for shaping and overseeing the research capabilities of CBRE Investment Managements' UK business, within the wider EMEA Strategy and Research team. He, and the team that he manages provide thought leadership on a variety of topics, advise on fund strategy and support investment teams in asset selection. He sits on the UK Investment Committee and the Separate Accounts Oversight Committee.
Prior to joining CBRE IM in 2014, David worked at CBRE where he was responsible for the EMEA forecasting programme, supported the capital markets business and advised on client strategy. David moved into the property industry in 2011 when he took up a role as UK Economist at Grosvenor, although his experience of applying econometric and other quantitative methods in the analysis of property markets predates this. He also has several years’ experience in economic consultancy and was Senior Economist at Experian Business Strategies.
Dr. Chlump Chatkupt, founder and CEO, PLACEMAKE.IO.
Chlump has over 18 years of experience in developing artificial intelligence and novel mathematical and technological solutions to a number of problems. His current goal is to revolutionize the world of location and mobility.
Prior to founding PLACEMAKE.IO, Chlump was a mathematics researcher at the London School of Economics and Political Science, a strategic advisor to Abbott Laboratories, and the founder of an economic consulting firm.
Chlump has written widely on a variety of subjects from mathematics to multilateral refugee and asylum policy and has won a number of academic and professional prizes for his work.
Chlump holds a PhD in Mathematics from the London School of Economics and Political Science, an MA in Philosophy from New York University, and a BA in Economics from Northwestern University.
Simon Hayter, Partner, Group Head of Data, Knight Frank
Simon is responsible for defining and implementing the Data strategy across Knight Frank. He joined Knight Frank in 2018 originally in Research before founding and heading up the Data Office centrally in 2020. The team’s responsibilities cover how the firm can leverage the data to provide the right insight to both internal and external stakeholders whilst ensuring they are kept up to date with the latest data sets and technology. He has over 10 years experience in property analysing key trends in the market and even more experience building up data and analytics capabilities from scratch in both property and banking firms.
He is a current member of the RED Foundation Data Ethics steering group and is passionate about improving data literacy within companies and driving a data culture he strives to break down the barriers to open up data professions to all backgrounds.
His original degree was in Theology from Leeds and he holds a Post-grad in Economics from Birkbeck and an MBA from Cranfield.
Dr Thomas Wainwright is Associate Professor, Royal Holloway, University of London
Dr Thomas Wainwright is Associate Professor in Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the School of Business and Management, Royal Holloway, University of London. His research interests concern real-estate and the role of platforms in data-driven innovation. Currently, Tom is co-Director of the Digital Economy and Innovation cluster at the Digital Organisation and Society research centre and Chairs the RED Foundation’s Data Research and Academia steering group. Previously, he was a fellow at the Open Data Institute as part of his earlier research into open data innovation capabilities within SMEs.