RecoTech: Recent Episodes
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Haahtela is known as a project management company, but they also have a very cool simulation tool Haatela TVD. Check this out!
Pyry Haahtela (M.Sc. in Tech) works as Director of Business Development at the Haahtela TVD® simulation model’s research and development unit. He wants to highlight how different parties of construction project could make better decisions by using AI and simulated data. The TVD research and development unit is part of Haahtela Group founded in 1975 by Professor Yrjänä Haahtela.
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RecoTech · RecoTech 2021: Pyry Haahtela Haahtela RecoTech · Pirita Näkkäläjärvi, Helen Ventures
What does Caranto Capital do? Get a sneak peak on what it is like to invest in proptech in a sustainable way.
Pertti has strong background in several industries ranging from industry automation to smart device testing and from IoT technology to SaaS business applications. As the founding CEO of OptoFidelity Oy, he grew the company into the industry leadership the company over 50M USD revenue that operates globally in US and China. After OptoFidelity Oy successful exit 2017 Pertti has made business angel investments and focused on member of the board work. Pertti’s motivation with Caranto Capital team is to solve build world challenges and make also impact to reduce carbon footprint and increase circular economy in the built world.
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RecoTech · RecoTech 2021: Pertti Aimonen Caranto RecoTech · Pirita Näkkäläjärvi, Helen Ventures
It is all about trust. How does Platform of Trust really works?
Vesa Ilmarinen works at the Platform of Trust as a Chief Impact Officer and is familiar with various topics especially in trust in data sharing and utilization. Vesa has more than 20 years of experience in digitizing business in various industries and is one of the authors of “Digitalisaatio – yritysjohdon käsikirja”.
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RecoTech · RecoTech 2021: Vesa Ilmarinen Platform Of Trust RecoTech · Pirita Näkkäläjärvi, Helen Ventures
Andy Hay (Colliers) about the new customer- and data-focused strategy and how this is changing the way Colliers operates.
Andy Hay is a Managing Director, EMEA Real Estate Management, at Colliers. Andy is leading the growth and development of the Colliers Real Estate Management business across the region and is based in London.
Colliers International (NASDAQ, TSX: CIGI) is a leading real estate professional services and investment management company. With operations in 68 countries, more than 15,000 enterprising professionals work collaboratively to provide expert advice to maximize the value of the property for real estate occupiers, owners and investors.
.In this podcast, Sarah and Andy are discussing Colliers new customer- and data-focused strategy and how this is changing the way Colliers operates.
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RecoTech · Andy Hay (Colliers) RecoTech · Pirita Näkkäläjärvi, Helen Ventures
Jyrki Keinänen (AINS Group) about AINS Group, its strategy and the recently launched startup project.
Jyrki Keinänen, D.Sc. (Tech.), is the CEO of AINS Group and an open-minded driver of the real estate and construction industry development. He speaks and works passionately for better construction, alliances, digital solutions and customer & community value.
AINS Group is a community of 800 Finnish experts in the construction and property industry. We partner with estate owners, developers, builders, development companies, designers and housing companies in construction projects – including the most challenging ones.
.In this podcast, Sarah and Jyrki are discussing AINS Group, its strategy and their recently launched startup project.
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RecoTech · ReCoTech Podcast – Jyrki Keinänen (AINS Group) RecoTech · Pirita Näkkäläjärvi, Helen Ventures
Dror Poleg (Rethinking.RE) about choice, distributed portfolios, invisible technologies and the future of the office. The podcast was recorded in May 2020.
Dror Poleg is the Founder of Rethinking.RE, where he briefs and advises real estate and technology clients on the impact of technology on real estate assets. His clients include multibillion-dollar companies and organizations such as British Land, Dubai Holding, Liberty Mutual, Cushman & Wakefield, INREV, and EPRA, as well as technology ventures such as Breather, Venn, Carson, BumbleBee Spaces, and BuildingLink.
Dror’s research on the impact of technology on real assets has been featured in reports and events by KPMG, PWC, Urban Land Institute, MIPIM Proptech, JLL, PERE, NYU, Savills, Estates Gazette, RICS, and CRETech. His book on the topic will be published by Palgrave Macmillan in November 2019.
Dror was previously Founder & CEO of Otherz.com, an app development company, and VP of Business Development at Kardan Land China, where he took part in developing over 30 million square foot of commercial and residential space, oversaw the expansion of a $3 billion portfolio, and participated in hundreds of negotiations with some of the world’s largest financial institutions, real estate operators, and tenants. He holds an MSc. in Economic History from the London School of Economics, a certificate in Finance from INSEAD, and a B.A. in Media & Communications from SUT, Melbourne.
In this podcast, Sarah and Dror are discussing the future of CRE, what offices we will go back to, if any, and how these new consumer trends make an impact across the CRE sector.
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RecoTech · Dror Poleg (Rethinking.RE) RecoTech · Pirita Näkkäläjärvi, Helen Ventures
Pirita Näkkäläjärvi from Helen Ventures on how Helen Ventures was formed, the role of CVC in an energy company and what they are looking for in a startup scene. The podcast was recorded in May 2020.
Pirita is M&A Director in Helen Ventures. She is an experienced M&A, strategy and energy professional with a unique career combining a high-profile international business career and indigenous rights advocacy. Pirita is passionate about sustainability, inclusion and equal rights and has been awarded for my work in M&A deals advisory and in Sámi-language media, and for her voluntary activities in indigenous advocacy and in folk music. Pirita is an elected member of the Sámi Parliament in Finland. Some of the highlights of the recent years include yoiking and acting in a film presented at the Venice Biennale 2019 and taking part in the 2019 Students on Ice Arctic Expedition.
In this podcast, Sarah and Pirita are discussing what CVC is doing to drive innovation in Helen and what they are looking for in a startup scene.
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RecoTech · Pirita Näkkäläjärvi, Helen Ventures
Eleanor O’Neil from Spacemaker.ai on a customer-centric and human-centric holistic approach in Spacemaker.ai and how it changes the way they help their clients in creating high living quality and sustainable urban environments.
Eleanor O’Neill is Executive Vice President of Customer Success at Spacemaker AI, a PropTech scale-up headquartered in Oslo and serving customers in the Nordics and France. Prior to her current role, Eleanor held the position of Chief Customer Officer and Chief Information Officer at Workshare, a legal technology company headquartered in London. Eleanor holds a PhD in Building Simulation and Analysis from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. She is first and foremost a technologist and a transformational leader, but it is her passion for seeing the user at the centre of technology-led solutions that has brought her to the more recent roles in her career. Spacemaker has developed a game-changing AI technology that helps users discover smarter ways to maximize the potential of a building site.
In this podcast, Sarah and Eleanor are discussing what does it mean, customer success, in a tech company and how a technological company becomes a customer-centred company.
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Toni Luhti from Platform of Trust on the importance of data, transparency and integration. How would built environment change, if we will create an ecosystem and integrate all the data, instead of building individual vertical platforms?.
In this RecoTech podcast Sarah Sipilä from KPMG talks with Toni Luhti from Platform of Trust.
Platform of Trust harmonizes incompatible data coming from various sources, enabling it to be merged and utilized. The platform reduces the need for integration significantly which does not only save time and money but reduces time-to-market span for services built on our platform. The harmonized data can be used to create smarter services and more comprehensive analyses that lead to better decision-making and new business opportunities.
They discuss the importance of data, transparency and integration. How would built environment change, if we will create an ecosystem and integrate all the data, instead of building individual vertical platforms?
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Marko Tulamo from Sitowise is specialised in combining building automation system data with the BIM model into a Digital Twin of the building and identifying and visualising potential failures in performance of building technical systems with mathematical algorithms.
In this short but sweet RecoTech podcast Sarah Sipilä from KPMG talks with Marko Tulamo from Sitowise(This podcast was recorded before RecoTech).
Sitowise is a Finnish specialist consulting company with 1700 personnel. They are the largest Finnish-owned planning and consulting agency in the construction industry, the leading expert in diversified urban projects, and a pioneer in data-driven management and data modelling.
They keep it to the point and immediately dive deep into 5D BIM models & digital twins. According to Marko standardisation, visualisation and smartly analysing the data is the key.
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