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Nikki Greenberg

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World-leading futurist. Future cities, buildings & technologies.

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5 out of 5 stars

Nikki has the perfect blend of charisma, levity, and insight.

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Why you should book Nikki Greenberg

  • As the previous Head of Technology Strategy at QIC, an investment manager with $70 Billion in assets under management; co-chair of the ULI New York Technology and Innovation council; Founder and Global Ambassador of Women in PropTech; and multi-award winning innovator – there is no one better to talk about what our future holds.
  • Nikki brings a light-hearted, highly motivational and entertaining approach to her keynotes, which are fun, fast-paced, and visually striking. 
  • She balances the realities of business with the possibilities of technology, leveraging her 20+ years of global experience in innovation, technology and design.  
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Keynote speaker Nikki Greenberg is a world-leading futurist and innovation strategist, focused on the trends and technologies shaping the future of the built world. She leverages her experience held in leadership oppositions at Fortune-500s, leading technology transformation projects, and working as an architect on transformative projects in the US, Australia and Asia.

Why you should book Nikki Greenberg

  • As the previous Head of Technology Strategy at QIC, an investment manager with $70 Billion in assets under management; co-chair of the ULI New York Technology and Innovation council; Founder and Global Ambassador of Women in PropTech; and multi-award winning innovator – there is no one better to talk about what our future holds.
  • Nikki brings a light-hearted, highly motivational and entertaining approach to her keynotes, which are fun, fast-paced, and visually striking. 
  • She balances the realities of business with the possibilities of technology, leveraging her 20+ years of global experience in innovation, technology and design.  

Nikki Greenberg is the world’s top real estate futurist and most sought-after industry trends presenter. Through her high energy keynotes she explores the convergence of real space and cyber space. She is determined to not only inspire her audiences on the possibilities of emerging technologies and innovative ways of thinking, but provide insights on ways to capitalize upon it. In short, Nikki directs companies on what to do today to deliver on the needs of tomorrow.

A true digital nomad with an international career that has spanned the US, Asia and Australia, she has held cross-functional leadership positions with a focus on innovation and design. Most recently she served as Head of Technology Strategy for QIC, an Australian investment manager, where she leads the transformation of its’ $17Bn AUM real estate portfolio and $4Bn development pipeline, towards a tech-enabled future. In New York she led the innovation efforts of the #1 private brokerage Brown Harris Stevens, for new luxury residential developments. In Australia, she designed and developed transformative mixed-use residential, retail and masterplan projects with Lendlease and Koichi Takada Architects. 

Nikki has been the recipient of numerous industry awards and accolades including being recognized as a Top Real Estate Influencer (2023), Top 5 Most Influential Women in Real Estate (2022), ULI Global Luminary (2022), Top 25 CRE Innovator (2021), and Finalist at MIPIM Global PropTech Awards (2019). She is a frequent featured keynote speaker for the real estate industry’s leading conferences around the world where she shares her vision of the industry’s tech-enabled future.

Proudly serving as both a three-term co-chair of ULI New York’s Real Estate Technology and Innovation Council, and Global Ambassador of Women in PropTech, (which she also founded), Nikki leads the industry’s conversation on built world innovation. Nikki is an alumni of UNSW in Sydney, Australia where she attained Masters of International Business, Masters of Architecture, and Bachelors of Architecture with Honors.

An Australian national, today Nikki resides in New York City.

It is little wonder that Nikki’s one of the most sought after speakers of this age.

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The 2050 Opportunity - Shaping Cities of the Future

How will we live in the future? Technology is rapidly shaping the way that people interact with the world. The way that cities are created, operated and expanded is increasingly being influenced by a techno-centric reality. As cities globally grapple with defining strategies for resilience, economic prosperity and future-readiness, the question of how to design technology strategies with people at the center, is paramount.

During her light-hearted and entertaining keynote, world-leading futurist and innovation strategist, Nikki Greenberg will talk about how to create strategies for future-ready cities. Here she will talk to themes of generational change, alongside emerging technologies such as robotics and AI. And most importantly, she will speak to how to design places today that will serve generations to come.

Keynote by speaker Nikki Greenberg

What Buildings Will Be Like When AI Takes Over

Since Chat-GPT was launched in late 2022, Generative AI has both enthralled and disturbed people around the world. The timeframe for when AI will overtake human intelligence now seems closer than ever. The impact it will have on jobs, markets, and the way that society functions will never be the same again. It is in this environment that there are new opportunities to be embraced – but first there are significant challenges to be overcome to ensure an AI-lead future is both prosperous and equitable.

During her light-hearted and inspiring keynote, world-leading futurist, Nikki Greenberg, will talk about the way that AI technology is changing our world. Here she will identify opportunities for organizations who embrace the technology to gain an edge over their competitors. And most importantly, she will remind the audience that in doing so, the importance of keeping our humanity front of mind.

Keynote by speaker Nikki Greenberg

The Anyplace Workplace

McKinsey reported that 90% of companies expect to include remote and hybrid work, yet the challenge of how to make hybrid-work work successfully eludes many organizations. In this new world of work, it is time to take pause and redesign the way that work takes place in a way that embraces the increasingly digitized way that people interact with the world on our devices.

During her high energy, humorous and light-hearted keynote, world-renowned futurist Nikki Greenberg will talk about ways to leverage technology to improve productivity, engagement, wellness and connection at your organization. Amongst tips on digital decluttering, productivity hacks, and designing workplaces to optimize cognition and focus, she will talk about how to create a future-ready organization. Ultimately, she will challenge the audience to consider not what will, but what should be the future of work.

Keynote by speaker Nikki Greenberg

The Productive Office

Shockingly, only 32% of a person’s typical work day is spent doing work, with interruptions costing US businesses $588 Billion annually. Organizations that create ways for employees to feel (and be!) more productive at the office than at home, can elevate the office to be their employees’ preferred place to work. When people are more productive during the work day, not only do they stress less and enjoy greater work-life balance, but they also make a more meaningful contribution in the work that they do. It’s a win-win for everyone.

During her inspiring and entertaining keynote, world-renowned futurist Nikki Greenberg will talk about the new relationship between office-space, cyber-space, and cognitive-space. Here she will question the status-quo while showcasing workplaces experiments that are occurring around the world that have had measurable successes for workers’ wellbeing, project outcomes, and team cohesiveness.. In navigating the current conditions around the future of work and needs of offices, perhaps the most critical question that leaders can ask themselves is not what ‘will’, but what ‘should’ the future of the office for their organization be. 

Keynote by speaker Nikki Greenberg

Gen-Z: The 2030 Opportunity

What must organizations do today to capture the attention of the world’s largest population group, digital native Gen-Z?  During her entertaining and inspiring keynote, world-leading futurist Nikki Greenberg will deliver global insights on the role that emerging technologies play in our digital future. Here she will provide guidance on how to motivate and inspire this tech-savvy generation in ways that appeal to them directly. By understanding what matters to Gen-Z, Nikki translates trend data into actionable tips on how to design products and marketing campaigns that will work.

As a millennial, hear from Nikki on what she believes Gen-Z has learnt from the hard lessons of her generation, and understand the actions that you should take today to get into the Gen-Z mindset. This talk is for everyone across organizations looking to build loyalty with Gen-Z, who encompass both their future customer, and future workforce.

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The power of Nikki's message for the real estate industry simply cannot be ignored. With an eye to the future and her finger on the pulse of worker and workplace trends, Nikki’s expansive point of view is matched by her ability to operationalize.

Maureen Welch

Managing Director, JLL

Nikki was so amazing and we are receiving rave reviews from the event attendees

DV, President

CREW San Antonio

I was taking notes as fast as I could. I love her futuristic vision of our world moving forward, could not agree more

SR Chief Appraiser

Freddie Mac

What Nikki said resonated throughout the rest of the [executive board] meeting. More than once, our asset/portfolio managers said “as Nikki referenced earlier”. It was really a perfect fit for us.

MB

AEW Capital Management

Nikki was so amazing and [we] are receiving rave reviews from the event attendees.

DV

CREW

I believe the audience had their eyebrows raised a few times and the leaders starting to think about generation Z more seriously. I hope that we get a chance to have [her] onboard again in another setting, great way for everyone to get up to speed on the trends out there.

JN

CBRE Global Investors 2021

The perfect blend of charisma, levity and insight!

CS

Global Real Estate, IBM

They thought the topic was on point for what we’re all going through as we transition back to work. The [audience] felt engaged and were not bored with anything. It was great -really great!!

JS, Director of Major Events

CREW

The feedback on her session has been amazing. A lot of different people have contacted me to tell me how much they enjoyed it, but also have already been suggesting things we need to start doing as a business (or doing better) because of what she highlighted and discussed.

AB, CEO

Frasers

I’m so thankful that we engaged Nikki Greenberg. It was such a great way to segway to talk about our organization’s future vision.

MCB, Vice Chair

Appraisers Foundation

It was a great one to close out on. Sometimes we are so busy thinking about the problems of today that it's great to be challenged to look ahead.

Director of Major Events

National Association of Realtors

Nikki’s topic ‘The 2030 Opportunity’ enabled us to all think about what’s coming next, highlighting mega trends that will shape the future of our industry. [We had] an outstanding turnout and insightful event, thanks so much Nikki!

Opteon

I listened to her presentation to the Appraisal Foundation. Very interesting! Was taking notes as fast as I could. I love her futuristic vision of our world moving forward, could not agree more.

SR, Chief Appraiser

Freddie Mac

The power of Nikki's message simply cannot be ignored.

MW, Managing Director

JLL

Nikki’s keynote was a hit and everyone loved chatting with [her] throughout the event. My phone was blowing up with people telling me how much they loved what [she] had to say!

RL

Director, Barings

We would love to have [Nikki] again! The audience loved hearing about the vision and optimism around AI in our field.

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Nikki Greenberg

5 out of 5 stars

Nikki has the perfect blend of charisma, levity, and insight.

Charles Spencer Global Real Estate, IBM See all references

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