New York (May 13, 2022) CREtech, the world’s leading community of professionals devoted to technological innovation in the real estate sector, has announced Sonny Kalsi, Co-CEO, BentallGreenOak, will deliver a Keynote Presentation at CREtech’s flagship conference, CREtech New York, this October 12-13, 2022. Sonny’s Keynote Presentation will take place on the Main Stage on the first day of the conference.

BentallGreenOak (BGO) is a leading, global real estate investment management advisor and a globally recognized provider of real estate services with approximately $70 billion of assets under management. BGO has 24 offices worldwide and over 1,300 employees. BGO manages real estate debt, and real estate assets on behalf of clients in primary, secondary and co-investment markets.

Sonny was previously a founder of GreenOak Real Estate in 2010 and, together with the team, built the business organically to $12 billion of assets under management in 10 countries with over 100 employees. Before co-founding GreenOak, Sonny was the Global Co-Head of Morgan Stanley’s Real Estate Investing (MSREI) business and President of the Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds until 2009. At its peak, the platform had approximately $100 billion of assets under management in 33 countries.

Sonny has been cited by Private Equity Real Estate magazine as one of the “30 Most Influential” people in private equity real estate globally. Sonny is on the board of several organizations including Georgetown University, Teaching Matters, Room to Read, Asia Society, and the Hirshhorn Museum.

Over 1,500 real estate tech professionals from around the world are expected to attend CREtech New York this fall to network, uncover new investment opportunities, and acquire cutting-edge products and services that are at the forefront of the industry’s digital transformation. To view the technology providers who will be available to meet in the expo hall, click here.

Other speakers include Willy Walker, Chairman & CEO of Walker & Dunlop, Ilene Goldfine, Chief Digital Strategy Officer at Hines, John Fitzpatrick, Senior Managing Director at Blackstone, Jonathan Flaherty, Global Head - Sustainability and Building Technology Innovation at Tishman Speyer Properties, Sineesh Keshav, Chief Technology Officer at Prologis, Ben Myers, Vice President, Sustainability at Boston Properties and Michelle Killoran, Principal at OMERS Ventures.

Attendees of CREtech New York 2022 will get front row seats to exclusive keynote presentations and panels featuring the biggest names in the industry, the ability to schedule 1:1 in-person meetings through their event matchmaking app in CREtech’s industry renowned Tech Connect Lounge, and an all-access pass to the expo hall packed with the latest real estate technology solutions.

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