--- title: CREtech Announces Final Panel for CREtech New York 2026 Featuring Leading Investors Shaping the Future of AI and Real description: "CREtech, the world’s leading community of professionals devoted to technological innovation in the real estate sector, today announced its final panel for CREtech New York 2026, taking place October 20–21 at the Javits Center in New York City.\n\nTitled “The New Power Players: The AI Investors Leading Real Estate’s Next Era,” the session will bring together four leading investors for a candid discussion on where AI is creating real value across real estate, construction and the broader built world.\n\nThe session will take place on Wednesday, October 21 from 2:10 PM–2:50 PM and will feature:\n\nFabrizio Serafini, Investment Partner, Andreessen Horowitz\nDarren Bechtel, Founder & Managing Director, Brick & Mortar Ventures\nPhilip Krim, CEO / Co-Founder, Montauk Capital\nSteve Weikal, Managing Partner, MET Fund II VC\n\nAs artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes how real estate is developed, financed, operated and transacted, investors are playing an increasingly important role in determining which technologies move from early-stage ideas to platforms capable of transforming the industry at scale." image: https://cretech.com/hubfs/Panel%20Occupier%20(2).png --- [Skip to content](https://cretech.com/cretech-new-york-blog/cretech-announces-final-panel-for-cretech-new-york-2026-featuring-leading-investors-shaping-the-future-of-ai-and-real#main-content) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 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Titled **“The New Power Players: The AI Investors Leading Real Estate’s Next Era,”** the session will bring together four leading investors for a candid discussion on where AI is creating real value across real estate, construction and the broader built world. The session will take place on **Wednesday, October 21 from 2:10 PM–2:50 PM** and will feature: - **Fabrizio Serafini**, Investment Partner, Andreessen Horowitz - **Darren Bechtel**, Founder & Managing Director, Brick & Mortar Ventures - **Philip Krim**, CEO / Co-Founder, Montauk Capital - **Steve Weikal**, Managing Partner, MET Fund II VC As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes how real estate is developed, financed, operated and transacted, investors are playing an increasingly important role in determining which technologies move from early-stage ideas to platforms capable of transforming the industry at scale. The panel will explore where these investors are seeing the strongest opportunities today, including **AI infrastructure, energy, robotics, construction technology and the emerging workflows transforming real estate operations**. Attendees will hear directly from investors actively evaluating and backing the companies building the next generation of technology for the built environment, with a focus on where capital is being deployed, what separates lasting innovation from hype and which areas of the market are poised for continued investment. The session joins a packed CREtech New York 2026 program centered around **“Commercial Real Estate in the Age of AI,”** bringing together more than **3,000 real estate executives, technology companies, investors and industry leaders** for two days of networking, dealmaking and thought leadership. CREtech New York will also feature its **CREtech Meetup** program, enabling attendees to arrange double opt-in, pre-scheduled 1:1 meetings with professionals across the commercial real estate ecosystem. **CREtech New York 2026** takes place **October 20–21, 2026 at the Javits Center in New York City.** Lock in your ticket now to ensure you get the lowest available rate: cretech.com/register For sponsorship inquiries, contact: TJ Murphy – Sales Director – tj@cretech.com ***About CREtech****CREtech is the world’s leading community of professionals devoted to technological and sustainable innovation in the built world. 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