CRE // Tech announces Keynote Speaker for Upcoming June 8 Conference in San Francisco New York, NY (March 31, 2017)-- CRE // Tech, the leading event, content and connectivity platform for the commercial real estate industry announced today that Sandeep Mathrani, CEO of  retail real estate company GGP Inc., will be the keynote speaker for their June 8 conference in San Francisco. GGP is one of the nation’s leading real estate investment trusts, owning and operating 127 regional shopping centers throughout the United States. GGP’s portfolio spans nearly 121,000,000 square feet in 40 states with unparalleled shopping locales including Ala Moana Center in Honolulu, Tysons Galleria near Washington D.C. and Water Tower Place in Chicago.  Mathrani’s remarks, “E-Commerce and Retail: Perception vs Reality,” will highlight his personal journey in real estate, the current state of the retail landscape and explain why brick-and-mortar and e-commerce must co-exist to keep pace with the future of retail and shopping. He will shed light on GGP’s strategy to continuously deliver high-quality experiences for shoppers and how the company has accommodates the digital world to improve the experience at its regional shopping centers.   Prior to joining GGP in 2010, Mathrani was president of retail for Vornado Realty Trust, where he oversaw their U.S. retail real estate portfolio. For eight years, he held the position of executive vice president at Forest City Ratner, where he was responsible for their retail development and leasing in the New York City metropolitan area. He serves on the board of trustees for the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), executive board of NAREIT and the board of directors of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. He holds a master of engineering, master of management science and bachelor of engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J. “Our overall goal and mission at   CRE // Tech, as well as all of the other sites within our platform,   The News Funnel, Real Estate Tech News, The Content Funnel and even my own blog, is to connect the commercial real estate and technology sectors. And this Keynote Presentation by Sandeep is just another way we are focused on bringing people, ideas and content together under the umbrella of commercial real estate and technology. We are thrilled Sandeep accepted our invitation to speak at our June 8th CRE // Tech conference and look forward to announcing other significant speakers in the near future,” Michael Beckerman, CEO/Founder, stated. About CRE // Tech CRE // Tech is the “Center for Innovation” within the commercial real estate industry. The platform’s mission is to connect brokers, owners/developers, investors and service providers with the leading start ups devoted to commercial real estate. CRE // Tech is owned and operated by The News Funnel, the leading content, connectivity and event platform devoted to the commercial real estate industry. To learn more, visit www.cretech.com. Sandeep Mathrani, CEO of GGP, Will Deliver Keynote at Largest Commercial Real Estate Tech Conference CRE // Tech