Mumbai, 14th February 2024: Urban Land Institute (ULI), a global non-profit organisation and one of the largest network of global cross-disciplinary real estate and land use experts, is hosting its Annual Conference on February 21 and 22 at Mumbai’s Taj Mahal Palace and Taj Lands End respectively.
Convening influential leaders from the country’s built environment including real estate, investments, urban planning, and architecture & design spaces, the conference aims to address the challenges and opportunities in the development of 21st Century Indian Cities.
The two-day event will commence with an exclusive tour of Subko Cacao Mill, Bombay House – Tata Experience Center, and National Center for Performing Arts (NCPA) offering case studies on heritage retrofits and adaptive reuse in the realm of real estate. It will be followed by an illustrated pipeline of keynotes and panels, which will initiate dialogues around the following topics:
- Role of airports in creating new urban centres
- Infrastructure as an accelerator of change
- New real estate investing and operating models
- The need for equitable housing, planning and sustainability in development
- New practices in the residential asset class
- Women in built environment
“In its inaugural year, ULI’s India National Council has garnered significant acclaim from eminent stakeholders in the country’s built environment. This success underscores our shared commitment to shaping the future of Indian cities collaboratively, transcending competitive boundaries. As we embark on the second year of our operations in India, we are poised for sustained engagement from the industry’s foremost leaders. With the forthcoming launches of new product councils and programs, we are determined to bring ULI’s global standard of thought leadership and research to India, while showcasing India’s remarkable built environment to the international ULI audience,” said Manasvini Hariharan, executive director, ULI India.
ULI India is also set to launch its inaugural product council – the Office Council in this conference. The Office Council will be an exclusive diverse group of experienced developers, owners, investors and technical experts (architects, engineers, lawyers, etc.) that explores, in a convivial and confidential setting, current market conditions and trends, best practices, cutting-edge innovation and lessons learned in the development and ownership of the office asset class. The objective is to initiate fresh, closed-door discussions amongst industry leaders and inspire a transformation in the investments, building, operating, design and management of this asset class.
Launched in January 2023, ULI India has completed its maiden year in India, wherein it has created a robust community of nearly 150 members including institutional investors, real estate developers, architects, urban planners, and land use policymakers from India.
ULI’s India National council is backed by eight founding partners ANAROCK, Blackstone, Brookfield, Hines, K Raheja Corp, RMZ, Tata Realty and Infrastructure and the Xander Group. In addition, it has established an executive committee of 11 prominent built environment leaders to spearhead various functions of the organisation.
ULI’s global reach and network provides its Indian members an opportunity to connect with its worldwide network. Additionally, Knowledge Finder – ULI’s knowledge-sharing platform, offers an extensive online database of global best practices and content to empower Indian professionals to address India’s unique urban challenges with globally-proven strategies.
Speakers and panellists at the conference
The speakers and panellists include Amanpreet Bajaj, country lead, Airbnb India, Anuj Puri, chairman, ANAROCK, Asheesh Mohta, head of RE acquisitions, Blackstone, Ashank Kothari, managing director, RE investments India, Brookfield, Ramesh Nair, CEO, Mindspace Business Parks REIT, Sanjeev Dasgupta, CEO, Capitaland Investment, Sudarshan Lodha, founder, Strata, Vivek Narain, founder and CEO, The Quorum & district150), Esben Christensen , partner, Gehl, Sanjay Dutt , MD & CEO, Tata Realty, Ashiwini Thorat ,Adani Airport Holdings, Aditya Ghosh , co-founder, Akasa Air, Nirupa Shankar , joint managing director, Brigade Group, Ahaan Bhojani, CEO & founder, Silkhaus, Nibhrant Shah, founder, Isprava, Aditya Bhargava, head of Asia Pacific, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Mansi Sachdev, urban planning consultant, World Bank, Manisha Bhartia, studio director, BDP, Nidhi Marwah, managing director South Asia and Middle East, The Executive Center, Mridul Upreti (IFC), Peter Lefkovits, design lead, SOM, Sudeshna Mitra, associate dean, School of Economics, Indian Institute of Human Settlements, Sandhya Naidu Janardhan, founder, Community Design Agency, Brad Dockser, founder, Green Gen & ULI Global Governing Trustee, Rohan Sikri, senior partner – The Xander Group and ULI India Chair and Alan Beebe, CEO, ULI Asia Pacific.
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