Turbo-charged by the crisis : Bellier Communications
The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the digitalisation of real estate processes, with established companies in the industry increasingly recognising the need for collaboration with proptechs to exploit data as the new gold. The alternative is to fall behind in the race as the pace of market evolution surges, challenging long-established practices and mindsets.
“One of the greatest threats to real estate markets and to towns and cities overall are empty streets and empty shops. Wishibam’s impressive technological solution has come up with a way to prevent this.” CHRISTOPH HOLZMANN, MANAGEMENT BOARD MEMBER, UNION INVESTMENT
First prize goes to Wishibam: the startup from France won over the jury with a digital marketplace for brick-and-mortar retailers, and a comprehensive ecosystem. Union Investment / Benne Ochs
At the PropTech Innovation Summit in Hamburg, Verena Bauer (left) and Elsbeth Quispel of Cushman & Wakefield led the session on Smart & Sustainable: Connected Cities & Buildings. Union Investment / Benne Ochs
“We need to share data so that the end user experiences the greatest advantages.” KIRSTEN FALKE, GROUP MANAGER FOR DIGITALISATION, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND PROCESSES, UNION INVESTMENT