The RICS Podcast

In the second of our exclusive series looking at the impact of Covid-19 on the built and natural environment, this episode focuses on real estate and construction. Our Director of Thought Leadership and Future Practice, Ken Creighton is joined by a panel of experts:Tina Paillet, Global Head of Asset Management, Head of UK and North America and Global Head of Projects and Technology, Generali Real EstateVince Clancy, Chief Executive and Chairman, Turner and TownsendJanet Young, Chief Property Office, HM Government Chris Brooke, Immediate Past President and Chair, Governing Council, RICS and Co-Founder, Brooke Husband Recorded back in April, they discuss the current landscape for real estate and construction and explore and examine what the future might hold post-crisis. For more information on the World Built Environment Forum please visit: https://www.rics.org/uk/wbef/If you are interested in any of the documents, guidance or work that Sean mentioned please visit: https://www.rics.org/uk/To join the World Built Environment Forum and receive exclusive content please sign up here: https://www.rics.org/uk/wbef/join-wbef/You can also follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram

 As discussed in last week's episode on digital transformation, the industry has seen an acceleration in adoption of digitisation, but more must be done. In this episode we speak to Jaan Saar, head of digital construction for the Estonian Government.  As many of you will know, Estonia is widely held up as the world leader in e-government and Jaan shares how this is being embedded in construction. Jaan references a website about Estonia's approach to e-government - please see the link below:https://e-estonia.com/For more information on the World Built Environment Forum please visit: https://www.rics.org/uk/wbef/If you are interested in any of the documents, guidance or work that Sean mentioned please visit: https://www.rics.org/uk/To join the World Built Environment Forum and receive exclusive content please sign up here: https://www.rics.org/uk/wbef/join-wbef/You can also follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram

The pandemic caused organisations around the world to accelerate their digital transformation plans as the need to work from home became a necessity, so what had been, for many a plan over the next few years was delivered overnight. So, what next for digital transformation? And what does it mean for the industry? In this conversation, our Director of Thought Leadership and Future Practice, Ken Creighton speaks to a panel of experts from across the globe to get their thoughts and insights on the future direction for digitisation and whether we have reached the tipping point where we will see large scale adoption of technology that for many has been viewed as being on the periphery. Episode contributors:Nikki Greenberg, Founder, Real Estate of the FutureRupert Parker, Founder & Chief Executive, Building PassportPaul Kirkpatrick, CTO, RICSFor more information on the World Built Environment Forum please visit: https://www.rics.org/uk/wbef/If you are interested in any of the documents, guidance or work that Sean mentioned please visit: https://www.rics.org/uk/To join the World Built Environment Forum and receive exclusive content please sign up here: https://www.rics.org/uk/wbef/join-wbef/You can also follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram

In this episode, Tim Smith, the World Built Environment Forum’s Global Director spoke to one of the globes pre-eminent thinkers on Urbanism, Bruce Katz. They discussed what Bruce thinks the future of urbanisation may look like in the post Covid-19 world. Below gives you an idea of his experience. 1.       He founded the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution2.       He served under Barack Obama in his first term as the co-lead for the housing and urban transition team and then served as the senior advisor to the HUD secretary for the first 100 days of the administration3.       Previously to that he served as Chief of Staff to the US Secretary for Housing and Urban Development under the Clinton Administration4.       He is currently the director of the Nowak Metro Finance Lab at Drexel University5.       Finally, he co-authored the New Localism: How can cities thrive in the age of populism As you will hear, the content of what was discussed is dominated by the US, with some references to Europe. However, what he does discuss will have relevance to most markets and regions. I hope you enjoy!

Recorded back in May, just as the full extent of the Pandemic was becoming evident, Ken Creighton, RICS Director of Thought Leadership spoke to former UK Chancellor Alistair Darling, Andrew Tilton, Chief Asia Economist with Goldman Sachs, Susanne Eickermann, German Real Estate Lead at PwC and RICS Chief Economist Simon Rubinsohn. They discuss the important need for global cooperation to deal with the crisis and the recovery, debate whether this is the end of globalisation as we know it, and explore what steps markets and governments should take to ensure a swift and sustainable economic recovery.

Episode 2: In this episode, our Director of Thought Leadership, Ken Creighton spoke to RICS President Elect, Kath Fontana, who is Managing Director, Public Sector, Critical Infrastructure and Capital Projects at MITIE. Kath shares her career journey, her experience of managing her team through the pandemic and offers her thoughts on the future of the workplace and wider social and environmental issues.

Episode 1: In this first episode, our Director of Thought Leadership, Ken Creighton spoke to RICS President, Tim Neal. In this wide-ranging conversation, they touched on Tim’s career journey, how the sector can and should respond to the current crisis and importantly the role of built and natural environment professionals in building a truly sustainable future.