The RICS Podcast

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!Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors: https://www.rics.org/uk/ RICS Podcast Page https://www.rics.org/podcast/ Kieran Halliwell https://www.linkedin.com/in/kdhalliwell/

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.Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors: https://www.rics.org/uk/ RICS Podcast Page https://www.rics.org/podcast/ Kieran Halliwell https://www.linkedin.com/in/kdhalliwell/

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.Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors: https://www.rics.org/uk/ RICS Podcast Page https://www.rics.org/podcast/ Kieran Halliwell https://www.linkedin.com/in/kdhalliwell/

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. Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors: https://www.rics.org/uk/ RICS Podcast Page https://www.rics.org/podcast/ Kieran Halliwell https://www.linkedin.com/in/kdhalliwell/