The Evolution of PropTech: Building Trust, Credibility, and Partnerships in the Real Estate Landscape in the Age of AI and Big Data.
This engaging panel will share its knowledge on how to grow a successful proptech company in New York City. You’ll also learn from the panel:
Roman Pedan, CEO - Kasa Living, Inc., a flexible accommodations brand he founded in 2016.
Roman has over a decade of experience in real estate investing and technology entrepreneurship. He was an early team member at KKR's Real Estate Private Equity group where he worked on hotel transactions totaling $1.2 billion across the U.S. and was involved in every hotel transaction that KKR closed during his tenure. Roman was also an early team member at Juniper Square, a market-leading investment management platform, and was the founder of a startup called book.ly, a profitable, vertical e-commerce website that sold more than $15mm of textbooks.
Roman earned a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania, a B.S. in Economics with a Real Estate and Finance concentration from The Wharton School, and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business. In addition to leading Kasa, Roman is an avid skier, traveler, and reader with particular interests in hospitality organizations, history, and leadership.
LD Salmanson, CEO - Cherre, has extensive experience founding, advising, and investing in leading private technology companies. Prior to founding Cherre, L.D. served as Executive Director of Oppenheimer’s Private Shares Group, after Oppenheimer acquired Greencrest Capital, a firm he co-founded to enable pre-IPO transactions in some of the largest private technology companies in the world, including Facebook, twitter, and Uber. Prior to that L.D. served as the Principal of Knight Capital Group’s Private Equity Fund, and previously as a captain in the Israeli Army. L.D. earned his MBA in Finance from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, and is a Joseph Wharton Merit Scholar. L.D. also holds a B.A., LL.B., and LL.M. in finance and International Law from IDC Herzliya.
Moderator
Nick Petkoff, President, ANG Real Estate and Better Brokers, LLC
Please contact us with any questions at wrei@whartonny.com. We look forward to seeing you there!
When:
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Where:
Midtown location (Note: Address will be sent via email to all registered guests 24-48 hours prior to the event to the "Primary Email" address listed in your profile. Please review your profile to confirm that the email address listed is correct.)
Cost:
WCNY Supporting Members - $20 (WCNY supporting membership costs $95/yr at Join/Renew Membership)
Other Wharton Alumni & Alumni Guests - $40
Gold & Benefactor Members - $0
Notes:
Please reach out to Nick Petkoff or the Wharton Club of NY if:
Pre-registration is required. Please register early as events can and do sell out quickly.
Registration is subject to availability and will close on Tuesday, October 24th at 1:00pm. No exceptions can be made after 1:00pm ET.
Cancellations must be made at least 48-hours (business day) prior to the event date by sending an email to Gabriela Sanchez. Refunds or credits for future events are not available for any no-shows or late cancellations. Click here for full details.
This engaging panel will share its knowledge on how to grow a successful proptech company in New York City. You’ll also learn from the panel:
- How Kasa and Cherre have adapted and thrived in a dynamic environment from COVID to Tech Funding to a changing rate environment impacting Real Estate.
- PropTech moving from early entrants to main-stream - how has PropTech matured over time and what does the future hold.
- Real-life examples of how traditional real estate investors have leveraged PropTech solutions to gain a competitive edge.
- AI and Data and other hot trends that will define the 2024 proptech market
- Which sectors within proptech will experience growth and why?
- The potential of PropTech in attracting capital and driving growth for real estate owners and investors
Roman Pedan, CEO - Kasa Living, Inc., a flexible accommodations brand he founded in 2016.
Roman has over a decade of experience in real estate investing and technology entrepreneurship. He was an early team member at KKR's Real Estate Private Equity group where he worked on hotel transactions totaling $1.2 billion across the U.S. and was involved in every hotel transaction that KKR closed during his tenure. Roman was also an early team member at Juniper Square, a market-leading investment management platform, and was the founder of a startup called book.ly, a profitable, vertical e-commerce website that sold more than $15mm of textbooks.
Roman earned a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania, a B.S. in Economics with a Real Estate and Finance concentration from The Wharton School, and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business. In addition to leading Kasa, Roman is an avid skier, traveler, and reader with particular interests in hospitality organizations, history, and leadership.
LD Salmanson, CEO - Cherre, has extensive experience founding, advising, and investing in leading private technology companies. Prior to founding Cherre, L.D. served as Executive Director of Oppenheimer’s Private Shares Group, after Oppenheimer acquired Greencrest Capital, a firm he co-founded to enable pre-IPO transactions in some of the largest private technology companies in the world, including Facebook, twitter, and Uber. Prior to that L.D. served as the Principal of Knight Capital Group’s Private Equity Fund, and previously as a captain in the Israeli Army. L.D. earned his MBA in Finance from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, and is a Joseph Wharton Merit Scholar. L.D. also holds a B.A., LL.B., and LL.M. in finance and International Law from IDC Herzliya.
Moderator
Nick Petkoff, President, ANG Real Estate and Better Brokers, LLC
Please contact us with any questions at wrei@whartonny.com. We look forward to seeing you there!
When:
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Where:
Midtown location (Note: Address will be sent via email to all registered guests 24-48 hours prior to the event to the "Primary Email" address listed in your profile. Please review your profile to confirm that the email address listed is correct.)
Cost:
WCNY Supporting Members - $20 (WCNY supporting membership costs $95/yr at Join/Renew Membership)
Other Wharton Alumni & Alumni Guests - $40
Gold & Benefactor Members - $0
Notes:
Please reach out to Nick Petkoff or the Wharton Club of NY if:
- Your company is hiring, and you’d like to make the position known to talented Wharton alumni;
- Your company would be open to sponsoring/hosting a Wharton Real Estate future speaker event—it’s a fun way to get PR; or
- You’d like to be added to the group’s email list.
Pre-registration is required. Please register early as events can and do sell out quickly.
Registration is subject to availability and will close on Tuesday, October 24th at 1:00pm. No exceptions can be made after 1:00pm ET.
Cancellations must be made at least 48-hours (business day) prior to the event date by sending an email to Gabriela Sanchez. Refunds or credits for future events are not available for any no-shows or late cancellations. Click here for full details.