Urban Land Institute (ULI), the oldest and largest network of global cross-disciplinary real estate and land use experts, is set to commence its India National Council operations in September 2023. Launched in January this year, ULI India will bring together over 100 institutional investors, real estate developers, architects, urban planners, and land use policymakers from India, to foster collaborative solutions for the most pressing urban development challenges of today.
ULI India will host four landmark events between September 2023 - June 2024, across Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, and Hyderabad. These events will serve as a platform to galvanise all the stakeholders in the built environment, stimulating collaboration to fulfil the ULI mission, which includes accelerating decarbonisation, increasing home attainability, and educating the next generation of real estate leaders. The first flagship event "Place Innovation in Urban India" will take place in New Delhi on Thursday, 28 September at the India Habitat Centre.
Rohan Sikri, ULI India Chair & Senior Partner, The Xander Group will deliver the opening address followed by a keynote by Ms. Sarah Barns, Co-founder & Director, ESEM Projects. The agenda comprises a day of panels, conversations, and presentations on creating sustainable and liveable urban spaces, culture-led regeneration, redefining place resilience, innovation, and experience creation in habitable spaces.
“ULI's entry into India marks a momentous occasion, uniting, for the first time, the brightest minds in real estate investing, development, architecture, and urban planning in a spirit of camaraderie,” said Rohan Sikri, ULI India Chair & Senior Partner, The Xander Group. “This convergence of expertise is well poised to find innovative solutions to the pressing challenges our cities face. Against the backdrop of India's accelerated urbanisation, infrastructure gaps, population growth, and myriad other challenges, the focus on place innovation has never been more relevant, especially in the post-COVID-19 era.”
“India stands at a strategic crossroads — as one of the fastest growing and vibrant economies in the world with a real estate sector that is witnessing accelerated growth, visionary urban development can propel positive impact in cities across the country,” said Alan Beebe, ULI Asia Pacific CEO. “I believe ULI India can play a pivotal role in fulfilling the untapped potential of the built environment by bringing together the best and the brightest minds in the industry to guide cities and set a standard in development practice to create better places for residents to live, work, and play.”
ULI India is backed by eight Founding Partners: ANAROCK, Blackstone, Brookfield, Hines, Raheja Corp, RMZ, Tata Realty and Infrastructure Ltd., and the Xander Group. In addition, it has established an Executive Committee of 11 real estate and land-use experts to spearhead various functions of the organisation.
ULI's global reach and network will provide 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.
