INFLUENTIAL & INSPIRATIONAL

The 15th Realty+ Conclave & Excellence Awards 2023 – South on Dec 14 at Taj MG Road, Bengaluru saw the line-up of influential real estate leaders of South India real estate. The leading developers and real estate professionals graced the event that

The witnessed power packed knowledge sharing sessions followed by a gala evening of felicitations and recognitions.

The eminent speakers of the day shared their views on the sector’s opportunities and the growth aspect of Bengaluru city. The evening was an alluring affair with acknowledgements given to the individuals and organizations for their exemplary work.

NOTABLE DISCUSSIONS

The conclave of the day kick started with an exclusive conversation on Indian Real Estate Outlook 2024 among Ashwinder R Singh, CEO, Residential, Bhartiya (City) Urban, Navin Dhanuka, Co-founder and MD & CEO, ArisUnitern and Pradeep Lala, MD & CEO, Embassy Services Pvt. Ltd. They shared their insights on how the industry has performed in the year 2023 and what the coming year promises for the sector.

The first panel discussion on Bengaluru Residential Market: Emerging Trends & Year End Analysis was moderated by Mayank Saksena, Managing Director - Land Transaction, ANAROCK Property Consultants Pvt. Ltd. The speakers Farook Mahmood, CMD, Silverline Group; Chairman Emeritus & Founder President FIABCI-INDIA, Kishore Jain, Managing Director, Jain Heights, Mallanna Sasalu, CEO, Provident Housing Ltd, Rajendra Joshi, CEO – Bangalore, Lodha Group, Srinivasan Gopalan, Chairman, ArisUnitern RE Solutions and Sudheer Madamaiah, Partner, Khaitan & Co. expressed that with growing housing sales volume, the supply will have to keep in sync in the city of Bengaluru.

The following panel on Commercial & Flex Spaces: Occupier Demands And Market Dynamics chaired by Arpit Mehrotra, Managing Director, South India – Colliers with speakers namely Amit Goenka, MD & CEO, Nisus Finance, Fancy George, CEO Thomas Workplace Design and Mahesh Khaitan, Director, Sattva Group highlighted the office space market dynamics in the city and its comparison with other markets across the country.

The panel on Real Estate Investments: Residential, Commercial & Opportunistic Investments led by Hetal Kotak, Director- South, Mango Advisors, with experts Abhijit Balan, Co-founder & Partner, Upwisery Adarsh Narahari, Managing Director, Primus Senior Living, Adil Engineer, Managing Partner, Credberg Advisors India Pvt Ltd, C. Lakshmipathi, Managing Partner – South, ASK Property Investment Advisors, Prashantha Kumar, Senior Partner, Fox& Mandal focused on traditional and emerging investments aspects in real estate.

The discussion on Recalibrating Sales & Marketing: Aligning Marketing Strategies for Sales Success moderated by Samir Arora, CEO & Founder, Huts Global, comprised marketing wizards Arun Anand, Co-Founder, Flow Realty, Dhruba Ghosh, EVP & Head Marketing,Provident Housing Ltd. & Purva Land, Karthik MV, Head Sales and Marketing, Vaishnavi Group, Rahul Goyal, Co-Founder • Realatte Ventures LLP, Virendra Singh Sood, Chief Marketing Officer, Mantri Developers Pvt. Ltd who shared their insights on the new shifts in the real estate sales and marketing.

The tech talk on Proptech Reset: New Tech Frameworks For Future Ready Real Estate was led by Sarthak Seth, Chief Marketing Officer, Tata Realty & Infrastructure Limited. The speakers Abhishek Prasad, Lead IDEA Labs, JLL,Rahul Bansal, Co- Founder, Propacity, Digvijay Chayhan, CBO, Technology, Insomniacs, Kartik Iyer, Business Strategy, KeyDemand, Puneet Bansal, Co-founder & Chief Product Officer, Rdash, Sriram Kuchimanchi, Founder & CEO, Smarter Dharma spoke about the challenges and areas of opportunities in the Proptech space.

The Conclave concluded with the signature Realty+ Real Talk: Inspiring Success Stories chaired by Sapna Srivastava, Editor Realty+. The eminent personalities of the session were Dr. Ponni M. Concessao, Founder & Principal Architect, Oscar & Ponni Architects and Suresh Heblikar, Chairman & Founding Trustee, Eco watch, Kannada Filmmaker, Director & Actor. They shared their advice on various aspects of environment, education and urban development.

DAZZLING AWARDS EVENING

The glitzy evening of the 15th Realty+ Excellence Awards 2023 South showcased the exemplary work of individuals and organization of the region. The felicitations were presented to the best in the industry from various segments of real estate, building and construction. The winners selected by a distinguished Jury panel sashayed down the red carpet to receive their awards from the dignitaries, making it a memorable evening for all.