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RealTimes PeerViews: executive-to-executive conversations with the investors, developers, architects, lenders and operators shaping commercial real estate, recorded on location from PropTech Connect in London to the IPS Congress in Dubai. Produced by RealTimes. Series 1 is sponsored by Shelton Reed. Every PeerView is also a film on the RealTimes YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@realtimes_media More at RealTimes.co Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

  1. 3d ago

    Benedikt Huber, COMPETO: Sponsor comes first | EXPO REAL 2026 PeerView

    A RealTimes PeerView: Benedikt Huber, Head of Mezzanine at COMPETO Capital Partners, the real estate debt fund and private equity provider, in conversation with Alexander Morari, MRICS, CEO of Shelton Reed, at EXPO REAL 2026. He explains how COMPETO finances German assets with mezzanine capital alongside senior debt, which asset classes struggle to get financed, his favored cities, NPLs, red flags in a deal, and why the sponsor now matters more than the project. Watch the film on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pOKIdD1fbr8 Sponsored by Shelton Reed, a pan-European commercial real estate strategic advisory firm working principal to principal across land, development, financing and transaction mandates. SheltonReed.com 00:00 Intro: Benedikt Huber and COMPETO Capital Partners 00:17 Elevator pitch: real estate debt and private equity 00:49 Mezzanine as a complement to senior debt 01:21 Why developers are not ready for bank financing 01:42 Struggling asset classes: class B offices and condominiums 02:40 Favored cities: Munich, Stuttgart, Frankfurt and more 03:26 NPLs: why the market grows next year 04:22 Deal flow: mortgage brokers and financing advisors 04:50 Red flags: thin margins and share deals 05:51 Defending the price of a prime office in due diligence 07:17 Reinvesting exit proceeds in smaller tickets 08:10 Why prime offices and not residential or conversions 09:41 How developers should prepare before they call 09:59 Why the sponsor now matters more than the project 10:54 Sponsor track record: the venture capital comparison Peer: Benedikt Huber, COMPETO Capital Partners Peer (series sponsor): Alexander Morari, MRICS, CEO, Shelton Reed RealTimes PeerViews are executive-to-executive conversations produced by RealTimes (RealTimes.co), a European commercial real estate media platform. The series is sponsored by Shelton Reed (SheltonReed.com). Contact: Studio@RealTimes.co Watch the films on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT56ZwZbqiD4 Follow RealTimes Studio for the next PeerView. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Benedikt Huber, COMPETO: Sponsor comes first | EXPO REAL 2026 PeerView

  2. 3d ago

    Dina Lorentz, BVII: Affordable for whom? | EXPO REAL 2026 PeerView

    A RealTimes PeerView: Dina Lorentz, managing director of the Bundesverband Impact Investing e.V. (BVII), in conversation with Alexander Morari, MRICS, CEO of Shelton Reed, at EXPO REAL 2026. She explains what impact investing means for real estate and what the association does for investors in German-speaking Europe, and covers returns and impact, regulation such as SFDR 2.0, why 10 percent below market rent is not automatically affordable housing, and new financing ideas for climate adaptation. Watch the film on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MMiEM13zEZg Sponsored by Shelton Reed, a pan-European commercial real estate strategic advisory firm working principal to principal across land, development, financing and transaction mandates. SheltonReed.com 00:00 Intro: Dina Lorentz and the Bundesverband Impact Investing 00:42 What the Federal Association of Impact Investing does 02:45 Impact investing explained for real estate players 03:58 Does impact investing mean giving up return? 04:51 Regulation: shaping SFDR 2.0 recommendations 06:38 Institutional investors and the impact label 08:46 Does a museum count as impact investing? 09:35 When 10 percent below market is not affordable 10:36 Theory of change across seven CEE countries 12:06 Affordable housing as an ecosystem 13:05 Around 135 members across the DACH region 14:19 What success looks like at the end of 2026 14:55 Financing climate adaptation with residents Peer: Dina Lorentz, Bundesverband Impact Investing e.V. (BVII) Peer (series sponsor): Alexander Morari, MRICS, CEO, Shelton Reed RealTimes PeerViews are executive-to-executive conversations produced by RealTimes (RealTimes.co), a European commercial real estate media platform. The series is sponsored by Shelton Reed (SheltonReed.com). Contact: Studio@RealTimes.co Watch the films on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT56ZwZbqiD4 Follow RealTimes Studio for the next PeerView. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Dina Lorentz, BVII: Affordable for whom? | EXPO REAL 2026 PeerView

  3. 3d ago

    Chaim Katzman, G City: Betting on Warsaw | EXPO REAL 2026 PeerView

    A RealTimes PeerView: Chaim Katzman, founder and CEO of G City, the owner and operator of shopping centers in cities from São Paulo to Warsaw and Tel Aviv, in conversation with Alexander Morari, MRICS, CEO of Shelton Reed, at EXPO REAL 2026. He explains why the group moved from 400 shopping centers to 80, why Warsaw is a core market, how G City looks at retail and residential development, and what it is doing with Citycon and its Nordic assets. Watch the film on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NgUZIJ4qNjE Sponsored by Shelton Reed, a pan-European commercial real estate strategic advisory firm working principal to principal across land, development, financing and transaction mandates. SheltonReed.com 00:00 Intro: Chaim Katzman and G City 00:41 G City: from São Paulo to Warsaw and Tel Aviv 01:16 Retail through the cycles: the mood changes, the need does not 05:17 Supermarkets 2.2 times a week: be on the way home 06:06 From 400 shopping centers to 80 07:12 Residential: Tampa, Ostrobramska and Promenade 08:29 Promenade as a blueprint: more density, fewer cars 10:08 Why Warsaw: East Berlin, not Prague 11:54 Warsaw growth: almost 16 percent same-store NOI 13:17 Deleveraging, core assets and the Citycon take private 15:58 By the end of 2027: growth in Poland and the Nordics Peer: Chaim Katzman, G City Peer (series sponsor): Alexander Morari, MRICS, CEO, Shelton Reed RealTimes PeerViews are executive-to-executive conversations produced by RealTimes (RealTimes.co), a European commercial real estate media platform. The series is sponsored by Shelton Reed (SheltonReed.com). Contact: Studio@RealTimes.co Watch the films on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT56ZwZbqiD4 Follow RealTimes Studio for the next PeerView. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Chaim Katzman, G City: Betting on Warsaw | EXPO REAL 2026 PeerView

  4. 5d ago

    Pascale Hein, blocher partners sustain | EXPO REAL 2026 PeerView

    A RealTimes PeerView: Pascale Hein of blocher partners sustain, the sustainability consultancy and daughter company of the architecture and interior design practice blocher partners, in conversation with Alexander Morari, MRICS, CEO of Shelton Reed, at EXPO REAL 2026. She explains why a green certificate is only the end of a long process, and covers DGNB, QNG and the EU taxonomy, why a certificate kept only as a label loses its value, embodied carbon, urban mining and the case for pre-demolition audits. bp-sustain.de Watch the film on YouTube: https://youtu.be/u1isxMQe2kk Sponsored by Shelton Reed, a pan-European commercial real estate strategic advisory firm working principal to principal across land, development, financing and transaction mandates. SheltonReed.com 00:00 Intro: Pascale Hein and blocher partners sustain 00:55 Why architects built a sustainability consultancy 01:41 A DACH focus, and what international investors should know about German certificates 03:33 QNG explained: minimum quality for funded buildings 04:48 Certificates are kept, but their value can be lost 05:53 Chasing the label and the funding 07:54 From certification to lifecycle assessment 09:36 Circular construction and urban mining 10:52 Pre-demolition audits: should the law require them? 12:14 A demolition permit only with a plan for the materials 12:49 When buildings are too inflexible to adapt Peer: Pascale Hein, blocher partners sustain Peer (series sponsor): Alexander Morari, MRICS, CEO, Shelton Reed RealTimes PeerViews are executive-to-executive conversations produced by RealTimes (RealTimes.co), a European commercial real estate media platform. The series is sponsored by Shelton Reed (SheltonReed.com). Contact: Studio@RealTimes.co Watch the films on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT56ZwZbqiD4 Follow RealTimes Studio for the next PeerView. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Pascale Hein, blocher partners sustain | EXPO REAL 2026 PeerView

  5. Sep 26

    Walid Kushtoban, Marygold Studio: clients who say please, no AI

    A RealTimes PeerView: Walid Kushtoban, General Manager of Marygold Studio, in conversation with Alexander Morari, MRICS, CEO of Shelton Reed, at the IPS Congress 2026 in Dubai. Marygold Studio is a UK-headquartered branding and visualization studio for real estate developers, and Kushtoban opened its Dubai office this year. He describes developers whose first rule is no AI in a render, and puts his own use at 55 to 60 percent, where he says it enhances elements rather than builds a project from scratch. Quality can sit abroad, he argues, but client servicing has to be local, because in this region things change fast. Marygold-Studio.com Watch the film on YouTube: https://youtu.be/iN2ZRVyfdjY Sponsored by Shelton Reed, a pan-European commercial real estate strategic advisory firm working principal to principal across land, development, financing and transaction mandates. SheltonReed.com 00:00 Introduction: Walid Kushtoban, Marygold Studio 00:49 Marygold Studio, and the clients who ask for no AI 02:34 Why the render is still built from scratch 04:00 Commodity or craft? 05:56 Integrity over volume, and the 55 to 60 percent line 07:46 A red ocean, and the relationships behind the pitch 08:50 The digital twin platform, and selling a life 10:22 Why a Dubai office, and why now 11:24 Location, location, location & connections, connections, connections Peer: Walid Kushtoban, General Manager, Marygold Studio Peer (series sponsor): Alexander Morari, MRICS, CEO, Shelton Reed RealTimes PeerViews are executive-to-executive conversations produced by RealTimes (RealTimes.co), a European commercial real estate media platform. Series 1 is sponsored by Shelton Reed (SheltonReed.com). With thanks to AIM Congress and the UAE Ministry of Foreign Trade for kindly providing the space for the RealTimes PeerViews. Contact: Studio@RealTimes.co More RealTimes PeerViews from IPS Congress 2026, Dubai: Amit Puri, BCD Global Marwan Houri, AE7 Jean-Paul Sacy, Wand AI Marco Piva, Studio Marco Piva Daniela Baldo, Studio Marco Piva Watch the films on YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT56ZwZbqiD4 Follow RealTimes Studio for the next PeerView. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Walid Kushtoban, Marygold Studio: clients who say please, no AI

  6. Sep 26

    Daniela Baldo, Studio Marco Piva: designing homes with neuroscientists

    A RealTimes PeerView: Daniela Baldo, Founding Partner and Chief Operating Officer of Studio Marco Piva, in conversation with Alexander Morari, MRICS, CEO of Shelton Reed, at the IPS Congress 2026 in Dubai. Her Milan practice runs an in-house research centre spanning master planning, architecture, interiors and product design. Baldo sets out Forever Young, a residential longevity concept developed with neuroscientists, longevity doctors, lighting and MEP consultants, psychologists and sociologists, not architects alone, and argues wellness amenities were never enough, because the spa gives the guest a transformational experience and then returns them to the same normal life. StudioMarcoPiva.com Watch the film on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4xJl3qVv1ls Sponsored by Shelton Reed, a pan-European commercial real estate strategic advisory firm working principal to principal across land, development, financing and transaction mandates. SheltonReed.com 00:00 Introduction: Daniela Baldo, Studio Marco Piva 01:12 Self-introduction, and five continents of work 02:18 A flexible concept, not a fixed building 03:47 Beyond architects: longevity doctors and Forever Young 05:29 Award-winning spas, and why they were not enough 06:58 Luxury now: conscious, not status 08:08 Art-led, not brand-led 08:38 Who decides on design in the Gulf 11:03 The villa bigger than a hotel 12:47 From marketing tool to something real 13:18 The Dubai Longevity Authority Peer: Daniela Baldo, Founding Partner and Chief Operating Officer, Studio Marco Piva Peer (series sponsor): Alexander Morari, MRICS, CEO, Shelton Reed RealTimes PeerViews are executive-to-executive conversations produced by RealTimes (RealTimes.co), a European commercial real estate media platform. Series 1 is sponsored by Shelton Reed (SheltonReed.com). With thanks to AIM Congress and the UAE Ministry of Foreign Trade for kindly providing the space for the RealTimes PeerViews. Contact: Studio@RealTimes.co More RealTimes PeerViews from IPS Congress 2026, Dubai: Amit Puri, BCD Global Marwan Houri, AE7 Jean-Paul Sacy, Wand AI Marco Piva, Studio Marco Piva Walid Kushtoban, Marygold Studio Watch the films on YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT56ZwZbqiD4 Follow RealTimes Studio for the next PeerView. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Daniela Baldo, Studio Marco Piva: designing homes with neuroscientists

  7. Sep 26

    Marco Piva, Studio Marco Piva: Dubai is islands, not yet one city

    A RealTimes PeerView: Marco Piva, Co-Founder of Studio Marco Piva, in conversation with Alexander Morari, MRICS, CEO of Shelton Reed, at the IPS Congress 2026 in Dubai. His Milan practice calls itself an academy of sciences rather than an architectural firm, and in his words it brings together more than 17 nationalities. Dubai, he argues, is not yet one city but a set of areas that still read like islands. Italy, he says, is the worst place in the world to develop. StudioMarcoPiva.com Watch the film on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7SrMqgaDs5c Sponsored by Shelton Reed, a pan-European commercial real estate strategic advisory firm working principal to principal across land, development, financing and transaction mandates. SheltonReed.com 00:00 Introduction: Marco Piva, Studio Marco Piva 00:30 Self-introduction: design at every scale, and 17 nationalities in one Milan office 02:14 Dubai as islands still becoming one city 04:38 Dubai-ology, and the sandbox for architects 08:51 Italy, Rome, and the Venice hotel nobody could touch 12:51 Fifteen-minute cities and unknown neighbours 16:02 China and the ghost cities 17:39 Beauty by design: mixed use over zoning 20:06 Embodied energy and the Iceland recycling project Peer: Marco Piva, Co-Founder, Studio Marco Piva Peer (series sponsor): Alexander Morari, MRICS, CEO, Shelton Reed RealTimes PeerViews are executive-to-executive conversations produced by RealTimes (RealTimes.co), a European commercial real estate media platform. Series 1 is sponsored by Shelton Reed (SheltonReed.com). With thanks to AIM Congress and the UAE Ministry of Foreign Trade for kindly providing the space for the RealTimes PeerViews. Contact: Studio@RealTimes.co More RealTimes PeerViews from IPS Congress 2026, Dubai: Amit Puri, BCD Global Marwan Houri, AE7 Jean-Paul Sacy, Wand AI Daniela Baldo, Studio Marco Piva Walid Kushtoban, Marygold Studio Watch the films on YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT56ZwZbqiD4 Follow RealTimes Studio for the next PeerView. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Marco Piva, Studio Marco Piva: Dubai is islands, not yet one city

  8. Sep 24

    Tom Walker, Schroders: listed real estate's strength sits in America

    A RealTimes PeerView: Tom Walker, Co-Head of Global Listed Real Estate at Schroders, in conversation with Alexander Morari, MRICS, CEO of Shelton Reed, at PropTech Connect Europe 2026 in London. Walker invests in publicly listed real estate securities rather than operating buildings, which gives him a read on where capital is actually rewarded. He is blunt about it: the strength in public real estate markets is in the US, Asia comes second, and Europe is lagging. He names data centers, senior housing and retail as the three sectors generating the strongest earnings this year, argues prime assets are not overvalued because they can still grow rents faster than the cost of debt is rising, and explains why he wants data centers in cities rather than in the middle of nowhere. schroders.com Watch the film on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZLMKFcL7rm0 Sponsored by Shelton Reed, a pan-European commercial real estate strategic advisory firm working principal to principal across land, development, financing and transaction mandates. SheltonReed.com 00:00 Introduction: Tom Walker, Schroders 00:30 Where the strength is: US ahead, Europe lagging 01:06 Data centers, senior housing and retail 01:58 Flight to quality, and whether prime is overvalued 03:12 Growing earnings faster than the cost of debt 03:49 Do cheap Asian models threaten data center demand? 05:26 Why data centers belong in cities 07:00 What the PropTech floor changes, and for whom 08:09 Noise versus NOI, and the consolidation ahead Peer: Tom Walker, Co-Head of Global Listed Real Estate, Schroders Peer (series sponsor): Alexander Morari, MRICS, CEO, Shelton Reed RealTimes PeerViews are executive-to-executive conversations produced by RealTimes (RealTimes.co), a European commercial real estate media platform. Series 1 is sponsored by Shelton Reed (SheltonReed.com). Contact: Studio@RealTimes.co More RealTimes PeerViews from PropTech Connect Europe 2026, London: Thomas Kaechele, M&G Real Estate Watch the films on YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT56ZwZbqiD4 Follow RealTimes Studio for the next PeerView. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Tom Walker, Schroders: listed real estate's strength sits in America

  9. Sep 23

    Thomas Kaechele, M&G Real Estate: beds and sheds still win

    A RealTimes PeerView: Thomas Kaechele, Head of Germany and CEE at M&G Real Estate, in conversation with Alexander Morari, MRICS, CEO of Shelton Reed, at PropTech Connect Europe 2026 in London. Fourteen years into the role, Kaechele explains why beds and sheds still leads M&G's regional allocation, and why he stays prudent on data centers as a real estate asset class. M&G Real Estate is the real estate investment arm of M&G Investments, managing real estate debt and equity investments across the UK, Europe and Asia Pacific. MandG.com/realestate Watch the film on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NMt3ACkjwso Sponsored by Shelton Reed, a pan-European commercial real estate strategic advisory firm working principal to principal across land, development, financing and transaction mandates. SheltonReed.com 00:00 Introduction: Thomas Kaechele, M&G Real Estate 00:44 Panel takeaways: AI and technology in real estate investment 02:16 Real estate turns operational, not just bricks and mortar 04:55 Portfolio allocation: beds and sheds lead M&G's strategy 07:33 The data center debate: a land bank game, not a real estate one 11:40 Career path: from engineering to fund management 13:01 Year end outlook and staying prudent through surprise 14:06 Sign off: looking ahead to Expo Real Peer: Thomas Kaechele, Head of Germany and CEE, M&G Real Estate Peer (series sponsor): Alexander Morari, MRICS, CEO, Shelton Reed RealTimes PeerViews are executive-to-executive conversations produced by RealTimes (RealTimes.co), a European commercial real estate media platform. Series 1 is sponsored by Shelton Reed (SheltonReed.com). Contact: Studio@RealTimes.co More RealTimes PeerViews from PropTech Connect Europe 2026, London: Tom Walker, Schroders Watch the films on YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT56ZwZbqiD4 Follow RealTimes Studio for the next PeerView. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Thomas Kaechele, M&G Real Estate: beds and sheds still win

  10. Sep 23

    Jean-Paul Sacy, Wand AI: making AI agents as accountable as humans

    A RealTimes PeerView: Jean-Paul Sacy, Global Head of Partnerships at Wand AI, in conversation with Alexander Morari, MRICS, CEO of Shelton Reed, at the IPS Congress 2026 in Dubai. Sacy explains why Wand AI is moving organizations from using AI as a tool to deploying agents that are as accountable and traceable as a human workforce, and why he expects nations, not only enterprises, to eventually need to register and control AI agents the same way. Watch the film on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NwuVcHkOMI8 Sponsored by Shelton Reed, a pan-European commercial real estate strategic advisory firm working principal to principal across land, development, financing and transaction mandates. SheltonReed.com Jean-Paul Sacy is Global Head of Partnerships at Wand AI, which builds infrastructure for organizations to run hybrid human-and-AI-agent workforces. Wand.ai 00:00 Introduction: Jean-Paul Sacy, Wand AI 00:30 Wand AI's operating system for deploying agents 01:29 From AI as a tool to accountable, traceable agents 04:16 Fortune 500s, nations, and taxing AI agents 06:25 Trust, company boards, and the two extremes of AI adoption 10:15 The OS stack: compute, LLM, agents, workforce 12:44 Why the battle has moved past the LLM 15:19 Hyperscalers, sovereign clouds, and private clouds 16:11 Sign off Peer: Jean-Paul Sacy, Global Head of Partnerships, Wand AI Peer (series sponsor): Alexander Morari, MRICS, CEO, Shelton Reed RealTimes PeerViews are executive-to-executive conversations produced by RealTimes (RealTimes.co), a European commercial real estate media platform. Series 1 is sponsored by Shelton Reed (SheltonReed.com). With thanks to AIM Congress and the UAE Ministry of Foreign Trade for kindly providing the space for the RealTimes PeerViews. Contact: Studio@RealTimes.co More RealTimes PeerViews from IPS Congress 2026, Dubai: Amit Puri, BCD Global Marwan Houri, AE7 Marco Piva, Studio Marco Piva Daniela Baldo, Studio Marco Piva Walid Kushtoban, Marygold Studio Watch the films on YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT56ZwZbqiD4 Follow RealTimes Studio for the next PeerView. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Jean-Paul Sacy, Wand AI: making AI agents as accountable as humans

  11. Sep 23

    Marwan Houri, AE7: your client's success is their client's success

    A RealTimes PeerView: Marwan Houri, Vice President, Business Development & Strategy at AE7, in conversation with Alexander Morari, MRICS, CEO of Shelton Reed, at the IPS Congress 2026 in Dubai. AE7 is a multi-disciplinary architecture, planning and engineering design firm with offices in North America, the Middle East and Europe. Houri explains why AE7's projects, from Mohammed Bin Rashid City to the Azizi Tower, which he describes as the world's second-tallest tower at 725 metres and 131 floors, keep the same clients returning, and why he treats the end user, not only the developer, as the firm's ultimate client. AE7.com Watch the film on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dRcNo1IAQsk Sponsored by Shelton Reed, a pan-European commercial real estate strategic advisory firm working principal to principal across land, development, financing and transaction mandates. SheltonReed.com 00:00 Introduction: Marwan Houri, AE7 00:30 From architecture to AE7: Mohammed Bin Rashid City, Dubai Canal, Azizi Tower 02:15 Reputation: designing projects that actually get built 04:01 Understanding each client's real priorities 05:41 Client key success indicators, not just KPIs 06:39 Thinking like your client's own team 07:24 Business empathy: the end user is the ultimate client 08:38 Sign off: success is your client's client's success Peer: Marwan Houri, Vice President, Business Development & Strategy, AE7 Peer (series sponsor): Alexander Morari, MRICS, CEO, Shelton Reed RealTimes PeerViews are executive-to-executive conversations produced by RealTimes (RealTimes.co), a European commercial real estate media platform. Series 1 is sponsored by Shelton Reed (SheltonReed.com). With thanks to AIM Congress and the UAE Ministry of Foreign Trade for kindly providing the space for the RealTimes PeerViews. Contact: Studio@RealTimes.co More RealTimes PeerViews from IPS Congress 2026, Dubai: Amit Puri, BCD Global Jean-Paul Sacy, Wand AI Marco Piva, Studio Marco Piva Daniela Baldo, Studio Marco Piva Walid Kushtoban, Marygold Studio Watch the films on YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT56ZwZbqiD4 Follow RealTimes Studio for the next PeerView. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Marwan Houri, AE7: your client's success is their client's success

  12. Sep 23

    Amit Puri, BCD Global: Dubai's market sits under 2 million dirhams

    A RealTimes PeerView: Amit Puri, CEO of BCD Global, in conversation with Alexander Morari, MRICS, CEO of Shelton Reed, at the IPS Congress 2026 in Dubai. BCD, short for Bhandari Construction and Development, was founded in India in 1952 and spent seven decades as a contractor, delivering roughly 160 million square feet across seven markets, before it began developing on its own account. Puri explains why the company builds for end users in the sub two million dirham band, where he says 62 percent of last year's Dubai sales landed, and why it grows without external debt. Carpe Diem, the principle he carries as a tattoo, is engraved into his modus operandi, and it shows in how BCD Global moves. TheBCDGlobal.com Watch the film on YouTube: https://youtu.be/aemYohkteng Sponsored by Shelton Reed, a pan-European commercial real estate strategic advisory firm working principal to principal across land, development, financing and transaction mandates. SheltonReed.com 00:00 Introduction: Amit Puri, BCD Global 00:36 From 1952 Indian contractor to Dubai developer 02:21 The sub two million dirham end user segment 03:22 Why Dubai: published land prices and transparency 04:55 Growing without external debt 07:31 Contractor turned developer, and what the legacy changes 10:30 What London can learn from Dubai 14:17 Cities that treat real estate as a vitamin 19:11 Architect or spreadsheet: where a decision starts 22:05 Sign off Peer: Amit Puri, CEO, BCD Global Peer (series sponsor): Alexander Morari, MRICS, CEO, Shelton Reed RealTimes PeerViews are executive-to-executive conversations produced by RealTimes (RealTimes.co), a European commercial real estate media platform. Series 1 is sponsored by Shelton Reed (SheltonReed.com). With thanks to AIM Congress and the UAE Ministry of Foreign Trade for kindly providing the space for the RealTimes PeerViews. Contact: Studio@RealTimes.co More RealTimes PeerViews from IPS Congress 2026, Dubai: Marwan Houri, AE7 Jean-Paul Sacy, Wand AI Marco Piva, Studio Marco Piva Daniela Baldo, Studio Marco Piva Walid Kushtoban, Marygold Studio Watch the films on YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT56ZwZbqiD4 Follow RealTimes Studio for the next PeerView. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Amit Puri, BCD Global: Dubai's market sits under 2 million dirhams
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RealTimes PeerViews: executive-to-executive conversations with the investors, developers, architects, lenders and operators shaping commercial real estate, recorded on location from PropTech Connect in London to the IPS Congress in Dubai. Produced by RealTimes. Series 1 is sponsored by Shelton Reed. Every PeerView is also a film on the RealTimes YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@realtimes_media More at RealTimes.co Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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