Nikki Greenberg - World-leading Futurist & Speaker

Nikki Greenberg
M.Comm, M.Arch, B.Arch (Hons)
Real Estate Futurist

Nikki Greenberg is world’s top real estate futurist and most sought-after industry trends presenter. Through her high energy keynotes she explores the convergence of real space and cyber space. She is determined to not only inspire her audiences on the possibilities of emerging technologies and innovative ways of thinking, but provide insights on ways to capitalize upon it. In short, Nikki directs companies on what to do today to deliver on the needs of tomorrow.

Nikki delivers public and private presentations to global audiences, ranging from board meetings to leading conferences with thousands of industry professionals in attendance. The Head of IBM’s Global Real Estate in Washington DC described Nikki as having “The perfect blend of charisma, levity and insight”, while TechCrunch’s Editor-in-Chief, Mike Butcher credited her keynote as “The best presentation of the day!”.

A true digital nomad with an international career that has spanned the US, Asia, Europe, Africa and Australia, she has held cross-functional leadership positions including Fortune 500 companies with a focus on innovation and design. In New York she lead the innovation efforts of the #1 private brokerage Brown Harris Stevens, for new luxury residential developments. In Australia, she designed and developed transformative mixed-use residential, retail and masterplan projects with Lendlease and Koichi Takada Architects.

Proudly servicing as both the current co-chair of the Urban Land Institute's New York Real Estate Technology and Innovation Council, and Global Ambassador of Women in PropTech, (which she also founded), Nikki leads the industry’s conversation on built world innovation. Nikki is an alumni of UNSW in Sydney, Australia where she attained Masters of International Business, Masters of Architecture, and Bachelors of Architecture with Honors.

Nikki has been the recipient of numerous industry awards and accolades including being recognised as a Top 25 CRE Innovator (2021), Top 100 Real Estate Executive (2020), and Finalist at MIPIM Global PropTech Awards (2019). Her past clients include CBRE Global Investment Partners, AEW Capital Management, Dexus, Silverstein, JDS, VTS, and Lendlease, amongst others. She has been a featured speaker for the real estate industry’s leading groups and conferences including ULI, RICS, FIABCI, CREW, Nareit, CoreNet, MIPIM, RecoTech, National Association of Realtors, and more.

Nikki speaks passionately on topics of innovation, disruption, IoT, sustainability, design thinking, future workplace, robots, cities, architecture and the built environment.

It is little wonder that Nikki’s one of the most sought after speakers of this age.

Keynote Topics

Your audience will come away knowing what they need to do today to make their organization future-ready.

Included below are Nikki’s most requested topics, which can be tailored to your event’s audience.

The Future-ready Organization

The Anyplace Workplace

Original tips and insights on how to make workplaces productive, preferable and profitable in the age of flexible working.

Understand why putting a changed person in an unchanged environment inevitably back-fires - and how to reverse the trend.
Learn a Human-centered approach to creating a high performance workplace culture that will serve your organization well into the future.
Receive tips on how to successfully embed innovation and flexibility into decision-making to get break-through results.

This talk is for leaders and people managers from organizations obsessed with creating a highly-motivated culture that leads to strong performance.

Delivery: In-person or virtual keynote.

The Future City

What Buildings Will Be Like When Robots Take Over

A tongue-in-cheek exploration into the impact of emerging technologies on cities and buildings into the future.

Hear about cutting-edge technologies, and understand the disruptive impact that they will have in the future, and already having today.
Learn how to make the argument for why your organization cannot stand still in this ever-changing environment, leveraging Nikki’s insights from leading the technology strategy of a $17 Billion global real estate portfolio through its’ digital transformation.
Understand the steps that you can take today to be prepared for tomorrow’s increasingly tech-enabled future.

This topic is for real estate audiences with an interest in the convergence of physical space and cyber space, and how the design of future-places impacts on the inhabitants of generations to come.

Delivery: In-person or virtual keynote.

The Future Decision Makers

Gen-Z and the 2030 Opportunity

What organizations must do today to capture the attention of the world’s largest population group, digital native Gen-Z.

Nikki will deliver global insights on the role that emerging technologies play in our digital future, and provide guidance on how to differentiate between passing fads vs true disruptors.
By understanding what matters to Gen-Z, Nikki translates trend data into actionable tips on how to design products and marketing campaigns that will appeal to the iGeneration.
As a millennial, hear from Nikki on what she believes Gen-Z has learnt from the hard lessons of her generation, and understand the actions that you should take today to get into the Gen-Z mindset.

This talk is for everyone across organizations looking to build loyalty with Gen-Z, who encompass both their future customer, and future workforce.

Delivery: In-person or virtual keynote.

The Future-focussed Leader

If You Can Imagine It, You Can Create It

How to use Design Thinking to solve big problems and get break-through results.

1. Be challenged to design future-focussed strategies that embrace emerging technologies.

2. Leaders will learn how to translate their vision into a tangible reality, leveraging Nikki’s lived-examples as an architect on transformative, city-shaping projects.

3. Nikki will guide leaders on how to capitalize on the opportunities created during downturns, leveraging her expertise in future-focussed strategic planning.

4. Gain tips on how to design organization strategies today, to meet the needs of tomorrow.

This talk is for leaders and change-makers, looking to lead with a long-term focus in the digital age.

Delivery: In-person or virtual keynote, or in an intimate interactive session for company executives.

Testimonials

Clients

What Nikki said resonated throughout the rest of the [executive board] meeting.  More than once, our asset/portfolio managers said “as Nikki referenced earlier”.  It was really a perfect fit for us.  MB, AEW Capital Management (New York)

Nikki was so amazing and [we] are receiving rave reviews from the event attendees. DV, President, CREW (San Antonio)

I believe the audience had their eyebrows raised a few times and the leaders starting to think about generation Z more seriously. I hope that we get a chance to have [her] onboard again in another setting, great way for everyone to get up to speed on the trends out there.  JN, CBRE Global Investors 2021 (London)

The perfect blend of charisma, levity and insight  CS, Global Real Estate, IBM (Washington DC)

They thought the topic was on point for what we’re all going through as we transition back to work. The [audience] felt engaged and were not bored with anything. It was great -really great!!  JS, Director of Major Events, CREW (San Antonio)

The feedback on her session has been amazing. A lot of different people have contacted me to tell me how much they enjoyed it, but also have already been suggesting things we need to start doing as a business (or doing better) because of what she highlighted and discussed.  AB, CEO, Frasers (Sydney, Australia)

I’m so thankful that we engaged Nikki Greenberg. It was such a great way to segway to talk about our organization’s future vision  MCB, Vice Chair, Appraisers Foundation (Washington DC)

It was a great one to close out on. Sometimes we are so busy thinking about the problems of today that it's great to be challenged to look ahead.   Director of Major Events, National Association of Realtors (San Antonio)

Nikki’s topic ‘The 2030 Opportunity’ enabled us to all think about what’s coming next, highlighting mega trends that will shape the future of our industry. [We had] an outstanding turnout and insightful event, thanks so much Nikki!   Opteon (Sydney, Australia)

Attendees:

I listened to her presentation to the Appraisal Foundation. Very interesting! Was taking notes as fast as I could. I love her futuristic vision of our world moving forward, could not agree more.
SR, Chief Appraiser, Freddie Mac (Washington DC)

Very insightful!  RM, CEO, The Canadian National Association of Real Estate Appraisers (Toronto)

I came away feeling inspired and rejuvenated!   CM (Dallas)

The power of Nikki's message simply cannot be ignored   MW, Managing Director, JLL (New York)

Such an amazing topic, full of opportunity!!   JR

Her perspective on how behind the RE still is, made me laugh... So true!   JS

The way she presented information really hit home   Anon.

Just wow - got my brain buzzing thinking outside of the box. Just brilliant   Anon.

I was furiously taking notes. My best presentation of the entire thing. I'm a fan!   Anon.

Press:

Extremely engaging, fascinating stuff   Max Gross, Editor-in-Chief, Commercial Observer (New York)

Best presentation of the day!   Mike Butcher, Editor-at-Large, TechCrunch (London)