On May 10, 2018, Sajid Islam interviewed Shahzad Bhatti and below is the summary of the conversation. From Recession to Future Vision Shahzad Bhatti comes from a real estate background and worked in commercial real estate during the recession both in London and Dubai. Shahzad moved to Dubai nine years ago. Dubai was impacted significantly when the recession hit. With one client, Shahzad launched a business center but quickly learned that the business center model was becoming redundant. As…
Coworking has taken on a predominant role in commercial real estate (CRE). A panel at GCUC discussed how to take advantage of the financial resources available. The panel consisted of Michael Neiman, Co-head of Savills Coworking and Alternative Workplace Group, Lucia Diana, Global Real Estate at Verizon, Mandi Wedin, Senior Director at Washington Reit, Karen Ward, Head of U.S. Real Estate Investment Banking, and Frank Bistrian, CEO of Work Well Win. Transition From Leases It is important to differentiate and…
There were three themes at GCUC 2018. Liz Elam, GCUC Executive Producer and Founder of Link Coworking laid them out. Three Main Themes for GCUC 2018 Health is your most valuable asset. However, health is different from healthcare. In the United States, we often associate health with disease prevention. What we mean by health is that we need to be addressing wellness, both mental and environmental in our spaces. We currently have a loneliness epidemic circling the world. The…
The first speaker of the Unconference at CUAsia 2017 was Juliette Morgan, who spoke on the ‘sex of real estate.’ She is a partner in the London market for Cushman & Wakefield, where she runs their futures group and a property accelerator. Juliette began her talk with what she referred to as ‘35,000-foot money’ which is a global investment into real estate that is driving inequality in cities and forcing those who can’t afford to stay out of the cities.…
CAMP GCUC is a unique experience GCUC offers every year. It aims to give the new enthusiasts coming into the coworking sphere a one-day crash course covering four major areas of the business – finance, design, community, and technology. It has been a vital force behind the rise of many new creators in the past years. GCUC USA’17 CAMP started with Liz Elam – the Executive Producer of GCUC and Link Coworking – giving a brief idea about how coworking…
