Noah Shlaes, 2015 chair of The Counselors of Real Estate headquartered in Chicago, will represent the organization as he delivers the keynote address at the Real Estate and Development (RED) Forum in Athens, Greece Oct. 13.
The RED Forum draws real estate executives from various countries to discuss market news and trends in real estate. Shlaes is the current senior managing director of Global Corporate Services at Newmark Grubb Knight Frank in Chicago. A real estate technology expert, he will speak about the effect of technology on corporate real estate decision making – including location selection, portfolio balancing, decision timing and technology’s role in productivity and profit.
Shlaes advises multinational corporations about market efficiencies and is widely published on technology topics. In his 25 years in real estate, he has advised international banks, utilities, manufacturing companies, railroads, universities and state governments.