11:30

Cityscape Intelligence Live Talks 2021: Opening remarks

11:35

Ask our experts! 2021’s snapshot of real estate’s top asset classes

A 15-mins lightening round snapshot of MENA region’s top asset classes

The nomadic experience: Implications of WFA on commercial real estate investments

• Does WFA provide investors with an opportunity to diversify their portfolios?
• Will WFA impact the labor law provisions and benefits?
• What influences an investors’ decision on the type of WFA investment they’re going to make, and what’s the ROI on those investments?
• What new trends can be expected to emerge out of this?
• Mobility and ease of flexibility?
  

Net Zero in less than a decade – How are real estate players preparing?

• With less than a decade to go, how are real estate players offsetting their carbon emissions and slowing climate change?
• What ESG provisions are in place and how are governments aiding corporations with this race?
• How are tools like AI and scientific data goals aiding corporations in reducing their carbon emissions?

Lunch Break - Meet, Greet, and Eat!

20-minute activity during lunch break

14:00

Data, Big Data, Bigger Data! Middle East’s growth in the Data Centre market

• What growth potential currently exists in UAE’s Data Center market?
•   What impact has the adoption of 5G had on data center popularity from an investment perspective?
•   How will this type of investment impact the race to net zero?
• Which AI technology and smart software are being incorporated to manage suchhuge amounts of data?

14:30

Real estate transparency: Is the transparency needle moving the MENA region? 

• With Dubai and AD on top of the list, what else can the UAE do to reassure investors

• How can global transparency improve and what impacts does it have on investors and developers?

• Does global transparency go hand-in-hand with sustainability?

15:00

The resilience of luxury property in the wake of uncertainty

• Why have luxury properties performed so well during the pandemic?
• Is it a form of safe investment for buyers and tenants?
• What features or flexibilities have enabled the market to remain resilient during uncertain periods?

15:30

The gigaproject game changer: A look inside KSA’s ambitious projects

1. Neom
2. Qiddiya
3. Amaala
4. The Red Sea Project  

• What impact will tourism have on the nation’s current economy?
• Wil oil-dependence really reduce with the curation of the gigaprojects?        
• What is the overall national sentiment around Saudi’s Vision 2030? Investor sentiment?
• Hesitations around language and cultural barriers?
  

16:00

Wellness session: Meditation hour

16:45

The 15-minute city: an urbanisation wonderland

• The ’15-minute city’: incorporating mobility, sustainability, and urban living
• Essential features would include the development of street-level infrastructure (walkways and cycleways), repurposing buildings, developing creative solutions to ensure sufficient public services are available, along with providing both open and shaded green spaces as permanent fixtures
• Incorporating mindfulness and happiness
• How does the 15-minute city incorporate a mixed-use development or “live-work-play” communities?

This session is powered by Cityscape’s dq.

17:15

Architecture case study: The new and improved Sharjah / Sharjah: A sustainable touristic experience

• How does the design and flexibility of the recent projects incorporate Sharjah’s culture and USP?      

• Which project was the most difficult to curate given Sharjah’s landscape and weather?       

• Many sustainability projects have emerged in recent years, what role does green design play?

• House of Wisdom, Buhais Geology Park, Khor Kalba Turtle Wildlife Sanctuary, Al Faya Lodge & Spa

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17.30

Workshop: Ergonomic home office for an ergonomic life