LAS VEGAS-The future was very much on stage at opening sessions of the SIOR Spring World Conference here. And although the words came in two different sessions, the message was the same: The Future Is Closer Than You Think.
Futurist Jack Uldrich warned attendees at the opening keynote session that technology is “exploding exponentially and those business leaders who turn away from that fact are doomed for obsolescence. And yes, that means commercial real estate pros too."
Consider, he said, such current innovations as Google Glass, which will allow you to communicate with colleagues and clients, or 3D printing, which will push manufacturing from overseas to local markets. “GE predicts that by 2017, it will be printing aircraft parts,” he said.
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John Salustri
John Salustri has covered the commercial real estate industry for nearly 25 years. He was the founding editor of GlobeSt.com, and is a four-time recipient of the Excellence in Journalism award from the National Association of Real Estate Editors.
