LAS VEGAS-The future was very much on stage at opening sessionsof the SIOR Spring World Conference here. Andalthough the words came in two different sessions, the message wasthe same: The Future Is Closer Than You Think.
Futurist Jack Uldrich warned attendees at theopening keynote session that technology is “exploding exponentiallyand those business leaders who turn away from that fact are doomedfor obsolescence. And yes, that means commercial real estate prostoo."
Consider, he said, such current innovations as GoogleGlass, which will allow you to communicate with colleaguesand clients, or 3D printing, which will pushmanufacturing from overseas to local markets. “GE predicts that by2017, 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.
