Credtech Knowledge Platform recently hosted a commercial real estate sector event which saw the esteemed presence of leaders including developers, occupiers, experts and policy makers at Pune. The theme of the event was ‘The Future of Workspaces – Vision 2030’.
“The Credtech platform brings together industry experts, interdisciplinary speakers and best practices across the globe, to drive change and the future of workspace. We are dedicated to cultivating a dynamic platform for convergence of ideas, content and expertise. After having organised successful conclaves in South India, we found Pune to be an exciting venue to take our journey forward,” said Sunanda Jaiprakash, Founder and MD, Credtech Knowledge Platform.
Due to positive factors such as location, the presence of industrial and educational institutions, and overall quality of life, Pune has been seen as a long-term growth story. In 2023, the Pune commercial real estate market reported a gross absorption of approximately 6.4 million square feet (msf), comparable to Mumbai’s absorption. Credtech and CIRIL released a whitepaper titled ‘An overview of Pune’s buoyant CRE market.’
Credtech’s Pune Chapter was graced by Sharavan Hardikar, IAS, MD, Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation as Chief Guest. In his address, Hardikar said “Pune has huge growth potential for three distinct reasons. Firstly, it has a pleasant climate for most of the year. Secondly, it has abundant water resources. Finally, it has a great pool of talent that can be readily employed across industries. With public transport and infrastructure improving alongside favourable government policies, we have more reason to be optimistic.”
A distinguished panel of CXOs comprising Shrinivas Rao, CEO, Vestian; Jay Jaydeep Wakankar, Country Leader Management and Finance, Veradigm; Vivek Rachh, Director – Corporate Solutions, Panchshil Realty and Vithal Suryavanshi, Partner, Kotak Real Estate Fund addressed the questions asked by the audience during the event.
Durgesh Srivastava, Head – Tenant Advisory Group, C&W, Pune Area; Shailendra Potdar, Operations Professional – Facility, Property, Mall Management, K Raheja Corp; Neha Deosthale, Senior Director – Facilities and Admin ,Principal Global Services; Leena Kurup – Head of Facilities Management, Globant; Pallav Agrawal, Vice President – Revenue COWRKS; Santosh Laxman Budhe, Director – Facilities, Procurement & Travel (India), Expleo Solutions Limited, deliberated upon best practices for sustainable development – current scenario vs. future of commercial spaces.
The confluence of eco-consciousness, technology, design, experiences emerged as a major theme. Alongside, there was a realisation that developers, occupiers and service providers must work collaboratively to develop sustainable solutions.
Ranjit Gadgil, Programme Director, Parisar spoke about imperatives of air pollution, road safety and sustainable mobility. Over the past decade Parisar has successfully campaigned with Pune’s policy makers to adopt a comprehensive bicycle plan, a pedestrian policy and urban street design guidelines. Parisar has provided inputs to policies such as the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) and Parking Policy.
Pune is the first Credtech platform in 2024. Credtech has plans to roll out events of similar scale during the rest of the year:
• Bangalore: May 31, 2024
• Hyderabad: August 30, 2024
• Chennai: November 22, 2024
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