Altus Innovation Summit - Revaluing the future

At the 2025 Altus Innovation Summit in London, Jorge Blanco, Chief Strategy Officer at Altus Group, opened a panel by noting the turbulence and rapid change facing commercial real estate. From fiscal and monetary pressures to evolving risks, CRE is being reshaped - and technology, particularly AI, is at the center of that shift. This panel explored how AI promises faster insights, stronger decision-making, and new revenue opportunities, but only if the industry embraces cultural and operational change. Jorge Blanco, Katie Smith (LaSalle Investment Management), Emilio Portes Cruz (JLL), and Shubhra Srivastava (Altus Group) discussed the non-technical barriers that will decide whether AI becomes a lasting advantage or a missed opportunity.