No Prize for Second Place. Real Estate in Race Conditions.
CREtech New York 2026
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41m
Technology is collapsing the diligence, title and legal work that has always governed the pace of a real estate transaction. AI is accelerating that shift, making speed to certainty a competitive differentiator and giving the parties able to move fastest an advantage in winning the asset. This panel explores what that means in practice: how technology is changing the pace of deals, where competitive advantage will come from, and what real estate teams need to do differently.
Presented by Orbital
Moderator
Dr. Devon Singh, Director of Product Design & Research, First American
Panelists
Lauren Hirt, Head Legal Solutions Architect, Orbital
Daniel Correa, Growth Principal, JLL Spark
Joshua N. Rudin, Member and Co-Chair, Digital Infrastructure Practice, Mintz
Peter E. Scherer, Counsel, Real Estate Investments & Transactions, Ropes & Gray
Recorded live on the Main Stage at CREtech New York 2026, Day 2, Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
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