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Kurt Luedtke graduated from the University of Southern California in May 2014 with a B.S. in Business Administration and immediately relocated to Hong Kong and began working for the commodity trading firm Noble Group. He remained in Asia with Noble until May 2017 and then began a transition into real estate as a current graduate student in the University of San Diego's Masters in Real Estate program. Kurt is fascinated with real estate development, acquisition, value add and asset management in emerging economies and endeavors to continue his career on the international stage after graduation in May 2018.3 Articles

Taylor Stack is a graduate student in the University of San Diego’s Master in Real Estate program. Born and raised in San Diego, she received a Bachelor's in Management and Finance from San Diego State University. Her professional background is in grocery retail operations and expansion and she is currently interning for The Port of San Diego in the Real Estate Asset Management Department.3 Articles

Judge Ryan is a graduate student in the MSRE program at the University of San Diego. He received his B.A. from Brown University in 2014 studying Business, Entrepreneurship, and Organizations. He is excited to attend his first MIPIM conference with Dr. Norm Miller and colleagues from the MSRE program.3 Articles

Frank Karako is an MSRE Candidate at the University of San Diego School of Business.3 Articles
Benjamin J. Butler (www.benjaminjbutler.com) is a Futurist, Writer, and Catalyst, a resident of Hong Kong who is frequently on the road measuring the pulse of the global economy and society. He recently founded the Emerging Future Institute and writes for Dow Theory Letters, one of the oldest independent financial newsletters in the United States.3 Articles

Franco Faraudo has an MBA in entrepreneurship and has worked with companies on their branding and content strategy. He has worked in real estate as an agent, manager, and investor. He writes about the intersection between the physical and digital world and is a co-founder of Propmodo.3 Articles

Antony Slumbers has been a software development and technology strategist in commercial real estate since 1995. Now, he consults and works with real estate boards on Transformation, Technology and Innovation. A well-known speaker in property, he is a globally recognised expert on PropTech, and #SpaceAsAService. For more go to antonyslumbers.com or talk to him on Twitter @antonyslumbers3 Articles
