--- title: The 2019 IREM Global Summit education sessions technology - Turning problems into innovation description: Discover how emerging technologies can solve real estate management challenges and enhance team performance at the 2019 IREM Global Summit. image: https://blog.irem.org/hubfs/global-summit-19.png --- [Skip to content](https://blog.irem.org/learning/publications-news/blog/irem-blogs/2019/07/the-2019-irem-global-summit-education-sessions-technology-turning-problems-into-innovation#main-content) ![IREM logo](https://blog.irem.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Primary%20IREM%20Logo.png?width=2251&height=676&name=Primary%20IREM%20Logo.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [irem.org](http://www.irem.org) [irem.org](http://www.irem.org) [All posts](https://blog.irem.org/all) July 18, 2019 # The 2019 IREM Global Summit education sessions technology - Turning problems into innovation ![Picture of IREM](https://blog.irem.org/hs-fs/hubfs/social-suggested-images/www.irem.orgimagesIREMfBLogo2019-3.jpg?width=50&name=www.irem.orgimagesIREMfBLogo2019-3.jpg) By  [IREM](https://blog.irem.org/author/irem)  ·  2 minute read Share [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://blog.irem.org/learning/publications-news/blog/irem-blogs/2019/07/the-2019-irem-global-summit-education-sessions-technology-turning-problems-into-innovation) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.irem.org/learning/publications-news/blog/irem-blogs/2019/07/the-2019-irem-global-summit-education-sessions-technology-turning-problems-into-innovation) [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://blog.irem.org/learning/publications-news/blog/irem-blogs/2019/07/the-2019-irem-global-summit-education-sessions-technology-turning-problems-into-innovation) Technology solves problems. That’s why we rely on it, and why it keeps evolving. Because we never run short of problems. IREM is offering two sessions, described below, at this year’s Global Summit to help real estate managers understand how new technologies can help them solve problems they encounter today, and how these advances will impact their future. Technology solves problems. That’s why we rely on it, and why it keeps evolving. Because we never run short of problems. IREM is offering two sessions, described below, at this year’s Global Summit to help real estate managers understand how new technologies can help them solve problems they encounter today, and how these advances will impact their future. ### Automation and its Effects on Real Estate How has technology impacted our lives? And how will it affect our lives in the future? Those are two big questions we’d all like to answer. This session aims to deliver an understanding of an industry in the midst of immense change, and create a picture of what our new world will look like. Participants will learn to: - Identify current and future technology trends - Understand how technology has the potential to create efficiencies - Recognize how technology will impact real estate management ### Speaker: James Scott Keeping pace with emerging technologies can be a struggle for real estate managers. To stay on top of this landscape, IREM has established an Innovator-in-Residence role, filled by James Scott, lead researcher at the MIT Real Estate Innovation Lab (REIL). REIL merges MIT’s school of real estate with its technological capabilities to create an innovative real estate tech research platform. As Innovator-in-Residence at IREM, Scott’s goal is to identify innovations that can help real estate managers operate their buildings more efficiently, improve their properties’ competitive positioning and better serve tenants and clients. ### How to Maximize Employee Performance and Processes Technology has rapidly changed the experiences your clients and employees expect, providing new opportunities to engage and boost your team's performance. Yet your team can be the biggest obstacle to elevating these experiences. Discover the strategies real estate management businesses leverage to maximize team performance for maximum results. - Find out what technologies real estate managers use to attract and engage employees - Understand how you can leverage technology to optimize employee performance - Gain a deeper understanding of how your peers overcome employee-related challenges with technology ### Speaker: Stacy Holden Stacy Holden has over 20 years of experience in the real estate and property management industry. Currently serving as project director at AppFolio, a leading provider of cloud-based business software solutions in the real estate market, Holden’s an expert on how to leverage technology to solve business challenges. 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