Josh Panknin

Director of Real Estate AI Research & Innovation · Columbia University · company speakers →

Josh is currently a member of the Center for Artificial Intelligence in Business Analytics and Financial Technology where he serves as the Director of Real Estate Artificial Intelligence Research & Innovation in the School of Engineering at Columbia University. He joined Columbia in 2016 to focus on bridging the gap between advanced technologies like AI and machine learning with real estate. Prior to academia, Josh spent 12 years in various roles in real estate. He was Head of Credit Modeling and Analytics at Deutsche Bank’s secondary CMBS trading desk, where he helped develop and implement automated models for CMBS loan and bond valuation. He also worked at the Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group and in various other roles in research, acquisitions, and redevelopment. Josh has master’s degree from NYU and San Diego State University.

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Speaking history

MIPIM: The World's Property Market

15 March 2027 Cannes, France “Digital Real Estate Innovations - Lecture II: AI in Real Estate Investment: What’s Being Used, What’s Possible, and What’s Next?”

MIPIM

9 March 2026 Cannes, France “Digital Real Estate Innovations - Lecture I: Understanding AI (For Real!): How It Actually Works and Why It Matters”

MIPIM Middle East

20 October 2026 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia “Digital Real Estate Innovations - Lecture II: AI in Real Estate Investment: What’s Being Used, What’s Possible, and What’s Next?”

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