Future PropTech Summit 2025 Positions Dubai as Global PropTech Hub, Uniting 1,000+ Leaders
By Urwa A. Beigh • Thu Oct 16 2025
Future PropTech Summit 2025 Positions Dubai as Global PropTech Hub, Uniting 1,000+ Leaders
Dubai, UAE – October 16, 2025 – The Future PropTech Summit 2025, held October 14-15 at Mövenpick Grand Al Bustan, drew over 1,000 industry pioneers, startups, and investors, cementing Dubai’s role as a PropTech powerhouse. Themed “Shaping the Future of Real Estate Technology.”
Visionary Launch and Key Insights
Inaugurated by Tariq Al-Suwaidi, Director of the New Economy Department at the Ministry of Economy & Tourism, UAE, and Dr. Mustafa Taherali Saasa, Chairman of Raj Group of Companies, the summit ignited with a call for collaborative innovation. Day One featured Tariq Al-Suwaidi, Mohammed Al-Sharif (Royal Commission for Riyadh City), and Richard Demichele (HCF Group) on tokenization’s 15–20% faster transactions. Mohamad Ibrahim Hoteit (Ras Al Khaimah Municipality) and Tim Shelton (RICS) explored smart cities, citing IoT’s 40% energy savings.
Panels, moderated by Neal Gemassmer (Yardi) and Clark Povey (Scintilla), featured Boris Segal (CBRE), Mayank Bhargava (Arada), Kubeir Khera (Propkee), Grigoriy Striukov (PRYSM), Qasim Asghar (PropQA), Riz Ahmed (SmartCrowd), Rony Dahan (Vesta), Matthieu Merchadou (Magma), and Dr. Carolina Rios (KARM), debating AI’s rapid ROI and blockchain’s regulatory hurdles. Sustainability took center stage with Scott W. Greenwald (Three Space Lab) and a panel led by Ravi Kumar Sapata (Proptechbuzz), starring Deepika Verma (Innovo Group), Sheikh Muhammad Noman (Pegasus), Yazan Alkhalidi (MERED), Sofia Fominova (Net0), and Farah Ghanem (Alpin).
Day Two saw Matthieu Merchadou advocate AI-blockchain hybrids, Omnia Alaa (Voom) showcase 300% engagement via 3D tools, and Sunder Jagannathan (PropVR) highlight VR/AR’s 50% reduction in site visits. Mohamed Moselhy (Honeywell), with UAE Ministry and RICS guests, bridged global-local ambitions.
Awards and Impact
Richard Demichele (HCF Group) received the “Digital Real Estate, Blockchain, Tokenization & Fractional Ownership Excellence Award” from Dr. Abdulla Al Kindi, UAE President of Emirates Pharmacy Association, for pioneering fractional investment platforms. Exhibitions featuring Skyloov Property Portal and investor pitches secured three-plus deals, with $5–10 million in funding pipelines.
Bilal Moti (Windmills Group) lauded “valuable insights” on X, with 85% of attendees eyeing 2026, fueled by a 15–20% investment surge forecast. Over 55 speakers, including Moataz Mosallam (Knight Frank MENA), Norhan Bayomi (Lamaar.AI), Dr. Damien Nouvel, Tim Popplewell (Scintilla), Zacky Sajjad (Cavendish Maxwell), Hubert Abt (Workcloud24), Alex Morari (PropertyTalents), Dr. Vitaly Berezka (PlanRadar), Jean-Pierre Poulin (1VALET), Ghadi Achkar (Airbnb), Kubeir Khera, Matt Myers (Heriot-Watt), Himanshu Kumar (Leadrat), and Ayush Puri (Anarock).
“PropTech is now,” Moti asserted. With tokenized assets poised for 30% market share by 2030, Dubai emerges as the “Silicon Valley of Real Estate,” urging ethical innovation and bold alliances.
At the Summit, the strategic commercial partnerships and significant deals came to fruition. Notably, PropTech innovators Dugasta and Vesta secured a $1 million strategic agreement to co-develop solutions for integrated real estate technology deployment, underscoring the summit’s role as a deal-making hub. In the electric mobility and infrastructure space, EVmerge - a DEWA-approved EV charging infrastructure developer and operator featured at the summit solidified a strategic partnership with Assets Global to advance charging point operator (CPO) capabilities across commercial and residential portfolios, aligning network expansion with built-environment digital transformation priorities. Together, these collaborations illustrate how Future PropTech events are catalysing tangible business outcomes between real estate, mobility and technology leaders, beyond thought leadership and networking into real investment and implementation.
Future PropTech Miami
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