Emerging Trends in Real Estate® is an annual series of trends and forecast publications that reflect the views of leading real estate executives in three global regions—the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region. Undertaken jointly by PwC and the Urban Land Institute, Emerging Trends in Real Estate® provides an outlook on real estate investment and development trends, real estate finance and capital markets, property sectors, metropolitan areas, and other real estate issues. This special lunch program features a panel of prominent experts in commercial real estate development who will share their perspectives and observations as the report relates to Houston and the broader market.

Professor Scott Sonenshein - Why organizational change usually fails – and what to do about it.

Most organizational change efforts fail. Join Rice Business Executive Education on November 6 at this exclusive, invite-only event where we’ll explore why they fail and how to develop a process to find success.

The invite-only workshop will help participants identify and provide solutions to three major obstacles to organizational change: resisting, executing, and embedding.

The invite only session will be followed by open networking and public keynote Leading Under Constraints: Turning Resourcefulness into Results. During times of uncertainty and resource constraints, it’s typical for leaders to panic and organizations to struggle. In this keynote, Scott will draw on his over two decades of research and his NY Times and WSJ best-selling books to explain how to leverage your biggest constraints to deliver your best performances. 

Emerging Trends in Real Estate® is an annual series of trends and forecast publications that reflect the views of leading real estate executives in three global regions—the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region. Undertaken jointly by PwC and the Urban Land Institute, Emerging Trends in Real Estate® provides an outlook on real estate investment and development trends, real estate finance and capital markets, property sectors, metropolitan areas, and other real estate issues. This special lunch program features a panel of prominent experts in commercial real estate development who will share their perspectives and observations as the report relates to Houston and the broader market.

Synthetic semiconductors are driving a new wave of innovation in energy and electronics, offering breakthroughs that extend far beyond traditional silicon-based technologies. In photovoltaics, they enable higher efficiency, lower cost, and scalable solutions that are critical for advancing clean energy adoption. At the same time, their unique tunability and functionality are unlocking opportunities in areas such as optoelectronics, sensing, and next-generation computing.

Bridging the gap from laboratory discovery to large-scale commercialization will be essential to fully realize their potential. Success will create opportunities not only for sustainable power generation but also for transformative applications across multiple industries.

Presented by LeVass Ventures, MetroNational & University of Washington Clean Energy Institute

Attendance is free, but registration is required.

Building Houston’s Investor Pipeline with VU’s Education + Apprenticeship Program. Presentation & AMA with  J. Skyler Fernandes, VU Co-Founder and General Partner of Venture University – Don’t Miss Out!