Graeme Lambert has been Head of Property Finance at Canada Life for 14 years, overseeing the implementation of a general ledger on the property system and the development and implementation of a commercial mortgage module to support the organization’s growing commercial load book. During his tenure there, real estate holdings have increased from £700m to £1.8bn and loan book from £120m to £2bn. Lambert is a graduate of Edinburgh University where he studied accountancy and mercantile law. He has held a range of senior accounting roles from Treasury Manager to Finance Director in a diverse range of industries from oil to insurance, including manufacturing and food.

Kim Maddox

Senior Director of Professional Services, Yardi Systems 

Hans Pedersen has more than 35 years of leadership experience in real estate technology, working with commercial property managers and investors alike. He has served in product management, business development and implementation leadership roles. Hans is currently a Senior Director of Professional Services for Yardi Systems, where he provides oversight and strategic direction for major software implementations. 

Hans previously led the effort to design and develop Yardi’s Commercial Management system, which now forms the core of Yardi’s Commercial Applications Suite. He was also closely involved in developing Yardi’s international functionality, while leading the launch of the company’s European operations in Amsterdam and London. Hans holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo.

As a technology vendor, Yardi Systems provide accounting, operational management, energy and marketing solutions for residential, commercial and investment management markets, on a global basis. Yardi’s more recent moves into energy management and market intelligence make the company increasingly invested in standards across the real estate sector.

Adele Pugliese

Vice President Data Governance, Bentall Kennedy

As Vice President for Data Governance at Bentall Kennedy, Adele leads the firm’s emerging program and infrastructure for data governance in all aspects of real estate investment management in Canada and the US, including any future expansions of the firm and the portfolio.  Adele brings extensive experience in data governance from the Financial Services industry and is applying the rigor and techniques that industry requires to real estate.  Her expertise includes data governance leadership, data management, and information technology strategy and implementation.  She has held managerial positions in major banks where she supervised large teams developing innovative solutions to applying data governance company-wide.  She has a strong track-record in leading cross-functional teams to address complex, strategic issues, as well as tactical operational changes to reduce costs while improve efficiencies on a large scale. 

Javed Roshan

Senior Vice President Digital and Technology, CBRE

As a Global Head of Architecture and Data Technologies at CBRE, Javed is responsible for building a robust and connected data platform, foster analytical innovation, and create data products for internal use as well as to service external clients. He is also responsible for establishing and managing a ‘connected architecture’ across global lines of businesses, and to transform the technology organization by adopting open source, cloud-based distributed technologies.

In his 20+ years of experience in various technology leadership positions, he has developed innovative enterprise solutions, highly scalable cloud-based systems, containerized & distributed micro-services with a focus on real-time processing of data at scale, product strategy & roadmap development, systems & application security, legacy systems transformation, and product integration.  Before joining CBRE, Javed held technical leadership roles at Capital One and Verizon.

Phil Wales

President & CEO, EBusiness Strategies

Phil Wales is President and CEO of EBUSINESS STRATEGIES, LLC. For more than 35 years Phil has advised some of the world’s largest private- and public-sector real estate organizations in the application of business best practices and enabling technology. His expertise centers on applying creative business solutions to manage enterprise real estate and workplace assets.

Working with Fortune 500 corporations and federal, state, and local government agencies, he is helping to change the way complex, capital‐intensive entities view and manage their operations in the face of constant change, shifting marketplace economies, and unpredictable constituent demands. Phil is a prolific generator of business thinking and publications on solution‐driven issues having spoken at major events and conferences and published more than 35 professional articles over the last fifteen years.

Phil is a member of the OSCRE Council of 100 and has participated in several OSCRE strategy sessions, such as where the Academy was addressed. If selected to the board, his focus will be the driving of OSCRE’s value into corporate real estate and reengaging this segment of real estate professionals who severely need the organization’s standards - both in operational processes and data management.

William Wingfield

Senior Consultant, R&K Solutions, Inc. 

With more than 30 years of experience leading public-sector operations and facilities management, William Wingfield now plays a key role at R&K Solutions, Inc. in the development and implementation of enterprise geospatial real property management software. He serves as a functional subject matter expert in the facilities management domain. William leads the adoption of standards, enhancement of business processes and production of business intelligence, enabling customers to improve performance through informed decision-making.

As OSCRE International’s CEO, Lisa drives strategy and executive level relationships into new territory for a member-based real estate standards organization. She brings over 20 years’ experience in the real estate industry in strategic planning, property management, real estate operations, compliance and advocacy, real estate brokerage and association management.    

Specialties: Key competencies include strategic leadership, managing change, entrepreneurship, strong P&L performance, business development, branding, relationship management, education program management, standards development, marketing and research, recruitment and retention, cross-functional team coordination, operations and process analysis, innovative strategic planning, effective communication skills, and grass roots advocacy.