IBREA - October Meetup

Event Details:
Thursday, October 3 – 7:00pm-9:00pm PT
Pepperdine University: West Los Angeles Graduate Campus
Howard Hughes Center
6100 Center Drive
Room 203
Los Angeles, CA 90045
*Event includes food, refreshments, and parking passes

Event Agenda:
7:00pm-7:20pm – Networking
7:20pm-7:30pm – Welcome and Introduction – Dr. Lene Martin, Blockchain at Pepperdine
7:30pm-8:00pm – Speaker Panel Session – Real Stories of The Real Estate Revolution
-Henry Elder, President, IBREA and Director, Wave Financial
-Piper Moretti, CEO, The Crypto Realty Group and Realtor,Compass
-John Kang, Co-founder and CEO, Reasi
-Dr. Lene Martin, Director, Blockchain at Pepperdine (moderator)
8:00pm-8:30pm – “Reasi” Product Demo – John Kang, CEO, Reasi
8:30pm-9:00pm – Open Discussion and Networking

The Real Estate Revolution – What does this mean and why should we care?
Real estate may be an indicator of a nation’s economy and state of humanity as housing, finances, and health are oftentimes interconnected and interdependent. Commercial real estate constitutes a significant portion of the world’s economic assets and transaction activity, and residential real estate is often the greatest source of wealth and savings for many families. However, real estate is inaccessible to many people, it offers poor liquidity for investors, and includes many intermediaries which equates to higher transaction costs. But there is hope through blockchain technology. Overall, blockchain presents an opportunity to reduce costs while enhancing transparency, minimizing human error, and increasing data accessibility. Real estate may indeed help to build a nation, but it is this technology that may help to guard against corruption, save tax funds, and simplify processes. Blockchain may ultimately unlock capital and provide more people with real access to real estate assets.

More About "Blockchain at Pepperdine" - As part of Pepperdine University's Waves of Innovation IV, "Blockchain at Pepperdine" is an interdisciplinary and inclusive initiative composed of academic and industry advisors to design blockchain studies and solutions toward advancing the education and innovation of distributed ledger technology (DLT). For more information, or to get involved, please visit the Blockchain at Pepperdine website, or contact Dr. Lene Martin, Director, Blockchain at Pepperdine at lene.martin@pepperdine.edu.

Catering provided for all guests!

PARKING: Parking is FREE at the Pepperdine structure. We will give you a parking pass before you leave.

Parking instructions:
From the north:
Go south on the San Diego Freeway (405) and exit at Howard Hughes Parkway. Turn right onto Howard Hughes Parkway and then right onto Park Terrace Drive. Enter the parking structure from Park Terrace Drive. The entrance to the building is through the courtyard located on the street level.
From the south:
Go north on the San Diego Freeway (405) and exit at Howard Hughes Parkway. Turn onto Howard Hughes Parkway and then right onto Park Terrace Drive. Enter the parking structure from Park Terrace Drive. The entrance to the building is through the courtyard located on the street level

Bring your business cards! It makes no difference if you're a blockchain pro or a beginner in search of more information. We're looking forward to seeing you there!