Ivo Blohm
Prof. Dr. Ivo Blohm is Associate Professor of Information Systems and Business Analytics and Director at the Institute of Information Systems at the University of St.Gallen (HSG). At HSG, he teaches courses in business analytics, data science, and AI. In the field of executive education, he is responsible for the CAS Big Data & AI for Managers certificate program. Ivo Blohm investigates how companies can use data from digital platforms to improve their decision-making, innovation, and work processes. He is also the co-founder of two start-ups. His work has been published in numerous leading scientific journals (including Information Systems Research and Harvard Business Review).
Roland Füss
Prof. Dr. Roland Füss is a full professor of real estate finance at the University of St. Gallen and a member of the executive board of the Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance (SBF-HSG) at the School of Finance. He is also a research fellow at the Center for Real Estate and Environmental Economics, NTNU Business School, Trondheim, Norway, and a Weimer School Fellow at the Homer Hoyt Institute in North Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Roland Füss is a member of the editorial board of several academic journals. His research focuses on real estate finance and economics, machine learning, sustainable real estate, real estate asset pricing, risk management, and applied econometrics of financial markets.
Christian Kraft
Christian Kraft, Dr. rer. soc., Prof. (FH), heads the Real Estate Competence Center at the IFZ of the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. Together with his team, he supports the real estate industry with practice-oriented research and development projects. As a lecturer in training and continuing education programs, he promotes the next generation of real estate professionals. His professional focus is on direct sustainable real estate investments, project development, construction, and real estate business models, and data-driven strategy development. He studied and earned his doctorate at the Universities of Konstanz and Limerick and has over 17 years of experience in analytical, consulting, and management positions in the Swiss real estate industry.
Martin Meier
Martin A. Meier, Dipl. Arch. ETH, EMBA HSG, founded the company Raumgleiter after completing his architecture studies at ETH Zurich. There, Martin worked intensively on all aspects of 3D technologies in the real estate sector: from visualizations, VDC and BIM models to 3D photogrammetry and AI-generated images to digital architecture competitions. Martin is now a partner at ZSB Architekten AG, an architectural firm that specializes in large industrial buildings in addition to residential construction.
Monika Szumilo
Dr. Monika Szumilo is a Physics Lecturer at University College London and the University of St. Gallen, and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, with a passion for teaching practical AI and advancing Machine Learning algorithms. She has been teaching practical AI and developing Machine Learning algorithms for research at Imperial College London and UCL since 2020. Monika's educational background includes completing her MPhil and PhD at the University of Cambridge. She has also taught at institutions such as Imperial College London and City University of London. Through her diverse teaching experiences, Monika has successfully delivered complex concepts in Data Science, programming, and mathematics to both undergraduate and postgraduate students. Her expertise spans a wide array of disciplines, encompassing Physics, Astronomy, Aerospace Engineering, and Business and Management.
Nikodem Szumilo
Dr. Nikodem Szumilo is an Associate Professor at UCL (University College London) and the Director of the Bartlett Real Estate Institute, housed within the world's top-ranked faculty of the built environment, according to QS 2023. He is also a Lecturer at the University of St Gallen. Nikodem previously worked at the London School of Economics after completing his PhD at Cambridge University. He also holds the position of academic visitor at the Bank of England and serves as a Research Affiliate at the UCL Centre for Finance. In addition to being published in leading academic outlets, his work has been featured in leading non-academic outlets such as the Financial Times, Harvard Business Review, World Economic Forum - Strategic Intelligence, the Guardian, Bloomberg Businessweek or IPE Magazine.
Alois Weigand
Dr. Alois Weigand is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of St. Gallen and was a visiting faculty member at Singapore Management University. He was also a doctoral research fellow at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. His research focuses on real estate finance, real estate economics, and infrastructure investments. His work has been published in the Journal of Financial Markets and Portfolio Management, Land, Transportation Research Part A, Real Estate Economics, and several other journals. Alois Weigand received his doctorate from the University of St. Gallen, where he also earned a master's degree in banking and finance.
Thomas Wiegelmann
Dr. Thomas Wiegelmann has over 25 years of experience in real estate across investment & asset management, consultancy, and corporate finance. In 2009, he co-founded BLUE Asset Management, a real estate investment boutique with two partners which grew to over EUR 1.2 bln in AuM by end of 2018. In Q1 2019, Schroders Group acquired BLUE as part of its strategy to strengthen its private assets capabilities. Following the acquisition, Thomas continued as Managing Director at Schroders until year-end 2024. Thomas holds an Honorary Professorship at UCL’s Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment, where he connects industry practice with academic insight. He is also a lecturer at the University of St. Gallen. He is an alumnus of Harvard Business School, having graduated from the Owner/President Management Program (OPM). He sits on the Harvard Real Estate Alumni Board.