GENERAL SESSION: The Intelligent CRE Enterprise – Today's Impact, Tomorrow’s Potential
This session explores how AI and emerging technologies are transforming Commercial Real Estate today and what’s ahead. Panelists discuss real use cases where organizations are using AI to accelerate collateral assessment, insurance modeling, market analysis, and operational efficiency. These experts also explain emerging capabilities, including dynamic asset optimization and agent‑based workflow automation, becoming increasingly prevalent in the years ahead. The session concludes with practical roadmap guidance to help your shop identify high‑value opportunities, strengthen data foundations, and build a responsible, scalable approach to AI adoption.
Speakers
Moderator
Brian Hunt serves as Senior Director, Lender Integration and Emerging Technologies at Fannie Mae. With over 30 years of experience, Brian has held leadership positions in Technology, Asset Management, Data Management and Operations. Current priorities include driving end-to-end alignment between business needs and emerging technologies and leading cross-functional teams to modernize and enhance technology platform capabilities. Prior to joining Fannie Mae, Brian was responsible for developing a suite of products that supported due diligence and advisory services for large multifamily portfolio note sales.
Speakers
Alvin Huang is a Principal Financial Services Specialist for Worldwide Business Development at Amazon Web Services with a focus on Generative AI and Machine Learning. He has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, and prior to joining AWS, he was an Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. where he managed the North America and Latin America market surveillance teams and led the development of global trade surveillance.
Rich Marion is currently a Senior Vice President and Chief Asset Manager for M&T Realty Capital Corporation (“M&T RCC”), which includes oversight of the asset management team and all operations and management of the RCC servicing portfolio consisting of 1,700 loans and $36 billion in assets. Rich has over 30 years of experience in asset management, servicing, special servicing, and portfolio & risk management. Prior to joining M&T Rich was a SVP on the Agency Finance Asset Management team at Capital One and held senior positions at Newmark, formerly Berkeley Point Capital/Berkshire Mortgage, and MNC Mortgage Corporation. Rich assisted in developing and currently teaches the MBA Multifamily Property Inspection Workshop and earned the CCMS designation from the MBA in 2014.
Ram Walia serves as Managing Director of Solutions Delivery at Arbor Realty Trust, where he leads software development, product management, and AI innovation across the organization. With over 25 years of experience, Mr. Walia has built a career defined by consistent growth and expanding leadership responsibility. He has managed multi-million-dollar technology portfolios, led global engineering teams, and delivered complex platforms for leading multinational organizations. A pragmatic and measured leader, Mr. Walia brings together strategic vision and deep technical expertise to deliver practical, business-driven solutions that create measurable value.
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