Dazzling Finale of Realty+ Co-Working Summit & Awards 2021

The 2nd Realty+ Co-Working Summit & Awards 2021 was a perfect blend of creative ideas, practical opinions and applauds & cheers for the achievements of the co-working sector.

BY Realty Plus
Published - Monday, 01 Feb, 2021

Dazzling Finale of Realty+ Co-Working Summit & Awards 2021

The 2nd Realty+ Co-Working Summit & Awards 2021 was a perfect blend of creative ideas, practical opinions and applauds & cheers for the achievements of the co-working sector. The inspiring & energetic special address by Dr. Annurag Batra, Chairman & Editor-In-Chief, BW BusinessWorld & exchange4media Group set the tone of positivity which was carried forward in the discussions that followed. The Panel deliberating on the topic of “Investor’s Paradise – Why Co-Working Was Hot Property Among Investors” was moderated by Ramita Arora, Managing Director, Bengaluru, Cushman & Wakefield and speakers were Amit Ramani, Founder and CEO, Awfis Space Solutions Pvt. Ltd; CA Sambhav Mehrotra, Co-Founder, StartUp Movers Pvt. Ltd; Paras Arora, Co-Founder & CEO, Qdesq; Gagan Randev, National Director, Capital Markets & Investment Services, Colliers International India; Yash Shah, Founder & CEO, The Address and Monika Misra, Founder, General Manager, iKeva. The panellists were of the view that the investors will be interested in the coworking players that can give quick ROI and tier 2 & 3 cities though present the new areas of growth still lack adequate Grade A office buildings availability. Next discussion titled “The Co-Working Challenge: Converging The Demand & Supply” was moderated by Sidharth Dhawan, Director - Agile Real Estate Lead, Asia Pacific CBRE with panel of speakers consisting of Ar. Parthajeet Sarma, Workplace Strategist, Founder Director, iDream; Kunal Walia, Founder and CEO, Simpliwork; Manas Mehrotra, Founder, 315 Work Avenue; Neetish Sarda, Founder, Smartworks; Rishi Das, Co-Founder & Chairman, IndiQube; Vishwas Mudagal, CEO & Co-Founder, GoodWorks Coworking Spaces. The experts identified the gaps between the occupier’s expectations and delivery by the coworking player. They emphasized that organizations should understand the science behind the coworking spaces and that hybrid way of working is the new normal. The insightful sessions were followed by the gala awards ceremony. The Award winners were: Co-Working Brand of Year – National- Simpliwork Offices Pvt. Ltd. Co-Working Leader of the Year – South- Simpliwork Offices Pvt. Ltd. Co-Working Technology of the Year- Smartworks Coworking Spaces Pvt. Ltd Co-Working Brand of Year – South- GoodWorks Spaces Private Limited Co-Working Space Design & Services of the Year- 315 Work Avenue By Nestavera Co-Working Space Design of the Year- The Address Co-Working Leader of the Year – West- Yash Shah, Founder & CEO, The Address Co-Working Leader of the Year - National - Awfis Space Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Co-Working Innovation of the Year- Qdesq