The 3rd Realty+ Prop-Tech Summit & Awards 2021 on 28th January 2021 was a spectacular event with a mix of thought provoking discussions and a triumphant red carpet walk of award winners.The inspiring inaugural address by Dr. Annurag Batra, Chairman & Editor-In-Chief, BW BusinessWorld & exchange4media Group gave a positive start and energy to the proceedings of the day. While, the following special addresses by Sunil MK, Country Manager, AEC Segment, Autodesk India & SAARC set the tone for the tech topics of the day.The Prop-Tech Summit started with the session “Big Ideas: What will shape Prop-Tech In 2021” moderated by Sandeep Sethi, Managing Director, Corporate Solutions, West Asia – JLL India. The speakers were Nirupa Shankar, Director, Brigade Reap, Rohit Gera, Managing Director – Gera Developments Pvt. Ltd, Srinivas Khandavilli, Director, SMART Building Solution Architecture -Microsoft, Amitabh Satyam, Chairman- Smart Transformations, Govind Rai, Co-Founder, Insomniacs. The Panellist spoke about the foreseeable trends, the challenges and the opportunity that technology presents fro the real estate sector but also requires a behavioural change among all stakeholders.The next discussion on “Tech areas that will attract funding” was moderated by Harshan V.V, Assistant VP, AGNIi Mission, Invest India. Speakers were Ninad Karpe, Partner, 100X.VC, Vijay Kumar Arisetty, Co-Founder & CEO – MyGate, Gaurav Burman, VP & Country President – India – 75F APAC, Sumeet Sharma, Global Contracts Director, Workplace Services, Capgemini, PrudhviRam Kanakamedala, Managing Partner – KMV Spaces LLP. The discussion ranged from the tech areas that will see investors interest and the end users requirement to the avenues for funding and the how the tech companies need to focus on solving the problems of the sector. The insightful sessions were followed by the gala awards ceremony. The Award winners were:PropTech Architectural Firm of the Year-DSP Design AssociatesPropTech Young Leader of the Year - Pankaj Bansal, Director, M3M IndiaPropTech Innovative Solution of the YearSell.Do - Sell.Do IRISPropTech Real Estate Developer of the Year - KMV Spaces LLPPropTech Real Estate App of the Year- Gera Developments Private Limited -GeraWorld® AppPropTech Real Estate Developer of the Year- Gera Developments Private LimitedPropTech Best AI Platform- Square YardsPropTech ERP Solution of the Year – MyGatePropTech Start-Up of the Year- 75F Smart Innovations Ltd.- Firstsource SolutionsPropTech CRM Solution of the Year- Daemon Information Systems- DaeBuild CRM