A globally recognised visionary at the intersection of real estate, technology, and strategy, Nikki Greenberg holds a bachelors degree in Architecture, a Masters in Architecture, and a Masters in Commerce with a focus on international business.
A truly global citizen, Nikki’s career has spanned the US, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia, and has worked with leading organisations including Lendlease, Brown Harris Stevens, Greenland Australia, and Koichi Takada Architects.
With a global portfolio, Nikki brings informed, commercially grounded insights to real-world challenges, and is widely regarded as fluent in the language of business strategy, the language of the built form, and technology innovation.
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Nikki Greenberg – Media
From magazines to online press and podcasts, Nikki Greenberg is a trusted voice on future trends, leadership, sustainability, and architecture.
She has featured on a number of industry podcasts, including Risk in Context, NAIOP Podcast, Nareit’s REIT Report, CRE With CBCworldwide, The Jason de Sousa Show, Point of View With Gil Rosen, Speaking Business, the Proptech Podcast, REAL Time, UnderDog, and The PlaceOS Podcast.
She also hosts her own podcast – The Visionaries Podcast. An ultimate guide on how to turn bold ideas into reality, Nikki has interviewed visionary leaders such as Anna König Jerlmyr, Kyle Scott, Judy Baker and Tim Papandreou on building a content business, solving global poverty, retaining and engaging Gen-Z, digital fashion, inclusivity and innovation, and the future of workspaces.
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Nikki Greenberg – Awards
– Speaker of the Year in Future Trends and Technologies (2025)
– LinkedIn Top 10% Creator in USA (2024)
– CREI Top Influencer List (2023, 24, 25)
– Top Nine Most Influential Women in PropTech (2024)
– ULI Global Luminary (2022)
– Top 25 Most Influential Owners, Dealmakers, Creators, and Innovators List (2021)
– Best Mixed-Use Development by Property Council Australia (2016)
– Gold Award at ICSC Asia Pacific (2016)
– Five Star Award for High Rise Residential Architecture at Asia Pacific Property Awards (2016)
– City of Sydney Design Excellence Competition Winner (2012)
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Nikki Greenberg – Corporate work
Nikki has delivered keynote talks for organisations including American Public Works Association, Bank of America, Barings, Brookfield, CIO, Cityscape, Innovation Norway, MIPIM, NAR, Smart Cities Expo, and UN Habitat.
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Nikki Greenberg – Keynote Topics
Future of Work in the Age of AI: Human First, AI Next: Preparing Your Team For the Future, Today: Nikki leverages two decades of global leadership experience to demystify AI and reveal practical strategies for creating dynamic, inclusive workplaces where innovation thrives, collaboration flourishes, and teams are empowered to navigate change.
Key Outcomes
– Create an AI quick start guide
– Learn actionable steps to leverage AI immediately
– How to blend human expertise and AI tech
– Leverage generational strengths
– Design five year technology roadmap
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Future of the Built Environment: Today to 2050: Creating Places For the Future: Nikki delivers a light-hearted yet insightful keynote exploring how to shape future-ready places by blending technological advancements like AI and robotics with a huma touch, creating inclusive, resilience places that enriches lives.
Key Outcomes
– Understand future demand
– Gain insights into demographic shifts
– Tech trends and readiness
– Inspiring future places
– Actionable roadmap development
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Future of [Insert Industry]: Journey to 2030: How to Leverage the Next Five Years to Become Your Industry’s Most Admired and Forward-Thinking Company: Nikki equips audiences to proactively shape their organisation’s future by navigating key trends like AI, generational shifts, and workplace evolution, offering a forward-thinking framework to embrace change, harness emerging technologies, and drive success in the next five years.
Key Outcomes
– Practical insights you can implement today
– Understand how technology is transforming industries
– Overcome barriers to change
– Be a truly visionary leader
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The Future Project: In a Time of Disruption, Optimism is a Strategy: Drawing on 20 years of global leadership experience, Nikki leads audiences through a series of thought-provoking exercises that reveal the long-term consequences of their current trajectory, exploring the impact of even one intentional change and helping to unlock bold possibilities.
Key Outcomes
– 3 futures framework
– Future opportunities scenarios
– Build actionable routines
– Explore the default future, daring future, and the designed future
– Engage in emerging technologies
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Nikki Greenberg – Other Speaking Topics
– Future of Construction
– Future of Consumer Goods
– Future of Gen Z and Alpha
– Future of Homes
– Future of Innovation
– Future of Insurance
– Future of Marketing
– Future of Office
– Future of Public Sector
– Future of Real Estate
– Future of Retail
– Future of Smart Cities
– Future of Technology
– Future of Travel
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Nikki Greenberg Clients
Barings, Brookfield, CBRE, CICSC, CIO, Cityscape Global, Harvard Business School, Innovation Norway, Institute of Directors, KONE, Marsh, MFAA, NABCA, National Association of Realtors, NEOM, New York Energy Week, Principal, Smart City, UN-Habitat, Urban Land Institute
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To check fees and availability for world-leading futurist Nikki Greenberg, contact Great Business Speakers on 0044 (0)1753 439289
