REALtalk – with Blake Hutcheson (OMERS)

COVID-19, CRE, Global real estate, Skills, Technology

Blake HutchesonREALtalk - with Blake Hutcheson, OMERS, President and CEO of OMERS, joins REALPAC CEO Michael Brooks to discuss the future of commercial real estate in the aftermath of COVID-19, the new normal, and the status of each asset class across commercial real estate.

Blake was recently named the President and Chief Executive Officer of OMERS (effective June 1st, 2020), one of Canada’s largest Pension Plans with over $110 billion of equity.

Their conversation covered:

  • The difference between the current COVID-19 crisis and previous crises
  • The abnormality of the “new normal”
  • The role of the government during this crisis
  • Winners and losers across asset classes
  • The sport of lacrosse!