”We are a rare breed”. CBRE’s former digital boss on his leap from traditional real estate to start-up CEO. Plus, how the United Nations is harnessing real estate tech to tackle slum living

On this week's episode of We're Still Here, host Emily Wright is joined by tech reporter Lucy Alderson to talk about anything but the recession. 

From the United Nation's collaboration with affordable housing developer Planet Smart City to improve living conditions in African slums to the continuing acceleration of tech in real estate, this week's episode is all about focusing on some of the more positive news stories out there this week. That and a typically British review of all things weather related of course. 

Also on this week's We're Still Here, Wright is joined by Thomas Herr, CBRE's former EMEA head of digital innovation who joined German tech company Evana as chief executive in May. He calls in from Berlin to reveal how he has managed the first few months in his new role after taking over the reins during lockdown. He also discusses how he plans to take Evana, which analyses databases and documents using algorithms to help the real estate and insurance sectors as they face overwhelming volumes of data, forward over the next few months. 

For all the details, tune in to this week's episode.