About Chris Urwin and Nikodem Szumilo

Chris Urwin is an investment strategist, market analyst and researcher. He is the founder of Real Global Advantage and Strategic Advisor to Built AI and VARi Knowledge Partners. His experience includes over 13 years in investment banking management at Aviva Investors, one of Europe’s largest owners of real assets, plus several more years working in global real-estate and economics; Nikodem is an Associate Professor at University College London and the director at the Bartlett Real Estate Institute. He is also a director of VARi Knowledge Partners, an academic visitor to the Bank of England and a Research Affiliate of the UCL Centre for Finance. His research focuses on applied urban economics, finance and the use of Artificial Intelligence in real estate.