Networked teams as the key to success

The eleventh ImmoSummit organised by the FRZ Zurich Airport Region was held under the motto "From silo to team sport". The speakers agreed that climate change, regulation and economic uncertainties can only be overcome in networked, interdisciplinary teams.

The eleventh ImmoSummit organised by the FRZ Zurich Airport Region(FRZ) attracted a record attendance of almost 700 construction and real estate industry professionals, the FRZ announced in a press release. The event on 18 June at THE HALL in Dübendorf was held under the motto “From silo to team sport”. The tenor was that climate change, regulation and economic uncertainties cannot be tackled single-handedly, but only with networked, agile and interdisciplinary teams.

A whole series of speakers shed light on individual aspects of this core message. FRZ Managing Director Rahel Kindermann Leuthard outlined the willingness to cooperate, the ability to make quick decisions and digital expertise as essential skills for the industry in the future. President of the cantonal government Martin Neukom explained that “climate protection, a circular economy and a secure energy supply” can only be achieved “if the canton, municipalities and the private sector consistently act as a learning system”.

Fredy Hasenmaile announced the end of lone wolves in the property market. “Without systematic, strategic partnerships between investors, authorities and operators, the sector will not be able to solve its structural bottlenecks,” said the chief economist of Raiffeisen Switzerland. Thomas Sevcik put forward the thesis that the airport region is “condemned to excellence”. “Airport regions are the railway corridors of metropolitan regions worldwide,” said the co-founder of the think tank Arthesia. Andrea Claudio Thöny, Managing Director of IPZ Operation AG, explained the economic power of the emerging Zurich Innovation Park.