New York, NY — April 3, 2026 — CREtech New York, the largest real estate AI and innovation conference and the flagship event of NYC Real Estate Week, has announced Matt Landek, Global President, Data Centers and Critical Environments, JLL, as a featured Main Stage speaker for its 2026 edition at the Javits Center taking place October 20–21, 2026.
No sector in commercial real estate is moving faster, or carrying more weight, than data centers. And few people understand that world more intimately than Matt Landek. As Global President of JLL's Data Centers and Critical Environments business, he leads the teams helping the world's largest hyperscalers, colocation providers, and enterprises solve some of the most complex operational challenges in real estate today. Under his leadership, JLL's data center business has grown exponentially through both organic expansion and strategic acquisitions, including the 2024 acquisition of SKAE Power Solutions. With 15 years of real estate services experience and a client roster that includes Microsoft, JPMorgan Chase, Verizon, AT&T, and CyrusOne, Landek brings real-world scale to a conversation the entire industry is watching closely.
Session Details:
The data center sector sits at the epicenter of the AI revolution and this session will cut through the noise to deliver a ground-level view of where the market actually stands. From surging power demand and constrained supply to the evolving needs of hyperscalers and the infrastructure required to keep pace, the conversation will explore what's driving investment, what's creating bottlenecks, and what the next wave of development looks like for one of real estate's most consequential asset classes.
His session will be a key part of CREtech New York's deep focus on the data center economy, one of the conference's most anticipated programming tracks, which will explore the full spectrum of challenges and opportunities defining this asset class, including:
CREtech New York brings together thousands of C-suite executives, investors, developers, brokers, occupiers, and technology leaders for two days of forward-looking content and the largest meetings program in real estate. The event's structured, high-value meetings program is designed to connect decision-makers with solution providers in curated, ROI-driven conversations that move business forward.
Matt Landek's on-the-ground expertise is just one of many high-impact sessions across the two days, alongside curated networking, dealmaking opportunities, and strategic meetings designed to ensure every hour at CREtech delivers tangible value.
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