MEET LUKE

Luke Graham is an internationally recognised future of cities author, entrepreneur, advisor and speaker. His entrepreneurial journey began from his garage at age 24—less than a year after completing six years of military service. Luke combines his academic pedigree in economics, real estate, psychology, innovation, engineering and change management to offer alternative views of urban futures. His expertise is regularly sought by FTSE 100 companies, government ministries, top-tier universities, start-ups, investors and not-for-profits. Luke’s range of academic credentials include an Executive MBA from the University of Oxford, which he completed while also a member of the university’s Future of Real Estate Initiative. Luke is now an Associate Fellow in strategy and innovation at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School, where he lectures on real estate innovation, investment and the future of cities. His original and unique insights have been cited widely by the international press, including Reuters, Fortune, Forbes, PERE, IPE Real Assets, The Property Chronicle and many others.

 SPEAKING

Luke has over a decade of experience as an energetic, entertaining and storytelling keynote speaker. His experience ranges from intimate closed-door events and briefings to 6,000-attendee conferences and everything in between.

Luke has been invited to speak by Google; the UK Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government; British Property Federation; UK PropTech Association; Eye of Riyadh; PropTech Connect; and a range of other tier-one corporate clients, start-ups, governments and associations.

Examples of Luke’s topics include: Demographics and the Future of Cities; Technology and the Future of Cities; AI, Automation and Society; Cultural, Societal and Generational Trends; Environmental Sustainability; Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and the Metaverse; and The Future of Work.

Reach out via the contact form to request Luke speak at your next event.

Luke is energising, captivating, and incredibly knowledgeable. When he speaks, the room hangs on every word—you can hear a pin drop. His insights are all anyone talks about during the coffee break!
— Jenny Danson, CEO Healthy Homes Hub
Luke provides our audience with a perfect combination of content: information-rich, easily digestible, and captivating. He’s truly a top-quality speaker, a pleasure to listen to!
— Matthew Maltzoff, CEO PropTech Connect

PODCASTS AND VIDEO

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REPORTS, ESSAYS & ACADEMIC PAPERS

Graham, L; Baum, A. 2024. Techopolis: liveability, technology and the future of cities. Pi Labs. London, UK.

Graham, L; Cowans, P; Baum, A. 2024. Sustainably intelligent: AI for a greener built world. Pi Labs. London, UK.

Graham, L; Baum, A. 2023. Technology deployment in the built world: Volume 2. Pi Labs. London, UK.

Graham, L; Jia, J; Baum, A. 2023. Strength in numbers: ESG 2.0 and non-financial reporting in the built world. Pi Labs. London, UK.

Graham, L; Baum, A; Jia, J. 2023. A piece of the action: innovations in fractional ownership and use of space. Pi Labs. London, UK.

Graham, L; Baum, A. 2022. Unreal estate: metaverse, extended reality and the future of our physical world. Pi Labs. London, UK.

Graham, L; Baum, A. 2022. PropTech Deployment and Implementation: Volume 1. Pi Labs. London, UK.

Baum, A; Graham, L; Xiong, Q. 2021. The future of automated real estate valuations (AVMs). Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Oxford, UK.

Jia, J; Baum, A; Graham, L. 2021. Real estate and environmental performance—Bridging the gap with PropTech. Pi Labs. London, UK.

Graham, L. 2021. State of Play 2021. Blue Wealth Property. Sydney, Australia.

Graham, L. 2020. Clash of cultures: The digger legend of the First Australian Imperial Force. The Forge. Canberra, Australia.

Graham, L. 2020. State of Play 2020. Blue Wealth Property. Sydney, Australia.

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY

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The Pearson Correlation between London and Sydney from 2006 to 2019 was r=0.86.

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