Shinya Yamanaka
2012 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine | Inventor of iPS Cell Technology | Senior Investigator, Gladstone Institutes | Professor, UCSF
Antony Slumbers
Globally Recognized Speaker on AI and Real Estate | Creator of Space-as-a-Service | Proptech Founder & Advisor | Future of Work & Generative AI Expert
Antony Slumbers is one of the world's leading voices on AI, the future of work, and real estate. He coined the term Space-as-a-Service in 2014 and now teaches global executives how to apply generative AI to buildings, portfolios, and people through his consulting practice and course Generative AI for Real Estate People. His provocative thesis: human is the new luxury, and the winners will design for it.
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Antony Slumbers biography
Speaker Antony Slumbers is one of the most authoritative voices in the world on the intersection of generative AI, real estate, and the future of work. He coined the term Space-as-a-Service in 2014 and has spent the past decade advising real estate boards, corporate occupiers, and proptech founders on how to redesign buildings, portfolios, and operating models for a world where technology is rewriting what people expect from physical space.
Since 1995, Slumbers has been at the forefront of digital innovation in commercial real estate. He created the UK’s first commercial property website, designed and ran digital platforms for major UK and European advisory firms, and partnered with Broadgate Estates and British Land to launch Vicinitee, an early tenant engagement and property management platform. He has founded and exited several proptech software companies and now writes one of the most widely read newsletters and blogs in the sector.
Human Is the New Luxury
Slumbers’ current work centers on a deceptively simple thesis: in an age of intelligent machines, human is the new luxury. He argues that the winners in real estate and the broader economy will be organizations that automate ruthlessly where machines are better, augment people aggressively where AI can amplify them, and protect 100% human interaction where it actually matters. Through his course Generative AI for Real Estate People and his consulting work, he equips leaders with the mental models and tools to make that shift practical.
He has spoken on stages across the UK, US, continental Europe, Israel, India, and the Middle East, and is a regular fixture at events like Cityscape Global and the Urban Living Festival. His column in Estates Gazette and his personal blog are widely cited inside boardrooms.
As a speaker, Antony Slumbers is sharp and provocative, grounded in real operating experience. Event organizers in innovation, real estate, and the future of work return to him for keynotes that change how executives think about their portfolios and their people.
Antony Slumbers Speaking Videos
Antony Slumbers - Space as a Service
Antony Slumbers
Antony Slumbers Keynote Topics
Antony Slumbers coined the term Space-as-a-Service in 2014 to capture a fundamental shift: as the global economy moves from products to services and from ownership to access, real estate is being forced to follow. In this keynote he walks audiences through the operating implications, from how buildings are designed and financed to how revenue is recognized and how tenants are won.
Real estate executives leave with a clear framework for repositioning portfolios, repricing risk, and rebuilding teams for a market where flexibility, experience, and service are no longer optional.
Antony Slumbers delivers one of the most actionable keynotes in the industry on what generative AI actually changes for property companies. Drawing on his consulting work with boards and his course Generative AI for Real Estate People, he separates hype from substance and lays out where AI is already moving the needle on operations, leasing, design, finance, and asset management.
Audiences walk away with a clear point of view on what to automate, what to augment, and where to preserve human judgment, and with the language to brief their teams the very next morning.
As machines do more, what humans do becomes more valuable, not less. Antony Slumbers unpacks the implications for the office, the workforce, and the buildings that house both. He argues that the winning organizations are those that automate aggressively where machines are better, augment people where AI amplifies them, and reserve fully human interaction for the moments that actually matter.
This talk is built for corporate occupiers, developers, and HR leaders rethinking what the workplace is really for and how to design experiences worth a commute.
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FAQs on Booking Antony Slumbers
Why Antony Slumbers?
Antony Slumbers offers something rare on the speaking circuit: deep operating credibility inside commercial real estate, combined with an unusually clear-eyed perspective on generative AI and the future of work. He coined Space-as-a-Service, has founded and exited multiple proptech companies, and personally advises real estate boards, which means his keynotes are grounded in what executives actually need to decide on Monday morning. His delivery is sharp, provocative, and free of hype. Book Antony Slumbers through Aurum Speakers Bureau to give your audience a keynote that reframes how they think about buildings, work, and AI.
What is Space-as-a-Service?
Space-as-a-Service is a term coined by Antony Slumbers in 2014 to describe a fundamental shift in commercial real estate: from a model based on long-term ownership and leasing to one based on access, flexibility, and service. Under this model, buildings function less like static assets and more like operating businesses that deliver an experience, with revenue tied to usage, amenities, and customer outcomes rather than fixed-term contracts. The concept now underpins much of the modern coworking, flex office, and proptech industry.
What does Antony Slumbers mean by 'human is the new luxury'?
'Human is the new luxury' is Antony Slumbers' shorthand for what real estate and the broader economy look like as generative AI takes over more knowledge work. His argument is that automation and AI will commoditize a vast range of tasks, which makes interactions that are still meaningfully human, such as hospitality, mentorship, creativity, and trust, scarce and therefore valuable. Winning organizations, in his view, are the ones that automate ruthlessly where they should, augment people with AI where it helps, and protect 100% human moments where they matter.
Where has Antony Slumbers spoken and who books him?
Antony Slumbers has spoken in the UK, the United States, Australia, the Netherlands, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Lithuania, Germany, France, Spain, Israel, India, and Saudi Arabia. His clients include global real estate investors, REITs, developers, corporate occupiers, and proptech founders, and he is a regular fixture at events such as Cityscape Global and the Urban Living Festival. Contact Aurum Speakers Bureau to bring Antony Slumbers to your stage.
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