About this episode
This episode discusses the transformation of real assets and the role of RealAssetX in bridging academia, venture capital, and institutional investors.
Real assets are undergoing a profound transformation. Once viewed as a traditional "buy‑and‑hold" asset class, they're now shaped by operational complexity, AI, energy systems, climate pressures and rapid technological convergence. As these forces accelerate, investors are increasingly asking: what does it take to stay ahead? In this episode, Keshav Rajagopalan sits down with Naqash Tahir, Managing Director, Research, Development and Investments at RealAssetX, PGIM's innovation lab for real assets. They explore how RealAssetX was built to bridge the worlds of academia, venture capital and institutional investors, and why PGIM chose to create an upstream platform focused on research, validation and innovation before product design. Subscribe to Speaking of Alternatives on your favourite podcast platform. Key Takeaways: ● How Academia, Startups and Investors Form the Innovation Ecosystem – [06:00] ● From Concept to Application: AI-driven HVAC Optimisation – [15:00] ● What the Market Isn't Pricing In: AI, ESG Value Transfer & Tokenisation – [13:00] ● What's Next for RealAssetX: Global Expansion & Ready-to-Scale Technologies – [17:30] *The views expressed are those of the speakers at…
People in this episode
Host: Keshav Rajagopalan
Guest: Naqash Tahir
Topics covered
- real assets
- AI
- innovation
- investment strategies
- climate pressures
- operational complexity
Keywords
- real assets
- AI
- investment
- innovation
- climate change
- technology
- ESG
- tokenisation
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Organizations: RealAssetX, PGIM
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