Appointed Mentor to the REACH 2024 Cohort
Supporting Proptech solutions to ensure they consider the whole of economy shift as we transitioning to a net zero economy is a key driver for my support of the proptech sector. Ever more so in my role as mentor to the Reach Australia 2024 cohort. It was an honour to spend the day with them as part of their May Program Day at the Gold Coast.
REACH Australia is a growth accelerator created by Second Century Ventures, an early-stage technology fund, backed by the National Association of REALTORS®.
REACH leverages 100 worldwide bilateral partnerships in 85 countries and an unparalleled network of executives within real estate and adjacent industries. Second Century Ventures’ REACH Accelerator manages a portfolio of over 100 technology companies.
REACH Australia will help launch and accelerate the most promising new technology companies in real estate and adjacent industries through an intensive event-based program. Headquartered in Sunshine Coast, REACH Australia will leverage an exceptional community of real estate industry executives, investors, mentors, and entrepreneurs along with the global REACH Accelerator network.
2024 Women Leading Tech Award - "Sustainability Crusader" Category
Such an honour to have won this award! So much work still to be done. Thank you to everyone who has supported me over the years from within the residential property marketing, technology, governance and research sectors.
The judges comments:
“It has been said that Australia’s economy is based on two things — digging holes and building homes. While property might not be the first sector of the economy that springs to mind when one conjures up a digital transformation, Cecille Weldon is leading Australia’s property industry to a more sustainable future enabled by technology.
Her tireless and detailed work with the Proptech Association of Australia has led to its tech founders and businesses being given a “seat at the table” during the creation of a National Framework for disclosing the Energy Efficiency rating of new and existing Residential Property over the next two years. In large part, thanks to her work, we are one step closer to developing zero energy- and carbon-ready buildings in Australia. She has also worked to ensure that existing properties are not left behind with energy efficiency upgrades in homes and apartments and deeper property insights.
The scale of the transformation that Weldon has helped facilitate is remarkable. The rise of machine learning and AI-driven energy rating tools means that energy efficiency ratings can be accurately and correctly identified to provide commercial insights for green loans and existing property valuations.
She is also a mentor, working with the Stone & Chalk MentorMatch program, helping and guiding other founders towards business success.”
Short Listed 2024 Sustainability Crusader, Women Leading Tech Awards
Cecille Weldon has been shortlisted in the Sustainability Crusader Category for this years Women Leading Tech Awards. The Women Leading Tech Awards celebrate the women who drive innovations, create change, smash glass ceilings and forge bold new paths for everyone to follow.
The Awards also recognise the contributions of everyone in the sector – from new faces with the Rising Star trophy to established leading lights with the Executive Leader and Woman of the Year trophies. The Awards also recognise those women who make an impact beyond their companies with the Champion of Change, Sustainability Crusader, Mentor and Social Impact Advocate.
As an initiative created to support gender parity and representation across the tech industry, the Women Leading Tech Awards are an event inclusive of non-binary and gender diverse members of the tech industry, as well as any individual identifying as a woman.
Named in the top 75 Global Leaders of Sustainable Change in Real Estate
I’m honoured to have been included in this list with so many amazing change-makers with a shared passion to drive impact in real estate sector.
Proptech for Good is a global organisation founded in April 22, 2020 (Earth Day) by Menno Lammers with a mission to take the global real estate industry to the next level.
“The need for change in the way we interact with our planet, and in how we live, work and play has never been greater in the real estate industry. PropTech for Good was founded to accelerate this ‘for Good’ movement around the world. United by a common goal of unlocking human potential and finding solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges, we explore ways to create responsible, resilient, and regenerative environment.”
2023 Proptech for Good Ebook
There annual ebook outlines the challenges and opportunities ahead and also includes a list the top 75 Leaders of Sustainable Change in Real Estate - these are individual who are driving sustainable transformation and solving problems in a smart sustainable way in real estate industry and are often rowing against the mainstream.
3 Part Series - The Paradox of “Sustainability”
Presenter - Unissu Connect - The Home of PropTech
Unissu connects buyers and sellers of PropTech and ReTech - globally. They are trusted by the biggest brands in real estate to save huge amounts of time and reduce risks associated with understanding, identifying and selecting the best PropTech vendors. I’m honoured to join their speaker line up for the annual Connect event.
The residential property marketing industry has failed to leverage opportunities hidden within the word "sustainability" - research shows that new homebuyer is looking for the lifestyle benefits sustainability brings - it's time to get educated, get up to speed and then get ahead.