Alfonso Valero holds a PhD in Architecture and Urban Planning from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, and an Executive MBA from IESE Business School - CEIBS. Currently, he teaches Real Estate Consulting in the Masters in Real Estate Program at ESCP Business School. His professional experience includes serving as Regional EMEA & APAC Occupancy Planning Operations leader at JLL, where he leads a team of over 150 across 60+ global accounts and managed a 1 billion sqft portfolio. Previously, he was Head of Corporate Real Estate, Design & Construction for several multinationals in China (Microsoft, LVMH - Sephora, and Porsche). Alfonso Valero is also actively involved in academia as an external lecturer at UEM and has contributed to the field through numerous publications and editorial roles, including his PhD thesis on urban regeneration in Shanghai. He is a Board Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI) in Spain.