VEC’s first Industrial Concierge, Hashir Safi, is responsible for identifying underutilized industrial spaces in Vancouver and simplifying and facilitating the industrial space sharing process. A graduate of the UBC Vancouver School of Economics and UBC Sauder School of Business, Hashir brings a fresh approach to addressing Vancouver’s industrial space challenges.

As Industrial Concierge, Hashir Safi facilitates industrial space sharing projects by finding and activating underutilized industrial spaces; working with businesses and landowners to navigate partnership agreements, leasing terms, and permitting and licensing; engaging service providers to navigate technical space sharing challenges; building governance structures and financing models for these projects.

Aside from space sharing projects, Hashir works with the industrial business community to better understand their biggest challenges, trends affecting their businesses, and to identify opportunities for reducing costs and environmental footprint through resource sharing and taking collective action on environmental challenges.