Anna Strongman is CEO of Oxford University Development (OUD), a joint

venture between Oxford University and Legal & General set up to build

Innovation Districts and subsidised accommodation for graduate students

and the university workforce.

Anna was previously Managing Partner of Argent LLP in London, where

she spent 12 years executing a range of asset, development, and business

planning projects. Highlights included leading the Asset Management of

King’s Cross, developing Coal Drops Yard, and setting up a BTR portfolio

with JV partners Related. Anna was instrumental in building the business

from 40 people to a team of 200 over a ten-year period and led the

corporate side of the business as Managing Partner.

Before joining Argent, Anna worked in the planning and economic development team of Arup, worked for DTZ

in Scotland, and lived for 18 months in Japan, where she studied Japanese and conducted research at the Japan

Productivity Centre as a Daiwa Scholar.

Jenny Hammarlund is a senior managing director at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. Based in London, she leads the real estate investment group in the UK and Europe as well as global strategy and value creation. She is responsible for overseeing investment activity, strategy and overall portfolio management, and she also led the integration of Cadillac Fairview’s international investment team into OTPP in 2024.

Hammarlund has over 25 years of experience in private equity globally, primarily focused on real estate. She previously held positions as managing director at H.I.G. Capital and director at KKR, where she was focused on sourcing and executing real estate investments across Europe. Hammarlund's résumé also includes stints as director at Värde Partners in London and as vice president at Lehman Brothers Real Estate Partners in New York, where she was focused on real estate investments in the U.S. She speaks four languages.

Honor is the CEO of Birchgrove, a specialist age-exclusive developer working to establish a portfolio of assisted living neighbourhoods with well thought-out facilities for rent. Central to Birchgrove's proposition is the belief that renting instead of owning a home is the most liberating form of tenure, allowing neighbours to retain their independence without the burden of

homeownership. Birchgrove has a bunch of happy neighbours in Sidcup in Kent and two neighbourhoods in Woking and Ewell, both in Surrey. Following closely behind are Banstead, Godalming, Leatherhead - all in Surrey - and most recently Chiswick, Hampton Court and Old Isleworth in London. Honor is happiest in the company of older people and this has nothing to do with the amount of Victoria Sandwich or good chat on offer.

After starting her career at Blackstone, Jenny Wang co-founded the logistics investor, developer and asset manager, Sunrise Real Estate, in 2021. Since then, she has helped take the business from a standing start into one that has quietly invested nearly €1bn of equity capital into over 20 million sq ft of high-quality logistics assets across the UK and Europe. As COO and head of asset management, Jenny is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management of Sunrise and the asset management activities within the portfolio, as well as being a member of the investment committee.

Jenny is passionate about the recruitment and retainment of female talent and leads the Sunrise Ladies initiative, which aims to provide an empowering and supportive environment for open dialogues amongst the female colleagues. By creating their own business, Jenny and the other founders of Sunrise have deliberately created a culture that embraces sustainable work-life balance, supporting the team’s wellbeing and personal growth while creating a more productive environment for professional excellence and ambitions. They hope they can set a new standard for the industry.

While big-box logistics is Jenny’s forte now, Jenny’s path into real estate was via the hotel sector. She graduated magna cum laude from the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University, but the decision to take a module in real estate while there ignited a spark for the sector that changed the course of her career. Jenny is also on the Board of Directors for Cornell Real Estate Council and is in charge of regional chapter expansions, bringing together alumni in real estate across the world. Her hobbies include tennis, table tennis, skiing and travelling.

Jess has more than 20 years’ experience in real estate and housing, gained in banking, private equity and law firms.

Jess joined Lloyds Bank in August 2024 as Managing Director, Head of Real Estate & Housing. The team is fundamental to Lloyds’s purpose of Helping Britain Prosper and covers a broad range of clients and segments, from leading housebuilders, hotels and many of the UK’s social housing associations through to regional property developers and listed real estate multinationals and investors.

Prior to Lloyds Jess spent 10 years with Barclays in a range of real estate leadership roles and latterly as Head of Public Sector. Before Barclays Jess worked at Blackstone, RBS and Allen and Overy.

Outside of work Jess is mum to two boys 13 and 10 so her life outside work is spent hanging out with them and doing as much exercise as she can squeeze in.

Jessica has worked in real estate investment for over 20 years – starting out her career at BNP Paribas, before joining Deutsche Bank’s real estate funds business in 2004. She enjoyed a successful, varied career with Deutsche Bank and DWS; first leading transaction teams culminating in €12bn of transactions, and subsequently running European fund management for international investors.Jessica was a pioneer and trusted portfolio manager for the wave of inward capital flows from Asian institutional clients from 2011. She built a multi-billion assets under management (AuM) business for Deutsche Bank, utilising her skills in business building, leadership and investment solutions. In 2023, she became the CEO of DWS UK, overseeing 500 staff and over €200bn AuM across Global Alternatives and Passive public market strategies.As CEO and Co-Founder of Aboria Capital, her ambition is to create an innovative, leading vertically integrated partner for investors in the European Living sector market.In July 2024, Jessica became the President of the British Property Federation (BPF) and joined the board of INREV.

Helen Gordon is Chief Executive of Grainger plc the UK’s largest listed residential

landlord.

Helen was appointed Chief Executive of Grainger in January 2016 from RBS where

she had been Global Head of Real Estate Asset Management since October 2011.

Prior to that Helen was Director of Legal and General Property, responsible for the

Main Life Fund and c.8 smaller Funds, and Group Property Director of Railtrack and

Managing Director of John Laing Developments.

She has represented various business on London First since 1998. Helen is Senior

Independent Director on the Board of Derwent London and is currently Vice Chair

and a Board Director of the European Public Real Estate Association. Helen is Past

President of the British Property Federation and was a member of the Government’s

Urban Centre Recovery Taskforce for post Covid recovery. Helen has held a

number of non-exec positions and Government appointments including the Board of

Covent Garden Market Authority and Board of British Waterways.

Lorna Brown is the Chief Executive Officer at Birchwood Real Estate Capital and a member of its investment committee.

Lorna has over 25 years’ experience across real estate equity and debt. She established Birchwood Real Estate in 2022 following a diverse career across a range of financial institutions and investors spanning private equity and investment management including Blackstone and Legal & General Investment Management.

During her career Lorna has executed in excess of £20bn of real estate transactions globally. Lorna was included in ‘Top 51 Most Influential Women in UK Real Estate’ and ‘Top 10 Property Bankers’ by Estates Gazette.

Lorna graduated from the University of Strathclyde where she received a BA (Hons) in Planning and the University of Aberdeen with a Master’s degree in Land Economy. Lorna is a fellow of the RICS.

Lynda Shillaw became Chief Executive of Harworth Group on 1 November 2020. Lynda was previously Group Property Director and a Board Member at London Stock Exchange-listed Town Centre Securities plc where she led the management of its land and property and its development pipeline. Before that she was Divisional CEO, Property at the Manchester Airports Group (MAG), where she was responsible for MAG's investment portfolio and development land bank, including its "Airport City" joint venture. This followed a long career managing both investment and development real estate portfolios for BT and Co-operative Group before joining Lloyds Banking Group as Global Head of its Real Estate lending division. Lynda is also a Non-Executive Director of The Crown Estate and Vivid Housing Association.

Melanie joined the British Property Federation in 2015, following nine years as Director General of

the Food and Drink Federation.

Melanie began her working life as a Police Constable in the Metropolitan Police Service.  She joined

HM Customs in 1988 and subsequently held a number of senior roles in the civil service. Her role is

to champion a diverse, successful and sustainable real estate UK real estate sector recognised for

the positive benefits it delivers to communities across the country.

Melanie is also a Trustee of the property industry charity LandAid and a member of the Council of

the University of Essex. She was awarded a CBE in 2015 for services to the food and drink industry.

Sherin’s most recent role was Head of Commercial Office business at Lendlease, she was responsible for a range of regeneration projects, including the £2.4bn International Quarter London in Stratford, Silvertown and Euston, with a gross development value of over £5bn. She also led the company’s social impact strategy.

In Whitehall, she held the dual role of CEO at the Government Property Unit and Head of Property Profession for the Civil Service. As part of her work for the largest owner of real estate in the UK, she led, devised and executed the property strategy for government, looking at how they could use their portfolios effectively to create growth as well as saving over £1bn in running costs and £3.6bn in capital receipts. Through the creation of the One Public Estate programme, she also been a strong part of the Government’s social change agenda with a particular focus on creating more homes and jobs. She is due to return to Government in late summer in a new senior leadership role.

Sherin is also a trustee of the Design Council and has recently won the Asian Women of Achievement Awards in the inaugural Real Estate, Infrastructure and Construction Category. She has been in the Property Week Power 100, 40 under 40 and Bisnow’s 51 Most Influential Women in UK Real Estate.

Sophie van Oosterom is global head of real estate, overseeing the growth of Schroders’ direct and indirect real estate business.

She most recently served as CEO and chief information officer of EMEA for CBRE Global Investors, where she was responsible for the oversight of all operations, investment strategy and performance, underwriting, and programme development in the region.

Van Oosterom also served as a member of CBRE Global Investors' global executive committee and global investment committee, and as chair of the European executive committee and European investment committee.

She began her real estate and finance career in 1996. Before joining CBRE Global Investors, she was a managing director and European head of asset management of the Lehman Brothers Real Estate Partners private equity funds (now Silverpeak Real Estate Partners), which held around $20B of assets under management at its peak.

Stephanie Hyde is UK CEO and incoming CEO of markets advisory across Europe, the Middle East and Africa at JLL.

Hyde joined the global real estate consultancy firm in 2021 following more than 25 years in professional services. Her responsibilities include driving strategy and results for JLL’s leasing advisory and property management businesses as well as delivering a connected approach for clients across the UK and EMEA regions.

In 2022, Hyde was instrumental in implementing JLL’s Thrive programme in response to the realisation that career progression and retention was a challenge for ethnically underrepresented employees. The coaching programme focuses on engaging people approaching director or senior level, where representation tends to drop off. To date, 120 people have participated in Thrive, and 22% have moved roles internally. This programme was recognised by Bisnow as part of its Rise Initiative.

JLL introduced a dedicated menopause policy in October 2022, recognising that an increasing number of people are working through and beyond perimenopause and menopause, and the company had a responsibility to provide practical and cultural support. Hyde helped champion the effort on World Menopause Day via a JLL-hosted webinar featuring a range of experts from across the industry.

Since then, a monthly forum has arisen to discuss the topic and connect people to share experiences and provide support.

Under Hyde’s leadership, JLL’s pay gaps in the UK have narrowed. The mean gender pay gap in 2022 was 18.9%, down from 20.5% in 2021 and 25.2% in 2017 when it first began reporting these figures in the UK. The mean ethnicity pay gap in 2022 was 14.3%, a reduction from 16.3% in 2021 and 2020 when JLL UK began reporting those numbers.

She is also driving progress toward JLL UK gender and ethnicity targets set in 2021 to address opportunity imbalance.

Outside of work, Hyde enjoys reading, swimming, spending time with her family and walking her two dogs.

Susie McCabe is the Co-CEO of the McArthurGlen Group, joining the company in September 2018 as Deputy Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining McArthurGlen, she spent four years at Under Armour Inc as Senior Vice President of Global Retail, responsible for creating and implementing all aspects of the group’s worldwide retail strategy. Before that, Susie spent 16 years with Ralph Lauren Corporation in a number of senior roles in both its full price and outlet businesses. She also chaired the company’s Retail Diversity Council for nine years.

Rita Rose Gagné is the CEO of Hammerson plc, an owner, operator and developer of prime urban real

estate in some of the fastest growing cities in the UK, Ireland and France. She joined the company in

2020 to develop and spearhead the strategic transformation of the business.

She brings extensive experience in real estate investment and global property markets combined with

strong strategic, operational leadership and financial management skills.

Prior to joining Hammerson, Rita-Rose was President of Growth Markets at Ivanhoé Cambridge,

responsible for over $8bn of real estate assets, platforms and a development pipeline across Asia

Pacific and Latin America, covering logistics, retail, mixed use, office and residential sectors. Having

joined Ivanhoé Cambridge in 2006, Rita-Rose held a variety of positions including Executive Vice

President of Global Strategy, Portfolio Management and Investment Funds, covering North America,

Europe, Asia Pacific, India and Latin America markets.

Rita-Rose holds a Bachelor of Law from Laval University as well as a Master of Business Administration

(MBA) from McGill University and HEC Montréal. A trained lawyer, she was a senior partner at Fasken,

a global law firm covering real estate, infrastructure, corporate mergers and acquisitions.

Rita-Rose has sat on the board of multiple companies located in Belgium, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Hong

Kong, Australia and Europe. She is executive director of Hammerson plc.

Safi joined Crosstree in 2013 and is responsible for sourcing, execution and delivery of investments. Safi has worked on deals across most asset classes including office, retail, hotel, industrial, residential, co-living and student, investing across the capital stack. Prior to joining Crosstree, Safi was with Rothschild in the Real Estate and Leisure Investment Banking team. Safi holds an MA in Economics and Arabic from the University of Edinburgh.

Main responsibilities

Imogen is Head of UK Funds in Real Estate Equity as part of the Aviva Investors

Real Assets platform. Her role focuses on strategic growth and investment

performance across the UK Funds, leading a team of Fund Managers managing

~£10bn of AUM.

Experience and qualifications

Imogen was previously Fund Manager for the Heritage Unit Linked Funds and the

AIPL Property Fund. She joined Aviva Investors from Legal and General Investment

Management where she was the Senior Asset Manager for LGIM’s long income

property funds. Prior to LGIM, Imogen has property investment experience at Lloyds

Bank, Mapeley Estates and consultancy DTZ.

Imogen holds a BA (Hons) in Geography from the University of Leeds and an MA in

Property Investment and Development from Nottingham Trent University. She is a

member of the Investment Property Forum, the Royal Institute of Chartered

Surveyors (RICS) and sits on the AREF ESG & Impact Investing Committee.

Joanne McNamara is Executive Vice President – Europe of Oxford Properties, a leading global real estate investor, asset manager and business builder. In this role, Jo is responsible for all aspects of Oxford’s business across Europe. Jo is a member of Oxford’s Leadership team, Investment and Executive Committees, and most recently took up a non-executive role at ESR, a Pan-Asian fund management business. Jo was one of Oxford’s first team members in London, joining the European investment team in 2010, and over the past decade has contributed to and led many of the organization’s most significant investment and development transactions. Jo was most recently responsible for the operating performance of Oxford’s European business and leadership of the 40+ person European team.

Prior to joining Oxford, Jo worked in investments and development at leading real estate companies. Jo has a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (Honours) from Cardiff University and a Master of Science in International Real Estate from the Oxford Brookes University and currently lives in London. She previously received recognition as a PERE Woman of Influence and received a 2021 PERE Award for European Industry figure of the year.

Victoria is Partner and head of capital markets research at Knight Frank. Drawing on over fifteen years of real estate experience, Victoria develops market leading insight, thought leadership, commentary and analysis, including for the flagship publication, Active Capital.

Prior to joining Knight Frank, Victoria was Senior Research Analyst at Savills Investment Management.

Victoria began her real estate career with seven years at RBS, where she worked as Associate Director in origination for Pan-European commercial real estate portfolios before joining its German Restructuring team.

At Bayfield Training, she has also been involved in the design and delivery of real estate courses for major commercial real estate fund managers, lenders, investors and lawyers. Additionally, since 2011, Victoria has been a supervisor and guest lecturer at the University of Cambridge, covering areas including real estate finance, valuation, urban economics and statistics.

Sarah Sivyour is global head of real estate and head of region (UK & Middle East) at Ashurst. Sarah joined Ashurst as a trainee in 2000 having graduated with a first-class degree in French and German. She has worked extensively across the real estate sector, advising clients on all aspects of real estate-driven transactions including corporate real estate acquisitions and disposals, joint venture arrangements, sale and leaseback and portfolio transactions, development agreements and pre-lets.

Ana is a managing director in Real

Estate within Goldman Sachs Asset

Management. In this role, she is

responsible for sourcing, executing and

managing real estate investments across

Europe.Ana joined Goldman Sachs in

2003 as an analystand was named

managing director in 2015.

Ana earned a BS in Economics at Pompeu

Fabra University in Barcelona and an

MBA from IESE, Barcelona.

Cath joined in January 2023 to lead on increasing funds under management alongside the delivery of social impact, augmenting the existing fund management platform across high-quality affordable housing, private-rented residential and urban regeneration strategies. She was previously Executive Director for Strategy and Investment at property development and investment specialist Quintain. Cath has 30 years of real estate experience across private equity, fund management and investment banking. She has an MBA from INSEAD and is a Member of the BPF’s Affordable Housing Committee, a Member of the RICS and Co-Chair for the Creative Land Trust.

I am a Partner within the Business Services and Outsourcing Team at BDO, leading the Real Estate and Construction specialist outsourcing team. I offer my expertise to a diverse clientele, including funds, REITs, family offices, and private investors. My role involves providing strategic guidance and practical solutions tailored to the unique needs of each client, ensuring their financial and operational goals are met.

With over 15 years of experience within the outsourcing team, I am deeply committed to assisting clients. My extensive knowledge spans a wide range of accounting matters, from financial reporting and compliance to advisory services. I am passionate about helping clients navigate the complexities of the real estate and construction sectors, providing insights and recommendations that drive their success.

One of my key focuses is on incorporating cutting-edge technologies into accounting processes. I am dedicated to streamlining and automating operations, utilizing the latest tools and software to enhance efficiency and accuracy. This approach not only saves time but also provides clients with real-time financial data, empowering them to make informed decisions.

I boast considerable expertise in the real estate sector, backed by a strong technical understanding of accounting principles. My experience includes working with a wide range of real estate entities, from large property portfolios to single-asset investments. I have significant experience with large real estate portfolios and a deep understanding of the industry's regulatory environment, adeptly navigating its challenges.

My collaborative approach extends to fostering strong partnerships with leading managing agents, legal teams, internal Real Estate specialists, and other advisors. By working closely with these professionals, I can provide clients with comprehensive, multidisciplinary support. This collaboration ensures that all aspects of a client's real estate investment, from acquisition and development to management and disposal, are expertly managed.

In my role, I have successfully led large-scale, multi-disciplinary assignments, bringing together diverse teams to achieve common objectives. My ability to coordinate and lead these projects is a testament to my organizational skills and strategic vision. I am committed to delivering exceptional service and value to my clients, helping them achieve their business goals and maximize their investments.

Ioanna Paschalidou has 15 years of experience in real estate asset management across Europe and currently leads the firm’s Portfolio Management function as well as Henderson Park’s ESG efforts.

Before joining Henderson Park, Ioanna was a Principal at Blackstone in London, where she managed Blackstone’s German Portfolios and retail portfolios. Prior to Blackstone, Ioanna was a Senior Director in Development and Asset Management at Tishman Speyer in Frankfurt managing assets in Germany and Italy, and before that was the Portfolio Manager for Tishman Speyer’s pan-European value add fund based in London. Ioanna began her career as an Analyst at JP Morgan Asset Management in London.

Ioanna holds an MEng in Engineering, Economics and Management from the University of Oxford, and an MSc in Construction Economics and Management from University College London. She is fluent in English, French and Greek, and is proficient in German.

As the Regional Vice President and Head of the Built Environment Industry for the UK&I, Yalda is passionate and responsible for leveraging technology in order to solve complex business challenges, supporting organisations of all sizes harnessing the power of the Salesforce Platform in order to drive efficiency, productivity and growth, while also focusing on key areas such as sustainability.

With over a decade of experience in Salesforce and the Salesforce ecosystem, Yalda has a diverse background in Built Environment, Media, Gaming, Retail and Hospitality with a vision to align and be aligned to all stakeholders to support in bringing business and technology together, in order to support organisations become market leaders and support with their digital journey.

Outside of Salesforce, Yalda is committed to mentorship and community engagements, actively participating in initiatives aimed at empowering women and fostering diversity and inclusion within the industry.

As a partner in the real estate team, I act for institutional investors and specialise in real estate investment, development transactions and asset management.

With over 20 years’ experience both in the City and Cripps, my role includes advising property companies, real estate funds, developers, and occupiers. I specialise in investment work for UK and overseas property investors across all asset classes and sectors, on both a direct and an indirect basis. I have particular expertise in high value transactions involving complex offshore corporate structures, portfolio acquisitions and disposals, and sale and leaseback transactions. I also assist clients with the asset management of significant retail and industrial schemes.

Areas of expertise:

Investment work

Development

Portfolio management

Property finance

Asset management

Qualifications and memberships

Admitted as a solicitor in September 2001

MA (Hons) St And

GDL The College of Law

LPC The College of Law

Abigail Dean is the global head of strategic insights for Nuveen Real Estate, responsible for the organisation’s global research, sustainability, proptech and innovation functions. She oversees the Tomorrow’s World Strategy, which uses analysis of demographic, sustainability and technology trends to ensure the investment strategy is focused on buildings that are fit for the future.

Dean has recently overseen the organisation setting a target to achieve net-zero carbon by 2040. The target exceeds by a decade the commitment that the World Green Building Council states is necessary to meet the Paris Accord, and is the largest commitment made by a real estate investment manager to date, based on AUM and geographical diversity. She has also led the organisation’s approach to the integration of physical climate risk considerations into the investment process. Creating a positive and inclusive team culture is also a high priority. Dean sits on the NRE People and Culture Committee and the European Charity Committee.

Dean is passionate about driving sustainable change in the property sector and sits on several industry committees, including the GRESB Benchmarking Committee and the INREV ESG committee. She is also a board member of the Better Buildings Partnership and was a key collaborator in the development of the BBP Climate Commitment.

Outside of work, Dean is an enthusiastic (if moderate-paced) runner and enjoys cycling, hiking, skiing and swimming. She has participated in the JLL Property Triathlon most years in the past decade. She has two children, aged 7 and 10, so is a reluctant player in park-based football games and a more enthusiastic participant in family bike rides, forest walks and competitive board games.

Alison joined Berkeley in 2004 as Land Director for St James. In 2014, she was appointed as

Managing Director of St William, the joint venture between National Grid and the Berkeley

Group.

Alison has pioneered the partnership and vision for St William by taking a landscape-led

approach to transform previously inaccessible redundant brownfield gasworks sites into

beautiful places and reconnecting them with the community.

The St William Joint Venture acquired 27 sites from National Grid with the capacity for over

20,000 homes.

Alison’s current role is Managing Director, Planning & Policy for Berkeley Group and Chair

for Berkeley Strategic.

Other Appointments

Alison is a Trustee of the Berkeley Foundation, an independent charitable foundation set up

by the Berkeley Group, committed to help young people overcome barriers, improve their

lives and build a fairer society.

As Corgan’s Interiors Studio Leader in the London office, Doua’a Abdulhadi is focused on building the studio and offering Corgan’s global expertise to clients in the U.K. and beyond. Doua’a brings more than13 years of experience as an architect and interior designer for landmark projects across the Middle East, U.K., U.S. and Europe and in sectors such as residential, hospitality, and workplace design.

She demonstrates a history of working in the architecture and planning industry and her exposure to diverse global markets and cultures allows her to celebrate uniqueness and authenticity in her work. Doua’a seamlessly blends aesthetics across disciplines to create cohesive, inspiring interior spaces. Her approach is grounded in building strong, trusting relationships with her clients, deeply understanding their needs, and fostering a collaborative environment.

Doua’a, who is fluent in Arabic, English and French, and graduated from the University of Jordan with a bachelor’s in architecture is a an International WELL accredited Professional (WELL AP).

Bronwyn Jones is a Director in the Development team at Greystar. Since joining Greystar four years ago Bronwyn has led on the delivery of Pearl Yard Bermondsey, a landmark scheme providing over 1,600 new homes at the former Biscuit Factory site in Southwark.

Bronwyn began her career at Savills, and has 13 years of planning, design and development experience across London, with a particular interest in large-scale mixed-use masterplans. Bronwyn holds a BA in Land Economy from the University of Cambridge, and is a fully qualified Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.

Louise is a CTA qualified Director in RSM’s VAT practice with over 14 years’ experience advising clients on all areas of VAT and now specialising in Real Estate and Construction. She is also a British Property Federation VAT committee member.

Louise's clients include house builders, property developers, investors and construction businesses. She has advised clients on VAT matters concerning a range of asset classes from logistics to hotels but she has a particular interest in the residential sector specifically, build to rent, PBSA and co-living developments.

Kat is a partner in the Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer market-leading real estate team in London. Kat has a broad practice spanning all aspects of the real estate sector and the lifecycle of real assets. She advises clients on development, investment, corporate real estate, joint venture, equity and debt financing, pre-letting and leasing transactions, and has particularly extensive expertise in the delivery of some of the largest and most complex long-term development and regeneration projects in the UK market. She also specialises in multi-faceted and large-scale energy and infrastructure projects with real estate elements which support the UK's energy transition. Alongside her practice, Kat is a leading committee member of Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer's Gender Equity Matters Network and has for many years, organised women in real estate networking events. She is passionate about supporting and driving greater diversity in the real estate industry. In terms of her background, Kat has an MA in Modern Languages (German) from the University of Oxford and completed her GDL and LPC at BPP University Law School in London. She joined Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer in 2008 and has also spent time in the Hong Kong office and in Germany.

Caroline Griffiths is the People & Culture Managing Director for Greystar across Europe and APAC, overseeing 1,100 team members across 10 markets.

She has over 28 years of experience in HR, having started her career in the UK rail industry before going on to undertake European and Global senior HR roles at Cisco and Kantar.

Caroline is a fully qualified Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and has an MBA from the Open University.

Isabelle Scemama is Global Head of AXA IM Alts. She is also a member of the AXA IM Management

Board and a member of the Board of Directors of EPRA. Isabelle oversees AXA IM’s alternative

business unit, AXA IM Alts, which has €184 billion of assets under management and employs over

840 people located in 15 offices, serving the needs of more than 600+ clients globally. In her role,

she leads the definition and execution of AXA IM Alts global strategy as well as the supervision of its

day-to-day management. Isabelle also sits on AXA IM – Real Estate and Infrastructure Investment

Committees and chairs the AXA IM Alts Management Board.

Isabelle joined AXA IM - Real Assets in 2001 to develop the third-party business. She notably

launched, respectively in 2005 and 2013, the CRE and infrastructure debt lending platforms, now

firmly established as global leaders, before taking the responsibility of the full fund management

activity of AXA IM - Real Assets. She was later appointed CEO of AXA IM – Real Assets in 2017, and in

2020 also took on responsibility for the overall alternatives’ asset management activity of AXA IM, as

Global Head of AXA IM Alts.

Isabelle has more than 32 years of experience in the alternatives asset management industry, of

which 21 years are within AXA IM. Before joining AXA IM, Isabelle held various positions in corporate

and real estate financing at Paribas.

Isabelle graduated from IEP Paris (Sciences Po) with a degree in Political Science in 1989.