Urbanisation Shifts - Emerging Hotspots Offering Opportunities

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  Erin Clarke

  Having qualified as a solicitor in 2007, Erin joined Investec in 2012 as Legal Counsel before moving in to her current role in 2016, where she is responsible for managing a large portfolio of clients, who largely focus on development and value-add activities. Her focus is on sourcing lending opportunities largely for development in residential properties for sale and rent, purpose-built student accommodation and the industrial and logistics property sectors.

  Investec

  Structured Property Finance

  Erin Clarke

  Structured Property Finance

  Investec

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  Lee Coward

  Lee is a senior member of Oxford’s European Investment Team, working on the origination and execution of European equity and credit investments. Lee’s primary focus is on UK opportunities, most recently in the multi-family and single-family residential sector including Oxford’s investment in Get Living. Lee joined Oxford in 2013, originally in the Corporate Finance team, and previously led the sourcing of debt financing for all European investments as well as the formation of Oxford’s European credit investment strategy. Lee attended the University of Warwick and is also a qualified Chartered Accountant.

  Oxford Properties

  Vice President, Investments - Europe

  Lee Coward

  Vice President, Investments - Europe

  Oxford Properties

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  Ashley Perry

  Ashley Perry has over 10 years of experience in real estate consultancy, across UK, Ireland, Spain and Canada. Before joining Apache Capital, Ashley worked for European BTR Consultancy, LIV Consult, since 2018. Ashley held the position of Director, BTR Consultancy (UK) at LIV Consult with responsibility for consultancy services to clients in Europe with a client base including Private Equity, Local Authorities, and both Public and Private Developers. Ashley’s experience across both single and multifamily strategies helped to secure planning, funding and public support for thousands of rental homes across Europe. Prior to LIV Consult, Ashley worked at JLL in its Project and Development services team where he achieved RICS Chartered status as well as leading multi-disciplinary teams through complex and challenging projects. Ashley is also on the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Residential Council steering committee.

  Apache Capital Partners

  Acquisitions Director (Multifamily)

  Ashley Perry

  Acquisitions Director (Multifamily)

  Apache Capital Partners

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  James Mulcare

  As Head of Residential Capital Markets for Godwin Developments, James is predominantly focused on the BTR sector – both urban and suburban – delivering investment opportunities for the institutional markets, with a special focus on Single Family Housing for rent. With over 20 years of property experience, James has also worked in Asset and Investment Management for some of the top real estate companies including JLL and LaSalle Investment Management where he gained a wide range of experience across the Residential and Commercial sectors delivering value-add opportunities across the UK.

  Godwin Developments

  Head of Residential Capital Markets

  James Mulcare

  Head of Residential Capital Markets

  Godwin Developments

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  Andrew Screen

  Andrew specialises in Build to Rent and structured finance and joined BNP Paribas Real Estate UK in 2022 to head up Residential Capital Markets. Prior to joining BNP Paribas Real Estate UK, he was Head of Investment in the UK for Cortland, a US Multifamily investment firm. Andrew has a background in merchant banking, property development, investment and structured finance and was instrumental in rolling out Cortland’s £4bn Build to Rent development and investment platform in the UK. He has over 20 years’ experience in residential development and investment and was a pioneer in Build to Rent, Forward Funding, Development, Joint Ventures and Investment. Andrew is highly regarded for his deal making successes as well as an expert Build to Rent commentator, regular speaker, chair and moderator at conferences across Europe. Andrew’s career spans quantity surveying, banking, property development, investment and agency (GVA & CBRE).

  BNP Paribas Real Estate UK

  Head of Residential Capital Markets

  Andrew Screen

  Head of Residential Capital Markets

  BNP Paribas Real Estate UK

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  Nick Mumby

  Nick advises in relation to all aspects of real estate work, with a particular expertise in complex development and regeneration projects. He acts for a mix of private developers, public companies and local authorities and has advised on acquisitions, disposals, developments, planning, leasing, financing and the real estate aspects of corporate transactions. His broad client base means that he has acted on major BTR schemes, city-office developments, mixed-use schemes, and sub-urban housing and regeneration projects. Highlights include advising Quintain on the latest phase of the Wembley Park scheme, advising U+I on a joint venture with TfL to bring forward a mixed-use regeneration project in Southwark and advising Aldgate Developments on the development, letting and sale of One Braham.

  Gowling WLG

  Partner

  Moderator

  Nick Mumby

  Partner

  Gowling WLG

Presentation by Timothy Bannister, Director of Property Science Innovation, Rightmove

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  Timothy Bannister

  Tim is the Director of Property Science Innovation at Rightmove combining data, technology and analytics to develop unique insight and drive property decision making. Prior to this, Tim ran Rightmove’s Lettings and Overseas businesses. Before joining Rightmove in 2010, Tim worked in investment banking and strategy consulting, advising on business, investment and financing strategies. Tim holds an MBA from the Wharton School, The University of Pennsylvania, USA.

  Rightmove

  Director of Property Science Innovation

  Timothy Bannister

  Director of Property Science Innovation

  Rightmove

Keynote Interview

In conversation with Peter Denton, CEO, Homes England

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  Peter Denton

  Peter Denton is the Chief Executive Officer of Homes England. Peter joined Homes England in August 2021. Prior to this, he was Group Finance Director and subsequently Chief Executive Officer of housing association The Hyde Group. He has worked in a broad range of strategic leadership roles, amassing 27 years of pan-European real estate experience. Before joining the housing sector, Peter spent his early career in investment banking and then moved to global real estate investment management firm Starwood Capital. During his investment career, Peter deployed over €25 billion of capital and had significant exposure to investors and fundraising on a global scale, working as a ‘bridge’ between the public, private and third sector. In addition, Peter has held senior EMEA real estate investment banking roles at BNP Paribas, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Eurohypo and WestImmo. He is also a non-executive Real Estate Investment Committee member at global investment company Eurazeo.

  Homes England

  CEO

  Keynote

  Peter Denton

  CEO

  Homes England

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  Katherine Rose

  Katherine is the Managing Director of VervLife; a specialist consultancy, operations and creative partner for the BTR and rented homes sector engaged on multi-family, single-family and co-living communities. Working within BTR since its genesis in the UK, Katherine is an operational expert and has a keen focus on what shifting resident behaviours and lifestyles mean for the product being brought to market, how technology can be harnessed to drive operational effectiveness and the role of intelligent asset design in enhancing investor returns. VervLife is BCorp Pending and is committed to lead standards of social value, resident wellness and planetary awareness in the rented residential sector.

  VervLife

  Managing Director

  Moderator

  Katherine Rose

  Managing Director

  VervLife

The Role Of Smart Tech To Increase NOI

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  Ami Kotecha

  Ami is a Co-Founder of Amro Real Estate Partners and is Managing Director of AmroLiving, a London-focussed Build-to-Rent (BtR) platform. Ami is passionate about delivering best-in-class user experiences for customers and team members. As a proponent of the space-as-a-service / data-centric delivery model, Ami combines her experience in residential development and operations with her insights into technology solutions to deliver uniquely customer-focussed BtR schemes. One of her key objectives is to oversee the delivery of schemes that curate living environments that have a positive influence on the health and well-being of our end-users. Ami is an Economics graduate, with a BSc. degree from LSE and a post-graduate M. Phil. degree from the University of Cambridge.

  Amro Partners

  Co-founder and Head of Venture Investments

  Ami Kotecha

  Co-founder and Head of Venture Investments

  Amro Partners

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  Jim Eaton-Terry

  Jim has been Quintain’s CTO since October 2020, and is responsible for defining and delivering all aspects of technology strategy across the group, including Quintain Living (our BTR business with 3,500 of 6,000 apartments complete) & the ongoing transformation of the Wembley Park estate, one of London’s largest development projects. Before joining Quintain, Jim operated as a technology consultant to The Collective & Whitbread PLC as well as holding technology and commercial leadership roles at businesses including Clarks and Flybe.

  Quintain

  Chief Technology Officer

  Jim Eaton-Terry

  Chief Technology Officer

  Quintain

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  Chotip Arora

  London based creative interior design studio with projects ranging from high volume top end residential to boutique nurseries. For the past 8.5 years, Fossey Arora has been responsible for delivering one of the most innovative interior and landscape design projects with Quintain at the UK’s largest Build to Rent development site. The Fossey Arora design ethos is simple; fluid concepts, client focused and above all, translating the vision into reality. Every project is special - a unique reflection of the client's vision, delivered with Fossey Arora's unique creativity, energy and enthusiasm. This diversity is showcased in two very different projects - The Robinson and Canada Gardens in Wembley Park

  Fossey Arora

  Director

  Chotip Arora

  Director

  Fossey Arora

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  Michael Herrington

  Michael Herrington joined Related Argent in April 2022 as the Managing Director of Residential Operations. Prior to this, he was Senior Vice President for Related Management Company overseeing a portfolio of 35 luxury rental and condominium buildings with over 10,500 units located in New York City, Boston, Chicago and the District of Columbia. A property management professional with over 20 years’ experience, Michael also served as the Director of Business Operations for Related Management Company, overseeing the induction of more than 30 sites into a newly established property management company. A graduate of Stephen F Austin State University, Michael is a Certified Property Manager and an accredited member of Institute of Real Estate Management. He is a member of the Real Estate Board of New York and the Bronx/Manhattan Board of Realtors. Prior to joining Related Management, he was an Executive Director with Brookdale Living Communities in Raleigh, NC.

  Related Argent

  Managing Director

  Michael Herrington

  Managing Director

  Related Argent

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  Nico van der Merwe

  Nico has worked at Schneider Electric for over 12 years, taking up the role of Vice President of Home & Distribution in 2019. Throughout the years, Nico has been in charge of Schneider Electric’s Channel Development for Europe, playing a vital role in formulating and leading strategic transformational projects. Nico is currently responsible for ensuring that Schneider Electric’s portfolio of smart devices, sensors and energy management solutions are front of mind with electricians, home builders and contractors. Nico brings his ability to create high performing teams, enable business transformation and encourage entrepreneurial thinking to his role. With homes becoming increasingly connected and the spotlight on the inefficiencies of UK housing stock becoming a great focus in the battle to halt climate change, Nico believes that smart technologies such as Wiser will have a large role to play in creating truly connected and efficient homes. The electrical demand in the residential is the fastest growing segment in years to come and Nico believes that Schneider Electric already have the technologies and relevant channels to bring forth these solutions from the Grid to the Plug.

  Schneider Electric

  Vice President Home & Distribution, UK & Ireland

  Nico van der Merwe

  Vice President Home & Distribution, UK & Ireland

  Schneider Electric

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  Muir Baxter-Yiannou

  Muir Baxter-Yiannou has more than 12 years of experience in high-end residential and technology markets and is the UK Sales Director for SmartRent, a US-based enterprise smart home automation company catering to the needs of property owners, managers, and homebuilders. Muir leads the team in the United Kingdom and has pioneered the company’s growth in this market since joining SmartRent in 2020.

  SmartRent

  UK Sales Director

  Muir Baxter-Yiannou

  UK Sales Director

  SmartRent

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  Hamish Neale

  Hamish heads up the RealPage Europe Smart Building division working with BTR and Student developers and providers helping them automate and effectively manage their properties' smart technology with the RealPage Smart Building Suite. Hamish brings a wealth of experience he has worked with many clients across the world for companies such as Crestron Electronics, where he was the Head of Residential Sales at Crestron Europe, Barco a global technology leader that develops networked visualisation solutions for the entertainment, enterprise and healthcare markets, Control4 a leading provider of automation and networking systems for homes and businesses. He was the co-founder of Hero labs developers of Sonic, super-smart technology designed to help prevent water leaks in properties and spent 6 years as a non-exec director for CEDIA - the global industry association and central touch point for residential technology.

  RealPage

  Director, Smart Building Suite

  Moderator

  Hamish Neale

  Director, Smart Building Suite

  RealPage

Delivering Quality, Sustainable Living Accommodation - Next Generation Construction & Development Trends

Presented By Chapman Taylor

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  Lorna Walker

  Lorna Walker is a Cofounder - COO and Head of ESG at Modomo, the housing pioneer transforming underused land into beautiful, buzzing places to live. She previously spent 12 years at CBRE, playing a key role in high-profile commercial transactions in the UK and Europe. Her strong property background is backed up with a passion for social justice, diversity and sustainability. Lorna is a trustee of the UK Green Building Council, and founded Peer 20 to inspire and support millennial professionals. When she’s not tackling the housing crisis, she’s taking part in triathlons, climbing mountains, and wild swimming.

  Modomo

  Co-founder - COO and Head of ESG

  Lorna Walker

  Co-founder - COO and Head of ESG

  Modomo

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  Kevin McHugh

  Kevin McHugh is a Director and leads pre-construction for the company, providing support in areas that include project feasibility estimating, design cost optioneering, procurement and contracts. Kevin is actively involved and a Steering Group member of the Collaborative Clients Forum, which supports the Construction Leadership Council and is a frequent speaker at industry events. Before joining Greystar in 2018, Kevin worked as a Cost Manager with IKEA’s Global Property Management Group, supporting project delivery teams across 30 countries. Prior to that, Kevin worked for Davis Langdon, the leading global quantity surveying practice, working across a range of asset classes including commercial, education, industrial, retail and residential. Kevin is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and received a first-class bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying from Kingston University.

  Greystar

  Director, Pre-Construction

  Kevin McHugh

  Director, Pre-Construction

  Greystar

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  Sophie Gunn

  Sophie qualified as an architect at leading BTR firm Assael and now manages a number of core developments within the Packaged Living portfolio. She has led the planning and development of a number of projects including The Almere, a 294 apartment BTR scheme in Milton Keynes which has just completed on site, and the redevelopment of the former Debenhams store at Highcross Shopping Centre, Leicester which secured planning approval for 300 new btr homes.

  Packaged Living

  Associate Director (Development)

  Sophie Gunn

  Associate Director (Development)

  Packaged Living

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  Michael Swiszczowski

  Michael joined Chapman Taylor in 2016 to strengthen the practice’s residential expertise. He joined the UK Board in 2022 and continues to take an active in role in developing the practice’s residential and hospitality sectors across the UK business. He has experience working on award-winning residential projects, with a particular focus on Build-to-Rent, student accommodation, hotels, serviced apartments and modular construction. Michael is a regular speaker at residential and property conferences where he articulates Chapman Taylor’s design approach and skill-sets. He is also an RIBA-elected member of the Regional Council for RIBA North West. Areas of expertise: Residential / Build-to-Rent / Student Accommodation / Hotels

  Chapman Taylor

  UK Board Director

  Michael Swiszczowski

  UK Board Director

  Chapman Taylor

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  Jack Millard

  Jack holds BREEAM AP accreditation and is a licensed BREEAM Assessor. With over five years' experience working in the sustainability sector, Jack possesses a comprehensive understanding of sustainability within the built environment and is particularly interested in the material aspects of building design and is a part of the UKGBC's working group for Circular Economy. Through working on aspirational projects and a love for problem solving, Jack has developed an ability to push design teams to ensure that all avenues of sustainability are explored.

  Twin and Earth

  Associate

  Jack Millard

  Associate

  Twin and Earth

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  Michael Crane

  With 18 years’ experience designing modular building systems in the UK, Michael has seen many developments within this sector. Working as Technical Director for CIMC MBS enabled him to push the boundaries of product design and instil a philosophy of DfMA across numerous projects in the UK and overseas. Now, as Head of Innovation, Michael has the opportunity to look at the global market and understand how the industry disruptors are contributing to this often-misaligned sector of construction. Reporting back directly to the head office in China, Michael continues to wed manufacturing capabilities with construction demand through advancement in design, materials, production and environmental approaches.

  CIMC Modular Building Systems

  Head of Innovation

  Michael Crane

  Head of Innovation

  CIMC Modular Building Systems

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  Keith Davies

  Keith is the Residential Sector lead for Buro Four and has extensive experience working with tenants and investors to deliver great places to live. He is passionate about working collaboratively with clients and teams to implement solutions that truly improve projects and communities and thrives on the complexity involved. Over the years Keith has worked alongside a number of notable clients within this sector including, The Crown Estate, Avanton and English Cities Fund. As independent Project Managers since 1985, Buro Four have significant experience within the residential sector and have developed their expertise to adapt to the changing ways in which people choose to live and work, including urban and suburban Built to Rent for clients including Legal & General and Grainger

  Buro Four

  Residential Director

  Moderator

  Keith Davies

  Residential Director

  Buro Four

The Perfect Mixed Use Blend To Attract Residents & Create Community

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  Richard Coppell

  Group Development Director

  Urban & Civic

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  Stephanie Barbabosa

  Head of Build To Rent

  Lendlease

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  Rebecca Taylor

  Rebecca is the Managing Director of Long Harbour's build to rent/multifamily business. Since joining Long Harbour in 2015, Rebecca has deployed over £300m of equity and is responsible for all assets from strategy and deal origination, design, development, delivery and operations. Rebecca has over 15 years of experience in development and investment having worked on projects in Australia, UK and UAE. Prior to joining Long Harbour, Rebecca spent eight years at Laing O’Rourke working in their property and investment team. Here she worked on their offsite delivery solution, a number of PFI schemes and their residential and mixed use property portfolio.

  Long Harbour

  Managing Director, BTR

  Rebecca Taylor

  Managing Director, BTR

  Long Harbour

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  Kieran Hobbs

  Kieran is responsible for leading the development of URW’s residential portfolio in the UK. In 2018, he oversaw the delivery of URW’s first residential block in the UK – Newall Court at Westfield London which comprises almost 90 affordable homes. As part of the White City Opportunity area and regeneration, he is currently leading the plans for a further residential scheme at Westfield London including circa 1,700 homes as part of a vibrant mixed use community. In East London, Kieran is responsible for the Cherry Park 1,224 home PRS scheme which includes significant commercial and retail components at Westfield Stratford City. Kieran is also part of the team working on refining the vision for a major mixed use scheme as part of our future development in Croydon. Prior to joining URW, Hobbs held a number of different roles at St George and Mount Anvil.

  Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield

  Lead Development Director - Residential

  Kieran Hobbs

  Lead Development Director - Residential

  Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield

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  Simon Brambles

  Simon is a Director in 3DReid’s London studio and leads a number of mixed-use developments where Build to Rent forms the catalyst for new community creation. The practice is working with a broad spectrum of developers, funders and operators to deliver over 15,000 new homes in new and existing communities across the UK

  3DReid

  Director

  Simon Brambles

  Director

  3DReid

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  Gemma Leonard

  Gemma is Head of DACB’s Residential team, which provides specialist, full service legal advice, from Strategic Land to Plot Sales. She specialises in all aspects of land acquisition and development and her client portfolio includes the majority of the country's largest housebuilders, leading regional developers, specialist build to rent and affordable housing providers throughout the UK. Many of the developments Gemma is involved with are mixed -use schemes, which are helping regenerate our urban landscape.

  DAC Beachcroft

  Head of Residential team

  Moderator

  Gemma Leonard

  Head of Residential team

  DAC Beachcroft

Evolution Of Tech In BTR: Customer-centric Approach

Presented by MRI Software

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  Sebastian Caunter

  Operations Director

  PRSim – LSL

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  Dan Foryszewski

  Dan Foryszewski heads up the Investor Solutions in EMEA who focus on agents and owners operating properties of all asset classes. He has a strong focus on the residential space and helps organizations of all kinds created tailored ecosystems covering leasing, property management, tenant engagement, accounting and BI. As the demographics and expectations of renters have shifted dramatically in recent times, Foryszewski's deep understanding of the market has been influential in shaping the strategic development of MRI's resident engagement tools. Dan Foryszewski helps property managers and agents utilise an ecosystem of products to create tailored solutions for their particular requirements across the end-to-end life cycle - from back office property management and accounting to resident engagement and community building.

  MRI Software

  Director, Investor Solutions

  Dan Foryszewski

  Director, Investor Solutions

  MRI Software

• Moderator

  Rachael Cunliffe

  Founder

  ENGAGE 5

BTR Market Update – What Do The Numbers Tell Us?

Day 2 Opening Presentation By Cortland Consult

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  Iain Murray

  Senior Director, BTR Consultancy (Europe)

  Cortland Consult

Open and Operating - 360 Reflective View Of The BTR Market

Presented By Cortland Consult

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  Danielle Bayless

  Chief Operating Officer

  Quintain Living

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  Jackie Robinson

  Jackie has over 20 years commercial experience in property, retail and leisure and is the Director of East Village, Get Living’s flagship neighbourhood. East Village was the Athlete’s Village in 2012 and ten years on is an impressive legacy from the Olympic games and now a thriving neighbourhood in East London and part of the wider regeneration plan for the area. Presently responsible for one of the first UK private sector residential BTR investments, with a portfolio of 2500 residential homes and 30+ retailers. Jackie’s role involves looking after East Village’s residents and ensuring every aspect of the neighbourhood runs smoothly, from residential and commercial to community and placemaking. She also oversees the group-wide customer contact team – the “Customer Hub”, ensuring that Get Living customers get the very best experience. Jackie has a wealth of experience in the commercial and service sectors. Previous companies include David Lloyd Clubs, Waterstones and World Duty Free where she has worked in senior operations and business development roles.

  Get Living

  Director of East Village

  Jackie Robinson

  Director of East Village

  Get Living

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  Jamie Snary

  Jamie is a qualified Chartered Surveyor and has over 20 years’ experience in real estate asset and operational management. At Apache, Jamie is responsible for the successful deployment of all asset, portfolio and operational management strategies across its vertically integrated businesses of both multi and single-family Build to Rent. Additionally, Jamie chairs Apache’s monthly Health & Safety Committee and he is also a member of Apache’s Environmental Social Governance (ESG) committee where he is responsible for ensuring all asset and operational management is deployed in line with its ESG policies and guiding principles. Prior to joining Apache in January 2014, Jamie worked at niche asset management practice, MJ Mapp, for a period of twelve years, leaving as a Director and member of the Business Development Board. During his time with the business, Jamie led the teams responsible for the management of portfolios owned by a range of institutions, funds and development companies as well as heading up the Private Client team which serviced high net worth individuals and family trusts. Jamie was responsible for the teams managing a diverse range of commercial, residential, industrial and alternative asset classes with a total capital value of c£1bn.

  Apache Capital

  Executive Director, Asset Management & Operations

  Jamie Snary

  Executive Director, Asset Management & Operations

  Apache Capital

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  Jodie Clark

  Mobilisation Manager

  Cortland

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  Andy Barnard

  Andy specialises in providing legal advice in relation to a wide variety of real estate projects. He works for a wide range of accommodation providers and investors including developers, central government organisations, Registered Providers, local authorities, contractors, joint ventures, banks and private equity houses. The accommodation projects in which Andy has been and is involved include build to rent, student housing, regeneration projects, affordable housing and key worker schemes.

  Trowers and Hamlins

  Partner

  Moderator

  Andy Barnard

  Partner

  Trowers and Hamlins

The BTR X Factors: Designing For Capex And Opex

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  Colin Veitch

  Colin Veitch is a founding Director of GRID Architects, a 12 year old practice which designs and delivers medium and large scale mixed-use projects for landowners, developers, housebuilders and Housing Associations. Colin has been at the forefront of the design of city centre residential developments since 2000, securing one of the first Building for Life Gold Awards for Brewery Square, and many Housing Design Awards since then. He has been designing and delivering Built to Rent developments for ten years and has built up considerable knowledge of this increasingly key residential sector. Colin was responsible for the successful delivery of Quintains first BtR project in Wembley, Emerald Gardens, and subsequently two further BtR projects in Wembley, totalling just under 2000 dwellings.

  Grid Architects

  Founding Director

  PRESENTATION

  Colin Veitch

  Founding Director

  Grid Architects

What Will Happen To The Build To Rent Premium?

Presented By Hamptons

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  Victoria Quinlan

  As President – Europe, Victoria leads the European business for Cortland, where she is responsible for the strategic vision and growth of the business as well as ensuring the business delivers for our customers and clients. Victoria brings a wealth of experience in the real estate and construction sectors, having held positions spanning investment, development, business operations, finance and capital markets transactions. Prior to joining Cortland Victoria worked at Lendlease Europe in a number of roles including Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and most recently as Managing Director - Investment Management. Victoria holds a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance and Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia and a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts (Economics and History) from University of Queensland in Australia

  Cortland

  President, Europe

  Victoria Quinlan

  President, Europe

  Cortland

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  Ryan Prince

  Prior to joining Realstar in 2002, Ryan co-founded iGabriel, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in European business. iGabriel subsequently merged with Pi Capital, one of the U.K.’s leading, early-stage investment groups. Prior to founding iGabriel, Ryan worked in various roles in the area of structured and corporate finance. Realstar Experience Ryan established the company’s London office in 2002. He was responsible for the firm's entry into the U.K. primary healthcare centre sector and played a key role in the acquisition of Realstar’s U.K. hotel portfolio. More recently spearheaded the firm's entry in the UK rental housing sector and has overall responsibility for Realstar’s U.K. and European-based activities.

  Principal, Realstar Group

  Founder, UNCLE

  Ryan Prince

  Founder, UNCLE

  Principal, Realstar Group

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  Kirk Lindstrom

  Kirk is Round Hill’s Chief Investment Officer, and he brings over 20 years of experience in real estate, banking and corporate finance. Kirk has previously held senior positions at some of the world’s top investment firms. Prior to joining Round Hill, he was a Managing Director in Goldman Sachs’ European real estate investment banking team. In addition, he previously worked in real estate investment banking at Merrill Lynch in London and New York. His experience includes advising clients on transactions totalling over €20bn in the real estate and lodging industries. Kirk holds a B.A. from Amherst College, Massachusetts.

  Round Hill Capital

  CIO

  Kirk Lindstrom

  CIO

  Round Hill Capital

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  Aneisha Beveridge

  Aneisha and her Research team are experts at putting the housing market into a real-life context, with relevant and insightful in-depth analysis at both a macro and micro-economic level. She is widely considered a thought-leader with access to some of the richest property data in the UK. Aneisha is a media favourite. Last year, her team reached 480 million readers, listeners and viewers.

  Hamptons

  Head of Research

  Aneisha Beveridge

  Head of Research

  Hamptons

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  Chris Morris

  Chris has extensive experience working within the private and public sectors, including the development of residential-led mixed use schemes, build to rent schemes and town/city centre regeneration projects. He has a particular focus on build to rent projects acting on multiple schemes across the UK, helping clients to structure and plan their projects and transactions, understand and manage risk and protect their interests. Chris co-leads the Gowling WLG build to rent sector team, which is heavily involved in this growing sector, working with clients on developing their rental product and acting as an extension of their teams. He draws on his legal experience acting regularly for parties on both sides of the negotiating fence to make him perfectly placed to quickly focus on what will be most important to his clients and pragmatically to deliver the right end results.

  Gowling WLG

  Legal Director

  Moderator

  Chris Morris

  Legal Director

  Gowling WLG

Social Impact Of BTR

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  Sadie Malim

  Sadie joined Moorfield in 2007 and sits on the Operational Board as Head of Special Projects & Legal. She is responsible for overseeing and implementing specific projects that require both private equity and real estate knowledge, as well as leading our in-house legal function. Sadie also manages the Moorfield (and its investments’) brand, corporate communications and digital media strategy, together with various other operational matters. She also oversees our ESG policy and our transactional, legal and regulatory functions. Sadie has an MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University and a post graduate degree in Law. Prior to joining Moorfield, Sadie worked in the Private Equity group at Clifford Chance where she advised international private equity clients on acquisitions, disposals, MBOs and listings. Sadie sits on the BPF Healthcare Committee and Retirement Villages working group.

  Moorfield Group

  Head of Special Projects & Legal

  Sadie Malim

  Head of Special Projects & Legal

  Moorfield Group

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  Victoria Manston

  Victoria is a qualified town planner and Chartered Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute. Victoria has worked for both national and international developers including Berkeley Homes and Greenland Group on a range of projects across London, from high-density, mixed-used projects such as The Ram Brewery in Wandsworth to heritage-led housing schemes in sensitive parkland settings such as Trent Park in Enfield. Victoria has experience across the development process from acquisition through to delivery. Victoria holds an honours degree from the University of Leeds and a Masters degree from University College London.

  HUB

  Senior Development Manager

  Victoria Manston

  Senior Development Manager

  HUB

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  Nick Hirst

  Nick Hirst is a Principal Director at architecture and design firm, tp bennett. From Build to Rent and student housing to superprime apartments and high-density tall buildings, tp bennett is designing innovative residential solutions for both end-users and developers. Currently working with both leading developers and smaller independent specialists, Nick recently led the development of residential and urban design standards for a Housing Association with a national remit. He is also working in Southwark, Lambeth and Wandsworth on a variety of residential projects exploring new build to rent and co-living models. With experience in developing BTR in permitted development and masterplan contexts, Nick also works across many other sectors including, health, education, mixed-use, hospitality, heritage and conservation, all for a wide range of public and private sector clients. He is a member of the Urban Design Group, the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH), and the Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC).

  tp bennett

  Principal Director

  Nick Hirst

  Principal Director

  tp bennett

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  Daniel May

  Daniel is currently leading the London Cancer Hub development team, to deliver a sustainable district for excellence in cancer research. The shared vision is to provide a new ecosystem of labs, R&D and commercial facilities, that will attract researchers and scientists from around the world and accelerate the development of groundbreaking cancer treatments. Daniel is a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects with over 20 years’ experience within the industry. He has worked across all stages of development and specialises in maximising the creation of value through his understanding of design, planning, engineering, financing and construction. Daniel has tutored architectural students at University of East London and has supported the RIBA in the development of their Client Services. He has also mentored emerging architectural practices to develop their business strategies.

  Socius Development

  Director

  Daniel May

  Director

  Socius Development

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  Choisanne Man

  Choisanne Man is a partner in Shoosmiths’ London office. She has a broad practice which focuses on investment acquisitions and disposals, development of residential led, commercial and mixed use schemes and general asset management work. Her experience is across all sectors, however she has particular experience in the acquisition and forward funding of developments to be used for mixed use, PRS and BTR. Choisanne’s clients range from private and publicly listed property companies to investments funds, asset managers and high net worth individuals. Clients value her commercial approach and her ability to project manage and lead on large/high value transactions.

  Shoosmiths

  Partner

  Moderator

  Choisanne Man

  Partner

  Shoosmiths

Trends In Residential Design Within An Evolving Environment

Presented By IN2

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  Simon Latson

  Simon leads the residential building consultancy team at JLL which provides building surveying, project management and cost management services across the whole property life cycle to the full spectrum of residential providers in the UK. This includes build to rent, affordable housing, student accommodation, investors, funders, managers and occupiers in both the private and public sector. Services range from professional work including feasibility advice; asset management and portfolio rationalisation; dilapidations; building surveys; compliance surveys and stock condition surveys to project management, contract administration and employer’s agent services for both new build and refurbishment projects. Simon has provided expert witness advice and has provided assurance and due diligence advice on key residential sector transactions.

  JLL

  Head of Building Consultancy - Living

  Simon Latson

  Head of Building Consultancy - Living

  JLL

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  James Clarke

  James is a Development Principal at Crosstree Real Estate Partners with breadth of experience of delivering complex projects across multiple sectors, with a recent focus on the hotel sector having delivered the Standard and Mama Shelter hotels in London. This diverse experience along with his previous role at the Berkeley Group brings a unique outlook on the effective design, delivery, and operation of residential assets. Having recently worked within the team to achieve planning for 1,500 homes at Edmonton Green he’s in a strong position to advise on what he believes to be the current trends in residential design.

  Crosstree Real Estate Partners

  Development Principal

  James Clarke

  Development Principal

  Crosstree Real Estate Partners

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  Adina David

  Adina David is Executive Director at MGT Investment Management where she is responsible for leading the company's rental living strategy, growing the firm’s residential portfolio across London and Southern UK. ​  ​  Adina has over 12 years of industry experience. Before joining MGT, Adina was Director of Urban Living at Greystar, where she was responsible for consolidating their global strategy around the development and acquisition of urban living assets. Prior to this, Adina worked in acquisitions of UK BTR and shared living developments at Greystar and The Collective. Notable projects include the world’s tallest modular building which opened in Croydon in 2021. Prior to joining Greystar in 2016, Adina worked in acquisitions and asset management for Dermot, a residential company in New York. She started her career in commercial real estate with Knight Frank in Bucharest in 2010.   ​  Adina is the Founder of Ladies in Real Estate, an 1,100-member networking group, and Co-founder of Doyenne, a road cycling club for women in property, with both groups supporting LandAid’s Networks Against Homelessness initiatives. Adina is a Member of ULI UK's Residential Council Steering Committee, Member of ULI Europe's Living Concepts Forum, and a supporter of their UrbanPlan programme.

  MGT Investment Management

  Executive Director

  Adina David

  Executive Director

  MGT Investment Management

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  Richard Daw

  Richard joined Chapman Taylor in 2021 with a particular focus on helping to grow Chapman Taylor’s residential design capability in Manchester. Richard brings a unique perspective to holistic living and workplace trends thanks to his former experience in managing a flexible workspace start-up. Richard is highly experienced in several sectors, including residential, workplace, and education projects, and is skilled at blending the different uses in mixed-use projects. He is well placed to offer our clients a unique view on the growing Build-to-Rent sector from both an architectural and management perspective.

  Chapman Taylor

  Associate Director

  Richard Daw

  Associate Director

  Chapman Taylor

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  Eddie Beer

  Eddie Beer is an Associate Director at IN2. Since joining the team in 2015, originally in their Dublin office, he now heads up the IN2 London office and has considerable design and management experience across a multitude of impressive projects. This includes Deanston Wharf, Royal Wharf, Chelsea Barracks, Edmonton Green and many other landmark residential developments across the UK. Eddie previously worked as an Energy Engineer with a Sustainable Energy Authority and has extensive knowledge and appreciation for energy-efficient design

  IN2

  Associate Director

  Eddie Beer

  Associate Director

  IN2

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  Brendan Geraghty

  Architect, design and development strategist Brendan Geraghty is a recognised Build to Rent (BTR) thought leader who has been active in the sector since 2011. Brendan is known for actively championing the integration of consumer culture in BTR with a ‘brand before building’ approach. Brendan combines deep generalist and broad specialist knowledge, creating structured development and consumer centric BTR strategies, integrating consumer culture principles with investment requirements. He has spent 16 years in senior roles, including with Centred Architecture, Optim and Geraghty Taylor Architects, before becoming CEO of UKAA (the UK Apartment Association) in 2022. Spearheading the UKAA’s leadership through high quality knowledge and research, Brendan will be supporting the organisation to serve as the voice of the Build to Rent sector in the UK. He will also explore new relationships with others in the residential sector with an interest in Build to Rent including housing associations, co-living investors and operators, contractors and house builders as well as pressing ESG issues such as Net Zero Carbon.

  UKAA

  CEO

  Moderator

  Brendan Geraghty

  CEO

  UKAA

Lightning Round - Finding The Best Value For Your Residents & Your Bottom Line

Presented by Quadient

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  Freya Richard

  Freya joined Vertus, part of the Canary Wharf Group in 2019 following seven years at Knight Frank’s head office in London. Having started her career in residential leasehold management Freya then moved over to set up a new department within the residential division, focusing on management of residential portfolios. During this time, she set up all operational and letting functions of the business including the implementation of centralised lettings and property management systems, and subsequently oversaw the growth of the department into the build-to-rent sector, estates, and distressed portfolios. She worked with clients such as Greystar, Kennedy Wilson, Essential Living, Urbanest and A2 Dominion to launch and lease up buildings such as Pinnacle Tower, Exchange Gardens, Nin Elms Point and Camley Street.

  Vertus

  Director - Leasing & Operations

  Freya Richard

  Director - Leasing & Operations

  Vertus

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  Thomasin Renshaw

  Renshaw leads the design, development, delivery and customer care teams at Pocket Living. Pocket is an innovative developer delivering homes for local Londoners on modest incomes at a 20% discount to market prices. Renshaw is also non-executive director of Broadway Living RP, Ealing Council’s subsidiary delivering council housing. Previously, she led Grosvenor’s major two-acre mixed-use scheme in Mayfair: the South Molton Triangle. Prior to that, she was development director for Muse, where she led large, complex, mixed-use urban regeneration projects in London and the Thames Valley. Renshaw graduated from UCL (BSc Astrophysics) and the University of Reading (MSc Surveying). She is a Fellow of RICS.

  Pocket Living

  Chief Development Officer

  Thomasin Renshaw

  Chief Development Officer

  Pocket Living

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  Tomer Bercoviz

  Tomer Bercoviz was born in Haifa, Israel. He completed his MBA in financial engineering & real estate at Hebrew University Jerusalem after a BA in both Business Administration - Finance and Government, Diplomacy, and Strategy at IDC Herzliya. He has combined his love of traveling with his knowledge and over 20 years of experience in residential and commercial real estate, as well as natural capabilities to seize opportunities, in his role as Co-founder and CEO of Vonder.

  Vonder

  CEO & Co-Founder

  Tomer Bercoviz

  CEO & Co-Founder

  Vonder

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  Laura-Jayne Cannell

  Laura-Jayne (LJ) is the Director of Operations for Outpost. LJ has extensive experience delivering operational real estate in the student accommodation, BTR, and Co-Living sectors. Formerly an Operations Manager at Greystar, LJ held responsibility for a large portfolio and led pre-development services for third-party clients, including design, fit-out, mobilisation, and lease-up. Most recently LJ worked as the Director of Operations for Society, a Co-Living start-up that delivers design-led apartments with flexible contracts through a digital platform. LJ received her MSt. in U.S. History from Oxford University, and her B.A. in History from Oxford Brookes University. LJ is a member of Ladies in Real Estate (LiRE) and the British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM).

  Outpost

  Director of Operations

  Laura-Jayne Cannell

  Director of Operations

  Outpost

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  Jon Hammond

  Jon has 20 years’ experience of launching and growing smart technology and SaaS services into the UK & Irish market. Today he leads the multi-tenant real estate sales team for Quadient’s parcel locker and campus hub business working with property developers, managers, and owners across all residential asset classes.

  Parcel Pending by Quadient

  Head of Real Estate

  Jon Hammond

  Head of Real Estate

  Parcel Pending by Quadient

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  Georgie Drewery

  During her time with Yardi, Georgie has become fully immersed in all things build-to-rent and student accommodation. Georgie’s passion lies in being an advocate for technology in the residential space and how innovation can add value to not only the entire journey from prospect to resident, but how software and mobile applications enhance the resident experience throughout their entire tenancy. Georgie’s experience and focus spans across all residential asset classes including build to rent, student accommodation, co-living and includes a vast knowledge on the social housing market.

  Yardi

  Senior Account Executive

  Georgie Drewery

  Senior Account Executive

  Yardi

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  Clint Bartman

  Clint has been operating in the UK residential rental markets since 2012. Initially working in the US multi-family and student housing sectors he transitioned to the UK PBSA market with Round Hill Capital’s operator Nido Student Living and then established the operating platform Hello Student for Empiric Student Property Plc. Clint was formerly the Managing Director for Strawberry Star Group’s block management, letting’s operations and establishing its BTR operations platform, Star Living. Clint is a WiredScore Accredited Professional and holds an M.B.A. with a concentration in Real Estate from Roosevelt University in Chicago and a B.S. in Sociology from Illinois State University. Cortland Consult offer independent advice to the BTR market having delivered advice on over 45,000 BTR units across Europe covering BTR Appraisal, Design for Operation and Lifecycle together with a focus achieving funding for its prestigious list of clients.

  Cortland Consult

  Director – BTR Consultancy (UK)

  Clint Bartman

  Director – BTR Consultancy (UK)

  Cortland Consult

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  Leo Colgan

  Leo is Co-Founder & Chief Growth Officer at IMS. For the past 20 years he has played a crucial role in the growth of the company with a client base now extending beyond Ireland into the UK and Europe; namely Germany, France, Italy & Switzerland with further projects in the pipeline for Portugal and Spain. IMS is a trusted Wi-Fi and guest technology partner for hospitality and serviced living in Ireland, the UK, and Europe. With cutting-edge technology and expert support, IMS collaborates with their clients to create seamless, secure, and sustainable solutions that meet the evolving needs of guests, and are dedicated to delivering great guest technology experiences, leading to better reviews, repeat bookings, and growth in average daily rates. IMS’ ability to design, deliver, and support has earned them the distinction of being the preferred provider for renowned hospitality brands including Staycity, Dalata, Frasers, Edyn, Radisson, and many more.

  IMS

  Co-Founder & Chief Growth Officer

  Moderator

  Leo Colgan

  Co-Founder & Chief Growth Officer

  IMS

Unlocking The Full Lifecycle Value Of Your Rental Assets

Presented by CoStays

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  Emma Taylor

  Senior Architect

  Assael Architecture

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  Qassim Ali

  Qassim is a co-founder and managing director of CoStays, which is part of The SDDE Smith Group. He brings with him over a decade of experience in creative real estate combined with a further six years experience in short-term rentals and hospitality. Starting from humble beginnings, he built and scaled a serviced apartment and holiday let portfolio using the rent-to-rent strategy, to create a lifestyle business which allowed him to travel the world and live life on his own terms. Now a partner in The SDDE Smith Group, which currently manages over 500 holiday lets across North Yorkshire, Qassim is set up for growth to help take the group to the next level. He has always had a passion for entrepreneurship and can spot new trends coming, a mile off. He aspires to close the gap between tenant and guest by innovating the future of Build-to-Rent, Co-Living, PBSA and the Serviced Apartment sector. With a wealth of experience operating short-term rentals and extended stays, he is confident that “Hospitality Living” is the future. When it comes to numbers, Qassim has analysed hundreds, if not thousands of real estate deals and opportunities during the lifespan of his career and completely understands what it takes to unlock the full lifecycle value of real estate assets with his fresh, innovative, hospitality approach to property management. He is now channeling that passion and expertise into CoStays to revolutionise the traditional lettings and hospitality industry, by bridging the gap between hotel, home and work. You will always find him pushing boundaries, thinking outside the box and dreaming big. Surely, Qassim is the one to watch within the real estate industry.

  CoStays

  Co-Founder & Managing Director

  Qassim Ali

  Co-Founder & Managing Director

  CoStays

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  Paul Rands

  Paul has 25 years of real estate and development experience in the hospitality sector. Joining the PKF hospitality group in 2022, Paul heads the Future of Hospitality Institute a think tank for the hotel, living, tourism & leisure sectors. He also leads the serviced living consultancy practice of the PKF hospitality group and is based in London. Paul is a recognised expert in the serviced living sector having previously spent seven years at BridgeStreet Global Hospitality, the leading serviced apartment solutions provider and operator, where as VP International Development he led the development, real estate and supply partner teams and was a member of the senior leadership team. Prior to this, Paul was a director of a hotel real estate fund start-up, as well as holding development roles with Premier Inn, Mitchells & Butlers, and Marstons. Having graduated with a real estate degree from Nottingham Trent University, he joined the Allied Domecq graduate training programme where he qualified as a Chartered Surveyor (MRICS) in 1998.

  Future of Hospitality Institute

  Managing Director

  Paul Rands

  Managing Director

  Future of Hospitality Institute

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  Ben Rogers

  Ben is a Partner in the Real Estate department at Irwin Mitchell acting for a range of funders, developers (from small scale local developers to national house builders) and build to rent owners and operators . He works on schemes including city centre apartments, mixed use, urban regeneration and out-of-town/ rural developments. Ben has advised clients on innovative and unique schemes including commonhold developments, schemes involving the creation of significant public realm and large scale schemes involving hundreds of plots built out in phased development.

  Irwin Mitchell

  Partner

  Ben Rogers

  Partner

  Irwin Mitchell

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  Richard Berridge

  Managing Director

  Blackbird RE Advisory

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  George Sell

  George is editor of Urban Living News and oversees the editorial direction of Boutique Hotel News, Serviced Apartment News, and Short Term Rentalz. He has more than 20 years' experience as a hospitality, property and travel journalist. He regularly contributes to a wide range of b2b and b2c international publications and websites. He also helps plan and programme the IHM event agendas and heads the judging panel for the Serviced Apartment Awards.

  Urban Living News

  Editor

  Moderator

  George Sell

  Editor

  Urban Living News

Driving Sustainable BTR

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  Sophie Chick

  Sophie Chick runs the research and advisory services for ULI in Europe. She is responsible for developing and delivering original, objective research on a wide range of issues related to land use, climate change and sustainability, real estate development and investment, and the built environment. Prior to joining ULI, Sophie was the head of department for Savills World Research team and the lead researcher on ESG in the Urban Environment. Working across all property sectors, she delivered market leading research on global real estate markets and the international forces that shape them. Before her global role, she moved to Sydney, Australia in 2016 for two years, where she set up a residential research department for Savills. This role was followed by a period at Mirvac, an Australian owner and developer, which saw her working closely with the capital transaction team to best understand risks and opportunities for potential purchases and sales. Sophie began her career at Savills in 2010 in the UK residential

  Urban Land Institute

  VP, Research & Advisory Services, Europe

  Sophie Chick

  VP, Research & Advisory Services, Europe

  Urban Land Institute

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  Daljit Sandhu

  Daljit Sandhu is co-founder and chief operating officer of Précis Capital Partners, a real estate lending platform that delivers large-ticket financing solutions to real estate developers for projects across the UK. Sandhu, alongside Précis Capital’s two other co-founders, secured the backing of TowerBrook Capital Partners and launched the platform in March 2021 amid uniquely challenging market conditions. In her role as COO, Sandhu is responsible for overseeing strategy, people management, marketing, IT and governance, and led the build-out of an experienced team, which has built an active deal pipeline and is well placed to eventually deliver up to £1B of development financing a year. Sandhu led the business’s ESG strategy, which will include B-Corp certification and a range of new lending products designed to encourage sustainable build practises. Those include green loans and embracing innovation through modern methods of construction for residential developments. Prior to founding Précis Capital, Sandhu served as co-founder and COO of Urban Exposure, building the company over nearly two decades into the UK’s leading residential development financier while extending more than £1.7B in development finance and £3B in real estate finance overall. Sandhu is a tech enthusiast with seed investments across a number of platforms and acts as a mentor to scale-ups for Second Century Ventures. She enjoys London’s theatre, opera, museum, gallery and restaurant scene.

  Precis Capital

  Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer

  Daljit Sandhu

  Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer

  Precis Capital

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  Emma Harvey

  An experienced and passionate green finance specialist, Emma Harvey joined the Green Finance Institute in 2019 and leads the Coalition for the Energy Efficiency of Buildings — an industry-led collaboration with more than 320 individual members representing all sectors involved in the built environment. The coalition's goal is to catalyse new markets for financing the decarbonisation of buildings and their construction, promote enabling conditions for market growth, and deliver a scalable model for stimulating financial innovation both at home and internationally. Harvey previously worked at Barclays Bank where she championed the green finance agenda, supporting the bank’s first green bond issuance and pioneering the Barclays green home mortgage. Over the past year, Harvey has promoted the role of green finance at more than 40 public events, presented evidence to the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy enquiry on decarbonising heat in homes, and overseen the launch and adoption of the industry-backed Green Home Finance Principles. She continues to advocate the need for a national retrofit delivery authority to accelerate the UK’s transition to the net-zero built environment. In her spare time, Harvey enjoys exploring restaurants and bars across London, travelling to new cities around Europe, blowing off steam at the gym and supporting her favourite basketball team, the Denver Nuggets.

  Green Finance Institute

  Programme Director

  Emma Harvey

  Programme Director

  Green Finance Institute

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  Shervin Deh Bozorgi

  Shervin brings over 12 years of Digital Construction experience from AEC and infrastructure background. In the last 7 years, he has been working with major contractors in UK to lead digital adaptation and innovation strategy. He is currently leading Digital Project Delivery for John Sisk and is part of business Digital Transformation and NetZero core working groups which focuses on adopting new technologies and Digital skillsets that are needed to achieve greener, more efficient and higher quality construction. Shervin is also exploring the benefits Digital Twin and AI would bring to our clients and operational teams and it changes our business model and services in the future.

  John Sisk & Son

  Head of Digital Project Delivery

  Shervin Deh Bozorgi

  Head of Digital Project Delivery

  John Sisk & Son

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  Paul Eaton

  As a leader and an innovator in his field, Paul Eaton is an expert in telecommunications within the residential market. Leading teams from start up to success and becoming a dominant player in the market against well known, big brands and strong competition. A corporate trailblazer, motivator and world class team builder, he is renowned for his professionalism, his honesty, his knowledge and expertise in helping organisations get the best out of what they have and develop further through innovation and smarter thinking and having the courage to be different in the market to make a difference in peoples lives, colleagues and clients alike. As Director of Build to Rent at ClearFibre, Paul has enjoyed huge success in the residential sector throughout his career developing technology propositions, marketing, data analytics, client workshops, continual professional development training, partner management, team building, strategy planning and business planning. Passionate about the development of leadership skills, team motivation, educating clients and being passionate about your work, this is the driving force he brings to his company. This is what makes Paul and his team sought after individuals in their market. His presentations, workshops, company products and services are structured to meet the specific needs of the client and delivered in a practical style providing audiences with the tools, techniques and knowledge to make informed choices for their projects as well as give them a competitive edge in their market.

  Clearfibre

  Director of Build to Rent

  Paul Eaton

  Director of Build to Rent

  Clearfibre

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  Natalie Harris

  Natalie is a Partner with a broad range of commercial property experience, specialising in development and property investment transactions for both the public and private sector. Natalie has particular expertise in relation to residential, PRS and student developments. Recent experience includes advising Grainger on a number of projects including the Yorkshire Post site in Leeds and their flagship scheme at Clippers Quay, acting for a developer on the acquisition and development of a 364 room student scheme in Swansea and the sale of 5 residential plots in Putney.

  Pinsent Masons

  Partner

  Moderator

  Natalie Harris

  Partner

  Pinsent Masons

Welcome And Opening Remarks

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  James Saunders

  James Saunders was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Quintain in October 2019 and since then has led the company through the Pandemic, during which Quintain achieved the biggest construction completion year in its 30-year history. Starting with just 141 apartments for rent in 2016, James has led the team to reach 3,651 homes under management, noting the 2022 year-end occupancy across the entire rental portfolio sat at over 98%. Since then, Quintain’s tenth build to rent development has opened at Wembley Park. James was previously Chief Operating Officer of Quintain and has been a main board director since 2017. As Chief Operating Officer, James led the place-making and estate management at Wembley Park, commercial partnerships, group marketing, IT and health and safety. During his time at Quintain, James has led the repositioning of Wembley Park from an event destination to an exciting new neighbourhood for London. He has created the strategic direction for marketing, communications and place making that has led to dramatic reconsideration of the area, increase in footfall, improvements in press coverage and word-of-mouth, plus new partnerships including with Boxpark, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Troubadour Theatres and Second Floor Studios. He has managed key stakeholder and commercial partner relationships with GLA, London Borough of Brent, Wembley Stadium, the FA, AEG and Realm. He was responsible for the renegotiation of agreements with adjacent landowners that unlocked the Wembley Park site from a development and operational perspective. Prior to joining Quintain, James was the Chief Marketing Officer at The Cloud Networks, a consultant to Vodafone Europe and Brand Director at Coca-Cola Great Britain. He holds a Sloan Masters from London Business School, a Law Degree from Cambridge University and is a barrister-at-law.

  Quintain

  CEO

  James Saunders

  CEO

  Quintain