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  Sir David Higgins

  Knighted in 2011 for his services to regeneration, David has enjoyed a long and varied career. Most notably David was Chief Executive of the London Olympic Delivery Authority and joined the Quintain Board of Directors as a Senior Advisor in January 2014. He has a technical background in civil engineering and wide ranging experience in major infrastructure and building projects from funding to commercial development, design and delivery. David has been Chief Executive of four different organisations involved in the development and delivery of major projects and infrastructure over the last 22 years.

  Quintain Board

  Senior Advisor

  Sir David Higgins

  Senior Advisor

  Quintain Board

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  Heng Leong Cheong

  Heng is CEO of EcoWorld International’s business in the UK. In his role Heng is a Director of EcoWorld’s JV projects with Ballymore (Embassy Gardens, Wardian and London City Island) and in January 2019 assumed the role of CEO of EcoWorld London. As CEO, Heng is responsible for growing the newly formed and rapidly expanding business by identifying new real estate opportunities for both private residential and Built to Rent whilst also overseeing EcoWorld London’s existing sites. Heng joined EcoWorld in 2015 from Battersea Power Station where he was triple promoted by SP Setia to General Manager, Property UK, making him the fastest promoted and youngest gm in the company.

  EcoWorld London

  CEO

  Heng Leong Cheong

  CEO

  EcoWorld London

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  Martine Philibert

  Martine Philibert leads the Global Asset Management team at Ivanhoé Cambridge. Appointed to her current role in 2018, she is Senior Vice President, Global Asset Management. Martine’s role is to oversee the asset management teams across the company’s platforms and enhance the post-investment performance of its portfolio of close to C$65 billion in assets. Since 1994, Martine has held various managerial positions within the real estate subsidiaries of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, managing large-scale real estate investments. Until March 2018, she led the Residential Asset Management team, with C$14 billion under management totalling over 20,000 apartments located mostly in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. Martine obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Planning from Université de Montréal, and received a postgraduate degree in Business Administration at HEC Montreal (DSA/MBA program). Additionally, she obtained a Directors Education Program certificate from McGill University. She is a member of the Canadian Institute of Corporate Directors and Canadian Institute of Planners. Martine is a Board Member of Quartier International de Montréal and La Fondation de l’Office Municipal d’Habitation de Montréal. She is also a member of the ULI Residential BF Council and CREW Montreal.

  Ivanhoe Cambridge

  SVP

  Martine Philibert

  SVP

  Ivanhoe Cambridge

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  Roger Wade

  Roger Wade is the Founder and ex CEO of British Street Fashion brand, Boxfresh. After graduating from University, Roger started Boxfresh in 1989.  He grew the Boxfresh brand from a market stall, to an International Brand selling in over 12 different countries. Soon after starting Boxfresh he attended the Inaugural Early Growth Program, now the Entrepreneurs program at London Business School. Boxfresh were renowned pioneers of the British Street scene, and were the first to import labels like Carhartt, G-Star and Penfield into the UK. In 2005, Roger sold the Boxfresh to Pentland Brands and formed his own Brand Consultancy, Brands Incorporated, specialising in the development, financing and licensing of UK Fashion Brands. In 2010, Roger founded and created the World’s 1st Pop Up Mall, Boxpark Shoreditch. In 2015 Boxpark launched Boxpark Croydon its first Food and Drink only retail concept, and in 2018 launched Boxpark Wembley, a new Fanzone for Wembley Stadium and Arena visitors.  Roger was a regular columnist for Drapers, spoke at various conferences including World Retail Congress, Futuretail, Imagine 2014, Digital Shoreditch, Drapers Fashion Summit, to name a few. He also was an Associate Lecturer at London College of Fashion, and a member of the Cool Brands Council. He was featured on the CNBC Pop Up Start Up and BBC2 Robert Peston Goes Shopping program on the Future of Retail. He sat on eBay Enterprise Exec Advisory Board and REVO advisory board Roger is a creative entrepreneur. He believes that all brands should be special and identifies those special brands/projects and adds values to them. He is passionate about Independent brands, the Future of Retail, and thinking outside the Box!

  Boxpark

  CEO & Founder

  Roger Wade

  CEO & Founder

  Boxpark

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  Sir Edward Lister

  Sir Edward Lister is Chairman of the Homes and Communities Agency and a Non Executive Director at the Foreign Office. Sir Edward Lister has a considerable background in facilitating large-scale urban regeneration schemes and coordinating major public & private sector partnerships. He joins the FCO from local government. Previous roles include: Chief of Staff to the Mayor of London Deputy Mayor for Policy and Planning at City Hall and Leader of Wandsworth Council. Chairman of the Old Oak Common Development Corporation Chairman of London and Partners the agency responsible for inward investment to London and tourism His current roles include: Chairman of the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) Director at Covent Garden Market Authority Governor at the Museum of London

  Homes England

  Chairman

  Sir Edward Lister

  Chairman

  Homes England

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  Jay Kwan

  Jay Kwan joined QuadReal as Managing Director, Europe in February 2018. His focus is on building the international portfolio, with an emphasis on investing in Global Cities in the U.K. and Europe. Jay was formerly a Managing Director at TPG Real Estate, the real estate investment group of private equity firm TPG, specifically focused on European investments. Prior to joining TPG in 2016, Jay was a Partner at Grove International Partners, an independent real estate private equity firm spun out from Soros Private Funds Management, where he spent 13 years investing in three continents across all asset classes at both the corporate and asset level. Jay began his career at Lehman Brothers Real Estate Partners in New York in 2001. Jay graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from Columbia University in New York. Jay is committed to excellence in investing and prudent stewardship of the portfolio with a long-term focus.

  QuadReal

  Head of Europe

  Jay Kwan

  Head of Europe

  QuadReal

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  Victoria Quinlan

  Victoria Quinlan is a Managing Director at Lendlease and Head of the Investment Management business in Europe. Based in London, Victoria is responsible for driving the strategic direction and growth of Lendlease's European Investment Management activities. Victoria has held numerous positions both in the UK and Australia and prior to Victoria's current role, she was European Chief Operating Officer and European CFO. Victoria has significant experience in real estate investment, funds management, business operations, finance and capital markets transactions.

  Lendlease

  Managing Director Investment Management

  Victoria Quinlan

  Managing Director Investment Management

  Lendlease

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  Jeremy Fletcher

  Jeremy joined Tipi in January 2019 as Chief Operating Officer, having had extensive senior level experience across the commercial and consumer environments. Most recently, Jeremy was Chief Operating Officer UK & Ireland at research, data and insight giant, Kantar, having previously enjoyed senior UK and international operations and marketing roles at brands such as Caffè Nero, Avis Budget, Travelodge and Whitbread. Jeremy is passionate about building and developing a team at Tipi that will deliver world class customer service and seamless operations across the business.

  Tipi

  COO

  Jeremy Fletcher

  COO

  Tipi

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  Steven Ivankovich

  Steven has been in the property business since 1993 and is a founding member of Atlas Residential where he is CEO. Steven has experience in all phases of property acquisition, development, financing and management, including asset identification and evaluation, marketing, contract negotiation and fund raising. He has been involved in over $7 billion of property transactions to date, and has overseen $450m of construction and renovation. As an honors graduate of the University of Chicago he also guest lectures there on the topics of residential property and property finance.

  Atlas Residential

  CEO

  Steven Ivankovich

  CEO

  Atlas Residential

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  Anna Strongman

  At present, she joint leads the asset management team and oversees the estate management, property management, placemaking and regeneration initiatives at Argent’s King’s Cross development. This is a major mixed use scheme in central London. Before joining Argent six years ago, Anna worked for the planning and development team at Arup leading a number of planning and regeneration projects for the public and private sector.

  Argent

  Partner

  Anna Strongman

  Partner

  Argent

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  Paul van Stiphout

  Paul van Stiphout is a Senior Portfolio Manager of Real Estate in the Amsterdam office of APG Asset Management (APG). In this capacity he is responsible for sourcing, negotiating, structuring, executing, managing and ultimately disposing European private real estate investments of various shapes and forms, across various geographies and across the total risk-return spectrum. Paul joined APG in November 2010. Prior to that he was a portfolio manager at Doctors Pension Fund Services (currently part of PGGM) responsible for a portfolio of real estate and private equity investments in Europe and Asia-Pacific. Paul has close to 15 years of experience in real estate. He holds a Master of Science degree in Architecture and Construction from the Department of Real Estate Management & Development of Eindhoven University of Technology.

  APG

  Senior Portfolio Manager

  Paul van Stiphout

  Senior Portfolio Manager

  APG

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  Sylvana Young

  Sylvana is Chief Design Officer at Get Living. Sylvana's area of expertise in Build to Rent is generating asset value through creating places where people want to live, work and visit. Sylvana works collaboratively with the whole design team to ensure that the Get Living experience, knowledge and brand values are immersed into all elements of the projects, from façade to landscape, from structure to IT. Sylvana has more than 20 years of residential property management experience. This includes resident journey, design for management, mobilisation, property management & service delivery. Prior to her role at Get Living, Sylvana was a founder of Young Group, providing strategic consulting advice to institutional investors and housing associations on their Private Rented Sector activity as well as being a Director of Young London, the multi award winning letting agency. Sylvana read Real Estate Management at Oxford Brookes University.

  Get Living

  Sylvana Young

  Get Living

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  Andrew Screen

  Andrew Screen, Chief Investment Officer UK, Cortland - Andrew has over 25 years experience in property development and finance, starting his career as a quantity surveyor before moving into merchant banking, property development and structured finance and he specialises in residential development finance in the UK and international markets. He has close relationships with the banks, pension funds, private equity, opportunistic and sovereign wealth funds, and sets up joint ventures between funders, developers and local authorities to fund real estate development and residential projects. Andrew heads up Cortland’s investment and development in the UK and is currently rolling out Cortland’s 5 year, 10,000unit (£4bn) Build to Rent programme across the UK. Cortland is a US multifamily/Build to Rent property developer, investor and operator of c50,000 units in the US and expanded its operations into the UK in 2017. Andrew speaks regularly at conferences, posts to Twitter and established the LinkedIn Private Rented Sector (PRS) group.

  Cortland Partners

  CIO UK

  Andrew Screen

  CIO UK

  Cortland Partners

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  Stewart Knight

  Stewart has 28 years of experience in the property industry, where he has originated and lead transactions across the office, retail, residential, hotel and leisure sectors. Stewart has been involved with many landmark developments in London, often coordinating the planning and design whilst negotiating complex ownership structures and financing. Before PLATFORM_, Stewart worked as a director at Candy & Candy, the world’s leading luxury residential developer. Earlier in his career, Stewart was a partner and Head of City Development at Weatherall, Green & Smith (now BNP Paribas Real Estate). He graduated with an Honours degree in Law from the University of Bristol.

  PLATFORM

  Acquisitions Director

  Stewart Knight

  Acquisitions Director

  PLATFORM

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  Duncan Sutherland

  Duncan is the Group Regeneration Director and has been key in developing the overall Partnership model, working with local government partners, and has been at the forefront in setting up the successful partnerships currently on the company’s books, such as in Solihull, Salford, and Liverpool. Duncan works closely with the government promoting this innovative approach to achieving regeneration. Duncan is also a Non-Executive Director of Scottish Canals and has recently been appointed in a similar capacity by the Secretary of State for Transport to the board of HS2 Ltd, the new high speed railway to be built between London and the north.

  Sigma Capital

  Regeneration Director

  Duncan Sutherland

  Regeneration Director

  Sigma Capital

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  Jennifer Smith

  Jen Smith is a Senior Managing Director leading Greystar’s global People & Culture function and is a member of the Greystar Executive Committee. She is responsible for ensuring Greystar has strategies and practices that attract, retain, develop, reward and recognize diverse talent, and supports the achievement of strategic objectives through team members. She leads enterprise-level programs, initiatives, policies, and procedures that promote a globally shared culture that is reflective of Greystar’s Core Values and Pillars of Excellence. Prior to joining Greystar, Jen was a Human Resources Director at MoneyGram International, a global money transfer and payment services company where she led a team of Human Resources Business Partners in providing support to leaders across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Jen is a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. Jen earned her Master of Arts in Business and Finance from Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, and a postgraduate diploma in Human Resource Management from Strathclyde University, Glasgow.

  Greystar

  Senior Managing Director

  Jennifer Smith

  Senior Managing Director

  Greystar

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  Miles Shipside

  Miles qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 1983 and worked for independent and corporate estate agents in the sales and lettings sector, including Midlands Regional Executive for Halifax Property services. In 2001 he joined a one year old struggling start up called Rightmove as one of the three original directors tasked with making it a success. He is Rightmove’s commentator on the property market, using their wealth of information on home movers and property.

  Rightmove

  Director

  Miles Shipside

  Director

  Rightmove

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  Richard Jackson

  Richard is a qualified chartered surveyor with over 15 years experience in the industry. In 2001, joined Cushman & Wakefield, predominantly working in the Syndicated Funding Team structuring and funding development and investments in the UK and Europe on behalf of retained investors including his now Partner John Dunkerley at London & Capital.   In 2006, Richard joined John at fund manager BPIM working on the UK and European Funds. The later grew from €25m-€270m over a two year period. Sectors acquired included offices, retail, out of town retail, industrial and distribution in 9 countries. In March 2008 Richard co-founded Apache Capital Partners Ltd with John.   Apache is a private real estate investment management firm with offices in London and Bahrain, and specialises predominantly in investing capital from the Middle East into the UK property markets.  Apache currently manages two Investment Platforms focusing on the alternative sectors including; Social Infrastructure (student accommodation and healthcare) and The Private Rented Sector. Apache currently has over £500m AUM with a committed pipeline which with planning with increase the portfolio size to over £1.3bn.  Richard is Managing Director and responsible for the UK business, team and strategies, the portfolio, performance, business development and investor relations.

  CEO Present Made

  Co-Founder Apache Capital Partners

  Richard Jackson

  Co-Founder Apache Capital Partners

  CEO Present Made

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  Michael Allen

  Mr. Michael Allen has been Managing Director of Tipi at Quintain Limited since October 24, 2017 and served as its PRS Director since August 01, 2016 until October 24, 2017. Mr. Allen joined Quintain in 2015 to run the PRS business - Tipi. He has over 10 years of PRS experience in the US having previously managed 4,000+ units for TIAA-CREF and 2,000+ units in New York City for institutional investors. Both portfolios gave him exposure to all aspects of investment and asset management, new build/ refurbishment and operational management. He holds a Master of City Planning degree from MIT.

  Quintain

  Director, Build to Rent

  Michael Allen

  Director, Build to Rent

  Quintain

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  Andrew Fowler

  Prior to their recent sale to Brookfield Asset Management, Andrew joined Oaktree Capital Management's serviced apartment platform, to reposition their portfolio and to create and launch a new lifestyle aparthotel concept. As Co-Founder (Locke) and Acquisitions Director SACO he spearheads strategic growth throughout Europe. Previously Andrew founded & co-created the Serviced Apartment concept Urban Villa where he directed brand and operational platform development as well as acquisitions. Andrew has been involved in the serviced apartment industry since 2007 and was previous previously a Director of StayCity Serviced Apartments, where he was an instrumental figure in the establishment and the development of a leading European serviced apartment company.

  Saco Property Group

  Co-Founder of Locke Hotels

  Andrew Fowler

  Co-Founder of Locke Hotels

  Saco Property Group

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  Charles Armstrong

  Charles is a social entrepreneur based in Hackney Wick, London. He founded The Trampery in 2009 with a mission to implement new innovation districts and support entrepreneurship across society. Working with local governments and landowners, The Trampery has to date opened 11 workspaces in London including specialist facilities for fashion, travel, software and media. Its Fish Island Village initiative is creating Europe’s largest campus for fashion on a six acre site in east London. Outside the UK, The Trampery also led the development of Tøyen Startup Village with the City of Oslo. Alongside its workspace initiatives the Trampery’s Pathways courses have revolutionised entrepreneur training with an approach based on each entrepreneur’s underlying motivations and wellbeing. Charles studied under Lord Young of Dartington, one of the architects of Britain’s post-war society, and is a Fellow of the School for Social Entrepreneurs. Charles is a keen pianist and photographer. He enjoys yachting, kayaking and snowboarding.

  The Trampery

  Founder & CEO

  Charles Armstrong

  Founder & CEO

  The Trampery

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  Tracy Peacock

  Tracy Peacock, is Head of BTR at Native, one of the largest BTR/aparthotel operators in the UK, with £1.7bn AUM. She oversees Native’s BTR business which comprises of 1,500 apartments, either in operation or under construction, across the UK. Key sites include the 533-apartment Kampus scheme in Manchester, a 183-unit Carolyn House scheme in East Croydon and the stylish 102-home Dalston Works development in London. Native BTR works with a broad range of Build to Rent investors including Dorrington, Aviva, LaSalle, CBREi, Woking Borough Council and Ares. She ensures that Native BTR projects continue to be known for their design quality, as vibrant communities that are efficiently managed and supported by revenue management technology that drives consistently strong top line returns. Tracy has over 20 years’ experience in residential leasing, working at the forefront of the ‘multi-family’ sector in Chicago, USA. She joins from Lennar Multi-Family Communities where she spent the last three years bringing 2,100 units to the market including liaison with the development team, operations, budget forecasts, marketing and asset management.

  Native

  Head of BTR

  Tracy Peacock

  Head of BTR

  Native

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  Mark Woodrow

  Mark is a Chartered Engineer and leads the Development side of the Packaged Living business. He is an experienced and recognised developer who has worked on over 3000 BtR homes during a career spanning over 20 years. Mark was formerly Director of Development at Grainger plc, where he spent 10 years helping source and create the UK’s leading residential investment platform.

  Packaged Living

  Joint Managing Director

  Mark Woodrow

  Joint Managing Director

  Packaged Living

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  Chris Coxall

  Chris joined Muse as a projects director in 2012, to manage a variety of mixed-use regeneration schemes in the South of the UK. Among several schemes he has notably been the project lead on Lewisham Gateway, which has seen major infrastructure works completed to unlock the development, before work began on the new homes. Once complete, Lewisham Gateway will provide over 1,000 homes, with circa 80% BTR, alongside retail and leisure uses, as well as extensive public realm improvements. Throughout his 30-year career, Chris, has been at the forefront of early BTR deals and has witnessed at first hand the progress of the sector from a developer’s perspective. Prior to Muse, Chris established a wealth of development experience with Brixton plc, Easter Group and his own consultancy practice.

  Muse

  Project Director

  Chris Coxall

  Project Director

  Muse

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  Shamez Alibhai

  Shamez Alibhai is Head of Community Housing and Portfolio Manager at Man Global Private Markets (‘Man GPM’) and is a member of Man Group’s Responsible Investment Committee. He is responsible for managing the Man GPM RI Community Housing Fund and leading the business, team and strategy. Prior to joining Man GPM in January 2019, Shamez spent 12 years at Cheyne Capital, where he was a partner and portfolio manager of the UK’s first institutional affordable housing strategy. He previously co-ran the firm’s real estate debt business. He has also worked at Credit Suisse, where he was responsible for the mortgage loan trading platform, and at Barclays where he was a senior structurer. Shamez holds Master’s degrees from Yale University and McGill University.

  Man GPM

  Head of Community Housing and Portfolio Manager

  Shamez Alibhai

  Head of Community Housing and Portfolio Manager

  Man GPM

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  Richard Harvey

  Richard is responsible for championing the highest standard of design across PRP, motivating staff from all teams to uphold the practice's vision and design quality, whether this be for a large masterplan or the smallest detail. The nature and variation of the projects that he has undertaken at PRP means that he has a thorough understanding and experience of the issues and aspirations of residents, clients and developers at all stages in the design and delivery process. Richard has experience of all RIBA stages, with specific expertise in design conception and project development, and has worked on many award-winning schemes. He is currently leading on some of PRP's most high profile projects including a significant build to rent scheme at Wembley Park for Quintain, volumetric modular houses and apartments for Berkeley Group at Kidbrooke, and the 2,532 home Clapham Park masterplan for Metropolitan, which is considered to be the largest detailed planning application in the history of the UK.

  PRP Architects

  Partner

  Richard Harvey

  Partner

  PRP Architects

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  Jo Green

  Jo Green is Head of Business Development at Home Made, the UK’s leading Build to Rent leasing specialists. With extensive experience in the UK’s Build to Rent market Jo has worked within the leasing, operations and legal segments and has spoken at various UK and overseas conferences as well as frequently contributing to industry publications with thought leadership and insight pieces on the Build to Rent sector.

  Home Made

  Head of Business Development

  Jo Green

  Head of Business Development

  Home Made

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  David Kosky

  David is one of the co-founders of Work.Life, a coworking space based in London, Reading and Manchester with a focus on delivering real benefits to small businesses by creating a happy and engaging workspace experience. Before setting up Work.Life he spent 7 years in alternative fundraising for a variety of institutions, businesses and start-ups and was involved in investment deals totalling over $1bn. He has expertise in sales, fundraising and strategic growth for early stage businesses.

  Work.Life

  Co-Founder

  David Kosky

  Co-Founder

  Work.Life

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  Matt Halfpenny

  Matt Halfpenny is the Managing Director and Co-owner of The Property Recruitment Company having joined the Business in March 2016. Matt Originally helped grow PRC’s strong presence in the Purpose Built Student Accommodation Sector, before playing a key role in building and developing their BTR offering. Matt has successfully overseen a number of key appointments and site mobilisation projects in the UK BTR space and continues to advise clients on their talent acquisition and onboarding strategies. Matt, along with his colleagues at PRC are committed to supporting the BTR sector in bringing the very best talent from a diverse range of sectors and supporting the sector with relevant market intelligence. Matt has over fifteen years recruitment experience, the majority of which has been spent in senior leadership positions within the property sectors.

  Property Recruitment Company

  Managing Director & Co-Owner

  Matt Halfpenny

  Managing Director & Co-Owner

  Property Recruitment Company

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  Andy Mullins

  With 40 years in the Construction Industry, Andy started his career as a carpenter and joiner. During his 18 years at Bovis Construction he swiftly progressed through the ranks to Project Director on a large London development for the BBC, winning a number of industry awards along the way. From 1997, Andy worked at senior level for a number of residential developer organisations including Berkeley Homes, Gladedale Homes Mizen Properties and also worked briefly in Dubai before the global banking crisis struck. He joined NHBC in 2009 as Head of Inspection managing NHBC’s inspection service across 18 counties including London, stretching from the south coast of England up to Yorkshire and this service currently delivers over 1 million inspections per year. In 2015 Andy headed up the creation of NHBC’s new Major Projects Team based in London. This team specialises in large complex residential and mixed-use projects including, for example, the Battersea Power Station and Nine Elms regeneration projects. With the backdrop of the Grenfell tragedy, recent years have been challenging and rewarding as we advised and guided our customers in the ever-changing regulatory world we faced. Late in 2018 Andy took the opportunity to head up and create a new Business Development Team, focussing on emerging markets, and maintaining our 80% market share within the UK new home warranty sector.

  NHBC

  Head of Business Development

  Andy Mullins

  Head of Business Development

  NHBC

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  James Redmond

  James has over 20 years experience in the Building Services Industry and is a specialist in Build To Rent Developments. As a Director at IN2, an industry leading MEP Engineering Consultancy based in the UK and Ireland, James takes the lead in many of the company’s larger scale projects and has been responsible for such developments as Muirfield and Cabra (residential BTR), Trinity Business School and the impressive Tamburlaine Hotel in Cambridge. Currently James is leading IN2 teams on over 3,000 BTR units across the UK and Ireland, introducing innovative low energy, low maintenance building services solutions to these projects. These include a 700 unit development for Glenveagh, a 780 unit BTR scheme for Marlet, a 520 unit scheme for Chartered Land amongst others. In addition, James has considerable experience in the design and installation of mechanical services across numerous sectors including hotels, commercial office, healthcare, theatre and leisure facilities.

  IN2 Engineering

  Director

  James Redmond

  Director

  IN2 Engineering

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  Martin King

  Martin King is Director of Business Development, Marketing & Communications at FirstPort, the UK’s largest residential property manager. Martin joined FirstPort in September 2016, having left CBRE Asset Services and Rating where he was Head of Business Development. With over 15 years at board level, Martin brings a wealth of experience in delivering sustained company growth and increased sales. Martin has a lead role in FirstPort’s Build to Rent business and is working closely with investors and developers on a number of schemes across the country.

  FirstPort

  Director of Business Development, Marketing & Comms

  Martin King

  Director of Business Development, Marketing & Comms

  FirstPort

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  Andrew Walker

  Joined the John Lewis Partnership in 2008 and have held a mix of Branch leadership and commercial leadership roles. I lead the business development for John Lewis for Business with a particular focus on working to add value to property professionals across new residential space, build to rent and education/office customers. We can support with furnishing, technology and gifts/incentives. Previously I worked on a number of new shop openings and also new operating models for both Waitrose and John Lewis so have spent quite a bit of my career considering how location and specification of physical space is important for determining the commercial success of a building.

  John Lewis & Partners

  Partner & Sales Development Manager

  Andrew Walker

  Partner & Sales Development Manager

  John Lewis & Partners

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  Steve Bowcott

  Steve Bowcott joined engineering and construction company John Sisk & Son in September 2015 as Chief Executive Officer. With over 40 years’ experience in the construction sector Steve was formerly the Chief Operating Officer at Kier. Sisk are one of the leading Build to Rent constructors in the UK and Ireland, and have delivered projects for Quintain at Wembley Park since 2004. In that time they have delivered much of the overall regeneration, including over 1,000 residential units to date with a further 1,200 currently under construction. They have also constructed the London Designer Outlet (LDO) retail units and cinema, student accommodation, car parks, and delivered the Hilton London Wembley hotel on a turnkey basis.

  John Sisk & Son Ltd

  Chief Executive Officer

  Steve Bowcott

  Chief Executive Officer

  John Sisk & Son Ltd

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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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  Phil Laney

  Phil founded Lyvly to bring community into people’s lives and to create happy homes. Phil has over 10 years experience in real estate private equity investments at Deutsche Bank and Realstar. Amongst other things, Phil has purchased and managed over 1,200 residential properties in the UK and 48,000 apartments in Germany. Phil is also the founder of an online educational platform to help real estate investors improve skills and knowledge. Phil has a 1st Class MEng in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Southampton and a 1st Class Msc in Real Estate Investment from the University of Reading and is a frequent guest lecturer at Henley Business School.

  LYVLY

  Co-Founder & CEO

  Phil Laney

  Co-Founder & CEO

  LYVLY

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  Trevor Youens

  A known and popular figure in the property industry and the property technology sector, Trevor has extensive experience earned during his time in senior roles at several pioneering software firms. Today, he leads MRI’s UK residential operations and is instrumental in the development, positioning and implementation of the company’s solutions for the, Build-to-Rent, Private Rented Sector, sales and lettings and other residential requirements. Trevor is also a respected voice in the wider proptech space – and with his remit as Managing Director he is a central figure in shaping MRI’s innovative approach to providing open and connected platforms.

  MRI-Software

  UK Residential Director

  Trevor Youens

  UK Residential Director

  MRI-Software

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  Mark Kellett

  Group CEO at Magnet Networks, Mark Kellett has been instrumental in growing the Irish telecoms company into a highly respected global connectivity provider. Now active in developing smart buildings, places and cities across Europe, Middle East, Asia and Central & South America, Magnet Networks had the foresight to leverage its expertise in the Smart Buildings area over 7 years ago by forming a Smart Buildings Joint Venture in the UK (Velocity1 Ltd) at a time when the construction sector was under severe pressure. This grew from Mark’s understanding that growing numbers of developers would adopt smart technology in their projects. Subsequently, Velocity1 has enabled London’s Wembley Park to become one of Western Europe’s largest urban regeneration projects with smart technology and converged network deployments. Mark draws on over 25 years’ experience in the technology, telecoms and media sectors. Having gained this with forward-looking firms including Yahoo!, Network Appliance, Sun Microsystems and Aer Lingus, he positioned Magnet Networks as a major challenger in the Irish telecoms market. This thinking is now shaping Magnet Networks’ global strategy and has attracted some of the world’s largest companies as clients. In 2018, Mark was recognized as one of Ireland's Top 100 CEOs and his commitment to innovation and entrepreneurship means he now serves on Enterprise Ireland's Start-Up Advisory Panel.

  Velocity1

  Group CEO

  Mark Kellett

  Group CEO

  Velocity1

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  Alexandre Gruca

  Chief Commercial Officer

  LYVLY

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  John Cahill

  John began his working career in the Merchant Navy with BP Shipping where he qualified as a Deck Officer. On leaving the Merchant Navy John has worked with major kitchen furniture manufacturers ranging from private Companies to large international conglomerates with over 30 years’ experience in manufacturing and supply to the developer market. John joined Omega PLC in April 2016 as Group Contract Sales Director and is responsible for Omega’s growth in the housebuilding and developer market across the UK. Omega have recently invested £20m in their impressive manufacturing facility at Thorne, South Yorkshire including two new state of the art paint lines to meet the growing market demand for matt painted kitchens in 4- week lead times. Omega supply and install high quality kitchens to prestigious developers including the Berkeley Group and Countryside Properties and also to major projects such as Manchester Life and Redrow Colindale. John is also a Trustee of Tadcaster Swimming Pool Trust, a local community based charitable trust that thrives with the support of over 150 volunteers.

  Omega PLC

  Contract Sales Director

  Moderator

  John Cahill

  Contract Sales Director

  Omega PLC

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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

  Moderator

  Ami Kotecha

  Co-founder and Head of Venture Investments

  Amro Partners

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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

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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

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  Andrew Wallis

  Andrew advises on all types of real estate transactions but specialises in the housing, BTR and student accommodation sector, and specifically in the delivery of complex development and regeneration projects, often involving forward funding agreements and joint ventures between developers, landowners and businesses. Andrew combines a commercial focus with approachability to assist developers and investors, and to promote collaboration amongst all stakeholders on schemes that are changing our built environment for the better. Andrew is honoured to have assisted clients including Carillion, The Fusion Group, The Arora Group and The Ardent Portfolio.

  Irwin Mitchell

  Partner and National Head of Housing

  Moderator

  Andrew Wallis

  Partner and National Head of Housing

  Irwin Mitchell

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  Jeff Bearcroft

  Jeff heads-up the London and Leeds offices where he oversees a team of building services engineers managing a multi-billion pound portfolio. At Tate Consulting, Jeff’s main focus is ensuring the company provides tailor made solutions for clients across residential, industrial and commercial sectors, specialising in the BTR market to deliver high quality accommodation that meets the budgets of developers and the requirement for long term sustainability of institutional property investors.  Having worked for some of the biggest commercial brands including Rolls Royce and ASDA. Current projects include the £3.5bn Royal Wharf development in London, alongside other large scale BTR developments in Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and York. Before his appointment at Tate Consulting in 2014, Jeff held a number of Board level roles in the property sector, including Director of Eagle Star Property Management and Chairman of Ashdale Land & Property.

  Tate Consulting

  Managing Director

  Moderator

  Jeff Bearcroft

  Managing Director

  Tate Consulting

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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

  Moderator

  Michael Swiszczowski

  UK Board Director

  Chapman Taylor

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  Deepa Deb

  Deepa has considerable experience in all aspects of commercial real estate including development and investment, acting for domestic and overseas developers, property companies, institutions and funders. Deepa has built up substantial experience acting on student accommodation and multi-family schemes for investors, operators, funders and developers. In addition, she has acted for developers (both national and international) on residential-led mixed-use schemes, including scheme structuring and risk analysis. Deepa's clients include Tristan Capital Partners, Tishman Speyer, Round Hill Capital, Lodha Group, UOL Group, Seaforth Land, Regal London, Ciel Capital and Celvam Management.

  Dentons

  Partner

  Moderator

  Deepa Deb

  Partner

  Dentons

BeaTR

Probably The Best Band In The UK BTR Industry

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  Andrew Yates

  Andrew is a partner in our real estate team. He is renowned for his experience on large scale residential and mixed use developments and in the growing private rented (build to rent) sector. Andrew leads the firm’s multi-disciplinary initiatives in this area, having worked on some of the most high-profile build to rent and residential investment schemes of the past few years. He also leads our Public Sector, Housing and Regeneration team. He is a member of the British Property Federation’s Residential Build to Rent Committee.

  BCLP

  Partner

  Lead Guitar

  Andrew Yates

  Partner

  BCLP

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  Gunnar Larsson

  Focusing on Residential Investments / Build to Rent / PRS acros the UK as part of the Colliers Residential team based in London. Our transactional advice on the acquisition and disposal side of residential lead projects of 100 units or more ranges from Forward Funding deals, Forward Purchases/Commitments, JVs and Income Producing assets. Specialised in Build to Rent investments side since 2014. The team covers the UK market, but works closely with Colliers worldwide, primarily 10 European countries and the US where there is overlap and opportunities to collaborate in the Residential Capital Markets.

  Colliers International

  Associate Director

  Vocal & Guitar

  Gunnar Larsson

  Associate Director

  Colliers International

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  Leia de Guzman

  Leia is an Associate Director at Oxford Properties, the real estate investment arm of Canadian pension fund, OMERS. Joining the European and Asia Pac Investments team in 2016, Leia has executed more than C$8 Bn of transactions across the UK, France, and Germany, including follow-on opportunities associated with the Delancey Oxford Residential (DOOR) multifamily platform in the UK, as fronted by the Get Living operational platform and brand.

  Oxford Properties

  Associate Director, Investments Europe

  Keyboard

  Leia de Guzman

  Associate Director, Investments Europe

  Oxford Properties

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  David Battiscombe

  David has 32+ years’ experience working in UK & 18 months in Abu Dhabi. Particularly focused on advising developers on ‘high end’ residential development, tower buildings, mixed-use schemes, hotels and restaurants. Providing legal advice on the structuring of mixed-use schemes, legislation affecting residential ‘apartment owners’ collective rights of first refusal - enfranchisement, and the right to manage. Frequently advises on acquisitions, disposals, funding, leasing, planning and infrastructure agreements, scheme structuring and risk analysis. Examples of work include the development of: Chelsea Barracks, Nova Victoria, Shell Centre, the 1,000,000sqft mixed use scheme at West India Quay in Docklands, The Beaumont Hotel and restaurants such as The Wolseley, The Delaunay and Colbert. Involved with the conceptual stage of the Fizzy Living project and created the legal model for this innovative new scheme aimed at making more properties available to the rental market in partnership with Thames Valley Housing Association. Clients include: Land Securities, Canary Wharf, Fizzy Living, Chris Corbin and Jeremy King (leading London restaurateurs)

  BCLP

  Consultant, Real Estate

  Bass Guitar

  David Battiscombe

  Consultant, Real Estate

  BCLP

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  Tony Westbrook

  Tony Westbrook is the Head of Development at London Legacy Development Development Corporation, responsible for delivering over 5000 new homes at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. LLDC will be delivering a large number of BTR properties over the next few years; currently there are 200 under construction in the Eastwick scheme, and LLDC is also building its own portfolio of BTR properties in order to benefit from both income and capital growth. Tony is a Chartered Surveyor and a qualified project manager and he was formerly Head of Regeneration at a London Borough.

  London Legacy Development

  Head of Development

  Drums

  Tony Westbrook

  Head of Development

  London Legacy Development

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  Tim Blairs

  Managing Director

  Antringham