Evolution Of Ireland's Industrial Market

Presented By CBRE

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  John Murnaghan

  John is Managing Director for M7 Real Estate Ireland and is responsible for acquisitions, asset management and business development. With over 20 years’ experience, John was previously Head of UK Asset Management at M7 until 2021. Prior to joining M7 in 2014, John was a Director with UBS Global Asset Management where he was responsible for the Triton Property Fund, a UK balanced property unit trust which invested in all main commercial property sectors. In addition, John also held responsibility for the investment management of private UBS Wealth Management clients. Prior to UBS, John worked at Land Securities Trillium as a Senior Asset Manager where he undertook strategic asset management of a large regional portfolio. John is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and holds an Investment Management Certificate (IMC) and has a BSc Hons in Real Estate Management from Oxford Brookes University.

  M7 Real Estate

  Managing Director - Ireland

  John Murnaghan

  Managing Director - Ireland

  M7 Real Estate

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  Stephen Mellon

  Associate Director - Industrial & Logistics

  CBRE

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  Tim Jones

  Tim Jones is a Director in Palm Capital. He focuses on acquisitions in the UK and Europe. Previously, Tim spent over 3 years at Hudson / Lone Star on the acquisition, asset management / re-positioning and sale of UK & Irish real estate assets and non-performing loans. Prior to this, Tim spent over 5 years in the Capital Markets team at JLL, after starting his career in the Allianz Corporate Finance team. He has a MSc from Reading University and a BA (International) from University College Dublin. Tim is also a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

  Palm Capital

  Director

  Tim Jones

  Director

  Palm Capital

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  Peter Browne

  Peter Browne is Head of Business Development at the multi-award-winning mac-group, one of Ireland’s largest construction companies. A Chartered Construction Manager Peter has over twenty years’ experience in the construction & real estate sectors. He is responsible for mac’s profitable growth across their specialist sectors of logistics and commercial interiors. Peter is also an advocate and expert in Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) having previously spent 15 years with The McAvoy Group expanding their offering across the healthcare, education, commercial and aviation sectors. Peter is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Building and currently sits on the CIF’s MMC Working Group and the RIAI’s DfMA Consulting Group.

  mac-group

  Head of Business Development

  Moderator

  Peter Browne

  Head of Business Development

  mac-group

The Next Big Thing: A Discussion On Life Sciences Real Estate In Ireland

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  Ronan Furlong

  Ronan Furlong is executive director of DCU Alpha, Dublin City University's innovation campus. DCU Alpha is a cluster of data analytics, life sciences and 'Internet of Things' (IoT) companies, comprising startups, spin-outs and more established enterprises. Aside from steering the development of DCU Alpha, Ronan acts as a consultant to Spear Street Capital on their Cherrywood Life Science project, and is also a co-founder of e-mobility technology start up, Luna Systems. Ronan also helped establish 'Smart DCU', a smart district comprising the various DCU campuses, which is part of the wider 'Smart Dublin' initiative operated by the 4 Dublin Local Authorities. Ronan has a B.Arch from UCD, a Postgrad Diploma in Sustainability from DCU and a MBA from Trinity College Dublin.

  DCU Alpha

  Executive Director

  Ronan Furlong

  Executive Director

  DCU Alpha

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  David Murphy

  David joined Hines in 2017. His primary focus is the Cherrywood project, managing the delivery of infrastructure and the advancement of new developments, including significant life science and logistics projects. David holds a Bachelor of Science, Property Economics & Valuation Surveying from Dublin Institute of Technology, and has over 13 years’ of commercial real estate experience.

  Hines

  Director

  David Murphy

  Director

  Hines

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  Peter Gavican

  Peter Gavican is Eagle Street’s COO. Peter started his career in the medical devices sector in the areas of quality, project management and supply chain management before moving into the utility sector working for Endesa Ireland managing various projects from planning through to commissioning. This included the construction of Great Island CCGT Power Plant with a CapEx budget of €330m. Peter was part of the management team that sold the business to Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE). Following his role at SSE, Peter then joined the public sector as Director of Services in Galway County Council before being seconded to the Housing Delivery Office in Dublin. Peter then moved to Glenveagh Properties PLC as Director of Manufacturing and Design Operations where he was responsible for the delivery of a timber frame manufacturing plant, the design of new innovative high density housing typologies (used to displace apartments in suburban locations) and the general design operations of housing and apartments. Peter holds a BSc in Environmental Science, BSc Hons in Quality Management, Masters of Business Administration (MBA), H.Dipl in Digital Strategy and a Certificate in Real Estate Economics and Finance from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

  Eagle Street

  COO

  Moderator

  Peter Gavican

  COO

  Eagle Street

Emcee

• Emcee

  Beth Beeson

  Senior Event Producer

  Bisnow