Conference Agenda

• Delegates arrive from 8:30am when an informal breakfast is provided, and a chance to network with other attendees, before the conference starts at 9:30am

Speaker: Philip Hillman, Strategic Board Advisor, Abodus & Consultant, QX Global (Chair)

• Understanding the Operational Resi Markets - where do these fit in with Residential, Commercial and other property asset classes?
• How are Student Housing, Co Living, Build to Rent, Single Family Housing, & Retirement living now performing?
• Why is the Affordable Housing Sector the next opportunity market and how much investment have we seen?
• What level of maturity have these sectors reached and what is the potential for growth?
• Where are the opportunities in these markets for socially conscious & impactful investment?

Speaker: Richard Valentine Selsey, Head of European Living Research, Savills

• How can we deliver low carbon homes, with low energy consumption, lower operational costs and deliver a sound long term investment?
• What do the homes of the future look like?

Speaker: Emma Fletcher, Low Carbon Homes Director, Octopus Energy

• Where is the capital coming from and is it redeploying for other commercial asset classes to Resi Alternatives?
• What has been the effect of interest rate rises on capital flows globally and into the Residential sectors and is anything stalling?
• Why is ESG and socially conscious investment now a priority?
• Where is the capital coming from and will it all be able to find somewhere to deploy?
• Where are Investors looking and which sectors are the priority?
• Where are we with Institutional Investment, Private Equity & Senior Debt?

Speaker: Joe Guilfoyle, Co-Head, Savills Capital Advisors

• Understanding what is driving Investor interest in Student Housing, Build to Rent, Single Family Housing, Co Living, Retirement and Affordable Housing models?
• How is investment into urban rental living & build to rent now evolving?
• Do we see Single Family Housing as a big opportunity for investment?
• Is ESG & social impact now leading investment decisions and how do we strike a balance with returns?
• Which sectors are investors most interested in and how do we see this evolving in
• Are investors now more interested in these Resi Living Sectors than the traditional property investment markets?
• Where do investors see comparisons between these sectors and what is the future of the ‘rented living’ portfolio?
• Where are the big opportunity areas geographically?
• Is the goal a Europe-wide, mixed asset portfolio?

Speakers: Charlie Ferguson Davie, Chief Investment Officer, Moorfield,
Paul Bashir, CEO, Harrison Street Europe,
Rosa Brand, Managing Director, Apollo,
Freddie Wonnacott, Director - Fund Management, M&G Real Estate,
Philip Hillman, Strategic Board Advisor, Abodus & Consultant, QX Global (Chair)

• How are the UK & European student housing markets maturing and evolving?
• Where is the future growth and where are operators and investors looking for the next wave of opportunities?
• What are the new emerging opportunities, both in terms of student product, location and merging into urban rental living and co living?

Speaker: Katie O’Neill, Associate, Knight Frank

• What are the new emerging opportunities, both in terms of student product, location and merging into urban rental living and co living?
• How can we build a Student Housing Operation of scale?
• Is the UK still the biggest opportunity and how important are partnerships with the universities?
• What kind of stock will the market demand in coming years in terms of build, design and amenities?
• How does price match up with the expectations of students with regards to the product and facilities?

Speakers: Laura Kurt, Commercial Director Fusion Students,
Duncan Garrood, Chief Executive, Empiric Student Property,
Neil Burton, Managing Director, Collegiate UK,
Paul Watson, Managing Director, Now Student Living

• How has the design of Operational Resi Living products evolved and how can we futureproof design & delivery?
• Where is modern Build to Rent Design?
• How are the design needs for a single-family scheme different and what are the challenges with this emerging sector?
• How can we positively repurpose existing buildings and how can we deliver new schemes that can be repurposed according to sector need, providing a solid long term investment?

Speaker: Jo Cowen, Principal CEO, Jo Cowen Architects

• The Fundamental Change to the Housing Journey and the Growth of the Rented Residential Sector
• From Co Living, to Build to Rent, to Single Family Housing and Suburban Rental – how has the market and the customer evolved and what are they now looking for?
• Understanding the new generation where renting is part of life – how is this a mixture of need versus desire?
• Where is the opportunity in Retirement for Rent and is this a logical extension of Build to Rent?
• How does the care provision affect the operation?

Speaker: Nick Whitten, Head of Living Research & Strategy, JLL

• What is the strategic direction of Rental Living products for investors and operators and where is the future growth?
• What are the fundamental differences between urban build to rent and Co-Living and how do the customers differ?
• Where does single family housing fit and what are it’s prospects?
• What is the right product in the long term and how do we make it desirable and cost effective?
• How will ESG priorities, climate change and sustainability affect the future rental living product and is this now of significant importance to the tenant group the products are targeting?
• How does a good approach to ESG futureproof the value of a brand, investment and lead to higher rates of customer retention?
• What can we learn from cross sector, rental living, collaboration and where are the similarities and differences between the sectors?
• What role will technology play in the way people live, manage their lives and the operation as a whole?

Speakers: Stewart Moore, Founder, Lifecycle Living,
Katherine Rose, Managing Director, Verv Life,
Tracey Hartley, Senior Director of Operations, CompassRock,
Daniel Smith, Co- Founder, Good Management Group

• How do older people make their choices about where to live?
• Why would an older person choose to rent a property?
• Is ‘Retirement for Rent’ the logical next direction for Build to Rent operators and investors?
• How can care provision be delivered and what are the options?
• How do we provide a product that is attractive and affordable?
• What do older people now expect in terms of service and facilities?
• Where is the real opportunity going forward and how do we expect the market to evolve?
• Have perceived investment and reputational risks now been overcome?
• How might the market evolve over the next ten years and when will the mass scale finally come?

Speaker: Michael Voges, Chief Executive, ARCO

• How can we integrate Rental Living tenures into large scale regeneration?
• Which Sector would you choose as part of a large regeneration project?
• How important are partnerships to delivering a regen project?
• Where do Build to Rent, Student Housing, Affordable Housing and Retirement Living fit into the jigsaw and how and where should each be delivered?
• How can we understand the different needs of each sector and deliver accordingly?
• How can cross sector integration best be delivered?
• How do we see large scale regeneration evolving? What will be the mix between rental and for sale in future schemes?

Speakers: Honor Barratt, Chief Executive, Birchgrove,
Simon Century, Managing Director - Housing, Legal & General Capital,
Katherine Pennington, Group Partner Investment Director, Vistry Group,
James Pargeter, Senior Advisor, Global Apartment Advisors,
Barry Jessup, Managing Director, Socius (panel chair)

• What can the UK learn for European Rental Living market?
• Where are we in terms of maturity, when compared with the key European markets, in Student Housing, Build to Rent, Co Living & Retirement Living?
• How are the European territories performing?
• What is the next logical frontier for operators and investors in Europe and where are the opportunities?
• What are we seeing from those already operating in the UK & mainland Europe in the Rental Living sectors?

Speaker: Marcus Roberts, Director – Head of Europe, Operational Capital Markets