Conference Programme
Monday 22nd September
5pm – Welcome Networking Drinks will take place at The Nine Elms Tavern, Nine Elms, London, for those in London the day before the main conference agenda.
7.30pm – Speaker, Sponsors & VIP Dinner in Nine Elms, London (by invitation only)
Tuesday 23rd September
8.30am – Breakfast, Networking and Registration at the Oval Cricket Ground, London
9.30am – Start of the main conference programme
1.00pm – Networking Lunch Session for speakers & attendees
2.00pm – Conference programme continues
4.20pm – Conference programme close
4.30pm – Living UK Networking Drinks Reception on pitch side terraces at the Oval.
7pm – Event closes at the Oval to allow delegates to organise their own dinner plans & fringe events
Agenda Content
| Conference Timetable | |
| Main Stage @ 175 Suite | |
| 9.20am | Conference Opening & Housekeeping Dominic Grace |
| 9.35am | Investment & Funding into the Living Sectors
James Halstead, Managing Director, BlackRock |
| 10.10am | A fireside chat with the leading Living Sector Agents – what is happening on the ground and where next?
Jason Hardman, Head of UK Living, CBRE |
| 10.45am | End of opening session and start of streams |
| Main Stage @ 175 Suite | Nacro Stage @ Duchy Suite | |
| 10.50am | Single Family Housing Market Overview
Corranne Wheeler, UK Residential Research, Savills |
Student Housing Conference Stream Market Dynamics, Investment, and Key Opportunity AreasNick Whitten, Head of Living Research & Strategy, JLL |
| 11.10am | Delivery, Operation, and Investment in Single Family Housing David Reid, Managing Director – Suburban Build to Rent, L&G Oscar Kingsbury, Executive Director, PGIM Natasha Virani, Operations Director, Leaf Living David Mawson, Chief Executive, PlacefirstRichard Berridge (Chair)
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Student Housing Conference Stream Policy, Student Experience, and Market Segments Neil Burton, Managing Director, Collegiate UK Joe Persechino, Chief Operating Officer, Yugo Tom Rix, COO, Student Castle & Capitol Students Jane Crouch, Chief Operating Officer, Fresh Paddy Jackman, Director, Jackman Education Solutions Brian Welsh, Founder, OPRE Solutions (Chair) |
| 11.40am | Coffee & Networking Session |
| Main Stage @ 175 Suite | Nacro Stage @ Duchy Suite | |
| 12.10pm | Build to Rent Conference Stream The Investment Case for Build to Rent – Multifamily in 2025Lizzie Breckner, Partner, Head of Resi Investment Research, Knight Frank |
Co Living Conference Stream The Rise and Investment Landscape of UK Co-Living & Flex LivingKate Butler, Assistant Director (Real Estate), British Property Federation |
| 12.30pm | Build to Rent Conference Stream Policy, Lifestyle, and the Future of Rental Living Stewart Moore, Founder, Lifecycle Living Katherine Rose, Managing Director, Verv Life Daniel Smith, Co-Founder, Good Management Group Michela Hancock, CEO, Hilltop Property Partners Tom Grey, Director, Global Apartment Advisors Alexandra Notay, Chair, Radix Big Tent Housing Commission (Chair) |
Co Living Conference Stream Delivering and Operating Co-Living – Trends, Challenges, and OpportunitiesChris Saunders, Investment Director, Folk Co Living Anil Khera, Founder & CEO, Node Richard Simpson, CEO, Olympian Homes Ed Ellerington, Founder & CEO, Packaged Living Jill Ju, Founder & CEO, True North Philip Hillman, Strategic Board Advisor, Abodus & Consultant, QX Global (Chair) |
| 1.00pm | Networking Lunch Session in Duchy Suite |
| Main Stage @ 175 Suite | Nacro Stage @ Duchy Suite | |
| 2.00pm | Student Housing Conference Stream Emerging Opportunities, Operational Scale, and Future GrowthJurriën de Koning, Managing Director, Hines Rob Waterhouse, Transactions Director, Global Student Accommodation Lizzie Beagley, Director, Head of UK PBSA, Savills Rachel Miller, Investment Strategy Director, UPP Brian Welsh, Founder, OPRE Solutions (Chair) |
2.00pm – 2.15pm Retirement Living Overview What is happening the in senior living market?Tom Scaife, Head of Seniors Housing, Knight Frank |
| 2.30pm | The Evolution of Build to Rent – From Gen 1 to Gen 3
Richard Smith, MD, Moda |
2.15pm Retirement Living Market Outlook, Investment, and Growth OpportunitiesMichael Voges, Chief Executive, ARCO John Nettleton, Group Property & Partnerships Director, Audley Group Kevin Beirne, Head of Retirement Living, Octopus Real Estate Samantha Rowland, Founder & Director, Healthcare Operational Living Advisors Iain Lock, Managing Director Health, Avison Young (Chair) |
| 3.00pm | Affordable Housing Session Investment into Affordable Housing ModelsHelen Collins, Principal, Affordable Housing, Avison Young (Chair) Eleanor Lindsay, Head of Impact, Community & Place, Hyde Group Ben Denton, Head of Strategic Growth – Affordable Housing, Legal & General Shamez Alibhai, Managing Director and Head of Community Housing, Man Group Rizwan Khan, Head of Investment & Partnerships, Sage Homes Ben Fry, Affordable Housing Fund Director, Thriving Investments |
2.50pm – 3.20pm Retirement Living – The Consumer, Product Innovation, and Sector OpportunitiesMartin Brown, Managing Director – Special Projects, McCarthy Stone Paula Broadbent, Managing Director, Lovell Later Living Lex Cumber, Sales and Marketing Director, Untold Living Paul Morgan, CEO, Wallacea Living Iain Lock, Managing Director Health, Avison Young (Chair) |
| 3.20pm – Close of Nacro Stage | ||
| 3.30pm | Planning, Design, Delivery & Futureproofing – what is next for the Living Sectors?
Rory O’Hagan, Principal, Arcadis |
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| 4.00pm | Conference Round Up & Closing Housekeeping Dominic Grace |
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| 4.10pm | Conference Main Stage Close | |
| 4.15pm | Living UK Networking Drinks on the pitchside terraces at The Oval – Duchy Suite | |
| 7.00pm | Close of Living UK Conference 2025 |
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