Meet the IHM editors shaping the debates, interviews and moderated conversations.
Urban Living Festival 2027
Voices shaping where we stay, live and work
The programme is editorially curated by Urban Living News and International Hospitality Media's specialist editors. The profiles currently shown are programme curators and editorial hosts; confirmed industry speakers will be added as announcements are made.
Speaker announcement schedule
2027 programmeThe confirmed announcement date will be published here as soon as it is approved.
Further names will be released across hospitality, living and operational real estate.
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The filters are ready for the full 2027 roster and will become more useful as industry speakers, interviewers and roundtable hosts are announced.
3 editorial profiles shown
Industry names will be added as they are confirmed.
Editorial hosts & programme curators
These editors are shaping and facilitating the programme. They are not being presented as the first substantive industry-speaker announcement.
George Sell
George Sell is Editor in Chief of International Hospitality Media, overseeing editorial across Boutique Hotel News, Serviced Apartment News, Urban Living News and Short Term Rentalz. He brings deep expertise in hospitality, real estate and urban living sectors and has moderated industry panels and conferences for more than a decade.
Main StageDevelopment & InvestmentEditorial
Eloise Hanson
Eloise Hanson is Editor of Boutique Hotel News, covering trends, openings and investment activity across the boutique and lifestyle hotel sector. She regularly chairs panels and leads editorial content across the IHM portfolio of events and publications.
Design & ExperienceMain StageEditorial
Priya Khaira
Priya Khaira is Editor of Short Term Rentalz and host of the STRz Summit. She has established herself as a leading editorial voice in the short-term rental industry, facilitating discussions on regulation, technology, investment and the future of alternative accommodation.
Operations ZoneShort-term rentalsEditorial
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First industry-speaker announcement date: pending final programme approval. Further names will be released on a rolling basis.
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