Urban Living Festival Lite Series

As part of the dynamic nature of the Urban Living Festival and the subject matters across the converging hospitality and real estate assets classes - we ensure to keep ahead of the trends and on the pulse to host a series of focused 1/2 day events across the year, in addition to the main festival of ideas in July.

The sessions are timely curated, bespoke sessions for urban innovators and investors at the cutting edge of contemporary hospitality, real estate and living.

Serviced Apartments Urban Living Insights – 10 May, The Montcalm, Royal London House, London

STRZ & Urban Living Insights & Shortyz Awards – 18 May - Tower Suites, Blue Orchid Hotel, London

The evolution of the office and the future of work – 29 September, 25 EP, 25 Eccleston Place, London

Hotels / Hospitality – 26 October, House of Lords, Houses of Parliament, Parliament Square, London

Build To Rent – 3 November - Scape Bloomsbury, 19-29 Woburn Pl, London WC1H 0AQ

Senior Living - 17 November

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29 September 2022 ULI - The evolution of the office and
the future of work

25 EP, 25 Eccleston Place, London

Agenda

08.30hrs Networking coffee and breakfast light bites

09.15hrs Welcome to Urban Living Insights: The evolution of the office and the future of work – Piers Brown, IHM and Grant Powell, The Arterial Group

09.25hrs Introduction from your host, George Sell, Editor-in-chief, Urban Living News

09.30hrs Making hybrid work – creating a better workplace.

The way we work was already changing - the pandemic turbocharged that change. How can investors, developers and operators of office space embrace flexibility to retain existing clients and attract new ones?

With:

Ola Akinyemi, COO and Co founder, Arterial Group

Erin McGee, Community manager, Alpha Works

Wybo Wijnbergen, Co-founder & CEO, infinitSpace

10.10hrs Sustainability and wellness in the workplace

We may not be spending as many hours in the office as we used to, but the quality of that environment has never been more important. With businesses across numerous sectors struggling to fill vacancies, what does the workplace need to do to cater for the physical and mental wellbeing of employees, aiding recruitment and retention in the process, as well as meeting obligations to the environment?

With

Olga Turner Baker, Managing Director, Ekkist

David O'Coimin, Founder Director, Nook

Divya Rao, Arhitect & Workplace Strategist

1040hrs Investment opportunities and future office valuations.

The harbingers of doom may have been generating column inches, but those at the coalface of the office market are relatively upbeat about the sector’s prospects, with the central London office market seeing £8.2 billion of investment transactions over H1 2022, the highest half-year total since 2007*. But with economic headwinds strengthening, what is the investment outlook for the rest of the year and beyond?

With:

Luv Shah, Co-Founder, Best Star Real Estate

Joanna Turner, Head of Property Research, Canada Life Asset Management

11.15hrs Networking coffee and optional tour of 25 EP

11.45hrs Close

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Venue host: 25 EP

25 EP is home to independent businesses, innovative entrepreneurs and leading talent, managed by a passionate team who are driven by the art of service.

Set on the border of Victoria and Belgravia, 25 EP is designed to suit all your business needs. Our all inclusivememberships include private offices, open plan co-working, meeting rooms and event facilities.

Offering eight beautifully designed private meeting rooms, 25 EP can also accommodate interviews, board meetings or theatre space requirements, ranging from 3 to 70 in capacity.

Where coworking space comes together with meeting rooms in London, 25 EP also offers both private shared office spaces.

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Hotels and hospitality - 26 October, London

About Urban Living Insights: Hotels and Hospitality - Sailing through the storm?

We will be joining the honourable Lord Richard Harrington at the House of Lords for a breakfast discussion sponsored by AHV Associates and H and G Interior Design, hosted by IHM.

The Government, business and consumers are currently having to deal with a multitude of macro and micro economic headwinds and it remains to be seen how quickly hotels and hospitality will recover to pre-pandemic levels. How has hotels and hospitality fared over the last two years? How do industry leaders overcome the challenges faced and what is the outlook for the future?

To answer these questions, IHM has lined up 6 expert speakers to share their knowledge and expertise on what has taken place and what may happen into 2023.

After a brief welcome by Piers Brown, IHM and introductions by Andrew Harrington, AHV Associates and Alex Stewart, H and G Design, you’ll join the short 10 mins ‘power conversations’ on the state of the market and future outlook hosted by George Sell, Editor, URBAN LIVING NEWS with:

Debt Finance: Louise Gillon, Head of hotel finance, Leumi Bank

Equity Investor Sentiment: tbc

Valuations: Will Kirkpatrick, Head of hotels and extended stay, Gerald Eve LLP

Operations: Kerian Barnes, Commercial and operations director, Starboard Hotels

Brands: Brenda Collin, EVP Europe Preferred Hotels and Resorts tbc

Distribution: Tara Colpitts, Senior Director, Market Management, Expedia Group

Venue host: House of Lords

Houses of Parliament, Parliament Sq, London SW1A 0PW, United Kingdom

Dress code: Smart business dress

Build To Rent – 3 November - Scape Bloomsbury, 19-29 Woburn Pl, London WC1H 0AQ

Agenda

0830am Networking coffee and breakfast light bites

0915am Welcome to Urban Living Insights: BTR at Scape Bloomsbury – Piers Brown, IHM and Neil Smith, Scape

0925am Introduction by George Sell, Editor-in-chief, IHM

0930am Single family and suburban BTR - the next big thing

A recent CBRE report showed that nearly a third of all UK H1 2022 BTR investment was in to suburban and single family projects, but a significant proportion of this went to private sale units bought from housebuilders. When will we see the large-scale adoption of bespoke rental suburban homes, and what will they and the developments that feature them look like?

1010am ESG and climate change

How will pressure from institutional investors and the need to deliver buildings resistant to extreme weather affect the way we design, build and operate BTR projects in the future?

1040am Addressing the housing crisis

What is BTR’s role in addressing the housing crisis? With government and housebuilders collectively failing to deliver the number of new homes needed each year, and a proposed right-to-buy initiative for housing association tenants in the offing, how can the sector play its part to address the shortfall while remaining profitable and delivering a quality product?

1115am More networking and optional tour of SCAPE

1145am Close