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

• Confronting the Challenges and Opportunities in the Sector on the road to 2030

Speaker: Dominic Grace

• What is happening in the market and what are the expected impacts of the rise in interest rates & current economic conditions?
• How are supply, demand and pricing looking in 2023 and who are the buyers?
• Where do sustainability & ESG now fit for the future of the sector and what is realistic when delivering zero carbon homes?
• Is now the real opportunity to embrace innovation, new tenures & modern methods of construction?

Speaker: John Mulryan, Group Managing Director, Ballymore

• Which tenures are the priority and what is the view on Build to Rent, Shared Ownership, Social Rent & Affordable Rent?
• How is a modern Housing Association looking to build partnerships and who with?
• What is the Housing Association view on ESG and how can the Housing sector as a whole become more sustainable and demonstrate stronger social & environmental credentials?

Speaker: Geeta Nanda, Chief Executive, Metropolitan Thames Valley & Chair, G15

• Where are we with prices, rents, sales volumes and demand across Central London, Outer London and other towns and cities in the South East Region?
• What can we expect over the next 5 years?
• Will the market continue to evolve from a more traditional home ownership society towards a wider range of rental products and how far will this go?

Speaker: Richard Donnell, Research & Insight Director, Zoopla

• Understanding the relationship between people and the places that they live in – what is placemaking and how is this evolving?
• What does this mean for places of the future, regeneration and the homes, towns and cities we live in?

Speaker: Chloe Beckett, Strategy Director, Hunter Design

• How does a developer in the current market plan the best possible exit strategy?
• What sells and who is buying it?
• How do you get your timings right in terms of delivery and releasing blocks for sale?
• How do you create value by getting the mix of uses right? Where and how do you factor in amenities, commercial space, build to rent, alternatives and other mixed uses?
• What kind of partnerships work best to make regeneration and housing delivery actually happen?
• How do sell off plan, and why buy new build and why London?

Speaker: Katy Warrick, Director, Head of London Residential Research, Savills

• Where does environmental legislation now fit into the planning system and is their sufficient clarity?
• What are the key elements of the Resi Planning system to keep an eye on in the next couple of years?

Speaker: Claire Dutch, Partner, Co-Head of Planning and Environment, Ashurst

• What are the key legislative dates and deadlines as we tick towards 2030?
• Embodied Carbon - when to refurbish, and when to demolish?
• How can we retrofit residential buildings to reduce the carbon footprint?
• How can we deliver zero carbon development both in delivery and operation?
• Why are Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) so crucial to these goals?
• What innovations are we now seeing?

Speaker: Rory Bergin, Partner - Sustainable Futures, HTA

• Has public confidence in the current Government been irreparably damaged, even with a new Prime Minister and have many planned changes and policies now been kicked into the long grass?
• Can we expect a change in Government at the next election and what will this mean for housing delivery?
• Can Sunak turn this around and what role will housing play in the list of priorities?
• Looking at London – can housing targets really be met?

Speaker: Andy Teacher, Managing Director, Blackstock

Speakers: Simon Murphy - Chief Executive Officer, Battersea Power Station Development Company,
Richard Margree, CEO, Knight Dragon

• How do we see this market evolving?
• Are we seeing a growing evolution from traditional home ownership to rental living?
• How can we bring forward socially conscious housing delivery & investment that embraces modern technology?
• What does ESG really mean to the Residential Development Industry & how can we really deliver zero carbon homes?
• What have we learnt about the wellbeing of residents and how can operators put this at the forefront of their operation?
• Where does rental living fit in with regeneration and partnerships?
• Where is the opportunity for housebuilders to evolve their business model to Rental Living?
• How do we encourage more private and public sector collaboration?
• Is a mixed tenure regeneration, across different tenures and age groups of rental living, an achievable and desirable goal in the long term?
• Where are operators of Build to Rent schemes now looking?

Speakers: Sophie Hine, Head of Operations & Customer Build to Rent, John Lewis Partnership,
Charlie Weatherill, Capital Markets Director, Telford Homes, A Trammell Crow Company Developer,
Danielle Bayless, Chief Operating Officer, Quintain Living,
David Reid, Managing Director – Suburban Build to Rent, L&G