Full coverage of the debates hosted by Estates Gazette at MIPIM UK 2016
Wednesday 19 October
UK cities: Where is regeneration happening and what are the government’s objectives?
11.45am-12.30pm – Blue Room
In association with the Department for International Trade
The economic climate threatens to push the pause button on the regional renaissance, but the force for regeneration is strong. Experts highlight the hotspots, the scope for investment and the challenges that stand in the way of the regions’ latent potential. Can the public sector continue to anchor big regeneration schemes? And with London offices inevitably getting cheaper, can the regions keep attracting large occupiers?
Panellists
Presentation by James Child – research manager, EGi Research
Jackie Sadek – UK Regeneration
Sherin Aminossehe – Government Property Unit
Tim Johnson – Wolverhampton Council
Chair: Damian Wild – editor, Estates Gazette
Finance: lending practices in post-Brexit UK and what it means for development
2pm-2.45pm – Red Room
Property funds are taking steps, including freezing funds to manage a retreat of nervy investors post-Brexit, and there are also heightened concerns over banks’ willingness to provide debt on commercial real estate. In light of these developments, experts discuss to what extent development financing from banks may dry up and the effect this scarcity of credit and equity will have on regeneration and infrastructure. Plus, what are the challenges and opportunities around public private development partnerships?
Panellists
Simon Mower – associate director, KPMG Debt Advisory KPMG
Lucinda Bell – chief financial officer, British Land
Bill Hughes – head of real assets, Legal & General Investment Management
John Feeney – managing director and global head of commercial real estate, Lloyds Bank
Chair: David Hatcher – head of news and finance, Estates Gazette
Thursday 20 October
Estates Gazette women’s breakfast: The changing perceptions of success
8.30am-10am – Club Room
Hosted by EG’s REWIRE (Recognising and empowering women in real estate)
In association with Blayze Group
The tale of there not being enough female representation in the most senior positions in real estate is one often told. But there is a new generation now working its way through the ranks in property. Do women in real estate now have different perceptions of success and the routes to it than the more established dames of the built environment? REWIRE (Recognising & Empowering Women in Real Estate), Estates Gazette’s cross-industry women’s network brings together both generations to debate what makes a female leader in property today.
Panellists
Introduction by Laura Padgett – associate director, Blayze Group
Lucinda Bell – chief financial officer, British Land
Alexandra Houghton – partner, Carter Jonas
Sadie Morgan – director, de Rijke Marsh Morgan Architects
Chair: Samantha McClary – deputy editor, Estates Gazette
Retail & logistics: What is last mile delivery doing to the sheds sector?
11am-11.45am – Red Room
In association with Estates Gazette
The competition to deliver parcels more quickly and seamlessly is intensifying, creating enormous challenges in the sheds and logistics sectors. What hurdles must they overcome to respond to the firepower of e-commerce, particularly that last leg of a parcel’s journey? Experts discuss planning constraints, land costs and availability, the need for collaboration, emerging innovations, population growth and consumer trends, the treatment of various consumables and finally the opportunities for institutional investors.
Panellists
Presentation by Andrew Toy – research manager, EGi Research
Nick Bailey – managing consultant, Transport Intelligence
Waheed Nazir – strategic director for economy, Birmingham City Council
James Markby – managing director Logistics Capital Partners
Chair: Damian Wild – editor, Estates Gazette
London offices: does the capital need a shake-up?
2pm-2.45pm – Red Room
With London prime offices experiencing waning interest from traditional blue-chip occupiers, how should the capital reinvent itself? Is it pricing and terms – are they attractive enough and flexible enough to meet rapidly changing occupier needs? Is it all in the name – offices or workplaces? And on the back of Brexit, are London offices immune from the slowdown? Plus, will fast-moving, demanding US occupiers who are driving shorter leases, continue to look to the UK post-vote? Industry experts discuss.
Panellists
Presentation by Andrew Toy – research manager, EGi Research
Max Farrell – partner, Farrells
Tim Roberts – executive director, head of offices and residential, British Land
Dan Nicholson – managing director, UK, Tishman Speyer
Dan Bayley – executive director: central London offices, BNP Paribas Real Estate
Chair: Emily Wright – features and global editor, Estates Gazette
Specialist markets: the popularity and the pitfalls
2pm-2.45pm – Blue Room
In association with Global Guardians
The alternative assets sector is worth £15bn and represents 25% of all real estate investment in the UK. And a recent agency report has revealed that 79% of investors want to increase their exposure to the market by 2019, while private equity/hedge funds plan to allocate 29% of their funds to alternatives in the same time frame. What drives this apparent favour towards the market and how far will it continue to grow, even in an economic downturn? Plus what are the attractions and pitfalls of going alternative?
Panellists
Anthony Eskinazi – founder & chief executive, JustPark
Stuart Woolgar – security director, Global Guardians
Jonathan Murphy – interim chief executive and chief financial officer, Assura
Charles Fletcher – partner, specialist property investment, Knight Frank
Renos Booth – head of long income funds, Aviva Investors
Chair: David Hatcher – head of news and finance, Estates Gazette
Devolution revolution: the challenges and opportunities in post-Brexit regional UK
2.30pm-3.15pm – Apex Room
What steps must be taken in light of Brexit to ensure the government’s regional agendas in the Northern Powerhouse and Midlands Engine will continue apace? Will devolution be enough to save them? Do they have the firepower to take on London? Is there a greater need for collaboration? And given economic differences are so stark, Should London become its own city state?
Panel
Presentation by James Child – research manager, EGi Research
Stephen Barter – chairman, Real Estate Advisory Practice KPMG
Sir Howard Bernstein, chief executive, Manchester City Council
Liz Peace, chair of the Curzon Urban Regeneration Company (Greater Birmingham)
Reda Khatim, chief executive, Palm Capital
Phil Davies, chairman, Liverpool Combined Authority/leader, Wirral Council
Chair: Samantha McClary – deputy editor, Estates Gazette
