OpRE 24 Panel Sessions and Presentations
Plenary Session: Capital provider’s attitudes to operational real estate
Moderator: Michelle Kirkland, Partner, CMS
Panel: Lorna Brown, Chief Executive Officer, Birchwood Real Estate Capital
Niamh O’Connor, Founding Partner, Summix Capital
John Brackmann, Director, Harrison Street Real Estate Capital
Irina Stamate-Rocha, Partner, Patron Capital
Plenary session: Macro outlook presentation
Presenter: Niko Szumilo, Director, The Bartlett Real Estate Institute
Plenary Session: Deals panel
Moderator: Louise Clarke, Partner, EY
Speakers: Louise Burney, Operational Real Estate Sector Lead, LGIM
Shona Pushpaharan, Executive Director Head of Hotels, Healthcare and Landed Estates, Coutts & C0
Jon Lee-Jones, Senior Vice President Investments Europe, Lifestyle Hospitality Capital (LHC) Group
Spotlight Session – ESG.
Moderator: Ufi Ibrahim
Speakers: Jules Barker, Associate Partner, Real Estate, McKinsey & Company
Daniel Smith, Managing Director – Student Housing Consultancy
Martijn van der Graaf, COO Western Europe, AccorInvest
Spotlight Session: Data differentiation – the impact of information on asset class appeal
Moderator: Heleri Rande, Partner, Think Hospitality Group
Thomas Emanuel, Senior Director, STR
Edoardo Gili, Analyst, Green Street
Richard Ward, Head of Research, StuRents.com
Alexey Zhukovskiy, CFA, Research & Strategy Associate, AEW Europe
Spotlight Session: Repurposing the struggling asset classes (office/retail)
Moderator: Zoe Ellis-Moore, CEO & Founder, Spaces to Places
Speakers: Tom Charrier, Founder & Director, FAT Properties
Tim Lowe, Director, The LOWE Group
Charles Seifert, Director, Inside the Box Advisory
Paul Wells, Partner, Studio Moren
Spotlight Session: Tech in operations
Moderator: Karla Brooklyn, Commercial Strategy, Operations and Business Leadership, Mews
Hannah Chappatte, Founder and CEO, Hybr
Chris Penny, Senior Vice President, Starwood Capital Group
Rebekah Tobias, Managing Director, Independence Ventures
Heather Byron, SVP Services, Alliants
Presentation: Economic structural shifts
Presenter: Andrew Sangster, Founder of OpRE Festival
Plenary session: The rise of the new asset classes
Moderator: Scott Curtis, Partner, Real Estate Team, CMS
Speakers: Tom Bloxham, Chairman, Urban Splash
Julie Fawcett, Chief Executive Officer, Auriens Group
Russell Petrie, Head of Student Housing – Europe, EQT Exeter
Christian de Sira, VP Development, Generator & Freehand Hotels (Queensgate Investments)
Spotlight session: Experience economy – RE investors provide the stage
Moderator: Deenie Lee, Co-Founder and Director, The Property Marketing Stategists
Speakers: Mark Clacy-Jones, Head of Real Estate Strategy, abrdn
Jenny Shaw, Higher Education External Engagement Director, Unite Students
Roger Black, Creative Director, Ballymore
Spotlight session: Linking property returns to operational business success
Moderator: Andrew Harrington, Partner, AHV Associates
Speakers: Kevin Beirne, Head of Retirment Living, Octopus Real Estate
Lauren Okada, Managing Director, Real Estate, Brookfield Asset Management
Mark Quigley, Managing Director, Beaufort Capital Management
Andrew Hunter, Chief Investment Officer, TFE Hotels
Spotlight session: Overlapping opportunity
Moderator: Sarah Canning, Co-Founder & Director, The Property Market Strategies
Speakers: Honor Barratt, Chief Executive, Birchgrove
Jamie Harris, Head of Student Accommodation – Capital Markets, Harris Associates
Stuart Henderson, Director of Operations, Mys
Philip Lassman, Vice President Development, Accor Northern Europe
Spotlight session: Community building
Moderator: Heleri Rande, Partner, Think Hospitality Group
Speakers: Olivia Harris, Chief Executive , Dolphin Group
Katherine Rose, Managing Director, Vervlife
Lisa Cations, Founder and Managing Director, JCR Advisors
Spotlight session: Tech AI
Presenter: Dr Niko Szumilo
Spotlight session: Demographics
Moderator: Ali Powell, Founder & CEO, Commerical Acceleration
Speakers: Louise Bena, Chief Marketing Officer, Torsion Group
Jamie Bunce, CEO, Inspired Villages Group
Seb Horst, Investment Director, Host
Plenary session: Buildings with beds
Moderator: William Kirkpatrick, Head of Hotels & Extended Stay, Gerald Eve
Speakers: Richard Berridge, CEO, UK Single-Family Association
Navneet Bali, Founder & CEO, LyvInn
Jane Smart, CEO, LifeCare Residences
Ronald Egelman, Head of Development, North & West Europe, Wyndham
Plenary Session – Battle of the brokers
Moderator: Peter Martin, Founder and Executive Director, Peach 20/20
Speakers: Simon M Johnson, OPRE IP, CBRE
Alex Matthews, Head of Build to Rent, Harris Associates
Tom Scaife, Partner Head of Senior Living, Knight Frank
Jo Winchester, Real Estate Consultant, Gerald Eve
