The 2017 Oxford Real Estate Conference
The 2017 Oxford Real Estate Conference
About the Conference
Where: The Saïd Business School, Oxford
This year, we will focus on 'Managing Change'. Given the recent political shifts and general transformations in demographics and behavioural trends, we want to explore how these changes are affecting the Real Estate industry and how company leaders are dealing with the uncertainty. Our panels will cover; the likely impact on global markets of political and demographic change; financial innovation and entrepreneurship in real estate; and emerging markets.
Quotes from Past Attendees
“I am truly impressed by the calibre of attendees that I have seen today. Its not easy to get busy professionals and principals to come up to Oxford and I think that it is a testament to the importance of the Oxford real estate program that we have leaders of the industry here actively interacting and staying well into the evening. I think this is a space to watch”
“It is the first conference in my 20 years of working in the property industry that there has been an even number of men and women of different ages, different nationalities. It’s been absolutely terrific, so vibrant!”
“This conference is fantastic. Personally I like coming up to Oxford and coming up to the Business school here. It’s a great venue and a great program”
“Fascinating day! Really interesting to go from the UK’s residential market through to looking at Brazil and emerging market investments all in one session and a really interesting array of speakers”
“I thought the diversity of thought and diversity of the panels was great. I think the conference has sought to address some of the leading or troubling issues that are facing the industry and will be faced by the industry in the next few years”
Watch the Videos from Previous Years:
The 2016 conference was set around the overarching question, “Where will the money go next?” We covered a broad range of subject areas including real assets, emerging markets, real estate-backed operating businesses, tech/shared economy and the residential sector.
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Programme
09.00 - 10.00
Entrance Hall
Registration and Coffee
10.00 - 10.25
Nelson Mandela Lecture Theatre
Keynote: “Political Shifts”
Hiram Samel, Associate Professor Of International Business, Said Business School
Subject: What has changed in the political spectrum over the last 12 months and how will this affect business and real assets?
Hiram Samel is an Associate Professor of International Business and a Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall. His research draws on multiple disciplines including comparative political economy, technology strategy, the economics of innovation and labour studies. He is very interested in how firms and states manage in external environments characterised by a high degree of market, technological and/or regulatory uncertainty. Hiram joined Saïd Business School in August 2013. He brings extensive management experience to his research, having been an entrepreneur for 25 years before receiving his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2013.
10.30 - 11.15
Nelson Mandela Lecture Theatre
Panel 1: How are political shifts affecting the Real Estate Market?
Subject: Trump, Brexit, the potential shift to protectionist policies around the globe, brought an unprecedented economic turmoil to 2016. How is this affecting the real estate markets and how are industry leaders dealing with the changes and uncertainty?
Property Week, specialising in finance and general news. His career has included being founding editor of City AM, markets editor on The Sunday Times and business editor on the Sunday Express. He began his career as news editor on the Property Week in 1994.

David Parsley
Panel Moderator
Contributing Editor, Property Week

Colin Campbell
Chairman, Pradera

Jeremy Plummer
Head of EMEA, CBRE Global Investors

Michael Vrana
Managing Director, Blackstone

Peter Hayes
Managing Director and Global Head of Investment Research, PGIM Real Estate
11.15 - 11.45
Entrance Hall
Coffee Break
11.45 - 12.05
Nelson Mandela Lecture Theatre
Keynote: Yolande Barnes
Head of World Research, Savills
Subject: An overview of the major demographic changes in recent years, future trends and how they are affecting the Real Estate Industry.
Yolande leads the World Research team at Savills. With over 30 years experience in property research, her areas of focus now are world cities, the movement of international capital in real estate, the impact of social, economic and environmental trends on all sectors of real estate markets, global urbanism and mixed use issues. Having established the Savills Residential Research department in 1989, Yolande’s research techniques have extended to global markets and her remit has expanded to all types of cross-border real estate, in both established and emerging markets. Her work involves providing thought leadership and running a global research programme to provide sophisticated, market-oriented advice on all aspects of real estate, global wealth flows and market trends.
12.10 - 13.25
Nelson Mandela Lecture Theatre
Panel 2: Demographic Changes - how is Real Estate adapting?
Subject: With changes in immigration, the aging demographic, later marriages, and later parenthood how are Real Estate businesses adapting their offering, what opportunities are there and what type of asset classes will be thriving?

Hugo Llewelyn
Managing Director, Newcore Capital
Panel Moderator

Reza Merchant
CEO & Founder, The Collective

Richard Jackson
Founding Partner, Apache Capital Partners

David Edwards
Executive Director, Housing and Regeneration, Oxford City Council

Prof. Sarah Harper
Professor of Gerontology, University of Oxford

Afroditi Krassa
Founder, AfroditiKrassa
13.30 - 14.15
Entrance Hall
Lunch and Networking
14.20 - 15.30
Rhodes Trust Lecture Theatre
Breakout Panel 1: Financial Innovation – how are capital markets evolving?
Subject: How are capital markets responding to the economic turmoil, currency fluctuations and rise in interest rates? With the growth of online investment platforms and the number of ‘special situations’, is access to capital really changing?

Clive Bull
Director, Deutsche Bank
Panel Moderator

Amy Aznar
Head of Debt and Special Situations,
LaSalle Investment Management

Agate Freimane
Senior Investment Director, Brickvest

Cyril Theret
CEO, IPSX

Ian Marcus
Senior Advisor, Eastdil
Also 14.20 - 15.30
Edmond Safra Lecture Theatre
Breakout Panel 2: Emerging Markets – Outlook following 2016
Subject: How will the strengthening of the dollar, increase in interest rates and protectionist policies affect real estate investment in emerging markets? Are the political uncertainties and currency fluctuations in the US, Europe and these emerging markets shifting investor focus? What opportunities/challenges remain?

Tom Mundy
Director, EMEA Capital Markets Strategy & Research, JLL
Panel Moderator

Dr. Emre Çamlıbel
Chairman and Co-founder, Re-Pie Real Estate Fund Management

Prof. Francois Viruly
Associate Professor, University of Cape Town

Claudia Pendred
Director for Property & Tourism, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Ilaria Benucci
Investment Director for Real Estate, Commonwealth Development Corporation
15.30 - 15.55
Entrance Hall
Coffee Break
16.00 - 17.15
Nelson Mandela Lecture Theatre
Panel 4: A Focus on Entrepreneurs – capturing opportunities in times of change
Subject: Economic and policy shifts can bring significant challenges to established firms but also offer opportunities to new entrepreneurs. How have real estate entrepreneurs taken advantage of uncertainty in the past and what are the secrets to raising start-up capital and establishing a presence in a market dominated by large managers.

Ian Thomas
Chief Investment Officer & Cofounder, Lendinvest

Angelica Donati
Co-Founder, Houzen

George Moffet
CEO, Clifton Homes
company in Canada. He sits on the Board of IREFAC in the USA and IHIC in Europe.

Majid Mangalji
Founder and President, Westmont Hospitality Group

Peter Freeman
Founder & Director, Argent

Adri Kerciku
Investment Consultant, M3 Capital Partners
17.15 - 17.45
Nelson Mandela Lecture Theatre
Ending Keynote & Wrap-Up
This brief session will highlight the key takeaways of the day to give you an overview of how the Real Estate market is expected to shift and how industry leaders will manage these changes.
17.45 - 18.45
Entrance Hall
Cocktail Reception
Dinner Tickets Only: 19.00
St Peter's College
St Peter's College Welcome Drink
Dinner Tickets Only: 19.30
St Peter's College
Dinner with Speakers
Our Sponsors

NCM invests in UK assets that it believes are central to the continuing physical needs of society and therefore likely to experience continuing long-term demand from occupiers and investors. It targets "virtual-resistant" sectors such as social infrastructure, storage and accommodation, which it believes will be more resilient to the negative rental growth effects than the internet has on certain sectors.




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Dinner Tickets
Very few places are available at dinner - first come first served. Dinner Tickets must be purchased additionally alongside your conference ticket.
The dinner will include wine and three courses.
Dinner
Sponsored by PGIM
Location: St Peter's College, New Inn Hall St, Oxford OX1 2DL
Welcome Drinks from 7pm
Sit Down in the Dining Hall at 7:30pm
For those who are joining us for dinner at St Peter's College following the conference, please see directions below.
DIRECTIONS BY GOOGLE MAPS: http://goo.gl/aVPaM
Frequently Asked Questions
Event Location?
The Conference will be held at the wonderful Said Business School of the University of Oxford. It is immediately adjacent the rail station: Said Business School, Park End Street, Oxford, OX1 1HP.
Transport Links?
If Driving: Park at one of the Park and Ride stops stops outside the centre, take the bus into the centre and walk to the business school. If Taking the Train: The business school is immediately adjacent to the train station, so arrive at Oxford Station (not Oxford Parkway) and walk 2 minutes to the venue.
When are Tickets released?
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