Bespoke 1/2 Day events for urban innovators and investors at the cutting edge of contemporary hospitality, real estate and living

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.

• Coliving – 29 March 08.30- 12:00 hrs – The Mandeville Hotel, Mandeville Place, W1U 2BE, London
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• Short Term Rentals – 26 April 13:00 – 17:00 hrs – The Stratford Hotel, Olympic Park, 20 International Way, Stratford, E20 1FD, London
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• The Shortyz Awards – 26 April 17:00 – 21:00 hrs- ArcelorMittal Orbit, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, 5 Thornton St, Stratford, E20 2AD, London
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• Serviced Apartments – 18 May 13:00 – 17:00 hrs – Tower Suites, Blue Orchid Hotel, 100 Minories, EC3N 1JY, London
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  Serviced Apartments Awards – 18 May 18:30- 23:00 hrs– Leonardo Royal Hotel, London City, 8-14 Cooper’s Row, EC3N 2BQ London 
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Senior Living – 14 June 08:30 – 12:00 hrs – 25 EP, 25 Eccleston Place, SW1W 9NF, London

Urban Living Festival – 5 & 6 July – East Wintergarden, 43 Bank St, London E14 5NX, United Kingdom

Work and Office – 20 September 08:30- 12:00 hrs – Office Space In Town, 20 St Dunstan’s Hill, Monument, EC3R 8HL, London

Build to rent– 4 October 08:30 – 12:00 hrs

Hotels and Hospitality – 18 October 08:30 – 12:00 hrs – Sheraton Grand, Piccadilly, W1J 7BX, London

UL MEA – 13-14 November, Dubai

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Dr Penny Clark, co-founder, Conscious Coliving

• 11:40 – 12:00 hrs
• Closing remarks
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Short Term Rentals – 26 April – The Stratford Hotel, Olympic Park, 20 International Way, Stratford, E20 1FD, London – BOOK YOUR TICKETS

SPONSORED BY HUBBL

 PriceLabs

• 13.30 – 14.10  hrs
  Light lunch – Meet somebody you don’t know and learn something new
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•  14.10 – 14.25 hrs – Welcome + sponsor introductions
  What makes short term rentals today’s most exciting hospitality and real-estate asset class.

  • Paul Stevens, editor, ShortTermRentalz.com

  • Simon Lehmann, CEO, AJL Atelier

•  14.25 – 15.00 hrs – Investment trends
  Valuations, mergers and acquisitions – Who, what, where, next

  • Miguel Nigorra Esteban, partner, Fifth Wall

  • Morgann Lesné, partner, Cambon Partners

  • Jeremy Gall, founder and CEO, Breezeway

• 15.00 – 15.40 hrs – new investment models: flex rentals and BTR
  Hear from industry leaders on the intersection of the vacation rental and BTR sectors.

  • Aurelie Lepercq, CEO, Edge Retreats

  • Veronica Rivas, director international business development, Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy

• 15.40 – 16.20 hrs – What’s next for data, tech and AI? Enabling smart short-term rental decisions for enhanced profitability
  A look at innovative property, channel management and distribution solutions to maximise efficiency, productivity and demand. what’s next?

  • Fausto Vieira da Silva, strategic partnerships lead, PriceLabs

  • Luca Zambello, CEO, Jurny

  • Demi Horvat, CEO, AirDNA

• 16.20 – 17.00 hrs 
  Tea, coffee and light bites: more time to connect and do business

• 18.00 – 23.00 hrs 
  The Shortyz Awards 2023, ArcelorMittal Orbit, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, 5 Thornton St, Stratford, E20 2AD, London (additional ticket required, get your tickets here)

In partnership with AJL Atelier

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• Serviced Apartments – 18 May – Tower Suites, Blue Orchid Hotel, 100 Minories, EC3N 1JY, London – BOOK YOUR TICKETS
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SPONSORED BY HUBBL

Charles Hope Apartments

Corporate Housing Factory

• 13:00 – 13:45 hrs
• Three-course buffet lunch – talk to somebody you don’t know and learn something new
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• 13:45 – 14:00 hrs
• Welcome and sponsor introductions with George Sell, Editor-in-chief, IHM
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• 14:00 – 14:40 hrs – Panel: Investment and M&A
• What will the sector see over the next couple of years in terms of consolidation, new entrants to the market and fresh investment players? How can serviced apartments attract more capital investment? How has the lending landscape changed?
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• • Vedrana Bilanovic-Riley, Founder and CEO, Ciel Capital

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• 14:40 – 15:20 hrs – Panel: ESG and climate change
• Barring a couple of notable high profile operators, sustainability is not spoken about much in the serviced apartment sector. But with ever increasing ESG pressure from travel buyers, how will the way we design, build and operate serviced apartment projects change?
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• • Gavin Pereira, Director, Check-in-London
• • Neil Andrew, Head of hospitality, Perkins & Will
• • Stuart Godwin, Finance director, Lamington Group
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• 15:20 – 16:00 hrs – Panel: The value of a brand
• Until relatively recently, serviced apartments were a generic unbranded product. But with the advent of the aparthotel and the blurred lines between business and leisure travel, we’ve seen a host of new brand launches and rebrands. What is the secret sauce behind a successful brand that resonates with a broad range of customers?
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• 16:00 – 16:45 hrs
•  Glass of prosecco to close  – more time to connect and do business
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• What’s happening later? 
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• 17:00 – 23:00 hrs
• Join us for the eighth Serviced Apartment Awards (Seperate tickets needed, get your tickets here)

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• • Senior Living – 14 June – 25 EP, 25 Eccleston Pl, SW1W 9NF, London – BOOK YOUR TICKETS

• • Work and Office – 20 September – Office Space In Town, 20 St Dunstan’s Hill, Monument, EC3R 8HL, London – BOOK YOUR TICKETS

• • Hotels and Hospitality – 18 October – Sheraton Grand, Piccadilly, W1J 7BX, London – BOOK YOUR TICKETS

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• 09:30 – 10:00 hrs – Presentation: The investment and finance landscape
    
  10:00 – 10:40 hrs – Panel: The squeezed middle 
  With the luxury and economy sectors performing robustly, how can middle tier properties reinvent and reinvigorate themselves?
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• 10:40 – 11:00 hrs 

  Coffee break

   
  11:00 – 11:40 hrs  – Panel: Measuring sustainability 
  It’s impossible to set credible ESG targets without accurately being able to measure an asset’s performance. What is available to owners and operators to enable them to do this successfully? 
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  11:40 -12:00 hrs 

  Closing remarks

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• PREVIOUS SESSIONS

• Nov 17 – 2022 – Senior Living

  Katten, Paternoster House, 65 St Paul’s Churchyard, London, EC4M 8AB

  Presentation: From Peter Robinson, director ProMatura Europe 

  The latest research on UK IRC demand forecasts and what the general (age qualified) population really want and what they are prepared to pay for it.

  Panel: The investment landscape 

  Who is investing in the sector, what are they buying and what does the future hold?

  Andrew Ovey, head of healthcare, Axa IM 

  Mark Quigley, Managing Director, Beaufort Capital

  Panel: 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 senior living projects in the future?

  Stewart Moore, COO, Retirement Villages 

  Anne-Marie Nicholson, principal London, Life3a

  Debbie Harris, Managing Director, Autumna

   
   Sponsored by H+G Design Group & Katten
   
   

  Build To Rent – 10 November – 9.30am – 11am GMT – Zoom

  Agenda – there will be 3 panel sessions, with a chance for the audience to interact online and ask questions, make comments throughout.

  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? And how will the two approaches evolve in the future?

  – Anthony Lewis, operations director, Present Made

  –Samantha Kempe, chief investment officer, IMMO

  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?

   

  – Ding Li, associate director, Longevity Partners
  – Clint Bartman, Directors BTR Consultancy, Cortland Consult 

   

  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?

   

  – Brendan Geraghty, CEO, UKAA 

  – Matthew Ede, Senior Director, Greystar Europe

   

  Sponsored by H+G Design Group 

   

   
   

  May 10 2022 – Serviced Apartments

  The Montcalm, Royal London House, London

  08.30 – 09.15 Tea, coffee and pastries – reach out to somebody you don’t know and learn something new

  09.15 – 9.30 Welcome and sponsor introductions

  09.30 – 10.15 Investor sentiment: How serviced apartments and extended stay became the stars in the hospitality firmament, and is the asset light model on the rise?

  • Robert Miles, director, Fortress Investment Group

  • Ragnar Jongen, investment manager at DN Capital

  10.15 – 10.45 Green finance, social purpose and the role of ESG in the serviced apartment space

  • Presentation by Andrew Harrington, partner, AHV Associates

  10.45 – 11.15 Business travel has changed forever. How can serviced accommodation providers adapt to the new landscape?

  Panel discussion featuring:

  • MJ Paschall, senior vice president, AKA Hotel Residences

  • Shabina Awan, head of partner development, SilverDoor

  • Carol Fergus, director – global travel, meetings and ground transportation at Fidelity International

  11.15 – 11.45 Tea, coffee and light bites – more time to connect and do business

  SPONSORED BY H & G DESIGN & Flying Butler

  Secure your tickets to attend BUY HERE for just £149.

• What’s happening later? Join us for or the Serviced Apartment Awards 2022, later in the evening. Book your tickets here . Discover more about the awards here.

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• May 18 2022 ULI – Short Term Rentals 
• Urban Living Insights & Shortyz Awards, Tower Suites, Blue Orchid Hotels
• 8.30 – 09.05 Tea, coffee and pastries: Reach out to somebody you don’t know and learn something new
• 9.05 – 09.25 Welcome + sponsor introduction: What makes short term rentals today’s most exciting hospitality and real-estate asset class.
• 9.25 – 10.00 INVESTMENT TRENDS: VALUATIONS, MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS – WHO, WHAT WHERE, NEXT
• Speakers:
• Valentina Shegoyan, managing partner | REACH UK, Second Century Ventures
• 10:00 – 10.30 NEW INVESTMENT MODELS: FLEX RENTALS AND BTR: Hear from leading investors and developers on the intersection of the vacation rental and BTR sectors.
• Speakers:
• Cindy Diffenderfer, co-founder and CEO, Orion Haus Homes & Hotels
• 10.30 – 11.00 WHAT’S NEXT FOR DATA, TECH AND AI? ENABLING SMART SHORT-TERM RENTAL DECISIONS FOR ENHANCED PROFITABILITY: A look at innovative property, channel management and distribution solutions to maximise efficiency, productivity and demand. what’s next?
• Speakers:
• Fausto Vieira da Silva, strategic accounts and RM partnerships, PriceLabs
• James Cassidy, senior director, partner success vacation rentals, Vrbo
• AirDNA [tbc]
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• 11.00 – 11.30 Tea, coffee and light bites: Time to network and connect.
• SPONSORED BY PRICELABS & FLYWIRE
• In partnership with AJL Atelier
• Secure your tickets to attend BUY HERE for just £149
• What’s happening later? Join us for the Shortyz Awards 2022, later in the evening. Book your tickets here.
• More info about The Shortyz Awards here.
• Visit Short Term Rentalz for the latest industry news.
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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?
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  Ola Akinyemi, COO and Co founder, Arterial Group
  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, Architect & Workplace Strategist
   
  10.40hrs 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

  Sponsored by H+G Furnishings

          

  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 (By Invitation Only SOLD OUT SOLD OUT)

• 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: James Hart, Asset manager, European Living and Hospitality, LaSalle Investment Management

  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

  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

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