Coliving – 29 March – The Mandeville Hotel, Mandeville Place, W1U 2BE, London
Sponsored by Hubbl
08:30 – 09:15 hrs
Light breakfast – sit by somebody you don’t know and learn something new
09:15 – 09:30 hrs
Welcome and sponsor introductions with George Sell, Editor-in-chief, IHM
09:30 – 10:00 hrs – Presentation: State of the nation
A summary of the coliving sector’s evolution – where it’s come from, where it’s at and where it’s going.
- Dr Penny Clark, co-founder, Conscious Coliving
10:00 – 10:40 hrs – Panel: Investment and institutionalisation
Is coliving about to follow a similar trajectory to BTR and become a predominantly institutionally funded asset class and is this the key to ramping up delivery? What are the implications of this for smaller players?
- Chris Saunders, director, DTZ Investors
- Hamel Shah, founder and director, Candour Properties
- Safinaz Zakaria, partner, Crosstree Real Estate Partners
- Jamie York, co-founder, MYAH
10:40 – 11:00 hrs11:00 – 11:40 hrs – Panel: Do we have an image problem?
Coliving is viewed with suspicion in certain quarters – recent events in Ireland and Liverpool have shown that for some coliving is shorthand for undersized units and poor quality accommodation. How can the sector’s stakeholders overcome this, both individually and collectively?
- Harry Manley, head of planning, Halcyon Development Partners
- Craig Bryant, strategy & business development director, Fresh
- Charlie Gayner, co-founder, ARK Co-living
11:40 – 12:00 hrs
Closing remarks