Serviced Apartments – 18 May – Tower Suites, Blue Orchid Hotel, 100 Minories, EC3N 1JY, London
13:00 – 13:45 hrs
Three-course buffet lunch – talk to somebody you don’t know and learn something new
13:45 – 14:00 hrs
Welcome and sponsor introductions with George Sell, Editor-in-chief, IHM
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?
- Vedrana Bilanovic-Riley, Founder and CEO, Ciel Capital
- Andy Porter, Director – Business Development, Coutts Commercial Bank
- Haroon Ahmad, Head of products, Rasmala Investment Bank
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?
- Alex Stewart, CEO, Hubbl
- Gavin Pereira, Director, Check-in-London
- Stuart Godwin, Finance director, Lamington Group
15:20 – 15:45 hrs – Coffee break
- Which ones serve the needs of serviced apartment operators and guests.
- How you can ensure your tech partners today will exist in the future?
- What to look for in tech products to reduce operational costs of a single property or portfolio
- What are the most common mistakes that serviced apartment operators make in digitalisation and how can they be avoided?
- Maxime Leufroy-Murat, co-founder and CEO, Opago
- Tony Matharu, CEO, Blue Orchid hotels
- Sean Worker, founder and CEO, T5 Strategies
16:30 – 17:00 hrs
Closing remarks and glass of prosecco to close – more time to connect and do business
What’s happening later?
18:30 – 23:00 hrs
Join us for the eighth Serviced Apartment Awards (Seperate tickets needed, get your tickets here)
SPONSORED BY HUBBL
