FT 11th annual Property Summit
2 December 2014 | Mandarin Oriental, London #FTProperty
 
02/12/2014
8:00 am - 9:00 amRegistration and breakfast
9:00 am - 9:10 amFT Chair’s Opening Remarks

Kate Allen, Property Correspondent, Financial Times


SESSION ONE – THE UK’S PROPERTY PROPOSITION
9:10 am - 9:30 amOpening Keynote: Overview of the Market

Martin Wolf, CBE, Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times

9:30 am - 10:15 amPanel session: Have we learnt anything from the financial crisis?
  • Understanding real estate risk
  • Has anything changed since 2007?
  • How can we avoid another property crash?
Panellists: 
Catherine Cook, Partner, Real Estate, Clifford Chance 
John Goodall, Chief Executive Officer, Landbay
Paul McFadyen, Group Managing Director, Regis Group
James Roberts, Partner and Chief Economist, Knight Frank

Moderator: Kate Allen, Property Correspondent, Financial Times

10:15 am - 10:35 amRefreshments

SESSION TWO – LONDON: LEADING THE GLOBAL STAGE
10:35 am - 11:25 amPanel session: Has London reached its limit?
  • Is London building up or spreading out - where and what else is left of London property?
  • What does London need for it to maintain its position as a leading global city?
  • Current developments in London – Nine Elms, King Cross, Farringdon
  • The future of London – who will own, work and live in it?
Panellists: 
Toby Courtauld, Chief Executive Officer, Great Portland Estates
Stephen Down, Head of Central London Investment, Savills
Robert Evans, Partner, Argent (Property Development) Services LLP
Daniel Van Gelder, Chairman of City and Westminster Property Association and Co-Founder, Exemplar Properties
Peter Wynne Rees, Professor of Places and City Planning, The Barlett, University College London, and former City Planning Officer, City of London

Moderator: Kate Allen, Property Correspondent, Financial Times

11:25 am - 11:45 amKeynote interview: Leveraging and leading London

Pierre Vaquier, Chief Executive Officer, AXA Real Estate

Interviewed by: Kate Allen, Property Correspondent, Financial Times

 

11:45 am - 12:30 pmPanel session: The New Kids on the Block

Special Introduction: Richard White, Head of Real Estate UK, KPMG

Panel discussion:
  • Who are the new entrants/investors in the market? Where they coming from and what are they looking to invest in? 
  • Relatively new foreign investors (3-5 year funds) – what has worked for them and what are their future plans? Are they going up the risk curve?
  • Taiwanese insurance companies to hit the London market?
Panellists: 
Justin Brown, Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, UK Property Fund, BlackRock
Martin Bellinger, Chief Operating Officer, Essential Living
Phil Edwards, Manager, The National Grid/Berkeley Joint Venture
Radim Římánek, Member of the Board of Directors, HB Reavis
Richard White, Head of Real Estate UK, KPMG

Moderator: Kate Allen, Property Correspondent, Financial Times

12:30 pm - 1:30 pmNetworking lunch

SESSION THREE – BRITAIN: THE BIGGER PICTURE
1:30 pm - 2:00 pmPresentation: Mapping out the UK’s development
  • How are markets changing regionally?
  • Is there a resurgence of regional growth and development in the UK?
  • Which cities and regions are investors attracted to and why?
  • What projects and developments are on the horizon?
Johnny Dunford, Global Commercial Director, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

2:00 pm - 2:30 pmPresentation: Regenerating regional cities

Waheed Nazir, Director of Planning and Regeneration, Birmingham City Council

2:30 pm - 3:20 pmQuestion Time style panel session: Politics, policies and property
  • What is the current political outlook for the 2015 general election?
  • What could the long-term implications of the Scottish referendum be?
  • What policies would property investors like to see or not see from future government?
Panellists:
Charlotte Alldritt, Secretary to the Chairman, City Growth Commission
David Davidson, Managing Director, Scotland, and Partner, Capital Markets Group, Cushman & Wakefield  
Ian Fletcher, Director of Policy (Real Estate), British Property Federation
Matthew Pointon, Property Economist, Capital Economics

Moderator: Kate Allen, Property Correspondent, Financial Times

3:20 pm - 4:00 pmMoving beyond commercial: the opportunities of niche markets
  • Opening up of public owned properties – how will this affect the market?
  • Developments of higher educations sectors, healthcare centres and student accommodation
  • Are business parks and speculative developments making a comeback?
  • Is the residential and private renting market the next sector to invest in?
Panellists: 
Mark Allan, Chief Executive Officer, Unite Group
Matt Fletcher, Investor Outreach Director, European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA)
Robin Martin, Director of Research, Legal & General Property
Stuart Robinson, Executive Director - Chairman of UK Planning, CBRE

Moderator: Kate Allen, Property Correspondent, Financial Times

4:00 pm - 4:10 pmFT Chair’s Closing Remarks

Kate Allen, Property Correspondent, Financial Times

4:10 pmNetworking drinks

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