08.15-08.55
Registration and refreshments
08.55-09.00
Chair’s Opening Remarks
Ed Hammond, Property Correspondent, Financial Times
09.00-09.45
Macroeconomic Keynote with Q&A
Martin Wolf CBE, Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times
09.45-10.45
Panel Session – Regulation & Policy Analysis
The long lasting economic downturn has had a significant impact on the property market, with gross lending figures in the UK having halved since they were recorded at £80bn in 2007. The need to build greater resilience in the financial system, has led to regulatory reform including Basel III for the banking sector, which will impact on the funding available for new deals. Understanding the effect of new regulation, and future economic growth forecasts, will be essential for investors as they look to make important strategic decisions.
Dr Gerard Lyons, Chief Economic Advisor, Mayor of London’s Office
Philip Booth, Professor of Insurance and Risk Management, Cass Business School and Editorial Director, Institute of Economic Affairs
Chair: Martin Wolf CBE, Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times
10.45-11.10
Networking Coffee Break
SESSION TWO – LONDON, EUROPE & THE NORDICS
11.10-12.10
Panel with Q&A – The City of London
The City of London has been viewed as something of a safe haven by embattled investors who are looking to steel their portfolios against tough conditions. This influx of overseas investment , often described as a ‘flight-to-quality’, has seen a number of international investors snapping up much of London’s prime real estate. The panel will analyse what makes the City of London such an attractive investment destination, and assess how it compares to other cities.
Catherine Cook, Partner, Clifford Chance
Anne Kavanagh, Global Head of Asset Management and Transactions, AXA Real Estate
John Spencer, UK Chief Executive Officer, Regus
Wenzel R. B. Hoberg, Managing Director and Head of Real Estate Investments Europe, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Chair: Ed Hammond, Property Correspondent, Financial Times
12.10-13.05
Panel with Q&A – UK, Europe & The Nordics
The gap between Northern and Southern Europe has widened dramatically during the recession. Further evidence of the South’s decline can be seen when comparing it with the Nordics, where international investors see plenty of opportunity for safety and high yields. Will the South ever recover or is this divide now too big? What role are Germany and France playing in the commercial property space? How hard is it for international investors to penetrate Nordic markets?
Liz Peace CBE, Chief Executive Officer, British Property Federation
Peter Buttenschön, Chief Executive Officer, Ektornet
John Slade, Chief Executive Officer, BNP Paribas Real Estate UK
Chair: Ed Hammond, Property Correspondent, Financial Times
13.05-14.00
Lunch
SESSION THREE – INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS
14.00-14.35
Crossrail Case Study Presentation
- What is Crossrail and how is the project progressing?
- The impact of infrastructure projects like Crossrail on the property sector.
- Maximising regeneration potential of Crossrail, to reinvigorate London’s property sector.
- What does 2013/4 have in store for Crossrail? How is the property side of the project going to develop?
Ian Lindsay, Land and Property Director, Crossrail
14.35-15.35
New Financiers – Insurers, Private Equity, Pension Funds
The traditional channels through which investors could secure funding for new deals, is likely to feel the squeeze as the banking sector has a reduced ability to provide financing due to new regulatory obligations. However, this has in-turn paved the wave for a new group of financiers to carve out a greater share of the market for themselves. How have insurance firms developed their role in recent years? What has been the impact of private equity involvement? Which pension funds are looking to provide long term funding options?
Paul Wilson, Regional Director – Europe, MetLife Real Estate Investments
Martin Healey, Head of Private Real Estate Debt, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Giancarlo Scotti, Chief Executive Officer, Generali Real Estate
Raffaele Costa, Chief Executive Officer and Founding Senior Partner, Tyndaris LLP
Chair: Ed Hammond, Property Correspondent, Financial Times
15.35-15.55
Networking Coffee Break
SESSION FOUR
15.55-16.15
Speech: The Shard - Case Study
The newest iconic building on the London skyline is The Shard, which sits facing the City of London on the less-populated south side of the Thames. Its inception was the result of an international collaboration, which was forced to take a revised strategic direction as the recession started to take hold.
Irvine Sellar, Chairman, Sellar Property Group
William Matthews, Renzo Piano Building Workshop
followed by a conversation with:
Ed Hammond, Property Correspondent, Financial Times
16.35
Concluding Remarks
16.40
Networking Drinks Reception
Registration and refreshments
08.55-09.00
Chair’s Opening Remarks
Ed Hammond, Property Correspondent, Financial Times
09.00-09.45
Macroeconomic Keynote with Q&A
Martin Wolf CBE, Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times
09.45-10.45
Panel Session – Regulation & Policy Analysis
The long lasting economic downturn has had a significant impact on the property market, with gross lending figures in the UK having halved since they were recorded at £80bn in 2007. The need to build greater resilience in the financial system, has led to regulatory reform including Basel III for the banking sector, which will impact on the funding available for new deals. Understanding the effect of new regulation, and future economic growth forecasts, will be essential for investors as they look to make important strategic decisions.
Dr Gerard Lyons, Chief Economic Advisor, Mayor of London’s Office
Philip Booth, Professor of Insurance and Risk Management, Cass Business School and Editorial Director, Institute of Economic Affairs
Chair: Martin Wolf CBE, Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times
10.45-11.10
Networking Coffee Break
SESSION TWO – LONDON, EUROPE & THE NORDICS
11.10-12.10
Panel with Q&A – The City of London
The City of London has been viewed as something of a safe haven by embattled investors who are looking to steel their portfolios against tough conditions. This influx of overseas investment , often described as a ‘flight-to-quality’, has seen a number of international investors snapping up much of London’s prime real estate. The panel will analyse what makes the City of London such an attractive investment destination, and assess how it compares to other cities.
Catherine Cook, Partner, Clifford Chance
Anne Kavanagh, Global Head of Asset Management and Transactions, AXA Real Estate
John Spencer, UK Chief Executive Officer, Regus
Wenzel R. B. Hoberg, Managing Director and Head of Real Estate Investments Europe, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Chair: Ed Hammond, Property Correspondent, Financial Times
12.10-13.05
Panel with Q&A – UK, Europe & The Nordics
The gap between Northern and Southern Europe has widened dramatically during the recession. Further evidence of the South’s decline can be seen when comparing it with the Nordics, where international investors see plenty of opportunity for safety and high yields. Will the South ever recover or is this divide now too big? What role are Germany and France playing in the commercial property space? How hard is it for international investors to penetrate Nordic markets?
Liz Peace CBE, Chief Executive Officer, British Property Federation
Peter Buttenschön, Chief Executive Officer, Ektornet
John Slade, Chief Executive Officer, BNP Paribas Real Estate UK
Chair: Ed Hammond, Property Correspondent, Financial Times
13.05-14.00
Lunch
SESSION THREE – INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS
14.00-14.35
Crossrail Case Study Presentation
- What is Crossrail and how is the project progressing?
- The impact of infrastructure projects like Crossrail on the property sector.
- Maximising regeneration potential of Crossrail, to reinvigorate London’s property sector.
- What does 2013/4 have in store for Crossrail? How is the property side of the project going to develop?
Ian Lindsay, Land and Property Director, Crossrail
14.35-15.35
New Financiers – Insurers, Private Equity, Pension Funds
The traditional channels through which investors could secure funding for new deals, is likely to feel the squeeze as the banking sector has a reduced ability to provide financing due to new regulatory obligations. However, this has in-turn paved the wave for a new group of financiers to carve out a greater share of the market for themselves. How have insurance firms developed their role in recent years? What has been the impact of private equity involvement? Which pension funds are looking to provide long term funding options?
Paul Wilson, Regional Director – Europe, MetLife Real Estate Investments
Martin Healey, Head of Private Real Estate Debt, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Giancarlo Scotti, Chief Executive Officer, Generali Real Estate
Raffaele Costa, Chief Executive Officer and Founding Senior Partner, Tyndaris LLP
Chair: Ed Hammond, Property Correspondent, Financial Times
15.35-15.55
Networking Coffee Break
SESSION FOUR
15.55-16.15
Speech: The Shard - Case Study
The newest iconic building on the London skyline is The Shard, which sits facing the City of London on the less-populated south side of the Thames. Its inception was the result of an international collaboration, which was forced to take a revised strategic direction as the recession started to take hold.
Irvine Sellar, Chairman, Sellar Property Group
William Matthews, Renzo Piano Building Workshop
followed by a conversation with:
Ed Hammond, Property Correspondent, Financial Times
16.35
Concluding Remarks
16.40
Networking Drinks Reception
