2023 Agenda

7:30am

Registration and networking breakfast

8:40am

Welcome and opening remarks from the Chair

Entrepreneur & Broadcaster
8:50am

Outlook for the economy and property sector

Managing Director – Residential & Advisory, Sherry FitzGerald
9:05am

PANEL DISCUSSION

Planning ahead: Shaping Ireland’s future growth and development

Director of Strategic Delivery & Policy, Cairn Homes
Managing Director, Tom Phillips & Associates
Chairman, Reddy Architecture + Urbanism, Director and former Chair, Academy of Urbanism, Director, Property Industry Ireland

The crucial role of sustainability and financing the transition to net zero buildings

9:40am

Decarbonising the building sector by 2050 – expected changes in legislation Is legislation is going to impact the sector? How?

The EU policy landscape: what’s on the horizon for the real estate sector?

Head of Research, BPIE (Building Performance Institute Europe)
10:00am

Improving performance on delivering major projects

Large real estate projects continue to fail and underperform due to their increased complexity. We’ll hear how improvements in supply chain and collaboration, embracing digital and being more agile can improve efficiency and productivity when it comes to delivering major building projects.

Head of Real Estate and Major Programmes, Europe, BSc (Hons), MSc, MBA, MCIOB, MAPM, MAIPM
10:15am

FIRESIDE CHAT

ESG: Meeting the challenges of the changing regulatory environment

Partner, Maples and Calder’s Funds & Investment Management, Maples Group
Of Counsel in Maples and Calder’s Construction team, Maples Group
10:35am

PANEL DISCUSSION

How does the CSRD & SFDR impact the real estate sector?

Sustainability has been a key concern for the EU for many years which has led to significant EU legislation, including the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). As a sector that heavily impacts the environment and society, the CSRD will require real estate companies that fall within its scope to report on a range of ESG issues, such as energy efficiency, carbon emissions, social responsibility, diversity and inclusion:

    • What does the CSRD and EU Taxonomy mean for the real estate sector?
    • How are ESG principles driving real estate investment? The challenges of integrating the E of ESG into sustainable investment decision-making
    • Investor action in supporting the transition to net zero buildings: What key actions can policymakers and regulators take to incentivise investment in green buildings and support alignment of real estate holdings with net zero?
    • Priority policy and regulatory interventions necessary to achieve net zero building
Lecturer in Real Estate and Valuations, Work Placement Co-ordinator Property Economics,  Technological University Dublin
Director, TWM
11:05am

Networking break and exhibition viewing

Residential market trends and forecast

11:35am

What’s in store for the private rented sector?

  • Is apartment construction heading for a slowdown?
  • Are rising interest rates and planning delays driving investors away? 
  • Creating a viable rental market for tenants and landlords
  • Policy responses
Economist, National Economic & Social Council (NESC)
Bsc MRICS MSCSI; Dip Con Law, Director, Mitchell McDermott
12:00pm

PANEL DISCUSSION

Obstacles and solutions to delivering Dublin’s affordable housing at scale

According to recent research, Dublin has one of the lowest concentrations of low-cost or affordable housing in the world, reflecting the huge affordability gap facing housebuyers in the capital. With affordable housing being key to ensuring Dublin retains the talent and skills of key workers, how can it successfully deliver the volume needed? What are the obstacles and solutions for financing affordable housing?

CEO, Fingal County Council
Director of Housing & Planning, Construction Industry Federation
Managing Director, Amvic Ireland
Managing Director, Mortgage Navigators

Is retirement living set for a golden age?

12:35pm

PANEL DISCUSSION

What are the key challenges the senior living sector must overcome if it is to grow to the larger scale seen in other countries

Countries such as Australia have led the way with purpose-built retirement communities that people want to be part of, while in Ireland, the sector remains undeveloped. However, with our rapidly aging population and the shift towards rent culture in Ireland, could the golden days of retirement product be on their way?

Introduction from Tom Sheridan, Head of Development, Tetrarch Capital Limited

CEO, Circle Housing
Author of Rethinking Housing Options for Senior Citizens
Tom Sheridan, Founder, TAHC Ltd.
1:10pm

Networking lunch & exhibition viewing

2:10pm

Welcome back from the Chair

Entrepreneur & Broadcaster

Placemaking: Breathing life back into our towns and cities

2:15pm

FIRESIDE CHAT

How to revitalise our town centres

Principal Planner & Project Manager, Nicholas O’Dwyer Ltd
Strategic Communications & PR (MPRII) for the construction & property industries, Property District Ireland, Radio Host, iProperty Radio
2:35pm

CASE STUDY

Galway’s Ceannt Project: Compact growth and regeneration

Project Ceannt is described as one of the largest urban regeneration schemes in the history of the State, with scope to build several hundred houses/apartments, along with retail, food outlets, a hotel and an arts space next to the rail/bus station and overlooking Eyre Square. We’ll hear how this project will create “A new heart for an old city”

Architect Principal, BDP Ltd (Building Design Partnership)
Founding Partner, Summix

Key trends driving Ireland’s commercial property sector

2:55pm

PANEL DISCUSSION

The office marketplace

  • How will flexible working and digitisation continue to impact the office market? 
  • What investment is needed and the economics of retrofitting in order to avoid stranded assets? 
  • The market for green and sustainable buildings: What are the threats and opportunities?
  • Repurposing opportunities – residential, healthcare, life sciences, urban logistics, leisure facilities.
Head of Offices, Cushman & Wakefield
Managing Director, Scott Tallon Walker (STW) Architects
3:20pm

Retail, hospitality and Industrial

  • How is retail performing?
  • The outlook for the hospitality sector
  • With ecommerce driving distribution, logistics and warehouse demand, investors continue to expand in this sector
  • What will the next chapter of industrial hold?
Managing Director, M7 Real Estate Ireland
Kate Ryan, Head of Research, Colliers Ireland
Kevin McHugh, Director, HARVEY
Corporate Development Director, Dalata Hotel Group
3:55pm

Closing remarks & summit close

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