Creating value through sustainability

On Day 3 of the PERE Europe Summit 2022, the PERE ESG & Impact Forum will explore how real estate investors are going beyond commitments to deliver real world sustainability outcomes through real estate.

Join the Forum to discover strategies that protect and create value through ESG at an asset and portfolio level with industry leading experts.

Discussions will enable those in the early stages of ESG adoption to deliver value and drive results in ESG. Key topics include:

  • Dissecting the overview of regulatory developments and implications for real estate
  • How lenders are incentivising ESG and impact outcomes with their borrowers
  • Structuring and launching a real estate impact fund
  • How to execute a credible net-zero commitment
  • And much more……

Gain strategic insights

Learn investor perspectives on real estate sustainability and plan ahead for your portfolio.

Take control of ESG outcomes

Explore net-zero real estate strategies and leverage ESG to create value across real estate assets.

Expand your European network

Connect with investors, fund and asset managers, and strategic partners trailblazing responsible and impact investing in private real estate.

2022 speakers include

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Meet Europe’s leading real estate network

Build strong relationships, share the latest market insights, and shape the future of private real estate with Europe’s most influential investor network.
Allianz Real Estate
Almojel Co
AM Alpha
Aon
Aozora Bank
APG Asset Management
Aviva Investors
BE MY STONE
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
Capital Generation Partners
CDC Group
Deutsche Finance International
EASTINWEST
Generali Real Estate
GIC
Growth Investments Management
Invel Real Estate
Kwap
LSM Management
Marcena Capital
Marwitz Family Office
Meag
NPS
NN Investment Partners
Oxford Properties
QuadReal
Roberts Family Capital
Stone Mountain Capital
Tesco Pension Investment
Wellcome Trust
Wimmer Family Office

What our attendees say

Megan Walters

Global Head of Research, Allianz Real Estate

The panels’ content was excellent and the keynote and conference moderation was wonderfully executed.

Paul Tebbit

Managing Director, BlackRock

A great chance to connect with industry peers and share our collective thoughts on the fundamental changes taking place in how we use and invest in real estate.

Adam Challis

Executive Director, Research and Strategy, EMEA, JLL

PERE brings together relevant content and the active market participants to ensure the day is full of genuine insights.

With thanks to our sponsors

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The Forum is part of the Europe Summit, our flagship gathering in the region. Attendees are exclusively decision-makers at the leading private real estate investors, fund and asset managers, and developers across the globe. Sponsorship gives you:

  • VIP access
  • Opportunity to share your thought-leadership
  • High-profile branding opportunities
  • And much, much more …

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Download the agenda to see how real estate investors are going beyond commitments to deliver real world sustainability outcomes through real estate. These topics will shape the discussions at the PERE ESG & Impact Forum 2022.

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Day 1
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Agenda

PERE ESG & Impact Forum 2022 - Thursday 16th

PERE ESG & Impact Forum
08:00 - 09:00

Registration and networking

09:00 - 09:05

Welcome & chair’s opening remarks

Louise Ellison
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Louise Ellison

Chief Commercial Officer, Longevity Partners

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09:05 - 09:45

Fund investors’ perspectives on real estate sustainability

Toby Mitchenall, Tim Barlow, Pooja Patel, Anna Shiel, Derk Welling
  • What information demands are fund investors making on their real estate fund mangers when it comes to sustainability?
  • Does investors’ drive to clean their portfolios mean inefficient and currently unsustainable assets are jettisoned rather than ‘greened’?
  • How high is sustainability on the agenda for different types of institutional investors?

Moderated by Toby Mitchenall, Senior Editor, ESG and Sustainability, New Private Markets

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Toby Mitchenall

Senior Editor, ESG and Sustainability, New Private Markets

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Tim Barlow

Managing Director, CPP Investments

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Pooja Patel

Managing Director, StepStone Group

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Anna Shiel

Head of Origination, Big Society Capital

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Derk Welling

Senior Portfolio Manager Responsible Investment, APG Asset Management

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09:45 - 10:30

Leveraging ESG for value creation in real estate

Basil Demeroutis, Caroline Hill, Aleksandra Njagulj, Jose Pellicer
  • How can the influence of ESG in investment decision-making and asset management be maximised?
  • What are the risks of ignoring a robust ESG effort?
  • What examples do we have where ESG performance lead to higher valuation or yields?
  • How are funds going about engaging tenets on sustainability and just how crucial is this as an aspect of ESG performance?
  • How can funds plan a cost-efficient transition at the portfolio-level?

Moderated by Basil Demeroutis, Managing Partner, FORE Partnership

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Basil Demeroutis

Managing Partner, FORE Partnership

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Caroline Hill

Managing Director, Europe Real Estate ESG, Blackstone

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Aleksandra Njagulj

Managing Director, Global Head of ESG, Real Estate, DWS Group

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Jose Pellicer

Head of Investment Strategy, M&G Real Estate

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10:30 - 11:00

Overview of regulatory developments and the implications for real estate

Anna Olink, Vivienne King, Ruth Knox
  • How can you create value out of SFDR and EU taxonomy as an investor?
  • What are the most notable upcoming regulations across key jurisdictions such as the FCA and EU?
  • Discover where the key legal risks are when making impact claims and how efforts to stamp-out impact washing will evolve

Moderated by Anna Olink, Business Development Director, EMEA, GRESB

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Anna Olink

Business Development Director, EMEA, GRESB

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Vivienne King

Founder and Managing Director, Impactful Places

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Ruth Knox

Partner – ESG & Impact, Kirkland & Ellis

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11:00 - 11:30

Networking break

PERE ESG & Impact Forum
11:30 - 12:15

Real estate impact investments: an overview of opportunities, funds and innovations

Vlad Masinsky , Simon Chisholm, Charlie Jacques, Maggie Loo, Whitney Lutgen
  • How much appetite is there from impact allocators for real estate orientated product?
  • What are the main considerations when launching an impact offering or product?
  • To what extent should ‘impact investment’ thinking be integrated into mainstream investments?
  • To what extent are returns concessionary?

Moderated by Vlad Masinsky, Head of Strategic Partnerships, Sharry

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Vlad Masinsky 

Head Of Strategic Partnerships, Sharry

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Simon Chisholm

Chief Investment Officer, Resonance

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Charlie Jacques

Head of Sustainability and Impact Investment, Real Estate, Schroders Capital

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Maggie Loo

Partner, Bridges Fund Management

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Whitney Lutgen

Partner, MJ Hudson

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12:15 - 13:00

Creating an affordable housing investment strategy

Ding Li, Shamez Alibhai  , Peter Denton, Catherine Raynsford , Adam Shah
  • What are the best examples of affordable housing models around the world that have taken off?
  • How crucial is collaboration with local and national government– and what the lessons learnt in engaging public institutions and bodies?
  • How is ‘affordability’ calculated?
  • How do investors that are looking to maximise returns balancing this with the need for ‘affordable’, below-market-rate rents?

Moderated by Ding Li, Senior Strategy Consultant & Business Unit Lead, Longevity Partners

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Ding Li

Senior Strategy Consultant & Business Unit Lead, Longevity Partners

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Shamez Alibhai  

Head of Community Housing and Managing Director, Man Group

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Peter Denton

Chief Executive Officer, Homes England

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Catherine Raynsford

Director, Hyde Group  

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Adam Shah

Sr. Managing Director, Real Estate, Blackstone

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13:00 - 14:00

Networking lunch

PERE ESG & Impact Forum
14:00 - 14:45

Applying wellness as a value add to real estate assets

Tzvete Doncheva  , Adrian Ion, Daniel Hajjar, Shiraz Jiwa
  • What does the concept of ‘wellness’ in a real estate context?
  • How is wellness calculated and to what extent does it add a premium to rents and tenet satisfaction?
  • What example exist of buildings that have high ‘wellness’ ratings?
  • How can the concept best be applied in different sectors?

Moderated by Tzvete Doncheva, International Investor Relations Lead, PropTech1

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Tzvete Doncheva  

International Investor Relations Lead, Proptech1 Ventures

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Adrian Ion

CFO, Therme Group

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Daniel Hajjar

Managing Principal, HOK

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Shiraz Jiwa

CEO, The Valesco Group

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14:45 - 15:30

Going beyond a commitment: what does a net-zero real estate strategy mean in practice?

Chandra Eastwell, Abigail Dean, Hala El Akl, Alexandra Ingram
  • How are managers measuring the carbon footprint from your existing portfolio?
  • What are the main barriers being encountered on the net-zero pathway?
  • How to reduce your energy usage in buildings via technology solutions?
  • What are the leading frameworks which funds can use to build a climate strategy around?

Moderated by Chandra Eastwell, Associate Director – Sustainability, Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets

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Chandra Eastwell

Associate Director - Sustainability, MIRA

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Abigail Dean

Global Head of Strategic Insights, Nuveen Real Estate

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Hala El Akl

Vice President of Sustainable Investing and Operations, Oxford Properties Group

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Alexandra Ingram

Head of Sustainability, Capital Markets, EMEA, JLL

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15:30 - 16:00

Networking break

PERE ESG & Impact Forum
16:00 - 16:45

To rebuild or upgrade: calculating embodied carbon in real estate assets

Snehal Shah, Basil Demeroutis, Martin Gettings, Dr Dorte Rich Joergensen
  • To what extent should buildings be upgraded rather than built from scratch – what the carbon cost of new buildings relative to building upgrades?
  • What are the extra capex requirements in making buildings green?
  • What policies and practices can be applied to minimise ‘embodied carbon’ during construction?
  • How are investors attempting to increase the sustainability of existing stock?

Moderated by Snehal Shah, Reporter, New Private Markets

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Snehal Shah

Reporter, New Private Markets, PEI Media

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Basil Demeroutis

Managing Partner, FORE Partnership

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Martin Gettings

Head of ESG Europe - Real Estate, Brookfield

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Dr Dorte Rich Joergensen

Associate Principal, Elementa Consulting

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16:45 - 17:00

Closing remarks

Louise Ellison
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Louise Ellison

Chief Commercial Officer, Longevity Partners

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17:00 - 17:00

End of conference

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Shamez Alibhai  

Head of Community Housing and Managing Director, Man Group

Tim Barlow

Managing Director, CPP Investments

Simon Chisholm

Chief Investment Officer, Resonance

Abigail Dean

Global Head of Strategic Insights, Nuveen Real Estate

Basil Demeroutis

Managing Partner, FORE Partnership

Peter Denton

Chief Executive Officer, Homes England

Tzvete Doncheva  

International Investor Relations Lead, Proptech1 Ventures

Chandra Eastwell

Associate Director - Sustainability, MIRA

Hala El Akl

Vice President of Sustainable Investing and Operations, Oxford Properties Group

Louise Ellison

Chief Commercial Officer, Longevity Partners

Martin Gettings

Head of ESG Europe - Real Estate, Brookfield

Daniel Hajjar

Managing Principal, HOK

Caroline Hill

Managing Director, Europe Real Estate ESG, Blackstone

Alexandra Ingram

Head of Sustainability, Capital Markets, EMEA, JLL

Charlie Jacques

Head of Sustainability and Impact Investment, Real Estate, Schroders Capital

Shiraz Jiwa

CEO, The Valesco Group

Dr Dorte Rich Joergensen

Associate Principal, Elementa Consulting

Vivienne King

Founder and Managing Director, Impactful Places

Ruth Knox

Partner – ESG & Impact, Kirkland & Ellis

Ding Li

Senior Strategy Consultant & Business Unit Lead, Longevity Partners

Maggie Loo

Partner, Bridges Fund Management

Whitney Lutgen

Partner, MJ Hudson

Vlad Masinsky 

Head Of Strategic Partnerships, Sharry

Toby Mitchenall

Senior Editor, ESG and Sustainability, New Private Markets

Aleksandra Njagulj

Managing Director, Global Head of ESG, Real Estate, DWS Group

Anna Olink

Business Development Director, EMEA, GRESB

Pooja Patel

Managing Director, StepStone Group

Jose Pellicer

Head of Investment Strategy, M&G Real Estate

Catherine Raynsford

Director, Hyde Group  

Adam Shah

Sr. Managing Director, Real Estate, Blackstone

Snehal Shah

Reporter, New Private Markets, PEI Media

Anna Shiel

Head of Origination, Big Society Capital

Derk Welling

Senior Portfolio Manager Responsible Investment, APG Asset Management