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……
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Learn investor perspectives on real estate sustainability and plan ahead for your portfolio.
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Explore net-zero real estate strategies and leverage ESG to create value across real estate assets.
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Connect with investors, fund and asset managers, and strategic partners trailblazing responsible and impact investing in private real estate.
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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.
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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
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
Derk Welling
Senior Responsible Investment and Governance Manager- Real Estate investments, 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
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
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
Charlie Jacques
Head of Sustainability and Impact Investment, Real Estate, Schroders Capital
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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
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
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
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
16:45 - 17:00
Closing remarks
Louise Ellison
17:00 - 17:00
End of conference
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Shamez Alibhai
Head of Community Housing and Managing Director, Man Group
Prior to joining Man GPM in January 2019, Shamez spent 12 years at Cheyne Capital, where he was a partner and portfolio manager of the UK’s first institutional affordable housing strategy. He previously co-ran the firm’s real estate debt business. He… Read full bio
Tim Barlow
Managing Director, CPP Investments
Tim is a Director in the real estate equity team at CPPIB. Tim joined the team eight years ago, and looks after origination and portfolio management across Continental Europe (ex. Germany and CEE) across all sectors including Data Centres. Prior expe… Read full bio
Simon Chisholm
Chief Investment Officer, Resonance
Simon is Resonance’s Chief Investment Officer. He joined Resonance 10 years ago to establish and build up its award-winning impact investment fund management business, building on Resonance's 20 year heritage in UK social enterprise. Resonance's impa… Read full bio
Abigail Dean
Global Head of Strategic Insights, Nuveen Real Estate
Abigail is the Global Head of Strategic Insights for Nuveen Real Estate. She is responsible for the organisation’s global research, sustainability, proptech and innovation functions. She oversees Nuveen Real Estate’s Tomorrow’s World Strategy which f… Read full bio
Basil Demeroutis
Managing Partner, FORE Partnership
Basil is Managing Partner of FORE Partnership, the purpose-driven real estate private equity firm that drives social and environmental innovation in the built environment using low carbon strategies, social impact, place making, and design. Prior to… Read full bio
Peter Denton
Chief Executive Officer, Homes England
Peter Denton is the Chief Executive at Homes England. Peter joined Homes England in August 2021. Prior to this, he was Group Finance Director and subsequently Chief Executive Officer of housing association The Hyde Group. He has worked in a broad ran… Read full bio
Tzvete Doncheva
International Investor Relations Lead, Proptech1 Ventures
Tzvete Doncheva leads global investor relations at PropTech1 Ventures, one of Europe's first ESG-compliant venture capital firms, focused on real estate innovation. She overlooks fundraising activities in non-German markets and supported the fund in… Read full bio
Chandra Eastwell
Associate Director - Sustainability, MIRA
Chandra is responsible for analysing and monitoring ESG considerations, ESG integration, reporting and strategy. She sits within the MIRA Sustainability Team and has a global focus. Chandra joined Macquarie in 2013 and has worked in ESG roles within… Read full bio
Hala El Akl
Senior Director of ESG and Operations, Oxford Properties Group
Hala El Akl is Oxford’s Senior Director of ESG and Operations. In this role, Hala oversees Oxford’s global ESG program, working collaboratively across functions such as Asset Management, Operations, Development, Finance and Investment Risk to create… Read full bio
Louise Ellison
Chief Commercial Officer, Longevity Partners
Louise Ellison was appointed as Longevity Partners’ global Chief Commercial Officer in 2021, where she leads the development of tailored programmes helping clients achieve their current and future ESG and climate goals. Louise is recognised as a lead… Read full bio
Martin Gettings
Head of ESG Europe - Real Estate, Brookfield
Martin Gettings is a Vice President in Brookfield Asset Management, Property Group. In this role he provides accountability and oversight to ensure strategic and operational Environmental, Social and Governance performance of Brookfield real estate p… Read full bio
Daniel Hajjar
Managing Principal, HOK
As managing principal for HOK’s London and Dubai practices, Daniel leads the firm’s services for projects across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. A member of HOK’s board of directors, Daniel is a registered architect with more than 30 years… Read full bio
Caroline Hill
Managing Director, Europe Real Estate ESG, Blackstone
Caroline Hill is a Managing Director and Head of ESG for Blackstone Real Estate in Europe. She is responsible for ensuring Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) factors are fully integrated across Blackstone’s European real estate portfolio. Her p… Read full bio
Alexandra Ingram
Head of Sustainability, Capital Markets, EMEA, JLL
Ali Ingram took on the role as Head of Sustainability at JLL within EMEA capital markets team at the start of 2022. Within her new role, she is sector agnostic and is focused helping clients integrate ESG into processes to maximise value and liquidit… Read full bio
Charlie Jacques
Head of Sustainability and Impact Investment, Real Estate, Schroders Capital
Charlie Jacques is the Head of Sustainability and Impact Investment Real Estate at Schroders, based in London. She joined Schroders in 2000. Previously, Charlie was Business Projects Manager for the Head of Property at Schroder Real Estate from 2000… Read full bio
Shiraz Jiwa
CEO, The Valesco Group
Shiraz Jiwa has successfully closed and managed over €5 billion of European commercial real estate investments, delivering strong target-exceeding returns to sovereigns, institutions and family offices. Prior to founding Valesco, Mr. Jiwa was managin… Read full bio
Dr Dorte Rich Joergensen
Associate Principal, Elementa Consulting
Dr Dorte Rich Jørgensen is an Associated Principal in Sustainability Consultancy within Elementa Consulting. Dorte co-directs the Elementa sustainability team and acts as sustainability leader on key projects. As a sustainability design manager, and… Read full bio
Vivienne King
Head of Real Estate Social Impact, The Good Economy
Vivienne King has over 30 years’ leadership experience in the real estate industry with a track record advocating for environmental and social sustainability. As the former CEO of Revo, the membership organisation for retail property, she supported d… Read full bio
Ruth Knox
Partner – ESG & Impact, Kirkland & Ellis
Ruth Knox is a partner in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP and member of the Firm’s ESG & Impact Practice Group, which advises some of the world’s most sophisticated private equity firms, corporations, and project spons… Read full bio
Ding Li
Senior Strategy Consultant & Business Unit Lead, Longevity Partners
Ding Li leads Longevity Partners' Strategy service across the group. She and her team advise on ESG strategies and implementation, science-based net-zero roadmaps and social value across the property landscape. With eight years of experience in the E… Read full bio
Maggie Loo
Partner, Bridges Fund Management
Maggie looks after client relationships for our platform of funds and has been involved with or led the raising of the firm’s eight most recent funds, spanning private equity, property and social outcomes contracts. These have included successive fun… Read full bio
Whitney Lutgen
Partner, MJ Hudson
Whitney Lutgen is a Partner and Co-Head of the Private Funds Practice in the law division at MJ Hudson. She primarily advises fund sponsors in connection with the establishment, structuring and operation of private investment funds across all alterna… Read full bio
Vlad Masinsky
Head Of Strategic Partnerships, Sharry
Vlad has a great passion for real estate innovations, currently focusing on implementing digital overlays delivering ESG goals for Commercial Real Estate,creating new kinds of user experience, and enhancing asset performance. Combining tech, and busi… Read full bio
Toby Mitchenall
Senior Editor, ESG and Sustainability, New Private Markets
Toby Mitchenall is Senior Editor, ESG and Sustainability at PEI. He is the editor of New Private Markets, a new publication serving sustainable investors in private markets, from ESG to impact. Toby was previously responsible for PEI’s private equity… Read full bio
Aleksandra Njagulj
Managing Director, Global Head of ESG, Real Estate, DWS Group
Aleksandra (Sasha) Njagulj is the Managing Director, Global Head of ESG (environmental, social, and governance), Real Estate at DWS group. She is responsible for ESG integration across global real estate portfolios. Sasha is an accomplished ESG exper… Read full bio
Anna Olink
Business Development Director, EMEA, GRESB
Bringing 15 years of work experience, Anna joined GRESB from Kempen Capital Management, where she was a portfolio manager of the global real estate fund, and where she lead the implementation of ESG standards in the real estate investment process. Pr… Read full bio
Pooja Patel
Managing Director, StepStone Group
Ms. Patel is a member of the real estate team. She is also involved in the Firm’s responsible investing initiative. Prior to StepStone, Ms. Patel worked in the Corporate Development Group at AT&T where she was involved in strategic projects, incl… Read full bio
Jose Pellicer
Head of Investment Strategy, M&G Real Estate
Jose Pellicer works for M&G real estate as Head of Strategy. In this role he coordinates the top down strategy of the different M&G real estate funds and mandates. He is also chairman of the investment committee. Jose is an economist by backg… Read full bio
Catherine Raynsford
Director, Hyde Group
Director of Stakeholder and Investor Relations, responsible for Hyde's strategy to engage with private capital, leading a team to identify, develop and enhance long-term partnerships with a broad mix of partners including housebuilders, developers, a… Read full bio
Adam Shah
Sr. Managing Director, Real Estate, Blackstone
Adam Shah is the Head of Real Estate Asset Management Europe. Before joining Blackstone, Mr. Shah was a Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Europe at Starwood Capital Group, where he most recently led asset management activities across E… Read full bio
Snehal Shah
Reporter, New Private Markets, PEI Media
Snehal Shah is a reporter for New Private Markets, PEI Media’s sustainability-focused publication. She covers ESG, sustainability and impact investments including investors’ allocations and policies; managers’ investment strategies and ESG and divers… Read full bio
Anna Shiel
Head of Origination, Big Society Capital
Anna joined Big Society Capital in 2012, where she is a member of the Investment Committee and Executive Committee and leads the investment team. Over the past 10 years, she has helped shape BSC’s strategy and make investments which have grown the UK… Read full bio
Derk Welling
Senior Responsible Investment and Governance Manager- Real Estate investments, APG Asset Management
Derk Welling is Senior Responsible Investment & Governance specialist at APG Asset Management, focusing on real estate and infrastructure investments. He is a member of the GRESB Real Estate Advisory Board and also a member of the INREV Sustainab… Read full bio