UK Office Series: The Renaissance 2024 | Bisnow | 20 March 2024 | 50 Electric Boulevard, 50 Electric Blvd, Nine Elms, London SW11 8AL, UK

What You'll Learn:

• Explore prevailing investment trends in the UK office market, including how evolving market dynamics impact the underwriting and financing of office space
• Understand if demand is still centred around 'prime' office assets, and if there is demand outside of that category
• Learn where price will go for offices based on available data
• Gain insights into upgrading office spaces with sustainability, longevity and quality in mind to attract tenants and investors
• Learn more about leasing trends within the office sector and what amenities tenants want

How You'll Do More Business: A new dawn for the office market has truly set; The new normal is here, those active in the London office sector say that things are never going back to the way they were, and that the real estate world needs to learn how to function in a different reality. A report from BNP Paribas which provides a bleak but realistic outlook for commercial real estate in the UK has stated that offices in the UK demonstrating the "best ESG credentials" continued to attract tenants, including law firms (over 500,000 sq ft). They made up 11.5% of central London's H1 2023 take-up. Hear from our expert speakers for their thoughts and data on current valuations to better inform future trends and predict investor behaviour, learn how to upgrade your buildings to upgrade your market position, as well as how to best understand tenant demands and refine your proposition accordingly to capitalise and negotiate effectively!

2024 Speakers

MODERATOR:

Adam Carney
Legal Director, Pinsent Masons

John Nevin
Partner, Slaughter and May

Callum Hassall
Partner, McGuire Woods

SPEAKERS:

Nigel James
Global Head of Corporate Services, Morgan Stanley

Dan Westley
Leasing Director, Battersea Power Station

Isabel Thomas
Head of Offices, Shaftesbury

Fergus Evans
Office Portfolio Director, Grosvenor

Richard Taylor
Head of Building Consultancy, Workman LLP

Robin Pritchett
Head of Building Performance, UK, Cundall Johnston & Partners LLP

Ben Gillam
CEO and Founder, Thirdway

Miles Skinner
Head of Investment Management UK & Ireland, Union Investment Real Estate GmbH

Jessica Berney
Investment Director, Schroders

John Mulqueen
Chief Investment Officer, Canary Wharf Group

2024 Sponsors

• Fifty Electric Boulevard
• Cundall
• Mcguire Woods
• Pinsent Masons
• Slaughter and May
• Third Way
• Workman