Urban Living Festival 2022 | Urban Living News | 5 July 2022 | TBA, London

Changing demographics, social and economic drivers are fuelling investor decisions across broader Urban Living asset classes.

The 'age of convergence' blended across hospitality and real estate is happening at pace as we emerge, re-set and focus on the future different.

Covid-19 has shown the resilience of the 'Living' sector and fundamentally changed investors perspectives.

ULF places the spotlight directly on investment, development, supply, operations, brands, distribution, technology and demand generators.

Curated with an intense focus on collaboration and debate, the festival brings CEO’s, ‘best of breed’ speakers and attendees, sponsors and solution providers to collectively share best practice, network, map the industry’s future and do business within

2022 Speakers

Vedrana Riley
Ciel Capital, Founder and CEO

Paddy Allen
Colliers, Head of Operational Capital Markets | National Capital Markets

Sam Aycock
Hines, Associate - European Living

Navneet Bali
LyvInn, Founder and CEO

Ben Barbanel
OakNorth Bank, Head of Debt Finance

Rupert Bates
Show House, Editorial Director

Gillian Breen
Gleeds, Director

Laura Brinkmann
Brookfield, Vice President, Real Estate

Piers Brown
International Hospitality Media, CEO

Dave Butler
UKAA, Chief Executive Officer

Ben Channon
Ekkist, Director

Lex Cumber
ARCO, Head of Membership and Operations

Katherine Doggrell
New Dog PR, Co-founder

Alex Edds
JLL, Director

Keith Evans
Ennismore, Chief Investment & Development Officer

Beth Fisher
Bridging & Commercial and Development Finance Today, Editor, Bridging & Commercial and Development Finance Today

Amy Frearson
Dezeed, Editor-at-large

Jan Garde
The Embassies Of Good Living AG, Founder & Chairman

Omar Gharfur
Public Sector Social Impact Fund, General Manager & Investment Director

Alex Gomez
AirDNA, Head of Data Solutions

Eloise Hanson
Boutique Hotel News, Editor

Justin Harley
Yardi, Regional Director

Andrew Harrington
AHV Associates, Partner

Giles Horwitch-Smith
res:harmonics, Founder and CEO

Matthias Huettebraeuker
Denizen, Hospitality Strategist & Executive Consultant/ Founding Partner at Denizen

Jeremy Jones
Hotels Christie & Co, Head of Brokerage

Christina Kainz
Lively, Co-founder

David Kaiser
WeWork, Head of Real Estate for UK and Ireland

Mark Kelly
PLP Architecture, Partner

Natalia Kolotneva
LaSalle Investment Management, Head of European Living and Hospitality

Katharine Le Quesne
HoCoSo, Managing Director

Steve Lowy
Anglo Educational Services & The Residence Apartments, CEO

Tony Matharu
Blue Orchid Hotels, CEO

Hans Meyer
Zoku, Co-founder

Alastair Mullens
Canary Wharf Group, Managing Director

Chris Mumford
Cervus Leadership Consulting, Founder

Iain Murray
LIV Consult, Senior Director BTR Consultancy

Gerard Nolan
Gerard Nolan & Partners and C1 Capital, Partner and Chairman

David O'Coimin
Nook, Creative Director

Daniel O’Connor
Staycity Group, Head Of Financial Planning Analysis

Ted Orf
Revolt Ventures, Managing Partner

Alan Penfold
Present Made, Executive Director

Steve Pette
Hearts and Minds, Founder

Nicola Rhone
Avvio, Business Development Director

Alexander Robinson
STR, Senior Manager

Rachana Salgia
DigiValet, Co-Founder and President

Zach Schwartz
Yays, CEO

George Sell
International Hospitality Media, Editor In Chief

Rebecca Shafran
BNP Paribas, Associate Director

Dominic Sherry
FlyingButler, Chief Executive Officer at Flying Butler Apartments

Muriel Simpson
H+G Design Group, Creative Director

Antony Slumbers
Real Innovation Academy, Co-founder

Dina Soliman
BrandFull, Managing Director

Paul Stevens
Short Term Rentalz, Editor

Rohit Talwar
Fast Future, CEO

Tom Teatum
Noiascape, Co-founder

Yianni Tsitouras
POHA House, CEO and Co-Founder of POHA House and creator of the Co-Spaces concept

Richard Valentine-Selsey
Savills, Associate Director

Alexandra Van Pelt
Adagio Aparthotels, UK & Ireland Development Manager

László Varga
Heden, Co-founder

Simon Walford
Staycity Group, Development director

Paul Wells
Dexter Moren Associates, Partner

Jo Winchester
CBRE, Executive Director

Sean Worker
T5 Strategies, Founder & Managing Director

Martin Zdravkov
DWS, Lead portfolio manager

Rosie Willan
Stay The Night, Co-founder & Director

Tomer Bercoviz
Vonder, CEO and Co-Founder

Matthew Olarsch
Guesty, Director of Customer Success, EMEA

Neil Burton
Round Hill Capital Operating Companies, Managing Director

Caleb Parker
Bold, Founder and Director

Frederik Lerche-Lerchenborg
Lavanda, CEO

Neeraj Handa
Cairn Group, Director

Jason Wischhoff
Benihana, Managing director

Ben Prevezer
Mason & Fifth, Co-founder and CEO

2022 sponsors

• Styled - Interior Design
• YAYS
• Costays
• Benihana
• The Residence
• IMS
• Host & Stay
• House and Garden
• UMEUS
• Benihana
• Noli Studios

Media Partners

• Serviced Apartment News
• Boutique Hotel News
• Short Term Rentalz
• UKAA
• Show House