Panellists

Martin Hadland

Founder & Managing Director, Student First Group (Chair)

Jane Crouch

Chief Operating Officer, Fresh

Matt Merrick

CEO, IQ Student Accommodation

Joe Persechino

Chief Operating Officer, Yugo

Alicia Edgar

Director – Living Investments, Europe, Invesco

Matteo Minardi

Head of Real Estate Italy & Managing Director, Ardian

Marcus Roberts

Director – Head of Europe, Operational Capital Markets, Savills

Rocio Pineda

Director, Stoneshield Capital

Gawain Smart

CEO, International Campus GmbH

Brian Welsh

Founder, OPRE Solutions

Lizzie Beagley

Director, Head of UK PBSA, Savills

Neil Burton

Managing Director, Collegiate UK

Nick Riley

Board Director & Head of Student Housing, Whittam Cox Architects

Rachel Miller

Investment Strategy Director, UPP

Oliver Cummings

Managing Director – Head of PBSA, Cain International

Pavlos Gennimatas

Managing Director - European Living, Hines

Tom Rix

Chief Operating Officer, Student Castle & Capitol Students

Helen Davis

Head of Accommodation , University of Newcastle

Kieron Broadhead

Deputy Vice-President (Operations), University of Southampton

Vicky Ackerley

Director of Residences and Sport, University of Manchester

James Dunne

Head of UK Living, Cushman & Wakefield

Georgie Drewery

Senior Account Executive, Yardi

Katie O’Neill

Associate, Knight Frank

Sarah Turner-Jones

Partner Higher Education, Cushman & Wakefield

Thomas Storgaard

Managing Director, Head of PBSA, Praemia REIM

Tuely Robins

Head of Insights, StudentCrowd