Holiday Drinks and Economic Update The Economics of Net Zero
Listen to our diverse speakers from corporate banking, real estate and economic institutions where we will look at the 2024 UK real estate, construction and infrastructure markets, the availability of liquidity and what influence economic, political, business trends and other factors will have going forward.
The Institute of Directors Property and Built Environment Group’s Quarterly Economic Update series has become a staple event on the business function calendar. These sessions provide directors with high-level insights and intelligence on current trends from high-calibre speakers including academics, practitioners, advisors, public sector authorities and policy makers who are recognised experts in real estate, construction and infrastructure.
This quarter, in addition to our usual economic update, we will also be looking at ‘the economics of net zero’, delving into the financial impact of going green, the concerns about ‘stranded property assets’, as well as the potential costs of inaction.
After the formal presentations, we will adjourn for a festive drinks reception to mark the holiday season!
Ticket price to include refreshments and nibbles.
Agenda:
- 6.00 – Arrivals and networking
- 6.30 – Presentations followed by Q&A
- 8.00 – Networking
- 10.00 – Carriages
Pre-registration is required for this event. Strictly no walk-ins.*This event is eligible for 1.5 hours CPD credits*
Speakers
Alex Moss, Director of Real Estate Research Centre, Bayes Business School/City University of London
Alex will be discussing where real estate values are now and why, as well as addressing the elephant in the room of potential stranded property assets due to the cost of net zero. He will also share some insights from his recently published textbook, Global Real Estate Capital Markets: Theory and Practice. Alex is the Director of the Real Estate Centre at Bayes Business School, and Course Director for the MSc Real Estate course. He has been involved in research and transactions in the global real estate sector for over 30 years.
Jeremy Mindell, Director, Primondell Ltd.
Jeremy will inspire us in his usual direct, yet entertaining, manner, giving us his latest assessment of the economy and the likely state of things to come based on market drivers, policy and politics. Jeremy started his career in taxation, working for three of the "Big Four" accountancy firms. His firm, Primondell, is a specialist consultancy advising on taxation, share schemes and rewards. The company advises FTSE companies on communication matters.
Matt Bullivant, Senior Director, Head of Sustainability, Athora
Matt brings a wealth of experience working within sustainability, with expertise ranging from regulation, climate risk, and carbon accounting, to stakeholder engagement and identifying financing solutions for SMEs. He advises industry bodies, standard setters, and policy groups on net zero, decarbonizing the built environment, and how banks can support SMEs with sustainability. Matt is an advocate and thought leader for decarbonisation and circularity in the built environment, as well as a venture advisor to climate tech and sustainable finance innovators.
Richard Nelson - Chair, IoD Property and Built Environment Group
Richard Nelson, Managing Director of Abyss Global Ltd and Chair of the IoD Property and Built Environment Group, is a Co-Founder of DON’T WASTE BUILDINGS. He will discuss the issues around financial and tax incentives for building retrofit and reuse. DON’T WASTE BUILDINGS is the campaign to put a spotlight on embodied carbon and make the case for the productive use of empty and underperforming buildings. They are calling on the UK government to tackle embodied carbon by introducing regulation and financial incentives that will make the reuse of existing buildings simpler and more profitable. The campaign is non-party political and is run by a collection of individuals made up of leading architects, engineers, property developers, financiers, heritage experts, and others in the built environment industry.
Sam Wallis, Director (Energy & Net-Zero Strategy), Envision
Sam leads the Energy & Net-Zero teams at Envision, developing building and portfolio-level net-zero strategies for a wide range of sectors and clients, in the UK and Europe. Sam is a member of the Technical Steering Group that developed the UK Net-Zero Buildings Standard, and led the Verification, Reporting & Disclosure group within it. Sam will present an overview of the Standard, how the market can adopt it, and the impact it may have on real estate funding, and procurement models.
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