Past Event

UKREiiF 2025

May 20, 2025 May 22, 2025
Royal Armouries Museum and New Dock Leeds City Centre, UK
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CBRE at UKREiiF 2025

Our delegates

CBRE’s exclusive presence at UKREiiF 2025, took place at Shears Yard, 11-15 Wharf Street. Our dedicated venue fostered networking, connected industry leaders, and explored opportunities within the real estate sector.

We welcomed our clients and partners as we collaborated to navigate the future of real estate.

Insights from UKREiiF 2025

Highlights from 2025

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CBRE Speakers

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Riah Patel

Senior Director, Valuation & Advisory Services

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Why PBSA is London’s hottest asset class for investors

Tuesday 20 May | 10:30 - 10:45
London Pavilion

  • London remains a top global student destination, but its PBSA sector faces critical challenges and mounting pressures - supply constraints, affordability challenges, and shifting student expectations.
  • This session navigates supply & demand trends, rental and affordability insights, student needs, market performance and key challenges/opportunities.

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Mike Gedye

TMT Sector Lead, Europe

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Sophie Priest

Social Value Manager

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New Skills for a New Era – AI

Tuesday 20 May | 11:30 - 12:30
Regeneration Brainery Studio

  • In collaboration with Regeneration Brainery, we delve into AI's transformative potential in the PropTech sector, focusing on how technology can enhance the industry and draw in diverse talent.
  • After Mike Gedye's keynote, he will engage in a panel discussion with Sophie Priest, Social Value Manager; Archie Burrows, Apprentice Surveyor; Bethan Williams, Graduate Surveyor; and Manpreet Singh, Graduate Surveyor. Together, they will address the challenges and opportunities facing young professionals in the Real Estate industry.

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Colin Thomasson

Head of Investment Properties, UK

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Innovative Partnerships: Tackling The UK Housing Crisis Together

Tuesday 20 May | 13:45 - 14:45
Pearl Suite, Royal Armouries

  • In this panel, we explore how private investors, investment managers and registered providers can collaborate with local UK governments to address the housing crisis.
  • We will discuss policies that can help ease investment and improve communities.

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George Richards

Senior Director

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Unlocking UK Growth: Harnessing Impact Investing to Drive Economic Transformation

Tuesday 20 May | 14:00 - 15:00
Department of Business & Trade Pavilion. Pavilion Square. Invite only.

  • Join our roundtable discussion to explore innovative ways to combine public and private funds to drive growth, create jobs, and stimulate local economies.
  • We'll delve into the success stories of forward-thinking local authorities, such as Warwickshire County Council, who are pioneering impact investing strategies to co-create commercial property opportunities, foster new supply chains, and boost economic prosperity across the UK.

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Iain Jenkinson

Executive Director, UK Planning Co-Lead

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Translating Local Growth Ambitions into Investment Opportunities Panel

Tuesday 20 May | 13:45 - 16:30
HM Government Investment Hub (Event Pavilion, Pavilion Square)

  • As cities across the UK seek to translate their growth ambitions into tangible investment opportunities, we invite an experienced panel to discuss success and challenges in accelerating growth across the UK.
  • This panel brings together key voices shaping investment landscapes, including Andy Burnham, Mayor of Manchester, Iain Jenkinson of CBRE, Legal & General, and Tim Newns from the Office for Investment. Together, they will explore the policies, partnerships, and market dynamics required to unlock long-term economic potential, offering insights into how local initiatives can attract both domestic and international investment.

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Sam Thurgood

Associate Director

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PFI and PPP Perspectives

Tuesday 20 May | 18:30 - 21:00
Hosted by Bevan Brittan. Invite only.

  • Discussing how public and private partnerships can deliver on sustainability and social value goals for the benefit of stakeholders and the wider communities.

Turner & Townsend Breakfast Networking Event with the Bank of England and CBRE

Wednesday 21 May | 07:30 - 09:30
Hosted by Turner & Townsend. Invite only.

  • We are delighted to welcome our esteemed speakers Alex Golledge, Agent for Yorkshire and Humber, Bank of England to provide an insightful economic update and Jennet Siebrits, Head of UK Research, to share valuable insights on investment hotspots in the UK.
  • Together, Alex and Jennet will offer a comprehensive overview of the economic outlook and investment opportunities in the UK.

CBRE Speaker

Iain Jenkinson

Executive Director, UK Planning Co-Lead

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Partnerships and Planning Roundtable

Wednesday 21 May | 07:30 - 10:00
Hosted by Insider Media. Invite only.

  • Partnerships between devolved authorities and the property sector are key to unlocking major development and ensuring dormant sites become generators of growth.
  • Insider is hosting a special roundtable on the fringes of UKREiiF to look into the role devolved/combined authorities can play in bringing underperforming land to life. It’ll focus on what funds they can access, what powers they have and how they can best work with developers and other property professionals to get problematic, but vital, schemes off the ground.
  • The discussion will look at how initiatives, such as increased devolution to larger local and Combined Authorities, an updated National Planning Policy Framework and a new Planning & Infrastructure Bill, with new National Development Management Policies, can get huge swathes of strategically important land developed and adding value.

CBRE Speaker

Alistair Chapman

Executive Director, UK Local Authorities Sector Lead

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Place North UKREiiF Breakfast

Wednesday 21 May | 08:30 - 10:30
Hosted by Place North. Invite only.

  • A new addition to the programme for 2025 sees Place North bring its characteristic invaluable content to the Leeds-based show.
  • Hear senior speakers set the agenda and debate what tomorrow looks like for development centres across the North of England at this invitation-only event.

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George Richards

Senior Director

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Driving Growth through co-investment with Cardiff Capital Region

Wednesday 21 May | 13:15 - 14:15
Western Gateway Pavilion

  • In this panel Q&A session understand how Cardiff Capital Region’s devolved powers, political access and its own investment funds, including the £50m Strategic Premises Fund, £50m Northern Valleys Initiative and £50m Innovation Investment Capital can be accessed to support innovation, employment, business growth and regeneration in the region.

Imagine a World: Transforming Investment Management Through Generative AI

Wednesday 21 May | 14:30 - 16:00
Glassbox (Technology & Innovation Zone). Invite only.

  • This session will explore how generative AI is reshaping property investment, valuation, fund management, and risk analysis.
  • We’ll discuss the practical challenges, the emerging opportunities, and whether the industry is ready to embrace this transformation.

CBRE Speaker

Justin Carty

Head of Residential Investment Advisory

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The Real Cost of Homelessness: Can Private Capital Bridge the Gap?

Wednesday 21 May | 14:30 - 16:00
Hosted by HSPG. Invite only.

  • To celebrate our 10-year anniversary, HSPG is hosting a conversation, spotlighting social impact. The panel will discuss how private capital can play a pivotal role in homelessness and affordable housing solutions.

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Rupert Driver

Executive Director

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Valuing Sustainability: Green premiums, brown discounts

Wednesday 21 May | 15:00 - 15:45
Partnership Pavilion – Octopus Energy 

  • Energy efficiency is now a key property value driver, making greener homes highly desirable.
  • A panel of experts will discuss the impact of green premiums and brown discounts, highlighting the commercial viability and market opportunity of sustainable housing.

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George Richards

Senior Director

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The Role of Collective Investment Vehicles In Delivery of Local Growth Plans

Wednesday 21 May | 15:15 - 16:00
Western Gateway Pavilion. Invite only.

  • A panel discussion on the practical execution of Collective Investment Vehicles to drive private capital to support the delivery of Local Growth Plans across a range of asset classes: including Property, transport, regeneration, industrial decarbonisation and net zero.

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Catherine Birks

Senior Director

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Hatch Round Table: What Elements Contribute to a Truly Connected Place?

Wednesday 21 May | 15:00 - 16:30
Hosted by Hatch. Invite only.

  • As professionals from across the built environment, we are all working towards one simple goal: creating great places.
  • But what role does connectivity have in shaping a place and determining whether it will be successful or not?
  • Infrastructure is a broad term, encompassing physical connectivity - transportation, energy, digital networks - and social infrastructure in the form of cultural and educational facilities.
  • What key elements are the hardest to deliver on, and what must we do to face challenges head on to secure good placemaking?

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Sarah Livingston

Head of UK Healthcare

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Investing and Working within UK health and care: What’s in it for you?

Wednesday 21 May | 15:30 - 16:30
Rethinking Places Pavilion

  • The session will provide a comprehensive overview of the health investment spectrum, covering everything from primary care facilities to care homes, with a focus on the opportunities that lie in between, such as secondary and acute care.
  • Panellists will delve into the important role of public-private collaboration, particularly in light of NHS funding limitations and land scarcity. Innovative investment opportunities beyond traditional models will be explored, including the potential of repurposing spaces for land-poor NHS trusts.

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