Conference Day One
12 September 2018
08:30 Registration and welcome coffee
09:00 Opening remarks from the Chair
Vincent Wilson, President, APSAA
09:10 Keynote Presentation: The cooperative route to viable affordable student housing
- Addressing affordability issues in student housing
- What is cooperative living?
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Examining some of the unique challenges and opportunities of this unique
housing model
Donald Proctor, Executive Manager Strategic Assets, Compass Housing and Founder, Stucco
09:50 Understanding Australia’s transitioning student housing market
- Examining the state of play of the student accommodation market
- Identifying significant trends
- Big picture – the benefits of a healthy student accommodation market for the Australian economy
Conal Newland, Director, Savills
10:30 Morning tea
11:00 How Campus Living is creating communities, not just facilities
- Why create tailored facilities for different demographics is important
- Working with local partners to maximise outcomes
- Maximising student experience while minimising environmental impact
Raj Chandramouli, Head of Development, Campus Living Villages
11:40 Panel Discussion: Advancing your development strategy - where to build and why?
- How are supply and demand dynamics for student housing evolving? What is the long term outlook?
- What areas are underdeveloped and present a sound investment opportunity?
- How to identify new opportunities for development
Vincent Wilson, President, APSAA
Panellists:
Donald Proctor, Executive Manager Strategic Assets, Compass Housing and Founder, Stucco
Raj Chandramouli, Head of Development, Campus Living Villages
12:30 Networking lunch
13:30 Case Study: How to achieve affordable student accommodation, without compromising on quality
- Using an outside perspective to compare student and ‘regular’ accommodation
- How to achieve an affordable building process
- Understanding Australia’s accountability in regards to international student housing
John Aspinall, Director, STEELFOX micro
14:00 Panel Discussion: How to balance student accommodation supply and demand
- What are the future trends
- Realistically meeting an exploding accommodation demand
- Juggling regulation, capital, and ROI
Vincent Wilson, President, APSAA
14:30 Afternoon tea
15:00 Roundtable session
Roundtables are interactively moderation group discussions where delegates get the chance to share their insight and dive deeper into some of the biggest opportunities and challenges they face. Delegate can participate in up to 3 of the roundtables, which will run for 30 minutes each.
Choose from:
1. Student experience – how to put students at the heart of new designs
Brian Mariotti, Director, Allen Jack + Cottier
2. Utilising technology to reduce CAPEX and OPEX
3. Strategies for increasing occupancy
Interested in moderating a roundtable session?
16:00 End of Day One