Conference Day One

Conference Day One | Tuesday 15 August

 

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08:15 | Registration and welcome coffee

08:50 | Opening remarks from the Chair

Vincent Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, Deakin Residential Services and President, AACUHO


GLOBAL TRENDS IN STUDENT ACCOMMODATION DEVELOPMENT – AND HOW AUSTRALIA CAN GET PREPARED


09:00 | OPENING INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE ADDRESS: The history and evolution of Purpose Built Student Accommodation from the perspective of a mature market

  • Student profile
  • University partnerships
  • PBSA as an asset class

Simon Loveridge, Managing Director APAC Region, GSA


09:30 | PANEL DISCUSSION: An overview of future prospects for sustainable growth in the student accommodation market

  • Where is the purpose-built accommodation market heading in Australia?
  • What is the interest in the market for international investors?
  • What is the attractiveness of the Australian universities for student in the long term?

Moderator:
Vincent WilsonPresident, AACUHO

Panellists:
Nick SingletonInvestment Director, Blue Sky Alternative Investments

Tim Peel, Chief Financial Officer, Scape
Sunny TsunHead Australia, GIC Real Estate (Singapore)


10:15 | Australian student accommodation market update – assess opportunities and challenges

  • The outlook for latest market data on what PBSA is being built by who and where
  • Considering trends in the design and delivery of new accommodation and preparing for them
  • What are the challenges and risks for the sector towards 2018?

Conal Newland, Director Student Accommodation, Savills


10:45 | Morning tea


11:15 | Regional student migration – implications for student accommodation

  • Understanding how regional students are relocating to major cities and regional centres at unprecedented rates
  • What do we know about their demographics and requirements?
  • Exploring the opportunities arising for PBSA developers

Matt Brett, Equity Senior Research Fellow Planning and Institutional Performance, La Trobe University
Buly Cardak,
Associate Professor, La Trobe University


11:45 | PANEL DISCUSSION: Untapped market – who are the students, what do they want and how to attract them?

  • How can we understand the students’ needs in order to meet the demand?
  • What are the main factors when choosing accommodation from the student perspective?
  • How to serve the lower income bracket – could they represent an opportunity for developers?

Panel moderator:
Vincent Wilson,
President, AACUHO

Panellists:
Conal Newland,
Director Student Accommodation, Savills
Jonathan Gliksten,
Founder and Director, Iglu
Sarah King,
Student, University of Sydney and Resident, Stucco


12:30 | Networking lunch


HOW TO IMPROVE FINANCIAL RESULTS BY SELECTING THE MOST APPROPRIATE MODELS


13:30 | Medium to long-term profitability and strategy of PBSA portfolios

  • Highlighting the importance of site locations in the portfolio strategy to attract more students
  • Assessing quality of services of accommodation against occupancy performance
  • Managing construction timelines to maximise returns

Jon Whittle, Head of Real Estate, GSA


14:00 | Attracting capital: long term funding for student accommodation

  • Developing student accommodation assets is capital intensive but provides impressive returns willing to back the right managers and projects
  • So what are the providers of debt and equity looking for?

Tim Peel, Chief Financial Officer, Scape


EXPLORING THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INNOVATION IN PBSA MODELS


14:30 | Where to build next – investors and universities working together on both on-campus and off-campus student accommodation opportunities

  • Adapting traditional public-private partnership models to meet the needs of universities
  • Establishing strategies with tailored structures to manage capital, income guarantees and risks
  • Developing multi-purpose facilities with alternative income streams

Nick SingletonInvestment Director, Blue Sky Alternative Investments


15:00 | Afternoon tea


15:30 | CASE STUDY: Establishing student accommodation as part of ANU’s core product offerings

  • Exploring ANU’s student accommodation portfolio and the current first year student accommodation guarantee
  • Reflecting on university strategy when it comes to student accommodation: traditional setting versus apartment style student accommodation
  • Learning from the recent PBSA transactions and leveraging funding for new developments Responding to the current demand and planning for the future

Lynda MatheyRegistrar Student Life, Australian National University


16:00 | ROUNDTABLE SESSION: Defining a code of good practices when developing purpose built student accommodation

These interactive roundtables provide the opportunity for attendees to divide into groups and discuss niche ideas, practical tips and work through challenges faced by other executives from across industry sectors.
The roundtable will begin with a brief explanation by the facilitator, who will then ask everyone to choose a table. Once at your table, you will collectively nominate a moderator for your table. The moderator will pose the questions to the table. The idea is not to get through the entire list, but to have an in-depth discussion around one or two topics your table deems important

  • What are the essential ingredients for a successful financial model?
  • How can universities and private operators cooperate better to provide Australia with the best student accommodation?
  • How to balance quality of service and price for the students?
  • How to work collectively to give Australia’s student housing market an international reputation?

Facilitator:
Vincent Wilson
President, AACUHO


16:50 | Closing remarks from the Chair

17:00 | End of Day One and networking drinks

18:30 | Official event dinner


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Reference: 
Student Accommodation Development World 2017