10:30

Spotlight Series:  What do UK investors need to know for 2021 after a disruptive year?

10:50

New opportunities for Residential in 2021

Lynnette Abad, Director, PropertyFinder

·    Why is student housing such an untapped market in the GCC when it has so much potential for growth?

·    What ROIs does student housing investment provide?

·    What kind of role did the pandemic play in the rise of “Live-Work-Play” communities?

·    How important is the sense of community in any residential building moving forward?

·    Why is housing sustainability such an important topic that’s not yet implemented?

11:20

Automation & Proptech: Why haven’t we adopted yet? A Futuristic outlook

Sean McCauley, DevMark,

Aladdin Albatayneh, Head of Commercial and Acquisition, AJAR

·    What’s at stake for real estate professionals?

.    Accelerated changes companies are making to be in the lead and adapt to the new world to be relevant?

11:40

The Era of E-commerce & Retail:

Challenges & opportunities with the rise of e-commerce in the GCC

Gabriella De La Torre, CBRE

.    Are we ready?

.    What infrastructure & tech is missing?

.    What opportunities does the rise of e-commerce present to the industrial & logistics’ sector?

.    How are GCC developers adapting to the retail shift?

.    What are the challenges and opportunities with brick & mortar today?

.    How are consumer behaviors shifting and what is the response of occupiers?

.    How will they manage demand fluctuations?

.    Investor response?

12:10

Adapting to Smart Cities – The battle between Tech & Green

Mark Hamilton, Head of Digital Solutions, MENA, JLL

·    What role does ESG play in the future of smart cities?

·    How has Covid-19 impacted the focus shift of smart cities from mostly tech to a hybrid of Tech and Green?

.    What are the impacts of the hybrid approach on sustainability?

12:40

Spotlight Series: KSA & UAE/GCC Investment Spotlight

Dr Christopher Payne, Chief Economist, Peninsula Real Estate Management Limited

.    What has been the impact of Covid-19 on KSA’s tourisminvestment?

.    How has the increase in VAT impacted the real estate market?

13:00

Lunch Break

14:00

Hotel of the Future - New Standards for the Hospitality Sector (design perspective)

·    What innovative solutions have emerged in the hospitality sector amidst the pandemic?

·    How did the Hospitality sector aid in curbing the spread of the virus and what role did it play? (depending on a speaker)

·    What demands and shifts have occurred post social distancing protocols?

·    How has the hospitality sector adapted to the travel restrictions?

·    What role did hospitality play in a pandemic-ridden world?

·    What will regulations and standards look like in a post-Covid-19 world?

·    How will the regulations change the physical space and feel of the hospitality industry?

·    What impact will the new regulations have on hospitality investments?

14:20

Repurposing: A design perspective

Joe Tabert, JT Partners

Mouaz Abouzaid, Founder of Verform Design Studio

·    What is the importance of retrofitting to being green & sustainable?

·    How are GCC architects and interior designers incorporating repurposing into their designs?

·    Where is repurposing an appropriate solution?

.    Retail space to fulfilment centers?

.    Why is retrofitting better than demolishing and creating new?

14:50

The New Reality of F&B

Pallavi Dean, Founder & Creative Director of Roar

·    What trends have redefined the F&B sector?

·    Will these innovative solutions take-off in the GCC?

·    What future do Cloud Kitchens have?

·    Whatlessons can we learn from Asia?

·    How have social distancing protocols altered the physical landscape of F&B?

·    What are the costs associated with physically altering and changing space?

15:10

Why the MENA Region could be the future of global logistics?

·    The region’s potential continues to attract global investors into trade and logistics

·    The region as a whole continues to move up the Logistics Performance Index

.    Third party logistics

15:30

Healthcare – A hidden gem of real estate investment

Sandeep Sinha, Head of Healthcare MENA, JLL

·    How have healthcare investments shifted the focus from regular real estate investment?

·    What effects did Covid-19 have on the healthcare and pharmaceuticals real estate?

·    What ROIs does healthcare provide, especially in times of a pandemic?

.    How versatile is the healthcare sector?