Estates Gazette Property Podcasts

MIPIM UK: WIRED UK editor Greg Williams on the digital trends transforming our world

Editor of WIRED UK publication Greg Williams delivers a keynote speech at MIPIM UK on tech, how humans fit in with AI, drones, diverless cars and how we will be accessing services in the not too distant future.

MIPIM UK: how do you make data useful?

Data is king. Knowing what you have, what else you need and where you could get it from is essential. But how should the property industry use it to make the experience of its customers and clients more pleasurable? What is property without it, what do you do if you don’t have much of it, and how to you navigate the challenges of obtaining it?

Experts discuss at an EG panel at MIPIM UK, including:

 

Rupert Nabarro, Founder, Investment Property Databank

Oli Farago, CEO, Coyote Group 

Dan Hughes, Data & Information Product Director, RICS

Neil Burton, Managaing Director Real Estate Services, Greystar

Sandra Jones, Director, Dataloft 

Andrew Collinge, Assistant Director, Intelligence and Analysis, Greater London Authority

Chaired by Samantha McClary, deputy editor, EG

 

 

MIPIM UK: Job security for surveyors in the age of automation - here's how to find it.

A report by Remit Consulting produced for the RICS found that 88% of a surveyor’s core tasks are ripe for automation.  As proptech, innovation and the use of big data continue to grow and disrupt on a daily basis, what does this mean for the role of the traditional property surveyor?

An expert panel discuss on an EG panel at MIPIM UK. Including:

 

Antony Slumbers, Digital Transformation Strategist

Tushar Agarwal, Founder and Chief Executive, Hubble 

Rupert Parker, Head of Futureproofing, GVA

Sebastian Abigail, Senior Director, VTS

Jon Neale, Head of UK Resarch, JLL

Chaired by Emily Wright, Features and Global Editor, EG

MIPIM UK: Will the trickle become a torrent in the private rented sector?

The PRS/build-to-rent sector has taken hold in the UK, yet it's still a fledgling sector. At this MIPIM UK session experts examine models in development, the current appetite for the sector and discusses what housing solutions the UK really needs. 

The panel included:

Bill Hughes, Head of Real Assets, Legal & General Investment Management

Dr. Jacqui Daly, Director - Residential Investment Research & Strategy, Savills

Richard Snook, Senior Manager, PwC

Chairing: Damian Wild, Editor, EG

LandSec and Crown Estate prepare for Westgate Oxford opening

 

EG spoke to Scott Parsons managing director of retail, LandSec, and Hannah Milne, head of regional portfolio, Crown Estate, on the upcoming opening of Westgate Oxford – Oxofrd’s new £440m retail and leisure destination due to open on October 24. 

Lendlease's Lucy Homer on why we need more women in construction

EG REWIRE at MIPIM UK: Lendlease executive general manager, head of design and technical, Lucy Homer, talks to EG about personal confidence in the workplace and why more women makes for more productive construction sites.

MIPIM UK: women in property talk quotas, harassment, and betterment, not equality at REWIRE

An all-women panel tackle the questions about equality in the property industry that some people are afraid to ask.

The panel included:

 

Lucy Homer, Executive General Manager – Head of Design and Technical, Lendlease

Jackie Newstead, Partner, Hogan Lovells International

Sam Harden, Head of Strategy, CLS Risk Solutions

Sue Brown, Executive Director Planning and Development at London First

Andrea Carpenter, Director, Woman Talk Real Estate

Chairing: Samantha McClary, Deputy Editor, EG

 

https://www.egi.co.uk/news/egmipimuksessions2017/

TECHTALK RADIO: iCracked, in the closet, conceptions and some incredible colds

In this week’s episode of TechTalk Radio, cold-ridden co-hosts Emily Wright and Samantha McClary are reunited in the EG studio to catch up on the big interviews from last week’s New York Real Estate Tech week, including with WiredScore bosses Arie Barendrecht and Philip Kanfer and founder of co-working space Convene, Ryan Simonetti. They also talk diversity (or lack of) and cuts. Listen in and enjoy.

Tomorrow's Leaders: Young Entrepreneurs in Property on expansion plans, networking tips and why there's no other group bringing property together like they do

The membership organisation Young Entrepreneurs in Property has a board in place and big plans for expansion that will bring young industry professionals together across the uk, and the globe.

Rebecca Kent speaks to board directors Johnny Clayton, Angelica Donati and Sophie Eastwood.

Read the story here: https://www.egi.co.uk/news/relationships-are-forged-over-memorable-experiences/

Mainly for Students: "Work experience is key to success"

In this month’s Mainly for Students podcast, Stephanie Latham, senior lecturer at Nottingham Trent University, shares her top tips for helping undergraduates to sharpen their soft skills and maximise their employment prospects at course-end.