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Q&A with an industry pioneer. Simon Owen is a seasoned leader in the retirement living and property sector, with over 25 years of experience. As CEO of Ingenia Communities, he spearheaded its transformation into a market leader, growing its market capitalisation from $30 million to over $1.7 billion.

A detailed exploration of supply, demand and institutional investment growth. Sameer is Head of Pacific Research at CBRE. Previously, he was Managing Director and head of Australian Research at Bank of America Securities.

How an Ageing Nation, an affordability crisis and a shift in demand is driving more than just the land lease sector. An experienced urban and housing research specialist with 20 years’ experience, Kylie works with developers targeting the downsizer market across retirement villages, apartments and land lease communities.

The Urban Developer’s founder and CEO, Adam Di Marco, sits down with Essence Communities executive chairman Peter Bates to discuss how they have evolved over 27 years to employ over 1600 staff, manage over 130 properties and operate in excess of 40,000 residential beds.

Rhys Williams from UKO will guide developers on the key operational considerations for considering converting BTS to BTR and provide live examples of successful projects.

As Australia’s BtR sector matures, so too does the way developers and capital deliver projects — we explore how. We sit down with developers from across the BTR spectrum to explore different delivery models, the reasons for why they are structured this way and how different capital sources preference different delivery models.

Capital flows are the lifeblood of the sector — so how are BtR investments stacking up in Australia today? We sit down with leading agents, advisors and brokers to discuss how capital is flowing through the sector, how this has changed in the last 12 months and how this is likely to shift into the next phase of the cycle.

Distilling hard-won insights for the audience – What the BTR sector can take away from this project.

From investment to development, how are major BtR players approaching 2026 and beyond? In this panel discussion with leading institutional players from across Australia’s BTR sector, we explore the key drivers for new investment into the sector and how this mindset transfers to an appetite for new development activity.

What lessons are Australia’s first generation of BtR operators learning, and what does this mean for the broader industry? We explore the dynamic world of operating BtR assets with key managers, advisors and technologists to unpack pricing, promotions, people, marketing, technology, systems, AI and more.

For years, BTR has scaled in Australia without a consistent, institutional-grade benchmark to measure how it actually performs. Ben Martin-Henry, Head of Private Assets Research, Pacific at MSCI, will present the first results from Australia’s inaugural BTR performance index, tracking returns across the sector’s growing institutional asset base.

A detailed outlook for the institutional living sector in Australia. Explore the key supply and demand dynamics supporting new investment and development into the build-to-rent sector in Australia’s major cities.