These moderated roundtable sessions are designed to bring together like-minded professionals to share real-world challenges, exchange ideas, and receive constructive feedback — all while fostering more meaningful connections and smarter networking. Roundtables topics include:
CoLiving Decoded: A deep dive into how co-living offers a socially connected, space-efficient and commercially agile alternative to traditional rental models
Moderator: Chrystan Paul, CEO, Alt Living
How to Build Faster and Better Mixed-use/Mixed Tenure Apartments – This session explores how developers are accelerating apartment delivery by integrating modular construction, efficient planning pathways, and innovative tenure models.
Moderator: Greg Muller, Executive Director, Nestd
Tech-Enabled Property Management: Explore how operators are deploying IoT, AI, and automation to elevate the resident experience, streamline building operations, and future-proof living sector assets.
Moderator: Sam Davey, Group Executive, Smart Urban Properties Australia
Land Lease Communities: This roundtable explores the growing appeal of land lease communities as an innovative housing model that balances resident affordability with stable, long-term investor returns. By separating land ownership from the dwelling, these communities offer significantly reduced entry costs for residents, while enabling scalable, income-generating assets for developers and funders.
Moderator: Kate Melrose, Chair UDIA Land Lease, former Ingenia Executive
Powering the Precinct: This session explores how Virtual Power Plants (VPPs), embedded renewables, and integrated communications infrastructure are reshaping energy use —creating more resilient, efficient, and future-ready living environments.
Moderator: Steph Lamon, Manager Advisory Services, Prospecta Utilities
Operational DNA: Too often, operational performance is treated as an afterthought — but in BTR and Co-living, it’s the engine of long-term value, community success, and investor returns. How do we ensure today’s design decisions deliver tomorrow’s performance?
Moderator: TBC
Living Capital: Innovations in Investment and Delivery Models – Institutional capital is reshaping the future of housing — not just through funding, but by redefining how projects are structured, delivered, and operated for long-term value. This session explores how institutional capital is adapting delivery models to unlock long-term value and social impact.
Moderator: TBC
Legislation Unlocked: Can BTR Now Deliver on Its Promise? – With long-awaited tax reforms passed, the BTR sector is primed for expansion—but how do we ensure these 80,000 new homes meet their goals of longer leases, tenant protections, and affordability while attracting sustained institutional investment? And crucially, can BTR play a meaningful role in advancing social equity by contributing to more inclusive, diverse, and resilient urban communities?
Moderator: TBC
Integrating Health & Wellness Services – As the living sectors evolve beyond just place to live, this session explores how integrating on-site health and wellness offerings—from fitness and nutrition to mental health and preventative care—can enhance resident satisfaction, drive retention, and differentiate assets in a competitive rental market.
Moderator: TBC
Scaling Social and Affordable Delivery – With housing stress at record levels, this session explores how institutional capital, government partnerships, and innovative delivery models are converging to expand the pipeline of social and affordable housing—balancing commercial viability with lasting community outcomes.
Moderator: TBC
Designing Build-to-Rent for Enduring Value and Institutional Scale – As BTR matures in Australia, the conversation is shifting from ‘how to build’ to ‘how to deliver enduring value.’ This session explores how fund managers, developers, and operators are collaborating to align capital mandates with operational models, ESG outcomes, and tenant experience.
Moderator: TBC