Tomas Johnsson

CEO, Unilodge Australia & Essence Communities

Tomas Johnsson joined UniLodge in September 2018 as the Chief Executive Officer. He has over 25 years’ experience in senior management roles in the tourism industry specialising in accommodation. Prior to joining UniLodge, Tomas was the Chief Operating Officer of the Mantra Group, and was responsible for Operations, Sales, Marketing, Revenue, Distribution, and Digital functions across the group. Tomas has also held management roles with General Property Trust including Sheraton Four Points Darling Harbour, Ayers Rock Resort and Voyages Resort, as well as Mirvac and Rydges Hotels. Tomas successfully completed his Masters of Business Administration (MBA) in 2016 and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Prior board positions include Accommodation Association of Australia, Asia Pacific Student Accommodation Association and HOTA, Home of the Arts. Tomas previously served as an expert member, Council for International Education and is currently Deputy Chair of the Student Accommodation Council by The Property Council of Australia in 2022.

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Bringing over 25 years of unmatched experience in the UK real estate market, David Phillips Group launched its furnishing expertise in Australia in 2023 with award-winning interiors, tailored for the local living sector. We provide design-led display apartments and furniture packages for rental and sale properties with sustainability in mind. We support operators deliver their vision for residents, whilst maximising return on investment – all without compromising on style or quality.

Established in 1997, Commercial & General is a vertically integrated property group that develops, constructs, manages and invests, together with its investor clients, in high quality commercial, industrial and residential and social infrastructure projects throughout Australia. The total end value of projects undertaken by C&G to date is in excess of $2.5 billion. Commercial & General’s competitive advantage in the market is an end-to-end development through to delivery capability alongside capital solutions services which deliver superior risk adjusted returns through end-to-end commercial & risk management capabilities and experience. With its in-house construction division, Tandem Building Group, Commercial & General can provide construction services on an as needs basis, providing clients with certainty in project duration, cost and quality. The company’s experience and pragmatic approach to development, project management and financial investment results in a strong track record delivering institutional grade assets for global occupiers and facilitates long-term project success.

Urbis has one simple goal – to shape cities and communities for a better future. Here in NSW, it’s something they achieve by drawing together a network of brightest minds across their CBD and Parramatta offices.

Urbis is a creative community of practice experts, working to deliver fresh thinking and independent advice and guidance – all backed up by real, evidence-based solutions. Whether you engage Urbis in the areas of planning, design, heritage, policy, valuations, transactions, economics, research or strategic advisory, you know you’re dealing with the experts who will connect you to a better outcome, every time.

At Urbis, and through their international business Cistri, they seek to collaborate and partner with clients who are making the places we live and reshaping the way we live there. Urbis works hard to understand what clients want to achieve, and help them see what’s possible.

Erin Living Technologies is a resident experience company meeting the demands of modern living. Our core product – Erin, is a community-led liveability super-app designed to make the lives of residents more connected, more secure and more convenient. A dedicated app for homeowners and tenants.

DKO was established in 2000 and has grown from a small team into a practice of more than 230 design professionals working in offices across Australia, Aotearoa, and Southeast Asia. While the practice has expanded, so too has the breadth of projects undertaken. From single and muti-residential, build-to-rent and student housing, hospitality, commercial, public and seniors living, as well as urban design, landscape architecture and masterplanning. What remains consistent however, is the pursuit of high-quality design driven by the needs of the user, site opportunities and the dynamic process of translating design intent into built outcome. At the core of DKO’s design philosophy lies a commitment to design that serves people, respects place and stands the test of time.

Gilbert+Tobin is a leading Australian corporate law firm committed to developing innovative solutions for clients and offering much more than strategic legal advice. The firm provides a full-service legal offering to corporates and governments throughout Australia, and around the world. We are renowned for our top talent, progressive approach to legal issues and client outstanding client service. Our lawyers bring a proactive, commercial approach, and a relentless drive to deliver superior results.

We have a reputation for innovation and we harness technology to create client advantage. Importantly, we have a strong culture of corporate citizenship and outstanding environmental credentials.

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WiredScore is the organisation behind the WiredScore and SmartScore certifications: the internationally recognised digital connectivity and smart building rating systems for real estate, helping landlords design and promote buildings with powerful digital connectivity and smart capabilities. WiredScore was founded in New York in 2013 by leaders in real estate, technology and telecommunications, with an endorsement from Mayor Bloomberg, to improve the city’s technology infrastructure, and support its entrepreneurs who are driving technological advances and creating jobs.

Following success in the US, WiredScore launched in the United Kingdom in October 2015 after winning the Greater London Authority’s tender to be the official Mayor of London Digital Connectivity Rating Scheme. International demand for the digital connectivity rating system has since seen the company expand operations across North America, Europe and South East Asia, where it works with over 900 clients across the real estate industry. Since then, over 800 million square feet (75 million square metres) of commercial and residential space has been committed to WiredScore certification, impacting 8 million people across 36 countries.

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Smart Urban Properties Australia (SUPA)

Formed in 2022, Smart Urban Properties Australia (SUPA) is Australia’s first unified services provider of converged utilities and communications infrastructure, integrated in-building technologies, platforms and smart apps for multi-occupant properties. Focused on increasing property attractiveness and valuation for property investors, owners and occupiers, SUPA is on your side when it comes to making smarter, sustainable urban properties more accessible and affordable.

With IFM Investors recent $50 million equity investment in SUPA will see an acceleration of SUPA’s ambition to improve the lifestyles of the communities it serves by inspiring smarter, safer and more sustainable urban properties and elevated occupier experiences.

www.smarturbanproperties.com.au