London Major Developments 2016

FIVE of London’s leading developers will be discussing their investment/development plans for the next couple of years!

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Event Format – NOTE DIFFERENT TIMINGS

• 1500 – 1530; Registration
• 1530 – 1615; Networking with Wine, Beer and Soft Drinks
• 1615 – 1815; Speaker Presentations
• 1815 – 1900; Networking with Hot Food, Wine, Beer and Soft Drinks
• 1930 – 2200; After Event Speakers Dinner (VIP TICKET HOLDERS ONLY)

VIP Tickets

We have an exciting new opportunity for you – buy a VIP ticket to this event and come to dinner straight after the event with the speakers who have accepted an invitation, see below.

Great food, good wine and excellent conversation.

VIP Ticket Privileges

• FREE attendance at Speakers Dinner
• Reserved seating in the front two rows at the event
• Guaranteed tickets at Sold-Out events
• Only 15 VIP Tickets available at each event
• VIP Name Badges
• Maximum two VIP Tickets per Company

Gordon Ramsey’s Maze

Come to dinner and join:

• David Testa – London Paramount
• Axel Boutrolle – Bouygues Developments
• Richard Nelson – Abyss Global
• Neil Robinson – ABP (London) Investment

Speakers

Neil Robinson, Director of Global Communications; ABP (London) Investment

Neil Robinson has been ABP Director of Global Communications since 2013. His international communications, marketing and media experience spans more than 20 years, including as Board Director in the private sector, and so he has corporate governance experience. As the former holder of public office he has an understanding of public sector issues. Neil is a former newspaper and television journalist, television producer and television executive and for a time served on the European Board of CIRCOM dealing with European broadcasting regulatory issues and was also a member of the Steering Committee set up to oversee the broadcasting of the Scottish Parliament. He was a founder and director of an inward investment agency in the north of England and has worked in a number of central Government departments including HM Treasury, as Head of Central Marketing, and at the Ministry of Defence where he was Head of Digital. He is the holder of a number of international awards and his achievements include leading a number of high profile projects across Europe, Asia, Africa and the USA, working for the Mayor of London on Olympic projects in both London and Beijing.

Neil can be reached at:

neil.robinson@abp-london.co.uk

David Testa, Director; London Paramount

David Testa is Chief Executive Officer of London Resort Company Holdings (LRCH), the developer behind the London Paramount Entertainment Resort project.

London Paramount is a ‘Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project’ (NSIP) with a development cost in excess of £3.1 billion, located close to Ebbsfleet International Station on the Swanscombe Peninsula in North-West Kent, just outside London. The overarching vision of LRCH and its funder Kuwaiti European Holding Co. is to create the UK’s first world-class, global entertainment destination. It is the first major business and commercial scheme to be designated an NSIP by the UK Government and is due to open in 2021, subject to planning permission from the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. The project, which will create up to 27,000 jobs, expects to receive 15 million visitors per annum once fully developed.

David was previously CEO of Gatehouse Bank in London, where he was responsible for setting up the bank and successfully obtaining its banking licence from the Financial Services Authority.

Prior to joining Gatehouse, David worked for German bank WestLB for more than 10 years and led the Islamic finance team there, closing over US$5 billion of Shariah-compliant transactions Perhaps most notably, David was the lead banker on the £225m Shariah-compliant UK leveraged buy-out of Aston Martin from Ford.

David was previously a solicitor in London and Tokyo with Slaughter and May and Ashurst.

David holds an MA in Modern History from Oxford University.

Axel Boutrolle, Regional Director; Bouygues Developments

Axel has over 19 years’ experience in the development and construction industry, mostly acquired in the UK.

He has gained extensive experience on the deliverability and buildability of challenging high profile projects for 10 years before joining the commercial and property development department.

Director for the Regions at Bouygues Development, the development arm of Bouygues in the UK, unlocking development opportunities with public and private partners in residential, PRS, student accommodation and mixed use regeneration sectors.

Main focus areas in the West Midlands, Home Counties, West and Wales and the South East Coast

Current Development projects in Addlestone Surrey (Mixed Use), Canterbury (Mixed use), Southampton (Residential and Student Accommodation), Bristol (PRS) and Birmingham (PRS and Residential).

Tomas Jurdak, Managing Director; HB Reavis

Tomáš Jurdák has been with HB Reavis since September 2011, initially joining the Slovakian office as Acquisition Manager, mainly responsible for the Group’s expansion into new markets. The company’s strategy evolved to focus on established western markets, such as the UK, Germany and Austria, but also emerging markets, including Turkey and Russia.  Following the successful acquisition of HB Reavis’ first UK asset, ’33 Central’ in the City of London, in 2013, Tomáš relocated to London and became the Managing Director of HB Reavis’ growing UK operation. He is charged with introducing the company to the UK market, developing the overall operation and sourcing future projects for HB Reavis to invest in, enabling the company to become one of London’s key commercial real estate players.

Responsibilities at HB Reavis UK include business and strategy development, M&A, operation and investment management, in addition to the negotiation and closing of deals.

Before joining HB Reavis, Tomáš worked as Technical Director at Eastfield in Moscow, overseeing planning, development and delivery of number of commercial, residential and real estate leisure projects. Tomáš holds a Masters in Engineering from the Slovak Technical University in Bratislava, the Faculty of Sustainable and Experimental Architecture. He also completed postgraduate studies at the EADA Business School in Barcelona, and has been awarded an MBA in Business Strategy.

Previous experience includes:

Project Director at Across Wealth Management (2006 – 2008)

Business Development Director at ArchiT (2003 – 2008)

Real Estate Analyst at The Douglas Stephen Partnership London (2001 – 2002)

Paul Marsh, Head of Projects & Finance; Regeneration Investment Organisation – UK Trade & Investment

Paul Marsh is a specialist in major capital projects, most recently heading the team delivering a €650 Million GDV mixed use scheme in the CEE Region.

Having successfully led multi-national teams, on highly demanding and technical projects demonstrating communication skills of the highest standards, Paul has always ensured that a clear focus on the strategic objectives required to deliver the project were consistently maintained.

With a strong background in both delivery and project funding, Paul brings extensive experience and gravitas to the RIO team and offers key skills across all areas of major strategic development analysis, feasibility, management and delivery.

Regeneration Investment Organisation UKTI

The Regeneration Investment Organisation RIO was set up with Ministerial approval in October 2013. Despite there being a strong supply of regeneration projects in the UK – over £100bn in capital value – over 40 projects are above £500m, over 20 projects in excess of £1bn, currently the offer is fragmented with delays and this is difficult for investors to navigate. RIO provides a great opportunity for a radical new approach in helping boost investment into the UK. It helps investors find a credible pipeline and range of UK development opportunities, and therefore get investment into good projects, enabling growth across the regions.

 Chair

Richard Nelson, Managing Director; Abyss Global

Richard Nelson established Abyss Global in 2012 to help firms in the architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) and property development industries grow their businesses internationally.

As a recognised management, business development and marketing specialist, with several awards, published articles and speaking engagements to his name, Richard brings over 20 years’ experience in the AEC and property industries having worked globally from bases in both London and New York throughout his career.

He has worked at board level for some of the world’s largest and most successful architects and multi-disciplinary consultants, and he has also advised dozens of firms in the industry as both an independent consultant and previously as a founding member of a technology startup.