Momentum continues to build ahead of the UKREiiF event in May – and here is a brief overview of this key updates from the past week: Click for for more information… Greystar, Kajima Partnerships and Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council are some of the latest organisations to secure an exhibition space. Stanhope, Areli Real Estate, South Street Asset Management, D2N2 LEP, UK Science Park Association, Papa John’s and PD Ports added their name to the attendee list alongside many others. New event speakers include the Department for International Trade’s Deputy Director Gus Wiseman and Senior Advisor Lynn Mathieson, and Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s Chief Executive Katherine Fairclough.  Our first few fringe events have been added to the programme – many more are set to be revealed over the coming weeks. About the Annual UKREiiF Event – 17-19th May – Leeds City Centre – 5,000+ expected attendees – 250+ high level speakers over 14 different stages and pavilions – 100+ exhibitors – 50 fringe events across the city – Investment and city tours – UKREiiF Awards Dinner Investor and Developer Attendees Some of the investors and developers who have confirmed their involvement include: abrdn – Abu Dhabi Investment Authority – Adderstone Group – Addington Capital – Adventum Wealth – AEW – Aldermore – Alinda – Allianz – Allied London – Alpha Real Estate – Alvarium Investments – AMP Capital – Amundi – Apache Capital – Aprirose Real Estate – Apsley House Capital – Areli Real Estate – Ares – ASK Partners – Assetz Capital – Associated British Ports – Assura – Aventum Wealth – Aviva Investors – AXA Investment Management – Axeus Homes – Bank of America – Bank of London and The Middle East – Barclays – Barings – Baytree – BCEGI – BentallGreenOak – BioMed Realty – Blackbrook Capital – Blackstone – Blackfinch – BMO Real Estate Partners – Boundary Real Estate – Bouwinvest Real Estate – Bridges Fund Management – Brightbay Real Estate – British Land – Bruntwood SciTech – Brydell Partners – Caddick Group – Caisson Investment Management – CAPITAL&CENTRIC – Capital & Region – Canada Life – Castleforge Partners – Catalyst Capital – CB Collier – CBRE Global Investors – Citivale – City Developments – Cromwell Property Group – Crosstree Real Estate – Coalfield Regeneration Trust – Colmore Capital – Close Brothers – Colony Capital – Cordiant – Cortland – Countryside – Coutts – Cowell Group – Crystal Waters Global – Cycas Hospitality – Deka Investment – Deutsche Finance International – Deutsche Hypo NORD/LB Real Estate Finance – DZ Bank Group – Edmond de Rothschild – Ellandi – Esteema Capital Partners – Euroterra Capital – Evans Randall Investors – Evansis – Federated Hermes – Fidelity International – Fiera Real Estate – Firethorn Trust – First Base – Floreat – Fortwell Capital – Frasers Property – Fresh Thinking Capital – G15 – Galliford Try Investments – Gatehouse Bank – GBB – Glenbrook Property – GLIL Infrastructure – Global Mutual – Grainger Plc – Greater Manchester Pension Fund – Green Future Partnerships – Gresham House – Greystar – GRIT Real Estate – Harrison Street – Harworth Group – HBD – Heimstaden – Hines – Hope Capital – Horizon Cremation – HS Credit – HSBC – Hudson Advisors – Igloo Investments – IKEA – Impact Healthcare REIT – Ingenious Group – Invesco Real Estate – Investec – IO – Kajima Partnerships – Korea Development Bank – Korea Investment Corporation – Kuwait Investment Authority – L&Q – LaSalle Investment Management – Legal & General – Lendlease – Life Science REIT – Lifegate Capital – Lloyds Banking Group – Local Pensions Partnership Investments – Logicor – London & Scottish Property Investment Management – London CIV – London Legacy Development Corporation – Lone Star Funds – LXi REIT – M7 Real Estate – M&G Real Estate – Madison International Realty – Mapletree – Mactaggart and Family Partners – MAN Group – Masthaven – Maya Capital – Mayfair Capital – MBU Capital – MCM Investments – MEPC – Metro Bank – Metropolitan Thames Valley – MODA Living – Moorfield Group – Morgan Stanley – Mubadala Investment Company – Mutual Capital – Naila Investment – New River REIT – Next – Nine Group – Northumberland Estates – Northwood Investors – NREP – Nuveen – OakNorth Bank – Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation – Oxford Properties – Palace Capital – PATRIZIA – Pension Insurance Corporation – PfP Capital – PGIM Real Estate – Pheonix Group – Pigeon Investment Management – PIMCO – Placefirst – Places for People – Platform Housing – Pradera – Prescient Data Centres – Prestbury Investments Holdings – Prideview Group – Prologis – Property Alliance Group – Puma Investments – Qatar Investment Company – QuadReal Property Group – Queensberry – Quintain – Regal London – Resonance – RevCap – RivingtonHark – Roma Finance – Round Hill Capital – Royal House of Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Royal Family – Royal House of Saud, Saudi Royal Family – rsbgi – Sanctuary Group – Santander – Savills Investment Management – Scarborough Group International – Schroders – Scottish National Investment Bank – Secure Income REIT – Seaforth Leand – SEGRO – Serenity Parks – Shelborn Asset Management – Silbury Finance – Smart Parc – Social Housing REIT – Socius – South Street Asset Management – St Modwen – Stafford Capital Partners – Stanhope – Stenprop – Sterling Capital – Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation – Supermarket Income REIT – Swiss Life Asset Managers – Taylor Wimpey – TCN UK – Telereal Trillium – Tesco Pensions Investment – Thackeray Estates – The Hanro Group – The Valesco Group – Thirteen Group – Thompson Taraz – TOWN – Triple Point – Tritax Symmetry – Tyrus Capital – UK Infrastructure Bank – UK Land Estates – Unite Students – Union Investment Group – Union Property Services – United Trust Bank – Urban Development Partnerships – Urban Logistics REIT – Vengrove – Victoria Harbour Group – Virgin Money – Warehouse REIT – Waterfront Concepts – Yondr Group – Zorin Finance Public Sector Attendees And we have an array of public sector attendees and supporters including local authorities, Government departments and combined authorities… Belfast City Council – Birmingham City Council – Bristol

·       UKREiiF is a new annual event that will connect people, places and businesses in order to accelerate the levelling up agenda and unlock sustainable, inclusive and transformational investment ·       Conference speakers to include a host of senior figures from national and local government, as well as leading developers and investors ·       Awards to celebrate pioneers in the ESG agenda, including Net Zero Hero of the Year, Social Value & Inclusive Growth Creator of the Year and Net Zero Place of the Year Government Ministers, councils, combined authorities and regional bodies representing cities from across the UK and the country’s most dynamic economies have committed to exhibit at a conference and exhibition that aims to bring together public sector organisations with both domestic and international investors and developers. The UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF), which takes place from 17-19 May in Leeds, is a new annual event that will connect people, places and businesses in order to accelerate the levelling up agenda and unlock sustainable, inclusive and transformational investment across the country. Confirmed keynote speakers include Lord Grimstone, Minister for Investment at the Department for International Trade, Baroness Vere, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Transport, John Flint, Chief Executive at UK Infrastructure Bank, and Rachel Reeves MP, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer. Public sector bodies that have already thrown their weight behind the event include Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Midlands Engine, multiple London boroughs and Glasgow City Council, alongside Birmingham City Council, Belfast City Council, Hull and the Humber and York and North Yorkshire. Wolverhampton, Blackpool, Carlisle, Staffordshire, Bradford, Cornwall, and Fife councils, Tees Valley Combined Authority, Invest Newcastle, Western Gateway – which covers Cardiff, Bristol and Swansea – and Thames Estuary Growth Board have also signed up. Private sector representation is equally strong, with dozens of exhibitors already signed up including Knight Frank, CoStar, Englobe, LandTech, First Base, Capital & Centric, JLL, MEPC, Countryside, Faithful & Gould, Atkins, Tarmac, Queensberry, Thirteen Group, Delta Simons, Maber, E.ON and ERE Property. Regional location Taking place in Leeds City Centre, UKREiiF will be one of the only such events to take place outside London, highlighting the huge investment opportunities that are available right across England and the devolved nations. Keith Griffiths, Founder of Built Environment Networking, UKREiiF’s organiser, said: “Hosting UKREiiF in Leeds was the obvious choice. In addition to keeping costs and carbon lower, the central location means that UKREiiF is also as inclusive as possible for delegates throughout the country, cutting travel expenses and carbon footprints. “Further, the rich mix of exhibitors signed up so far is highly encouraging and underscores the high demand for this type of event. Clearly, both the public and private sectors are seeing UKREiiF as valuable opportunity to come together for mutual benefit and for the good of the country.” Strong conference agenda and high-level speakers In addition to showcasing investment opportunities to investors, developers and house builders, UKREiiF’s conference agenda will address key themes, including the UK’s net zero target, social value and inclusive growth, the future of real estate and building better communities. Griffiths added: “At the heart of the show’s reason for being is improved outcomes for all people. That means promoting social value as well as environmental sustainability in real estate, as well as breaking down barriers and promoting diversity in all its forms in the real estate industry.” The conference will also hear from leading lights in local government, including Andrew Kerr OBE, Chief Executive of The City of Edinburgh Council, Marvin Rees, the Mayor of Bristol, and Suzanne Wylie, Chief Executive of Belfast City Council, Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire, Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands, Kellie Beirne, Chief Executive, Cardiff Capital Region, Jo Dally, Director, Western Gateway and Cllr Susan Aitken, Leader, Glasgow City Council. The agenda is also replete with influential figures from central government and national agencies, including Nick Harris, Chief Executive of National Highways, and Dr Janet Young, Chief Property Officer of the UK Government, as well as Gareth Rhys Williams, Government Chief Commercial Officer in the Cabinet Office, and Peter Denton, Chief Executive of Homes England. On the private sector side, meanwhile, speakers include Anna Devlet, Head of Social Sustainability at British Land, Lynda Shillaw, Chief Executive Officer at the Harworth Group, Katie Kopec, International Director at JLL, Jennie Coleville, Head of ESG and Sustainability at Landsec, and Jennie Daly, Group Operations Director at Taylor Wimpey. Heads of leading occupiers include Dr Kath Mackay, Director at Bruntwood Life Sciences, and Andy Williams, Vice President, UK Strategy, at AstraZeneca. Awards to celebrate environmental and social sustainability As well as hosting the conference and exhibition, the event will also include an awards dinner on the evening of Tuesday 17th May. The awards feature categories specifically dedicated to celebrating pioneers in the ESG agenda, including Net Zero Hero of the Year, Social Value & Inclusive Growth Creator of the Year and Net Zero Place of the Year The event is being sponsored by the Department for International Trade and Government Property Function, signifying that UKREiiF is already seen as a key industry event by ministers and officials working at the heart of HM Government. Private sector partners include JLL, the UK Business Council for Sustainable Development and MX Insurance. UKREiiF’s organisers are confident that the event will see more than 5,000 in person attendees, over 250 speakers across 14 stages, in excess of 100 exhibitors and at least 50 fringe events. For more information visit www.ukreiif.com