GRI Global Committee: Student Housing Chapter (May edition)
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Student Housing Chapter
Student Housing Chapter
Armon Bar-Tur
CEO
BaseCamp Student
Brian Welsh
Head of Student
Round Hill Capital
Cervantes Lee
Head of International Capital Markets
China Visionary Group
Chanakya Chakravarti
Managing Director, India, Growth Markets
Ivanhoé Cambridge
Charlie MacGregor
CEO & Founder
The Student Hotel
Craig Carracher
Group Executive Chairman
Scape
Daniel Gorzawski
Managing Director
Harrison Street Real Estate Capital
Douglas Edwards
Head of Group Equity Raising
Corestate Capital Group
Filipe de Sá Pessoa
Head of Acquisitions and Development
MPC Capital
Franck Lirzin
Executive Director Residential
Gecina
Freddie Wonnacott
Associate Director
M&G Investments
Harald Hübl
Investment Director
Value One Holding AG / MILESTONE
Heriberto Cuanalo
CEO
Collegiate
Ioannis Verdelis
Managing Director, International Development
Vita Group
James Halstead
Director
BlackRock
Javier Perez Lecumberri
Managing Director
Proprium Capital Partners
Jeffrey Sújar Blanco
Managing Partner
Syllabus
Josef Preschel
Managing Director & Founder
Peninsula Investment Group
Juan Acosta
Managing Director/ Head of Spain
Greystar
Julie Skolnicki
Senior Managing Director
Greystar Real Estate Partners
Ken Wainer
Founding Partner
VBI Real Estate
Laura Brinkmann
Vice President, Real Estate
Brookfield
Leo Hertog
Senior Portfolio Manager - Real Estate
APG
Michael Hales
President - CA Student Living
CA Ventures
Michiel Olland
Investment Management Director
Collegiate
Nick Barker
Director
GCP
Nick Hayes
Group Property Director
UNITE Group
Nimesh Grover
CEO
Good Host Spaces
Nitin Bhandari
Head of Direct Investments
LetterOne Treasury
Paul Oliver
CEO
Curlew Capital
Russell Petrie
Senior VP
Round Hill Capital
Samuel Vetrak
CEO
Bonard
Sean Lyons
Partner & Co-Founder
Jackson Dearborn Partners
Stephen Gaitanos
MD
Scape
Stewart Moore
CEO
CRM Students
Tom Rix
Managing Director
Hines
Varun Singh
Head of Investments - India and SE Asia
Allianz Real Estate
Xavier Scheibli
Portfolio Director
Global Student Accommodation Group
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Armon
Armon Bar-Tur
CEOBaseCamp Student
Denmark

Brian
Brian Welsh
Head of StudentRound Hill Capital
United Kingdom
Brian Welsh has over 14 years’ experience in the student accommodation and private rental sector markets. He has been responsible for the development and management of over 50,000 beds globally. Brian assumed the role of CEO of Nido Student in October 2017. Within this time, he has overseen the expansion of the portfolio from 2,000 to a pipeline of over 20,000 beds. Prior to joining Nido, Brian was Head of Operational Management at Liberty Living plc and then assumed the role of COO of Threesixty Developments and The Student Housing Company, where he oversaw the acquisition and delivery of over 17,100 beds across Europe, breaking into new PRS markets which have since become established, in particular Ireland and Spain.

Cervantes
Cervantes Lee
Head of International Capital MarketsChina Visionary Group
USA
Mr. Lee serves as Head of Int’l Capital Markets in China Visionary Group (CVG) to lead business development, investor partnership, and cross-border capital market execution. CVG is an affiliate of KE Holdings (NYSE: BEKE, China’s largest tech-enabled real estate service platform, circa. US$ 60 billion market cap). He has been directly involved in the acquisition of US$10 billion of real estate investments across Asia and the U.S. Previously, he had worked as principal investment position at RedBridge House (2015-2019) as CEO, Panda Express, CBRE Investors, AIG Nan Shan Life, Colony Capital, and Arthur Andersen in 1999. He spent two years as second lieutenant of transportation in Taiwan Navy. He is an Education Doctoral candidate at USC.

Chanakya
Chanakya Chakravarti
Managing Director, India, Growth MarketsIvanhoé Cambridge
India
Chanakya (Chan) Chakravarti is the MD for India, responsible for implementing in his territory, the investment and asset-management strategies outlined in Ivanhoé Cambridge’s annual business plan and strategic plan. He works closely with the Growth Markets team and collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to put in place and consolidate strategic partnerships for major projects in India. Mr. Chakravarti is a seasoned manager with more than 27 years of experience, including over 20 years in real estate, investment and development. Before joining Ivanhoé Cambridge in 2018, he was Managing Director, Global Alternatives, Asia, at J.P. Morgan Chase. Chan has previously held country management roles at Actis Capital and C&W.

Charlie
Charlie MacGregor
CEO & FounderThe Student Hotel
Netherlands
As founder and CEO of The Student Hotel (TSH), MacGregor has reimagined the concept of ‘luxury’ city centre accommodation for an expanding customer base of internationally-minded students, entrepreneurs and travellers who seek more than the anonymity of a box room in a building that sits in grand isolation from the community that surrounds it.

Craig
Craig Carracher
Group Executive ChairmanScape
Australia
Craig co-founded Scape Australia in 2013. After a partnership at Minter Ellison Legal, he became General Counsel of Consolidated Press Holdings. Craig then made the move to the investment world, first as CEO of Arctic Capital and then as co-founder of Telopea Capital Partners. After seeing the importance and potential of student living, Craig took on the role of Executive Chairman at PAD Student Living, co-founding Scape Australia soon after. Craig is responsible for Scape Australia’s legal, compliance and investor relations.

Daniel
Daniel Gorzawski
Managing DirectorHarrison Street Real Estate Capital
United Kingdom
Mr. Gorzawski joined the firm in 2015 and is a member of the firm’s Management Committee. As a Managing Director and Head of European Transactions, based in London, he oversees sourcing and management of investments and relationships with operating and development partners and is Portfolio Manager of Harrison Street’s Europe Funds. In addition, he is responsible for the development of the European team and investment strategies.
Prior to joining Harrison Street, he was Managing Director Investments at AIG Global Real Estate, where he was responsible for the origination and structuring of debt and equity transactions in Europe including development, investment and management of operating companies.

Douglas
Douglas Edwards
Head of Group Equity RaisingCorestate Capital Group
Germany
Douglas Edwards is Managing Director and Head of Group Equity Raising & Client Services at Corestate Capital Group. He has 35 years of experience in international real estate, with a key focus on European markets. Douglas also has proven investment & asset management credentials, with a solid background in structuring debt and equity products for real estate investors. Additionally, Douglas has a deep understanding of sourcing & closing strategies and a strong international institutional sales network. Before he joined Corestate he was Managing Director and Head of Institutional Business International at KGAL Capital and Managing Director and Head of International Clients at Corpus Sireo.

Filipe
Filipe de Sá Pessoa
Head of Acquisitions and DevelopmentMPC Capital
Germany
Filipe de Sá Pessoa is Head of Acquisitions and Development at MPC Micro Living Development, subsidiary of MPC Capital, Hamburg based Investment and Asset Manager with EUR 4,2 bn AuM. Since 2014 MPC is developing Micro Living-Apartments for students and professionals under the brands STAYTOO and STAYURBAN. MPC has successfully delivered more than 1.000 units and has more than 1.500 units under development or acquisition. Filipe has more than 12 years industry experience, specialized in planning and developing properties, with focus on product and efficiency. Between 2013 and 2018 he was Acquisitions Manager at german developer DC Developments, where he conducted acquisitions, inception and developments with a TDV in excess of EUR 750m.

Franck
Franck Lirzin
Executive Director ResidentialGecina
France
A Polytechnique and Ecole des Mines graduate, Franck Lirzin has held various positions with the French Ministry of Economy and Finance. His career path since 2006 has taken him to the cabinet of the French Minister for Economic Affairs, Emmanuel Macron. Previously Deputy Chief of Staff for the French Secretary of State for Industry, Digital and Innovation, Franck joined Gecina as Executive Director Residential in 2017.

Freddie
Freddie Wonnacott
Associate DirectorM&G Investments
United Kingdom

Harald
Harald Hübl
Investment DirectorValue One Holding AG / MILESTONE
Austria
Harald Hübl is Investment Director of value one group. Prior to that, he headed Corporate Finance and Real Estate Finance at Bawag PSK (a Cerberus owned bank in Austria). He spent nearly ten years in London at GE Capital as leader in European Healthcare Leveraged & Real Estate Finance, M & A and infrastructure investment.

Heriberto
Heriberto Cuanalo
CEOCollegiate
United Kingdom
Eri is a recognised expert in the development and management of high quality student accommodation schemes, with over 12 years of senior experience in the sector, and has worked on over 500 student accommodation projects.

Ioannis
Ioannis Verdelis
Managing Director, International DevelopmentVita Group
United Kingdom
Growing our footprint in the PBSA sector in Spain and beyond.

James
James Halstead
DirectorBlackRock
United Kingdom
James Halstead, Director, is a member of BlackRock's Real Estate Team. He is responsible for sourcing and managing value add and opportunistic real estate investments in the UK, Ireland and Spain. Prior to joining BlackRock Mr. Halstead was a director at MGPA and lead Transactions team working on opportunistic pan-European acquisitions. Before this he practised as a corporate real estate lawyer at Berwin Leighton Paisner. He holds an MBA from London Business School and LLB from University of Southampton.

Javier
Javier Perez Lecumberri
Managing DirectorProprium Capital Partners
United Kingdom
Javier is a Managing Director at Proprium Capital Partners, L.P. where he is focused on leading new investments in Europe as well as overseeing management of the legacy SSF III European portfolio. Javier serves on the board of Monthisa Real Estate and on the advisory committee of the Casati Fund. Prior to joining Proprium, Javier worked for the real estate investment management platform of Deutsche Bank (formerly RREEF) since 2011 where he focused on analyzing new opportunities and managing the existing investments of the Global Opportunistic Fund II. As a member of the opportunistic team, Javier played a key role in the refinancing or restructuring of more than €1 billion in debt facilities and the acquisition of €500 million of assets.

Jeffrey
Jeffrey Sújar Blanco
Managing PartnerSyllabus
Spain
Jeffrey holds a Degree in Civil and Structural Engineering and more than 20 years’ experience in Management and Business Development in the Real Estate area. In 2018 he joined Urbania International as CEO of Syllâbus, Urbania subsidary, leading the company’s operations as well as strategy, investment advisory and structuring. Syllâbus is a Property Development Company specialised in the delivery of prime Student Accommodation. Nowadays, he is also Proffesor at IE School of Architecture and Design. Prior to Syllâbus, Jeffrey held a position as Vice-President and Managing Director at Hill International and he was Development Director of Shopping Centre Specialist at Sonae Sierra.

Josef
Josef Preschel
Managing Director & FounderPeninsula Investment Group
USA
He has been both an Investor and Developer of residential and mixed-used projects across Latin America and the South Eastern US. While working in Latin America, Josef identified a significant regional housing deficit, which he saw as a great opportunity to create value by investing in the residential development space; therefore, in 2005 he co-founded Peninsula with Mauricio Levitin. At Peninsula, Josef is responsible for overseeing investments, portfolio allocation in Mexico, Panama and Colombia, and managing investor relations. He is a member of the Investment Committee of the different funds of the firm.

Juan
Juan Acosta
Managing Director/ Head of SpainGreystar
Spain
Prior to joining Greystar, Mr. Acosta worked within CBRE’s Global Investment Partners (“CBRE GIP") as well at ING Real Estate, where he was responsible for sourcing, acquisitions and portfolio management across Continental Europe. Since joining CBRE GIP in 2011, Juan has been responsible for the acquisition and management of over €2.5bn of assets including €1.5bn of residential and student housing opportunities throughout Continental Europe. Juan started his career in 2003 at PwC Argentina in the advisory practice before joining ING Group in 2007. Juan received his MSc in International Finance at Amsterdam University.

Julie
Julie Skolnicki
Senior Managing DirectorGreystar Real Estate Partners
USA
With over 20 years of University Public Private Partnerships Transaction and Development Experience, Julie has focused her career on creating dynamic mixed-use environments driven by institutional objectives. - Delivered over $5 Billion in mixed-use campus communities - Oversees $2 Billion Development Pipeline - Focused on structuring complex multi-phased student life developments for colleges and universities - Expertise in building and managing large planning, design, construction, finance and operations teams - Structures innovative project financing and implementation strategies - Regular speaker, moderator, subject-matter expert for industry organization, conferences and publications.

Ken
Ken Wainer
Founding PartnerVBI Real Estate
Brazil
Ken co-founded VBI Real Estate in 2006 and has been involved in all of VBI Real Estate’s investments since inception. Prior to the formation of VBI Real Estate, Ken was a founding partner of Vision Brazil and was responsible for establishing the real estateprivate equity practice. At Vision Brazil, Ken was responsible for investment origination, transaction structuring, and portfolio management for investment funds with an AUM of U.S.$2 billion. Ken’s professional experience has included twenty years of investmentmanagement and M&A advisory work based in New York and São Paulo. Ken received a B.A. from Harvard College and an M.B.A. from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Laura
Laura Brinkmann
Vice President, Real EstateBrookfield
United Kingdom
Laura Brinkmann is a Vice President in Brookfield’s European Real Estate Group, overseeing Brookfield’s pan-European hospitality and French student housing platforms. Laura sits on the boards of edyn Ltd. a pan-European design-led aparthotel owner and operator; International Campus GmbH, one of Germany’s largest student housing owner and operator; as well as Appart’City SAS, part of GMG, the largest aparthotel operator in France as well as Center Parcs UK.
Prior to joining Brookfield, Laura spent more than a decade with Marriott International, IHG plc and Deloitte LLP in M&A and asset management functions covering EMEA.

Leo
Leo Hertog
Senior Portfolio Manager - Real EstateAPG
Netherlands
Responsible for sourcing, negotiating, executing, managing and ultimately also disposing European private real estate investments including residential, student housing, retail, offices and hotels in amongst others the Netherlands, the UK, Ireland, Portugal and Spain.
Currently managing more than € 1.2 billion equity in Pan-European student housing, Dublin residential development and Iberian shopping centres. In my capacity as a representative of APG, I sit on various boards, investment committees and advisory committees of the portfolio investments.

Michael
Michael Hales
President - CA Student LivingCA Ventures
USA
Michael Hales serves as President of CA Student Living. He manages the investment, development and operational strategy for CA’s North American student housing division. Hales drives the platform’s investment strategy, utilizing its unique range of student-specific investment vehicles including core, opportunistic, acquisition, value-add and public-private partnerships. Michael provides the vision and direction for CA Student Living’s growth through the creation and execution of a robust pipeline of investment and development opportunities in strategic, top-tier university markets across the United States.

Michiel
Michiel Olland
Investment Management DirectorCollegiate
United Kingdom
Michiel Olland, is an Investment Management Director at Collegiate AC and an Executive Director of BCRE - Brack Capital Real Estate Investments N.V. He is also the principal of MO Real Estate BV, an investment, capital and finance services firm based in the Netherlands. Between 1992 and 2012, he has had Executive Director roles in the international real estate sector, most importantly as global co-head of RE investments with APG Asset Management, Managing Director of Bouwfonds Property Finance International (an ABN Amro subsidiary) and as a real estate lender at ING Group.

Nick
Nick Barker
DirectorGCP
United Kingdom
Nick is a director of Gravis. He is the co-lead manager of the GCP Student. Nick joined Gravis from Schroders where he worked for eight years, ultimately as head of alternatives for the real estate business and a member of the fund management team for the Schroder UK Real Estate Fund. Nick has over sixteen years investment experience having previously also worked at Cushman & Wakefield and JLL. Nick graduated from the University of Reading with a degree in Investment & Finance in Property. Nick is also a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Nick
Nick Hayes
Group Property DirectorUNITE Group
United Kingdom
Nick heads up the Groups property business and is responsible for all aspects of Unite's real estate activities including property development, asset management and investment. He joined Unite in 2007 and has held a number of roles within the business. Nick sits on the Unite Students Executive Committee and is also a member of the BPF Student Accommodation Committee.

Nimesh
Nimesh Grover
CEOGood Host Spaces
India
Nimesh has over 24 years, experience in successful investing across multiple asset classes. He has extensive experience in working closely with founders and other shareholders in growing companies, setting up teams and delivering results to all stakeholders like clients, shareholders, etc. He has worked in marquee organizations like IDFC Alternatives, Citi Property Investors and UBS Global Real Estate in senior roles. At IDFC Alternatives he was one of the early investors in India to identify the opportunity of investing in income producing office assets, he also ideated the opportunity to create an independent student housing company.

Nitin
Nitin Bhandari
Head of Direct InvestmentsLetterOne Treasury
United Kingdom
Nitin Bhandari is Head of Direct Investments at LetterOne Treasury (LTS), responsible for private equity, direct lending and special situations investments. LTS manages financial investments in excess of $5 billion. Until recently, Nitin was also a Partner of Pamplona Capital Management LLP and responsible for direct lending and special situation investments in the Credit Opportunities Fund. Nitin has been involved in the European real estate and asset backed markets for over 25 years and has previously led the European Real Estate and Principal Finance businesses of Nomura and Bear Stearns.

Paul
Paul Oliver
CEOCurlew Capital
United Kingdom
Paul is currently CEO of Curlew. He has over 40 years’ experience in development and investment management in both the UK and Europe. He has been at the forefront of the establishment of unlisted property funds since 1991. He spent the 1980′s leading development teams on predominantly shopping centre schemes, following which, he moved to head up Dusco alongside Chairman Dik Dusseldorp, founder of Lend Lease plc. Paul then established Equity Partnerships promoting and managing collective investment schemes, which merged with the Teesland Group in 2000. In 2002 he launched Teesland plc on the London Stock Exchange, building funds under management to €6.5 billion before sale to Valad in June 2007.

Russell
Russell Petrie
Senior VPRound Hill Capital
United Kingdom
Russell is Senior Vice President in Round Hill’s Student Accommodation platform focused on acquisitions across Europe as well as asset management of the existing student portfolio. Russell brings 12 years of student accommodation experience to the firm, originally focused on investment and development lending within Barclay’s Structured Property Finance team. Russell holds an Honours in Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.

Samuel
Samuel Vetrak
CEOBonard
Austria
Founder and CEO of BONARD and has over 20 years’ experience advising real estate investors, funds, developers and operators. Since 2007, under his leadership, his staff of 50 researchers and analysts operating in four offices around the world have been providing the highest level of secondary and primary in-field data, making BONARD a leading provider of independent and reliable research and solutions. Samuel, an individual member of the world's leading professional research association ESOMAR, is a frequent speaker at the major global real estate stages, attending dozens of conferences a year and sharing latest insights backed by his long-term industry experience

Sean
Sean Lyons
Partner & Co-FounderJackson Dearborn Partners
USA
Sean is a Partner and Co-Founder of Jackson Dearborn Partners. His primary areas of focus in The Student Housing sector include fundraising, investor relations, and marketing. Sean has over 20 years of experience including the last 16 as a real estate broker and principal participating in well over $1 billion in real estate transactions. Sean started his real estate career with Marcus & Millichap in 2003, eventually founding his own brokerage company, Triad Real Estate Partners, in 2010. Moving to the principal side, Sean went on to found JDP where he utilizes creative marketing and an extensive network to build a portfolio of real estate and relationships within the Student Housing space across The United States.

Stephen
Stephen Gaitanos
MDScape
Australia
Over 10 years real estate investment, private equity and investment banking experience in Australia, Europe and the Middle East. Extensive expertise in investing in hard asset backed and operational real estate, acquisitions, developments and disposals, private and public M&A, restructuring, work out, capital raising and investment structuring in public and private markets. Experience in a broad range of sectors including student accommodation, residential, education, healthcare, leisure & hospitality and core / social infrastructure. Over the last five years Stephen has been focused on the global student accommodation sector with particular focus on the Asia Pacific.

Stewart
Stewart Moore
CEOCRM Students
United Kingdom

Tom
Tom Rix
Managing DirectorHines
United Kingdom
Tom joined Hines in 2017 to lead the living operations team. Tom has over eight years’ experience in the sector and has previously held senior management roles with international operators such as Greystar and iQ Student, managing large portfolios across the UK with a focus on operational excellence. In 2019 Tom was appointed Managing Director, with overall responsibility for all Hines Living operations in Europe.

Varun
Varun Singh
Head of Investments - India and SE AsiaAllianz Real Estate
Singapore
Varun Singh is a Director in Allianz Real Estate Asia Pacific and heads the India & Southeast Asia business. Prior to joining Allianz in 2019, Varun was leading Singapore real estate acquisitions for JPMAM. He was directly involved with and led investments in Singapore across all sectors for JPMAM’s flagship Strategic Property Fund Asia, an open-ended core fund focused on Asia Pacific gateway cities. Previously, Varun spent 9 years investing in Indian real estate market focused on equity and debt investment opportunities. Varun graduated from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, and received his MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.

Xavier
Xavier Scheibli
Portfolio DirectorGlobal Student Accommodation Group
Germany
Since 2018, Xavier Scheibli is Portfolio Director at GSA, based out of Frankfurt. He has more than 17 years of experience in multiple RE sectors, both on the equity & debt sides. In his current role, he’s responsible for managing portfolios of PBSA assets in Germany & UK, maintaining a close relationship with all players in the capital stack. Prior to GSA, Xavier was a Director at LNR/Hatfield Philips, leading NPL underwriting activities in Continental Europe & the firm’s co-investment opportunities. Before joining LNR in 2013, Xavier served as VP at Hudson Advisors & held posts in the RE division of UBS Wealth Mgt, where he was involved in fund structuring, acquisitions & distributions to high net worth individuals & inst. investors.
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Armon
Armon Bar-Tur
CEOBaseCamp Student
Denmark

Brian
Brian Welsh
Head of StudentRound Hill Capital
United Kingdom
Brian Welsh has over 14 years’ experience in the student accommodation and private rental sector markets. He has been responsible for the development and management of over 50,000 beds globally. Brian assumed the role of CEO of Nido Student in October 2017. Within this time, he has overseen the expansion of the portfolio from 2,000 to a pipeline of over 20,000 beds. Prior to joining Nido, Brian was Head of Operational Management at Liberty Living plc and then assumed the role of COO of Threesixty Developments and The Student Housing Company, where he oversaw the acquisition and delivery of over 17,100 beds across Europe, breaking into new PRS markets which have since become established, in particular Ireland and Spain.

Cervantes
Cervantes Lee
Head of International Capital MarketsChina Visionary Group
USA
Mr. Lee serves as Head of Int’l Capital Markets in China Visionary Group (CVG) to lead business development, investor partnership, and cross-border capital market execution. CVG is an affiliate of KE Holdings (NYSE: BEKE, China’s largest tech-enabled real estate service platform, circa. US$ 60 billion market cap). He has been directly involved in the acquisition of US$10 billion of real estate investments across Asia and the U.S. Previously, he had worked as principal investment position at RedBridge House (2015-2019) as CEO, Panda Express, CBRE Investors, AIG Nan Shan Life, Colony Capital, and Arthur Andersen in 1999. He spent two years as second lieutenant of transportation in Taiwan Navy. He is an Education Doctoral candidate at USC.

Chanakya
Chanakya Chakravarti
Managing Director, India, Growth MarketsIvanhoé Cambridge
India
Chanakya (Chan) Chakravarti is the MD for India, responsible for implementing in his territory, the investment and asset-management strategies outlined in Ivanhoé Cambridge’s annual business plan and strategic plan. He works closely with the Growth Markets team and collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to put in place and consolidate strategic partnerships for major projects in India. Mr. Chakravarti is a seasoned manager with more than 27 years of experience, including over 20 years in real estate, investment and development. Before joining Ivanhoé Cambridge in 2018, he was Managing Director, Global Alternatives, Asia, at J.P. Morgan Chase. Chan has previously held country management roles at Actis Capital and C&W.

Charlie
Charlie MacGregor
CEO & FounderThe Student Hotel
Netherlands
As founder and CEO of The Student Hotel (TSH), MacGregor has reimagined the concept of ‘luxury’ city centre accommodation for an expanding customer base of internationally-minded students, entrepreneurs and travellers who seek more than the anonymity of a box room in a building that sits in grand isolation from the community that surrounds it.

Craig
Craig Carracher
Group Executive ChairmanScape
Australia
Craig co-founded Scape Australia in 2013. After a partnership at Minter Ellison Legal, he became General Counsel of Consolidated Press Holdings. Craig then made the move to the investment world, first as CEO of Arctic Capital and then as co-founder of Telopea Capital Partners. After seeing the importance and potential of student living, Craig took on the role of Executive Chairman at PAD Student Living, co-founding Scape Australia soon after. Craig is responsible for Scape Australia’s legal, compliance and investor relations.

Daniel
Daniel Gorzawski
Managing DirectorHarrison Street Real Estate Capital
United Kingdom
Mr. Gorzawski joined the firm in 2015 and is a member of the firm’s Management Committee. As a Managing Director and Head of European Transactions, based in London, he oversees sourcing and management of investments and relationships with operating and development partners and is Portfolio Manager of Harrison Street’s Europe Funds. In addition, he is responsible for the development of the European team and investment strategies.
Prior to joining Harrison Street, he was Managing Director Investments at AIG Global Real Estate, where he was responsible for the origination and structuring of debt and equity transactions in Europe including development, investment and management of operating companies.

Douglas
Douglas Edwards
Head of Group Equity RaisingCorestate Capital Group
Germany
Douglas Edwards is Managing Director and Head of Group Equity Raising & Client Services at Corestate Capital Group. He has 35 years of experience in international real estate, with a key focus on European markets. Douglas also has proven investment & asset management credentials, with a solid background in structuring debt and equity products for real estate investors. Additionally, Douglas has a deep understanding of sourcing & closing strategies and a strong international institutional sales network. Before he joined Corestate he was Managing Director and Head of Institutional Business International at KGAL Capital and Managing Director and Head of International Clients at Corpus Sireo.

Filipe
Filipe de Sá Pessoa
Head of Acquisitions and DevelopmentMPC Capital
Germany
Filipe de Sá Pessoa is Head of Acquisitions and Development at MPC Micro Living Development, subsidiary of MPC Capital, Hamburg based Investment and Asset Manager with EUR 4,2 bn AuM. Since 2014 MPC is developing Micro Living-Apartments for students and professionals under the brands STAYTOO and STAYURBAN. MPC has successfully delivered more than 1.000 units and has more than 1.500 units under development or acquisition. Filipe has more than 12 years industry experience, specialized in planning and developing properties, with focus on product and efficiency. Between 2013 and 2018 he was Acquisitions Manager at german developer DC Developments, where he conducted acquisitions, inception and developments with a TDV in excess of EUR 750m.

Franck
Franck Lirzin
Executive Director ResidentialGecina
France
A Polytechnique and Ecole des Mines graduate, Franck Lirzin has held various positions with the French Ministry of Economy and Finance. His career path since 2006 has taken him to the cabinet of the French Minister for Economic Affairs, Emmanuel Macron. Previously Deputy Chief of Staff for the French Secretary of State for Industry, Digital and Innovation, Franck joined Gecina as Executive Director Residential in 2017.

Freddie
Freddie Wonnacott
Associate DirectorM&G Investments
United Kingdom

Harald
Harald Hübl
Investment DirectorValue One Holding AG / MILESTONE
Austria
Harald Hübl is Investment Director of value one group. Prior to that, he headed Corporate Finance and Real Estate Finance at Bawag PSK (a Cerberus owned bank in Austria). He spent nearly ten years in London at GE Capital as leader in European Healthcare Leveraged & Real Estate Finance, M & A and infrastructure investment.

Heriberto
Heriberto Cuanalo
CEOCollegiate
United Kingdom
Eri is a recognised expert in the development and management of high quality student accommodation schemes, with over 12 years of senior experience in the sector, and has worked on over 500 student accommodation projects.

Ioannis
Ioannis Verdelis
Managing Director, International DevelopmentVita Group
United Kingdom
Growing our footprint in the PBSA sector in Spain and beyond.