BPF Futures: September news and events

Welcome back - hopefully you've had a?great summer!?This autumn and winter we're pleased to?offer you a range of face-to-face?as well as online activities to help extend your network and build your knowledge of the industry.?We’re also starting?welcome webinars. These are for all new #BPFFutures members to help you understand how?you can get involved and make the?most of your membership. I look forward to seeing you at one or more of our upcoming events!?

Best wishes,

Izzy

Isabelle Hease , Chair, BPF Futures

Getting involved

We hear Birmingham's booming?at summer networking?

BPF Futures members enjoyed hearing from Birmingham City Council’s Director of Property and Investment, Philip Nell , at a?Summer Networking event kindly hosted by RSM (pictured above). BPF Futures Board Member Frank Oxley who attended said, “The scale of the challenge and opportunity for Birmingham is unparalleled. No area of the city is beyond reach for regeneration and developments that drive social value. It was great to hear Philip’s unique perspective on the city’s potential.” Keep a look out for our winter networking events that will be taking place in London, Birmingham, and Scotland.

BPF Regional Policy Committee?

Thank you to all those who applied for the two places on this committee. Applications are being looked at and we will be in touch over the next couple of weeks.??

Christopher Mizen joins BPF Futures Advisory Board?

We’re pleased to welcome Christopher Mizen to the BPF Futures Advisory Board as our new Member for Influencing. Christopher is a Surveyor at Gerald Eve and will take up the post recently vacated by Madeleine Rogers , who stepped down due to new work commitments. Christopher said,?“I'm passionate about the role of the BPF to act as a voice for the UK real estate industry and I am keen to play a decisive role in raising awareness of challenges and opportunities facing members. Having been a BPF Futures member for a couple of years, I’m now delighted to be able to support it further and help others learn, influence, and connect.”?

Talking policy

Futures Policy Congress - Emerging trends in residential real estate

Did you miss our online policy event ‘Emerging Trends in Residential Real Estate’? You can watch the event devised and hosted by Madeleine Rogers and Gafar Fashola on demand?and get up to speed on changes?in the residential market.?Watch the webinar?here.

Events

Mentoring meet and greets?

To welcome all the mentors and mentees to the 2023-2024 programme, we have a series of face-to-face events. If you are taking part in the BPF Futures mentoring scheme this year, do book your place!?

Tuesday 12 September, 5.30pm - 7pm Hosted by Colliers, Birmingham

Thursday 14 September, 6pm - 8pm Hosted by Greystar, London

Thursday 14 September, 8.30am - 10am Hosted by TFT, Edinburgh

BPF Futures Manchester #networking including?Mentoring meet and greet

Tuesday 19 September, 6pm - 8pm Hosted by Shoosmiths, Manchester.

All BPF Futures members in the #Manchester area are invited to this reception at Shoosmiths. Learn more about Futures and the?mentoring programme and meet other BPF Futures members. ?

BPF Futures Welcome webinar

Monday 2 October, 12.30pm - 1pm

Have?you?recently joined BPF Futures? Then?sign up to this online event?to learn more about the network, hosted by Grace Pinault and Alison Parmar MCIPR . Book here.? ?

Meet the Mentor

Friday 27 October,?12pm -?1pm, online

To celebrate National Mentoring Day we have three mentors from our current cohort joining us on a webinar hosted by Futures Advisory Board members Betsy Brady and Cheryl Effiom . Register to hear the secrets of their career success. Book here.??

BPF Futures: The Big Social Value Question - what is it and why is it crucial in the real estate profession?

Wednesday 29 November 2023

SAVE THE DATE for our next policy congress! This event devised and hosted by Gafar Fashola and Christopher Mizen will be held in London.?Booking link to come.

Would your firm host a Futures event? We are planning our?2024 events and are keen to hear from firms that may be able to host between 20 and 100 BPF Futures members for an event - it could be a small roundtable meeting, networking event or conference. Please email [email protected] for more information.