Senate’s John Walsh and Christopher Walsh were in Leeds for the fast-growing real estate event UKREiiF and came away energised with new knowledge, inspiration, insights and connections.
One of the standout sessions was a discussion sponsored by Calfordseaden on achieving the government’s NetZero target by 2050 and Manchester’s eye-popping goal of doing so 18 years sooner.
This was Senate Director John’s second trip to UKREiiF, which takes place at the impressive Royal Armouries, and this time he was accompanied by Chris, our head of contract and commercial.
The event, now in its third year, comprises a conference, seminars, exhibitions and wall-to-wall networking opportunities within the Royal Armouries and at multiple venues across the city centre.
Inside the exhibition hall, sheltered from a Yorkshire downpour on day two, John and Chris saw a noticeable increase in smaller businesses with stands, particularly of technology and software vendors.
Senate’s suggestion to make the exhibition hall more vibrant and interactive would be to allow exhibitors to showcase their service offerings and innovations. This would make the hall more interactive and inviting.
With more than 12,000 delegates, 800 speakers across 40 stages and 150 exhibitors, UKREiiF effectively showcased the power of innovation, collaboration, and forward thinking.
It was also a fantastic opportunity to make new connections and strengthen existing ones.
Our team came away from Leeds feeling enthused, inspired and optimistic about the future.
To find out more about Senate and our journey to Net Zero, connect with John Walsh and Christopher Walsh.
It was great to see familiar faces and reconnect with industry leaders and prominent organisations including the outstanding law practice Freeths, award-winning consultancy calfordseaden, Vincent & Partners, Frankham Group, Green Structural Engineering Ltd, Queenswood, building surveyors Earl Kendrick Project and Building Consultancy, EV Chargers, Travelodge, blowUP media, Greig & Stephenson Architects, Lawray Architects, Spatial Dimensions and development and personal tax advisors Saffery.
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Pictures curtesy of UKREiiF