This interactive session is designed to spark candid, peer-driven discussion across key areas shaping the future of retail real estate. Attendees will participate in two x 40-minute focused roundtable conversations, each led by a subject matter expert or industry peer.
- Each roundtable will be capped to ensure open dialogue
- Session topics will be shared in advance to support selection and preparation
- Between each 40-minute session participants will be given 5 minutes to relocate to the next roundtable
Roundtable 1: Convenience, community & connection: the future of suburban and neighbourhood shopping centres
Facilitated by: Vicki Leavy, General Manager, JMK Retail
Roundtable 3: Building the Self-Optimising Mall: AI Agents, Design and Media
Facilitated by: Kelly Slessor, CEO, The Ecommerce Tribe
Roundtable 4: Youth as a signal! Not a segment!
Facilitated by: Anastasia Pelot, Founder, House of Context
Roundtable 5: The Green Energy Premium: How Energy Strategy Directly Changes Property Valuation
Facilitated by: Adam Pearse, COO, Microgrid Power
Roundtable 6: Fostering efficiencies to save time and money, all while fostering construction best practice across de-fitting and base-building -in a compliant and sustainable way
Facilitated by: Nik Kokotovich, Director, Building Services Group
Roundtable 7: Smart Space, Real Impact: Why Occupancy is the New Battleground for Malls & Retailers
Facilitated by: Anel Turkanovic, CEO, Vemco Group
Roundtable 8: Starting your decarbonisation journey: building revenue and meeting ESG ambitions
Facilitated by: Simon Mouat, Head of Commercial Embedded Network, Origin
Roundtable 9: Smart & Secure Shopping Malls: AI Powered Security in Shopping Mall Real Estate
Facilitated by: George Vlahogiannis, Enterprise Account Executive, Verkada
Roundtable 10: Inside the Valuer’s Model: What Really Moves Retail Asset Value
Facilitated by: Shaun O’Sulivan, Director – Retail, M3 Property
Roundtable 11: Wayfinding as storytelling
Facilitated by: Tim Dow, Strategic Director, Tim Ron Don Dow and Jordan Rowe, Creative Director, Jordan Rowe Multidisciplinary Creative
Roundtable 12: From cost centre to profit centre – digital signage as a commercial asset
Facilitated by: Cameron Hanns, Owner/Director, Entwined Signage
Roundtable 13: Connected from the ground up: Building tomorrow’s retail experience
Facilitated by: Adrian Ha, Business Development Manager Wireless Solutions, BAI Communications
Roundtable 14: From Retail to Community Hub: How Innovative Placemaking and Generational Connections Drive Social Impact in Malls
Facilitated by: Tony Rothacker, CEO & Co-Founder, Youngster.co