Schedule

Explore Belfast - unlocking the neighbourhood

Curated experiential urban expedition as we explore Belfast; visiting some ground breaking hospitality and real estate properties:

- Novel Alma Place (PBSA )

- Wilton House Belfast

- Ten Square Hotel

- Urban HQ (workspace)

A maximum of 50 places are available for the tours on Day 1! Registrations will open 2 weeks prior to the event.

Confirmed 'RECHARGERS' only will receive an online sign up form link to complete to secure your place.

Please contact danique@internationalhospitality.media for more details.

*Please note tour venues are subject to change.

18:30 - 20:30

Surprise Drinks Reception

After much exploring, we will be hosting a drinks reception, ensuring everyone can enjoy a taste of Belfast, in the heart of the city.

20:30 - Late

'Nightcap' drinks and free time to explore Belfast's nightlife

Join us for a celebratory 'nightcap' and those that are more adventurous may wish to tour some of the hottest nightlife hubs post business hours in Belfast.

Go To The Next Day

07:30 - 08:30

Precharge activities

Optional precharge activities, discover something new about your fellow RECHARGERS - designed to invigorate and set you up for the day ahead!

08:45 - 09:45

Breakfast

Grab a coffee and pastry and reconvene with your peers, along with our sponsors and speakers to reconnect and do business.

09:45 - 10:00

Special RECHARGE welcome and meet the team

RECHARGE is both the event’s manacle and its energetic spark - what do you want of your event? ask your host.

• Piers Brown, CEO, International Hospitality Media

Piers Brown

International Hospitality Media

10:00 - 10:20

Keynote speech

Keynote speech - Cathy Reynolds, director, city regeneration & development, Belfast City Council

10:20 - 11:00

Investor and developer panel

A panel of investors and developers discuss the challenges and opportunities they are facing in buying, funding and delivering real estate across the living and hospitality sectors.

11:00 - 11:30

Coffee and catch up

30 minutes to freshen up, grab a coffee and get ready for the morning's second half

11:30 - 12:00

Towards net zero carbon in operational real estate

A round-up of the latest strategies, technology and techniques employed in advancing the hospitality and living sectors in their journey to net zero.

12:00 - 12:30

Presentation: Designing and developing for Gen Z

As Gen Z becomes a critical element of the real estate and hosptality sectors' demographic core, how are the industries responding to evolving ways of living, working and travelling.

12:30 - 13:15

Revitalising cities - building multi-use multi-tenure urban centres

How can investors, developers and operators play their role, alongsde other stakeholders such as planners, government and residents, to ensure urban development creates the best environments possible?

13:15 - 14:30

Lunch Buffet and optional tour of host venue

Optional tour of host venue while networking with peers over lunch

14:30 - 15:10

Flexible living - the future of apartment buildings

How are apartment buildings becoming more adaptable by responding to a range of user groups, and how are design, tech and operations fuelling the flex living phenomenon?

15:10 - 15:40

Case study - The Titanic Quarter regeneration

A look at one of the highest profile and most successful regeneration projects in our host city.

15:40 - 16:10

Afternoon happy hour drinks

RECHARGE and re-energise with a happy hour drink - non alcoholic options available

16:10 - 17:10

Workshop: The proptech challenge part 1

Workshop - Proptech challenge part 1

Attendess are split in to teams and tasked with inventing a proptech offer to address an issue they have come across in their businesses
• What is the issue addressed?
• What is the team's solution and how does it work?
• Who is the target market?
• How will you market and sell the offer?

17:10 - 17:40