Built around capital deployment.
Every session answers a question capital allocators, developers and operators are working on now. The stage opens each day. Roundtables and matched meetings follow.
The programme, drawn to scale.
Developing programme. Details to be confirmed. The running order
Day 1Tuesday 23 February
Day 2Wednesday 24 February
Main stageWorkshopsHosted investor meetingsReception and site visits
The running order.
All times are Paris time. Hosted investor meetings run alongside the sessions on both days.
Tuesday 23 February
Capital, operators and brands
Welcome to the Founding Edition
Main stageA World Reordered: Geopolitics, Global Capital & the Future of European Real Estate
Main stageWhere the Smart Money Lives: Europe’s Living Investment Outlook
Main stageThe Hotelisation of Real Estate: Is the Operator the Missing Piece?
Main stageNetworking Coffee
When Luxury Brands Become Real Estate Brands
Main stageCommunity and Experience: Treating Residents as Customer-Guests
Main stageZooming Out: Do Branded Residences Belong in Living?
Main stageNetworking Lunch
Hosted Investor Meetings
MeetingsParallel sessions
- Masterclass A: What Real Estate Must Learn from Hospitality
- Masterclass B: Living Assets 101: A Hotel Investor’s Guide to the Living Economy
- Interactive Roundtable C: Going Solo: The Rise of Standalone Branded Residences
Parallel sessions
- Interactive Roundtable A: Intelligent Living: Hyper-Personalised Digital Experiences
- Case Study Clinic B: How the Deal Got Done: The Real Numbers
- Masterclass C: Rental Programmes: Can Branded Residence Owners Make Money?
Facilitated Networking and Founding Edition Reception
Reception
Wednesday 24 February
Residents, sectors and delivery
Who Is the Resident? Consumer and Demographic Demand Drivers
Main stageHotelised Living: What Makes It Bankable?
Main stageStudent Housing: The European Overview
Main stageMiddle East Capital and Europe’s Living Sector
Main stageNetworking Coffee
Hosted Investor Meetings
MeetingsSenior Living Deep Dive: The Silver Economy in Numbers
Main stageLiving Longer, Living Better: Hospitality’s Next Residential Frontier
Main stageSuper Brands: Will One Brand Own the Resident from Cradle to Grave?
Main stageThe Cost to Build: Construction Costs and Modular Economics
Main stagePolicy, Planning and the 9.6 Million Home Gap
Main stageClosing Remarks
Main stageNetworking Lunch
Parallel sessions
- Interactive Roundtable A: What Do Buyers Want? What Should Developers Build?
- Masterclass B: Underwriting Living Assets: Pricing Risk in the Operational Real Estate Era
- Case Study C: The Resort Branded Residence Model
- Co-Creative Sprint D: The Next Competitive Advantage: Unleashing Value Through Human Connection (until 3:15pm)
Parallel sessions
- Interactive Roundtable A: Co-Living Comes of Age: Building Communities, Not Just Buildings
- Partner Workshop B: Beyond Capital: How the UAE Supports Global Investors
- Masterclass C: Planning for Branded Residences: Navigating Europe’s Regulatory Landscape
Site Visits to Living Assets in Paris
Site visits
Developing programme. Details to be confirmed. Speakers are announced as they are confirmed. Session titles may change as the programme develops.
Talk to the programme team.
Tanja Millner leads the FHS Living programme and its speakers. Send her a session idea or a speaker you think the room should hear.
Tanja MillnerProgramme and speakers, The Benchtanja.millner@thebench.comEvery session, every meeting, one pass.
Book before 14 November 2026 for the current rate.
Delegate Pass
For everyone
€1,450+ VAT
Until 13 November. From 14 November 2026 the price is €1,700 + VAT.
- All keynotes, panels, roundtables and masterclasses
- AI-powered matchmaking app for pre-scheduled meetings
- Networking receptions and daily lunches
- Exhibition and partner showcases
- AI-generated session summaries, recordings and presentations
- Investor site tours and partner reports, subject to availability
Investor Pass
For capital allocators
€800+ VAT
Refunded once your scheduled meetings take place.
- Access to the Investors Lounge
- Pre-arranged 1:1 meetings with operators, developers and asset managers
- Invitations to closed-door investor sessions within 12 months