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 FHS Living 2027
Main stageEurope’s Living Outlook: The Numbers Behind the Next Cycle
Capital flows, demand, absorption, stock and pipeline for each living sector, and the European markets where demand is strongest.
Main stageFollow the Money: Where Europe's Living Capital Is Heading
As Europe's living investment landscape evolves, where are investors doubling down, where are they pulling back, and which markets and asset classes are poised to attract the next wave of capital?
Main stageBeyond the Building: Is the Operator the Missing Piece?
As real estate becomes increasingly operational, is the operator the key to unlocking greater asset value and investment returns?
Main stageNetworking Coffee
When Luxury Brands Become Real Estate Brands
Main stageLiving as a Service: Where Hospitality Meets Residential
Main stageHomes Aren't Hotels: Who Gets Branded Living Right?
Main stageNetworking Lunch
The Living Lab: Where Ideas Take Shape
Main stageHosted Investor Meetings
MeetingsParallel sessions
- The Cost to Build: Construction Costs and Modular EconomicsA snapshot of European construction costs and the real economics of modular building.
- Living Assets 101: A Hotel Investor’s Guide to the Living EconomyThe planning rules, tenancy law, lease structures and capital models hotel investors need to know before moving into living.
- The State of the Global Branded Residences MarketA data-driven overview of the global branded residences market, examining development pipelines, geographic hotspots, emerging trends and the investment dynamics shaping the sector’s future.
Parallel sessions
- Interactive Roundtable A: Intelligent Living: Hyper-Personalised Digital ExperiencesHow AI and resident data personalise living, who owns that data and where the return on investment lies.
- Case Study Clinic B: How the Deal Got Done: The Real NumbersRecent living projects taken apart: how they were structured, who took which risk, what went well and what went badly.
- The Rental Equation: Can Branded Residences Deliver Real Returns?Exploring the economics of branded residence rental programmes, from rental pool structures and operator fees to realistic yields and income potential across hotel-attached and standalone developments.
Facilitated Networking
Main stageHappy Hour in Exhibition
Main stage
Wednesday 24 February
Residents, sectors and delivery
The New Resident: Who They Are, What They Want and What They'll Pay
Main stageThe Hotelisation of Living: What Makes It Bankable?
Main stageThe PBSA Landscape: Where Europe Stands Today
A data-driven overview of Europe's student housing market, examining supply-demand dynamics, investment activity, rental performance and emerging opportunities across key European markets.
Main stageCapital Without Borders: The Gulf’s Appetite for European Living
Main stageNetworking Coffee
The Silver Economy: Demographics, Demand and Investment
A data-driven overview of Europe’s senior living market, exploring demographic shifts, evolving demand, supply gaps and the investment opportunities emerging from an ageing population.
Main stageBeyond Retirement: Reinventing Senior Living for the Next Generation
As a new generation redefines ageing, how are developers and operators reimagining senior living through hospitality, lifestyle and community, and which models can deliver both consumer appeal and sustainable returns?
Main stageSuper Brands: Will One Brand Own the Resident from Cradle to Grave?
Could the next generation of hospitality and lifestyle super brands follow residents through every stage of life, from student accommodation to senior living, or will changing needs, affordability and consumer choice prevent any one brand from dominating the living journey?
Main stageEurope's Housing Gap: Can Policy and Capital Unlock Delivery?
As Europe faces a growing housing shortfall, what policy reforms, planning solutions and investment strategies are needed to unlock capital and accelerate residential development at scale?
Main stageClosing Remarks
Main stageNetworking Lunch
Hosted Investor Meetings
MeetingsParallel sessions
- Interactive Roundtable A: Whose name is on the door? Making white-label living workWhen a hotel group runs a residential building without its brand on the door, owners and operators work out what it brings, what it gives up and what a fair deal looks like for both sides.
- Masterclass B: Underwriting Living Assets: Pricing Risk in the Operational Real Estate EraHow investors and lenders price operational risk, occupancy, lease-up and exit yields across the living asset classes.
- Branded Residences: Navigating Europe's Regulatory MazeExploring the legal and regulatory complexities of branded residences across Europe's key markets, from planning and use classifications to off-plan sales, escrow requirements and ownership structures.
- Co-Creative Sprint D: The Next Competitive Advantage: Unleashing Value Through Human Connection (until 3:15pm)
Parallel sessions
- Interactive Roundtable A: Wellness Living: From Amenity to Investment CaseHow operators and developers design wellness into living assets, from health-led design and resident services to the data that proves it lifts rents and retention.
- Partner Workshop B: Beyond Capital: How the UAE Supports Global InvestorsHosted by DIFC: the UAE’s legal and regulatory framework, structuring vehicles and platform for global investors.
- Case Study: The Resort Branded Residence ModelThe economics, phasing and sales strategy behind resorts, which account for 54% of branded residence pipeline growth.
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 15 November 2026 for the current rate.
Delegate Pass
For everyone
€1,450+ VAT
Until 14 November. From 15 November 2026 the price is €1,550 + 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