Annual Property Funds Industry Forum 2025

• Our Day 1 topics included global economic shifts, the accelerating role of artificial intelligence in property and investment management, A‑REIT market dynamics, private real estate credit, the outlook for land and construction markets, property market data, alternative investment trends, and solutions to construction‑cost pressures.
• Day 2 focused on political and policy developments, regulatory challenges, and capital‑raising conditions, and concluded with open discussion on emerging themes for 2026 and beyond, reaffirming the value of shared insight and collaboration across the Australia and New Zealand’s property funds industry.

Our speakers included the following:

• Jonathan Pain, Independent commentator, Author - The Pain Report, A chaotic world – A Global perspective and its implications
• Joel Pearson, Keynote address on AI & unlocking boundless potential of the human mind, How should companies view, adopt and drive AI initiatives
• Antony Green, Chair of Real Estate - Australia and NZ, Macquarie Capital, Real Estate Market – AREITs Reactivated
• Michael Wood, Executive Chair & Founder, Madigan Capital, Private Real Estate Credit – Myths and Realities
• Discussion Panel - John McBain, Joint CEO, Centuria Capital / Nick Collishaw, Executive Chairman, Lincoln Place
• Gavin Duane, Managing Director, LocationIQ, The Numbers Game
• Julian Coppini, CEO, Oliver Hume Property Group Business, Land Market Update
• Bernard Waller, Director, nettletontribe, Architecture and where its heading
• Wayne Larsen, CEO, PTBlink, Solutions in a high construction cost environment
• Pat McGrath, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Kismet Healthcare, The Australian political landscape and the rebirth of the Liberal party!!
• Ben Martin-Henry, Executive Director & Head of Real Assets Research Pacific, MSCI, Real estate sector performance and emerging themes
• David Bruce-Clarke, Co-Head Alternatives, Valuations and Advisory, A view on the real estate Alternatives sector
• Scott McKenzie, CEO & Director, PMG Funds, Property funds management in NZ
• Sean McMahon, Partner, Hall & Willcox, Regulatory updates and issues for managed funds industry
• Ben Harrop, Head of Distribution, Centuria Capital, Capital raising market

A copy of the full agenda can be accessed here.

We congratulate the winners of our Awards, announced at our Gala Dinner with the 2025 award winners:
   
See the full press release here.

Core Property thanks all sponsors, delegates, speakers, and partners for contributing to another successful event for the property funds industry. 

We look forward to welcoming you to our 2026 Annual Property Funds Industry Forum, 12th-14th October 2026 at Peppers Noosa, Queensland Australia – SAVE THE DATES!