Day 1 - Industry Focus
Friday, November 7, 2025
Room M1, WBS Teaching Centre, Warwick Campus
Registration and Buffet Lunch
12:00 - 12:45
Welcome and Introduction
12:45 - 12:50
Matt Hanmer, Honorary Research Fellow, WBS Gillmore Centre
Session 1
12:50 - 13:30
Reshaping Property Transactions Through AI and Blockchain
Professor Ram Gopal, Academic Director, WBS Gillmore Centre
Disrupting the Real Estate Industry: The PropTech Revolution
Dr Kalina Staykova, Assistant Professor, WBS Gillmore Centre
Panel Discussion – Transforming Access to Property Data Through Industry Collaboration and Innovation
13:30 - 14:05
Chair: Hilary Smyth-Allen, SuperTech West Midlands
Panellists:
Heather Xiao, Horizon Zero/WBS Gillmore Centre
Nathan Emerson, Propertymark
Simon Davis, Nimbus
Comfort Break
14:05 - 14:20
Session 2
14:20 - 15:10
PropTech Growth - Opportunities in the West Midlands
14:20 - 14:40
Chris Lawes, Sector Lead, BPFS, West Midlands Growth Company
Building A Successful PropTech Business – Founder Stories
14:40 - 15:10
Jarvey Moss, CEO, Saible
Maxine Wilson, CEO, Openproperty
Keynote Speech: The Future of Real Estate – Learning from the Past and Anticipating Opportunities
15:10 - 15:45
Professor Andrew Baum, Emeritus Professor, University of Oxford
Closing Remarks
15:45 - 16:00
Professor Ram Gopal, Academic Director, WBS Gillmore Centre
Drinks and Networking
16:00 - 16:45
WBS Teaching Centre