OxProp Summit 2026 - Shaping the Future
Description
PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
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8.30 - 9.00 am (Garden Room)
Market briefing – Oxford v Cambridge
A review of current market trends and predictions across these markets – is it possible to compare these three markets or not? What are the common links, and where is the real growth happening? Now that the developers have responded to the call to arms for the innovation sector several years ago, is there now an oversupply?
09.00 – 10.00 (de Jager Auditorium)
WELCOME
THE COLEMAN INTERVIEW (Close by 9.20 am)
SHAPING THE FUTURE
The Growth Commission Report has now been published and on the streets of Oxfordshire, but what are the implications of the report for the residents and businesses as newly shaped authorities are formed? And how will The Growth Commission and its partners collaborate to make Oxfordshire more attractive for investors and tenants to place to live, work and play?
10.00 – 10.50 (de Jager Auditorium)
EIT CAMPUS @ OXFORD: REAL ESTATE WITH GLOBAL AMBITIONS
A new ambitious science campus, designed by Foster & Partners, is currently being built at Littlemore in Oxford to find breakthrough solutions to many of the world’s greatest challenges. In this session, we look at how the design of EIT’s buildings needs to foster innovation and collaboration between scientists. We’ll examine what's unique about the location of Oxford - a city that’s reinvented itself down the centuries to keep ahead of change, and we’ll learn more about the long-term strategy for EIT as it expands its portfolio across Oxford and London.
10.50 – 11.20 Coffee Break (Garden Room + The Café)
MORNING FRINGE (Garden Room)
11.20 – 12.10 (de Jager Auditorium)
NEW HOMES, NEW COMMUNITIES
How can new homes support thriving, well-connected communities, and what innovative steps are developers taking to create places people truly want to live? Using Heyford Park as an example, our panel will explore how master planning, investment in infrastructure and a balanced mix of homes can enhance places.
12.10 – 13.00 (de Jager Auditorium)
WARNEFORD PARK: FROM CARE TO CURE
Creating a world-leading campus for mental health care, academic and medical research, and education. How has the 200-year-old legacy of mental healthcare at the Warneford Hospital inspired and enabled this innovative shared vision? And how will this 950,000sqft project transform lives and contribute to Oxford’s world-leading science and innovation eco-system?
13.00 – 14.00
LUNCH (The Café + The Garden Room)
13.15 – 14.45
THE LUNCH TIME FRINGE (The Garden Room)
14.00 – 14.30
VIEW FROM THE TOP TABLE
What are the critical criteria investors consider when sizing up Oxfordshire as an investment opportunity? Does the region compare to other global regions, and what does it need to do to maintain its position as one the shining lights in the real estate investment market?
14.30 – 15.15
NEW OXFORD DISTRICTS (de Jager Auditorium)
Oxford City Centre is on the cusp of a major transformation which could create a modern, vibrant and exciting place comparable to the ‘best’ of European Cities. Our panel will discuss what makes a great city and will describe how (inter alia) the new districts of Oxford North, West End, the Oxford Market Quarter and OxPENS. Is there enough ambition and vision to ensure this happens, and how will these developments
15.15 – 16.00
POWERFUL CONNECTIONS (de Jager Auditorium)
Power, Transport, Digital. Water. These are the essential components which have to be in place to support the growth which Oxfordshire is expecting, but is this realistic? What are the travel plans for providing the essential services to connect the centres of activity in the region, and will encourage new growth?
16.00 - 16.45 (The Cafe)
NETWORKING DRINKS AND DEBRIEF
17.00
CLOSE AND LEAVE THE BUILDING
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