3RD Annual
Healthcare Real Estate Summit

6 May 2025, Doltone House Darling Island, Sydney

Investment, development, construction and design strategies for Australia’s healthcare sector

About the Summit

Regardless of economic conditions, people will always need medical care, which makes healthcare real estate a stable and resilient asset class. That’s not to say healthcare real estate is immune to the challenges that other sectors are facing including higher interest rates and construction costs. Slimming margins and a tough financing environment are anticipated to continue in the sector through 2025.

Healthcare organisations are reassessing their real estate footprints to optimise real estate assets, consolidate space and vacate underutilised properties to reduce operating costs and increase revenue. There’s also a big shift towards “outpatient care” fuelled by changing patient expectations, reimbursement challenges and technological breakthroughs. And the industry will continue to evolve, as healthcare delivery evolves, and medical facilities become smarter and better designed to optimise patient care.

With this in mind, the 3rd annual Healthcare Real Estate Summit will bring together a cross section of healthcare real estate leaders— investors, developers, operators and health systems executives discuss the opportunities and challenges of investing in healthcare real estate, the specialist considerations required when designing and developing these sites, how to navigate the cost of financing and more.

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Meet Our Speakers

Dr. Rachel David

CEO, Private Healthcare Australia

Timothy Turner

Executive Director, Infrastructure Planning and Delivery, Queensland Health

Alex Belcastro

Senior Vice President, Development and Precincts, Northwest Healthcare Properties

Tom Patrick

Director, Head of Healthcare Property, Barwon Investment Partners

Georgia Willis

Executive General Manager, Property, Regis Aged Care

Mark Russell

National Property and Development Manager, Aurora Healthcare

Nicholas Skulander

General Manager, Healthcare, QIC

Jason Cheung

Investment Manager - Healthcare, EG Funds

Ben Keneally

Managing Director and Partner, Boston Consulting Group

Siobhan Leach

Group Sustainability Officer, Ramsay Healthcare

Thank you for the opportunity to speak at the Healthcare Real Estate Summit. The panels were fantastic, and the room was filled with a diverse range of stakeholders. It was a useful platform for connecting and teaming.

Priscilla Radice

Deputy Director-General, Health Capital Division , Queensland Health

An incredibly insightful conference that covered a wide range of highly relevant topics. It was great to have such a diverse group of real estate professionals from providers, financiers, developers, contributing to the day. An absolute must attend event for those working at the vanguard of healthcare real estate.

David Simpson

Chief of Strategy, Southern Cross Healthcare (NZ)

Thank you to FuturePlace for the chance to facilitate the opening panel discussion at the Healthcare Real Estate Summit. The event has fast become a fixture in the industry’s diaries and is a great forum for engaging conversations with sector leaders on the factors shaping investment and development in Australian healthcare real estate.

Sam Biggins

Partner, National Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences, Knight Frank

Thank you for the opportunity to attend the Healthcare Real Estate Summit. Healthcare real estate goes beyond just buildings and investments; events like these are crucial for driving innovation and improving our industry. It has been a privilege to contribute, and it was great to see the wealth of knowledge and experience brought together by the team at FuturePlace on the day.

Jodie Toohey

Associate Director - Property & Leasing, The Royal Melbourne Hospital

It was fantastic to hear directly from the most senior levels of health executive leadership on their capital works programs and strategy, to understand how we can best align our service offering to meet the evolving needs of the sector.

Alicia Cook

Managing Director, Emerson Health

The Healthcare Real Estate Summit panel discussion was a great opportunity to gain insights from a variety of people representing a good cross section of organisations. The conversation provided a deep and wide-ranging perspective from across the industry

Emma Hunt

Executive Lead - Property & Assets, Lutheran Services

Thanks FuturePlace for putting on a great event. I really enjoyed discussing the current challenges and opportunities within the healthcare sector with my fellow panellists. I also found the summit provided a great opportunity to connect with industry peers and get a good cross-section of views and perspectives on navigating the current market conditions and unlocking value.

Jonathan Greenwood

Senior Development Manager – Healthcare, Stockland

The Healthcare Real Estate Summit was an invaluable experience. I gained a wealth of knowledge on the latest trends and innovations shaping the industry. The calibre of speakers was impressive, offering insightful perspectives on everything from investment strategies to the impact of technology on healthcare facilities. The summit provided a fantastic platform for networking with industry leaders, fostering valuable connections that will undoubtedly benefit my future endeavours. Highly recommend this event for anyone involved in the healthcare real estate sector!

Andrea Carr

National Property and Leasing Lead, Calvary Health Care

“The conference was exceptionally well run with a great lineup of industry experts and excellent networking opportunities”.

Tony Massaro

Partner, Real Estate, KordaMentha

The Healthcare Real Estate Summit continues to grow and attract industry leaders across operations, capital, development and Government. This year’s attendance was fabulous left me feeling optimistic about the future of Healthcare Real Estate in Australia. The speakers were diverse in nature and equally, the topics covered sought highlight headwinds, but also the opportunities. Will definitely be back next year.

Shalain Singh

Managing Director & CEO, Arrow Advisory

KEY THEMES

The Healthcare Real Estate Summit will bring together senior leaders to discuss the following topics:

  • A review of the year that was in healthcare, the state of the market, and predictions for the future of the sector
  • Where investors see the hot spots for the highest return on capital
  • The future pipeline of healthcare real estate projects and where the opportunities are
  • Which sites are in the highest demand, and the commercial and specialist considerations around site selection
  • How to reduce operational costs through design and development strategies
  • Financing healthcare in an environment of high interest and expensive debt
  • The emerging subsectors delivering promising returns and growth
  • Public private partnerships and the collaborations driving greater stakeholder engagement
  • Precinct and place making, creating spaces that integrate healthcare into the communities of the future
  • What does ESG mean for healthcare real estate?
  • The design and technology solutions driving healthcare delivery innovation
  • Deep diving into the developments delivering the gold standard for the healthcare sector

Who Attends?

  • Healthcare facility/medical office building owners & managers
  • Healthcare real estate developers
  • Operators
  • Investors
  • Construction & fit-out companies
  • Healthcare facility design and planning
  • Sales, leasing & advisory specialists
  • Legal firms
  • Financiers
  • Property technology companies

Agenda

08:30

Registration & Welcome Coffee

09:00

Welcome Remarks

09:10

Chairman's Address

Healthcare in Australia – A market overview of operating, investing and developing 

  • Examining the key trends in healthcare, with a focus on Hospitals 
  • Exploring the capital flows and where the capital is coming from? 
  • Assessing the challenges and solutions for healthcare developments 
  • What’s the healthcare market’s outlook 
Shalain Singh, Managing Director & CEO, Arrow Advisory Group

Taking the Pulse of Australia’s Healthcare Market

09:30

KEYNOTE ADRESS

In this session, Dr Rachel David examines the state of the private healthcare industry, from the saturation of private coverage post-covid, to the implications of the growing role of government in private health systems. In an industry with many moving parts, and often conflicting stakeholder interests, it’s has become crucial to strike a balance between accessibility, affordability, and quality of care.

  • Assessing the viability of private healthcare as a business
  • Examining the relationship between public and private interests within a healthcare context
  • Exploring the impact of regulatory changes and policy shifts on private healthcare
Dr. Rachel David, CEO, Private Healthcare Australia
09:50

PANEL DISCUSSION | Tackling cost to deliver exceptional healthcare

With the viability of private healthcare in flux, its essential that both owners and operators come together in order to provide quality healthcare for Australians. Tightening margins and rising operational costs make it essential that the spaces in which we care for patients are efficient, effective, and responsive to the changing needs of the healthcare market. In this session we’ll uncover how intelligent hospitals are keeping operating costs low and quality high.

  • Understanding our assets: how can space promote quality care that attracts and retains tenants and patients?
  • Tackling a changing sector: What do shorter stays, telehealth and rising operational costs mean for private healthcare and how can the sector adapt?
  • Making sense of sustainability across healthcare portfolios
  • Encouraging collaboration between operator and owner to ensure stakeholder alignment
  • Examining the future of Australian private healthcare: what opportunities do population growth, an aging population, and advancement in technologies present for the sector?
Moderated by:
Sam Biggins, Partner, National Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences, Knight Frank
Panellists:
Alex Belcastro, Senior Vice President, Development and Precincts, NorthWest Healthcare Properties
Tom Patrick, Partner, Director and Head of Healthcare Property, Barwon Investment Partners
Ben Keneally, Managing Director and Partner, Boston Consulting Group
Siobhan Leach, Group Sustainability Officer, Ramsay Healthcare
Scott Wenkart, Commercial Manager – Real Estate and Investment, Macquarie Health Corporation
10:30

Morning refreshments & Networking Break

11:10

INTERACTIVE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS

In this session we bring owners, developers, operators, architects, fit-out companies, and tech firms together in small focus groups to talk through the most pressing issues facing the healthcare real estate sector today. This will be followed by a 2-minute wrap by table facilitators.

ROUNDTABLE 1: Making healthcare development stack up: balancing cost, stakeholder interests and quality through strategic collaboration
Mark Russell, National Property and Development Manager, Aurora Healthcare
ROUNDTABLE 2: Improving the health facility environment, without compromising safety for patients and staff
ROUNDTABLE 3: Future-Proofing Healthcare: Sustainable Designs for Medical Office Buildings
ROUNDTABLE 4: Meeting the demand for flexible and adaptive healthcare space
ROUNDTABLE 5: Healthcare Real Estate - Legal risks that investors must consider when investing in the healthcare property sector
ROUNDTABLE 6: Capital Markets: Navigating challenges in Healthcare Real Estate through innovative financing strategies
12:00

CASE STUDY | WiSE Specialist Emergency’s alternative approach to emergency facilities

As models of healthcare are being increasingly delivered in outpatient settings, specialist emergency clinics provide a high-quality private sector alternative to public emergency departments and allow for comprehensive medical care to be delivered within a collaborative network. WiSE Specialist Emergency operate both standalone clinics as well as within private hospitals. In this session WiSE co-founder and director John Lightbown explores how specialist emergency centres meet the challenges of a changing market:

  • Analysing opportunities for expansion: demographics, leasing models, and partnerships
  • Understanding the benefits of alternative delivery models for staffing, quality and cost
  • Identifying suitable properties and understanding the unique requirements of specialist emergency care facilities
John Lightbown, Director, WiSE Specialist Emergency
12:40

Lunch and Networking Break

Capital Markets & Investment Considerations

13:40

MARKET REPORT

In this session, Benjamin Martin-Henry will explore the latest demand, valuation, occupancy and broader trends shaping the future of Australian healthcare real estate. Benjamin leads MSCI’s research team to deliver the latest market intelligence.

Benjamin Martin-Henry, Head of Research , MSCI
14:00

FIRESIDE CHAT | Behind the screen: Exploring how underlying capital views the healthcare sector

As private capital becomes an increasingly important source of funding in the healthcare sector, it’s now more crucial that the sector understands the investment philosophies that motivate the allocation of capital. In this session, Rob Pepicelli will facilitate an insightful discussion with a leading investor from Australia’s superannuation industry.

Rob Pepicelli, Head of Portfolio, Healthcare, Life Sciences and Education, ISPT
14:20

PANEL DISCUSSION | Healthcare in focus: Capital markets perspective

Following on from the above sessions, our experts examine the impact of high interest rates, capital costs, and compressing margins, which have proved to be headwinds for asset performance and transactions since the pandemic, as well as examining the emerging opportunities for growth and renewed returns

    • Uncovering the nuances that make healthcare portfolios unique
    • Addressing tightening margins and ensuring profitability
    • Analysing macroeconomic drivers in order to understand the future of investment
    • Examining offshore examples to inform domestic decision making
Panellists:
Nicholas Skulander, General Manager, Healthcare, QIC
Cameron Ramsay, Vice President, Capital Transactions, Northwest Healthcare Properties
Srimathi Iyengar, Portfolio Manager, Barwon Investment Partners
Jason Cheung, Investment Manager - Healthcare, EG Funds
Moderated by:
Simon Quinn, Head of Alternative Investments, Capital Markets, JLL
15:00

Afternoon Refreshments and Networking Break

Improving Capacity & Care

15:40

INNOVATION TALKS

In this rapid-fire session, we hear from forward thinking companies on how they are shaping the future of healthcare real estate. This will be followed by a short panel discussion where we examine the ideas disrupting the sector, driving innovation, and creating opportunities for real estate professionals, developers, and healthcare professionals alike.

Talk 1 | Smart Properties, Safer Patients: AI-Powered Security in Healthcare Real Estate
Jesse Casellini, Director of Sales – JAPAC, Verkada
Talk 2 | Achieving best practice in healthcare fit out
Jerry Kennard, CEO, Evoke Projects
Facilitated by:
Shalain Singh, Managing Director & CEO, Arrow Advisory Group
16:20

CASE STUDY | Creating quality care through the built environment

With the unabating force of an aging population becoming an ever more pressing issue, it is imperative that the Australian healthcare industry be capable of providing care that not only accelerates efficiency, but also quality, dignity, and trust. By adapting and improving the spaces in which care is delivered, the sector may meet the mounting challenges of changing demographics. Leading the execution of Regis Aged Care’s growth strategy, in this session Georgia Willis explores:

  • Ensuring quality and business continuity over the lifecycle of an asset
  • Examining shifting demographics and client needs in order to futureproof delivery of care
  • Developing with functionality front of mind to ensure efficient operation
  • Analysing innovative design principles for both indoor and outdoor environments
Georgia Willis, Executive General Manager, Property, Regis Aged Care
16:40

LOCKNOTE ADDRESS | Case study: Queensland Health’s innovative capacity expansion program

Tasked with meeting the healthcare demands of an ever-growing population, Queensland Health’s commitment to delivering 2,200 additional beds between 2024 and 2028 has produced a series of trailblazing innovations set to guide the Australian healthcare industry into the future. In this session, Timothy Turner shares the learnings from Queensland Health’s ambitious undertaking:

    • Exploring offsite modular construction to mitigate risk and provide rural and remote healthcare at scale and pace
    • Implementing standardised design across all scales of health facilities for efficient, cost-effective project delivery
    • Examining the journey so far: lessons learned and challenges faced in expanding Queensland’s health Infrastructure
Timothy Turner, Executive Director, Infrastructure Planning and Delivery, Queensland Health
17:00

Networking Drinks

18:00

Close of Summit

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