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

Regardless of the economic environment, people still need medical care, which makes healthcare real estate stable and resilient. The medical office building (MOB) sector’s long-term leases and creditworthy tenants drive high occupancy, built-in rent escalations and predictable returns. 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 2024-25.

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” fueled 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 2nd annual Healthcare Real Estate Summit will bring together a cross section of healthcare real estate leaders— investors, developers, operators and health systems executives — to break down the complexities of the evolving landscape and develop solutions.

Join the Healthcare Real Estate industry’s top owners, investors, developers, brokers and financiers as they gather and share their insight and outlooks for the marketplace.

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Past Speakers

Priscilla Radice

Deputy Director General Health Capital Division, Queensland Health

Siobhan Leach

Group Sustainability Officer, Ramsay Healthcare

Alex Belcastro

Senior Vice President, Development and Precincts, NorthWest Healthcare Properties

David Foran

Head of Health, Corporate and Institutional, ANZ

David Simpson

Chief of Strategy and Partnerships, Southern Cross Healthcare

Shay Ramalingam

Director, EG Funds

Jodie Toohey

Associate Director of Property & Leasing, Royal Melbourne Hospital

Chris Smith

General Manager, Healthcare Property, Australian Unity Wealth

The 2025 Program

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

  • Australian Healthcare Real Estate Outlook: Investment performance and demand drivers of the healthcare real estate sector
  • How are developers overcoming high construction costs and an anaemic debt market to get new projects off the ground and completed?
  • What are hospitals, health systems and physician groups thinking in terms of future delivery models and the real estate needed to support them?
  • Is behavioral health still the next big thing in healthcare/MOB real estate? What else is new and interesting in the space?
  • How Healthcare CRE Owners are adapting to evolving patient needs, regulatory requirements, and market demands to optimise their properties for success
  • Innovative approaches to design, construction, and sustainability that are revolutionizing healthcare real estate ownership
  • Healthcare real estate strategies and investment- Insights into health systems’ strategic decision-making, prioritisation of capital and strategic partnerships
  • The evolving landscape of healthcare leasing and key trends in rental rates, leasing structures—how rates has been rising, CPI vs. fixed expense etc
  • The game-changing impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on healthcare and the implications for healthcare real estate
  • Maximising utilisation of medical space to improve performance and patient outcomes
  • Strategies to leverage core & non-core portfolio assets
  • Perspectives on the costs, benefits, and returns associated with implementing ESG practices within the healthcare real estate sector
Schedule Dates

Conference Schedule

08:00

Conference registration

09:00

Opening remarks

Smeet Patel, Conference Producer, Future Place

BIG PICTURE OUTLOOK

09:10

CHAIRMAN'S WELCOME | 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
09:40

OWNERS PANEL DISCUSSION | Unlocking success - Navigating the evolving terrain of healthcare real estate  

Healthcare represents 10% of Australia’s GDP and employs 14.4% of the working population, making that sector the country’s biggest employer. In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare real estate, industry professionals face a multitude of challenges and opportunities. This panel delves deep into the strategies and insights required to unlock success in this dynamic sector.

  • How do you make a healthcare development stack up? 
  • ESG integration in healthcare real estate: Driving sustainability and value in asset ownership 
  • Building & designing today for facilities of tomorrow: Construction, development & design 
  • Cultivating collaboration: Partnerships and stakeholder engagement in healthcare real estate ownership 
Panellists:
Alex Belcastro, Senior Vice President, Development and Precincts, NorthWest Healthcare Properties
Chris Smith, General Manager, Healthcare Property, Australian Unity Wealth
Robert Pepicelli, Head of Portfolio, Healthcare, Life Sciences and Education, ISPT
Jonathan Greenwood, Senior Development Manager – Community Real Estate, Healthcare, Stockland
Emma Hunt, Executive Lead – Property and Assets, Lutheran Services Australia
Facilitated by:
Sam Biggins, Partner – National Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences, Knight Frank
10:30

Morning refreshments & networking break

HEALTHCARE REIMAGINED – ROUNDTABLES

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. 

Round Table 1: Charting a sustainable path: Navigating ESG practices in healthcare real estate
Siobhan Leach, Group Sustainability Officer, Ramsay Healthcare
Round Table 2: Cap rates in healthcare real estate: Understanding trends, impacts, and future projections
Sam Biggins, Partner – National Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences, Knight Frank
Round Table 3: Leasing for healthy futures: Strategies to optimise healthcare real estate tenancies
Peter Beale, Senior Asset Manager, Australian Unity Wealth
Round Table 4: Precincts, the way to unlock healthcare development
Shalain Singh, Managing Director & CEO, Arrow Advisory Group
Round Table 5: Healthy spaces, thriving communities: Innovations in healthcare real estate development Moderated by: Calibre Interiors
Steven McLean, Design Principal, Calibre Healthcare Interiors

UNLOCKING INVESTMENT VALUE

12:00

KEYNOTE SESSION: QLD Health’s ambitious commitment to healthcare

Queensland’s population is projected to surge by nearly 29% over the next decade and to accommodate this remarkable growth, Queensland Health has embarked on an extensive overhaul of its health infrastructure planning and delivery across the state. The nearly $15 billion Capital pipeline aims to add 3300 beds to hospitals by 2028. Guided by Queensland Health’s inaugural design principles, with a focus on people-centered infrastructure tailored to local needs of the almost 6.7 million by 2036.

  • Exploring Queensland Health’s projects pipeline with centralised coordination and shared expertise to achieve  effective delivery 
  • Implementing Queensland Health’s first set of design principles and partnership-based model with Hospital and Health Services (HHSs) prioritises to achieve flexible, future-fit infrastructure for sustainable healthcare delivery 
  • Addressing challenges and seizing opportunities in partnerships
Priscilla Radice, Deputy Director General Health Capital Division, Queensland Health
12:30

Change management and digital co-design for geographically dispersed workforces

This case study explores how to manage change and implement new technologies for geographically dispersed workforces in healthcare. We’ll delve into strategies for fostering employee buy-in and collaboration across locations.

  • Managing concerns about stakeholders derailing consultation activities 
  • The role of consumers 
  • Meaningful engagement with geographically dispersed workforces  
  • What might be possible with these types of engagements?  
Alicia Cook, Managing Director, Emerson Health
12:50

Lunch and networking break

TECHNOLOGY, DESIGN & INNOVATION

13:50

INNOVATION SPOTLIGHT:

In this rapid-fire session, we hear from 5 forward thinking companies and how they are shaping the future of healthcare real estate. We examine the ideas that is disrupting the sector, driving innovation, and creating opportunities for real estate professionals, developers, and healthcare professionals alike.  

 

Talk 1
Jerry Kennard, Chief Executive Officer, Evoke Projects
Talk 2
Hamed Fararoui, Head of Client Solutions, Green Peak Energy
Talk 3
James Sturch, Technical Director ROW, SolarEdge Technologies
Talk 4:
Andrew Waugh, General Manager – Sales & Marketing, Precise Air Group
Facilitated by:
Simon Hayes, Commercial Real Estate Subcommittee, Proptech Association Australia

CAPITAL MARKETS

14:30

INVESTOR PANEL | Healthcare Real Estate Investment - Strategies and Trends

  • Preserving profitability: Addressing margin compression in healthcare real estate investments 
  • What is the expected return on healthcare assets moving forward? 
  • Where are investments coming from and what are the financial resources being dedicated directly to care? 
  • Unlocking value: Evaluating book valuations in healthcare real estate assets 
  • Cap rate dynamics: Analysing key metrics in healthcare real estate investments 
Panellists:
David Foran, Head of Health, Corporate and Institutional, ANZ
Tom Patrick, Partner, Director and Head of Healthcare Property, Barwon Investment Partners
Trudy Rickard, Senior Vice President – Funds, Northwest Healthcare Properties
Shay Ramalingam, Director, EG Funds
Facilitated by:
Tony Massaro, Partner, KordaMentha Real Estate
15:10

Afternoon refreshments and networking break

NEXT GEN MEDICAL FACILITIES

15:50

CASE STUDY | Sunshine Private Hospital - How ESG principles are driving innovation and success in healthcare real estate

Sunshine Private Hospital is a prime example of how healthcare real estate can be developed in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way. The hospital was designed and built to meet the highest environmental standards, and it features a range of innovative features that reduce its environmental impact. One of the most significant features of Sunshine Private Hospital is its solar power system. The hospital has a 1.2MW solar panel system that generates enough electricity to power the entire hospital. This system reduces the hospital’s reliance on fossil fuels and saves it millions of dollars in energy costs each year. During this session we will hear from Peter Beale who has been primarily involved with this project since its inception. 

Peter Beale, Senior Asset Manager, Australian Unity Wealth
16:10

PANEL DISCUSSION | Operator & Tenant Perspectives - Redefining healthcare real estate for tomorrow

  • What are major hospital systems, providers and developers considering when building the next generation of medical facilities? 
  • ESG Excellence: Navigating sustainability practices in healthcare real estate operations 
  • What is the report from the frontlines when it comes to leasing, management, and operations? 
  • Building & Designing Today For Facilities of Tomorrow – Construction, Development & Design 
  • How can building automation enhance the functionality of modern health facilities? 
Panellists:
David Simpson, Chief of Strategy and Partnerships, Southern Cross Healthcare
Mark Sweeney, Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Avive Healthcare
Andrea Carr, National Property and Leasing Lead, Calvary Group
Jodie Toohey, Associate Director of Property & Leasing, Royal Melbourne Hospital
Jerry Kennard, Chief Executive Officer, Evoke Projects
Facilitated by:
Jimmy Tat, Director, CBRE
17:00

Cocktails and networking

18:00

Close of Summit

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Who Attends?

The Healthcare Real Estate Summit will cover the industry’s major issues as well as design trends, lending conditions, disruptive technology and an update on capital markets. Through panel discussions and peer-to-peer networking opportunities, the attendees will gather expert insights on how these factors will affect the development, operation, investment and design of healthcare real estate.

  • Owners & Developers
  • Investors
  • Fund managers
  • Large tenants
  • Architects/Designers
  • Construction/Fit-out firms
  • Healthcare facility design and planning companies
  • Consulting & legal firms
  • Sustainability/energy efficiency firms

Anyone involved in providing services or solutions to the sector.

Job titles:

  • Strategy/Operations
  • Planning/Development
  • Funds/Investment
  • Technology & Innovation
  • Construction/Design
  • Sustainability/ESG
  • Sales/Leasing

SENIORITY LEVEL

C-level
20%
VP & Director
40%
Heads of/Managers
30%
Other
10%

ROLE/RESPONSIBILITY

Workplace Strategy/Experience
40%
People & Culture
20%
Real Estate/Property
20%
Executive Management
10%
Digital Technology
10%

Industry

Healthcare/Medical Office Building Owner/Investor/
Developer

Healthcare Providers

Brokerage / Advisory

Lenders / Financial intermediaries

Architecture, Design & Construction Firms

Consultants / Advisory Firms/Legal Firms

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Doltone House Darling Island, Sydney

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