{"id":957502,"date":"2026-05-13T17:33:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T17:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/957502\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T17:33:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T17:33:17","slug":"high-profile-speakers-kickstart-ukreiifs-second-day-at-free-breakfast-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/957502\/","title":{"rendered":"High profile speakers kickstart UKREiiF&#8217;s second day at free breakfast event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/10-Wellington-Place-where-Saffery-is-based-in-Leeds1-640x360.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"10-Wellington-Place-where-Saffery-is-based-in-Leeds1\"\/>Saffery is based in Leeds at 10 Wellington Place<\/p>\n<p>Next Wednesday Yorkshire\u2019s property professionals will have the chance to hear from CEO of Real Estate:UK, Melanie Leech, and CBRE Investment Management\u2019s Head of UK Direct Real Strategies, Hannah Marshall, at a free breakfast seminar at Harvey Nichols\u2019 Fourth Floor Brasserie.<\/p>\n<p>A limited number of places are still available at the exclusive breakfast and panel discussion, titled \u2018Obsolete to Opportunity\u2019, which is being hosted jointly by chartered accounting and business advisory firm, Saffery\u2019s real estate team and leading London property consultancy, Daniel Watney Partnership.<\/p>\n<p>Melanie joined the British Property Federation as CEO in 2015, ahead of launching Real Estate:UK, where her role is to champion a diverse, successful and sustainable UK real estate sector recognised for the positive economic and social benefits it delivers to communities across the country.<\/p>\n<p>In her current role, Hannah leads and oversees investment strategy and portfolio management across all CBRE\u2019s UK direct real estate solutions, including global inbound capital. She is also fund manager for the firm\u2019s European residential strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Richard Crook, Director of Marketing and Business Development at Saffery, said: \u201cWith UKREiiF bringing the property industry to Leeds next week, we\u2019re looking forward to hosting this high-profile event. It will be a great opportunity to enjoy breakfast, hear valuable insights from two key figures about the current challenges and opportunities in the real estate sector and catch-up with industry colleagues in a relaxed environment before the day gets going.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt promises to be a popular event, and there are only a limited number of places remaining, so anyone interested in attending should register now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The event takes place from 8.45am to 10.30am on Wednesday 20th May 2026 at Harvey Nichols\u2019 Fourth Floor Brasserie in Leeds city centre. 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