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Ed Sharland is a Director at Assael Architecture, specialising in residential design with a particular focus on coliving. He has led and contributed to numerous pioneering coliving schemes, including the RIBA award-winning Folk at Sunday Mills and the 2024 Coliving Awards winner Folk at Florence Dock. Ed has also played an active role in shaping the sector, contributing to supplementary planning guidance for coliving across the UK and supporting the Conscious Coliving Campaign, a directive aimed at educating UK planning authorities and policy makers on co-living. With expertise and industry insight, he brings valuable perspective to the Coliving Awards judging panel.

Pepa Casado D’Amato is a trends researcher and the founding partner of Futurea and SUR. Specialising in the habitat industry, she advises companies on how to effectively integrate emerging trends into their business and design strategies. Her portfolio includes collaborations with prestigious brands such as Four Seasons, Cosentino, Roca, Rols, Leroy Merlin, and Siemens.

Currently, she serves as the curator for Ambit’s trendsCLUB and holds teaching positions in design and interior architecture at renowned institutions, including IED Madrid and EsDesign Barcelona. Pepa also spearheads key research initiatives such as The New Habitat and the Spain Design Index, the latter of which was recently honored with a Silver ADI Cultura Award.

With a career spanning over a decade, she previously spent ten years at the helm of the Habitat Trends Observatory.

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Kelly-anne is a dynamic and accomplished Managing Director at The Class Foundation, with a wealth of experience in events, politics, higher education, and real estate. Her impressive career spans over 10 years, during which she has built a strong network of influential leaders in the living sector and worked on a variety of impactful projects.

As a former member of the National Code, Kelly-anne implemented the first health and wellbeing clause into the UK national accreditation scheme in 2016. She has since continued to champion social value, investment, sustainability, wellbeing, community, and policy reform within university cities across Europe.

Kelly-anne’s passion for education and quality housing for students is at the core of her work. She understands that a positive and supportive living environment is crucial for social and economical success and has dedicated her career to improving accesses to the sector. Her leadership and enthusiasm has been instrumental in connecting the largest network of private and public stakeholders covering €450B in assets across Europe, and driving positive change.

Haz Memon is a visionary in the coliving industry, and serves as the founder of Coliving Hub, an association of coliving operators. Through this platform, he not only raises awareness about the challenges faced by the industry but also actively shapes its future trajectory. As the cofounder of ESCAPE, one of Europe's first coliving brands, Haz has successfully established a network of coliving properties spanning across Greece and Switzerland. With 8 years of experience in Coliving, Haz wears multiple hats. Not only does he operate coliving spaces, but he also serves as a consultant for new operators, sharing his wealth of knowledge and insights. His passion for the industry is seen on international stages, inspiring others with his vision and expertise. Haz is committed to fostering communities, nurturing connections, and redefining the very concept of home in the digital age.

Ron has devoted his life to researching and teaching topics like senior housing and healthcare real estate finance, impact investing, business cases and asset management. His various accomplishments in the industry include fulfilling his roles as a Founder / Chief Executive Officer of MI, a Co-founder and Chair of the Senior Housing & Healthcare Association, a lecturer at Sociëteit Vastgoed Netwerk® (SVN) and Managing Editor of Real Asset Media Journal.

George is Editor-in-Chief at International Hospitality Media, a London-based publisher and events organiser. He also edits Urban Living News, a B2B website for the living sector. George has more than 20 years' experience as a hospitality, property and travel journalist. He regularly contributes to a wide range of international publications and websites.