Barry O'Shea specialises in advising lenders (senior & mezzanine) and borrowers on the financing of real estate, both in the UK and in numerous European jurisdictions, including pan-European transactions. He also advises clients on the restructuring and enforcement of real estate debt, on loan portfolio sales & acquisitions (and loan-on-loan financing), structured debt and JV arrangements relating to real estate.

Managing Director and Co-Portfolio Manager, Oaktree Capital Mr. Bianchi is a managing director and Head of Europe for Oaktree’s Real Estate group. Mr. Bianchi joined Oaktree in 2014 and has been involved in the investment and management of its real estate funds in the United States and Europe throughout his time at the firm. Prior to joining Oaktree, Mr. Bianchi worked for Deutsche Bank AG where he held senior positions in the firm’s London, Hong Kong and New York-based real estate divisions. Before joining Deutsche Bank, Mr. Bianchi was employed by Moore Capital's MSVP Japan where he served as a senior vice president. He began his career as an associate in Goldman Sachs's Archon Group in the U.S. and Asia.

Lorcain Egan serves as Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Real Estate Private Credit at Starwood Capital Group. In this role, Mr. Egan oversees Starwood’s commercial real estate debt investment activities. Since joining the firm in 2013, he has played a key role expanding the firm’s global lending footprint. Mr Egan previously worked in the Capital Markets team, where he arranged financing for equity investments in Europe and Asia. He is a member of Starwood Capital’s Investment Committee and Starwood Property Trust’s Investment Committee (NYSE: STWD). Prior to joining Starwood, Mr. Egan was a Vice President at Barclays Bank in London, where he specialized in real estate lending. Earlier in his career, he held roles at Barclays and Allied Irish Bank, working across a range of asset-based lending and corporate finance areas. Mr. Egan holds a degree in Law and Economics from the University of Ulster.

Paul Gibson serves as Chief Investment Officer – EMEA Direct Real Estate Strategies for CBRE Investment Management, overseeing investment strategy, portfolio management, analytics and performance measurement across the region. Paul joined the firm in 2004 as Senior Portfolio Manager, leading a team within the UK Separate Accounts Division. He serves as the Client Director on a number of these mandates. In his previous role as EMEA Head of Investment Strategy, Paul was responsible for investment strategy in Continental Europe and the UK, guiding top-down portfolio strategy and investment management across funds and separate accounts.

Peter Robinson is a Partner at Crosstree Real Estate Partners, where he is responsible for the sourcing, analysis, and execution of investments. He joined Crosstree at its inception in 2011. Prior to Crosstree, Peter was an Associate at First Growth Real Estate Capital in London, focusing on pan-European real estate investment, preferred equity, and debt. He also served as an Investment Analyst at ING Real Estate. Peter holds a BA Hons in Business, Finance, and Economics from Durham University and an MSc in Real Estate from Oxford Brookes University.

Tom Rowley is based in London and is the co-Portfolio Manager of TPG Angelo Gordon’s Europe real estate funds. He is also a member of the European Real Estate Investment Committee. Prior to joining Angelo Gordon in 2012, Tom was the co-founder of a real estate investment and operating platform based in London. Prior to that, Tom was the Head of UK Real Estate for Babcock & Brown, where he purchased and managed opportunistic real estate investments throughout the UK, Europe and Asia. Tom has over 20 years of industry experience and holds a Business degree (Hons) from the University of South Australia.

Edward Daubeney serves as Co-Head of Debt and Structured Finance for International Capital Markets, EMEA at JLL UK. In this senior role, he leads debt advisory and structured finance solutions across European, Middle Eastern, and African markets. Daubeney brings extensive expertise in commercial real estate finance, capital markets transactions, and debt structuring. He specializes in arranging complex financing solutions for institutional clients, including acquisition financing, refinancing, and development funding across diverse property sectors. His leadership contributes to JLL's position as a leading global real estate services firm, driving strategic debt capital solutions for major real estate investments throughout the EMEA region.

Dan is the Head of Debt Investment at Tristan. Prior to joining Tristan in 2021, Dan was Managing Director in the Debt & Special Situations team at LaSalle Investment Management where he was responsible for originating and executing transactions for the LaSalle Real Estate Debt Strategies fund series and several separate account mandates encompassing development finance, whole loan lending and special situations. During his time at LaSalle, Dan was directly responsible for transactions representing over €1.4bn of lending and was fund manager for the Special Situations program.

Duncan MacPherson is a Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets, International for Starwood Capital Group. In this role, Mr. MacPherson is responsible for all debt capital markets activities for Starwood Capital in Europe, including financing, foreign exchange and interest rate hedging for the Firm’s European investments. He is a member of Starwood’s Investment Committee. Prior to joining Starwood Capital in 2012, Mr. MacPherson spent six years at Citigroup, where he served as a Director on the commercial real estate finance team in London. Before that, he held a number of roles at Barclays Capital, including trading bond options on the exotic interest rate derivatives desk, and developing real-timing pricing and risk systems for the firm’s electronic trading platform. Mr. MacPherson received a B.S. degree in physics from the University of Edinburgh and an M.S. in information technology systems from the University of Strathclyde.

Hal Shaw is a Partner at KSL Capital Partners where he serves as Head of European Capital Solutions and is based out of London. Hal joined KSL in 2007 as a Summer Associate with the Private Equity Team. During his time at KSL, Hal has invested across the capital structure ranging from senior and mezzanine debt originations to acquisitions and has played a lead role in the formation and subsequent growth of KSL’s Capital Solutions strategies. Hal is a member of KSL’s Equity Investment Committee, Credit Investment Committee and Tactical Opportunities Investment Committee.

Hans Vrensen, CRE, CFA, Drs Econ & MRE, is an AEW managing director heading the European Research & Strategy team. He is a seasoned analyst in the international commercial real estate and capital markets with over 25 years of experience. He is a voting member of AEW’s European investment committee and has introduced new innovative big data methodologies and alternative data sources. Prior to AEW, Hans was global head of research at DTZ (now C&W) from 2009 to 2015. Other roles included Barclay’s head of European securitization research and senior credit officer at Moody’s. Before moving to the UK, Hans also worked at LIM and C&L (now PwC) in the US.

Russell is a Managing Director and Co-Head of the EMEA CRE Finance team, business at Citigroup, focusing on origination, underwriting and distribution of senior and mezzanine debt. Over an 12 year career in commercial property finance Russell has expertise in loan underwriting, proprietary / special situation investing, CMBS bond and junior debt trading and underwriting & risk management across Europe and all traditional and operating asset classes

Steve Plavin was appointed to the Board of Directors of Cushman & Wakefield in 2025. He currently serves as Non-Executive Chairman. Mr. Plavin has led a distinguished 40-year career in commercial real estate. Most recently he served as Head of Europe for Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies, and prior to that, served as CEO of Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. Prior to his tenure at Blackstone, Mr. Plavin held the position of CEO at Capital Trust, Inc. and CT Investment Management Co., LLC. Mr. Plavin also served as Global Co-Head of Commercial Real Estate Finance and Banking at Chase Bank and Chase Securities Inc. He has extensive experience on public company boards, including BXMT, CT, Omega Healthcare Investors, and as Non-Executive Chairman of WCI Communities, Inc. Mr. Plavin earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Tufts University and an MBA from Northwestern University’s J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Susannah Stewart is an Ideator- Sr. Living Innovation at GRI Club Platform, based in Torino, Italy. She leverages her expertise to drive innovation within the senior living sector, connecting industry leaders through a powerful global networking platform.

Irene Ryan is an advisory board member of GRI Women Leading RE Europe and is a Managing Director at Starwood Capital Group. Irene is responsible for the asset management of debt investments by Starwood’s international lending platform in Europe and Asia-Pacific. Since joining Starwood Capital in 2013, Irene has managed over $14bn of loans held across multi-asset classes including loans on refurbishment and construction projects. Prior to joining Starwood Capital Group, Irene worked in a real estate focussed bank in London, holding a variety of lending roles from origination to loan restructuring and recovery. Before that, she worked at KPMG in Ireland and is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ireland (FCA).

Sara Willard brings over 30 years of investment and development expertise to urban projects, specializing in adaptive reuse, residential, mixed-use and redevelopment projects. Before founding her NYC real estate development firm in 2015, (www.workablecity.com), she managed $400M+ of investments for institutional private equity firms and developers. As a business owner, she raised $50M of equity for $150M projects in Brooklyn and now seeks redevelopment opportunities in the UK and Europe.

Vincent Nobel is the Head of Asset Based Lending at Federated Hermes, responsible for leading the team and overseeing asset-based debt strategies, including the coordination, origination, execution, and management of commercial real estate debt investments. He joined Federated Hermes in January 2015, initially as Head of Real Estate Debt. Prior to Federated Hermes, Vincent was a senior member of the M&G Real Estate Debt team from 2011, where he helped establish and develop the Senior Real Estate Debt Fund, deploying over £2 billion in senior real estate debt. His earlier career includes roles at Barclays Corporate and Barclays Capital, focusing on structuring and negotiating secured lending transactions within real estate. He holds an MSc in International Business Studies from Maastricht University and an MA from Sciences-Po (IEP) in Paris.