In conversation with researchers

An informal conversation with an experienced researcher and a great opportunity to get to learn from those in the industry, find out how they got to where they are and what their favourite thing about research is!


Whether you have just started out as a researcher wanting to know what others have done in a similar situation and how they have developed their careers or learn more about your peers, this is for you!

The informal conversation will be chaired by one of the SPR committee with questions from how did you get into property research, how has it changed over time, to what advice would you have for your early career self?

But it is also your chance to ask questions.  Next ‘In conversation’, Tom Duncan will be chatting to:

Andrew Smith, Chief Investment Officer, Hearthstone Investments plc - following a degree at the University of Birmingham, Andrew’s property career began in 1986 at Pearl Assurance plc in the UK, where he established one of the industry’s first institutional property research teams.  The business subsequently became part of Henderson Global Investors, where he remained until joining Aberdeen Asset Management in 2002 as Head of Investment Strategy. At Aberdeen Andrew fulfilled a variety of fund management roles, ultimately serving as Global Head of Property, with overall responsibility for the company's international investment business. He is currently Chief Investment Officer at Hearthstone Investments, a residential specialist investment manager. He has served on a variety of industry steering groups for organisations such as INREV, the Investment Property Forum, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the Society of Property Researchers, the National Retail Planning Forum, the Bank of England Property Forum and the Investment Property Databank.  He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Property Investment and Finance, and is a regular contributor to conferences and seminars internationally.  Andrew is the current SPR President and a Fellow.

Date:      Friday, 29 January 2021
Time:      1.00 - 1.45 pm
Online:    Zoom

When
1/29/2021 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
GMT Standard Time
Where
Online

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