Programme
Below you will find the full programme for both days, Wednesday, 28 & Thursday, 29 September with timings, duration and session type. Choose the day from the top and then click on a session title for more details.
Tuesday 27 September
10:30 - 15:30
Golf Session
- 300 mins
- Social event
15:30 - 18:30
Facility tour and wine tasting
- 180 mins
- Social event
Wednesday 28 September
08:00 - 09:00
Breakfast in the Trade Show
- 60 mins
- Refreshments
- Trade Show
09:00 - 09:15
Opening
- 15 mins
- Session
- Plenary Room
- Speaker: Mark Durden-Smith, Event Host
09:15 - 10:15
Mind Your Business
- 60 mins
- Session
- Plenary Room
- Speaker: David Meade, Sponsored by WILLBOX
10:15 - 10:45
Survey Launch
- 30 mins
- Session
- Plenary Room
- Speakers: Oliver Close, CBRE Ltd; Rennie Schafer, CEO, SSA UK & FEDESSA
10:45 - 11:45
Morning Coffee in the Trade Show
- 60 mins
- Refreshments
- Trade Show
11:45 - 12:15
Maximising returns on your PPC
- 30 mins
- Session
- Plenary Room
- Speaker: Laura Moxham, YBA PPC
12:15 - 12:45
Personalising your web offer
- 30 mins
- Session
- Plenary Room
- Speaker: Michael Dogger, R6 Digital
12:45 - 13:15
How remotely managed sites are changing the industry
- 30 mins
- Panel
- Plenary Room
- Speakers: Gavin Shields, Stora; Jefferson Shreve, Self Storage Association USA; Geir Tellefsen, Founder & CEO, Flexistore
13:15 - 15:00
Lunch in the Trade Show
- 105 mins
- Refreshments
- Trade Show
15:00 - 16:15
How Social Media can work for your business
- 75 mins
- Session
- Speaker: Andrew Miles Davis, Sponsored by CSC Industries
16:15 - 16:45
Afternoon Tea in the Trade Show
- 30 mins
- Refreshments
- Trade Show
16:45 - 17:45
Global Political picture and how it will impact self storage
- 60 mins
- Session
- Plenary Room
- Speaker: John Hulsman, John C. Hulsman Enterprises
17:45 - 18:45
Drinks in the Trade Show
- 60 mins
- Dinner
- Trade Show
19:00 - 22:30
Networking Dinner - Sponsored by Kuboid
- 210 mins
- Dinner
- Lakeside
Thursday 29 September
07:45 - 08:45
Breakfast with the Stars
- 60 mins
- Refreshments
- Plenary Room
09:00 - 09:45
New technologies and the challenges of the 21st century.
- 45 mins
- Session
- Plenary Room
- Speaker: Isabel Aguilera, Former CEO of Google Iberia
09:45 - 10:30
Marketing to grow the market
- 45 mins
- Session
- Plenary Room
- Speaker: Tom Pinsent, Mamapool
10:30 - 11:00
Morning Coffee in the Trade Show
- 30 mins
- Refreshments
- Trade Show
11:00 - 11:45
Environmental initiatives panel - Sponsored by JLL
- 45 mins
- Panel
- Plenary Room
- Speakers: Emma Chesterton-Kay, Storage King; Ulf Christiansson, Founder, Securum Self Storage; Jose Pombo, CEO & Co-Founder, Storemore
11:45 - 12:15
Learning from mistakes in self storage
- 30 mins
- Session
- Plenary Room
- Speaker: Carl Touhey, Performance Self Storage Group
12:15 - 12:45
Pricing in an inflationary environment
- 30 mins
- Session
- Plenary Room
- Speaker: Rennie Schafer, CEO, SSA UK & FEDESSA
12:45 - 14:30
Lunch in the Trade Show
- 105 mins
- Refreshments
- Trade Show
14:30 - 15:15
The great debate, USA vs Europe, which is worthy of your investment? - Sponsored by 1Box
- 45 mins
- Session
- Plenary Room
- Speakers: Tim Dietz, CEO and President, Self Storage Association USA; Rennie Schafer, CEO, SSA UK & FEDESSA
15:15 - 16:15
From South Africa to Europe, building a storage empire - Sponsored by RADical Systems
- 60 mins
- Session
- Plenary Room
- Speaker: Gavin Lucas, CEO, Stor-Age Property REIT
16:15 - 16:30
Closing
- 15 mins
- Session
- Plenary Room
- Speaker: Mark Durden-Smith, Event Host
19:00 - 19:30
Awards Dinner Drinks
- 30 mins
- Dinner
- Plenary Room
19:30 - 23:30
Awards Dinner - Sponsored by Janus
- 240 mins
- Dinner
- Plenary Room
