Bem-vindos a Portugal.

Connecting capital, operators and the future of living in Iberia.

4 March 2027 Lisbon, Portugal

Bringing the Iberian Living Sector into One Conversation.

Portugal and Spain are attracting growing attention from investors, developers and operators looking at the next generation of residential living opportunities. Yet understanding the market requires more than looking at individual asset classes in isolation.

From purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) and build-to-rent (BTR) to coliving and shortstay accommodation, the forces shaping how people live are creating new questions for capital, development and operations.

The GSL Iberia Executive Meeting brings together senior decisionmakers from across these segments for a focused conversation about the opportunities, challenges and investment dynamics shaping the region.

Designed around the people making decisions, the meeting creates space for meaningful dialogue, the exchange of market perspectives and relationships that extend beyond the event itself.

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Four Segments. One Evolving Living Market.

Purpose-Built Student Accommodation

PBSA

The investment case for student living in Iberia, including international student mobility, university demand, affordability, development pipelines and the role of institutional capital in a maturing market.

Build-to-Rent

BTR

The evolution of professionally managed rental housing, exploring housing demand, supply constraints, development economics, institutional investment and the long-term operating models shaping the sector.

Coliving

Shared living and new residential models

Where changing lifestyles meet new approaches to housing. Explore the role of flexible living, community-led operations, space optimisation and scalable business models within the Iberian market.

Short-Stay Accommodation

Flexible and temporary living

The changing relationship between hospitality and residential living, including professionally managed accommodation, evolving guest expectations, operating performance and the regulatory environment.

A Meeting Built Around the People Shaping the Market.

The GSL Executive Meeting Series brings together senior leaders across the residential living investment and operating ecosystem. The Iberia edition is designed for those investing in, developing and operating living assets across Portugal and Spain.

Investors and capital partners

Institutional investors, investment funds, lenders and other principals allocating capital to residential living.

Developers and owners

Businesses shaping the supply of new living assets, from site acquisition and planning to development and long-term ownership.

Operators

Leadership teams responsible for operating performance, resident and guest experience, portfolio growth and the delivery of living concepts.

The People Behind the Conversations.

Meet the industry leaders who have helped shape the conversations at past meetings.

Beyond Individual Asset Classes.

The most interesting opportunities often emerge where different perspectives meet.

What can PBSA teach the wider living sector about operational scale and resident experience? Where might institutional BTR models and flexible living concepts converge? How are investors evaluating the balance between development risk, operating complexity and long-term returns? And what will determine which business models can grow sustainably in Iberia?

These are the kinds of questions that deserve a conversation across sectors, rather than within individual silos.

The GSL Iberia Executive Meeting creates the setting for those conversations, bringing together decisionmakers who can contribute both capital and practical experience to the discussion.

Why Iberia,Why Now?

Portugal and Spain have distinct housing markets, regulatory frameworks and investment dynamics. At the same time, both are part of a wider European conversation about housing supply, changing demographics, urbanisation and the growing role of professionally managed living.

For investors and operators, understanding the differences between the two markets is as important as identifying their shared opportunities.

By bringing Portuguese and Spanish perspectives into the same room, the Iberia meeting aims to encourage a more informed discussion about where capital is moving, which operating models are gaining traction and what it takes to build sustainable businesses across the region.

The GSL Approach.

Quality of conversation over quantity of attendees.

GSL brings together senior decisionmakers through a curated programme of executive meetings, investment summits and industry gatherings across international residential living markets.

The emphasis is on relevant people, informed discussion and relationships that continue long after the meeting concludes.

The Iberia Executive Meeting carries that approach into Portugal and Spain, creating a focused environment for investors, developers and operators to exchange perspectives on the future of living.

Featured Insights.

Unlocked Article

Coimbra Calling: A Journey Through Portugal’s Oldest University and the Thriving Student Life that Surrounds It

Explore how Coimbra’s university heritage and international student community are shaping demand for student housing, alongside the opportunities for PBSA and the challenges of affordability and heritage-sensitive development.

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Unlocked Article

Iberia’s Residential Reset: Living as an Asset Class, Not a Product

Institutional capital, changing demand and constrained housing supply are reshaping residential living in Portugal and Spain. Explore the shift towards professionally managed rental models and the operating, affordability and regulatory challenges shaping the next phase.

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Key Dialogue Themes.

The Year Everyone Showed Up – So Why Did the Locals Leave?

2025 was the biggest year French student housing has ever had – and its biggest exit, in the same twelve months. Global investors finally arrived at scale, and one of France’s own institutions chose that exact moment to sell out. This session brings buyers, sellers and the ones still waiting into the same conversation about what 2025 really meant.

Running a Building When the State Is Your Silent Partner

Nowhere else in Europe does the government sit so firmly inside an operator’s business: it caps the rent in the big cities, tops up the tenants’ budget, and decides – through energy ratings – which buildings are even allowed on the rental market. French operators like to call this their biggest problem. This session asks whether it might quietly be their biggest advantage.

The Day At A Glance.