As an entrepreneur, researcher, community facilitator and impact strategist, Matt Lesniak works at the cross sections of the community building, placemaking and shared living sectors.

Matt is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Coliving Ventures, the venture manager behind Coliving Insights and Coliving Awards. Matt also consults on shared living projects via his consultancy Conscious Coliving to support them with integrating impact, sustainability, community and wellbeing into their businesses and designs.

Matt aims to transform how the specialist residential real estate sector contributes social value and impact to its residents, staff and wider neighborhoods, by helping foster authentic and thriving shared living communities.

Bart is a creative strategist & experienced real estate entrepreneur on a mission to build future-proof & sustainable business solutions with over 10 years of track record in the shared living scene.

His expertise lies in creating new and revitalising existing spaces, envisioning their potential beyond ordinary functionalities. As the Founder and CEO of Spatial Experience, he has brought key developments into the student housing / PBSA and coliving / PBSL scene. He is also one of the Co-Founders of Coliving Ventures, the venture managed behind Coliving Insights and Coliving Awards.

Co-Founder of Coliving Ventures and Managing Partner at Spatial Experience. Her contributions in various initiatives within the coliving industry – such as Coliving Insights and Coliving Awards – are fuelling the sector with innovative ideas, focus and strategic thinking.

Architect, graduate of the Faculty of Architecture of the Warsaw University of Technology. Co-founder of Less is core and architect of the Arche Group. Laureate of architectural competitions, winner of the Young Architect Manifesto 2019 competition. Actively participating in the international discussion on historical architecture and the future of the architect profession in the context of the climate crisis. Co-founder of the revitalisation of the Żnin Sugar Plant, Uphagen Manor in Gdańsk, and the meditation hotel in Drohiczyn.

Elżbieta Rotblum is a Sustainable Development Expert for the Skanska office company in CEE with over 15 years of professional experience in real estate. She is now associated with Skanska property development where she is responsible for sharing the knowledge on green solutions, carbon footprint reduction, ESG, Taxonomy as well as for implementing circular economy principles on projects.

In Poland, Elżbieta gained her work experience also at UNDP, UNGC and JLL. Elżbieta is also a member of the Management Board of the Polish Green Building Council (PLGBC) where she oversees the topics of circular economy and ethics. In addition, Elżbieta is a Young Leader in the Urban Land Institute (ULI) organization, where she is a member of the European Sustainability Product Council.

As a person with non-visible disability, Elżbieta initiated and leads the Body&Mind group that focuses on mental and physical wellbeing in the workplace, and changing that workplace so it suits all needs. Outside of work, Elżbieta is a volunteer of the Ronald McDonald Poland Foundation (RMHC), and, above all, a mother of two-year-old Gustaw.

Alicia Regodón is the Sustainable Housing Expert working for the Global Solutions Division within the Land, Housing and Shelter Section of UN-Habitat, responsible for sustainability and resource efficiency in buildings and construction programmes. This involves assessing technical tools developments,  policy advisory and project implementation for future-proof buildings and construction within the environmental, cultural, and financial paradigm of the 2030 Agenda and Paris Agreement. 

 Alicia is an architect and sustainable development specialist and holds an international PhD in data analysis for sustainability in spaces from the Technical University of Madrid and The University of Sydney. She has developed her career in the public and private sectors. Alicia focuses on human-centred shared spaces through design and technology. She has worked and lived in Sao Paulo, Sydney, Beijing and across Europe where she had the chance to broaden her views toward human-centred design while collaborating with international NGO´s, Habitat for Humanity and Techo. Most recently she became part of the movement of the shared housing solutions, Coliving and Cohousing initiatives, looking into innovative solutions in the residential paradigm. She is currently part of the WELL Advisory team, the One Planet Network and Co-Liv.

Co-Founder and Head of Sustainability & Research at Conscious Coliving, Dr Penny Clark. Penny has recently obtained a PhD at the University of Westminster in environmentally sustainable practices within communities. During Coliving Awards 2022, Penny will lead the assessment of Impact & Sustainability category.