
Kirsty Stevens
Kirsty Stevens
Global Head, Content & Production | Senior Director, UK Accounts
GRI Club
0787150599
12 years experience within conference production in infrastructure, tax, finance and real estate. Previously working with RICS for four years helping drive the global CPD rollout. I have been with GRI Club for over 4 years, from Sales Director, UK Markets Director, Content Director and now as Global Head of Content with Sales Specialty within our Europe and USA markets. Ask me about our European events,asset class specialisms and connecting wtih investors globally. BA Hons in Philosophy from Kings College London, hobbies include Rugby, Theatre Production and Time Out Tastemaker.
Discussion will touch on:
- Value Add Market in Europe - How to identify future projects and ensure their quality and profit?
- Rates & Yields - When and how can we ensure profitability of those deals?
- Market Attractivity - Where does Europe stand against the US and Asia?
- Private Equity - Dry powder impact on risk and price anticipation?
- Banks' Appetite & Lending Confidence - Why does the crisis impact banks' involvement in opportunistic and value add projects?
- Asset Conversions & Managing to Core - Solution to rise up yields in what and where?
- Forward Funding & Refinancing the only way forward?

Beverley
Beverley Kilbride
Head of FranceLaSalle Investment Management
France
Beverley is responsible for leading the operations of LaSalle France, overseeing the local acquisitions and asset management teams. Beverley is also co-Fund Manager of LaSalle's pan-European Value Add fund series. Beverley joined LaSalle in 2006 and has since worked in Asset Management, Acquisitions and several years in Fund Management based in Paris but with a European scope. Under her management over 50 assets have been acquired, developed, leased, financed, refinanced and divested across Europe. Beverley has hands-on Asset Management and Investment experience from directly taking-on responsibility for the management and divestment of a selection of strategic value-add assets. Beverley is a member of the RICS.

Charles
Charles Balch
Head REF Int Clients UK, CEE & USApbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank
United Kingdom
Charles Balch has been working within the property financing sector since the mid-1980s. His role as Head of Real Estate Finance International Clients, UK, CEE and USA. Previously he was Managing Director, Chief Credit Officer, responsible for new business & existing portfolio for Asia, Europe, Germany, US & Asset Finance. His previous roles include Managing Director, Europe, heading the Origination Structured Finance & Investment Banking Team for Europe at Hypo Real Estate Bank International. Before joining the Hypo Group, he was Head of Global Clients, building a multi-cultural acquisition team & as a 'Bereichsleiter' within the Head Office, managing certain country teams at Aareal Bank.

Michael
Michael Kandarakis
PartnerQuilvest Capital Partners
France
Michael has over 23 years of experience in real estate private equity, having worked in Europe, Asia and the U.S. He started as one of the initiating members of the Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds in Europe, working with the firm out of London and NYC. He was then a founding partner of Soros Real Estate (later Grove International Partners). He built up the firm’s business in Asia which at its peak held 7 investment platforms with close to $2.0bn equity invested in a variety of asset classes including commercial real estate, non-performing loans, hospitality, healthcare and retail.
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https://cms.law/en/FRA/Office/Paris
+33 1 47 38 55 00
Neuilly-Sur-Seine | France
CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats is one of the leading international corporate law firms. It is ranked 2nd largest law firm in France by revenue. Its deep roots, unique positioning and highly recognised expertise enable it to deliver innovative, high-value-added solutions in Tax, Business, Corporate and Employment law. CMS provides a wide range of expertise across 19 expert practice and sector areas including Banking and Finance, Commercial, Competition, Corporate, Dispute Resolution, Employment, et

http://www.colliers.com/en-pl/poland
+48 22 331 78 00
Warsaw | Poland
Colliers International (NASDAQ, TSX: CIGI) is a leading diversified professional services and investment management company. With operations in 68 countries, our more than 15,000 enterprising professionals work collaboratively to provide expert advice to maximize the value of property for real estate occupiers, owners and investors. For more than 25 years, our experienced leadership, owning approximately 40% of our equity, has delivered compound annual investment returns of almost 20% for shareholders. In 2019, corporate revenues were more than $3.0 billion ($3.5 billion including affiliates), with $33 billion of assets under management in our investment management segment.

http://www.duffandphelps.it
+39 039 6423 1
Milan | Italy
The Duff & Phelps Real Estate Advisory Group (REAG) provides real estate advisory services tailored to meet the requirements of specific jurisdictions and aims to develop and increase the value of individual assets or properties. REAG has a network of over 750 professionals across Europe. Duff & Phelps is the premier global valuation and corporate finance advisor with expertise in complex valuation, dispute and legal management consulting, M&A, real estate, restructuring, governance and regulatory consulting. The firm’s more than 2,000 employees serve a diverse range of clients from offices around the world.

http://www.wolftheiss.com/
+48 22 378 8900/ 48 22 378847
Warsaw | Poland
Wolf Theiss is one of the leading law firms in CEE and SEE. We have built our reputation on a combination of unrivalled local knowledge and strong international capability. We opened our first office in Vienna 60 years ago. Our team now brings together over 340 lawyers from a diverse range of backgrounds, working in offices in 13 countries throughout the CEE and SEE region. Over 80% of our work involves cross-border representation of international clients, and we offer full range of services.

https://www.drooms.com/
+49 69 478640 0
Frankfurt | Germany
Drooms is the leading provider of data rooms in Europe, connecting professionals and information in the worlds´ real capital markets. Our mission is to drive the transformation of manual processes into smart digital workstreams by connecting data and professionals across boundaries. We are expanding our tools and services around the globe through online, direct and indirect distribution channels with our passionate people, the main driver of our success.

http://www.wework.com
+1 877.902.0681
New York | NY | USA
WeWork is a global network of workspaces where companies and people grow together. We transform buildings into dynamic environments for creativity, focus, and connection. More than just the best place to work, though, this is a movement toward humanizing work. We believe that CEOs can help each other, offices can use the comforts of home, and we can all look forward to Monday if we find real meaning in what we do.

https://www.smeg.pt/
+351 214 704 360
Lisbon | Portugal
Smeg is an Italian manufacturer of designer appliances. Appliances designed with the collaboration of top architects worldwide. This combination of performance, style and attention to detail is the perfect expression of products made in Italy.
Confirmed Participants

Alberto
Alberto Henriques
Associate DirectorSavills
Portugal
Graduated in Hotel Management and Postgraduate in Business Management, he began his career as a Cost Controller in a Portuguese hotel group being later promoted to Director with responsibility over the group's hotel units in Lisbon. Later, he performed the same role in the Algarve in an internationally branded beach resort. Since 2015 has been working as an Investment Consultant in Commercial Real Estate, participating in several transactions in segments such as hotels, offices or logistics within Capital Markets and Development departments which in total achieved +150k sqm and +€ 200m.

Beverley
Beverley Kilbride
Head of FranceLaSalle Investment Management
France
Beverley is responsible for leading the operations of LaSalle France, overseeing the local acquisitions and asset management teams. Beverley is also co-Fund Manager of LaSalle's pan-European Value Add fund series. Beverley joined LaSalle in 2006 and has since worked in Asset Management, Acquisitions and several years in Fund Management based in Paris but with a European scope. Under her management over 50 assets have been acquired, developed, leased, financed, refinanced and divested across Europe. Beverley has hands-on Asset Management and Investment experience from directly taking-on responsibility for the management and divestment of a selection of strategic value-add assets. Beverley is a member of the RICS.

Charles
Charles Balch
Head REF Int Clients UK, CEE & USApbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank
United Kingdom
Charles Balch has been working within the property financing sector since the mid-1980s. His role as Head of Real Estate Finance International Clients, UK, CEE and USA. Previously he was Managing Director, Chief Credit Officer, responsible for new business & existing portfolio for Asia, Europe, Germany, US & Asset Finance. His previous roles include Managing Director, Europe, heading the Origination Structured Finance & Investment Banking Team for Europe at Hypo Real Estate Bank International. Before joining the Hypo Group, he was Head of Global Clients, building a multi-cultural acquisition team & as a 'Bereichsleiter' within the Head Office, managing certain country teams at Aareal Bank.

Federico
Federico Montero
Managing DirectorEvercore
United Kingdom
Federico has more than 20 years’ experience leading loan portfolio and commercial real estate transactions across Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific and the Middle East and has been involved in over 85 transactions with a combined face value in excess of €98 billion. His clients have included numerous banks, leading financial institutions and specialist real estate funds as well as several of the national asset management agencies across Europe. Prior to joining Evercore to lead the European RE team, Federico set up the C&W European Loan Sales team in 2012, before he was at KPMG Corporate Finance in London & Hong Kong

Leonardo
Leonardo Peres
Managing DirectorM7 Real Estate
Portugal
Leonardo, Managing Director of M7 Real Estate Portugal, joined M7 in September 2015. He is responsible for both the acquisition and asset management programmes and the growth of the M7 Portuguese platform.

Luis
Luis Arauna
Senior AssociateHillwood - UK
United Kingdom

Michael
Michael Kandarakis
PartnerQuilvest Capital Partners
France
Michael has over 23 years of experience in real estate private equity, having worked in Europe, Asia and the U.S. He started as one of the initiating members of the Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds in Europe, working with the firm out of London and NYC. He was then a founding partner of Soros Real Estate (later Grove International Partners). He built up the firm’s business in Asia which at its peak held 7 investment platforms with close to $2.0bn equity invested in a variety of asset classes including commercial real estate, non-performing loans, hospitality, healthcare and retail.

Miguel
Miguel Ribeiro Aguiar
Co-Founder & Managing PartnerAccure
Portugal
Miguel is a founding partner and the managing partner of Accure Real Estate Investment. He works closely with limited partners relating to capital raising and new product developments. Before becoming founder of Accure, he was a Senior Fund Manager until 2015 in Novo Banco (formerly BES – biggest private bank in Portugal) with the responsibility of 22 regulated closed-end real estate investment funds for a total AUM of more than 1bn€. Miguel holds a MBA, a Master´s degree in Real Estate Finance, and a Master degree in Structural Engineering.

Mohamad
Mohamad Abouchalbak
CEOSFO
United Kingdom
Mohamad is CEO of SFO Group, leading the firm’s direct investments in private equity and real estate in addition to its global advisory services. Mohamad serves on the board of directors of SFO, and is a member of the firm’s Investment and Executive Committees. Since joining SFO in 2013, Mohamad has established the firm’s platform, resulting in the acquisition and management of over $1 billion of real estate investments across various stages, asset classes and geographies. Mohamad has over 15 years of experience in real estate investment and asset management. He spent the early part of his career at JLL and GulfMerger advising institutional investors and family offices on cross border transactions including M&A.

Océane
Océane Deslandes
Club Manager FranceGRI Club
Oceane is part of the GRI management team in Europe and is responsible for the day-to-day run of the GRI France department with key responsibilities to manage and build deep relationships with C-levels executives active in this area.

Sabine
Sabine Schaffer
Co-Founder & Managing DirectorPro-invest Group
Australia

Thomas
Thomas Bonetti
Director ItalyDurendal Ventures
Spain
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