With real estate investors refocusing and reallocating capital into their domestic markets, CEE countries like Poland and Czech Republic that rely heavily on foreign investments from Western Europe and Asia might need to rethink their regional transaction strategies. However, despite first signs of distress in the markets, the e-commerce boom might push CEE into the forefront of European investments in the long time favoured location for light industrial and logistics. Could this benefit the other sectors positively and how will recovery timelines behave?
Will pricing adapt to a new post-COVID reality and what would that mean for core, opportunistic and development pipelines? Will the CEE keep rising as a darling for Asian capital or will the money go elsewhere?
Now in its 16th year, participants find the discovery process for sourcing deal flow is most advantageous by welcoming the CEE’s most senior concentration of Private Equity Investors, Fund Managers, LP’s Developers, Asset Owners, Operators and Lenders invested across all CEE regions and asset classes. They will engage in a series of informal roundtables where everyone can participate, and navigate the current challenges presented by demand, purchasing and future trends.
Robert Dobrzycki oversees the operations in the United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia. He set up Panattoni Europe’s headquarters for the CEE region in Poland in 2005 and in 2014 was appointed CEO for Europe. In 14 years under Robert’s management the company has developed over 6.5 million sqm of warehouse space out of existing stock of 16 million sqm in Poland. Panattoni was recently named largest developer in Europe by PropertyEU for the third year in a row. Robert began his career with Menard Doswell & Co., an industrial real estate development company, has over 17 years of experience in the real estate business. He is a Warsaw University graduate and has a Masters in Business Management degree.
Vice-Chairman of the BoardČeskomoravská Nemovitostní
Czech Republic
Josef Eim is responsible for business management, finance and investment management, finding business opportunities in the premium commercial real estate market and realization of these investments. Next to this he is responsible for business development as well for CMN’s strategy regarding financial markets, mostly in the area of investment funds. He studied at the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Economics, Administration of the Masaryk University as well at London School of Economics and Political Science. Previously, he worked as a Portfolio Manager, Member of the Investment Committee, Member of the Supervisory Board.
20+ year professional experience in Real Estate in Poland, with special focus on residential. Over 22 projects executed and ca. 4.000 flats sold. 15+ year cooperation with Spanish Real Estate firms. Previously, 8 year experience in VC / PE with special focus on Real Estate, both residential and commercial. Graduate of Warsaw School of Economics – Masters Degree, followed by Executive MBA from WUT Business School
Liad was appointed as Group Deputy Chief Executive Officer on 21 December 2016 and took over the role of Group Chief Executive Officer on 23 February 2017. Liad was previously with the Atrium Group from 2008 until November 2015, latterly in the position of Group Chief Investment Officer responsible for the Group’s pipeline of acquisitions and divestments, and from November 2015 until his appointment to Atrium held the role of Chief Investment Officer with Gazit-Globe. Liad has a B.A. in Business Economics & Management from Guilford Glazer School of Business & Management, Ben-Gurion University and an MBA from Reccanati Business School, Tel Aviv University.
Distinguished entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in real estate, Christo is the Founder and Chairman of AG Capital, a prominent residential and commercial property investor, and asset manager in Central and Eastern Europe. Under Christo's leadership, AG Capital has earned a reputation as a trusted and innovative multi-asset class real estate investment and management group of companies with AUM of EUR 500M.
In addition to his role at AG Capital, Christo actively contributes to the professional community as a member of reputable organizations, including the YPO and the Harvard Business School Alumni network.
Harald Hübl is Managing Director of greenturtle gmbh working with developers & HNWIs in real estate, energy, and start ups. Prior to that, he acted as Investment Director for value one group, a European developer, operator where he expanded the student housing platform in a JV with TIAA/nuveen. Before that he headed Corporate Finance and Real Estate Finance at Bawag PSK (a Cerberus owned bank in Austria). He spent nearly ten years in London at GE Capital as leader in European Healthcare Leveraged & Real Estate Finance, M & A and infrastructure investment.
Christopher is the Co-CEO at 7R, he has over 20 years’ experience of investing in, and managing commercial real estate investments and platforms, including the closing of transactions worth EUR 3 billion. Before joining 7R, Chris was Head of Europe at Amstar, Prior to that he was head of LaSalle Investment Management’s Central European business, Managing Director at JER Partners and head of CEE acquisitions and business development at GE Real Estate,
In 2007 Graduated from High School of economics in Prague with Bachelor degree in Business administration . In 2008 Graduated form Charles University in Prague, Magister in Law 2008 started Smart Group of Companies that provided real estate management services, corporate and tax structuring, accounting services. In year 2014 started first development project on Smichovska street, Prague 5. In 2019 founded Vihorev. Capital SICAV, a.s. and from 15.7.2019 was accepted for public trading on Prague Stock exchange.
Head of Residential Development of Cordia Poland, branch of Cordia International – part of the international Futureal Group based in Hungary, one of ten biggest development and investment groups in Central Europe. Cordia is active in Hungary and Romania, and since 2014 also in Poland. It consequently develops its portfolio of projects completed and in progress.
In 2020 Cordia acquired a majority stake in Polnord S.A., a Polish development company. In April 2020, Michał Melaniuk has been entrusted with the function of the President of the Management Board at Polnord. In July 2020 r. he has also been appointed President of the Polish-Hungarian Chamber of Commerce, with Cordia being a founder member.
Didier Balcaen
CEOSpeedwell
Romania
Specialized in project and financial management, Mr. Didier Balcaen has over 25 years of experience in the international construction and real estate market, out of which 17 in Romania. He is the Co-founder and CEO of Speedwell SRL. Speedwell has a portfolio of 150.000m2 commercial real estate and 5.000 residential units under development across 6 major cities in Romania, valued at over 1.3 Billion Euro.
Ewa Parys is Head of Asset Management in Central Europe. She joined AEW Europe in 2014 and is based in Warsaw, Poland. Ewa is responsible for 3 countries in the region: Poland, Romania and Czech Republic, and reports to Stephan Boenning – Head of Germany and Central Europe. Ewa has broad asset management and acquisition experience; prior to AEW Europe, she worked at Atrium Real Estate Poland (Gazit-Globe Group) and was responsible for more than 20 retail assets. Here she managed a €1bn+ portfolio, located in Poland and Latvia. Before Atrium, Ewa worked as Head of the Leasing Department and Centre Director for Meinl European Land and at Foras Holding A/S. Ewa is a graduate of Warsaw University, Kozminski University and AGH Kraków.
Gal has broad international business experience of 20 years in real estate investments and developments. Managing large scale real estate companies including high level of business development throughout various countries in Europe and CEE including extensive track record of real estate developments, investments and strategy formation.
Co-Owner & Managing PartnerGriffin Capital Partners
Poland
Managing Partner at Griffin Capital Partners. Nebil Senman held leading positions for nine years as Senior Vice President and Supervisory Board Member of Oaktree’s German and Polish real estate funds and operations worth several billion Euro. Before joining Oaktree, he spent eight years handling real estate and corporate consulting at Ernst & Young Real Estate (formerly Arthur Andersen), where he held various managerial positions. He is a graduate of universities in Berlin (TU Berlin, EBS), Paris (ESCP Europe) and London (LSE) and holds an MBA and a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering. He also holds a post-graduate diploma in real estate management (EBS), and is a Chartered Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, MRICS.
Marc Lebbe graduated in Economics from Leuven University (Belgium) in 1988. Shortly after that, in 1991, he decided to begin his self-employed professional career and established Liebrecht & wooD in cooperation with Patrick Van Den Bossche. After being involved in building the position of Liebrecht & wood Group in the CEE region including establishing of FASHION HOUSE (Outlet Centre) business in 2000 and supervising directly the Group’s projects in Poland, currently he is member of the Supervisory Board of Liebrecht & wooD Group and FASHION HOUSE Group.
Chairman & CEO, WING; Chairman of the Supervisory Board, ECHO InvestmentWING
Hungary
Noah M. Steinberg (Wing, ECHO, Bauwert, Germany, Poland, Hungary)
Noah M. Steinberg is Chairman and CEO of the WING Group and Chairman of the Supervisory Boards of Echo Investment SA in Poland and Bauwert AG in Germany.
Noah Steinberg was born in the US and has lived and worked in Central Europe since 1990. Based in Budapest, he was a founder of Wing in 1999 and he has been the company's Chief Executive since then, responsible for the development and investment activities of the WING group across all asset classes and geographies. He graduated from Princeton University (Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs) with a BA and the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna with an MA.He speaks English, French, German, Spanish and Hungarian
Piotr joined Savills IM in 2017 with the opening of the Warsaw office. Under Piotr’s supervision, the Polish business of Savills IM grew to €1.8 bn AUM and 9 professionals in less than five years, establishing Savills IM as one of the leading investment managers in the country. Besides managing operations of the Polish office, Piotr Trzciński is responsible for the execution of investment strategies of real estate funds managed by Savills Investment Management as well as business development and risk management. Piotr is also a member of Savills IM European Investment and ESG Committees. Piotr has 19 years of experience gained in international investment firms across almost 2.5 bn EUR AuM and 0.9bn in transactions.
Head of Department, RE Project Financing,HYPO NOE Landesbank AG
Austria
Having graduated in Budapest in 1988 Peter is an economist by background. He also holds an MPhil degree in Land Economy from Cambridge University and a joint MSc degree in Real Estate from the Budapest Technical University and the Nottingham Trent University. He started his career 30 years ago and gained tremendous experience in the field of property agency, development, valuation and investment & banking with local and international firms such as Price Waterhouse, Kuwait Petroleum, Jones Lang Wootton and Eurohypo. He is currently responsible for the CEE & SEE Region at HYPO NOE Landesbank für Niederoesterreich und Wien Bank AG. Peter is an active member of RICS. He served in various positions both in local an European level.
Robert is a Founding Partner of Europa Capital and is Head of Central Europe. He is responsible for investment origination, acquisition, and asset management across the Region and is a member of the Investment Committee for all Europa’s funds. Before starting Europa in 1998, Robert worked at St Quintin and Herring Baker Harris in London. He is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and has a BSc in Land Management from Reading University and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA).
Rostislav Novak
Managing DirectorLordship
Czech Republic
Rostislav finished his PhD study at Czech Technical University in Prague in 1999. Since then he has gained experience in commercial real estate working for international companies Steen & Strøm, TK development and Penta Investments. Among his core competences belong acquisition, development, project management, leasing, asset management and divestment of shopping centers, retail parks, outlet centers and office buildings. Rostislav joined LORDSHIP in 2017, taking responsibility for overall company management in the Czech and Slovak republic and setting up projects´ strategy.
Senior Partner & Head of Investment Services - PolandColliers
Poland
Piotr Mirowski joined Colliers International in 2006 as an analyst in the CEE Investment Services Department and is currently responsible for operations and management of the team in Poland. His previous professional experience includes Deloitte’s Audit Department. In 2014, Piotr became a partner in the firm. Piotr’s scope of responsibilities includes structuring and execution of property sale processes, commercial due diligence, financial modelling, commercial negotiation of sale and purchase contracts and transaction coordination. Piotr has been instrumental in in completion of investment transactions with a cumulative volume in excess of €3.0 bn. Piotr graduated from the Warsaw School of Economics.
Omar Koleilat is a co-founder of the Crestyl Group. He draws up business strategy, maintains relations with investors and ensures funds. He graduated in architecture and holds the British RICS postgraduate diploma in RE investments. He has been active in the RE development in Central Europe since 1998. Thanks to him the CRESTYL group became a respected market leader with a Eur 2 billion development program, including for example lucrative and unique Savarin project.
Co-Owner & Managing PartnerGriffin Capital Partners
Poland
Maciej Dyjas is a Managing Partner of Griffin Capital Partners, the largest privately owned investment and asset manager in private equity and real estate in CEE and the most active and innovative investor in the region.
His management experience was gained in the consulting company Wandel & Goltermann and in Hewlett Packard Systems in the EU and US, before he went on to be Partner, Managing Partner and CEO at Eastbridge Group, an evergreen investment group. In tandem with his functions at Eastbridge, he held several positions at companies controlled by the Group, including positions of CEO of NFI EMF, listed on the WSE, and CEO of DTH Capital in New York.
Robert is a Founding Partner of Europa Capital and is Head of Central Europe. He is responsible for investment origination, acquisition, and asset management across the Region and is a member of the Investment Committee for all Europa’s funds. Before starting Europa in 1998, Robert worked at St Quintin and Herring Baker Harris in London. He is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and has a BSc in Land Management from Reading University and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA).
Piotr Trzciński
Head of PolandSavills Investment Management
Poland
Piotr joined Savills IM in 2017 with the opening of the Warsaw office. Under Piotr’s supervision, the Polish business of Savills IM grew to €1.8 bn AUM and 9 professionals in less than five years, establishing Savills IM as one of the leading investment managers in the country. Besides managing operations of the Polish office, Piotr Trzciński is responsible for the execution of investment strategies of real estate funds managed by Savills Investment Management as well as business development and risk management. Piotr is also a member of Savills IM European Investment and ESG Committees. Piotr has 19 years of experience gained in international investment firms across almost 2.5 bn EUR AuM and 0.9bn in transactions.
Christopher is the Co-CEO at 7R, he has over 20 years’ experience of investing in, and managing commercial real estate investments and platforms, including the closing of transactions worth EUR 3 billion. Before joining 7R, Chris was Head of Europe at Amstar, Prior to that he was head of LaSalle Investment Management’s Central European business, Managing Director at JER Partners and head of CEE acquisitions and business development at GE Real Estate,
Vice-Chairman of the BoardČeskomoravská Nemovitostní
Czech Republic
Josef Eim is responsible for business management, finance and investment management, finding business opportunities in the premium commercial real estate market and realization of these investments. Next to this he is responsible for business development as well for CMN’s strategy regarding financial markets, mostly in the area of investment funds. He studied at the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Economics, Administration of the Masaryk University as well at London School of Economics and Political Science. Previously, he worked as a Portfolio Manager, Member of the Investment Committee, Member of the Supervisory Board.
Dorota has over 24 years of professional experience in the real estate industry in the region of Central and Eastern Europe. She started her career in USAID in Warsaw (a member of the team preparing the scheme of mortgage loans), followed by Price Waterhouse Real Estate and Knight Frank where she was Proprietary Partner and headed Capital Markets team. She was also the member of European Investment team. The total transaction value Dorota has dealt with exceeded EUR 2 billion. In 2010 together with 3 other partners she set up REINO group and is CIO in managed vehicles. She is a licensed valuer in Poland, Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, RICS. She holds an MBA (University of Minnesota and Carlson School of Management).
Chairman & CEO, WING; Chairman of the Supervisory Board, ECHO InvestmentWING
Hungary
Noah M. Steinberg (Wing, ECHO, Bauwert, Germany, Poland, Hungary)
Noah M. Steinberg is Chairman and CEO of the WING Group and Chairman of the Supervisory Boards of Echo Investment SA in Poland and Bauwert AG in Germany.
Noah Steinberg was born in the US and has lived and worked in Central Europe since 1990. Based in Budapest, he was a founder of Wing in 1999 and he has been the company's Chief Executive since then, responsible for the development and investment activities of the WING group across all asset classes and geographies. He graduated from Princeton University (Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs) with a BA and the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna with an MA.He speaks English, French, German, Spanish and Hungarian
Distinguished entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in real estate, Christo is the Founder and Chairman of AG Capital, a prominent residential and commercial property investor, and asset manager in Central and Eastern Europe. Under Christo's leadership, AG Capital has earned a reputation as a trusted and innovative multi-asset class real estate investment and management group of companies with AUM of EUR 500M.
In addition to his role at AG Capital, Christo actively contributes to the professional community as a member of reputable organizations, including the YPO and the Harvard Business School Alumni network.
Liad was appointed as Group Deputy Chief Executive Officer on 21 December 2016 and took over the role of Group Chief Executive Officer on 23 February 2017. Liad was previously with the Atrium Group from 2008 until November 2015, latterly in the position of Group Chief Investment Officer responsible for the Group’s pipeline of acquisitions and divestments, and from November 2015 until his appointment to Atrium held the role of Chief Investment Officer with Gazit-Globe. Liad has a B.A. in Business Economics & Management from Guilford Glazer School of Business & Management, Ben-Gurion University and an MBA from Reccanati Business School, Tel Aviv University.
Head of Department, RE Project Financing,HYPO NOE Landesbank AG
Austria
Having graduated in Budapest in 1988 Peter is an economist by background. He also holds an MPhil degree in Land Economy from Cambridge University and a joint MSc degree in Real Estate from the Budapest Technical University and the Nottingham Trent University. He started his career 30 years ago and gained tremendous experience in the field of property agency, development, valuation and investment & banking with local and international firms such as Price Waterhouse, Kuwait Petroleum, Jones Lang Wootton and Eurohypo. He is currently responsible for the CEE & SEE Region at HYPO NOE Landesbank für Niederoesterreich und Wien Bank AG. Peter is an active member of RICS. He served in various positions both in local an European level.
Marty Savenius is the Founder and CEO of Activen Ltd, a co-investing active management firm. Marty has worked with leading investors, developers and retailers across North America, Europe and Asia. Currently he is an equity partner at Atlanta based Activen affiliate, which develops, owns and operates real estate together with Lincoln Property Company in Sun Belt USA. Previously Activen served The Blackstone Group as a local operating partner in Europe and Marty also lead a €4bn Blackstone REOC workout as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Prior to that, he served H&M Hennes & Mauritz global leasing team in Asia. Marty started his investment career at Rockspring (now Patrizia AG), as Head of Nordic operations.
Director Of Sales And Business DevelopmentFORUM TFI.
Poland
Gal Peleg
CEOGolden Star Group
Poland
Gal has broad international business experience of 20 years in real estate investments and developments. Managing large scale real estate companies including high level of business development throughout various countries in Europe and CEE including extensive track record of real estate developments, investments and strategy formation.
Since 2012, he has been acting in the capacity of Director of the Investment Banking and Real Estate Financing Department at Bank Pekao S.A. which is responsible for Leveraged Finance, Corporate Structured Finance, Project and Commercial Real Estate Finance. Dieter Lobnig has over 20 years of international experience in consulting, supervising and effective implementation of projects. Before joining BPH Bank in 2005 as Director of the Structured Finance Department, he worked for the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi in London and Vienna and Bank Austria Creditanstalt in Vienna.
Mr. Delikanakis is a real estate entrepreneur with a successful track record in Europe and in the USA.
In 2021 he co-founded Southrock Asset Management, an asset and investment management firm with a focus on real estate investments in Greece and in the CEE. Southrock is targeting opportunities arising from capital dislocations and value-add initiatives through the acquisition of REO & NPL portfolios as well as of single assets.
In 2004 he had co-founded Bluehouse Capital, an independent private equity real estate investment management firm with approximately €500m under management and with a focus on the property markets of Central and Southeastern Europe.
Mr. Delikanakis is a real estate entrepreneur with a successful track record in Europe and in the USA.
In 2021 he co-founded Southrock Asset Management, an asset and investment management firm with a focus on real estate investments in Greece and in the CEE. Southrock is targeting opportunities arising from capital dislocations and value-add initiatives through the acquisition of REO & NPL portfolios as well as of single assets.
In 2004 he had co-founded Bluehouse Capital, an independent private equity real estate investment management firm with approximately €500m under management and with a focus on the property markets of Central and Southeastern Europe.
Liad was appointed as Group Deputy Chief Executive Officer on 21 December 2016 and took over the role of Group Chief Executive Officer on 23 February 2017. Liad was previously with the Atrium Group from 2008 until November 2015, latterly in the position of Group Chief Investment Officer responsible for the Group’s pipeline of acquisitions and divestments, and from November 2015 until his appointment to Atrium held the role of Chief Investment Officer with Gazit-Globe. Liad has a B.A. in Business Economics & Management from Guilford Glazer School of Business & Management, Ben-Gurion University and an MBA from Reccanati Business School, Tel Aviv University.
Rostislav finished his PhD study at Czech Technical University in Prague in 1999. Since then he has gained experience in commercial real estate working for international companies Steen & Strøm, TK development and Penta Investments. Among his core competences belong acquisition, development, project management, leasing, asset management and divestment of shopping centers, retail parks, outlet centers and office buildings. Rostislav joined LORDSHIP in 2017, taking responsibility for overall company management in the Czech and Slovak republic and setting up projects´ strategy.
Elitsa has 14 years of professional experience in real estate and M&A transactions. She has spent 10 years with AG Capital and has been responsible for the business development and execution of key investment and partnership transactions. Elitsa was involved with Lion’s Head Investments, a regional commercial property investor and asset manager, since its inception helping establish the partnership between Old Mutual Property and AG Capital, and build the company’s portfolio. She has obtained MA and BA in Business Administration & Strategic Management from Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski.
Sebastian Koziara
Head of Real Estate - Central Eastern EuropeIWG
Poland
Expert in commercial real estate in CEE region. Leader experienced in office market, retail development, sales and operations. Senior executive in IWG, LPP S.A., C&A and board member in CEERES. Network Development Director for Eastern Europe in IWG/Regus since 2015. Lease and Expansion Director for CEE in LPP ( 2014-15 ). Senior Expansion and Real Estate Manager at C&A in years 2008-14. Country Manager for C&A Poland in 2004-2008. Education background: MBSc at Cracow University of Economics.
STRABAG Real Estate - Managing DirectorStrabag Real Estate
Austria
Michael is managing director in STRABAG Real Estate GmbH, responsible for the real estate development activities of STRABAG Group in Poland, Romania and Slovenia. Starting from Public Private Partnership projects in Austria and SEE / CEE since year 2000, his experience extended to Real Estate Development mainly focusing on office, hotel, residential and retail. Michael graduated from Technical University of Graz and joined STRABAG Group more than 30 years ago.
Marc Lebbe graduated in Economics from Leuven University (Belgium) in 1988. Shortly after that, in 1991, he decided to begin his self-employed professional career and established Liebrecht & wooD in cooperation with Patrick Van Den Bossche. After being involved in building the position of Liebrecht & wood Group in the CEE region including establishing of FASHION HOUSE (Outlet Centre) business in 2000 and supervising directly the Group’s projects in Poland, currently he is member of the Supervisory Board of Liebrecht & wooD Group and FASHION HOUSE Group.
Scott Dwyer is the COO for Atrium European Real Estate responsible for managing Atrium European asset portfolio of 59 properties of 1.1 million m2 with a market value of €2.6 billion. Prior, Scott was CEO for Atrium Poland Real Estate Management. Before, he was Portfolio Manager for Heitman's European Private Equity Group. Previously, he was based in Netherlands as General Manager for ING Real Estate's development and restructuring activities where he oversaw various developments and standing investments throughout Europe. Before that, he was M.D. of Central Europe for Unibail-Rodamco, responsible for the acquisition, development and management of quality retail space in 8 countries. Scott received a BB from UTS in Sydney, and is a CPA.
Senior Partner, Board Member, Industrial and Logistics AgencyColliers
Poland
Maciej is an expert with over 20 years of experience in the industrial and logistics market. At Colliers he manages a team of over 20 experts supporting tenants and landlords in leasing and renegotiation processes, sale/purchase of warehouse and industrial space, as well as acquisition of investment land. The department has been a leader on the Polish market for years and Maciej himself has advised on selecting optimal locations and negotiated lease conditions in excess of 2.5 million sq m of warehouse and industrial space for companies such as Allegro, 4F, Danone, L'Oréal, Firestone, Ideal Automotive and Garmin. In August 2021, he was appointed Board Member responsible for Tenant Advisory Strategy at Colliers in Poland.
Łukasz Jachna, 7R Investment Director Capital Markets, oversees the investment strategy of 7R. Along with the Executive Committee, helps equity partners find and execute the best real estate investment opportunities. Responsible for building an investment pipeline for private equity partners and sourcing new projects. Before 7R, Łukasz worked at private equity firm investing in real estate, renewables, hi-tech, and listed companies.
Nebil Senman
Co-Owner & Managing PartnerGriffin Capital Partners
Poland
Managing Partner at Griffin Capital Partners. Nebil Senman held leading positions for nine years as Senior Vice President and Supervisory Board Member of Oaktree’s German and Polish real estate funds and operations worth several billion Euro. Before joining Oaktree, he spent eight years handling real estate and corporate consulting at Ernst & Young Real Estate (formerly Arthur Andersen), where he held various managerial positions. He is a graduate of universities in Berlin (TU Berlin, EBS), Paris (ESCP Europe) and London (LSE) and holds an MBA and a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering. He also holds a post-graduate diploma in real estate management (EBS), and is a Chartered Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, MRICS.
Managing Partner, Head of Real Estate and ConstructionWolf Theiss
Poland
Tomasz is Managing Partner at Wolf Theiss in Poland. He has 20 years of experience on the Polish real estate market, acting for international investors and developers, and participating in a number of landmark transactions. He has been involved in all stages of property projects, from purchasing land, through commissioning contractors and consultants and arranging for funding and leasing, to the sale of completed projects. Prior to joining Wolf Theiss, Tomasz worked at other prominent international law firms in Warsaw and Kyiv. He is admitted to the Warsaw Bar of Legal Advisers. Tomasz’s specialisations are Construction & Infrastructure Projects, Corporate and Commercial & M&A, Real Estate and Retail.
John Palmer
Head of Industrial InvestmentDeloitte - Poland
Poland
John Palmer has more than 20 years of real estate experience. As Head of Industrial Investment at Savills, John focuses on development of services for investors interested in acquisition or disposal of assets within the industrial and logistics market. Apart from pure transaction support, the team offer advisory and underwriting services, as in this sector in particular there is a high proportion of forward funding transactions. Previously, he worked for BNP Paribas Real Estate as Head of Valuation and later as Director of Capital Markets, Industrial Investments, Central and Eastern Europe. Before that, he held the position of CEE Director of Industrial Investment at CBRE. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRIC
Christopher Zeuner
Co-CEO7R
Czech Republic
Christopher is the Co-CEO at 7R, he has over 20 years’ experience of investing in, and managing commercial real estate investments and platforms, including the closing of transactions worth EUR 3 billion. Before joining 7R, Chris was Head of Europe at Amstar, Prior to that he was head of LaSalle Investment Management’s Central European business, Managing Director at JER Partners and head of CEE acquisitions and business development at GE Real Estate,
Robert Dobrzycki oversees the operations in the United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia. He set up Panattoni Europe’s headquarters for the CEE region in Poland in 2005 and in 2014 was appointed CEO for Europe. In 14 years under Robert’s management the company has developed over 6.5 million sqm of warehouse space out of existing stock of 16 million sqm in Poland. Panattoni was recently named largest developer in Europe by PropertyEU for the third year in a row. Robert began his career with Menard Doswell & Co., an industrial real estate development company, has over 17 years of experience in the real estate business. He is a Warsaw University graduate and has a Masters in Business Management degree.
Sourcing and execution of residential investments for Heimstaden in Germany, Central Europe, France and Finland. Formerly responsible for residential investments in Europe at Round Hill Capital. Prior to this, he was an investment banker in the Goldman Sachs’ European real estate team in London. Stan holds a master’s degree in Finance and Business Strategy from Sciences Po University in Paris.
Head of Residential Development of Cordia Poland, branch of Cordia International – part of the international Futureal Group based in Hungary, one of ten biggest development and investment groups in Central Europe. Cordia is active in Hungary and Romania, and since 2014 also in Poland. It consequently develops its portfolio of projects completed and in progress.
In 2020 Cordia acquired a majority stake in Polnord S.A., a Polish development company. In April 2020, Michał Melaniuk has been entrusted with the function of the President of the Management Board at Polnord. In July 2020 r. he has also been appointed President of the Polish-Hungarian Chamber of Commerce, with Cordia being a founder member.
Peter Noack
Managing DirectorZeitgeist Asset Management
Czech Republic
Peter Noack is co-founder of ZEITGEIST Asset Management. Today ZEITGEIST has over 50 projects under management with a total investment volume of ca. 800 mio Euro. ZEITGEIST with offices in Prague, Warsaw and Berlin, is a Real Estate Developer and Asset Manager for private and institutional investors in Germany and Central Eastern Europe. Prior to ZEITGEIST, Peter worked in institutional real estate in Germany, Central Eastern Europe and Turkey for HOCHTIEF Development and Rödl & Partner in Germany and Czech Republic. He is registered as licenced attorney at law in Germany and Czech Republic and holds a Law degree from Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany.
20+ year professional experience in Real Estate in Poland, with special focus on residential. Over 22 projects executed and ca. 4.000 flats sold. 15+ year cooperation with Spanish Real Estate firms. Previously, 8 year experience in VC / PE with special focus on Real Estate, both residential and commercial. Graduate of Warsaw School of Economics – Masters Degree, followed by Executive MBA from WUT Business School
Founder and CEO of BONARD and has over 20 years’ experience advising real estate investors, funds, developers and operators. Since 2007, under his leadership, his staff of 50 researchers and analysts operating in four offices around the world have been providing the highest level of secondary and primary in-field data, making BONARD a leading provider of independent and reliable research and solutions. Samuel, an individual member of the world's leading professional research association ESOMAR, is a frequent speaker at the major global real estate stages, attending dozens of conferences a year and sharing latest insights backed by his long-term industry experience
Radek founded and runs several real estate a development, finance and investment business in the Czech Republic. Grafton / Halcyon is and has been a partner, owner and developer of various residential, industrial and logistics project across the Czech Republic, totalling over 500 000 GFA. The firm has partnered and works with various local and international developers and investors such as Garbe, BHM Group, Getberg and many others. The firm is currently in construction on cca. 400 residential units with a several additional hundreds in the pipeline and preparation of its own land portfolio. Initially, the firm work as a placement, financing and capital markets agent for various developers across CEE, today it focuses on it's own projects.
Harald Hübl is Managing Director of greenturtle gmbh working with developers & HNWIs in real estate, energy, and start ups. Prior to that, he acted as Investment Director for value one group, a European developer, operator where he expanded the student housing platform in a JV with TIAA/nuveen. Before that he headed Corporate Finance and Real Estate Finance at Bawag PSK (a Cerberus owned bank in Austria). He spent nearly ten years in London at GE Capital as leader in European Healthcare Leveraged & Real Estate Finance, M & A and infrastructure investment.
Sourcing and execution of residential investments for Heimstaden in Germany, Central Europe, France and Finland. Formerly responsible for residential investments in Europe at Round Hill Capital. Prior to this, he was an investment banker in the Goldman Sachs’ European real estate team in London. Stan holds a master’s degree in Finance and Business Strategy from Sciences Po University in Paris.
Inbound Capital vs Domestic Money Asia out, Europe in?
Due Diligence - How to invest & transact with travel bans?
Refocusing Asian Capital - Will traditional core markets be preferred investment destinations?
European Money - Neighbouring countries still looking into CEE?
Domestic Allocations - Will Poland and Czeck Republic learn best practices from the rest of CEE?
04:45pm - 05:45pm
Lending Appetite Post COVID financing gap or still liquid?
Debt & Financing - Liquidity available or run dry?
Asset Classes - Which are the preferred ones?
Source of Origin - Local or international?
Debt Funds - “Mezz”ing up traditional lenders’ playing field?
04:45pm - 05:45pm
NPLs and distressed assets post-covid
Thursday, September 30th 2021
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09:00am - 10:00am
Three elephants in the room: what is shaping the real estate market in CEE?
Three themes that will shape the future of real estate in Central Europe
1.Changes in consumer and business behavior following the Covid-19 crisis
2.Negative real interest rates to persist
3.New regulations and policies (to cope with environmental and social challenges)
10:30am - 11:30am
Transactions & Investments Finding value across CEE
Poland & Czeck Republic - Still king of allocations, or not enough foreign capital to keep up?
Investment Appetite - Which players are in, which are out?
Valuations - Moving up the risk curve?
Flight to Quality - Core to triumph?
12:00pm - 01:00pm
Opportunistic & Value Add Distress wave or still no price clarity?
Repurposing Opportunities - Is now the time to buy obsolete assets?
Pricing - Will renewed transactions give more transparency?
Financing Options - Any (alternative) lenders active or all about refinancing?
Raising Capital - Who’s in, who’s out?
12:00pm - 01:00pm
Logistics Rental Increase Which regions at what prices?
Transactional & Investment Activity
Yields - Still competitive or overpriced?
Rental Growth - Underwriting investor confidence?
Last Mile Equity, Core Yield & Capital - Limitless scale-up demand or cash on cash, tighter & tighter?
02:00pm - 03:00pm
Serviced residential in CEE
Blue ocean for investors?
02:00pm - 03:00pm
Obsolete Retail
Buying, selling or reinventing?
Consumer Demand - Strong appetite as positive retail outlook?
E-commerce - Omnichannel solutions the only way to stay relevant?
Distressed Assets - Repurposing opportunities for other asset classes?
Retail Asset Types - Which have fared better, which worse & what lessons to learn
03:30pm - 04:30pm
Logistics & Light Industrial Nearshoring boom or oversupplied playing field?
Incoming Supply - Oversupply concerns or still room to grow?
Rental Growths - Where is the ceiling?
Investment Appetite - Safe haven or too much competition?
Big Boxes vs City Light Industrial - What asset types will be the way to go?
03:30pm - 04:30pm
Raising Capital for Residential Safe haven or still not mature enough?
Missing Supply - Repurposing other asset classes to counter lack of land?
Stable Rental Returns - Dependent on location & rental fundamentals?
Serviced Residential - Too much operational risk?
Alternatives - Emerging assets to capture investment appetite?
Capital Reallocations - Increased investment appetite maturing the asset class?
04:45pm - 05:45pm
Offices Transforming workspaces or distress wave imminent?
Risk Appetite - Core the only way to go?
Capital Allocations - Is now the time to buy?
Flex Offices - Future proof or too much volatility?
Financing - Any availability or betting on refinancing?
04:45pm - 05:45pm
Future proofing your investment strategy
The fight or the trigger against RE obsolescence?
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