CEE GRI 2021 will follow all the necessary health and safety protocols.
It’s necessary that the attendees present a negative PCR (within 48 hours) or vaccination certificate (2nd dose at least 14 days prior) at the hotel reception.
A senior gathering for invested real estate professionals to foster dealflow
29th - 30th September
76 people are attending
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Svetlana Fedosova
Senior Director, Head of CEE/SEEGRI Club
In-depth Industry Knowledge
Roundtable discussions
Networking made easy
Find the perfect opportunity and partner
Program
Michał DYBUŁA
Chief Economist of BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A.
BNP Paribas Bank
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)
Michał DYBUŁA
Chief Economist of BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A.BNP Paribas Bank
Poland
Finance & Investment
Inbound Capital vs Domestic Money
Asia out, Europe in?
Asia out, Europe in?
Co-chairs
Piotr MirowskiColliers Moderator
Christopher Zeuner7R
Maciej DyjasGriffin Real Estate
Michael AbelTPG
Omar KoleilatCrestyl
Piotr TrzcińskiSavills Investment Management
Robert MartinEuropa Capital
Transactions & Investments
Finding value across CEE
Finding value across CEE
Co-chairs
Christo IlievLion's Head
Dorota Latkowska-DiniejkoREINO Partners
Josef EimCeskomoravska Nemovitostni
Liad BarzilaiAtrium
Noah SteinbergWING
Philip WoodGLL Real Estate Partners
Piotr WilaSantander Bank Polska
Lending Appetite
Post COVID financing gap or still liquid?
Post COVID financing gap or still liquid?
Co-chairs
Hubert ManturzykAareal Bank
Lukasz BialeckiBank Pekao
Patrick ZehetmayrErste Group Bank AG
Peter SzamelyHYPO NOE Gruppe Bank
Robert HetznerBayernLB
Opportunistic & Value Add
Distress wave or still no price clarity?
Distress wave or still no price clarity?
Co-chairs
Gal PelegGolden Star Group
Janusz BaranFORUM TFI.
Justyna TincREINO Partners
Martti SaveniusSponda
NPLs and distressed assets post-covid
Co-chairs
Przemysław KozdójWolf Theiss Moderator
Dieter LobnigBank Pekao
Katarina GajicDelta Real Estate
Thomas VilladsenAllianz Real Estate
Yannis DelikanakisSouthrock Asset Management
Future proofing your investment strategy
The fight or the trigger against RE obsolescence?
Co-chairs
Zinaida Onczay-VojnarConsidero Investments Moderator
Ariel FerstmanGTC - Hungary
Liad BarzilaiAtrium
Yannis DelikanakisSouthrock Asset Management
Inbound Capital vs Domestic Money
Asia out, Europe in?
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?
Moderator
Piotr Mirowski
Senior Partner & Head of Investment Services - Poland
Colliers
Christopher Zeuner
CIO
7R
Maciej Dyjas
Co-Owner & Managing Partner
Griffin Real Estate
Michael Abel
Partner
TPG
Omar Koleilat
CEO
Crestyl
Piotr Trzciński
Director, Head of Investment, Poland
Savills Investment Management
Robert Martin
Partner, Head of Investments
Europa Capital
Piotr Mirowski
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.
Christopher Zeuner
CIO7R
Poland
Maciej Dyjas
Co-Owner & Managing PartnerGriffin Real Estate
Poland
Since 2014, Maciej Dyjas is a Co-owner and Managing Partner of Griffin Real Estate – the largest and most active investment management company in private equity real estate in Central & Eastern Europe, which currently manages assets of over EUR 5 billion. He also is a shareholder and holds a position of Managing Partner of Cornerstone Partners – a private equity investment firm, active in CEE region, with an impressive track-record of transactions in healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors, retail and consumer goods market, industrial and manufacturing and infrastructure. Maciej also holds a position of Supervisory Board Member in several companies: Echo Investment, EPP, Smyk Group, ProService Finteco and IT Kontrakt.
Michael Abel
PartnerTPG
United Kingdom
Michael is a Partner at TPG, a leading global private investment firm with approx. $88 billion of assets under management. He has helped establish TPG Real Estate’s efforts in Europe and is a member of TPG Real Estate’s Investment Committee and TPG Europe’s Executive Committee. He serves on the Board of Directors of several portfolio companies, including A&O Hostels, Campo Properties and Campus Living. He serves as Chairman of Tempore Properties SOCIMI and serves as Chairman of Deutsche Office Properties. He is also a member of the Board at Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity. He holds a Diplôme de Grande École and a Master of Science in Management from ESCP Europe, and speaks German, Spanish, English, Portuguese and French.
Omar Koleilat
CEOCrestyl
Czech Republic
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.
Piotr Trzciński
Director, Head of Investment, PolandSavills Investment Management
Poland
Piotr currently leads the Warsaw office of SIM and is responsible for execution of investment strategies and ventures of institutional investors of SIM in Poland. With 15 years real estate experience gained in senior roles with KSP, BlackRock and CA Immo. In his career he was responsible for asset and investment management of over €1 billion in commercial property across multiple sectors (office, retail, warehouse and residential) and worked on EUR 500m of acquisitions and divestments. His track record also includes leasing, valuation, marketing and development funding. Piotr is a CCIM and a RICS member.
Robert Martin
Partner, Head of InvestmentsEuropa Capital
United Kingdom
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).
Transactions & Investments
Finding value across CEE
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?
Christo Iliev
Founder & CEO
Lion's Head
Dorota Latkowska-Diniejko
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
REINO Partners
Josef Eim
Vice-Chairman of the Board
Ceskomoravska Nemovitostni
Liad Barzilai
CEO
Atrium
Noah Steinberg
Chairman & CEO
WING
Philip Wood
Regional Head of CEE - MIRA Real Estate
GLL Real Estate Partners
Piotr Wila
Managing Director
Santander Bank Polska
Christo Iliev
Founder & CEOLion's Head
Romania
Christo Iliev is an entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in real estate. He is a co-founder of Lion's Head Investments, a regional commercial property investor and asset manager. Christo is also the founder of AG Capital – the largest Bulgarian group of companies with real estate investment, development and asset management capabilities.He is an alumni of Harvard Business School and holds a PhD degree in Real Estate Investments. He is also RICS and YPO member.
Dorota Latkowska-Diniejko
Co-Founder and Managing PartnerREINO Partners
Poland
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).
Josef Eim
Vice-Chairman of the BoardCeskomoravska Nemovitostni
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.
Liad Barzilai
CEOAtrium
Netherlands
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.
Noah Steinberg
Chairman & CEOWING
Hungary
Wing’s Chairman & CEO, and shareholder. Has worked in CEE since 1990, and held the position of Wing’s Chairman & CEO since the company’s establishment in 1999. During this time he was tasked with the establishment of Wing, management of the company’s integrated investment and development activity, its office, retail, industrial, hotel and residential projects and services portfolio as well as its international expansion in Poland via its stake in ECHO Investment where he is Chairman of the Supervisory Board. Graduated from Princeton University (Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University – BA) and the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna – MA). Speaks English, Hungarian, French, German and Spanish.
Philip Wood
Regional Head of CEE - MIRA Real EstateGLL Real Estate Partners
Czech Republic
Based in Prague, Philip is responsible for transactions and asset management across CEE on behalf of GLL Real Estate Partner’s managed property funds and segregated accounts. He has over 20 years’ professional experience in commercial real estate sales, leasing and development, corporate real estate advisory, and property investment in the UK and across CEE. He began his property career in London specialising in Leasing and Tenant Representation, and while working with DTZ he moved to their office in the Czech Republic as Head of Agency in 2005. Philip then worked for 3 years in the Cushman & Wakefield Capital Markets team in Prague before joining GLL in 2011. Philip graduated from Nottingham Trent University (in Estate Surveying).
Piotr Wila
Managing DirectorSantander Bank Polska
Poland
Lending Appetite
Post COVID financing gap or still liquid?
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?
Hubert Manturzyk
General Manager Poland
Aareal Bank
Lukasz Bialecki
Director, Head of Real Estate Financing
Bank Pekao
Patrick Zehetmayr
Managing Director
Erste Group Bank AG
Peter Szamely
Head of RE Finance CEE
HYPO NOE Gruppe Bank
Robert Hetzner
VP of International Real Estate Finance
BayernLB
Hubert Manturzyk
General Manager PolandAareal Bank
Poland
Hubert has over 18 years of experience in banking with a focus on commercial property and corporate financing. He started his professional career in 2000 with BRE Bank (currently mBank), where he was responsible for large corporate clients. Then in 2002 he moved to Nordea Bank, where in the Corporate Banking Department he was dealing with all aspects of commercial banking for clients from Nordic countries, who were investing in Poland, including corporate and real estate financing. In 2007 Hubert joined Aareal Bank. First was responsible for structuring and providing commercial real estate loans to big international and Polish clients, and currently is appointed as General Manager of Aareal Bank AG Poland.
Lukasz Bialecki
Director, Head of Real Estate FinancingBank Pekao
Poland
Patrick Zehetmayr
Managing DirectorErste Group Bank AG
Austria
Mr. Patrick Zehetmayr is Head of Group Commercial Real Estate at Erste Group Bank AG. Prior to that, he was a Member of the Board at Immorent AG. He had experiences at Erste Group Bank AG as Head of Relationship Management for the Group Larges Corporates Business, Head of Debt Capital Markets, Treasury and as a Trader for Fixed Income Derivatives. He speaks English and German.
Peter Szamely
Head of RE Finance CEEHYPO NOE Gruppe Bank
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 Hetzner
VP of International Real Estate FinanceBayernLB
Germany
Robert Hetzner is Vice President at BayernLB and is responsible for international real estate clients. Besides serving international asset managers, funds and listed RE companies, his special focus is on the CEE region. Before joining BayernLB in 2019 he worked as Senior Portfolio Manager Real Estate at MEAG Munich ERGO Asset Management GmbH, where he was in charge of different international real estate funds and portfolios with an aggregated investment amount of more than EUR 5bn. All together he can look back on more than 13 years of real estate experience, including several month of work experience in London.
Opportunistic & Value Add
Distress wave or still no price clarity?
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?
Gal Peleg
CEO
Golden Star Group
Janusz Baran
Director Of Sales And Business Development
FORUM TFI.
Justyna Tinc
Head of Asset Management
REINO Partners
Martti Savenius
Managing Director
Sponda
Gal Peleg
CEOGolden Star Group
Netherlands
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.
Janusz Baran
Director Of Sales And Business DevelopmentFORUM TFI.
Poland
Justyna Tinc
Head of Asset ManagementREINO Partners
Poland
Martti Savenius
Managing DirectorSponda
Finland
Martti Savenius is the Managing Director of Activen. Prior to that he was Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Sponda Plc, a €4.0 billion integrated Real Estate Operating Company acquired by Blackstone in 2017. Martti is responsible for managing transactions, portfolio management and real estate development teams. He is one of the key professionals leading investment and active asset management strategy as well as overall corporate development of the 140 FTE organization. Throughout his career, Martti has served institutional investors, real estate/hedge funds, asset managers/developers and retailers across North America, Europe and Asia. These include Rockspring PIM, North American Development Group and H&M Hennes & Maurtz GBC AB.
NPLs and distressed assets post-covid
Moderator
Przemysław Kozdój
Partner
Wolf Theiss
Dieter Lobnig
Managing Director
Bank Pekao
Katarina Gajic
Director of Design and Construction
Delta Real Estate
Thomas Villadsen
Director CEE/Austria
Allianz Real Estate
Yannis Delikanakis
Co-Founder
Southrock Asset Management
Przemysław Kozdój
PartnerWolf Theiss
Poland
Dieter Lobnig
Managing DirectorBank Pekao
Poland
Katarina Gajic
Director of Design and ConstructionDelta Real Estate
Serbia
Thomas Villadsen
Director CEE/AustriaAllianz Real Estate
Austria
In a joint effort with the Asset Management and Acquisition teams in Frankfurt, Thomas Villadsen‘s main responsibility is to further drive and develop Allianz Real Estate‘s Austria/CEE portfolio. He acts as the local representative and face to the market on behalf of Allianz Real Estate. Thomas holds a Master of Science in Engineering (constructions) from Aalborg University in Denmark and an EBA. Before joining Allianz, he had been working in Germany, Scandinavia and within several CEE/SEE countries, where he held various executive positions.
Yannis Delikanakis
Co-FounderSouthrock Asset Management
Greece
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.
Future proofing your investment strategy
The fight or the trigger against RE obsolescence?
Moderator
Zinaida Onczay-Vojnar
Partner & Head of Real Estate
Considero Investments
Ariel Ferstman
CEO
GTC - Hungary
Liad Barzilai
CEO
Atrium
Yannis Delikanakis
Co-Founder
Southrock Asset Management
Zinaida Onczay-Vojnar
Partner & Head of Real EstateConsidero Investments
Hungary
Zinaida Onczay-Vojnar joined Considero Investments as partner and head of real estate in early 2018 , after her role at HB Reavis Group as International business development director and numerous other senior positions. Considero, a boutique corporate finance, investment banking advisory and investor, builds and expands the real estate activities via Zinaida's 18+ years experience and international network in the industry. She focuses on evaluating new business and investment opportunities, executing mandates and transactions, sourcing funding for specific real estate projects, mainly in Hungary but also internationally. The Partners also invest their own capital in selective M&A deals and certain tech startups.
Ariel Ferstman
CEOGTC - Hungary
Hungary
Liad Barzilai
CEOAtrium
Netherlands
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.
Yannis Delikanakis
Co-FounderSouthrock Asset Management
Greece
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.
Asset Class Stream
Offices
Transforming workspaces or distress wave imminent?
Transforming workspaces or distress wave imminent?
Co-chairs
Hubert AbtNew Work Offices Moderator
Bence SassWING
Elitsa TsenovaLion's Head
Michael MarkartStrabag Real Estate
Rostislav NovakLordship
Sebastian KoziaraIWG
Obsolete Retail
Buying, selling or reinventing?
Co-chairs
Angelus BernreutherKaufland
Josef BláhaDISCOVERY GROUP
Marc LebbeLiebrecht & Wood
Scott DwyerAtrium Real Estate
Yovav CarmiGTC
Logistics & Light Industrial
Nearshoring boom or oversupplied playing field?
Co-chairs
Lukasz Jachna7R
Maciej ChmielewskiColliers
Nebil SenmanGriffin Real Estate
Logistics Rental Increase
Which regions at what prices?
Which regions at what prices?
Co-chairs
Tomasz StasiakWolf Theiss Moderator
Bartosz SzewczykWhite Star Real Estate
Christopher Zeuner7R
John PalmerSavills - Poland
Robert DobrzyckiPanattoni Europe
Raising Capital for Residential
Safe haven or still not mature enough?
Safe haven or still not mature enough?
Co-chairs
Stan KubacekHeimstaden Moderator
Adam CzerniakPolityka Insight
Carlos De LeónLayetana Developments Polska
Dimitar SavovBLD Homes
Jiri TosekPPF Real Estate
Michal MelaniukCordia Management
Peter NoackZeitgeist Asset Management
Serviced residential in CEE
Blue ocean for investors?
Co-chairs
Samuel VetrakBonard Moderator
Harald HüblValue One Holding AG / MILESTONE
Radek KuceraHalcyon Capital Partners
Stan KubacekHeimstaden
Offices
Transforming workspaces or distress wave imminent?
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?
Moderator
Hubert Abt
CEO & Founder
New Work Offices
Bence Sass
Director Transaction Management
WING
Elitsa Tsenova
Chief Investment Officer
Lion's Head
Michael Markart
STRABAG Real Estate - Managing Director
Strabag Real Estate
Rostislav Novak
Managing Director
Lordship
Sebastian Koziara
Network Development Director
IWG
Hubert Abt
CEO & FounderNew Work Offices
Hungary
Hubert Abt has been working in the real estate industry for over 30 years. He worked as a Developer, structured finance with Mezzanine capital for various real estate projects and in 2013 he founded NEW WORK Offices in Budapest. The Company provides various flexible office Concepts and today is present in 5 countries. Hubert incorporated NEW WORK into a closed joint-stock company and now leads the company as CEO while focusing on Business Development, Investors relation and leading the Innovation lab dealing with digitalization and Space as a Service.
Bence Sass
Director Transaction ManagementWING
Hungary
Elitsa Tsenova
Chief Investment OfficerLion's Head
Bulgaria
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.
Michael Markart
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.
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.
Sebastian Koziara
Network Development DirectorIWG
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.
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
Angelus Bernreuther
Director, Head of Investor Relations
Kaufland
Josef Bláha
Capital Markets Direktor
DISCOVERY GROUP
Marc Lebbe
Managing Director
Liebrecht & Wood
Scott Dwyer
Group COO
Atrium Real Estate
Yovav Carmi
COO
GTC
Angelus Bernreuther
Director, Head of Investor RelationsKaufland
Germany
Dr. Angelus Bernreuther has been with Kaufland since 2017, currently responsible for relationship management with institutional investors and the real estate industry in Germany. Before that he was head of location research and international clients for BBE Handelsberatung GmbH & in municipal consulting. Studies in geography at the University of Bayreuth as well as an additional real estate studies course at EIPOS at the TU Dresden laid the foundation for his activities in market research, location evaluation and project development for retail properties. He has many years of expertise in retail and real estate topics, gives lectures on leading congresses on current challenges and publishes specialist articles.
Josef Bláha
Capital Markets DirektorDISCOVERY GROUP
Czech Republic
Marc Lebbe
Managing DirectorLiebrecht & Wood
Belgium
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
Group COOAtrium Real Estate
Poland
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.
Yovav Carmi
COOGTC
Hungary
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?
Lukasz Jachna
Investment Director
7R
Maciej Chmielewski
Partner, Director
Colliers
Nebil Senman
Co-Owner & Managing Partner
Griffin Real Estate
Lukasz Jachna
Investment Director7R
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.
Maciej Chmielewski
Partner, DirectorColliers
Poland
Nebil Senman
Co-Owner & Managing PartnerGriffin Real Estate
Poland
Nebil Senman is Co-Owner and a Managing Partner of Griffin Real Estate, the largest and most active investment manager in private equity real estate in CEE with equity invested over EUR 2BN and AuM of over EUR 5BN. Previously, Nebil was heading for nine years Oaktree’s German and Polish real estate investments and operations, leading transactions an setting-up new platforms worth several billion Euro. Before joining Oaktree, Nebil spent eight years within the real estate advisory and corporate finance division at Ernst & Young Real Estate (previously Arthur Andersen) where he held different managerial positions.
Logistics Rental Increase
Which regions at what prices?
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?
Moderator
Tomasz Stasiak
Managing Partner, Head of Real Estate and Construction
Wolf Theiss
Bartosz Szewczyk
Partner, Country Partner, Russia&Poland
White Star Real Estate
Christopher Zeuner
CIO
7R
John Palmer
Head of Industrial Investment
Savills - Poland
Robert Dobrzycki
Chief Executive Officer Europe
Panattoni Europe
Tomasz Stasiak
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.
Bartosz Szewczyk
Partner, Country Partner, Russia&PolandWhite Star Real Estate
Poland
Christopher Zeuner
CIO7R
Poland
John Palmer
Head of Industrial InvestmentSavills - 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
Robert Dobrzycki
Chief Executive Officer EuropePanattoni Europe
Poland
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.
Raising Capital for Residential
Safe haven or still not mature enough?
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?
Moderator
Stan Kubacek
Senior Managing Director
Heimstaden
Adam Czerniak
Chief Economist
Polityka Insight
Carlos De León
Country Manager
Layetana Developments Polska
Dimitar Savov
CEO
BLD Homes
Jiri Tosek
CEO
PPF Real Estate
Michal Melaniuk
Head of Residential Development
Cordia Management
Peter Noack
Managing Director
Zeitgeist Asset Management
Stan Kubacek
Senior Managing DirectorHeimstaden
Czech Republic
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.
Adam Czerniak
Chief EconomistPolityka Insight
Poland
Carlos De León
Country ManagerLayetana Developments Polska
Poland
Joined Layetana Real Estate in 2015. Over 14 year experience in managing residential Real Estate businesses with over 22 projects executed and ca. 3,200 flats sold, since 8 years as Country Manager of Acciona Nieruchomosci (until 2015) and Layetana Real Estate. Previously, 8 year experience in venture capital / private equity with special focus on Real Estate, both residential and commercial. Graduate of Warsaw School of Economics – Masters Degree and Executive MBA from WUT Business School
Dimitar Savov
CEOBLD Homes
Bulgaria
Dimitar Savov is the CEO of BLD Bulgaria - the fastest growing residential real estate development company in Bulgaria. Having a financial and banking background, throughout the years Mr. Savov has taken managerial positions in leading Bulgarian real estate companies specialized in office and vacation development and consultancy. Mr. Savov is also a Member of the Board of Directors of AG Capital – the largest real estate holding in Bulgaria.
Jiri Tosek
CEOPPF Real Estate
Czech Republic
Michal Melaniuk
Head of Residential DevelopmentCordia Management
Poland
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 37 projects under management with a total investment volume of 515 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.
Serviced residential in CEE
Blue ocean for investors?
Moderator
Samuel Vetrak
CEO
Bonard
Harald Hübl
Investment Director
Value One Holding AG / MILESTONE
Radek Kucera
Partner
Halcyon Capital Partners
Stan Kubacek
Senior Managing Director
Heimstaden
Samuel Vetrak
CEOBonard
Austria
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
Harald Hübl
Investment DirectorValue One Holding AG / MILESTONE
Austria
Harald Hübl is Investment Director of value one group. Prior to 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.
Radek Kucera
PartnerHalcyon Capital Partners
Czech Republic
Stan Kubacek
Senior Managing DirectorHeimstaden
Czech Republic
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.
Some of the confirmed participants
Bence Sass
Director Transaction Management
WING
Carlos De León
Country Manager
Layetana Developments Polska
Christo Iliev
Founder & CEO
Lion's Head
Christopher Zeuner
CIO
7R
Didier Balcaen
Partner
Speedwell
Ewa Parys
Executive Director, Head of Asset Mgmt
AEW
Gal Peleg
CEO
Golden Star Group
Harald Hübl
Investment Director
Value One Holding AG / MILESTONE
Hubert Manturzyk
General Manager Poland
Aareal Bank
Jiri Tosek
CEO
PPF Real Estate
Josef Eim
Vice-Chairman of the Board
Ceskomoravska Nemovitostni
Liad Barzilai
CEO
Atrium
Marc Lebbe
Managing Director
Liebrecht & Wood
Maxim Vihorev
CEO & Founder
Vihorev InvestmentsSE
Michal Melaniuk
Head of Residential Development
Cordia Management
Nebil Senman
Co-Owner & Managing Partner
Griffin Real Estate
Noah Steinberg
Chairman & CEO
WING
Patrick Zehetmayr
Managing Director
Erste Group Bank AG
Peter Szamely
Head of RE Finance CEE
HYPO NOE Gruppe Bank
Philip Wood
Regional Head of CEE - MIRA Real Estate
GLL Real Estate Partners
Piotr Trzciński
Director, Head of Investment, Poland
Savills Investment Management
Robert Dobrzycki
Chief Executive Officer Europe
Panattoni Europe
Robert Martin
Partner, Head of Investments
Europa Capital
Rostislav Novak
Managing Director
Lordship
Thomas Villadsen
Director CEE/Austria
Allianz Real Estate
Tom Leach
Managing Director
Leach & McGuire
Tomasz Buras
CEO
Savills - Poland
Bence Sass
Director Transaction ManagementWING
Hungary
Carlos De León
Country ManagerLayetana Developments Polska
Poland
Joined Layetana Real Estate in 2015. Over 14 year experience in managing residential Real Estate businesses with over 22 projects executed and ca. 3,200 flats sold, since 8 years as Country Manager of Acciona Nieruchomosci (until 2015) and Layetana Real Estate. Previously, 8 year experience in venture capital / private equity with special focus on Real Estate, both residential and commercial. Graduate of Warsaw School of Economics – Masters Degree and Executive MBA from WUT Business School
Christo Iliev
Founder & CEOLion's Head
Romania
Christo Iliev is an entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in real estate. He is a co-founder of Lion's Head Investments, a regional commercial property investor and asset manager. Christo is also the founder of AG Capital – the largest Bulgarian group of companies with real estate investment, development and asset management capabilities.He is an alumni of Harvard Business School and holds a PhD degree in Real Estate Investments. He is also RICS and YPO member.
Christopher Zeuner
CIO7R
Poland
Didier Balcaen
PartnerSpeedwell
Romania
Specialized in project and financial management, Mr. Didier Balcaen has over 20 years of experience in the international construction and real estate market, out of which 11 in Romania. He is the founder and CEO of Speedwell SRL.Among the current developments, Triama Residence and Record Park, Speedwell intention is to start this year The Ivy project - 800 apartments in the north of Bucharest, Miro project – A class office space located near The Ivy, and Paltim – mixed-use project in Timisoara.
Ewa Parys
Executive Director, Head of Asset MgmtAEW
Poland
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 Peleg
CEOGolden Star Group
Netherlands
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.
Harald Hübl
Investment DirectorValue One Holding AG / MILESTONE
Austria
Harald Hübl is Investment Director of value one group. Prior to 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.
Hubert Manturzyk
General Manager PolandAareal Bank
Poland
Hubert has over 18 years of experience in banking with a focus on commercial property and corporate financing. He started his professional career in 2000 with BRE Bank (currently mBank), where he was responsible for large corporate clients. Then in 2002 he moved to Nordea Bank, where in the Corporate Banking Department he was dealing with all aspects of commercial banking for clients from Nordic countries, who were investing in Poland, including corporate and real estate financing. In 2007 Hubert joined Aareal Bank. First was responsible for structuring and providing commercial real estate loans to big international and Polish clients, and currently is appointed as General Manager of Aareal Bank AG Poland.
Jiri Tosek
CEOPPF Real Estate
Czech Republic
Josef Eim
Vice-Chairman of the BoardCeskomoravska Nemovitostni
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.
Liad Barzilai
CEOAtrium
Netherlands
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.
Marc Lebbe
Managing DirectorLiebrecht & Wood
Belgium
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.
Maxim Vihorev
CEO & FounderVihorev InvestmentsSE
Czech Republic
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.
Michal Melaniuk
Head of Residential DevelopmentCordia Management
Poland
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.
Nebil Senman
Co-Owner & Managing PartnerGriffin Real Estate
Poland
Nebil Senman is Co-Owner and a Managing Partner of Griffin Real Estate, the largest and most active investment manager in private equity real estate in CEE with equity invested over EUR 2BN and AuM of over EUR 5BN. Previously, Nebil was heading for nine years Oaktree’s German and Polish real estate investments and operations, leading transactions an setting-up new platforms worth several billion Euro. Before joining Oaktree, Nebil spent eight years within the real estate advisory and corporate finance division at Ernst & Young Real Estate (previously Arthur Andersen) where he held different managerial positions.
Noah Steinberg
Chairman & CEOWING
Hungary
Wing’s Chairman & CEO, and shareholder. Has worked in CEE since 1990, and held the position of Wing’s Chairman & CEO since the company’s establishment in 1999. During this time he was tasked with the establishment of Wing, management of the company’s integrated investment and development activity, its office, retail, industrial, hotel and residential projects and services portfolio as well as its international expansion in Poland via its stake in ECHO Investment where he is Chairman of the Supervisory Board. Graduated from Princeton University (Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University – BA) and the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna – MA). Speaks English, Hungarian, French, German and Spanish.
Patrick Zehetmayr
Managing DirectorErste Group Bank AG
Austria
Mr. Patrick Zehetmayr is Head of Group Commercial Real Estate at Erste Group Bank AG. Prior to that, he was a Member of the Board at Immorent AG. He had experiences at Erste Group Bank AG as Head of Relationship Management for the Group Larges Corporates Business, Head of Debt Capital Markets, Treasury and as a Trader for Fixed Income Derivatives. He speaks English and German.
Peter Szamely
Head of RE Finance CEEHYPO NOE Gruppe Bank
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.
Philip Wood
Regional Head of CEE - MIRA Real EstateGLL Real Estate Partners
Czech Republic
Based in Prague, Philip is responsible for transactions and asset management across CEE on behalf of GLL Real Estate Partner’s managed property funds and segregated accounts. He has over 20 years’ professional experience in commercial real estate sales, leasing and development, corporate real estate advisory, and property investment in the UK and across CEE. He began his property career in London specialising in Leasing and Tenant Representation, and while working with DTZ he moved to their office in the Czech Republic as Head of Agency in 2005. Philip then worked for 3 years in the Cushman & Wakefield Capital Markets team in Prague before joining GLL in 2011. Philip graduated from Nottingham Trent University (in Estate Surveying).
Piotr Trzciński
Director, Head of Investment, PolandSavills Investment Management
Poland
Piotr currently leads the Warsaw office of SIM and is responsible for execution of investment strategies and ventures of institutional investors of SIM in Poland. With 15 years real estate experience gained in senior roles with KSP, BlackRock and CA Immo. In his career he was responsible for asset and investment management of over €1 billion in commercial property across multiple sectors (office, retail, warehouse and residential) and worked on EUR 500m of acquisitions and divestments. His track record also includes leasing, valuation, marketing and development funding. Piotr is a CCIM and a RICS member.
Robert Dobrzycki
Chief Executive Officer EuropePanattoni Europe
Poland
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.
Robert Martin
Partner, Head of InvestmentsEuropa Capital
United Kingdom
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.
Thomas Villadsen
Director CEE/AustriaAllianz Real Estate
Austria
In a joint effort with the Asset Management and Acquisition teams in Frankfurt, Thomas Villadsen‘s main responsibility is to further drive and develop Allianz Real Estate‘s Austria/CEE portfolio. He acts as the local representative and face to the market on behalf of Allianz Real Estate. Thomas holds a Master of Science in Engineering (constructions) from Aalborg University in Denmark and an EBA. Before joining Allianz, he had been working in Germany, Scandinavia and within several CEE/SEE countries, where he held various executive positions.
Tom Leach
Managing DirectorLeach & McGuire
Seychelles
Tomasz Buras
CEOSavills - Poland
Poland
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Adam Czerniak
Chief EconomistPolityka Insight
Poland
Angelus Bernreuther
Director, Head of Investor RelationsKaufland
Germany
Dr. Angelus Bernreuther has been with Kaufland since 2017, currently responsible for relationship management with institutional investors and the real estate industry in Germany. Before that he was head of location research and international clients for BBE Handelsberatung GmbH & in municipal consulting. Studies in geography at the University of Bayreuth as well as an additional real estate studies course at EIPOS at the TU Dresden laid the foundation for his activities in market research, location evaluation and project development for retail properties. He has many years of expertise in retail and real estate topics, gives lectures on leading congresses on current challenges and publishes specialist articles.
Ariel Ferstman
CEOGTC - Hungary
Hungary
Bartjan Zoetmulder
PartnerLoyens & Loeff N.V.
Netherlands
Bartjan R. Zoetmulder is tax partner in Loyens & Loeff’s investment management practice group, active member of the real estate team, heads the Central and Eastern Europe team and co-head of the Japan Desk. Bartjan has focused his expertise in international tax matters to the real estate market, with a specific emphasis on tax structuring of investments in and from Central and Eastern Europe, as well as for investments in Dutch property. In this capacity, he serves mainly foreign clients, such as US, Asian and European real estate investors and developers, although Dutch real estate enterprises are also among his clientele. Bartjan has been chairman of the Dutch Association of Tax Advisors since June 2018.
Bartlomiej Kordeczka
PartnerDentons
Poland
Bartłomiej Kordeczka is a partner in Dentons’ Warsaw office and the Deputy Head of Real Estate in Poland. He is also a member of the Hotels and Leisure sector team. He advises clients on complex real estate law matters including civil, administrative and commercial law. He is a transactional lawyer responsible for running and supervising investment transactions in the real estate sector for Dentons’ key clients including Polish and foreign investment firms and developers. He has been involved in multiple transactions (including asset, enterprise and share deals) involving various property types like office buildings, warehouses, hotels, also under sale-and-leaseback, forward purchase, forward funding or joint venture structures.
Bartosz Szewczyk
Partner, Country Partner, Russia&PolandWhite Star Real Estate
Poland
Bence Sass
Director Transaction ManagementWING
Hungary
Carlos De León
Country ManagerLayetana Developments Polska
Poland
Joined Layetana Real Estate in 2015. Over 14 year experience in managing residential Real Estate businesses with over 22 projects executed and ca. 3,200 flats sold, since 8 years as Country Manager of Acciona Nieruchomosci (until 2015) and Layetana Real Estate. Previously, 8 year experience in venture capital / private equity with special focus on Real Estate, both residential and commercial. Graduate of Warsaw School of Economics – Masters Degree and Executive MBA from WUT Business School
Christo Iliev
Founder & CEOLion's Head
Romania
Christo Iliev is an entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in real estate. He is a co-founder of Lion's Head Investments, a regional commercial property investor and asset manager. Christo is also the founder of AG Capital – the largest Bulgarian group of companies with real estate investment, development and asset management capabilities.He is an alumni of Harvard Business School and holds a PhD degree in Real Estate Investments. He is also RICS and YPO member.
Christopher Zeuner
CIO7R
Poland
Didier Balcaen
PartnerSpeedwell
Romania
Specialized in project and financial management, Mr. Didier Balcaen has over 20 years of experience in the international construction and real estate market, out of which 11 in Romania. He is the founder and CEO of Speedwell SRL.Among the current developments, Triama Residence and Record Park, Speedwell intention is to start this year The Ivy project - 800 apartments in the north of Bucharest, Miro project – A class office space located near The Ivy, and Paltim – mixed-use project in Timisoara.
Dieter Lobnig
Managing DirectorBank Pekao
Poland
Dimitar Savov
CEOBLD Homes
Bulgaria
Dimitar Savov is the CEO of BLD Bulgaria - the fastest growing residential real estate development company in Bulgaria. Having a financial and banking background, throughout the years Mr. Savov has taken managerial positions in leading Bulgarian real estate companies specialized in office and vacation development and consultancy. Mr. Savov is also a Member of the Board of Directors of AG Capital – the largest real estate holding in Bulgaria.
Dorota Latkowska-Diniejko
Co-Founder and Managing PartnerREINO Partners
Poland
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).
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