Property Investment Forum 2014

CEE investment trends – Where is the money flowing these days?

Panel discussion: Is CEE still sexy? - Investment trends in the region

Chair: Michael Edwards MRICS, Head of Capital Markets (Hungary) / Valuation & Advisory (Central Europe), Cushman & Wakefield

Conversation participants:

• Adrian Karczewicz, Head of Divestments CEE, Skanska
• Noah Steinberg FRICS, Chairman & CEO, WING

Panel discussion: Hungarian investment market – Local funds running ahead

Chair: Csanád Csürös, CEO, Property Forum

People:

• Ákos Csobádi, Managing Director, Financial Advisory, BDO Hungary
• Ferenc Furulyás MRICS, Managing Director, JLL, Budapest
• Balázs Pázmány FRICS, Chairman of the Board, Erste Alapkezelő Zrt.
• Balázs Tóth, CEO, OTP Ingatlan Alapkezelő

Coffee Break

PV as a value-added investment for commercial properties

Innovation in the construction industry – Are we making progress at all?

People:

• Marcell Pintyőke, Head of Marketing, Indotek Group

London Olympics from a real estate perspective

Panel discussion: Sport developments in Hungary – UEFA Euro Cup 2020 and even Olympics?

People:

• Marcell Pintyőke, Head of Marketing, Indotek Group

Lunch Break

Collateral management in the construction industry

Impacts of rapid transit on the office market

People:

• Tibor Tatár MRICS, CEO, Calyx Investment

Panel discussion: Decreasing vacancy, happy landlords?

Chair: Kata Mazsaroff, Managing Director, Colliers Hungary

Conversation participants:

• Gábor Angel, igazgatósági tag, BIGGEORGE Property Zrt.
• Attila Madler, Asset Management Director, CPI Hungary
• Péter Szalma, Leasing Manager, CA Immo

Cost Iceberg - Corporate real estate in practice

People:

• Pál Baross FRICS, Campus Development Director, Central European University

Taking a complex approach for reduced energy bills – procurement, efficiency and alternative solutions

Panel discussion: Challenges and opportunities for FM and PM companies

Conversation participants:

• Csongor Csukás MRICS, International Director of Operations for the PM, BNP Paribas Real Estate
• Gábor Décsi MRICS, LEO, benchmarking group leader, DOME Facility Services Group, Managing Director
• András Schmidt, Facility Manager, Skanska Hungary
• Péter Szijártó MRICS, CEO, B&V Group

Mortgage loans in Hungary - Are banks getting more active?

Snapshot of the Hungarian housing market

Panel discussion: Residential market getting busy – Will new developments arrive soon?

People:

• Gábor Kiss, Managing Director, Metrodom Kivitelező Kft.

Coffee Break

Project presentations – Speed session

People:

• Pál Baross FRICS, Campus Development Director, Central European University
• János Kocsány, CEO, Graphisoft Park
• Rudolf Riedl MRICS, Managing Director, SÜBA Hungary

Panel discussion: What makes a new project succesful – Different backgrounds, differenc views

Chair: Gábor Soóki-Tóth MRICS, Head of the Planning & Development Professional Group, RICS CEE

Conversation participants:

• Balázs Czifra MRICS, Director - Sales, Asset Management, Business Development, InfoGroup
• Dániel Hatvani, CEO, CIB Lízing
• Gergely Pados, Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield
• György Rábai MRICS, Senior Manager, KPMG
• Nóra Sarlos, Head of Department, MARK Magyar Reorganizációs és Követeléskezelő Zrt.

Panel discussion: Budapest 2020 - City planners' roundtable

Chair: Gergely Ditróy, Analyst, Portfolio

People:

• Sándor Finta, Head Architect of Budapest, Fővárosi Önkormányzat
• Balázs Fürjes, Minister of State for Budapest and the Capital’s Metropolitan Area, Prime Minister’s Office, Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister

Panel discussion: Decreasing VAT for residential real estate

Chair: Emese Horváth, Development Director, InfoGroup

Conversation participants:

• Tibor Földi, CEO, Futureal Zrt.
• István Hajnal FRICS, CEO, Biggeorge\'s NV

Online hotel booking: impacts on the hotel market

People:

• Attila Hegedűs MRICS, Partner, Managing Partner, Prophex Europe Consulting

E-commerce: impacts on the retail and logistics market

People:

• Gábor Borbély, Director, CBRE

Panel discussion: Impacts of e-commerce on hotel, retail and logistics

Conversation participants:

• Anita Csörgő, Director, Head Of Retail Advisory and Transactions, CBRE
• Attila Hegedűs MRICS, Partner, Managing Partner, Prophex Europe Consulting
• Benedek Kis, Senior Manager Business Development Eastern Europe, Kühne + Nagel
• Ákos Starcz, Managing Partner, Dialogue Creatives

REsource Property Awards

Cocktail Reception

Champagne bar

Dinner, premium whiskey and pálinka tasting, networking

Zene: Dimofat feat. Timi Kullai