SEE Property Forum 2015 - Bucharest, Romania

Keynote speech – Future of Cities

People:

• Daniel Cook, Director of Strategy and Planning, Széchenyi István University

Panel discussion: Future of Cities - Opportunities for the real estate sector

General demographic and economic trends and tendencies from an RICS Global perspective. Opportunities for the real estate sector – how different type of properties can best serve the future model of cities. Successful city concepts – what and how. Opportunities for Bucharest within the CEE/SEE context and generally within EU.

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

Conversation participants:

• Daniel Cook, Director of Strategy and Planning, Széchenyi István University
• Mircea Enache, Director, Senior Planner & Information Systems Specialist, CEP

The macro-analyst’s view of the SEE-region – Challenges and opportunities

People:

• Demetrios Efstathious, Head of CEEMEA Strategy, ICBC Standard Bank London

Eastern Europe insider's view: Focus on the big picture

Chair: Róbert Hermán MRICS, Acquisitions & Investments Director, Portico Investment

Conversation participants:

• Robert Mayhew FRICS, Vice-President, Széchenyi István University
• Péter Számely MRICS, Head of Real Estate Finance CEE, HYPO NOE Landesbank
• John Verpeleti FRICS, Chairman of the Management Board – Eastern Europe, Colliers International

Coffee break – Networking

RICS Members – photo session

Panel discussion – Senior investors’ roundtable – Focus on Southeast Europe

Chair: Michaela Lashova MRICS, CEO, Cushman & Wakefield Forton

Conversation participants:

• Ioannis Ganos MRICS, CEO, Alpha Real Estate Services SA
• Hedwig Höfler, Head of Investment Management, CA Immo
• Bogdan Macarie, Chief Development Officer, Granit Polus Development
• Andrew Peirson MRICS, Managing Director SEE Region & Romania, JLL
• Stamatis Sapkas, Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Globalworth Real Estate Investments

Development in Romania – Time to…?

Chair: Răzvan Gheorghiu-Testa, Partner - Co-Head of Real Estate Practice Group, Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii

Conversation participants:

• Ana Dumitrache, Head of Real Estate Financing Department, Banca Comerciala Romana / A member of Erste Group
• Bogdan Macarie, Chief Development Officer, Granit Polus Development
• Ilinca Paun, Managing Partner Romania, Colliers International
• Tal Roma, Head of Office Development, AFI Europe Romania

Lunch break – Networking

Acquisition and disposal of NPL Portfolios

People:

• Mihai Dudoiu, Partner, Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii

Panel discussion: Huge opportunities on a difficult market? Distressed properties in Romania and in SEE

Chair: Răzvan Gheorghiu-Testa, Partner - Co-Head of Real Estate Practice Group, Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii

Conversation participants:

• Radu Boitan MRICS, Head of Investments, Revetas Capital
• Mihai Dudoiu, Partner, Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii
• David Hayward, Managing Director, Adval Asset Management
• Gijs Klomp MRICS, Business Development Manager, WDP
• Gábor Taizs, CEO, OTP Faktoring SRL

Panel discussion: Industrial real estate market in Southeast Europe - Where is Romania heading to?

Chair: Silviana Petre Badea, Managing Director, JLL Romania

Conversation participants:

• Peter Bečár, Managing Director CEE, P3
• Dana Bordei, Commercial Manager, WDP Romania
• Laurentiu-Catalin Hanu, Manager Business Development – Romania, CTP

Closing remarks – Networking