SEE Property Forum 2017 - Bucharest, Romania

Opening remarks

People:

• Csanád Csürös, CEO, Property Forum

Economic outlook for Romania and SEE – A view from London

Macroeconomic overview of the Romanian economy and the Southeast European region. Global and European outlook: our world after Brexit and Trump, and how these challenges will impact the real estate business.

People:

• Dan Bucsa PhD, Chief CEE Economist, Unicredit Bank AG in London

International investors’ roundtable

Discussion topics: CEE and SEE investment outloook for 2017. Potential impacts of Brexit and of de-globalisation trends on the European/SEE/CEE property markets. Low interest rates, relatively easy bank financing: but for how long? New source of capital for Romania and Bulgaria in 2017.

Chair: Mihai Dudoiu, Partner, Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii

Conversation participants:

• Darren Blanchard (FIH), Senior Director of Business Development, the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group
• Michaela Lashova MRICS, CEO, Cushman & Wakefield Forton
• Valentin Lupu, Associate Director | Capital Markets, Knight Frank Romania
• Frank Reul, Area General Manager for Romania, Bulgaria & Macedonia, AccorHotels / Orbis
• Mateusz Skubiszewski MRICS, Director Capital Markets Central & Eastern Europe, BNP Paribas Real Estate
• Andrei Văcaru, Head of Capital Markets CEE, iO Partners

Panel discussion: Senior developers, investors

Discussion topics: Outlook for Romania in 2017. How has logistics become one of the sexiest sub-markets? Secondary cities on the rise: opportunities in Cluj, Iasi, Timisoara. Regulation issues in Romania. Local investment/development strategies: exit opportunities, holding strategies, etc.

Chair: Robert Neale, Board Member, RICS in the Czech Republic

Conversation participants:

• Alexandru Cristea, Tax partner, Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii
• Ana Dumitrache, Head of Real Estate Financing Department, Banca Comerciala Romana / A member of Erste Group
• David Hay, Founder and CEO, ADD Value Management
• Gijs Klomp MRICS, Business Development Manager, WDP
• Robert Miklo, Director, Investment Services, Colliers International
• Andreas Ridder, Chairman CEE, CBRE
• Stamatis Sapkas, Group Chief Financial Officer, Globalworth

Coffee and snacks – Networking

RICS Photo Session - All RICS members are welcome to join

Panel discussion: Opportunities on the housing market

Discussion topics: New developments. Price expectations. The past and the future of Prima Casa. Opportunities in secondary cities.

Chair: Ionut Oprea, Brand Manager, Transilvania Business

Conversation participants:

• Antoanela Comsa, President, Gran Via Romania
• Raluca Crişan, Marketing Manager, Immochan Romania
• Kazimierz Kirejczyk FRICS, Co-founder and President of the Board, REAS
• Rafaela Nebreda, Founder, Grupo Demetra / Owner, Imoteca
• Dorel Niță, Head of Data and Research, Imobiliare.ro

Panel discussion: Office market insights

Discussion topics: Who will be the new office tenants in Bucharest in the future: Shared service centeres, local SMEs, etc? Trends impacting the office market: new needs of Generation Y and Z employees, Outlook for the Bucharest office market: rents, vacancy, new pipeline of office space, etc. Office market and new developments in major secondary cities.
 

Chair: Ilinca Paun, Managing Partner Romania, Colliers International

Conversation participants:

• Timea Henter, Senior Consultant, Knight Frank Romania
• Geo Margescu FRICS, Co-Founder & CEO, Forte Partners
• Antoniu Panait, Managing Director, VASTINT Romania
• Sorin Visoianu, Country Manager Operations Romania, Immofinanz

Lunch – Networking

Speed session – 7-minute project presentations

People:

• Aurelia Luca, EVP Operations Hungary and Romania, Skanska
• Antoniu Panait, Managing Director, VASTINT Romania
• Sorin Visoianu, Country Manager Operations Romania, Immofinanz

Designing for wellbeing – the next office market trend

Changing occupier needs is going beyond traditional project targets such as budget, programme delivery, re-stack and ‘green’ offices. Interior design can be an effective tool in attracting and retaining a talented workforce as well as contributing to sustainable business growth. Elina's talk will highlight the power of good design in office environments, touching upon:

• High level design strategy – circular economy, wellbeing and technology
• Integrating occupier wellbeing as a key project objective
• User Profiles
• ‘A better place’ - how to measure wellbeing and identify financial value

People:

• Elina Grigoriou, Chair of the RICS SKA Rating Technical Committee, Grigoriou Interiors

Panel discussion: Retail trends, new developments, repositioning experiences

Discussion topics: The future of retail – Trends in the US and the UK and how they will be translated into Romania and other CEE/SEE countries. The Impact of e-commerce and the trends in changing customer behavior. New developments in Romania. Successful cases of refurbishment and respositioning

Chair: Silviana Petre Badea, Managing Director, JLL Romania

Conversation participants:

• Ali Ergun Ergen, Managing Partner, TBE Business Solutions
• Oana Iliescu, Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield Echinox
• Ingo Nissen, CEO, MPC Properties
• Carmen Ravon, Head of Retail Occupiers CEE, CBRE

Closing remarks and coffee break