CEE Property Forum & Awards Gala 2024 - Vienna, Austria

Registration & welcome drinks

Awards Gala

The CEE Property Awards celebrate the best projects, most impactful transactions and most inspiring personalities and companies in the CEE real estate market. The winner of each Property Forum award will be selected by an exclusive jury, comprising leading professionals from across the region.

The Award categories:

• Concept of the Year
• Lease Transaction of the Year – Office / Retail / Logistics
• Investment Deal of the Year
• Financing Story of the Year
• ESG Journey of the Year
• Personality of the Year

Introduction of the first CEE TOP 100

Building on the success of country-specific TOP 50 lists, Property Forum will unveil its first-ever CEE TOP 100, a publication listing the 100 most influential people in the CEE real estate business. 

Warm-up Party

Guests can enjoy an amazing food and drink offer, including several uniquely themed bars:

• Champagne Bar: An ageless classic that sparkles with life as it is poured. Enjoy a carefully selected compilation of Europe’s best bubblies.
• Oyster Bar: The most sought-after dish of previous CEE Property Forums is back. Indulge in the Mediterranean Sea’s best treat, chilled to perfection.
• CEE Wine Bar: A tribute to what the beautiful vineyards of our region have to offer. Enjoy a unique wine list with each CEE represented.

Welcome remarks

A year of elections and their consequences – Global geopolitical outlook

Back on the right track? – Real estate investment trends overview

People:

• Daniel Bienias MRICS, Managing Director CEE & Poland, CBRE
• Gábor Borbély, Head of Research CEE, CBRE

The class of 2025 – Cracking the code for the year ahead

Conversation participants:

• Charles Boudet, CEO, iO Partners
• Victor Constantinescu, Managing Partner, Romania & Co-Head of Real Estate, Kinstellar
• Hadley Dean, Founder, MDC²
• Anca Merdescu, Director, Investment & Debt Advisory, CEE | Investment Services, Colliers
• Christopher Mertlitz, Managing Director, Head of European Investments, W. P. Carey

Money talks – A deep dive into financing strategies

Conversation participants:

• Dieter Knittel, Head of CEE, pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank
• Lenka Kostrounová, Director, Real Estate Finance, CSOB
• Maarten Otte, Head of Investor Relations, CTP
• Marius Persenea, Chief Operating Officer, IULIUS Company
• Hannes Wimmer, Managing Director, Loan Capital Markets, Erste Group Bank AG

What seals the deal today? – European investment trends under the spotlight

Conversation participants:

• Daniel Puchalski, Managing Partner and Co-Founder, immo lab.re
• Andrei Văcaru, Head of Capital Markets CEE, iO Partners

Local investors' outlook – Where to expand next?

Chair: Jakub Adam, Partner, Head of Real Estate, Taylor Wessing Czech Republic

Conversation participants:

• Péter Kocsis MRICS, Deputy CEO - Strategy, Risk, MIS-Data, WING
• Pavel Streblov MRICS, Business Director CRE, Penta Real Estate
• Dorota Wysokińska-Kuzdra, Senior Partner, Head of Corporate Finance & Living Services CEE, Colliers

City leaders’ roundtable – How to build the urban area of the future?

CEE’s top development hotspots – Building on the growth of the region’s airports

CEO roundtable – CEE construction market expectations for 2025

Nearshoring and more – What's driving logistics demand in CEE?

Conversation participants:

• Alexandra Gačevičová, Commercial Director | Industrial & Logistics, BHM Group
• Jaroslav Kopac, CEE Head of Valuation, iO Partners
• Martin Polák, Managing Director CEE, GARBE Industrial Real Estate

A new age of working – How to create the best office assets?

Chair: Peter Malovec, Counsel, Taylor Wessing Slovakia

Conversation participants:

• Hubert Abt FRICS, CEO, New Work & workcloud24
• Andreea Cotigă, Head of Leasing Office, CPI Romania
• Michal Dorszewski, Regional Director Partnership Development CEE, IWG plc
• David M Johnston MRICS, Senior Director, Head of Occupier Business Development CEE/SEE, CBRE Hungary

Revitalization as an opportunity for growth

People:

• Dominik Uhe, Head of Investor Relationship Management, Kaufland International

All eyes on retail – New strategies bring investors’ return

Conversation participants:

• Tomas Cifra, Partner & Managing Director Central & Eastern Europe, Mitiska REIM
• Martin Makovec, Managing Director, M&A, Central Europe, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
• Dominik Uhe, Head of Investor Relationship Management, Kaufland International
• Erik Wafler MRICS, Senior Investment Manager, Gránit Asset Management

Only way to go but up? – CEE residential market update

Conversation participants:

• Kinga Barchoń, Partner, Real Estate Leader, PwC Polska
• Jan-Hendrik Walloch, Managing Partner, ECE Living
• Waldemar Wasiluk, VP/CFO, Victoria Dom

Which locations will drive future growth? – CEE hotel market update

Chair: Paweł Nowakowski MRICS, Founder & CEO, PNC

Conversation participants:

• David Jenkins, Vice President Business Development Eastern Europe, Radisson Hotel Group
• Roland Paar, Head of Hotel Investment, Soravia

Investing in emerging SEE markets: Serbia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Albania

Conversation participants:

• Yavor Kostov, Managing Partner, Cushman & Wakefield Forton
• Pere Mioč, Partner, Tax Advisory, Forvis Mazars

The future of real estate marketing – How to stand out in 2025?