CEE Property Forum & Awards Gala 2025 - Vienna, Austria

Registration & Welcome Drinks

Introduction of the Annual CEE TOP 100 List

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

Awards Ceremony

The CEE Property Forum 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
• Project of the Year (Office / Retail / Logistics / Living)
• Investment Deal of the Year
• Financing Story of the Year
• Investment Professional of the Year
• Financing Professional of the Year
• Tech Gamechanger of the Year

Warm-up Party

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

Welcome Remarks by Property Forum

People:

• Csanád Csürös, CEO, Property Forum

Predictions for 2030: Europe and CEE Under the New Economic and Geopolitical Order

The Funding Formula: Insights into Financing Strategies

Conversation participants:

• Dieter Knittel, Head of CEE, pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank
• Marius Perșenea, Chief Operating Officer, IULIUS Company
• Gábor Pető, Capital Markets Director, Futureal Group

The New Investment Map: CEE’s Emerging Hubs and Shifting Capital Flows

The Great Capital Hunt: Who’s Buying and Who's Selling in 2026?

Conversation participants:

• Victor Constantinescu, Managing Partner, Romania & Co-Head of Real Estate, Kinstellar
• Adrian Karczewicz, Head of Divestments CEE, Skanska
• Christopher Mertlitz, Managing Director, Head of European Investments, W. P. Carey
• Benjamin Perez Ellischewitz, Principal, Avison Young in Hungary

Building Resilient Portfolios: Rethinking Investment Management Strategies

Local & Cross-Border Capital: Unlocking New Deal Flows

People:

• Paulius Stulgaitis, Head of Investments, Eika Asset Management

The Best Bet? – What Global Investors Think of Real Estate Today

Anchor of Attraction: How Supermarkets Drive Retail Revitalisation

Office, Retail, Logistics: Finding the Best-Yielding Assets for 2026

Conversation participants:

• James Fitzgerald, Director, Head of Industrial Agency, iO Partners
• Martin Polák, Managing Director CEE, GARBE Industrial Real Estate
• Dominik Uhe, Head of Investor Relationship Management, Kaufland International

Urban Living 2.0: Residential, Mixed-Use and the Future of City Life

Conversation participants:

• Bálint Botos, Managing Partner, Forestay Group
• Renata McCabe Kudla, Country Manager, Grupo Lar Poland

Data, Risk, and Returns: Rethinking Investment Logic

Sustainable ROI: Delivering Profits Today While Building Value for Tomorrow

SEE Rising: Navigating Growth Markets from the Adriatic to the Balkans