Emerging Europe Property Forum - London 2016

Welcome speech

Presentation: European property investment trends for 2017-2018 with special regards to CEE and Russia

Speaker:

Thomas Mundy, Director EMEA Capital Markets Strategy & Research, JLL

Presentation: Challenges for the real estate world in 2016-2017 - Brexit, new source of capital into Europe, outlook for the European economy

Speaker:

Jeffrey Matsu, Senior Economist, RICS

Panel discussion: European property investment debate

Impacts of Brexit: Which region’s property markets will benefit most from Brexit? Future of the EU, potential consequences of the US Presidential election. Long-term expectations regarding US and European interest rates. Are real estate investors worried about the slowing globalisation, the slowing of the world economy?

Chair: Noah Steinberg FRICS, Chairman & CEO, WING

Conversation participants:

• Eric Assimakopoulos, Managing Partner, Revetas Capital
• Dr. Marcus Cieleback, Chief Economist, Investment Strategy & Research, Patrizia AG
• Thomas Mundy, Director EMEA Capital Markets Strategy & Research, JLL
• Jörn Stobbe FRICS, Managing Director, Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management

Coffee break – Networking

Property lending in Emerging Europe

Speaker:

Dr. Andrea Sartori, Global Head of Sports, and Head of Real Estate, Leisure and Tourism in Central & Eastern Europe, KPMG

Panel discussion: Investing in Emerging markets in Europe – Where, how, why?

• Investment opportunities in Emerging Markets in Europe. Recent transactions in Prague, Poland, Budapest, Bucharest.
• Will Brexit have any negative or positive impact on CEE property investments?
• New source of capital in CEE and SEE: South-African investors, Norwegian Government Pension Fund (Norges Bank Investment Management), etc.
• Political risk in Emerging Europe. Is it significant for investors?
• CEE real estate market within Europe: will the significance of the region increase?
• Southeast Europe: time to invest now?
• Terrible demographics trends all around in Central and Eastern Europe: should property owners and investors be worried?
• Banking finance and alternative financing opportunities in CEE

Chair: David Hutchings, International Partner, Head of Investment Strategy - EMEA Capital Markets , Cushman & Wakefield

Conversation participants:

• Georg Blaschke, Vice President - International Real Estate Finance Continental Europe, Helaba
• Balázs Hornok, Acquisitions Director Europe, Rockspring Property Investment Managers
• Gijs Klomp MRICS, Business Development Manager, WDP
• Dr. Andrea Sartori, Global Head of Sports, and Head of Real Estate, Leisure and Tourism in Central & Eastern Europe, KPMG
• Árpád Török MRICS, Chief Executive Officer, TriGranit
• Christopher Zeuner MRICS, Managing Director CEE, LaSalle Investment

Closing remarks

Discover our history: RICS HQ Building Guided Tour followed by Group Photo Session