Zagreb Property Forum 2025

Opening Remarks by Property Forum

People:

• Csanád Csürös, CEO, Property Forum

Economic Outlook 2025-2026: Is CEE Ready for a Growth Comeback?

People:

• Alen Kovač, Chief Economist, Head of SEE Macro and Fixed Income Research, Erste Group

Shaken, Not Stirred: CEE Property in Motion

People:

• Gábor Borbély, Senior Director, Head of Research CEE, CBRE
• Jana Jovanović MRICS, Director, Head of Research SEE, CBRE

Closing the Deal: What Today’s Investors and Lenders Need

Chair: Csanád Csürös, CEO, Property Forum

Conversation participants:

• Ivana Barać, Commercial Director, Accolade Croatia
• Neda Buljević Vlačić, Managing Director, CC Real
• Igor Kanjuh, Head of Real Estate Department, Erste & Steiermärkische Bank
• Szabolcs Mestyán, Group Head of Legal, Indotek Group
• Péter Számely MRICS, Head of Real Estate Finance CEE, HYPO NOE Landesbank
• Sašo Šmigić, Member of the Board, Generali Investments Slovenia

Flexible Base for Next-Generation One-Stop Shopping

People:

• Tomislav Šapina, Executive Director, Real Estate, Kaufland Hrvatska

Retail Reimagined: Flexibility, Format & the Future

Chair: Filip Dumbović, Director, Principal, Avison Young Croatia

Conversation participants:

• Erika Barkó, Head of Development, Hungary / Serbia / Croatia / Slovenia, AmRest
• Lea Uroš Gregorec MRICS, Head of Retail and Transaction Service, Spiller Farmer
• Denis Čupić MRICS, Managing Partner, Redserve d.o.o..
• Tomislav Šapina, Executive Director, Real Estate, Kaufland Hrvatska

Cleaning Smarter, Not Harder: The Rise of Robotic Solutions

Hospitality in Motion: What’s Driving the Hotel Boom?

Chair: Ivana Rajković Špes, Head of Capital Markets and Investments, DDG Group

Conversation participants:

• Josipa Jutt Ferlan, Cluster General Manager / CEO, Hilton Hotels in Zagreb
• Kruno Santini, Head of Adria Region, ECM Partners
• Vassilis Themelidis, Regional Director South & East Europe, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts