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CEE Summit

Sofitel Warsaw Victoria Hotel

Królewska 11, Warsaw, Poland

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Event Description

Day 1: Wednesday 28th June

Urbanisation, Development & Investment


12.00 Registration & Networking Lunch


13.00 Welcome

Richard Betts, Publisher, PropertyEU
Richard Stephens, Founder & Editor, Poland Today


13.10 Keynote: CEE in a Global context, Macro economy, politics and the outlook for real estate 

Professor Witold Orlowski, Chief Economic Advisor, PwC


13.40 Panel: How sustainable is the current economic growth in CEE?

James Shotter, new Financial Times correspondent for Poland & CE, Financial Times (moderator)
Professor Witold Orlowski, Chief Economic Advisor, PwC
Wawrzyniec Smoczyński, Managing Director, Polityka Insight

14.20 Presentation: Key Drivers of Investment in European Cities – CEE in a Global Context

Yolande Barnes, Director of World Research, Savills


Building Successful Cities: Collaborate to compete



14.45 Country Case Study: Scottish Cities Alliance

Stuart Black, Director of Planning and Development, Scottish Cities Alliance 

15.00 Regional Case Study: Holland Metropole – Connectivity driving investment

Bob van der Zande, City of Amsterdam, Holland Metropole

15.15 Coffee & Networking


15.45 Panel: Creating investment ready cities – human capital, vision and opportunity. What creates a successful city for investors?

Yolande Barnes, Director of World Research, Savills
Stuart Black, Director of Planning and Development, Scottish Cities Alliance
Dan Zakai, Co-founder and CEO, MINDSPACE 
Bob van der Zande, City of Amsterdam, Holland Metropole
Tomasz Potkanski, Deputy Director, The Association of Polish Cities

16.45 Panel: Investment Opportunities in CEE cities - what is the outlook for investment? Could innovation and technology be the next big driver for city investment?

Dorota Wysokińska-Kuzdra, Chief Executive Officer, Griffin Premium RE
Lila Pateraki, Chief Investment Officer, Zeus Capital Management
Anna Walkowska, Biz Dev & Partnerships, HUBHUB 
Michal Miecinski, Counsel, Linklaters
Adrian Karczewicz, Head of Divestments CEE, Skanska Commercial Development Europe

17.45 Key Take aways - Day 1

18.00 End of Conference Day 1

18.30 Cocktail Reception, SZUCHA Palace

The last real estate COCKTAIL PARTY before the Summer at the historic SZUCHA Palace 

21.00 End of Cocktail party





Day 2: Thursday 29th June


Capital Markets, Investment & Opportunities


9.30 Keynote: What do the investors need?

Maurits Cammeraat, Director of Professional Standards, INREV (Amsterdam)
Non-listed real estate funds are a major driver in the market. What do investors need in order to invest?


10.00 Presentation: Global Capital Sources – who is targeting CEE and why?

Richard Divall, Head of Cross Border Capital Markets EMEA, Colliers International (London)


The CEE in Sectors: Market Trends and Outlook



10.20 Panel: Which sectors and locations offer the best return? 
Where are the best opportunities and which strategies will outperform?

Richard Divall, Head of Cross Border Capital Markets EMEA, Colliers International 
Robert Sztemberg, Head of Berlin Hyp Warsaw Office, BERLIN HYP
Eric Assimakopoulos: Founder & Managing Partner, Revetas Capital 
Otis Spencer, President, Peakside Polonia Management

11.00 Coffee Break


11.45 Panel: Sector in Focus: Logistics - The Industrial Revolution - can CEE be the driving force of European logistics? 

Robert Dobrzycki, CEO Europe, Panattoni Europe
Ben Bannatyne, President, Prologis Europe  
Tomasz Kasperowicz, Partner & Director of Industrial and Logistics Agency, Colliers International
Bartek Mierzwiak, MD, Central & Eastern Europe, Logicor 

12.15 Pheonix from the Ashes: regeneration & redevelopment opportunities

Presentations of leading redevelopment & regeneration projects In the region 


13.00  Closing Keynote: 

Martin Sabelko, Founder, HOI International 

13.30 Networking Lunch

14.30 End of conference 


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June 28th, 2017  12:00 pmJune 29th, 2017  2:00 pm

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