The Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) Foundation has awarded a $22,000 grant to Kyiv School of Development (KSD), the school of professional real estate development, to train at least 100 reconstruction specialists to help rebuild Ukraine.
SIOR is the leading global association for real estate brokers and the SIOR Foundation is made up of real estate leaders from within the organisation, with a purpose to give back to the sector by supporting initiatives that Educate, Enhance, and Expand the commercial real estate community. It promotes best practices, responsible and sustainable development, and helps educate the next generation.
KSD, in the city centre of Kyiv, is a school focused on real estate development and construction management. Since 2017, more than 450 managers, owners of real estate development and construction companies, project managers, architects and other market specialists have graduated from this educational institution. Kyiv School of Development seeks to form an active community to change the rules of the market, as well as to educate specialists with the world standard values who create modern and progressive development projects. A new ‘Recovery Manager’ programme has now been developed by KSD to train property professionals in the reconstruction of Ukraine, regenerating towns and villages damaged by the Russian aggression against Ukraine. Funded by the SIOR Foundation, it will provide free of charge training for at least 100 reconstruction specialists.
Iain Finnegan SIOR, FSCI, FRICS, President of the European Chapter and Managing Director of Dublin-based Chartered Surveyors firm Finnegan Menton, said: “The European Chapter applied to the SIOR Foundation for this grant to enable the ‘Recovery Manager’ programme to be established and benefit not just the 100 people who will enter the real estate profession by undertaking the course, but also the Ukraine as a whole. With the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2024) recently held in Germany focused on a whole society approach and bringing together stakeholders to facilitate recovery, we want to play our part, bringing our experience for the benefit of Ukraine.”
Matthew Leguen de Lacroix, SIOR, FRICS, as Head of Business Development at SIOR, who visited Ukraine and the school last year, said: “Having seen first-hand the devastation of towns and cities across Ukraine as a result of war, teaching the younger generation the skills to rebuild will be essential. We are pleased to support this educational programme.”
SIOR has conducted a survey of its European membership to assess the outlook for the office and logistics markets. The survey considers supply, demand, and rental growth for prime space, as well as the opportunities and challenges highlighted by our respondents. Other themes include the impact of technology and respondents’ business focus for 2024.
We would like to thank Daniel Francis, Head of Research at our sponsor Carter Jonas, who led this report and the SIOR members across Europe who shared their valuable insights.
SIOR’s Global President David Lockwood SIOR will be in attendance accompanied by Robert Thornburgh SIOR FRICS, SIOR’s Chief Executive Officer.
They will be supported by SIOR colleagues:-
We encourage you to bring a colleague who may be interested in learning more about SIOR.
The Grenache Cannes Wine Cellar (previously Vallauri’s Cave à Vin) is located at 10 Rue des Halles behind the Marché Forville, Cannes’s local food & flower market, just a short walk from the Palais des Festivales.
On behalf of Andrew Smith SIOR FRICS, President of the SIOR European Chapter and the members of the European Chapter leadership, we wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a healthy and prosperous New Year!
This year’s Christmas card shows a small selection of our members in action: networking, doing business, making friendships and overall enjoying our unique culture while taking our chapter from strength to strength.
The New Year will bring new faces and new exciting opportunities. 2024 will also be a special year in view of our bi-annual highlight, the 4th SIOR International Conference in Berlin. Register now to make use of the early-bird rate and keep an eye out for all upcoming events and we look forward to seeing you there.
In the meantime, we wish you a joyous festive season in the hope that those suffering will also find peace and comfort from our continued support and prayers. .
The SIOR Europe Chapter AGM will take place virtually on Teams at 4pm BST and 5pm CEST on Thursday, 16th May 2024.
This year we hold the meeting on line and with members in over twenty countries, we hope that most of you will be able to join on Teams. Click for the SIOR ERC AGM Notice & Agenda
ON-LINE REGISTRATION IN ADVANCE IS REQUIRED. The link to the event will be sent by separate email, only to those who have registered, closer to the date.
The second European Chapter’s Mind Your Own Business event of 2024 will take place in Brussels on the 28th of November. This series of events takes place in different locations across Europe and has become the flagship of European SIOR business generation meetings.
The events are open for members only.
We welcome partners and guests to the leisure and optional activities.
The Mind Your Own Business event in Brussels is combined with the SIOR Europe Annual Thanksgiving – Christmas Festive Dinner and a visit to the European Parliament. Separate registrations are required.
Thursday, 28th November 2024– All day event
For more information and to register to all events and guided tours.
MIPIM – The World’s Leading Property Market
12-15 March 2024 – Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France
MIPIM brings together the most influential players from all international property sectors, offering unrivalled access to the greatest number of development projects and sources of capital worldwide. This unique environment provides exceptional networking, showcasing and commercial opportunities for property advisors, developers, regional authorities, investors and corporate end-users.
SIOR members may benefit from SIOR’s delegate stand rate.
Contact events@sioreurope.com for further details or to find out more about adhering to SIOR.
Welcome to MYOB Series – London!
You are cordially invited to our 7th Mind Your Own Business (MYOB) Event on 25-26 April 2024. MYOB has become the Business Generation Flagship of the European Chapter and London will be no different.
Exclusive for members only, however, partners and guests are welcome to the optional and social activities.
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
Psychology & Pricing – Stickier Fees Win More Business
Exclusive Members Only Seminar on Fee Pricing by David Abbott.
David is an expert on the psychology around pricing. He wrote the amazing How to Price Your Platypus and he is one of the leading 99 global thought leaders on pricing. Educated at Oxford, David has run businesses from startups to UK brands of global distribution companies.
He currently works directly with businesses on their pricing, achieving dramatic improvements in profitability. Frequently gaining accolades such as ‘the best speaker we have ever had’, David uses his engaging style and infectious enthusiasm to introduce audiences to simple ways to present their prices in a way that makes higher prices stickier.
Guided site visit at the Battersea Power Station and a presentation of the new the scheme 50 Electric Boulevard being launched.
The SIOR Europe Chapter AGM will take place virtually on Zoom at 4pm BST and 5pm CEST on Thursday, 28th Septemer 2023.
Registration is necessary. Please email admin@sioreurope.com for further details.
The formal part of the meeting will be immediately followed by a fireside chat with incoming SIOR Global President David Lockwood SIOR and our very own Chapter Administrator Liana Toumazou. Please stay with us online following the adjournement of the meeting.