Feb 10, 2021
Despite considerable progress in recent years, the real estate industry still suffers from an image problem when it comes to diversity. In order to remain relevant in the world of business and competitive in the war for talent, the industry must improve inclusivity by reducing barriers to entry and progression. In short, creating diverse and inclusive...
Jul 13 2022
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Dr Paul Redmond, author, keynote speaker, employment guru, is a leading expert on generations and the future of work.
Paul was recently appointed Director of Student Experience and Enhancement at the University of Liverpool, and is one of the UK’s leading experts on the graduate employment market. During his career he has worked at a number of leading universities and has been responsible for guiding the careers of thousands of students and graduates. He has presented at numerous conferences and events around the world. In addition to writing regularly for national newspapers and other publications, he is a frequent guest on both radio and TV, appearing on numerous BBC and independent news and current affairs programmes. Since 2014, Paul has produced a regular, and highly popular, diary column for the UK’s Association of Graduate Recruiters magazine.
Paul’s research into ‘Generation Y’ (aka ‘Millennials’) and their impact on organisations has garnered him praise and respect from a range of national and international organisations, for which he provides consultancy.
Paul’s media work includes numerous BBC and independent news programmes and bulletins. In 2011 he collaborated with the BBC and Tiger Aspect in the making of ‘Who gets the best jobs?’ a groundbreaking series of documentaries on the impact of social class on the graduate job market. Paul’s work on the rise of the ‘Helicopter Parent’ had led to appearances on numerous BBC and independent TV programmes, including the Jeremy Vine show.
Paul is the author of several books, including the best-selling ‘The Graduate Jobs Formula’, a new edition of which is planned for later this year, and the forthcoming ‘Zombie Jobs’. He has also written and published numerous other reports, studies and research publications.
In 2010, in recognition of his writing and research, Paul was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts.
Paul’s keynote topics include:
Richard Baldwin is Professor of International Economics at the Graduate Institute in Geneva as well as President of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) in London, and Editor-in-Chief of the economic policy portal VoxEU.org (which he founded in June 2007).
Before coming to Geneva, he was a Senior Staff Economist for the President's Council of Economic Advisors in the Bush (the Elder) Administration (1990-1991) following trade negotiations such as the Uruguay Round, NAFTA and numerous US-Japan trade disputes.
He has been a visiting professor at Oxford (2012-2015) and MIT (2002-2003 & 1998-1999), having started his academic career as a professor at the Columbia School of Business in New York.
The author of numerous books and articles, his research interests include international trade, globalisation, regionalism, and European integration. His latest book, The Great Convergence: Information technology and the New Globalisation, was published by Harvard University Press in November 2016. He provides advice and consultancy for numerous governments and international organisations on international trade issues.
He wrote his PhD at MIT under the guidance of Paul Krugman, with whom he has co-author a half dozen articles. His MSc in economics is from LSE, his BA in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and he has honorary doctorates from the Turku School of Economics and Business in Finland (2005), the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland (2012), and the Pontifica Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP), in Peru (2014).
He was Vice Chair of the Academic Advisory Committee of the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington (2008 - 2012), and an Elected Member on the Council of the European Economic Association, (1999-2004, 2006-2011).
SIOR European Chapter President and host of SIOR Second European Conference in Warsaw.
Managing Partner, founder and owner of AXI IMMO Group, number one polish commercial real estate consultancy company in Poland. Renata with great success manages a large and ambitious team of commercial real estate brokers. Since establishing AXI IMMO Group, less than 10 years ago, she and her team leased more than 3.3 mln sq m of commercial space and sold 240 ha of land.
Renata Osiecka has wide knowledge and experience in real estate management, advised and represented clients in leasing, disposal & acquisition transactions. She has MA of Warsaw University and European University in Warsaw. Additionally, she post graduated in management and valuation in Sheffield University in UK.
Paul McDowell has over 40 years’ experience in the property industry. Paul began his career in 1975, then joined Ganly Craigie in 1979, out of which Ganly Walters was formed in 1985, where he was a founding owner director. He became MD of Ganly Walters in 1988, which then became part of the Knight Frank Group in 2007, where Paul remained managing director of Knight Frank Ireland until 2013.
Paul acted as Head of Investment for Knight Frank Ireland, where he focussed on Ireland, UK and European transactions. He has undertaken the disposal and acquisition of primarily Retail and Office deals, combined with strategic development advice and a knowledge of structures/funding issues.
Paul left Knight Frank in 2013 to form his own consultancy business.
Paul’s previous experience includes the acquisition and building of a property portfolio of over €1bn across France, Germany and Switzerland retaining an ongoing asset management role. He founded the Le Premier Funds of some 20 buildings across France and asset managed this portfolio.
Recently, he has advised on acquisitions in Ireland for French based funds, a German private fund and private individuals. He has also advised on the exit strategy and disposal of a major office asset in Berlin for a syndicated fund and for a group of Irish syndicates with a German office, retail and residential portfolio.
Paul has 36 years experience of working in the Industrial and Logistics sector. Originally as a Partner of Fuller Peiser and then as Senior Director Corporate Solutions and European Logistics Co-ordinator at BNP Paribas Real Estate. Paul is now Executive Managing Director of Newmark Knight Frank -Global Corporate Services with responsibility for business development across the EMEA region.
Paul has specialised throughout his career in working with major global corporate occcupIers developing strategies to minimise costs and maximise value. Clients advised include, Rolls-Royce plc, BAE Systems, FedEx, UPS, DHL, ENI, Thyssen Krupp, Siemens.Paul has two grown up children and is an avid follower of Formula 1 racing, loves a game of golf and is a keen skier and sailor.
Founding Partner, Head of Central Europe.
Robert is a Founding Partner of Europa Capital and is Head of Central Europe. He is responsible for investment origination, acquisition, and asset management across the Region and is a member of the Investment Committee for all Europa’s funds. Before starting Europa in 1998, Robert worked at St Quintin and Herring Baker Harris in London. He is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and has a BSc in Land Management from Reading University and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA).
Born in the Netherlands in 1970, Remon Vos founded CTP in 1998 with the goal to develop A-class industrial properties in the Czech Republic. Remon developed and grew the CTPark Network to become the largest integrated system of full-service business parks in CEE. At over 4.5 million m2 of lettable area, and on plan to grow to 10 million m2 by 2022, the CTPark Network offers 5 unique property types that can accommodate a wide variety businesses: from 450 m2 incubators, to 50,000 m2 built-to-suit manufacturing facilities, to 100,000 m2 distribution centres. CTP is a long-term investor and partner to its clients, with an innovative and entrepreneurial approach. This focus has resulted in 70% of all new business coming from existing clients. CTP has also developed unique, high-quality office and housing projects, such as the award-winning Spielberk, and the unique student housing concept Domeq in Brno. Remon continues to lead the company at full-speed, with big plans for the future. He is married with 2 children and is passionate about sport cars and triathlons.
CTP is a full-service commercial real estate developer and manager, specializing in the delivery and management of custom-built, high-tech business parks for leading international and domestic companies making strategic investments in new or expanded operations in Central Europe. CTP is the owner of the CTPark Network, the largest integrated system of premium business parks in Central and Eastern Europe, with over 4.5 million m² of A-Class properties in more than 82 strategic locations.
Alex began work in the property industry in 2009 for MSCI, managing various funds for The Crown Estate, CBRE Investors and CCLA before moving into the Research side of the business. In 2015 he joined Cushman & Wakefield as head of UK business space research, with a main focus on UK office performance, and in particular the draw of regional offices for London based occupiers. Alex is now part of the London Offices team at Gerald Eve, responsible for keeping their clients up to date on the London market and highlighting any future trends.
Geoffrey Kasselman, SIOR, LEED AP, serves as Executive Managing Director at NKF in the company’s National Industrial Practice which he led for the past 4 years. Kasselman provides his clients, and the broader RE industry, with current market dynamics and near-future trends and vision, creating immense value opportunities and insights that drive near-term ROI. His unique purview combines, local, regional, national and global awareness and experience with emerging best practices in digital technology, innovation, sustainability, and energy efficiency. He focuses in the areas of e-commerce, omni-channel supply chain, mission critical, food & beverage, and any industry which is being disrupted or transformed.
In addition to his NKF responsibilities, Kasselman just completed serving a one-year term as the 2017 Society of Industrial and Office Realtors® (SIOR) Global President. Kasselman also serves as CEO and Founder of Op2mize Energy, a strategic energy procurement firm.
Along with numerous other honors and distinctions, Mr. Kasselman was recently honored by Crain’s Chicago Business as a member of their 2017 Most Influential Commercial Real Estate Brokers in Chicago list; was inducted as a member of the 2017 Midwest CRE Hall of Fame; was named a 2017 CoStar Power Broker (also in 2014 & 2016); and recently won NKF’s Outstanding Service Award for 2016. Over the course of his 30-year career he has completed more than 1,000 transactions worth in excess of $1 billion. Current or recent clients include ASOS, Cummins, Petco, JB Hunt, Assemblers/Skinny Pop, DWR/Herman Miller, Hydrofarm, Gotham Greens, Heys Luggage, IDI Gazeley, Prologis, and many others.
Mr. Kasselman is an innovation-minded futurist focused on harnessing transformative disruption and technology convergence in order to bring actionable opportunities to the commercial RE industry. He has traveled the globe studying smart buildings and smart cities; provides mentoring to several tech startups; sits on various tech firm advisory boards; and he is an accomplished national speaker and author on a variety of topics including economic trends, innovation, sustainability and the exponential future of CRE. He recently gave Keynote Addresses to the National Academy of Sciences’ Transportation Research Board on Transportation and Mobility, BISNOW’s National Industrial Conference, the Will County (IL) Center for Economic Development, and Knight Frank’s Global Cities launch event in Dublin, Ireland.
Pres. Lech Walesa was born September 29, 1943 in Popowo, Poland. He helped form and led (1980–1990) communist Poland's first independent trade union, Solidarity. The charismatic leader of millions of Polish workers, he went on to become the president of Poland (1990–1995). He received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1983.
Anna Duchnowska has been heading Polish Office of Invesco Real Estate (IRE) since March 2014. Responsible for business development and asset management of portfolio totalling ca 1 billion EUR, including prime scheme - Galeria Kazimierz in Krakow, Q22 – office building in Warsaw, Plac Unii City Shopping in Warsaw.
Anna has 18 years of professional experience, of which the past eleven have been focused on asset management, investment, leasing and finance within the CEE and Polish property markets, with particular emphasis on retail and outlet as well as office sectors. Prior to joining IRE, Anna worked for Colliers International Poland, AIB Polonia Property Fund and KPMG. Her professional qualifications include a Master of Economics degree from the Warsaw School of Economics and an Executive MBA from the University of Minnesota. Anna is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Accountants (FCCA) and a Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS).
Mark is the President and co-founder of Sentry Commercial, a Hartford Connecticut based brokerage, consulting, property and construction management firm. Since 1986 Mark has represented clients throughout the country, providing advice and counsel on their real estate and facility needs. Mark holds the prestigious SIOR and CRE designations. He is the Vice-President of SIOR and a member of its Board of Directors
Andrei Lukashev (MRICS, CCIM, SIOR) is a Managing Partner of ILM having more than 13 years of real estate experience in overseeing and following through various leasing and real estate advisory projects. Prior to ILM, Andrey worked as a senior director of the project finance and tenant representation group at Colliers International. His second-to-none market knowledge alongside his leadership and negotiation skills makes him a valuable asset for any client and a private or institutional investor who is looking for real estate advisory services in Moscow and Russia. Over the years Andrey has advised on a number of lease and sale transactions for a variety of occupiers including but not limited to: SAP, Dunlop, Publicis, Bunge CIS, Siemens, Tchibo, Sotheby’s, Kei-Ei, Halliburton, JTI, Diebold, Merlion. Andrey graduated from Moscow University of Physics and Technology majoring in management and applied mathematics. Andrey is a board member of RICS Russia&CIS Board since 2012 and in charge of the commercial property practice development. As of September 2016 Andrey was elected as SSC committee member for IPMS (International Property Measurement Standards) development which is supported by IPMS coalition and the World Bank.
Artur Mokrzycki holds the position of Head of Capital Markets Europe in Panattoni Europe. Artur is responsible for investor management and relationships including capital sourcing and structuring for the Panattoni platform across Europe.
Artur Mokrzycki has 20 years experience in the real estate investment management. He joined Panattoni Europe from AEW Europe where he held various positions including Managing Director for Central Europe and more recently fund manager of PBW I and PBW II funds. In these capacities he was responsible for debt and equity raising, acquisitions and management of a € 1,3 bn real estate portfolio. Artur is a graduate from Polytechnique Cracow, Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées in Paris and holds a MBA from HEC Paris.
Ian is in his fourth year as the Chairman of RICS Poland where he works with an advisory panel of six fellow professionals as well as with the RICS Country Manager to address a range of issues on behalf of everyone involved with the real estate and construction industries. This work includes the promotion of ethical and professional standards that improve transparency and confidence in the market.
In his day-job at Cushman & Wakefield, Ian sits within the Office Agency team and is responsible for business development and for delivering occupancy solutions for numerous International Corporate clients.
Previous employment has included CBRE, Citigroup, Diageo and Marks & Spencer as either client or consultant and with responsibility for various parts of Europe and the Middle East.
Charles is a 30-year veteran of the French real commercial property scene, beginning his career in 1987 with Weatheralls in Paris before the management buy-out and sale to Savills in 1998. He founded tenant consultancy TPS in 2004, the first ‘pure tenant rep – no conflict’ adviser in the market. TPS supports businesses in developing and implementing their property strategies, matching the right commercial space and environments to their operations.
Project experience spans most industry sectors and all property types (industrial, office, retail) in Paris region and throughout France.
He is a member of SIOR, RICS Chartered Surveyor (accredited as mediator in France) and outgoing Chairman of ITRAGlobal, the tenant representation network ; he studied Modern Languages in Oxford.
Jim was born and raised in New York City where he retains strong family roots and long-term friendships. He graduated from Kenyon College in 1981 with a B.A. in History and began his professional career in Los Angeles working for a succession of large and small industrial real estate brokerages.
After 15 years practicing real estate, Jim opened Klein Commercial Real Estate in 1997. KCRE maintains an office in downtown Gardena and has specialized in industrial property throughout the Greater Los Angeles region. Recent clients include major developers, international corporations, and private investors, in sale, lease and patnership transactions.
Jim holds Brokerage licenses in California, New York, and New Jersey and is frequently involved transactions across the U.S.
Jim has held leadership roles in both civic and business organizations including BRICA (Broadway/Rosecrans Industrial Commercial Association), LASVP (Los Angeles Social Venture Partners) and SIOR (Society of Industrial and Office Realtors), for which he recently served on the Board as Education Council Director.
Currently Jim chairs the Industrial Committee, Program Co-Chair for the Summer 2018 Warsaw Conference, and is the primary liaison with the MIT Center of Real Estate. Jim writes about industry perspectives to 2500 subscribers each quarter. His hobbies include tennis, swimming, running, literature, travel, and tech. He lives in Santa Monica with his family.
Frédéric has more than 18 years’ experience across EMEA & Asia Pacific in CRE strategy, due diligence, corporate acquisition and transaction management. He is fluent in French and German. In the last twelve months he completed 47 transactions in 15 countries.
Frédéric has extensive experience with some of the largest global corporations including Covance, Dana, Manpower and Sappi.
Some of his transactions include the disposal of one of Switzerland’s largest re-development sites (200 acres/80 hectares) on behalf of Sappi, the consolidation of Dana’s real estate in Germany including the sale of the 300,000 sqft site north of Frankfurt.
He is currently involved in the strategic analysis of a number of European portfolios as well as transactions in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Sweden, Australia, Singapore, Japan and India.
Frédéric is a past President of SIOR European Chapter and vice-chair of the International Membership Group.
Frédéric is a board member of the Anglo-Belgian Society (UK) and member of the Arlberg Ski Club (Austria)
Andreas is active in the real estate industry since 1986 and after two stops at other brokerage companies he founded the Andreas Krone GmbH in 1991, which he then brought into apollo in 2005. Since 2000 he is the exclusive partner of the NAI Global Network inGermany. He has advised on numerous transactions regarding the letting and sale of office properties in Germany and is a recognized expert in office properties.
John Richard Banka, founder and CEO of Project Partners International, offers three services to real estate investors and tenants:
Project Partners International is based in Warsaw and active throughout central and east Europe. Prior to establishing PPI in 2017, John Banka was a partner at Colliers International where he was involved with multiple property transactions in Poland with a combined capital value of over € 1,25 billion.
John Banka earned a B.A. (with honors) in urban studies at Furman University in South Carolina, a master’s degree in urban planning & policy at the University of Illinois/Chicago, and an MBA from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University in 1995.
He established the Poland council of Urban Land Institute and is current Chairman of ULI Poland.
Benn joined Property Investor Europe (PIE) as deputy editor in May 2017, covering institutional real estate investment and finance news across Europe. He has previously worked as a real estate journalist for S&P Global Market Intelligence in London and the Herald Sun newspaper in Melbourne, Australia. PIE is a leading daily real estate news service, covering deals, capital market transactions, executive moves and industry trends across Europe.
At SEGRO since 2006 i.e. the beginning of company operation in the region. In 2009 she was promoted to the position of Business Unit Director Central Europe. Magdalena Szulc is responsible for managing the operations in the region and implementing the company strategy based on the development and extension of logistics and industrial real estate portfolio in key locations. She has over 17 years of experience in the real estate sector, endorsed by the RICS certificate. Before joining SEGRO she worked as Turn Key Coordinator in Siemens and as Project Manager in Grontmij Real Estates. Magdalena graduated from Poznan University of Technology, where she finished her studies in the Construction and Business Management. Afterwards she completed the program of the postgraduate studies at Poznan University of Economics: Valuation of Real Estates and Brokerage
Martin Polák is senior vice president, regional head Central and Eastern Europe. He oversees all activities of Prologis in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. This includes new developments, customer relations and working with local development teams. He is also responsible for the performance of all operating properties in Central and Eastern Europe.
Polak joined Prologis in 2008 as leasing manager for Slovakia, and has since held various positions and overseen many of the company’s successful projects in the Czech and Slovak markets. Prior to joining Prologis, he previously worked for IPEC Group, where he held the position of manager for logistics & industrial facilities.
He graduated from the Slovak Technical University in Bratislava with a degree in Economics and Building Industry Management.
Roger qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 1986 and worked in fund management at what is now Aviva Investors for over 20 years. Roger managed a team with a portfolio of £2bn as well as leading the team responsible for the construction procurement of all Aviva Investors property funds. From 2001, Roger had a particular focus on fund creation and development projects and was personally responsible for establishing many of Aviva Investors innovative indirect property investment funds. In 2006 Roger joined Parkridge where he was a main board director working on all key corporate transactions.
A founding director and shareholder of Mountpark, Roger is responsible for the corporate function, its Joint Venture with USAA and the development activities on mainland Europe. Roger has two grown-up children and is a keen golfer and skier.
Experienced manager having proven broad track record in the areas of Commercial Real Estate, Business Development, Business Support and Project Management.
Successfully managed strategic contracts and accounts as well as implemented business model transformation and operational efficiency improvement programs.
Natural leader and coach able to unite teams around common objectives.
12y in CRE, specialized in logistics letting/development, industrial (re)development and land sales (Before: 3,5y as advisor in Flemish Parliament).
Involved in several reference transactions in Belgium for national and international (Pelsis-Edialux, Toyota MH, Bosch, Shell, SUEZ, Covance, Logicor, etc) companies.
James is a co-founder of Murphy Mulhall and has been Managing Director since 2009. Through James’s commitment to exceptional client care and reputation for delivering results, the firm has become one of the leading advisors in Dublin’s commercial property market.
James is a specialist in the Dublin office market and over the past 20 years has been involved in some of the most notable transactions throughout Dublin. James has extensive experience advising occupiers and is renowned for his negotiating skills during legal stages of transactions. He also has extensive experience advising on office schemes and is well known for his input at design and marketing stage.
James has acted for high profile occupiers such as Kleinwort Benson, Britvic, Jose Cuervo, News International, Julius Baer, Western Union and Magento.
James has also been responsible for valuations and rent reviews for major banks and private clients.
James is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, The Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland, British Council for Offices and The Institute of Directors. James is also currently on the Board of the European Chapter of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR).
In his current role, Mathieu is responsible for the expansion and management of Amazon's real estate Ops. Portfolio across the CEE & MENA regions. Mathieu has also been active in Western Europe over the last few years, managing Amazon’s SEU portfolio and completing transactions in Spain, Italy and France before returning to his main role in CEE (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia) and more recently with the expansion in the Middle East and North Africa region ( UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt). Originally from Montreal, Canada Mathieu has gain over 20 years of Real Estate experience in CEE/ EMEA regions, working with different international retailers /occupiers and Global RE agencies.
As Managing Director of European Real Estate Development, Justin is responsible for generating new business including identification, coordination, and implementation of all real estate investment transactions throughout Europe for USAA Realco-Europe, B.V., the Dutch subsidiary of USAA Real Estate. USAA RealCo Europe, B.V. is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and is actively engaged in developing, acquiring, and managing institutional quality real estate investments with a primary focus on pan-European logistics development and investments. USAA RealCo Europe has a European investment platform via its prime investment vehicle Mountpark Logistics EU Sarl, a joint Venture between USAA RealCo Europe and Mountpark Finco. Justin is involved in all aspects of the development process including sourcing transactions, joint venture and contract negotiation, market and property underwriting, due diligence and closing.
Prior to relocating to Europe, Justin oversaw equity and debt investment activity for USAA Real Estate in the Pacific Northwest (San Francisco Bay Area, Portland, Seattle, and Salt Lake City). Prior to joining USAA Real Estate, Justin was Vice President of Bentall Kennedy where he was responsible for identifying acquisition, development, and debt opportunities in Northern California, the Pacific Northwest, Colorado, and Nevada across the major asset classes.
Justin is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley. He was previously on the Board of Directors of NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area, is a LEED Accredited Professional, and maintains a professional affiliation with ULI on its European Logistics Council. Justin speaks English and German and is proficient in Dutch.
Tomasz Rudolf is Co-Founder and CEO of The Heart, Corporate Center for Digital Ventures. Entrepreneur and business model innovation expert. He has almost two decades of experience working with corporate partners such as Mastercard, Alior Bank, PKO BP, Orbis, EY and more. Tomasz is a frequent speaker and workshop facilitator in the field of corporate-startup collaboration, innovation & entrepreneurship. Top rated (#1) Founder Institute mentor. The Heart is a single point of contact for corporate innovation leaders who want to engage with ready-to-scale startups in Europe and Israel.
Dorothy Dabrowski has been the Managing Director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Poland since 2002 where she is responsible for keeping the organization active, esteemed, and well-networked. The Chamber focuses on activities that improve the business climate in Poland while fostering a positive relationship with local and national governments. Under her leadership, it has grown into an organization with over 300 members, a league of active working groups, and flagship events like the “AmCham Diner”.
Ms. Dabrowski has served on the Executive Council of AmChams in Europe, was a founder of the Polish Professional Women Network (PWnet) as well as a juror in the “Złote Spinacze” PR awards, for Students in Free Enterprise (now Enactus) and other competitions. She is also a Competent Toastmaster.
Before coming to the Chamber she worked as an accountant at PwC and Shell, a journalist at the Warsaw Business Journal, and ran a cargo company for four years. Ms. Dabrowski graduated from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin in 1992 with a BA in Economics and Slavic Studies. She earned her MBA from the University of Calgary at the Warsaw School of Economics. She is a native of Texas, but has lived and worked in Poland since 1992. She has one daughter.
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