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PERE Europe returns to London for its sixteenth year on 17-18 November 2020. Built by PERE’S award-winning editorial team, PERE Europe consistently delivers authoritative speakers, thought-provoking discussions across the European investment market and powerful networking opportunities.
More than 300 institutional investors and fund managers were in attendance at the forum last year to discuss the latest European real estate trends, biggest deals and latest capital raising strategies taking place across the continent.
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This Forum is co-located with PERE Debt and Finance 2020
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2020 Speakers include
For more information on speaking, please contact Boris Petrovic at Boris.p@peimedia.com or call tel: +44 (0) 207 566 5431
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Michael Abel
Partner, TPG
Michael is a Partner at TPG, a leading global private investment firm with approximately $120 billion of assets under management. He has helped establish TPG Real Estate’s efforts in Europe and is a member of TPG Real Estate’s Investment Committee an… Read full bio
Tania Adir
Founder & CEO, Uncommon
Tania Adir is co-founder and CEO of Uncommon, owner-operator of design-led and experienced-focused flexible office spaces in London. With £250m backing from large institutional RE investors at the age of 28, Tania has grown Uncommon to 5 locations ac… Read full bio
Mark Allnut
Senior Managing Director, Greystar
Mark serves as Senior Managing Director and Business Leader for Greystar Europe and is tasked with growing Greystar into the dominant rental housing business in London and regional UK cities. He joined Greystar in 2014 to start the company's multifam… Read full bio
Adam Challis
Executive Director - EMEA Capital Markets Research & Strategy, JLL
Adam co-ordinates JLL Capital Markets Research & Strategy across Europe, Middle East & Africa. He overseas a network of research specialists that work closely with investors to build targeted property investment strategies as part of the 500+… Read full bio
Gila Cohen
Managing Director, Real Estate and Private Equity, MUFG
Gila R. Cohen is a Managing Director, Real Estate and Private Equity at MUFG. In this role, she is responsible for those businesses including investments/fund Allocation, Corporate Banking and Investor Services. Most recently, Ms. Cohen was the Manag… Read full bio
Richard Croft
Executive Chairman, M7 Real Estate
Richard Croft is Executive Chairman of M7 Real Estate, a leading specialist in the pan-European, regional, multi-let real estate market. M7 has over 230 employees in 13 countries across Europe and manages over 825 assets with a value of circa €5 bill… Read full bio
Tarek Daouk
Managing Partner, Smartotels Group Holdings
Tarek M. Daouk is Founder and Managing Partner at Smartotels Group Holdings Limited, a hotel real estate investment and asset management company focused on developing hotels under its proprietary lodging brands. Prior to founding Smartotels, Mr. Daou… Read full bio
Robert Dobrzycki
Chief Executive Officer - Europe, Panattoni Europe
Robert oversees Panattoni Europe’s activities in the UK, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. He set up the company’s CEE operations in Poland in 2005 and in 2014 was appointed CEO for Europe. In the 14 years of his mana… Read full bio
Christiane Eckert
Senior Investment Manager International Real Estate, ATP Real Estate
Christiane Eckert works as a Senior Investment Manager in the Real Estate division at ATP Pension, Denmark's largest pension and social security provider, one of the largest pension plans in Europe. Christiane holds a Master of Business Administratio… Read full bio
Mary Finnigan
Regional Vice President of Real Estate, WeWork EMEA
Mary is the Head of Transactions for EMEA at WeWork where she negotiates the leasing deals throughout Europe under which WeWork operates its premises. She specialises in real estate and has previously worked with and advised major European developers… Read full bio
Marc Gilbard
CEO, Moorfield
Marc has been the CEO of Moorfield since he joined in 1996. Over the last 23 years Marc has led Moorfield’s transformation from a small property company listed on the London Stock Exchange into one of the leading UK specialist real estate private equ… Read full bio
Roxana Isaiu
Director - Real Estate, GRESB
Roxana Isaiu is Director Real Estate for GRESB. Roxana holds an Msc in Corporate Finance and is responsible for the development and implementation of the ESG standards, as well as the benchmarking methodology for the real estate sector. Since joining… Read full bio
Karsten Kallevig
Chief Investment Officer - Real Estate, Norges Bank Investment Management
Karsten Kallevig was appointed Chief Investment Officer for Real Estate in Norges Bank Investment Management on 1 April 2019. He came from the position as Chief Executive Officer of Norges Bank Real Estate Management. He joined Norges Bank Investment… Read full bio
Patrick Kanters
Managing Director - Global Real Estate & Infrastructure, APG Asset Management
Patrick Kanters is Managing Director Global Real Assets of APG Asset Management. APG Asset Management is specialized in managing pension capital, offering asset management services to the pension funds of the government, education and construction se… Read full bio
Audrey Klein
Head of Fundraising - Europe, Kennedy Wilson Europe
Audrey Klein is the Head of Fundraising for Kennedy Wilson Europe. Prior to this she held Head of Fundraising roles at several firms but is best known for starting the European business out of London for the Park Hill Real Estate Group, a Division of… Read full bio
Wilson Lamont
Partner, Co-Head, European Real Estate Equity, Ares Management
Mr. Lamont is a Partner and Co-Head of European Real Estate Equity in the Ares Real Estate Group. Additionally, Mr. Lamont is a member of the Management Committee of Ares Management and the Ares Real Estate Group’s Global Investment Committee. Prior… Read full bio
Ramsey Mankarious
Chief Executive Officer, Cedar Capital
Ramsey Mankarious is Chief Executive of Cedar Capital Partners, a specialist hotel investment firm. Cedar has acquired hotels with a value in excess of €3 billion including the Savoy Hotel London, Four Seasons Geneva and the Mandarin Oriental Prague.… Read full bio
Anuj Mittal
Managing Director and Co-Portfolio Manager Europe Real Estate, Angelo Gordon
Anuj Mittal is co-portfolio manager of European real estate with Adam Schwartz, focusing on real estate opportunities in the United Kingdom and Europe. Anuj has been directly responsible for, or overseen, in excess of $3 billion of real estate assets… Read full bio
Krysto Nikolic
Managing Director and Head of Real Estate, Starwood Capital
Krysto Nikolic is a Managing Director and Head of Real Estate, Europe, at Starwood Capital Group. In this role, he is responsible for the Firm’s real estate group in Europe. Mr. Nikolic serves on Starwood Capital’s Investment Committee. Previously, M… Read full bio
Roelof Opperman
Managing Director - Real Estate Technology, Fifth Wall
Roelof Opperman is a Managing Director on the Real Estate Technology Investment team at Fifth Wall, where he focuses on technology and innovations within the multifamily, office, and hospitality real estate asset classes. Roelof has led Fifth Wall’s… Read full bio
Brendan O'Regan
Head of Property Funds, Irish Life Investment Managers
Brendan is responsible for the management of ILIM’s property funds on behalf of institutional and retail investors. He joined ILIM in 2015 and has over 20 years’ experience in direct and indirect real estate investment. He is former Head of Real Esta… Read full bio
Andrea Orlandi
Managing Director and Head of Real Estate Investments - Europe, CPPIB
Andrea is a Managing Director and Head of Real Estate Investments – Europe at CPPIB. In this role Andrea is responsible for the European real estate investment program, oversees the Indian real estate program and is part of the real estate senior lea… Read full bio
Peter Papadakos
Managing Director, Green Street Advisors
Peter is the Head of European Research at Green Street overseeing coverage of the Pan-European public and private market research. Peter has played a central role in helping global investors from private equity funds, sovereign wealth funds and insti… Read full bio
Alex Price
Chief Executive, Fiera Real Estate UK Division
Alex joined Fiera Real Estate in 2003, initially charged with creating the fund management business within Fiera Real Estate. He set up and managed the Palmer Capital Development Fund and its successor vehicle. He was promoted to Chief Executive in 2… Read full bio
Aditya Rajaram
Founder and Managing Director, Radar Holdings
Aditya K. Rajaram – Managing Director – Aditya Rajaram is a hospitality real estate expert working most recently at Ernst & Young as a Manager within their Transaction Real Estate Advisory Team. With over 15 years of experience in hospitality ope… Read full bio
Isabelle Scemama
CEO AXA Investment Managers - Real Assets, Member of AXA IM Management Board, AXA IM
Isabelle Scemama is Chief Executive Officer of AXA Investment Managers - Real Assets and chairs the Management Board. Her responsibilities include the definition of AXA IM - Real Assets’ strategy and its day-to-day management. Isabelle joined AXA IM… Read full bio
Bill Schwab
CEO, LCI Investment Company
Bill Schwab has served as Global Head of Real Estate for the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) from January 2009 to June 2018. He was responsible for an investment portfolio comprising direct and indirect investments, public and private debt and… Read full bio
James Seppala
Senior Managing Director, Head of Real Estate Europe, Blackstone
James Seppala is a Senior Managing Director in the Real Estate Group and the Head of Real Estate Europe, based in London. Since joining Blackstone in 2011, Mr. Seppala has been involved in a number of Blackstone’s investments across Europe, including… Read full bio
Dhruv Sharma
CEO, Marcena Capital
Dhruv Sharma has experience within Private Equity, Real Estate, and Infrastructure Investing. Prior to establishing Marcena Capital, Dhruv was Asset Allocation Director at Strategic Assets Partners LLP, a regulated Multi-Family Office. In addition, D… Read full bio
Neil Slater
Global Head of Real Estate and Deputy Head of Private Markets, Aberdeen Standard Investments
Neil Slater is the Global Head of Real Estate & Deputy Head of Private Markets at Aberdeen Standard Investment. Neil joined Aberdeen Standard Investments (“ASI”) in August 2011, leading a multidisciplinary team responsible for product/fund struct… Read full bio
Peter Stoll
Managing Director and Head of Real Estate Europe, Carlyle Real Estate Advisors
Peter Stoll is a Managing Director and head of Carlyle's European real estate business. He is based in London. Prior to joining Carlyle in 2015, Mr. Stoll was a senior managing director at Blackstone where he spent 12 years building Blackstone's Euro… Read full bio
Paul Tebbit
Managing Director, BlackRock Real Assets
Paul Tebbit, Managing Director, is the Portfolio Manager for the BlackRock UK Property Fund and is responsible for fund strategy, portfolio management and performance of the Fund. Paul has deep investment and transactional experience and in the past… Read full bio
Edward Tran
Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman
Edward Tran is a partner with Katten Muchin Rosenman UK LLP. He advises clients worldwide on corporate real estate and other transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures, co-investments, other fund investm… Read full bio
Franҫois Trausch
CEO, Allianz Real Estate
Franҫois Trausch is the global Chief Executive Officer of Allianz Real Estate. He joined the company in 2016 and chairs the Management Board and the Executive Committee. He is a Voting Member on both the Equity and Debt Investment Committees. Françoi… Read full bio
Elisabeth Troni
Global Portfolio Strategist, CBRE Global Investors
Elisabeth Troni is the lead Global Portfolio Strategist, helping to coordinate the firm's Global Real Assets Solutions initiative. Liz works directly with investors to deliver portfolio design and investment solutions recommendations within and acros… Read full bio
Chris Urwin
Director of Research - Real Assets, Aviva Investors
Chris leads the research team, overseeing the production of property forecasts and preparation of key strategy and research reports. His team plays a key role in developing investment views of markets and sectors and identifying strategic opportuniti… Read full bio
Zach Vaughan
Managing Partner and Head of Brookfield’s Real Estate Activities in Europe, Brookfield Asset Management
Zach Vaughan is a Managing Partner in Brookfield’s Real Estate Group, responsible for Brookfield’s European real estate investments. In this role, he oversees all of Brookfield’s real estate activities, including investments, portfolio management and… Read full bio
Mark Versey
Chief Investment Officer, Aviva Investors Real Assets
Mark is a member of the Aviva Investors’ Executive team and a Director of the Aviva Investors Global Services Limited Board. He is responsible for leading and developing the Real Assets business which includes Infrastructure, Real Estate and private… Read full bio
Cornel Widmer
Managing Director - Head of Group Real Estate, Zurich
Cornel Widmer has been appointed Zurich’s Global Head of Real Estate in 2012. In his role Cornel is responsible for the formulation and implementation of the centrally driven real estate investment strategy across Zurich’s global insurance balance sh… Read full bio
Bronny Wilson
Regional Head - UK and Ireland, Equiem
Bronny has led Equiem’s UK team since its inception in 2017, having headed up Client Services and Onsite Staffing in Equiem’s Australian business for five years prior. She has spearheaded the company’s stellar two years in the UK market, overseeing t… Read full bio
2020 Agenda
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Agenda
Day 1 - Tuesday 17th
PERE Europe 2020 Day 1
08:00 - 08:40
Registration & Networking
08:40 - 09:00
Introduction by PERE and welcome from the Chair
Bill Schwab
09:00 - 09:20
Keynote address: State of play - the geopolitical and macroeconomic factors impacting real estate investments
Elisabeth Troni
- Modelling cashflows against the backdrop of Covid-19 and the current downturn
- Implications of current/anticipated fiscal and monetary policy post Brexit
- Deploying capital: structural versus cyclical strategies
- Investing in a ‘lower-for longer’ interest rate environment
- Does rising inequality pose a risk to traditional underwriting assumptions?
- Risk of deflation and the impact on real assets
09:20 - 10:00
Keynote investor panel: Scene-setting - European real estate’s largest investors survey the landscape as we enter a new decade
Edward Tran,
Patrick Kanters,
Andrea Orlandi,
Isabelle Scemama,
Franҫois Trausch
- Downturn preparation: how are investors looking at their real estate portfolios in the aftermath of the recent dislocation?
- Asset allocation: what role do absolute return strategies play versus relative performance ones?
- Risk management: managing risk against the cyclicality of underlying markets and asset life cycles (tenant rollover, obsolescence risk)
- Defensive investment strategies: what from will these take?
- Should investors assume historically low yields are the new market norm?
- Deployment strategies to cyclically time investments
Moderator: Edward Tran, Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman
10:00 - 10:45
Coffee & Networking
PERE Europe 2020 Day 1
10:45 - 11:15
Keynote interview
Karsten Kallevig
11:15 - 12:15
Global perspectives - what are leading fund managers predicting for the next decade?
Anuj Mittal,
James Seppala,
Peter Stoll,
Paul Tebbit,
Mark Versey
Panel Session
- Assessing the impact of recent disruption on private real estate investment
- Where are leading fund managers seeing opportunities in the current downturn?
- How have defensive portfolio strategies fared under the current market conditions?
- Which sectors will benefit from technological disruption and who will be more vulnerable as a result?
- Outlook on the rates/yield environment
- The growth of broader return target vehicles
- Mega trends and structural shifts impacting real estate investment; technology, sustainability, demographics, E-commerce and migration
12:15 - 13:15
Networking Lunch
PERE Europe 2020 Day 1
13:15 - 13:30
Data Presentation
13:30 - 14:00
Delivering people-centric buildings: how occupier demands are changing real estate
Tania Adir,
Mary Finnigan,
Dhruv Sharma,
Bronny Wilson
Panel Session
- The flexible revolution: what’s working and what’s not?
- The health & wellness trend: how important is it to tenants?
- Need for speed: rating buildings by internet connectivity
- Beyond location: what are the key drivers influencing real estate decisions
14:00 - 14:30
Hospitality investments and the impact of Covid-19
Michael Abel,
Tarek Daouk,
Ramsey Mankarious,
Chris Urwin
Panel Session
- To what extent is tourism and leisure spending recovering?
- What is the state of the hospitality sector coming out of the crisis and how has it impacted return prospects for investors?
- Will bank lendors support hotel owners in a medium-term downturn scenario and if so, how?
- Can serviced apartments protect owners from a protracted downturn?
14:30 - 15:00
Responsible and sustainable real estate: turning ESG from a cost center to a value creator
Peter Papadakos,
Roxana Isaiu,
Cornel Widmer
Panel Session
- Reshaping your business to deliver social and financial returns
- How to measure ESG commitments
- Impact investing: creating economic value and positive outcomes for society
- Increasing engagement with landlord and tenants
Moderator: Peter Papadakos, Managing Director, Green Street Advisors
15:00 - 15:30
The right fit? Real estate investors explain what they look for in a partner or co-investor
Christiane Eckert,
Zach Vaughan
Panel Session
- Is operational expertise a real competitive differentiator?
- Proving the method is functional and repeatable
- Does a desire to consolidate manager relationships put a premium on operational prowess?
- Getting transparency on remuneration
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee & Networking
PERE Europe 2020 Day 1
16:00 - 16:45
Assessing the relative value of financial and real assets in a downturn
Krysto Nikolic,
Wilson Lamont,
Richard Croft
Panel Session
- What will be the lasting impacts on real estate from the coronavirus crisis?
- Which sectors have been the most impacted and how will this play into funds’ strategies going forward?
- Where is the best relative investment value by region, sector, state of development, public or private?
- How does real estate compare against other real assets and alternatives?
- Why, in a low-return environment, do real assets offer relatively stronger returns as compared to financial assets?
- What are the implications for portfolio allocations to real assets?
16:45 - 17:30
Networking Roundtables
Networking Roundtables – Led by an expert moderator, the roundtables will create an informal environment to discuss and debate opportunities and challenges across different private real estate strategies. Delegates will be able to move around tables, maximizing networking and learning opportunities.
- Regis vs WeWork management contracts vs long leases
- Buy and operate vs lease and operate models
- Where do more niche strategies fit in?
- The rise of side products; triple net lease
- One stop shop: dealing with manager consolidation
- How to capitalize on an emerging opportunity
- What exactly is co-living and how best to invest in the space?
- First time funds; what do investors want to see before making a commitment?
17:30 - 18:30
Networking Drinks Reception
Agenda
Day 2 - Wednesday 18th
08:00 - 08:45
Investor breakfast (by invitation only)
PERE Europe 2020 Day 2
08:30 - 08:55
Registration & Networking
08:55 - 09:00
Welcome from the Chair
09:00 - 10:15
PERE Predictions: 2020 and beyond
Adam Challis,
Brendan O'Regan
Europe’s rising stars – investing in cities outside London, Paris, Frankfurt and Amsterdam
At the beginning of this session, the audience will be polled to find out which “second-tier” city is their top pick for 2020. The poll will be repeated at the end to see if our experts have been able to sway the vote.
Each speaker will have a maximum of 10 minutes to present the investment case for their chosen city before opening it up to discussion and debate from the floor.
We will also discuss the coronavirus crisis response in each city and how the real estate market has been impacted.
10:15 - 11:00
Talking resi: how to best tackle Europe’s housing shortage
Mark Allnut,
Aditya Rajaram,
Neil Slater
Panel Session
- Affordable housing: are rent caps/controls the right answer?
- Pan-Europe vs. country-specific: what is the better approach?
- The impact of opportunistic players: are higher returns realistic?
- The role of local government and how to partner with housing authorities
11:00 - 11:30
Coffee & Networking
PERE Europe 2020 Day 2
11:30 - 12:15
Cutting edge: how technology is changing real estate business models
Roelof Opperman,
Audrey Klein
Panel Session
- The impact of automation on tenants’ space needs
- How greater data transparency affects commercial real estate investment activity
- Who are the winners and losers from tech-related disruption?
- Using tech and digitisation to improve the tenant and end user experience
12:15 - 13:00
The future of real estate: redefining the owner/operator relationship
Marc Gilbard,
Alex Price
Panel Session
- Achieving value: active operational management versus passive ownership
- Key considerations when choosing an operating partner
- How owners are becoming more active operators by tackling tenant needs
- Addressing labour shortages in the logistics industry
13:00 - 13:45
Networking Lunch
PERE Europe 2020 Day 2
13:45 - 14:45
Under the microscope: case studies
High profile European RE deals examined. Get a behind the scenes look at what’s been happening in H1 2020
14:45 - 14:45
Close of conference
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