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First Class Discussions 2011

 

As in 2010, the accompanying events during this year’s Real Estate North were highly popular among visitors.

Capacity audiences filled the Auditorium during the First Class Discussions, the Real Estate North forum for debate, as more than 700 visitors gained the latest information in the topic areas of “Energy”, “Green”, “Investment/Finance”, “Logistics”, “Retail” and “Career”.



The line-up of acclaimed speakers included Jörg Bode, Lower Saxony’s Minister for the Economy, Labour and Transport; Pieter Wasmuth, Chief Representative of Vattenfall Europe; Prof. Dr. Peer Witten, Chairman of Logistics Initiative Hamburg; ZIA President Dr. Andreas Mattner; and Thomas Binder, CEO of shopping centre operator Sonae Sierra.

 









Here you find the presentation program of  the "First Class Discussions 2011".

Tuesday, 14th June 2011

Reception, 10 a.m

Stephan Ph. Kühne, Member of the Board of  Deutsche Messe AG
 










Word of Welcome, 10.05 a.m

Michael Sachs, State Council, Agency for Urban Development and Environment (Urban Development section), Hamburg

Jörg Bode, Lower Saxony Minister for the Economy, Employment and Transportation

Official Opening, 10.10 - 11.00 a.m 

The official opening is moderated by Steffen Uttich, Real estate market editor, FAZ Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Frankfurt

Participants:

  • Dr. Andreas Mattner, President of the ZIA (Central Real Estate Committee), Berlin
  • Axel Gedaschko, President of the GdW Association of German Residential and Commercial Property Companies, Berlin 
  • Prof. Peer Witten, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of HHLA (Hamburg Port and Logistics), Chairman of the Hamburg Logistics Initiative (invited)
  • Michael Sachs, State Council, BSU/Agency for Urban Development and Environment (Urban Development section), Hamburg

Energy, 12.00 - 12.45 p.m 

Investment in the future - Challenges for the real estate sector

"Energy" is moderated by Frank-Solms Nebelung, Managing Director, FSNC, Hamburg.

Participants: 

  • Frank Solms-Nebelung, Managing Director, FSNC, Hamburg
  • Nikolaus Krane, Member of the Board, Wirsol Solar, Waghäusel
  • Pieter Wasmuth, Chief Executive, Vattenfall Europe, Berlin
  • Ralph Kampwirth, Head of Public Relations, LichtBlick AG, Hamburg

Green, 1.30 - 2.15 p.m 

The status quo and visions of the real estate sector

"Green" is moderated by Friedhelm Feldhaus, North German editorial office, IZ Immobilien Zeitung Verlagsgesellschaft, Wiesbaden

Participants: 

  • Harald Ortner, Managing Director, HBB (Hamburg Building Supervision and Investment Company), Hamburg
  • Urte Zahn, Business Development Executive - Energy & Environment, IBM Germany, Berlin (invited)
  • Martin Rodeck, Managing Director, ECE Office, Hamburg (invited)
  • Ralf F. Bode, Advisor, DGNB (German Society for Sustainable Building), atmosgrad°, Hamburg

Investment/Finance, 3.00 - 3.45 p.m 

Money and security - Northern Europe, a real estate market with a bright future

"Investment/Finance" is moderated by Susanne Osadnik, freelance real estate journalist, Capital, DIE WELT, WAMS, FTD.

Participants:

  • Hans Henrik Dige, Head of the Real Estate Center Hamburg, DG HYP, Hamburg
  • Matthias Voss, Managing Director, HCI Immobilien Consult, Hamburg
  • Matthias Schmitz, Managing Director, ACREST Property Group GmbH, Berlin
  • Bo Henriksson, Business Manager Foreign Affairs, Fastighetsbolaget Norrporten AB, Schweden

Nordic Lounge, 4.00 - 4.45 p.m

For detailed information please see Nordic Lounge (left hand column navigation).

Case study, discussion and networking in English on challenges in the day-to-day business for real estate investments by Scandinavian players in Germany

Participants:

  • Bo Henriksson, Business Manager Foreign Affairs, Norrporten, Sweden
  • Florian Wegmann, Managing Director, Becken Verwaltungs, Hamburg
  • Thilo Schulz, Attorney, Associate, specialist in construction and architectural law, Mannheimer Swartling, Berlin

Wednesday, 15th June 2011

Retail, 11.00 - 11.45 a.m

Where are the customers of tomorrow? The retail sector between reality and virtuality

"Retail" is moderated by Stephan Jung, Chairman of the Board, German Council of Shopping Centers, Frankfurt.

Participants: 

  • Raimund Ellrott, Executive Board, GMA (Society for Sales and Market Research), Hamburg 
  • Martin Philippen, Head of New Business, Sierra Developments Germany, Düsseldorf
  • Hubert Stech, Managing Director, Douglas Immobilien, Hagen
  • Kay Brahmst, Company Secretary, Bruhn Group, Hamburg
  • Dominik Veltjens, E. Breuninger, Stuttgart

Logistics, 12.30 - 1.15 p.m

Hamburg: Pivotal Logistics Hub for Northern Europe – Status Quo and Future Outlook

"Logistics" is moderated by Eckart-Herbert Arndt, trade journalist for transportation and logistics

Participants:

  • Allan Laven, First Vice President Nordics, ProLogis Sweden Management, Sweden
  • Thomas Lütje, Managing Director, HHLA Container Terminals, Hamburg
  • Renko Schmidt, Director of Real Estate Management, Hamburg Port Authority, Hamburg
  • Erik Alexander Peuschel, Member of the Management Board, Engel & Völkers Commercial, Hamburg

Career, 2.00 - 2.45 p.m 

The future of the real estate sector - Vocational and academic qualifications and professional development

"Career" is moderated by Paul Feldhoff, Real Estate Manager Verlag IMV, Cologne

Participants:

  • Jutta Heusel, Vice Chair,Women in Real Estate, Partner with Kollmannsperger, Munich
  • Dr. Maria Wolleh,Attorney, Partner, Mannheimer Swartling, Berlin
  • Carmen Reschke, Managing Director, GlobalFirst-Assets Kapitalanlagegesellschaft, Frankfurt a. M.

    Information subject to change (status 13 June 2011)

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