programme

9:00  REGISTRATION

9:30 – 10:00 Case Study Project Presentation: GARITAGE PARK
Atanas Garov
, managing partner, Garitage Investment Management
David Davidov, managing partner, Garitage Park and Sofia Park Villas

10:00 – 11:15 PANEL 1: Investment environment 2015
- Is there a potential market for the development of investment projects in Bulgaria and which are preferred by investors segments. Investment projects 2015
- Are the active investors predominantly local and how to regain the interest of the foreign companies to investment projects in Bulgaria. Transactions 2015
- Financing projects in the real estate sector

Participants:
Atanas Garov, managing partner, Garitage Investment Management
Plamen Andreev, CEO, Planex Holding
Erden Bilginer, board member, Garanti Koza Bulgaria EAD
Krassimir Shalev, CEO, Bigla III Ltd.
Georgi Kirov, director evaluations and investments, Colliers International
Antoniya Mavrova, head of Real Estate and Construction, Kinstellar
Мaya Alexova, director Finance Management, UniCredit Bulbank
Moderator: Mihaela Lashova, MRICS, CEO, Forton, RICS Ambassador for SEE

11:15 - 11:30 COFFEE BREAK

11:30 - 13:00 PANEL 2: Office space market
-  The current situation in the office market and what to expect next year – demand, supply, marketing trends 2015. What is the profile of the office tenants?
-  The cities outside Sofia, that attract the attention of the IT and outsourcing companies and what is the potential for developing first class office projects there


Participants:
Adina Welsh, CEO, Expo 2000 Office Park
Arch. Angel Zahariev, CEO, A & A Architects, representative of Capital Fort
Todor Breshkov, chairman of the board of directors, Bulgarian Real Estate Fund
Todor Kavrakov, CPM, property management, Trade Center Europe
Stanimira Pashova, manager “Office space”, Forton
Daniela Boicheva, manager “Key accounts”, Offices and industrial space, Colliers International
Olga Stoichkova, CPM commercial manager, Sofia Airport Center
Zdravko Kulev,  Engagement Manager Mobile Broadband, Ericsson Telecommunications Bulgaria EOOD
Katerina Kraeva, partner, Wolf Theiss
Moderator: Nikolay Todorov, deputy editor-in-chief  "Real Estate", The CITY Media Group

13:00 - 14:00 LUNCH

14:00 – 15:00 PANEL 3: Industrial space and land market
- What creates the dynamics in investments in production and logistics bases and what are the areas with potential for development of industrial projects? How does the development of major infrastructure projects affect the land market?
- Which industries are key tenants of warehouse space, what are the requirements and how to meet the demand in the absence of modern free space on the market?

Participants:
Miroslava Alexandrova, corporate planning manager, Glorient Investment Bulgaria
Minko Bordzhukov, business development director, Bulgarian Property Developments EOOD
Alexander Gebov, chairman of the Board of Directors, Industrial Park Sofia East
Vladimir Gurdjieff, head of industrial space and land development, Forton
Ivo Tringov, CEO, Cordeel Bulgaria
Simeon Mitev, owner of the platform Bgsklad
Moderator: Daniela Boicheva, manager “Key accounts”, Offices and industrial space, Colliers International

15:00 - 16:00 PANEL 4: Retail market. Successful models for retail management.
- Reordering commercial map: restructuring and repositioning of commercial centers
- Challenges in the management of commercial centers and shopping malls in a jaded environment and moderate consumption
- Retailers on the Bulgarian market: positioning and management models

Participants:
Adina Welsh, CEO, Mall Varna
Iglika Yordanova, CEO, Colliers International
Rossen Genev, manager „Commercial space”, Forton
Stefan Kossev, consultant, Paradise Center
Krasimir Tzonov, CEO, Sport Depot
Moderator: Tanya Kosseva-Boshova, CEO, Piccadilly EAD

16:00 – 16:15 COFFEE BREAK

16:15 - 17:15 PANEL 5: Hotels and resort property, tourism
- What tourist product do we offer and to whom?
- Hotels business: models of management in difficult market environment
- Who purchases vacation properties in Bulgaria, for what purpose and at what price: vacation property market by the end of 2015


Participants:
Lachezar Todorov, CEO, Terra Tour Service
Manyu Moravenov, CEO, Fairplay Properties REIT
Neli Sandalska, vice president, BT Development Services Ltd.
Elena Kosseva, CEO, St. St. Constantine and Helena Holding
André Gribi, head of  “Hotels&Resorts”, Kohl&Partner
Moderator: Deyan Todorov, senior Investment consultant, Forton


17:15 – 18.30 PANEL 6: Residential property market
- Current state of residential market at the end of 2015 - demand, supply, prices, trends
-  Should we expect more new projects and what should they be in order to meet the market’s requirements?


Participants:
Rumen
Velichkov, regional sales director, Lindner Immobilien management
David Davidov, managing partner, Garitage Park and Sofia Park Villas
Tatyana Emilova, manager residential property, Colliers International
Vesela Ilieva, managing partner, Unique Estates
Yoana Zarkina, commercial director, Shalev Investment Group
Georgi Pavlov, CEO, Address Real Estate
Moderator: Ivan Velkov, member of the managing board, BGFMA

18.30 - 20:00 COCKTAIL

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