Real Estate Leadership Strategy Summit

Performing On A Global Stage – Cornering The Market Or Coasting Along?
10:00		Registration and Coffee
11:00		Chairman's Opening Remarks  Jonathan Dimbleby, Writer, Broadcaster and Film-maker
11:05		Opening Keynote Address: Will The First Synchronised Global Economic Boom In The 200 Year Old History Of Capitalism Also Lead To A Synchronised Bust? Marc Faber, Editor and Publisher of “The Gloom, Boom & Doom Report”, Hong Kong
11:45		Keynote: Global Real Estate – Beyond The Credit Crunch Short term imperatives - impact of the credit crunch Longer term imperatives - drivers of real estate market beyond the credit crunch Lessons from GCC for global markets Peter Barge, CEO, Asia Pacific, Jones Lang LaSalle
		GROWING, GROWING, GONE – EMERGING AND SUBMERGING MARKETS
12:05		Emerging Trends In Global Real Estate – A Look At The Global Economy And Property Markets  How bad is the current global economic situation? Is there a positive outlook? How will 2008/09 be impacted? Financial challenges in the current real estate market New and important challenges posed by crossborder transactions How the increases in cross-border investment and global real estate transactions are driving global real estate performance Property investment performance in a changing climate: opportunities and diversification – analysis of how property has performed around the world and how it is likely to perform in the future Steve Williams, Global Advisor and RICS Past President, Real Capital Analytics, UK  Jonathan Garner, Global Emerging Markets Strategist, Morgan Stanley, UK Ali Kolaghassi, Vice Chairman and CEO, Saraya Holdings, UAE
13:05		Networking Lunch
		PENNY WISE AND POUND FOOLISH – WHOSE MONEY IS IT ANYWAY?
14:05		Global Capital Markets Outlook – Where Is All The Investment Capital Coming From? How will the credit crisis impact the future of global real estate markets? What are the predictions for established markets vs emerging markets? Global debt, mezzanine and equity financing – how much have the markets changed and how long will the effects on the debt market last? Global CMBS and CDOs – best use of leverage Will debt markets be back on line by 2009? Global REITs – outlook for 2008/09 Pádraig Brown, Global Real Estate Strategist, Blackrock, UK
14:30		Middle Eastern Investors Overseas What kind of assets are they interested in and what returns do they expect in the short and medium term Investment guidelines and philosophy Challenges in investing overseas - cultural, regulatory, etc Proprietary investors versus syndicators How successful have investors from the region been in investing overseas in the last 5 years? Case studies - from a proprietary investor and from a syndicator Moderator: Fadi Moussalli, Regional Director, International Capital Group,Jones Lang LaSalle MENA, UAE Mohammed Al Tawash, Vice-Chairman & President, RealCAPITA BSC (c), Bahrain Robert Lee, Managing Director - Investment Projects, Nakheel PJSC, UAE Naushad Rashid, Chief Investment Officer, Dubai Properties, UAE Frank Rice, General Manager – International Development, Limitless LLC, UAE
		MACRO-ECONOMICS – UNDER THE MICRO-SCOPE
15:15		Macro-Economic Outlook Across The Emerging Markets - Identifying Opportunities And Havens For Global Real Estate Investment Safe havens or high risk? Exploring current real estate investment opportunities in established and new emergent markets for 2008/09 Which markets offer the best opportunity on a risk/reward basis? Why are Asian countries the top market for foreign real estate investment? What impact will the growing securitisation of real estate markets in this region have on the investment activity? Bill Krauch, Head of Global Marketing, ING Clarion, USA Peter Berg, Managing Director, Equity Capital Markets, Tishman Speyer, USA Nicholas Brooke, Chairman, Professional Property Services Group, Hong Kong Jan de Kreij, Chairman, ULI Europe and member of the ULI global Executive Committee, also Chairman of MAF Properties, Dubai Marc Boey, General Manager (Land Sales, International), Urban Redevelopment Authority, Singapore Sunil Gomes, Development Manager, Nakheel PJSC, UAE
16:15		Networking Refreshments Break
16:45		Shifting Sands In Middle East Real Estate Markets  How is the prospect of a slowdown in the world economic growth likely to affect the region? Will the sub-prime problems cascade into the Middle East real estate markets? How will IPO trends in the region impact on real estate financing? Would currency revaluation be good for Middle East real estate? Will Middle East liquidity create a price spike in the region’s real estate? Peter Walichnowski, CEO, Omniyat Holdings, UAE Salam Saadeh, Co-Head, Investment Banking Group, SHUAA Capital, UAE John Knowles, Managing Director – EMEA Capital Markets, DTZ, UK Mohammed Binbrek, Group CEO, Dubai Properties Group, UAE
		SUSTAINABILITY – AVOIDING A CARBON COPY
17:30		Keynote Address
		Ken Livingstone, Former Mayor of London, UK
		Global Sustainability: International Lessons Learned And Where Sustainability Is Heading International trends and milestones in sustainability The role of international investors in creating a greener building stock Collaboration between developed and developing worlds for building sustainability Green building – finance and trends
18:20		Chairman's Closing Remarks and Close of Summit Day
19:30		Taking Centre Stage - Cityscape Architectural Awards

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