Real Estate Pulse Check
CEE

 
SPECIAL GUEST:
LUKE DAWSON

MD & Head of Capital Markets CEE
Colliers International
 
Tuesday, 31st March
15:00 - 16:00 | CET (GMT+2)
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COVID-19 has hit the CEE countries at different rates and speeds, however, it has presented a clear short-term impact on the liquidity in the market and the expected yields. And yet, will this upset the growth prospects for good? Afterall all, all the early 2020 forecasts set CEE real estate investment for another record breaking year.

This eMeeting will weigh up the short term risk impacts of COVID-19 on the CEE commercial, hospitality and residential sectors against the strong long term fundamental CEE has to promise investors.
 
Submit your interest (Non-members)

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31/03/2020 - 15:00 - 16:00
Confirmed Participants
Co-chairs
Alina NichiforeanuEY - Ernst & Young - Germany
Andreas SchwabeRaiffeisen Bank International AG
Andrei MocanuNordWest Capital
Andy ThompsonColliers
Bence SassWING
Christo IlievAG Capital
Damian GrzywaczLincoln Property Company
Dorota Wysokinska-KuzdraColliers
Eduard ForejtPasserinvest Group
Fabio LongoMohari Hospitality
Gal PelegGolden Star Group
Holger TilkKapitel
John HarcourtKajima
Lucian AzoiteiForty Management
Luke DawsonColliers
Marius KochCerberus
Martin HoppeCommerz Real
Maxim VihorevVihorev InvestmentsSE
Michael IsraeliVibe Properties
Michal MelaniukWeisenburger Holding
Nebil ȘenmanGriffin Capital Partners
Oliver WaldthalerHYPO NOE Landesbank
Patrick ZehetmayrCC Real
Piotr FranczakMiller Canfield
Robert DobrzyckiPanattoni
Stefan CuvinThe Red Sea Development Company
Sylwia ToczyskaVistra
Tanya Kosseva-BoshovaLion's Head
Tomas CifraMitiska Reim
Tomasz StasiakWolf Theiss
Yannis DelikanakisSouthrock Asset Management
Zinaida Onczay-VojnarConsidero Investments
Confirmed Participants
Alina Nichiforeanu
Senior Manager
EY - Ernst & Young - Germany
Andreas Schwabe
Senior Economist CEE/CIS
Raiffeisen Bank International AG
Andrei Mocanu
Managing Director, NPL and Distressed Investor
NordWest Capital
Andy Thompson
Director - Czech & Slovak Republics, CEE Capital Markets
Colliers
Bence Sass
Deputy CEO, International Business Development and Investments
WING
Christo Iliev
Founder and Chairman
AG Capital
Damian Grzywacz
Managing Director
Lincoln Property Company
Dorota Wysokinska-Kuzdra
Senior Partner, Corporate Finance - CEE
Colliers
Eduard Forejt
Development Director
Passerinvest Group
Fabio Longo
Chief Investment Officer
Mohari Hospitality
Gal Peleg
CEO
Golden Star Group
Holger Tilk
Head of Investment Europe
Kapitel
John Harcourt
Managing Director
Kajima
Lucian Azoitei
Chairman of the Board
Forty Management
Luke Dawson
Head of Global and EMEA Capital Markets
Colliers
Marius Koch
Managing Director
Cerberus
Martin Hoppe
Director RE Acquisitions CEE, SEE, Russi
Commerz Real
Maxim Vihorev
CEO & Founder
Vihorev InvestmentsSE
Michael Israeli
Co-founder and Managing Partner
Vibe Properties
Michal Melaniuk
Head of Residential Development
Weisenburger Holding
Nebil Șenman
Co-Owner & Managing Partner
Griffin Capital Partners
Oliver Waldthaler
Head of Team Western Europe
HYPO NOE Landesbank
Patrick Zehetmayr
Managing Partner
CC Real
Piotr Franczak
Legal Advisor - Lawyer
Miller Canfield
Robert Dobrzycki
Chief Executive Officer Europe
Panattoni
Stefan Cuvin
Managing Partner
The Red Sea Development Company
Sylwia Toczyska
Enterprise Account Management, EMEA
Vistra
Tanya Kosseva-Boshova
Managing Partner
Lion's Head
Tomas Cifra
Managing Director CEE
Mitiska Reim
Tomasz Stasiak
Managing Partner, Head of Real Estate and Construction
Wolf Theiss
Yannis Delikanakis
Co-Founder
Southrock Asset Management
Zinaida Onczay-Vojnar
Partner& head of real este
Considero Investments
Alina Nichiforeanu
Alina Nichiforeanu
Senior ManagerEY - Ernst & Young - Germany
Germany
Andreas Schwabe
Andreas Schwabe
Senior Economist CEE/CISRaiffeisen Bank International AG
Austria
Mr. Schwabe studied economics and finance in Germany and Russia. He is fluent in Russian. In 2007, he joined Raiffeisen Bank International in Vienna as a country analyst on CIS countries and Turkey. In 2011, he successfully accomplished the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). He received a Forecast Accuracy Award for his macroeconomic forecasts for Ukraine in 2015 by Consensus Economics. Since 2012, as Senior Economist for CEE, Mr. Schwabe is responsible for macroeconomic coverage of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) at RBI. In his role, he is regularly presenting RBI research views to international corporate clients and financial market investors. Moreover he is developing macroeconomic stress testing models for the CEE region.
Andrei Mocanu
Andrei Mocanu
Managing Director, NPL and Distressed InvestorNordWest Capital
Romania
I'm specialised in distressed assets and disposal of non-core / distressed portfolios of loans & real estate assets. Large single name distressed loans & assets restructuring. NPL's & Sub-Performing Portfolio Solutions. Debt restructuring – corporate, real estate, renewables, bridge loans, bankruptcy claims.
Andy Thompson
Andy Thompson
Director - Czech & Slovak Republics, CEE Capital MarketsColliers
Czech Republic
Bence Sass
Bence Sass
Deputy CEO, International Business Development and InvestmentsWING
Hungary
Bence Sass serves as Deputy CEO for International Business Development and Investments at Wing Zrt., a prominent Hungarian real estate developer. With over 20 years of experience in real estate investment, he joined Wing in 2007, previously as Director of Transactions. He is pivotal in Wing's international expansion strategy, including the acquisition of a majority stake in Polish developer Echo Investment. Sass manages a team overseeing international business development and investment transactions, with involvement in deals exceeding €1 billion. He holds a BA from Budapest Business School and an MBA from Budapest University of Technology and Economics, and is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). He also serves on the supervisory boards of Echo Investment S.A. and Bauwert AG.
Christo Iliev
Christo Iliev
Founder and ChairmanAG Capital
Bulgaria
Distinguished entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in real estate, Christo is the Founder and Chairman of AG Capital, a prominent residential and commercial property investor, and asset manager in Central and Eastern Europe. Under Christo's leadership, AG Capital has earned a reputation as a trusted and innovative multi-asset class real estate investment and management group of companies with AUM of EUR 750M. In addition to his role at AG Capital, Christo actively contributes to the professional community as a member of reputable organizations, including the YPO and the Harvard Business School Alumni network.
Damian Grzywacz
Damian Grzywacz
Managing DirectorLincoln Property Company
Poland
Damian Grzywacz is a Managing Director with Lincoln Property Company's Poland office, bringing over 20 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry. He oversees the development of key projects, including "The Form" in Warsaw, which will deliver 28,300 square meters of office space. Prior to joining Lincoln, Grzywacz spent more than a decade managing commercial real estate development and investment at companies such as Penta Real Estate and PointPark Properties. His expertise spans office, logistics, and residential developments. He was appointed Managing Director when Lincoln Property Company resumed operations in Poland in 2022, tasked with identifying further investment projects in the region.
Dorota Wysokinska-Kuzdra
Dorota Wysokinska-Kuzdra
Senior Partner, Corporate Finance - CEEColliers
Poland
As Partner and Head of the Corporate Finance business line in CEE, Dorota provides advice on customers’ financial needs, including debt and mezzanine financing, capital raising and gaining joint venture partners, as well as offering support in M&A and IPO transactions. Before joining Colliers International, Dorota spent 11 years as Senior Partner at Griffin Real Estate, where she was responsible for the group’s management and investments, and also for the first mezzanine fund operating in Poland. Dorota Wysokińska-Kuzdra is a graduated of SGH Warsaw School of Economics, the University of Cologne and the University of Duisburg-Essen.
Eduard Forejt
Eduard Forejt
Development DirectorPasserinvest Group
Czech Republic
I have been active in the real estate industry since 1996. During my business practice, I served mainly commercial real estate with a specialization in the office market. Since 2001, I have gained further experience working for King Sturge, CSOB, and JLL, where he served over 12 years in various leading positions. My last role with JLL was as a Business Development Director. Currently, I´m a member of top management at PASSERINVEST in the role of a Development Director covering the acquisition department & development department, which consists of project management & property management departments. Above the other socially responsible activities, I´m a lecturer at the Czech Technical University in Prague – Faculty of Architecture.
Fabio Longo
Fabio Longo
Chief Investment OfficerMohari Hospitality
United Kingdom
Prior to joining Mohari, Fabio ran Bain Capital Special Situations and Real Estate division in Europe – a $20bn AuM business that he built since joining the firm in 2013. Further, as part of the senior leadership, his responsibilities covered the US, EMEA, and Asia, with a focus on activities such as Commercial Real Estate, ABS, Illiquid Credit, Special Situations and Principal Distressed. Prior to Bain Capital, Fabio was a Principal in the European Principal Finance Fund at Apollo, where he played a pivotal role in identifying and executing high-impact investment opportunities. Fabio began his career in the Investment Banking group at Goldman Sachs. Fabio holds a M.Eng. from the University of Cambridge and the MIT.
Gal Peleg
Gal Peleg
CEOGolden Star Group
Poland
Gal has broad international business experience of 20 years in real estate investments and developments. Managing large scale real estate companies including high level of business development throughout various countries in Europe and CEE including extensive track record of real estate developments, investments and strategy formation.
Holger Tilk
Holger Tilk
Head of Investment EuropeKapitel
Estonia
Holger Tilk is the Head of Investment Europe for Kapitel, one of the largest real estate companies from the Baltic States. Kapitel currently develops, owns and manages shopping centers, offices and hotels in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Czech Republic and Spain, but is seeking to expand its international exposure further. Holger is responsible for Kapitel real estate acquisitions throughout of the group with special focus on Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Switzerland. Holger has a masters degree in law from University of Tartu with additional certificates from Georgetown University and University of Salzburg. In his spare time Holger enjoys beach volleyball, music and reading.
John Harcourt
John Harcourt
Managing DirectorKajima
United Kingdom
John Harcourt is Managing Director at Kajima Properties. Responsible for Kajima's investments, developments and partnerships in Europe. Active in office, logistics, retail and student housing sectors.
Lucian Azoitei
Lucian Azoitei
Chairman of the BoardForty Management
Switzerland
Licensed in Law and having earned an MBA degree, with an extensive experience of more than 22 years in real estate developing. Starting with the year 2000, he has chosen entrepreneurship, founding companies that are part of the PAZO Group & Forty Management, representative as a model of successful and visionary business. Often quoted as an authority on the market, with numerous listings in the press, his professional background positions him as an expert in the Romanian real estate market evolution. Forty Management is a real estate developer of mixed-use project and green urban reconvesion. We seek to create places that inspire, projects where vision and thoughtful design add lasting value.
Luke Dawson
Luke Dawson
Head of Global and EMEA Capital MarketsColliers
United Kingdom
Luke has 15 years' experience in property acquisitions and dispositions, asset management, and leadership experience. His primarily focus is on business development, leading the regional Capital Markets efforts and attracting new investors to the region. He is also responsible for strategical management of the regional teams in Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia.
Marius Koch
Marius Koch
Managing DirectorCerberus
Germany
Marius Koch, Managing Director. Mr. Koch joined Cerberus in 2009. Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Koch worked in the Real Estate Research Department of Corpus Sireo. Mr. Koch graduated from the European Business School (EBS) with a B.S. in General Management and a M.S. in Real Estate Finance and Investments. His responsibilities include the underwriting and execution of real estate and NPL transactions across Europe with a focus on Germany, Portugal, Nordics and CEE.
Martin Hoppe
Martin Hoppe
Director RE Acquisitions CEE, SEE, RussiCommerz Real
Germany
Maxim Vihorev
Maxim Vihorev
CEO & FounderVihorev InvestmentsSE
Czech Republic
In 2007 Graduated from High School of economics in Prague with Bachelor degree in Business administration . In 2008 Graduated form Charles University in Prague, Magister in Law 2008 started Smart Group of Companies that provided real estate management services, corporate and tax structuring, accounting services. In year 2014 started first development project on Smichovska street, Prague 5. In 2019 founded Vihorev. Capital SICAV, a.s. and from 15.7.2019 was accepted for public trading on Prague Stock exchange.
Michael Israeli
Michael Israeli
Co-founder and Managing PartnerVibe Properties
Romania
Michal Melaniuk
Michal Melaniuk
Head of Residential DevelopmentWeisenburger Holding
Poland
Head of Residential Development of Cordia Poland, branch of Cordia International – part of the international Futureal Group based in Hungary, one of ten biggest development and investment groups in Central Europe. Cordia is active in Hungary and Romania, and since 2014 also in Poland. It consequently develops its portfolio of projects completed and in progress. In 2020 Cordia acquired a majority stake in Polnord S.A., a Polish development company. In April 2020, Michał Melaniuk has been entrusted with the function of the President of the Management Board at Polnord. In July 2020 r. he has also been appointed President of the Polish-Hungarian Chamber of Commerce, with Cordia being a founder member.
Nebil Șenman
Nebil Șenman
Co-Owner & Managing PartnerGriffin Capital Partners
Poland
Managing Partner at Griffin Capital Partners. Nebil Senman held leading positions for nine years as Senior Vice President and Supervisory Board Member of Oaktree’s German and Polish real estate funds and operations worth several billion Euro. Before joining Oaktree, he spent eight years handling real estate and corporate consulting at Ernst & Young Real Estate (formerly Arthur Andersen), where he held various managerial positions. He is a graduate of universities in Berlin (TU Berlin, EBS), Paris (ESCP Europe) and London (LSE) and holds an MBA and a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering. He also holds a post-graduate diploma in real estate management (EBS), and is a Chartered Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, MRICS.
Oliver Waldthaler
Oliver Waldthaler
Head of Team Western EuropeHYPO NOE Landesbank
Austria
He has over 20 years of experience in Finance & Banking. 12 years as Deputy Head of Corporate Finance and Head of Real Estate and Project (Volksbank International/Sberbank Europe), 3 years as Deputy Head of Credit Department in an Italian cooperative bank (Raiffeisen) Private Wealth and Asset Management in an Austrian bank for Italian and German private clients (BAWAG) Project manager of several banking related key projects (bank license application, sale of banking group), several supervisory board mandates in CEE subsidiaries. Business Development Manager for a Multi-Family Office (Carey – Group) Investment Director (NPL) in Intrum Austria Since 2018: Real Estate and Project Finance in HYPO NOE Landesbank für Niederösterreich und Wien AG.
Patrick Zehetmayr
Patrick Zehetmayr
Managing PartnerCC Real
Czech Republic
Piotr Franczak
Piotr Franczak
Legal Advisor - LawyerMiller Canfield
Poland
Robert Dobrzycki
Robert Dobrzycki
Chief Executive Officer EuropePanattoni
Poland
Robert Dobrzycki oversees the operations in the United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia. He set up Panattoni Europe’s headquarters for the CEE region in Poland in 2005 and in 2014 was appointed CEO for Europe. In 14 years under Robert’s management the company has developed over 6.5 million sqm of warehouse space out of existing stock of 16 million sqm in Poland. Panattoni was recently named largest developer in Europe by PropertyEU for the third year in a row. Robert began his career with Menard Doswell & Co., an industrial real estate development company, has over 17 years of experience in the real estate business. He is a Warsaw University graduate and has a Masters in Business Management degree.
Stefan Cuvin
Stefan Cuvin
Managing PartnerThe Red Sea Development Company
Hungary
Sylwia Toczyska
Sylwia Toczyska
Enterprise Account Management, EMEAVistra
Poland
Sylwia Toczyska brings over 25 years of experience in international accounting, taxation, and business leadership, with more than 15 years in the real estate sector. She began her career in finance at multinational companies such as Rossmann and GE, transitioning to outsourcing in 2007. Since then, she has worked with global service providers, including Vistra and Deloitte. At Vistra, Sylwia has held senior roles across accounting, tax compliance, client relationship management, and market growth in Poland and Central Europe. She led teams managing complex client engagements. Since rejoining Vistra in June 2025, she has taken a leadership role in Fund Services, focusing on real estate investment structures for international clients across EMEA. She aims to grow the multi-country portfolio through advanced technologies. Sylwia graduated from the Poznań School of Economics and completed doctoral studies in accounting at Łódź University. A licensed tax advisor since 2009.
Tanya Kosseva-Boshova
Tanya Kosseva-Boshova
Managing PartnerLion's Head
Bulgaria
20 years of experience on the SEE commercial property market. Acted as partner and managing director of the largest and most successful property companies in Bulgaria – Colliers International, Landmark Property Bulgaria, European Trade Center. Led the development, leasing and management of several successful commercial projects in the region – with a focus on shopping malls and office buildings. Tanya is the Chair Person of the Association of Commercial Building Owners in Bulgaria. The organization represent the largest commercial developers in the country. Tanya also acts as Chair Person of Ladies Forum, non-for profit organization of business women.
Tomas Cifra
Tomas Cifra
Managing Director CEEMitiska Reim
Belgium
Tomas is since 2017 responsible for investment management at Mitiska REIM in Central & Eastern Europe focusing on value-add investments/divestments and portfolio management. Previously he spent 10 years in investment banking at KBC Securities and has built an extensive track record in M&A and Equite Capital Markets in Belgium and Central & Eastern Europe.
Tomasz Stasiak
Tomasz Stasiak
Managing Partner, Head of Real Estate and ConstructionWolf Theiss
Poland
25+ years in the CEE real estate market with top legal teams. Managing Partner of WolfTheiss Poland since 2019. Tomasz covers both transactional work and development/construction matters, covering all sectors with a special interest in retail and BTR/PRS.
Yannis Delikanakis
Yannis Delikanakis
Co-FounderSouthrock Asset Management
Greece
Mr. Delikanakis is a real estate entrepreneur with a successful track record in Europe and in the USA. In 2021 he co-founded Southrock Asset Management, an asset and investment management firm with a focus on real estate investments in Greece and in the CEE. Southrock is targeting opportunities arising from capital dislocations and value-add initiatives through the acquisition of REO & NPL portfolios as well as of single assets. In 2004 he had co-founded Bluehouse Capital, an independent private equity real estate investment management firm with approximately €500m under management and with a focus on the property markets of Central and Southeastern Europe.
Zinaida Onczay-Vojnar
Zinaida Onczay-Vojnar
Partner& head of real esteConsidero Investments
Hungary
Loredana Carollo
Loredana Carollo
Sr. Portfolio Director, Pan Europe / UK
GRI Institute
Loredana Carollo
Loredana
Loredana Carollo
Sr. Portfolio Director, Pan Europe / UKGRI Institute

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