GRI Light Industrial & Logistics
Europe eSummit 2021

Mr. Graham FRICS has over 30 years' international experience in the real estate logistics sector. Prior to joining Gramercy, Paul headed real estate at DHL, the world's largest logistics provider, for the region Europe, Middle East and Africa. He led a front line team of 80 people with responsibility for around 3,000 facilities in 100-plus countries. Paul brings substantial occupational and business experience to Gramercy.

Ben Bannatyne is president of Prologis Europe and chairman of the company’s European Management Executive Committee. He is responsible for Europe’s leading logistics real estate platform, which comprises 17 million square metres across 12 countries, as of 30 June 2019. Previously, Ben served as the company’s managing director and regional head for Central & Eastern Europe – a role which he held for more than seven years - with overall responsibility for the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia. Ben joined Prologis in 2008 from JLL, where he was managing director for Central Europe. An accomplished leader, Ben brings significant real estate knowledge and expertise with more than 25 years’ worth of experience.

Carl Deppisch serves as Senior Vice President Global Real Estate at Kuehne & Nagel, one of the world's leading logistics companies. Based in Turkey, he oversees the company's global real estate portfolio and strategic property initiatives. With extensive experience in corporate real estate management, Deppisch plays a crucial role in optimizing Kuehne & Nagel's facility operations across international markets. His expertise encompasses real estate strategy, portfolio management, and supporting the company's logistics infrastructure development. In his senior leadership position, he contributes to the company's operational efficiency and global expansion through strategic real estate decisions and innovative property solutions.

Mike is Head of UK, overseeing all UK business operations, having previously held the position of Head of Asset Management for Europe excluding Ireland. Mike joined Kennedy Wilson Europe in October 2015 and brings over twenty years' experience in the property and investment industry. Prior to Kennedy Wilson Europe, Mike worked at The Blackstone Group for ten years, where he was a Managing Director in the Real Estate Group, and latterly he led the management of its pan-European logistics business (Logicor) as well as its office portfolio. Prior to Blackstone, Mike was at Deloitte. Mike is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales.

Nick Cook is Chief Executive Officer of Gazeley, GLP’s platform in Europe. Nick was previously Chief Operating Officer of Gazeley where he oversaw all capital deployment, disposition and operational aspects of the business in Europe. Nick joined Gazeley in 2002 and has held several key positions including establishing Gazeley’s profitable UAE business unit and looking after Gazeley’s business in China, while maintaining a detailed involvement in all aspects of the European business. Nick is a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and has 19 years’ experience in the real estate development and investment market.

Christian Jamison is the managing partner of Valor Real Estate Partners LLP (‘Valor’), a pan-European industrial platform, headquartered in London, focused on urban/infill industrial and logistics properties. Founded in 2016 by Christian and his partners, Valor is a full-service development management and investment business with offices in London, Paris & Berlin. The company currently manages a c. 200 asset portfolio totalling more than fourteen million sq ft and €3.5+bn of AUM on behalf of a number of global investors. Prior to Valor, Christian established and served as CEO of Delin Property until 2016 and previously held senior roles at JP Morgan, GE Capital and Credit Suisse.

Logan Smith is Head of European Logistics at Hines since April 2020. Previously, he oversaw Logistics and Industrial RE with BNP Paribas Real Estate. He has 19 years’ experience in logistics RE investing in Europe and North America. Prior to BNP, he served as Head of Acquisitions and Dispositions for Prologis in Europe where he and his team sourced and executed €2.2bn of transactions. In other roles, he has served as CIO of the TPG Capital owned entity P3 Logistic Parks in Prague, and Head of Acquisitions for an affiliate of Realterm Global, based in the United States. He began his career in real estate as an Associate in the Management Development Program of Security Capital Industrial Trust in Europe, which subsequently became Prologis.

Marco Riva is a Managing Director and is responsible for logistics investments across Europe, as well as acquisitions and asset management in Southern Europe. Prior to joining Meyer Bergman in 2018, Marco worked for 5 years at LogiCor where he invested over €2 billion in logistics properties. Marco began his career at Goldman Sachs in Italy and graduated from the University of Bologna with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. Marco speaks Italian, English and French.

Stefan Walldorf is a Managing Director in Cerberus’ European Real Estate Group and a member of the Cerberus NPL Committee, Real Estate Committee, and Real Estate Debt Committee. Since joining Cerberus in 2006, Mr. Walldorf has led a wide range of transactions in Europe, including acquisitions of commercial properties, restructurings and loan portfolios. He is currently overseeing the built-up of Cerberus’ EUR 3bn Strategic Industrial Real Estate (SIRE) platform across Europe. Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Walldorf worked in Eurohypo’s structured real estate finance division focusing on multinational and institutional clients and structuring financing transactions in commercial and residential real estate.

Thomas Karmann is managing director, regional head Northern Europe. He oversees all activities of Prologis in Germany, Benelux and the Nordics. This includes new developments, customer relations and working with local development teams. He is also responsible for the performance of all operating properties in the Northern Europe. He works in close cooperation with the finance and property management departments and leasing teams regarding the leasing and re-leasing of facilities. Karmann joined Prologis in June 2012. He has over 20 years of professional experience in logistics real estate. Prior to Prologis, he worked for the international logistics real estate developer Gazeley as senior vice president for European operations for six years

Laurent VOUIN started his career in construction in 1990 in Hong Kong and Paris, and joined Nexity office development in 1996, and Tishman Speyer in 2000. He moved to Investment Management at AXA Real Estate in 2003, as a development manager, becoming later their head of Asset Management in France and then leading AXA RE development and logistic funds. Laurent VOUIN joined Savills Investment Management in 2015 as head of their France and Benelux activity.

With an 'entrepreneurial' mind for private and international companies, as well as a strong real estate and logistics culture acquired over the last 20 years, Christophe Chauvard is responsible for the overall commercial activities and management of P3's financial performance in France, including acquisitions and development, management and maintenance of a logistics portfolio and building relationships with all partners. He takes part in the preparation and supervision of P3's BTS projects in Western Europe with the support of his team and in coordination with the P3 headquarters in Prague.

Jo has been active in European real estate since 1997. He broadened his real estate expertise in various companies of the Belgian listed investment fund Ackermans & van Haaren. Jo has held various positions where he was responsible for the asset management of the REIT Leasinvest Real Estate and for the investment policy of the Extensa Group. He also acted as development manager for the Tour & Taxis reconversion project in Brussels. From 2006 until 2010, Jo headed the Real Estate Department of The Brussels Airport Company. Jo has been the Chief Executive Office of Montea since 2010. Under his management, the portfolio has grown from €200 million to €1.104 billion, and it continues to grow at a pace of €100 million to €150 million per year.

Mai-Lan de Marcilly is a Director at KKR in charge of France and hospitality. Prior to joining KKR, Ms. de Marcilly was at PGIM in London where she focused on pan-European opportunistic investments. Ms. de Marcilly also spent time at LaSalle IM, MSREF and RBS in Paris and London. Ms. de Marcilly holds an M.B.A. from ESSEC Business School, Paris.

Philippe has over 30 years’ experience working in senior roles in the real estate sector, including in construction, development and asset management. He joined Baytree from Quartus, a leading contractor and developer in the logistics space, where he was responsible for securing land opportunities and constructing buildings for developers and owner-occupiers. Prior to Quartus, Philippe worked for GSE and DTZ Asset Management. Philippe is responsible for securing new opportunities in France and leading the delivery of Baytree’s secured development portfolio in this market of over 500,000 sqm of logistics space.

Rémy Vertupier is Co-Head of Funds & Separate Accounts of AEW. Previously, he was the Fund Manager for AEW Europe’s LOGISTIS fund and was involved in the management of the LOGISTIS platform. Prior to this role, he was Head of AEW Europe’s Logistics Asset Management team. He joined the firm as an Asset Manager in the Office team in 2004, subsequently leading asset management for the firm’s logistics platforms. Rémy holds an MBA in finance and real estate from ESSEC Business School in Paris.

Pawel Sapek is Senior Vice President, Regional Head Central Europe at Prologis, where he oversees the company's significant portfolio across Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary. With over 26 years of experience in real estate and project management, he is responsible for investment and operating activities, business strategy, new developments, and customer acquisition in the region. Prior to joining Prologis in 2015, where he initially served as Country Manager for Poland, Sapek held key roles including Business Development Director at Segro Poland. He holds a degree in Marketing and Management from the University of Economics in Katowice and a postgraduate diploma in Logistics Management from the Warsaw School of Economics. Sapek is also a Fellow of RICS (FRICS).

Richard Wilkinson joined CTP Invest in 2018 as Group CFO and brings over 30 years of experience in real estate finance, asset management and executive oversight from his previous posts at Erste Bank. Richard’s unique central European experience guides his vision for CTP’s stable growth plan to reach a portfolio size of 10 million m2 across the 7 CEE countries where CTP is active. Since joining CTP, Richard oversaw the first sale of a portion of CTP’s portfolio of the portfolio to a 3rd party, and organized the largest industrial real estate refinancing in CEE history.

Łukasz Toczek is a specialist in financial modeling and adept at data analysis. Currently, as Vice President Investments at Griffin Capital Partners,, Łukasz navigates day-to-day operations across European Logistic Investment BV (ELI), a dynamically developing logistic platform and a leading player in the Polish logistics sector with high-quality and large-scale portfolio. His key responsibilities include overseeing the platform’s development, identifying new business opportunities as well as maintaining investor relations and continuously attracting potential investors. He is also actively involved in Griffin Real Estate’s projects outside Poland. Previously, Łukasz was engaged in the development of Chariot Top Group B.V.’s portfolio.

Sylvia Slaughter is the Senior Vice President, Fund Management at GLP Europe, where she leads Fund Management and is a Conducting Officer for Portfolio Management, Distribution, and Marketing. She is responsible for business planning, fund performance, capital management, investor reporting, and fund governance. With over 19 years of real estate investment experience, including 15 years in fund management, Sylvia previously spent seven years with Goodman's fund management team, focusing on their European Logistics Fund's strategy, capital raising, and investor relations. She began her career as an investment analyst in Canada and holds an HBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.

Ekaterina is a CEO and Co-Founder of Mirastar. Mirastar is a new specialist pan-European developer, investor and manager of big box logistics assets established by Ekaterina Avdonina, CEO, and Anthony Butler, CIO, in a joint venture with M7 Real Estate. From 2010 to 2018 Ekaterina was with Delin Capital Group focused on real estate investments and raising debt and co-founded DCAM. Previously, Ekaterina was with ING Real Estate in the Netherlands. Prior to ING, Ekaterina was with GVA in Moscow focused on the execution of development projects. Ekaterina graduated with a MSc. in Real Estate from Cass Business School and received a degree in Corporate Finance and Accounting from the Finance Academy under the Russian Government.

Gunther Deutsch is Barings Head of Transactions Europe and Managing Director at Barings Germany. He is overseeing the investment markets Sweden, Finland, The Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Spain, France and the UK. Transaction volume executed over the last 3 years. 3 bn EUR of acquisistions and 2.25 bn EUR of dispositions. Prior to co-founding PAMERA in 2010 (before its acquisition by Cornerstone/Barings in 2014), Gunther Deutsch was founder and owner of the asset management platform Metis Asset Management GmbH in 2004. Previous to that, he spent 13 years in senior positions at Deutsche Bank (RREEF) and Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) in Munich, Berlin and New York.

Joseph Ghazal is Regional Head Northern Europe and has the overall responsibility for ProLogis' operations in Scandinavia Benelux Germany Austria and Switzerland. In the years before Joseph was heading the Benelux and the Middle East operations where his r

Raimund is a Corporate Real Estate professional with 25 years experience in all sectors of Real Estate. Starting his career 1991 he has worked for a “medium sized enterprise” with a portfolio across all asset classes, he has worked 3 years for Union Investment and continued with 14 years’ tenure at Amazon Europe. Here he has been part of an amazing success story witnessing a growth from 600 million USD net sales to around 130 billion USD in 2016, building the most advances ecommerce logistic network for Europe. In September 2017, he has started as Vice President Corporate Real Estate for the number one European ecommerce Fashion platform Zalando SE in Berlin. Since June 2018 he is also Vice Chairman of the Committee on Logistics Properties

Danilo Hunker is responsible for managing the local office in Berlin and driving investment strategy and asset management for Germany. Danilo has over 20 years of experience in commercial real estate in Germany. He is former Head of Germany at Valad Europe /Cromwell Property Group, where he was responsible for the investment and asset management of a combined portfolio of up to €1bn, working very closely with some of the world’s largest private equity businesses. Danilo holds an MBA in International Real Estate from Bauakademie Biberach and a Bachelor of Commerce (Real Estate) from the university of applied science in Berlin and is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

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Born in 1964. Degree in physics from the Technical University of Berlin. Until 1997 Research. 1997-1999 Redevelopments in Berlin. 1999-2005 Managing partner of the Linie Projektmanagement GmbH & Co. KG. Since 2005 BEOS AG as head of acquisitions - since 2016 board member. Since 2009 Lectures at IREBS, DVFA, University of Wuppertal, TU Berlin, etc. Since 2017 head of crenet Deutschland e.V. Since 2019 Head Industrial & Logistics Swiss Life Asset Managers Germany. Since 2020 director BEOS Logistics GmbH

I have been with UPS for more than 14 years now. I started in the operation 2006 as a Trainee, became PR and marketing representative in 2007 at the German headquarter in Neuss and was deputy spokesperson for the company for more than 10 years. I specialized in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and communication and somehow logical I became representative for Sustainability and City Logistics topics for Germany in 2017. Ever since I am connecting internal and external stakeholders who are in charge of City Logistics questions and try to find tailored solutions for the so called Last Mile Delivery in a variety of cities within Germany and Austria.

Max Kreuter holds the position Managing Director Capital Markets Germany. Max is responsible for investor management and relationships including capital sourcing and structuring for the Panattoni platform particularly in Germany and across Europe. Max Kreuter has 18 years experience in real estate investments. He joined Panattoni from PGIM where he worked 14 years in their Munich and London office. Max held various positions with PGIM including Executive Director and fund manager for a Pan European Open Ended fund, a Value Add fund and a globally investing German special fund. Max holds a MSc in Business Administration and Economics from University of Regensburg.

Mark is a founding partner of Caisson and sits on its Management Committee which oversees the overall business direction of the firm. Mark oversees Asset Management. Mark commenced his career with Houston Lawrence, the specialist Covent Garden surveying firm, in 1993 he was involved in the development of Industrial Securities, a joint venture between Houston Lawrence and Marcol specialising in development and asset management of industrial properties throughout the UK. Mark joined The iO Group (subsequently TeeslandiOG, now Valad Property Group) in 1998 to work in the UK asset management team progressing in 2001 to the establishment of a European Asset Management platform.

Nick Cripps is the Executive Director, Capital Markets Europe & Head of UK Capital Markets at Panattoni. He is responsible for the capitalisation of projects across the UK and Europe, working closely with Panattoni's European operating platform to manage global and Pan-European investor relationships and structure capital solutions. Prior to joining Panattoni, Nick spent 12 years in the Capital Markets team at Knight Frank, advising on UK industrial acquisitions and disposals for domestic and international investors. He is a Chartered Member of the RICS, holds a 1st Class honours degree from Newcastle University, and an MSc in Real Estate from the University of Reading.

The world has changed since I started my career in the industrial and logistics sector over 25 years ago. Today, e-commerce and technology have completely re-shaped the landscape for industrial and logistics property, but one thing that hasn’t changed is the need for customers to work with a trusted partner who will take the time to understand their business needs and build a long-term relationship. As Regional Head of Prologis UK I lead a highly experienced and dedicated team of professionals who are passionate about providing our customers with state-of-the-art buildings, in the best locations, across our network of Prologis Parks, which we own and maintain. They are also passionate about delivering first-class customer service.

Coert believes in the power of innovation and knows better than anyone how to convert a vision into solid plans that result in sustainable returns. For Coert, Cradle to Cradle® is the guiding principle for giving future generations something valuable. His unstoppable belief in Human Centered Design results in buildings where labor productivity is demonstrably higher than in comparable office buildings. Coert was voted the most influential sustainable real estate professional in the Netherlands in 2013 and Fortune Magazine sees him as one of the world's 25 top eco-innovators.

As Head of SEGRO Netherlands, Eelco Ouwerkerk is responsible for the overall operation and development of SEGRO in the Netherlands. Previously, Eelco held the position of Transition & Innovation manager at HOMIJ Technische Installaties bv. Within HOMIJ Eelco was responsible for the strategic development and implementation of concepts and applications in the field of energy transition, digitization and circularity. He has also worked for Slavenburg’s Bouwbedrijven BV and Vailog Nederland B.V., a SEGRO Group Company. In these positions, Eelco has gained a great deal of expertise in the realization of large real estate projects, including warehouses. With his technical insight he translates the needs of the market into future-proof buildings.

James has over 27 years’ experience in the RE sectors, 21 of which he has been an investor. He was previously European Fund Manager at Aberdeen Standard Investments where he opened the continental office in Paris in 2007. His transaction history includes; funding in excess of 1,300,000m2 of logistics developments across Europe, acquired > €1bn of assets since 2014 and supporting €300m of logistics sales in Germany, France and the Netherlands since 2016.

Jan Brouns serves as Managing Partner at Urban Industrial, a Netherlands-based company specializing in urban development and industrial real estate solutions. With extensive experience in the Dutch property sector, Brouns leads strategic initiatives focusing on sustainable urban transformation and industrial space optimization. His expertise encompasses project development, investment strategies, and creating innovative solutions for modern industrial and logistics facilities. Under his leadership, Urban Industrial has established itself as a key player in the Netherlands' evolving urban landscape, delivering projects that bridge traditional industrial needs with contemporary urban planning requirements.

Olle Van Alphen studied business economics at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam. In 1999 he began his career in the real estate division of JPMorgan in London. At JPMorgan, Mr. Van Alphen was responsible for a large number of real estate transactions throughout Europe. In 2005, Mr. Van Alphen returned to the Netherlands to work for ABN Amro as Head of Real Estate Structured Finance. From 2006 to 2009, he worked at HSH Nordbank as a Head of HSH Asset Management. Since 2009 Olle van Alphen has worked as part of the Management Boar at ARC Real Estate Partners, formerly known as Annexum Internacional.

Pieter is a managing director at Cairn Real Estate since 2011. Pieter started working in 2001 as an analyst within investment banking for Lehman Brothers. In 2005 Pieter joined ABN AMRO MeesPierson where he became managing director Real Estate (in 2008) responsible for all real estate investment funds and strategies.

With more than 15 years’ real estate experience, Javier has been responsible for several assets, from Shopping Centres and Retail Parks to Logistic Warehouses, with a total GLA of 303,000 sqm, c. €400m AUM and c. €35m annual rent. He is responsible for Investment and Asset Management of Logistic assets, sourcing new investment opportunities in Spain and Portugal and leading the transaction process for logistics funds and mandates. Prior to joining the company in 2014, Javier was Property Manager at Cushman & Wakefield. He also worked for EXA and Negocenter, managing office assets. Prior to that, Javier was a Facility Manager for British Telecom in Spain. He started his professional career at Deloitte as a Financial Controller.

Alex Nuhi is Group Deputy Chairman of the AKNO Group (www.aknogroup.com), a leader in the development and construction of logistics business parks for the past 50 years. With more than 16 years of experience, Alex has played a key role in the Group’s growth and expansion into multiple countries and sectors. To date, AKNO operates across Europe and North America with an existing portfolio of over 1,000,000 sqm in logistics and commercial assets (office and hospitality), plus an additional 2,500,000 sqm in the pipeline. Alex holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Università Bocconi and a MBA from SDA Bocconi

Cristina García-Peri is Senior Partner and Head of Strategy and Corporate Development for the Azora Group. Prior to joining Azora in 2011, she worked for 16 years in the investment- banking sector at both Merrill Lynch (2 years) and JP Morgan (14 years), where she held various positions across M&A and Equity Capital Markets, and for 10 year, she was Managing Director responsible for Corporate Equity Derivatives for EMEA as well as Equity Capital Markets for Spain and Portugal. Cristina holds a bachelor degree in Economics from ICADE (Spain) and an MBA from Harvard Business School (USA). Cristina is Board Member at Bankinter, a Spanish IBEX 35 banking institution, where she Chairs the Nominations and Sustainability Committee.

Ernesto is a Senior Director at EQT Exeter, managing our Logistics Managed Accounts in Europe, which includes an existing portfolio of €5B across 10 European countries. He joined EQT Exeter in 2021, and brings over 14 years of experience in Logistics Real Estate across Europe and Mexico. Prior to joining EQT Exeter, Ernesto was the Head for Logistics and Industrial at Round Hill Capital, where he was responsible for the management and growth of the €500m logistics platform at RHC during 2 years. Ernesto previously spent 3 years in the Pan-European Acquisitions team at Logicor, sourcing and executing on investments in several geographies across Europe.

Jean-Baptiste Blanchy is a Managing Partner at Ancora Capital Partners, where he leverages over 16 years of extensive experience in logistics real estate. He previously held senior positions at CBRE IM, serving as Managing Director and Head of Value-Add Acquisitions EMEA. In this role, he was instrumental in deploying approximately €1.7 billion of capital across Europe. Jean-Baptiste is also a member of the Urban Land Institute, reflecting his profound industry expertise and professional engagement.

Joan is the Managing Partner of Spinnia, a leading real estate investment manager mainly focussed in Spain, Portugal and Florida (USA), sourcing, executing and managing opportunities for a broad base of international institutional investors in the industrial/logistics and hospitality sectors, eventually coinvesting in the opportunities. Through his 30-year career of real estate investment and development experience in Europe, the Americas and the Middle East, Joan has been active across various asset classes including industrial, office, mixed use, and residential, totalling a track record of almost €4 Bn of investments. Joan holds a BA (UB, Barcelona), and an MBA-MIM (ESADE, Barcelona).

Sebastiano Ferrante is managing director at PGIM Real Estate and head of Germany and Italy. Based in Frankfurt, Sebastiano is responsible for a global platform of specialized products for German investors and the strategic growth of the business in Italy. He is also a senior portfolio manager of PGIM Real Estate's European Value Partners Fund. Sebastiano is a member of the European Investment Committee and serves on the European Executive committee.

Valeria Falcone serves as CEO of Colliers International Italy, leading one of the country's premier commercial real estate services firms. With extensive experience in the Italian property market, she oversees strategic operations across office, industrial, and retail sectors. Under her leadership, Colliers Italy has strengthened its position as a trusted advisor for corporate occupiers, investors, and developers. Falcone brings deep expertise in market analysis, investment advisory, and client relationship management, driving innovation in Italy's dynamic real estate landscape while maintaining Colliers' commitment to excellence and professional service delivery.

Alexander Heubes is the Managing Director Europe for Frasers Property Industrial. Alexander joined the multi-national industrial and logistics market leading business in April 2020. In Europe, the business currently manages approx. € 1.7 billion (AUM) which corresponds to approximately 1.5M sqm as at 30 September 2020 The European business is managed from offices in Amsterdam, Cologne and Munich. Previously, Alexander spent almost 13 years with Prologis, a U.S. owner/developer of logistics real estate.  Today he is leading the European team of over 60 employees at Frasers Property Industrial,focusing on providing market-leading solutions for customers, portfolio management and sustainable growth through new developments and acquisitions.

Ben Segelman serves as Chief Operating Officer at Brookfield in the UK, bringing extensive leadership experience in asset management and infrastructure operations. In his role, he oversees operational excellence across Brookfield's diverse portfolio of real estate, infrastructure, and renewable power assets. Segelman is recognized for his strategic approach to operational optimization and his expertise in driving growth initiatives within the alternative asset management sector. His leadership contributes to Brookfield's position as a leading global alternative asset manager with over $850 billion in assets under management. Based in the UK, he plays a key role in the company's European operations and expansion strategies.

Charles is a chartered surveyor who has been working in the industrial, logistics and technology sectors of commercial real estate for the last 28 years across Europe, Middle East and Africa. He has worked for several international companies including Deluxe Entertainment, SEGRO, General Electric and Walt Disney and for the last 18 months has been with XPO Logistics where he heads up Real Estate for Europe. Leading a team of ten people he manages over 4.5 million square metres of logistics and transport space in 15 countries.

David Ebbrell is the Chief Executive Officer for M7 Real Estate. He is responsible for sourcing new properties across Europe. Prior to co-founding M7 in 2009, David was a Fund Director at GPT Halverton where he was responsible for Funds with a combined value of €600m. These included BIP (which invested in German and Dutch multi-let industrial property) and DAF (which invested in Dutch multi-let industrial office properties). As Fund Director, David had responsibility for acquisitions, portfolio performance, client reporting and asset management strategy. He was also responsible for many of the acquisitions made by the Halverton Babock Industrial fund; his primary responsibility being the German and French acquisitions.

Reda Khatim is the Founder of Palm Capital, a UK-based investment firm specializing in strategic capital solutions and portfolio management. With extensive experience in financial markets and investment strategy, Khatim has established Palm Capital as a trusted partner for businesses seeking growth capital and strategic advisory services. His expertise spans across various sectors, focusing on identifying high-potential investment opportunities and delivering value-driven solutions. Under his leadership, Palm Capital has built a reputation for comprehensive financial services and client-focused investment approaches in the competitive UK market.

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Sara Jane Viereck, VP, Portfolio Management, currently serves as the Venture Manager for Prologis UK Logistics Venture. Since transferring to the Amsterdam office from San Francisco in 2007, she has been directly involved in launching and managing both the Prologis Targeted European Logistics Fund and Europe Logistics Venture 1, and also served on the PELP fund management team. Before joining Prologis in 2004, Ms. Viereck practiced audit at Arthur Andersen and KPMG. Ms. Viereck holds a MA of Professional Accounting and a BSc in business administration from the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business, and is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant by the state of California.

Stephan Schablinski serves as VP, GoGreen at DHL - UK, bringing over two decades of experience in sustainability and logistics to his role. Joining DPDHL in 2001, he has been a key driver of the company's GoGreen agenda since its inception in 2008, contributing to ambitious carbon reduction targets. With a global background spanning Europe and Asia Pacific, Stephan is responsible for translating DPDHL's sustainability roadmap into strategic initiatives and practical solutions. His leadership is pivotal in advancing DHL's commitment to offering green supply chain practices and fostering eco-consciousness within the industry.