Program INVESTMENTexpo 2025

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Discussion leader:
Robert Guzialowski, Leiter Business Development Real Assets, HANSAINVEST Hanseatische Investment-GmbH

Participants:
Thomas Kallenbrunnen, Managing Director,  GARBE Infrastructure GmbH  I GARBE Capital & Strategy GmbH
Dr. Dirk Krupper, Managing Director, Helaba Invest Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH
Giselher Kühne, Managing Director, Advace Group GmbH
Richard Parker, Managing Director/Head of Infrastructure EMEA, Barings
Janin Söder, Head Sales Infrastructure DACH, PATRIZIA

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The Benefits of a Net Lease Strategy

Lecture:
James Rotchford, Principal Real Estate, Blue Owl Capital

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Is diversification worthwhile? What advantages do the individual regions offer?

Discussion leader:
Sandy Bierwirth-Zeussel, Member of the RICS Germany Board, RICS Deutschland Limited

Participants:
Brian Klinksiek, Global Head of Research & Strategy,  LaSalle Investment Management
Rainer Komenda, Head of Real Estate Investment Management, Bayerische Versorgungskammer
Jason Leong, Deputy Fund Manager Asia Property Fund, M&G Real Estate Asia Pte. Ltd.
Frank Winkenwerder, Head of Real Estate Department, SVSparkassenVersicherung Holding AG

Wind, solar, water, battery storage and geothermal energy - What is interesting for investors?

Discussion leader:
Christian Moersch, Management Board, HANSAINVEST LUX S.A.

Participants:
Anna-Lena Budde, Managing Director, Norddeutsche Kirchliche Versorgungskasse (NKVK)
Friedrich Eschenbaum, Managing Director , Praeclarus Invest GmbH
Dr. Bernhard Graeber, Managing Director, EB - Sustainable Investment Management GmbH

How attractive is real estate compared to other asset classes?

Discussion leader:
Carsten Demmler, Managing Director, HIH Invest Real Estate GmbH

Participants:
Thorsten Kiel, Managing Director - Head of Industrial & Logistics, Nuveen Asset Management Europe S.à.r.l.
Christoph Kraiker, CEO, Hauck & Aufhäuser Fund Services S.A.
Immo von Homeyer, Head of Business Development, Art-Invest Real Estate Funds GmbH
Dr. Heinrich Wohlfart, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Bochumer Versicherungsverein a.G.

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Where are the investment opportunities in office, residential and logistics?

Discussion leader:

Felix Meyen, Managing Director, HIH Invest Real Estate GmbH

Participants:

Christoph Drdla, Fund Manager | Fund of Funds Management, Authorized Representative, Raiffeisen Immobilien Kapitalanlage-Gesellschaft m.b.H.
Robin Hubbard, Global Head of Investor Relations & Investment Specialists, M&G Real Estate Ltd.
Gerhard Lehner, Head of Germany and Head of Fund Management Germany, Savills Investment Management (Germany) GmbH
Lennart Weinhold, Managing Director, Real Estate Debt, Edmond de Rothschild REIM (Germany) GmbH

Efficient control and management of illiquid alternative investments by master funds

Workshop leader:
Alexander Eggert, Managing Director , HIH Invest Real Estate GmbH

(Registration required, for institutional investors only)

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Where do we stand? What are the advantages and disadvantages of sustainability requirements?

Discussion leader:
Brigitte Adam FRICS, Managing Partner, ENA EXPERTS GmbH & Co. KG Real Estate Valuation

Participants:
Dirk Bratschke, Head of Real Estate, Vibro Beteiligungs-GmbH & Co. KG
Kevin Gromoll, Associate Value and Risk Advisory Germany, Jones Lang LaSalle SE
Benedict Marzahn, Managing Director & CPO, Alasco GmbH
Dr. Maximilian Riede, Head ESG, Swiss Life Asset Managers Deutschland GmbH
Christian Woese, VP Growth, Predium Technology GmbH

Current developments at the interface between real estate, insolvency and tax law

Participants:
Dr. Marie-Theres Rämer, Partner, DLA Piper UK LLP
Fabian Mühlen LL.M, Partner, DLA Piper UK LLP
Florian Bruder, Lawyer/Partner, DLA Piper UK LLP

Participants:
Jan Philipp Daun, Managin Director, GARBE Industrial Real Estate GmbH
Tobias Kassner, Head of Market Intelligence & Sustainability, GARBE Industrial Real Estate GmbH

Opportunities for the property industry to benefit from the mobility transition

Lecture:
Felix Unger, Manager Ladeinfrastruktur Investments, EnBW mobility+ AG & Co. KG
Dr. Sylvie Römer, Managing Director, ChargeHere GmbH

Discussion leader:
Malte Thies, Managing Partner, alphahill GmbH & Co. KG

Participants:
Fabio Carozza, Managing Director,  BF.real estate finance GmbH
Christian Hanke, Managing Director, EMPIRA Investment Solutions GmbH
Robert Meyer zu Starten, Managing Partner, Octane Capital Advisory GmbH & Co. KG

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How can the demand for space be met in the long term?

Discussion leader:
Anna-Lena Budde, Managing Director , Norddeutsche Kirchliche Versorgungskasse (NKVK)

Participants:
Daniel Raemy, Chief Executive Officer, Newport by Panattoni
Sebastian Schambeck, Associate Director/Portfolio Management, Savills Investment Management KVG GmbH
Nikolaus von Blomberg, Managing Director Real Estate, Fiege Logistik Stiftung & Co. KG
Barbara Geidner - Buchelt, Global Head of Investment Management international, Real I.S. AG
Theo Soeters, Managing Director, Head of Fund Management, EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD REIM (Benelux) B.V.

How is the market developing in Germany?

Discussion leader:
Daniel Sohler, Managin Director, RUECKERCONSULT GmbH

Participants:
Anna-Lena Budde, Managin Director, Norddeutsche Kirchliche Versorgungskasse (NKVK)
Florian Chan, Geschäftsführer, ChargeGuru Deutschland/Raiden Deutschland GmbH
Lukas Köhler, Program Management, Eviny / Bilkraft GmbH
Markus Schmidt, Head of Infrastructure Business Development, IntReal International Real Estate Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH

Discussion leader:
Andreas Trumpp, Co-Head of Market Intelligence & Foresight, neoshare AG

Participants:
Hanno Kowalski, Managing Partner, FAP Invest GmbH
Michael Morgenroth MRICS, CEO, CAERUS Debt Investments AG
Sascha Pinger, Managing Director, Versorgungswerk der Wirtschaftsprüfer und der vereidigten Buchprüfer im Lande Nordrhein-Westfalen (WPV)
Jens Tolckmitt, Chief Executive Officer, Verband deutscher Pfandbriefbanken (vdp) e. V.

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Which locations are in focus? What are the differences between the various European countries?

Discussion leader:
Niklas Querfeld, Regional Director, aptum GmbH

Participants:
Susanne Gehle, Managing Director Real Estate, Kaufland Dienstleistung GmbH & Co. KG
Jan Heidelmann, Managing Director, GRR GARBE Retail Real Estate GmbH
Susanne Klaußner, Managin Partner, DIR Deutsche Investment Retail GmbH
Sebastian Kunze, Director Portfolio Development, Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG

Asset management change: when is it worthwhile? What do concrete scenarios look like?

Workshop leader:
Frank Müller, Lawyer/Partner, McDermott Will & Emery Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater LLP

(Registration required, for institutional investors only)

Still niche or already mainstream?

Discussion leader:
Michael Denk, Managing Director, Quadoro Investment GmbH

Participants:
Dr. Stephan Engels, Managing Director, NAVICARE-MED Bad Bramstedt GmbH
Christina Schädler, Management Board, BEOS AG
Britta Slater, Chief Client Officer, BNP Paribas Real Estate Investment Management Germany GmbH
Michael Roth, Managing Director, LBBW Immobilien Investment GmbH

Discussion leader:
Charlotte Hartel, Senior Portfolio Managerin pbb invest, Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG
Franz Muschler, Managing Direktor & Head of Property Analysis and Valuation Market Research, Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG

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Lecture:
Annika Steiner, Head of DAT, Wüest Partner / W&P Immobilienberatung GmbH

What impact will it have on the real estate industry?

Discussion leader:
Aygül Özkan, Managing Director, ZIA Zentraler Immobilien Ausschuss e.V.

Participants:
Dr. Rolf Bösinger, State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Construction
Enver Büyükarslan, Managing Partner/Chairman of the Management Board, DIH Deutsche Investment Holding GmbH
Michael Kießling, Member of the German Bundestag, CSU
Hanna Steinmüller, GRÜNE / Member of the Bundestag / Full member of the Committee on Housing, Urban Development, Construction and Local Authorities

Vanessa Cann, AI manager, entrepreneur, Forbes 30 under 30

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Where are the opportunities now? Which real estate and infrastructure sectors and countries are in focus?

Discussion leader:
Alexander Eggert, Managing Director, HIH Invest Real Estate GmbH

Participants:
Marcel Konzek, Treasury, Bank für Kirche und Caritas eG
Sascha Pinger, Managing Director, Pension Scheme for Auditors and Sworn Auditors in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (WPV)
Nicolas Stenger, Treasury and Trading, Kreissparkasse Heilbronn (AöR)
Andreas Wolf, Portfolio Manager Private Markets, Kirchliche Zusatzversorgungskasse des Verbandes der Diözesen Deutschlands (KZVK)

Discussion leader:
Alexander Lackner, Managing Partner / CEO, neworld GmbH

Participants:
Karin Diedrich, Senior Investment Manager Real Estate, ARAG SE
Jeffrey King, Managing Director, Fund Management Germany, AEW Invest GmbH
Benjamin Rüther, Head of Fund Management Residential, Catella Investment Management GmbH
Heiko Süß, Managing Director | Head of Fund Management Core Living, PATRIZIA SE

How can investors benefit from investments in data centres?

Discussion leader:
Peter Dietze-Felberg, Senior communication consultant, RUECKERCONSULT GmbH

Participants:
Anna-Lena Budde, Managing Director, Norddeutsche Kirchliche Versorgungskasse (NKVK)
Dr. Christopher Stief, Founder und CEO,DCP Data Center Partners GmbH
Dr. Christina Mauer, Founder & CEO, einwert GmbH
Dr.-Ing. Johannes Fütterer, CEO und Co-Founder, aedifion GmbH
David Pecher, Infrastructure Equity Transactions/Senior Investment Manager, MEAG

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Vacancies, refurbishment backlog, poor service providers, devaluation: what leeway do institutional investors have?

Discussion Leader:
Peter Max Müller, Asset Manager, Union Investment Real Estate GmbH

Keynote:
Annika Dylong, Managing Director, REAX Advisory GmbH

Participants:
Kaja Bader, Head of Fund Management Real Assets, Helaba Invest Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH
Carolin Brandt, Managing Director of Asset Management, HIH Real Estate
Annika Dylong, Managing Director, REAX Advisory GmbH
Christiane Eckert, Executive Council & Founding Member, Urban Land Institute (ULI) Denmark

What rent increases are still possible? What rent is still socially acceptable?

Discussion leader:
Thomas Meyer, Management Board, WERTGRUND Immobilien AG

Participants:
Thomas Wirtz, Managing Director, INDUSTRIA Immobilien GmbH
Fabian Klingler, CEO and Head of German Residential, abrdn Investments Deutschland AG
Christoph Schulte, Team Leader Treasury, Pax-Bank eG
Dr. Ulrich von Creytz, Managing Director/CIO Real Estate Europe, DWS Real Estate GmbH

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What transformation strategies are being pursued in different sectors?

Discussion leader:
Brigitte Adam FRICS, Managing Partner, ENA EXPERTS GmbH & Co. KG Real Estate Valuation

Participants:
Marcel Konzek, Treasury, Bank für Kirche und Caritas eG
Carsten König, Managing Director, Habona Invest Asset Management GmbH
Thomas Kuhlmann, Chairman of the Executive Board, Hahn Gruppe
Jan von Mallinckrodt, Head of Sustainability, Union Investment Real Estate GmbH
Daniel Werth, Managing Director, HAMBURG TEAM Investment Management GmbH

Pitch I: Private equity on the field
How and why do professional investors invest in football?

Presentation:
Robert Schäfer, Founder & CEO, RTC I Management & Sports GmbH

Pitch II: Net‑Zero ohne CAPEX
Plug‑and‑Play‑Dekarbonisierungs Contracting für Gewerbeimmobilien

Presentation:
Max Meran, Managing Director, Re-Green GmbH

What advantages do mixed-use properties offer?

Discussion leader:
Prof. Dr. Alexander Gutzmer, Head of Research, Ehret+Klein AG

Participants:
Jörn Burghardt, Managing Director, GPEP GmbH
Prof. Dr. Gerd Merke, Secretary General, Euroroc - European & International Federation of Natural Stone Industries
Iris Schöberl, Managing Director Germany und Head of Institutional Clients, CT Real Estate Partners GmbH & Co. KG

Discussion leader:
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Nack, Professur für Immobilienmanagement, EBZ Business School GmbH

Participants:
Nicolas Stenger, Treasury and Trading, Kreissparkasse Heilbronn (AöR)
Dr Wolf-Peter Schill, Head of Research Department ‘Transformation of the Energy Industry’, Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW Berlin)
Bastian Meitz, Head of Investment, Prokurist, Statkraft Germany GmbH

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Locations, space requirements, employee benefits - what makes the office attractive again?

Discussion lead:
Michael R. Baumann, Head of Capital Markets Germany/Head of Office Investment B & C Cities Germany, Colliers International Deutschland GmbH

Participants:
Uwe Krause, Head of Real Estate Asset- and Fund Management, MEAG MUNICH ERGO Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH
Nick Puschkasch, Managing Partner, Transaction & Asset Management, Sonar Real Estate GmbH
Kerstin Struckmann, Global Head of Product Management Institutional Clients, Commerz Real Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
Frank Winkenwerder, Head of Real Estate Department, SV SparkassenVersicherung Holding AG

Lecture:
Sebastian Schmidt, Co-Founder and Managing Director, GIGA.GREEN GmbH

What requirements do young professionals have?

Discussion leader:
Jutta Heusel, Managing Director, KOLLMANNSPERGER Executive Search GbR

Participants:
Christiane Eckert, Executive Council & Founding Member, Urban Land Institute (ULI) Denmark
Ann-Kathrin Falchi, Business Development Managerin, Quantum Immobilien Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
Prof. Dr Verena Rock, President, gif Gesellschaft für Immobilienwirtschaftliche Forschung e. V.

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Discussion leader:
Michael Klauke-Werner, Vorsitzender des Vorstands, Bund Institutioneller Investoren e. V.

Participants:
Dirk Bratschke, Head of Real Estate, Vibro Beteiligungs-GmbH & Co. KG
Christian Goebel, Co-CEO, Manova Partners GmbH
Dr. Patrick Noack, Head of Strategic Investment, Trei Real Estate GmbH
Jan Schlüter, Managing Director, Provinzial Asset Management GmbH

How can net-zero carbon targets, circular economy and cradle-to-cradle be implemented in practice?

Discussion leader:
Christof Hardebusch, Managing Director, RUECKERCONSULT GmbH

Participants:
Michael Amann, Managing Director, Entwicklungsgesellschaft Schwanewede GmbH &Co. KG
Vanja Schneider, Managing Director, MORINGA GmbH
Jens Kreiterling, Member of the Management Board, Landmarken AG
Franz Richter, Head of Project Development, KLEUSBERG GmbH & Co. KG