Program INVESTMENTexpo 2025
HIH Invest Forum in Cinema 1 will be moderated by:
Prof. Dr. Steffen Sebastian, Chair of Real Estate Finance, IREBS Institute for Real Estate Management University of Regensburg
HANSAINVEST Infrastructure Forum in Cinema 2 will be moderated by:
Brigitte Adam FRICS, Managing Partner, ENA EXPERTS GmbH & Co. KG
INTREAL Forum in Cinema 3 will be moderated by:
Prof. Dr. Steffen Sebastian, Chair of Real Estate Finance, IREBS Institute for Real Estate Management University of Regensburg
Columbia Threadneedle Investments Forum in Cinema 4 will be moderated by:
Sara Singbartl, Senior Communications Consultant, RUECKERCONSULT GmbH
The organizer reserves the right to make changes to the content, timing and forum of the event.
20. MAy 2025: Pre-Registration
04.00 p.m. - 07.00 p.m. you can register in advance on the ground floor of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Time
Location
Category
Topic
Admission to the INVESTMENTexpo
Opening of the INVESTMENTexpo
Keynote: Economic Perspective
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Lars P. Feld, Professor of Economic Policy and Regulatory Economics at the University of Freiburg and Director of the Walter Eucken Institute
Cinema 2 - HANSAINVEST Infrastructure Forum
Category: Infrastructure
Infrastructure: What opportunities and risks do the various sectors offer?
Discussion leader:
Robert Guzialowski, Leiter Business Development Real Assets, HANSAINVEST Hanseatische Investment-GmbH
Participants:
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
Cinema 3 - INTREAL Forum
Category: Investment and asset management strategies
Playing Today's European Real Estate Market
The Benefits of a Net Lease Strategy
Lecture:
James Rotchford, Principal Real Estate, Blue Owl Capital
Sponsors
Cinema 4 - Columbia Threadneedle Investments Forum
Category: Markets
European real estate markets
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
Cinema 2 - HANSAINVEST Infrastructure Forum
Category: Infrastructure
Expansion of renewable energies
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)
Dr. Bernhard Graeber, Managing Director, EB - Sustainable Investment Management GmbH
Cinema 3 - INTREAL Forum
Category: Investment and asset management strategies
Real estate investments & interest rates
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 Real Estate
Christoph Kraiker, Management Board, 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.
Sponsors
Cinema 4 - Columbia Threadneedle Investments Forum
Category: Markets
America vs. Asia vs. Europe
Is diversification worthwhile? What advantages do the individual regions offer?
Discussion leader:
Sandy Bierwirth-Zeussel, Head of Real Estate Consulting, RMC Risk-Management-Consulting GmbH
Participants:
Brian Klinksiek, Global Head of Research & Strategy, LaSalle Investment Management
Jason Leong, Deputy Fund Manager Asia Property Fund, M&G Real Estate Asia Pte. Ltd.
Jan Schlüter, Managing Director, Provinzial Asset Management GmbH
Frank Winkenwerder, Head of Real Estate Department, SVSparkassenVersicherung Holding AG
Sponsors
Time for exchange and conversation
You can choose from the following restaurants:
- PHO Noodlebar (11.00 - 22.00)
- ZooBa (11.00 - 22.00)
- Jim Block (11:00 - 22:00)
- ROCA (11:00 - 15:00)
- Catering by Waldorf Astoria; in and in front of the Zoo Palast (all day)
Please note: Table reservations are not possible for the above-mentioned periods.
Club Cinema A
Category: Investment and asset management strategies
Workshops for institutional investors: Master funds for illiquid investments
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)
Sponsors
Cinema 2 - HANSAINVEST Infrastructure Forum
Category: ESG
In practice: ESG and decarbonization in real estate asset management
Where do we stand? What are the advantages and disadvantages of sustainability requirements?
Participants:
Dirk Bratschke, Head of Real Estate, Vibro Gruppe
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
Cinema 3 - INTREAL Forum
Category: Investment and asset management strategies
Distressed real estate
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
Sponsors
Cinema 4 - Columbia Threadneedle Investments Forum
Category: Real Estate Sectors
From data to deals: strategies in the European logistics real estate market
Participants:
Jan Philipp Daun, Managin Director, GARBE Industrial Real Estate GmbH
Tobias Kassner, Head of Market Intelligence & Sustainability, GARBE Industrial Real Estate GmbH
Sponsors
Cinema 2 - HANSAINVEST Infrastructure Forum
Category: Infrastructure
Returns with the right charging infrastructure
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
Sponsors
Cinema 3 - INTREAL Forum
Category: Financing
Alternative financing: What opportunities are there away from traditional financing?
Participants:
Christian Hanke, Managing Director, EMPIRA Investment Solutions GmbH
Robert Meyer zu Starten, Managing Partner, Octane Capital Advisory GmbH & Co. KG
Cinema 4 - Columbia Threadneedle Investments Forum
Category: Real Estate Sectors
Logistics: Where is it worth investing?
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.
Cinema 2 - HANSAINVEST Infrastructure Forum
Category: Infrastructure
Growth market charging infrastructure as a driver of e-mobility
How is the market developing in Germany?
Participants:
Markus Schmidt, Head of Infrastructure Business Development, IntReal International Real Estate Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
Cinema 3 - INTREAL Forum
Category: Financing
Quo Vadis Real Estate Debt
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.
Cinema 4 - Columbia Threadneedle Investments Forum
Category: Real Estate Sectors
Retail: Expansion strategies of retail companies
Which locations are in focus? What are the differences between the various European countries?
Discussion leader:
Niklas Querfeld, Regional Director, aptum GmbH
Participants:
Jan Heidelmann, Managing Director, GRR GARBE Retail Real Estate GmbH
Sebastian Kunze, Director Portfolio Development, Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG
Club Kino A
Category: Investment and asset management strategies
Workshop for institutional investors: asset management change
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)
Cinema 2 - HANSAINVEST Infrastructure Forum
Category: Real Estate Sectors
Life science, community and educational real estate, social infrastructure
Still niche or already mainstream?
Discussion leader:
Michael Denk, Managing Director, Quadoro Investment GmbH
Participants:
Britta Slater, Chief Client Officer, BNP Paribas Real Estate Investment Management Germany GmbH
Michael Roth, Managing Director, LBBW Immobilien Investment GmbH
Sponsors
Cinema 3 - INTREAL Forum
Category: Financing
Green loans - a sustainable asset class with new opportunities and potential
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
Sponsors
Cinema 4 - Columbia Threadneedle Investments Forum
Category: Depot A
Solutions for digitalization in fund and investor reporting
Lecture:
Annika Steiner, Head of DAT, W&P Immobilienberatung GmbH
Evening event
Our evening event will take place at the Waldorf Astoria (the Zoo Palast will be open for you until 7.30 pm)
Round off the first day of INVESTMENTexpo with small snacks and cocktails. Enjoy an evening in a relaxed atmosphere and with good conversation.
Time
Location
Category
Topic
Admission to the INVESTMENTexpo
Keynote: Geopolitical Perspective
Dr. Christoph Heusgen, Diplomat and Chairman of the Munich Security Conference
Cinema 1 - HIH Invest Forum
Category: Politics and regulation
Germany after the election: What are the government's plans for construction policy?
What impact will it have on the real estate industry?
Discussion leader:
Aygül Özkan, Managing Director, ZIA Zentraler Immobilien Ausschuss e.V.
Cinema 2 - HANSAINVEST Infrastructure Forum
Category: Society
Keynote: How is artificial intelligence changing the real estate industry?
Vanessa Cann, AI manager, entrepreneur, Forbes 30 under 30
Cinema 3 - INTREAL Forum
Category: Investment and asset management strategies
Insti-Only Panel: A report from investor practice
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:
Nicolas Stenger, Treasury and Trading, Kreissparkasse Heilbronn (AöR)
Andreas Wolf, Portfolio Manager Private Markets, Kirchliche Zusatzversorgungskasse des Verbandes der Diözesen Deutschlands (KZVK)
Sponsors
Cinema 4 - Columbia Threadneedle Investments Forum
Category: Real Estate Sectors
Micro-living, co-living, student residences and senior living concepts as an investment focus
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
Cinema 2 - HANSAINVEST Infrastructure Forum
Category: Infrastructure
Megatrend Digitalisation: What opportunities are arising from AI & cloud services?
How can investors benefit from investments in data centres?
Participants:
Anna-Lena Budde, Managing Director, Norddeutsche Kirchliche Versorgungskasse (NKVK)
Cinema 3 - INTREAL Forum
Category: Investment and asset management strategies
Problems in asset management
Vacancies, refurbishment backlog, poor service providers, devaluation: what leeway do institutional investors have?
Keynote:
Annika Dylong, Managing Director, REAX Advisory GmbH
Participants:
Kaja Bader, Head of Fund Management Real Assets, Helaba Invest Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH
Dirk Bratschke, Head of Real Estate, Vibro Gruppe
Annika Dylong, Managing Director, REAX Advisory GmbH
Cinema 4 - Columbia Threadneedle Investments Forum
Category: Real Estate Sectors
Affordable housing & subsidized housing
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
Dr. Ulrich von Creytz, Managing Director/CIO Real Estate Europe, DWS Real Estate GmbH
Cinema 2 - HANSAINVEST Infrastructure Forum
Category: Investment and asset management strategies
Focus on portfolios: portfolio streamlining or development?
What transformation strategies are being pursued in different sectors?
Participants:
Marcel Konzek, Treasury, Bank für Kirche und Caritas eG
Carsten König, Managing Director, Habona Invest Asset Management GmbH
Jan von Mallinckrodt, Head of Sustainability, Union Investment Real Estate GmbH
Daniel Werth, Managing Director, HAMBURG TEAM Investment Management GmbH
Cinema 3 - INTREAL Forum
Category: Pitch
Pitch I + II + III
Cinema 4 - Columbia Threadneedle Investments Forum
Category: Real Estate Sectors
Retail: The future of city centers
What advantages do mixed-use properties offer?
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
Time for exchange and conversation
You can choose from the following restaurants:
- PHO Noodlebar (11.00 - 22.00)
- ZooBa (11.00 - 22.00)
- Jim Block (11:00 - 22:00)
- ROCA (11:00 - 15:00)
- Catering by Waldorf Astoria; in and in front of the Zoo Palast (all day)
Please note: Table reservations are not possible for the above-mentioned periods.
Cinema 2 - HANSAINVEST Infrastructure Forum
Category: Infrastructure
Battery storage: What opportunities and risks does this infrastructure sector offer?
Participants:
Nicolas Stenger, Treasury and Trading, Kreissparkasse Heilbronn (AöR)
Cinema 3 - INTREAL Forum
Category: Real Estate Sectors
Office investments: revival, hype or demise?
Locations, space requirements, employee benefits - what makes the office attractive again?
Participants:
Uwe Krause, Head of Real Estate Asset- and Fund Management, MEAG
Nick Puschkasch, Managing Partner, Transaction & Asset Management, Sonar Real Estate GmbH
Frank Winkenwerder, Head of Real Estate Department, SV SparkassenVersicherung Holding AG
Cinema 4 - Columbia Threadneedle Investments Forum
Category: Markets
North America specifically: Which investment regions are the focus of institutional investors?
Discussion leader:
Michael Klauke-Werner, Vorsitzender des Vorstands, Bund Institutioneller Investoren e. V.
Participants:
Matthias Huesmann, Head of Portfolio Management Real Estate, Ärzteversorgung Westfalen-Lippe
Rainer Komenda, Head of Real Estate Investment Management, Bayerische Versorgungskammer
Cinema 2 - HANSAINVEST Infrastructure Forum
Category: Depot A
Real estate investments or alternatives
What banks invest in. A discussion between treasury managers
Participants:
Marcel Konzek, Treasury, Bank für Kirche und Caritas eG
Joachim Kumme, Director of the Treasury Department, Kreissparkasse Ludwigsburg
Cinema 3 - INTREAL Forum
Category: Society
War for Talents: How is the industry coping with the high demand for talent?
War for Talents: How is the industry coping with the high demand for talent?
Cinema 4 - Columbia Threadneedle Investments Forum
Category: Building & Planning
Green real estate, districts and cities
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:
Vanja Schneider, Managing Director, MORINGA GmbH
Jens Kreiterling, Member of the Management Board, Landmarken AG
Benjamin Gschnell, Managing Director, Oxford Properties Management (Germany) GmbH
Franz Richter, Head of Project Development, KLEUSBERG GmbH & Co. KG
The Advisory Board reflects on INVESTMENTexpo
Closing Remarks and announcement INVESTMENTexpo 2026