AWARDS ITINERARY & EVENTS

9TH ANNUAL INDUSTRY AWARDS

Call for Entries
Thursday 10th November 2011
Announcement of 2011 award categories, CEEQA Jury, event locations and final timetable

Deadline for entries and nominations extended to 10th February

CEEQA@MIPIM
Tuesday 6th March 2012
MIPIM Convention, Cannes
Cocktail & party announcing 2011 awards short list

RealGreen Symposium & Fair
9am-4pm Tuesday 17th April 2012
Warsaw Marriott Hotel
Expert presentations, debate, discussion groups, workshops, exhibition and luncheon examining the business case for green building in emerging Europe
Free access for all CEEQA Gala ticket holders

9th Annual CEEQA Gala & Industry Awards
7pm-Late Tuesday 17th April 2012
Warsaw Marriott Hotel
Emerging Europe’s premier gala dinner & industry awards for business performance & achievement in real estate in 2011

8TH CEEQA AWARDS RESULTS
Full summary and award winners for business performance & achievement in 2010

 

Tropical Storm, Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal

9.00-14.30, 22nd October 2008 (including luncheon mixer)

Hot on the heels of the credit crunch a wave of wider economic and political turbulence is testing the nerve of property investors and financiers everywhere and making life harder for developers as costs and cap rates rise, liquidity falls, currencies bounce, stocks stumble, and retail sales and GDP forecasts tumble. Is the worst over or is there more to come, and what are the likely long term repercussions? Some argue that residual economic catch up coupled with lower leverage levels and strengthening local currencies may buffer the CEE markets from the worst ravages of the storm compared with elsewhere - in fact there could even be upside in some areas. What do the experts think, and how are the leading companies responding?

 

Governments rally as Tropical Storm scythes
through global financial markets

The mood at the Expo Real fair in Munich this week was respectfully muted as the shockwaves across the global economy continued to rumble and the depth of the impact on the commercial real estate sector began to crystallize.

With the financial sector casualties piling up and stock markets plunging, governments across the world took emergency action on interest rates, announced rescue packages for troubled banks and attempted to reignite inter-banking trust - and business confidence - by guaranteeing savings and short term borrowing. However, the International Monetary Fund made its bleakest statement yet, saying the world was entering a major downturn in the face of "the most dangerous shock... since the 1930s."

Will a solution be found quickly enough, or is there much more to come?

What are the implications for local as well as international companies active in the CEE property sector?

Some experts say that emerging markets will feel the strain a little later than the primary markets and the CEE markets may be advantaged by lower leverage levels and fundamental economic catch-up, while some argue that with international investment and finance under the kosh there is no escape. Financial Times Bureau Chief for Prague and Warsaw Jan Cienksi says the CEE markets are so far holding up, but for how much longer?

What can we do to prepare, or minimise the damage? Are there aspects to this economic storm that may benefit some areas of the market? Is there something else we should know?

Produced in association with the Financial Times and key regional business media, CEE Insight Forum IV: TROPICAL STORM (Budapest, 22nd October) will undoubtedly be a "Where were you when...?" moment, an event that formed an important bridge between the recent growth surge and troubled waters ahead through informed discussion and debate by some of the region's top experts.

We are bringing together the 'A-team' of the Central & Eastern European real estate sector to dig deep into this issue and understand the present and future implications, together with regional International Monetary Fund (IMF) head Christoph Rosenberg, Financial Times correspondent Thomas Escritt and an actively participating audience.
Don't miss TROPICAL STORM: Global economic turbulence and the CEE property markets.
For a full list of presenters and panelist sand the event itinerary visit Forum Itinerary & Speakers, to reserve tickets go to Book Tickets.

8TH ANNUAL CEEQA GALA: A packed house of 530 business leaders from more than 40 countries gathered at the Warsaw Marriott Hotel on 1-March 2011 to celebrate the sector's achievements in 2010. The crowd paid tribute to a fallen soldier, Marcin Kania, with a minute of applause.

8TH ANNUAL CEEQA GALA IN PICTURES

8TH CEEQA AWARD WINNERS: Ballymore Group, Heitman, Jones Lang LaSalle and Skanska were multiple award winners for business performance & achievement in 2010, while Carl Panattoni was present to receive the award for Lifetime Achievement in Real Estate.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: The 2011 CEEQA award for Lifetime Achievement in Real Estate was presented to Carl Panattoni, founder and Chairman of Panattoni Development Company.

THE GREEN DEBATE 2: The second Green Debate insight forum in the morning preceding the CEEQA Gala focused on the business case for green building on emerging Europe real estate - Demand for green buildings is on the rise, but what are the funds thinking?

8TH CEEQA JURY DINNER: The jury for the eighth annual CEEQA Awards welcomed participants active in the Southeast Europe as well as CEE markets, judging real estate projects and business achievements across eighteen countries.

7TH CEEQA GALA IN PICTURES

The 7th CEEQA programme commenced with a CEE Insight Forum event on 21st October ‘Through the Looking Glass’ discussing the new shapes and patterns in the post-crisis CEE market place and launch of the 2009 awards, presented by Polish TV presenter Monika Richardson and CEE Insight Forum director Richard Hallward.

The 6th annual CEE Quality Awards Gala in February 2009, presenting awards for performance and achievement in in Central & Eastern European real estate in 2008, provided some benchmark victories and a few surprises in the award categories. Television presenter Monika Richardson hosted the awards ceremony among a stellar line up of entertainment through the evening including exceptional performances by 80s legends Bananarama, young Polish stars Aufiofeels and contact juggler Kamil Dzilinski "Dzielny"

The CEE Insight Forum event preceding the awards gala (TROPICAL STORM2: Global economic crisis and the CEE property markets) attracted more than 150 guests, regional investors, developers, financiers and consultants were joined by Anatoli Annenkov (EBRD) and Jan Cienski (Financial Times) in a powerful debate on challenges and opportunities for the market chaired by George Leslie (KPMG).

CEE Insight Forum V: Tropical Storm2 IN PICTURES

Bananarama had the shoes tapping as and kilts twirling as they reeled out all the old classics

In October 2008 finance, investment and real estate business leaders joined IMF regional head Christoph Rosenberg at the Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal in Budapest to discuss the impact of the escalating financial and economic crisis on the CEE property markets

CEE Insight Forum IV Tropical Storm IN PICTURES