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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
Through the Looking Glass
CEEQA BUSINESS LEADERS BREAKFAST
8.30-11am, 21st October 2009 - AleGloria, Warsaw
7th CEEQA autumn launch of award categories, jury and nominations, round table discussion on the way forward for the CEE property sector in a post-crisis market place
Market warned 'casino not yet open' as CEEQA 2009 award nominations open in a climate of change
The 2009 CEEQA Jury, award categories and launch of nominations for the 7th annual CEE Real Estate Quality Awards were announced at a breakfast meeting for business leaders at AleGloria in Warsaw on 21st October attended by more than 100 senior representatives of market leading companies from across the CEE property sector.
With recent signs of liquidity strains easing and fears of a tidal wave of distressed assets receding following a year of deep uncertainty for the CEE markets, one of the CEE property sector’s top lenders warned that while there were some encouraging signs for the markets in recent weeks the casino is not yet open.
Making sense of the new shapes and patterns in the post-crisis market place
Presented by Polish television presenter Monika Richardson and CEE Insight Forum director Richard Hallward the breakfast meeting and awards launch included a CEE Insight Forum debate entitled ‘Through the Looking Glass’ examining the new shapes and patterns in a post-crisis market place. A number of the sector’s top financiers, investors and market operators were present for the announcement. The event was organised by CEE Insight Forum in association with the Financial Times.
A presentation on the projected impact of the EU stimulus package for the construction sector by European Commission head of construction Vicente Leoz Arguelles was followed by a panel debate with senior representatives of German cross-border financer Helaba (Michael Kröger), UK based investment fund Europa Capital (Robert Martin) and German retail developer ECE Projektmanagement (Rafal Twarowski), all major players in the CEE property markets.
The prevailing view among panelists and audience was that, stimulus packages or no stimulus packages, despite recent signs of easing in the credit markets debt finance is still scarce with long term capacity concerns, and despite a strong showing by the region's two core markets during the past 12 months there remains a 'regional profiling' issue, which more dedicated investors might regard inaccurate.
Michael Kröger, Head of Real Estate Finance for Helaba sounded a note of caution about the rising optimism, saying that despite recent headlines about bank profits and signs of returning enthusiasm in the markets, finance capacity issues remained at the forefront following a deep crisis over the past 12 months and the casino was certainly not yet open again. He said that confidence was ebbing back but it was under check.
Robert Martin, Principal of Europa Capital, was critical of the ‘pan-CEE’ perspective taken by some international investors given the different conditions experienced by different national markets in the region, in particular Poland and Czech Republic. He also remarked that the feared wave of distress had not so far materialized, which was a positive, but in any case preferred to talk about targeting ‘motivated sellers’ rather than distressed assets which could have more intrinsic value problems for buyers than economic woes. Another issue raised was the difficulty in establishing yield and cap rate benchmarks in current conditions as there was little activity at prime level and virtually no market for secondary level assets, and what little there was could be getting distorted by unleveraged prices being paid by German Open-ended funds needing to keep their balance sheets rolling.
Rafal Twarowski, Managing Director of ECE Projektmanagement Poland expressed the view that over all development capacity remained a strong positive as market conditions turn and retail development in particular retained strong prospects in Poland and other parts of Central & Eastern Europe. He also expressed the view that with conditions showing signs of improvement it is presently more a sellers' market than a buyers' market.
Our guest speaker Mr Leoz Argüelles presented an overview of the key objectives, features and roll out of the EU stimulus package for the European construction sector, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A with key investment finance and development experts on the implcations for the CEE property sector and the way forward in a post-crisis business landscape.
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CALL FOR ENTRIES: Deadline extension to 10th February
31st January 2012
If you have not yet submitted your entry form for a successful project, business performance or market achievement in 2011 there is still time. Due to demand the deadline to submit award entries for the ninth annual industry awards has been extended to 10th February...
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CALL FOR ENTRIES: Only 5 days to go - awards for business achievement in 2011
26th January 2012
Entry for the ninth annual CEE Real Estate Quality Awards closes on 31st January. A total of 19 award categories include a new award for Property Management Company of the Year, and four new awards for green building in emerging Europe...
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CALL FOR ENTRIES: Entries now open - awards for business achievement in 2011
10th November 2011 [CEEQA]
Full information including the 2011-12 CEEQA schedule and award entry forms for the 2011 awards now available. Highlights include a new award for Project Management Company of the Year and an April date for the ninth annual CEEQA Gala...
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2011 CEEQA GALA RAISES €9,000 FOR BATOR TABOR FOUNDATION
10th November 2011 [CEEQA]
The eighth annual CEEQA held in March 2011 raised a total of nine thousand euros was raised for the Bator Tabor Foundation. The Budapest based charity organises therapeutic holiday camps for seriously ill young children in central Europe....
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AWARD WINNERS
3rd March 2011 [CEEQA]
Winners of the CEEQA awards for business performance and achievement in emerging Europe in 2010...
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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Carl Panattoni
3rd March 2011 [CEEQA]
Carl Panattoni, the founder, owner and Chairman of Panattoni Development Company and numerous business entities under the Panattoni brand, including Panattoni Construction and Panattoni Europe, is the winner of the 2011 CEEQA award for Lifetime Achievement in Real Estate....
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GREEN DEBATE 2 examines occupier and investor opinion of the business case for green certified buildings
3rd March 2011 [CEE Insight]
An outstanding cast of investors, innovators, thought leaders and business minds gathered in the morning preceding the CEEQA Gala for a full frontal assessment of the opportunities and challenges on the road to deeper green...
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AWARDS SHORT LIST
22nd February 2011 [CEEQA]
A gradual pick up in transactions, increased green building momentum and signs the development pipeline is starting to flow once more are the main themes among entries for this year’s CEEQA awards...
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BUYING SIGNALS: Is now the time to dig into the southeastern European real estate markets?
Friday 5th November [CEE INSIGHT]
Business leaders encouraged by medium term outlook for SEE real estate markets as nearly 150 industry executives descend on Zagreb for BUYING SIGNALS forum...
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AWARD WINNERS
1st March 2010 [CEEQA]
Winners of the CEEQA awards for business performance and achievement in emerging Europe in 2009...
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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Eli Alroy
1st March 2010 [CEEQA]
Eli Alroy, the driving force and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of GTC [Globe Trade Centre SA], has been awarded the CEEQA Lifetime Achievement award for outstanding and durable contribution to Central & Eastern European real estate...
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AWARDS SHORT LIST
23rd February 2010 [CEEQA]
The short list for the 2009 CEEQA awards highlights boldness of vision, with new projects and market operators reaching for new standards and ideas against an unhelpful economic backdrop leading the way...
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THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: Casino not yet open
30th September 2009 [CEE Insight]
One of the sector's top lenders warns 'casino is not yet open' despite encouraging signs in the for the markets the at autumn CEE Insight Forum event and launch of 2009 CEEQA award entries...
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AWARD WINNERS
25th February 2009 [CEEQA]
Despite the economic gloom more than 500 business leaders from 30 countries packed the Hilton Warsaw Hotel & Convention Centre on Wednesday for the 6th edition of the annual CEE Real Estate Quality Awards Gala...
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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Werner Otto
25th February 2009 [CEEQA]
Werner Otto, founder and honourary Chairman of the Management Board of ECE Projektmanagement, has been announced as the winner of the CEE Real Estate Lifetime Achievement Award sponsored by the Financial Times...
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AWARDS SHORT LIST
6th February 2009 [CEEQA]
Sector heavyweights dominate the 2008 award short list as CEE real estate markets gain further strength amid twin pressures of a more challenging economic environment and an increasingly mature market...
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TROPICAL STORM: CEE markets shaken by stormy economic climate in the wake of Lehman collapse
22nd October 2008 [CEE INSIGHT]
Cash is king and quality rides high were the twin messages emerging from CEE Insight's TROPICAL STORM forum in Budapest as the region's top financiers, investors, developers and consultants convened to discuss the impact of the global economic crisis on the emerging Europe property sector
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THE GREEN DEBATE: The Future is bright green
27th February 2008 [CEE INSIGHT]
Senior industry figures gathered at the new Hilton Warsaw Hotel & Convention Center on the morning of the 5th annual CEE Quality Awards gala to participate in The Green Debate, a CEE Insight Forum looking at ways in which the CEE real estate sector can address the challenges of climate change......
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SQUARE DEALS: Established players box clever as land prices soar.
10th January 2007 [CEE INSIGHT]
With some banks now ready to lend on land in the more mature C&EE markets, promising to free up development equity for further growth at lower risk, it could also trigger a new wave of activity and turbulence throughout these markets while "new" developing markets to the east and south face familiar obstacles of zoning, ownership and valuation. How will these changes affect land acquisition and valuation trends, what are the implications for investors and developers, and is the climate for responsible and effective planning improving?...
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RETAIL REVOLUTION: Revolution in CEE retail investment stumbles as credit crunch bites...
16th October 2007 [CEE INSIGHT]
The credit crunch and green design were the twin focus as more than 100 of the sector's top professionals gathered at the Athenee Palace Hilton Hotel to hear leading investors in the region predict a squeeze in financing for secondary city investments and also retail projects in the "new" markets of Bucharest and Kiev directly as a direct result of the transatlantic credit crunch......
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AWARDS ARCHIVE
Archive of award winners [CEEQA]
Full list of CEEQA Award winners...
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8TH ANNUAL CEEQA GALA IN PICTURES
7TH CEEQA GALA DINNER & AWARDS CEREMONY: Nearly 600 business leaders from 38 countries attended the 7th annual CEEQA Gala at the Warsaw Royal Castle Kubicki Arcades on 3rd March. The success of the event underlined the underlying momentum of the CEE property sector and raising hopes of a return to business in 2010.
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
CEE Insight Forum IV Tropical Storm IN PICTURES
