May 31, URE Club hosted one of the largest Forum and Awards for key players of commercial real estate market.
FORUM
URE Club is holding the annual retail real estate Forum for the eighth time in a row. During that time, the market experienced different periods: from rapid growth, which was accompanied by the launch of new large-scale projects, to a deep crisis, followed by the freezing of most of the facilities. Today, the real estate market is gradually recovering: the construction of a shopping and entertainment centers is resuming, Ukrainian developers are increasingly declaring themselves, international retailers are entering the country’s market, investment interest is growing.
Shopping Centers Forum is an effective platform for communication & cooperation which is aimed to connect major Ukrainian retail real estate owners, developers and agents as well as retailers, bankers, architects and service providers doing business in Ukraine, CIS, and CEE region for one day of efficient deal-making.
AGENDA
9:30 – 10:00 Morning coffee and business networking
10:00 - 10:15 Welcome speech & opening remarks
10:15-10:45 Legal aspects of the retail real estate market
Natalia Kochergina, partner at DLA Piper Ukraine
10:45-11:05 Retail real estate market survey: Q1 results and forecast for 2018
Vitaliy Boyko, CEO at NAI Ukraine
11:05 – 11:40 World class architecture by Zaha Hadid: CityLife Shopping District in Milan
Gian Luca Barone, associate partner at Zaha Hadid Architecs, M. Arch, ARB, RIBA
11:40 – 12:15 Improving the retail real estate space to create unique experience: EuropaCity case in Paris
Gregoire Marty, Immochan International Development and Concept Director
12:15 – 13:00 Lunch & business networking
13:00 – 13:30 Management of commercial real estate in the VUCA world: challenges, strategies, solutions
Mykhailo Merkulov, CEO at Arricano Real Estate plc
13:30 – 14:30 Discussion Panel: Ukrainian real estate market from other side
▪ Gian Luca Barone, associate partner at Zaha Hadid Architecs, M. Arch, ARB, RIBA (United Kingdom)
▪ Marco-Milo Lube, managing partner at VI2 Partners (Austria)
▪ Dmitriy Grillberg, Vertex United (Ukraine)
▪ Sergey Ovčinikov, developer & investment manager
PROPERTY TOUR
Retail property tour is the key part of the Forum which allows participants to observe a couple of retail real estate landmarks in Kiev and witness their up-to-date changes & achievements.
AWARDS
The Shopping Centers Awards 2018 by URE Club will determine the best shopping and entertainment centers in 20 nominations, and will also become an effective networking site for leading industry companies in Ukraine and from abroad. Participation of developer companies in Shopping Centers Participation in the Shopping Centers Awards 2018 is a good opportunity to demonstrate key advantages of your shopping center and be evaluated by the international professional jury, leading retailers and focus groups of visitors.
The Awards will be handed in 13 nominations on the results of integrated independent evaluation.
Assessment by jury members:
Assessment by retailers:
Focus group survey:
Key Dates
Untill April 15th - Submission of applications
16-20 April - Preliminary processing of applications
7-18 May - Evaluation by leading retailers. Focus group survey among the visitors of shopping centers
26-28 May - 3-city retail property tour for the international jury committee
29 May - Jury meetup and voting
31st May - Gala Dinner + Official Awards Ceremony
Agenda
19:00 - 20:00 Welcome cocktail
20:00 - 21:00 Winners announcement & awarding ceremony
21:00 - 23:00 Cocktail Party
PRICING
ADMISSION FEE FOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE SHOPPING CENTERS AWARDS - € 600
GUEST TICKET - € 350