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Should you be interested in co-operate with CEPIF 2008 as a Sponsor please read about our sponsorship packages.

Main Sponsors

Salwator
Salwator Capital Group is one of the largest property developers in Małopolska (Sothern Poland) Region. The companies composing the group deal with housing and non-housing investments, general construction works, real estate buying, selling and renting, as well as consulting in management and business activity.

Seminars Sponsors

Berlin Hyp

Conference Sponsors

Savills
Savills is a leading global real estate service provider listed on the London Stock Exchange. The company, established in 1855, has a rich heritage with unrivalled growth. It is a company that leads rather than follows and now has over 180 offices and associates throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. A unique combination of sector knowledge and entrepreneurial flair gives clients access to real estate expertise of the highest calibre. We are regarded as an innovative thinking organisation backed up with excellent negotiating skills. Savills chooses to focus on a defined set of clients, therefore offering a premium service to organisations and individuals with whom we share a common goal. Savills is synonymous with a high quality service offering and a premium brand, takes a long term view to real estate and invests in strategic relationships. In Poland, Savills Sp z o o was formed in 2004 and is the first Eastern European office for Savills. The office, based in Warsaw, is headed by Brian Burgess, who has ten years’ experience in the Warsaw and Polish property markets.

White&Case

Gala Party Sponsor

First Title
Thee First Title Group is a dynamic group of companies that has been serving the property sector throughout the UK and Europe for over 20 years. The consistent company growth has been achieved via product innovation, diversification of services and through strategic acquisitions. Being a wholly owned subsidiary of The First American Corporation, we not only have the backing of the world's largest provider of business information, but over 115 years experience in property matters. The company provides a range of insurance, processing, conveyancing and property services and is committed to streamlining and protecting property and mortgage transactions.

TMF
TMF is a genuinely global management and accounting outsourcing firm, with over 2,500 professionals working from 77 offices in 60 countries around the world. To ensure that we can provide the highest quality worldwide, all our offices are company-owned. We provide the experience and the expertise to help clients improve their performance and allow them to focus on their core business activities. The group’s activities are divided up into nine service lines: bookkeeping and reporting services, human resources and payroll services, domiciliary and management services, corporate secretarial services, international VAT registration and refund services, registrar and shareholder services, fund administration services, structured finance services, and international licensing and collection services.

Orco Property Group
Orco Property Group is a leading investor, developer and asset manager in the Central European real estate and hospitality market. The company based in Luxembourg was established in 1991 and is listed on the Stock Exchanges in Paris, Prague, Warsaw and Budapest. Orco Property Group operates in a number of countries, mainly in the Central Europe - the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Croatia, Germany and Slovakia. The company has carried out many investment projects, such as the luxury hotel Le Regina in Warsaw, Suncani Hvar Hotels in Croatia and a high class office building in Prague - Luxembourg Plaza. One of the most prestigious of Orco’s projects in Poland is Złota 44 - designed by Daniel Libeskind apartment building, which will stand in the centre of Warsaw.

Centrum Centrum Development & Investments S.A.
Centrum Development & Investments (CDI) owns and manages 21 retail properties in 15 of the largest Polish cities. A common feature of all the buildings is their location in the heart of the city. This, coupled with their long retail tradition, has made them a permanent part of the cities’ landscapes. The companies of the CDI group, own together total of approximettely. 110 000 sq. m of retail, offices and services premises. Their anchor tenants include renowned chains and brands, such as: EMPiK, Smyk, ZARA, Esprit, Galeria Centrum, H&M, C&A, Reserved, Cropp, Sephora, Camaieu, Rossmann, Deichmann, Bershka , Ahold.

Bags Sponsor

Erison Consulting
Erison Consulting Ltd is nationwide investments advisory company. History and current achievements of Erison was originated by several companies from different industries: project management, construction and advisory. Experience of the three companies: Centrum, Ars Grupa Komfort and Erison Consulting make up to current potential, security and trust of our customers. Company, which was created in 1992, specializes in managing and supervising constructional-assembly investments. Changes occurring in polish economy and expectations of our customers were motivation for expansion of services, integration of consulting industry, implementation of training system and Total Quality Management, and recently investments in real estate and capital enterprises. Within 15 years of our operations we managed to accomplish several dozen of consulting, supervisory and construction projects.

Host

Miasto Stołeczne Warszawa The Mayor of the Capital City of Warsaw Warsaw is a city with lots to offer. It is a functional place of living and working for approximately 2 million inhabitants, an attractive destination to invest into and to visit. Therefore it is pretty understandable that such a large investment fair like CEPIF is held here. The Warsaw real estate market, that has been developing so dynamically, is perceived very attractive by Polish and foreign investors. Warsaw authorities try to maintain its attractiveness, which is supported by a good economic situation, good bureaucratic service of businessmen and the introduction of modern, clear principles of city planning. Warsaw is open to everyone who would like to visit it and invest here.

Partners

Inok
Inok Co.Ltd. supports international companies in entering the market and in finding business partners in Russia or the Kaliningrad area, a Russian enclave in the center of Europe and a special economic zone for foreign investments. Inok has been working in the field of information support for over 15 years and can offer great work experiences and a network to support business development in Russia. Inok develops customized solutions for every interested company to enter the Russian market or to develop new relationships to improve their current business. Inok is the exclusive representative company of CEPIF in Russia, CIS and Baltic countries.

Warsaw Destination Alliance
is a not-for-profit foundation that brings together hotels, institutions and companies that share the same goal, i.e. the promotion of Warsaw. The WDA’s aim is for Warsaw to become a top ranking destination for both tourists and those looking to do business.

Polish Confederation
of Private Employers Lewiatan
A nation-wide representation of employers to the state and trade unions. Today it is an organization of 54 sector and regional associations of private employers and 15 individual members. Thus in total there are about 3000 companies employing over 600000 workers. PKPP Lewiatan contributes to many international activities. As a member of BUSINESSEUROPE it is able to influence regulations at the international level. PKPP Lewiatan supports day-to-day activities and interests of its members and provides trade organizations with expert reviews. PKPP Lewiatan facilitates business contacts and, owing to the membership in international institutions, offers its members an access to international standards and know-how. We represent private employers from various industries from all over Poland, influence the legislative process, support efforts to create favourable conditions for Polish companies to compete on EU markets, promote a positive image of private employers.

Giner & Bono Architects Giner&Bono Architects Poland
Our architectural studio was founded over 25 years ago in Valencia (Spain). Due to the dynamic development we could cross not only the limits of conventional architecture but also country borers. Our annual income from the effected projects amounts to 420 mln euro. We have spent many years finding solutions to meet the requirements of the designed buildings’ users. The essence of Giner&Bono’s operations is the nature, from which we draw inspirations and patterns. It is also the nature that we engage in dialog in order to change and make up in this way the surroundings. In designing we consider importance of the location’s origins, which we use to approach its sources. We strive for interpretation and comprehension by creating the architecture of dialog. This architecture is directed predominantly at societies, places, history and culture. We are interested in modernity enriched with the dialog as well as balance between diversity of a project and continuum of the tradition. Our buildings are rooted in their location, history, time, and make the surroundings more beautiful. There is a single aim of our activities: to introduce a breeze of fresh air to architecture, which would influence human’s life in a positive way. The most representative objects in our portfolio are high rise buildings, public buildings (libraries, auditoriums and conference centers, hotels, institutional buildings, swimming pools, stadiums, churches), apartments, urbanity complexes, adaptations and modernizations, commercial building, railway stations, airports and transportation intersections. Giner&Bono strives for dissemination of this way of creation and reflection hence is our engagement in the process of internationalization and extensive interest in Polish culture. Therefore we have decided to introduce to Poland our studio, which employs sixty professional architects.

CTM
CTM is a team of like-minded persons who appreciate the professionalism and continuous perfection and improving. Human resources are our main assets: everybody can improve the skill and do all their best. “CTM” Company was founded in 1993 and during all the time deserved the trust of our Clients and the respect of our Partners. Today our Company renders a lot of services in real estate sphere from investments into construction till the repair works and takes one of the leading places among the professional real estate companies of Odessa. Nowadays our company can propose complex real estate services, including both the primary and the secondary residential and commercial Ukrainian market (purchasing, selling, leasing), selling foreign real estate and mortgage services.

IOSIS IOSIS
IOSIS Group is currently one of the European leaders in investment consulting, projecting and management of investment in residential, communal, industrial construction and infrastructure. Since 1996 IOSIS Polska Sp. z o.o. has been representing IOSIS Group in Poland. With the team of over 25 associates – architects, engineers and technicians, skills, networking abilities, measuring and simulating tools, IOSIS Polska Sp. z o.o. is able to advise investors on every project, irrespective of its size and complexity.

BWT POLSKA - Best Water Technology
BWT Polska Ltd. was established in June 1992. Currently employs over 70 qualified employees. Being very active during last over 15 years BWT Polska gained a lot of experience in realization of many swimming pools, fountains and water treatment stations for industries like power, pharma, microelectronics, chemicals, food and beverage and many others. Now BWT Polska consists of four main departments with related service departments: Water Treatment Department, Project Engineering Department, Swimming Pool technology Department and Fountains Department. BWT Polska Ltd. is a part of The Best Water Technology Group that was formed in 1990 from a management buy-out and is today Europe’s leading water technology company. The goal of our 2 354 employees in 76 subsidiaries and associates is to provide private, industrial and municipality customers with innovative technologies that deliver maximum safety, hygiene and health in their daily contact with water.

Guild of Property Managers and Developers
The Guild of Property Managers and Developers (GMD) is a major non-governmental association of professional management and development companies for Russia and the CIS countries. GMD consolidates: 200 development and management companies, 26 cities of Russia, сompanies of Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan. GMD pursues a focused policy to establish a persistent and transparent market of real estate in Russia. GMD main objective is to join and systematize professional market, to increase its’ informational transparency and to promote the development of regional markets.

PROESTATE FORUM 2008
International Investment Real Estate Forum PROEstate (3-5 September, Russia, St Petersburg) is the major and the most ambitious event of the real estate market in Russia. PROEstate Forum unites at one stage 3000 market leaders from more than 30 countries worldwide providing outstanding opportunities to see and value hundreds of new investment projects from Russia, CIS Nations, Western Europe and other countries. Organized by: Government of Saint-Petersburg and the Guild of Property Managers and Developers.

Polish-Spanish Chamber of Commerce
Polish-Spanish Chamber of Commerce was found in the year 2000. It is a non-profit, official non-government institution that assembles Polish as well as Spanish companies that are engaged in mutual commercial and scientific co-operation. We associate over 120 member companies and we are one of the most dynamic bilateral chambers functioning in Poland. For our members we offer: possibility of taking part in fairs and trade mission to Spain with option of having 60% of cost refund; presenting the offer of Your Company among our Spanish partners, which are also regional and business line Spanish chambers, who have unrestricted and direct access to companies from a given sector; possibility of obtaining professional market information; free placement of data and characteristic of Your Company as well as your offer on our bilingual webpage (www.phig.pl); receiving publications of Chamber and brochures sent by ministries; placement of data of Your Company in bilingual Folder; receiving invitations for participation in Spanish trade missions, which are coming to Poland. We co-operate with Embassy of Kingdom of Spain in Poland, Polish Embassy in Madrid, General Polish Consulate in Barcelona, commercial framework of diplomatic post, Polish Chamber of Commerce, regional and business lines of Industrial Chambers. For more information: www.phig.pl, phig@phig.pl, tel. (0048) 22 511 15 70

REAG - Real Estate Advisory Group
An American Appraisal company. American Appraisal was founded in 1896 in the U.S. and is one of the leading independent consulting and valuation firms in the world. With its mission to create value for its Clients, REAG provides a full range of real estate services and strategies covering all the cycle of property by applying proven methodologies and international standards. REAG specializes in: Investment & Advisory, Feasibility Studies, Market Research, Project Management, Technical Due Diligence, Urban Planning, Asset management, and Valuation. REAG Clients include: Developers, Fund Managers, Investment Banks, National and International Corporations, Governments, and Professional Service Companies. REAG (American Appraisal) European main offices: Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Budapest, Bucharest, Frankfurt, Istanbul, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Milan, Moscow, Paris, Prague, Rome, St.Petersburg and Warsaw. To cover the wide range of services there is ECOMAG, specialised in providing consultancy services in the fields of environmental, risk and health, and safety analysis. REAG 4 loans is focused on activities related to Corporate and Retail Loan Services, as well as to NPL.

Pleneria
Pleneria was set up by D.Malinowski and J. Stanowski in 1996. Today the company comprises a young team of ambitious people who constantly improve their skills and habitually seek for new solutions. Professionalism and commitment of the people makes possible complying with the highest requirements of our clients on every stage of investment – from conceptual project, through realisation to servicing. In order to deliver the highest standard of our services we cooperate closely with a wide range of specialists – architects, designers and supervising inspectors. We design projects for acclaimed Polish and foreign architectural offices. Owing to our expertise we are capable of bringing to life even the most complicated visions of our clients.

Polska Rada Centrów Handlowych The Polish Council of Shopping Centres
The Polish Council of Shopping Centres (PRCH) is a non-profit Association established in 2002 during MAPIC fair in Cannes with the support of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). PRCH has been acting on both Polish and international markets representing retail and real estate sectors for six years. PRCH is an organization gathering more than 50 members from various categories, among others: SCs owners, managers, investors, SCs developers, tenants, consulting companies, advisers, architects. Major task of PRCH is promoting a positive image of Shopping Centres in Poland and representing the interests of its members towards the media, national and local authorities as well as during reatail events like conferences, seminars and fair. PRCH promotes also the principles of ethics in retail business and provides legal advice through lobbing and keeping the general opinion informed. PRCH offers its Members benefits like free participation in trainings organized by PRCH, discount for ISCS membership and lower prices of participation in events organized or supported by PRCH. It offers also a great opportunity of enhacing its Members’ networking potential through participation in informal business meetings and promoting them during domestic and international retail events, like MAPIC fair in Cannes, France. PRCH works and develops itself to represent retail and real estate sector more and more effectively.

Internet Partner

Ogólnopolski serwis nieruchomości tabelaofert.pl Polish countrywide real-estate site tabelaofert.pl
www.tabelaofert.pl is the largest portal for the real estate market in Poland. Over 90% of people looking for real estate on the internet know our brand. A standard entry on www.tabelaofert.pl includes:

a complete presentation of information about all properties in the development,
an unlimited number of pictures and projections,
developers? description and logo,
link to developer's website and domain name www.companyname.tabelaofert.pl.

Venue

EXPO XXI Warsaw International Expocentre
is the most prestigious and innovative multifunctional centre in Poland, suitable for exhibitions, conferences, seminars, meetings and banquets. EXPO XXI covers 10,000 sqm of flexible exhibition space, with minimum height and weight restrictions. The halls are fitted with underground channels for all water, electricity and internet supplies, making almost any type of space arrangement possible. The 3 main halls can hold up to 5 events simultaneously, with a further 3 conference rooms for up to 800 delegates, and the facilities can easily accommodate larger meetings up to 5,000 guests in one of the centre’s flexible halls.

News

Antonio Giner, Joaquin Bono - Head Architect, General Manager

1. What are the architectural tendencies in public buildings and spaces development nowadays?
Unfortunately, we are immersed in a high competitive society which demands the architects to design a landmark for each project. These circumstances make the architects forget the real purpose of public buildings, which is to solve the people’s needs. more »

Tom Listowski - Associate Director - Head of Industrial Department CB Richard Ellis Polska Sp. z o.o.

1. What are the development directions in the CEE warehouse sector?

Centre of gravity is moving East. Relocation of industry into Central and Eastern Europe from Western Europe and USA. more »