2020 Visions, Insights & Perspectives (VIP) Europe
February 11 - 13, 2020 | Hotel Arts Barcelona | Barcelona, Spain
VIP Europe is the sister event of our highly acclaimed VIP Americas event. It attracts the industry’s top investment managers, investors and consultants who all have a stake in the European institutional marketplace.
VIP Europe delivers content that is carefully selected to meet the needs of our European audience. Speakers are carefully selected for their expertise. VIP Europe is "THE" place to meet the right people in the European marketplace. The intimate environment and balanced mix of attendees allows you to get to know your fellow attendees on both a professional and personal level.
VIP Europe delivers a quality agenda that is marketing-free. During the event there are several opportunities to socialize with attendees. Whether you are discussing critical industry issues as a part of a roundtable breakout session or at a reception for attendees, VIP gives you an excellent networking platform to establish new relationships and strengthen existing.
View the 2020 VIP Europe Brochure.
Registration Information
Institutional Investors and Consultants Fee
Complimentary
Investment Managers and Others Fee
Early Bird Rate: $1995 (Expires 18 October 2019!!)
Regular Rate: $2295
In addition, this year we will be including a complimentary one-year subscription to Institutional Real Estate Europe with your registration. With a regular subscription price of $295, it’s a great perk to go alongside your VIP Europe registration.
The Qualified Institutional Investor registration category is reserved for individuals employed by a public, corporate or union pension fund organization, a foundation or endowment, or an insurance company with responsibility for infrastructure investment strategy or decision-making. A government official is defined as a federal, state, local or city-level government employee focused on the policy making, planning, and/or funding/financing of infrastructure projects, as well as legislators and their staff. This definition does not include pension/benefit plan administrators.
Photography Information
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Cancellation Policy
All refund requests must be made in writing to Institutional Real Estate, Inc. (IREI), directed via e-mail to IREI at events@irei.com. Cancellations received on/before 1 January 2020 are eligible for a full refund, less a $350 processing fee. Cancellations received between 2 January 2020 and 31 January 2020 are eligible for a 50% refund. Cancellations received after 31 January 2020 are not eligible for a refund. IREI does not offer credit to future events for the unrefunded portion of the registration fee unless you are a current sponsor of an IREI publication. If IREI decides to cancel this conference, IREI does not accept responsibility for airfare, hotel or other costs incurred by registrants. If you selected an activity, the cost is included in your registration fee. Therefore, no additional cancellation fees are incurred for the activity when canceling registration.
- Agenda
| Theme: Defining risks and finding solutions in a time of change. | |
| Pre-Event: Tuesday, 11 February 2020 | |
| 16:30 | Investor and Manager Roundtable Mixer
Discuss timely issues with your fellow investors or managers in an open-forum discussion designed to examine various topics of interest to both groups. We will then bring the two groups together and listen to table leader reports. As each table reports, discover where differences and common ground exist, and gain new insights and a broader perspective on important issues. Moderators: Arno van Grondelle |
| 17:30 | Welcome Reception
Join us for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. |
| 19:30 | Adjourn |
| Day One: Wednesday, 12 February 2020 | |
| 08:00 | Breakfast |
| 09:00 | Welcome & Overview
Geoffrey Dohrmann, President & CEO, Institutional Real Estate, Inc. |
| 09:30 | A Global Perspective: World As Our Readers See It
Geoffrey Dohrmann, IREI’s President & CEO, shares key themes and insights from our global editorial board meetings, which will be followed by a Q&A session with thought leaders for comments about global trends. Moderator: Panelists: Indeesh Tangeraas Gianluca Romano |
| 10:30 | Keynote Address
Chris Kutarna, Co-author of Age of Discovery: Navigating the Risks and Rewards of Our New Renaissance |
| 11:00 | Break |
| 11:30 | Keynote Roundtable Discussions and Group Leader Reports
Each table will have a group leader as a facilitator and will have the option of picking one of several keynote topics and related questions for discussion. After our table discussions, we will have our group leader reports, where group leaders share a brief summary of their group’s insights in an open-forum discussion with conference chairs and keynote speaker. Moderator: |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Late-Cycle Global Capital Flow Trends
What are common investor themes related to equity and debt capital flows? What are the main risks investors are trying to mitigate related to allocation trends? Which trends are strengthening and which ones might be fading and why? Moderator: Panelists: Rob Rackind Jonathan Ross Simon Wallace |
| 14:15 | State & Future of European Core Investing
Moderator: Panelists: Simon Durkin Simon Martin Caleb Mercer |
| 15:00 | Break |
| 15:45 | Spotlight: Opportunities in Spain
Moderator: Panelists: Víctor Iborra Cristina García-Peri Esteban Caja Samboal |
| 16:30 | Compare & Contrast Residential Rental Housing Markets in United States, UK and Continental Europe
Moderator: Panelists: Kirk Lindstrom Claudius Weissbarth John R. Williams |
| 17:15 | Wrap-up/On-Site Cocktail Reception
A review of the day’s key insights. Followed by cocktails in the foyer. Geoffrey Dohrmann, President & CEO, Institutional Real Estate, Inc. |
| 17:30 | Adjourn |
| 18:00 | Depart for Off-Site Dinner and Show |
| Day Two: Thursday, 13 February 2020 | |
| 08:00 | Working Breakfast |
| 09:00 | Overview of the Day
Geoffrey Dohrmann, President & CEO, Institutional Real Estate, Inc. |
| 09:15 | European Retail and Logistics Trends Examined
Moderator: Panelists: Karen Martinus Dirk Sosef Hans Vrensen |
| 10:00 | Break |
| 10:30 | Trends in Reporting and Transparency
Moderator: Panelists: Josien Piek Indeesh Tangeraas |
| 11:15 | Advisory Board Wrap-Up Panel
Several advisory board members will share key insights and questions you should keep in mind from our event to help you put everything into perspective, which should lead to some actionable ideas. Moderator: Panelists: Laura Chapman Helena Olin |
| 11:30 | Farewell “Thank You” Lunch
Geoffrey Dohrmann, President & CEO, Institutional Real Estate, Inc. |
| 12:30 | Adjourn |
- Board/Speakers
Our speakers for 2020 Visions, Insights & Perspectives (VIP) Europe are currently being recruited. If you are interested in speaking at this event, please contact our conference program manager John Hunt at +1 925-244-0526 or j.hunt@irei.com.
2020 VIP Europe Co-Chairs:
Geoffrey Dohrmann
President & CEO
Institutional Real Estate, Inc.
Arno van Grondelle
Managing Director, Europe
Institutional Real Estate, Inc.
Marek Handzel
Editor, Institutional Real Estate Europe
Institutional Real Estate, Inc.
2020 VIP Europe Advisory Board:
Norbert Bol
CIO
Sweco Capital Consultants
Laura Chapman
Senior Fund Manager
Tesco Pension Investment
Kristian Elonen
Portfolio Manager Real Estate
APG Asset Management
Paul Jackson
Managing Partner
Accord Equity Advisors
Jay Kwan
Managing Director
QuadReal Property Group
Stephan Müller
Portfolio Manager
Bayerische Versorgungskammer
Helena Olin
Head of Real Assets
AP2, Andra AP-fonden
Sonia González Valverde
Portfolio Manager
Shell Asset Management Company
- Hotel & Venue
Hotel Arts Barcelona
Marina 19-21
Barcelona, Spain
Marina 19-21 Barcelona, Spain 08005
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Gold
Silver
Supporting
- Attendees
Current List of the 2020 Attendee Firms
Accord Europe
AEW
Almanac Realty Investors
AM alpha KVG mbH
APG | Asset Management
Ares Management LLC
Artemis Real Estate Partners
Atlantic Partners, Ltd
Avanath Capital Management
AXA Investment Managers – Real Assets
Azora Capital
Bayerische Versorgungskammer
Benson Elliot
BlackRock (Europe)
BNP Paribas Real Estate
CA Ventures
California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS)
Cambridge Associates
CenterSquare Investment Management
CNP Assurances
Cording Real Estate Group GmbH
Crow Holdings Capital Partners, L.L.C.
Deutsche Invest Immobilien – d.i.i.
DNB Real Estate Investment Management
DWS
E.ON SE
ECE Real Estate Partners G.m.b.H.
EQT Partners UK II LLP
FPA Multifamily LLC
FREO GROUP
Frogmore
GRESB
Greystar
Harrison Street
Heitman
Hermes Real Estate (Investor)
Hillcrest Finance LLC
J.P. Morgan Asset Management Global Real Assets
Jamestown, L.P.
JLL (United Kingdom)
JLL (United States)
Juniper Square
Landmark Partners
LaSalle Investment Management
Meridia Capital
MetLife Investments
Meyer Bergman
Migdal Insurance
MN Services
MUFG
New Horizons Advisory Ltd
Niam
Nuveen
Orchard Street Investment Management LLP
Paramount Group, Inc.
Park Hill Real Estate Europe
Principal Real Estate Europe
Prologis
QuadReal Property Group
RealFoundations
Representative of Family Offices
Round Hill Capital
Second Swedish National Pension Fund – AP2 / Andra AP-fonden
Shell Asset Management Company
Slate Asset Management
STAM Europe
Sweco Capital Consultants
Swiss Life Asset Managers
Tesco plc
TME Consulting AG
Trei Real Estate GmbH
Tristan Capital Partners
UBS Asset Management, Global Real Estate – United Kingdom
USAA Real Estate
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company
Zusatzversorgungskasse des Baugewerbes AG
- Contact
Registration & Logistics
Lucero Jaramillo
Conference Director
l.jaramillo@irei.com or +1 925-244-0500 ext. 130
Sponsorship Opportunities
Randy Schein
Conference Sales Manager
r.schein@irei.com or +1 212-706-7023
Speaking Opportunities
John Hunt
Conference Program Manager
j.hunt@irei.com or +1 925-244-0500 ext. 137
