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Bucharest will host the first edition of the Think Tank “INVEST – Investment in Hospitality Properties in the CEE Region”, an innovative event dedicated to investment in real estate development in the hospitality industry.
The event will take place over two days, November 27-28, 2024, at Crowne Plaza Bucharest, bringing together more than 40 leading investment experts, developers and representatives of international hotel chains from Romania and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).
“INVEST CEE” is the first platform of its kind to explore the synergy between the real estate and hospitality sectors, offering valuable networking opportunities and strategic, concrete and applied knowledge.
The central theme of this first edition, “Increasing Profitability in Romania and the CEE region”, will bring to the forefront successful strategies for maximizing investments and capitalizing on opportunities in this booming sector.
The INVEST conference comes in a context of accelerated development of the real estate and hospitality market in Romania and the countries of Eastern and Central Europe, an area that has experienced significant growth in recent years.
The event will bring together investors, developers, architects, project managers and other industry specialists to analyze the prospects and challenges of this sector.
The Summit, now in its first edition in 2024, is organized by the winsed.swiss group, which is active in the fields of education and hospitality business solutions.
The event will benefit from the presence of renowned speakers, both international and national, who will provide a platform of know-how, exploring current and future trends in the hospitality real estate development industry.
These top speakers include:
- Mugur Isărescu, Governor of the National Bank of Romania;
- Sebastian Burduja, Minister of Energy;
- Radu Oprea, Minister of Economy;
- Alexandru-Mihai Ghigiu, head of the Prime Minister’s Chancellery;
- Russell Kett, Chairman of HVS London;
- Dr. Achim Schmitt, Dean EHL Business School;
- Charles Guyonnaud, Regional Vice President, Hyatt Hotels Corporation;
- Dr. Colin Johnson, San Francisco State University;
- Simona Constantinescu, President of the Federation of the Romanian Hotel Industry (FIHR);
- Radu Savopol, president of the Romanian Hotels and Restaurants Employers’ Organization (HORA);
- Tinu Sebeșanu, CEO Impact Development & Contractor Romania;
- Alina Cazachevici, Partner & Head of Hospitality Operations CEE/SEE at Cushman & Wakefield;
- Yateendra Sinh, Director YS & Associates Switzerland;
- Petru Văduva, President of the Investment Committee of the Tiriac International Foundation;
- Marius Moldovan, CEO Transilvania Investments;
- Michael Grove, CEO Hostas;
- Dan Dascăl, CEO BT Asset Management;
- Aurel Bernat, Chief Investment Officer of Banca Transilvania;
- Frank Reul, VP Development Accor;
- Vlad Dragoescu, CEE Head of Portfolio Management Revetas;
- Malgorzata Morek, Senior Director Hilton CEE;
- Takuya Aoyama, VP Developments Hyatt Int’l EAME;
- Heinz Wehrle, Chairman Horwath HTL AG Switzerland;
- David Jenkins, VP Radisson Hotel Group;
- Makram El Zyr, VP Rotana Hotel Group;
- Christine Schillings, CEO winsed.swiss Romania and many others.
The conference will be attended by over 250 people and tickets for the event are available for purchase on the official summit website at this LINK.
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