EuropaProperty announces short-list for 9th annual SEE Real Estate Awards

Craig Smith, publisher and founder of EuropaProperty, the leading commercial real estate media firm which organises the SEE Real Estate Awards Gala & Forum in Bucharest, the CEE Retail Awards Gala & Forum and the CEE Investment & Green Building Awards as well as several other high-impact events and conferences throughout the region, remarks: “Once again I am excited to welcome everyone to our 9th annual SEE Real Estate Awards. It pleases me greatly that even in these more challenging times we have received so many nominations. The sponsors, attendees and judges are senior level European or Central European directors which affirms the SEE Real Estate Awards as a true industry landmark event.”

Market leaders in both activity and pure investment will compete for “Project of the Year” awards in the office, retail and residential sectors. Projects are rated according to quality of design, building efficiency, quality of construction, quality of location, environmental concerns, and commercial success.

“Company of the Year” awards will be presented to the leading office, retail, industrial and residential developers, as well as the leading office, retail, industrial and residential consultant/letting agents. Other awards will be presented to the best investor, bank, professional service provider, project management, property management, law firm and architectural firm in Southeastern Europe for activities and accomplishments during 2013. Companies are judged on their overall market contribution, quality of customer services, market innovation, commercial success, leadership and market penetration.

Further, “Retailer of the Year” awards will be given to retailers active throughout the region based on their market innovation, expansion, contribution to the market, market share, concept and design, and commercial success. Retailer nominations are still being accepted.

Awards will also be given for “Overall Retailer of the Year”, “Overall Project of the Year” and “Overall Company of the Year” in addition to Overall Professional of the Year. Nominations for “Overall Professional of the Year” are still being accepted.

The semi-final results have been narrowed down, by an independent jury of judges, from a field of over 200 nominated companies and projects to determine the following semi-finalists:

The award recipients will be chosen the evening before the awards gala by a group of active commercial real estate professionals with vast market experience, who have come together to form our Jury.

The Jury of the 9th annual EuropaProperty SEE Real Estate Awards:

• Mihai Acsinte – Group Renault Romania – Chief Legal Officer
• Georgios Argentopoulos – Baneasa
• Developments – CEO
• Gerald Beck – Raiffeisen evolution project development GmbH – Managing Director
• Attila Beer – Alukönigstahl – Administrator
• Eva Boehler – UniCredit Bank Austria – Director
• Remi Duflot – Yves Rocher – Subsidiary Manager
• Julian Edwards – Tishman International Companies – Managing Director Europe
• Horatiu Florescu – The Advisers/Knight Frank – President and CEO
• David Hay – AFI Europe Romania, Latvia & Hungary – CEO
• Razvan Iorgu – CBRE Romania – Managing Director
• Bryan W. Jardine – Wolf Theiss and Associates – Managing Partner
• Graham Kilbane – Argo Capital Property – Chief Operating Officer
• Gijsbrecht Klomp – JLL – Managing Director Romania
• Roman Marian – CA Immo – Managing Director
• Thomas Mark – MK Illumination – President
• Robert Neale – Portland Trust – Owner and Managing Director
• Tim Norman – Europa Capital Emerging Europe – CEO
• Marcel Ross – International Business Contracts – Director
• Oliver Schenk – Invest4SEE SRL – Principal
• Daniel Smith – Manhattan Software Group – EMEA Business Development Manager
• Peter Számely – HYPO NOE Gruppe Bank – Head of Team CEE + SEE
• Randy Tharp – Epstein Architecture & Engineering – Managing Director
• Alexander Tscherteu – Volksbank Romania – EMEA Business Development Manager
• Thomas Villadsen – Balkans Real Estate Belgrade – CEO
• Tim Wilkinson – Redstone Asset Management CEE – Managing Partner
• Ioannis Xanthopoulos – Bluehouse Capital – Head of Asset Management

To complement the 9th annual SEE Real Estate Awards Gala, EuropaProperty is organizing a series of discussion panels which will provide a current analysis of the rapidly developing markets of Southeastern Europe from the perspective of commercial real estate investors, developers, and consultants active in the SEE region, in addition to offering the opportunity to meet and network with leading market players.

The panel discussions will examine the office, retail, industrial, hotel/leisure, investment and residential markets of Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia and Serbia. The schedule includes morning and afternoon networking coffee breaks, lunch and a closing cocktail reception.

As with all EuropaProperty events the 9th annual SEE Real Estate Awards and Forum will pride itself on an unrivalled format that brings together top professionals in an environment conducive to offering the opportunity to meet and network with leading market players.

Further information is available at www.seerealestateawards.com.

Event Sponsors:

• Associate Partners: CA Immo, CBRE
• Cocktail Sponsor: Build Green Romania
• Gift Sponsor: Erste Group Immorent
• Awards Sponsors: MK Illumination, Epstein Architecture & Engineering, Manhattan Software
• Award Sponsor BPO & Shared Services: CEE Outsourcing and Shared Services Awards
• Energy Software Partner: IBC
• Auditor: EY
• Innovation Partner: Rosa
• Supporting Partners: RICS, Filipović, British Romanian Chamber of Commerce, American Chamber of Commerce
• Charity Partner: Hospice
• Venue Partner: Athenee Palace Hilton Hotel
• PR Partner: Mosaic PR
• Wine Partner: Vinarte
• Media Partners: Constructiv Magazin, Cauta-Imobiliare, Doing Business ro, The Diplomat, Imopedia, Ziare, Business24, Romania-Insider, Businesscover, Agenda, Forbes Romania, Bursa Construcţiilor, Balkans.com, Net Worth, Govnet
• Knowledge Partner: Reidin