Tuesday, 30 May 2006
9:30 - 17:30 Registration of the participants and conference materials reception.

Wednesday, 31 May 2006
10:15 – 10:45 Official opening
10:45 – 11:15 Refreshment break & Networking sponsored by Chance - 96
11:15 – 12:15 Panel discussion: Retailers as tenants - what are they willing to pay? (Part 1) 

Speakers: 
Mr. Dan Ostahie – President and CEO of Altex, Romania
Mr. Bojidar Petrakiev – President and CEO of Elemag, Bulgaria
Mr. Stefan Kossev – Managing Director of Piccadilly JSC
Mr. Krasimir Makedonski – Managing Direcor of Project Management Solution, Bulgaria 

Moderator: 
Mr. George Dutchev – Editor-in-chief of Property Xpress magazine

12:15 – 12:30 Networking
12:30 – 13:45 Panel discussion: Retailers as tenants - what are they willing to pay? (Part 2) 
13:45 – 14:30 Networking
14:30 – 15:15 Panel discussion:  A, B or C - where are the niches in the office sector? (Part 1)

Speakers: 
Mr. Avi Schwartz – Chief Engineer at B.S.R. Europe, Netherlands
Mr. Valeri Leviev – Executive Director of Elta Consult - associate partner of CBRE for Bulgaria 
Mr. Chris Hartfield – Principal at Savant International, UK
Mr. Leopold Reymaier – Senior Manager at the Real Estate Team of Bank Austria Creditanstalt, Austria
Mr. Anton Slavtchev – Senior Consultant "Offices and Business Parks" at COLLIERS International, Bulgaria

Moderator: 
Ms. Stanislava Rasheva – Editor-in-chief Stroji & Imoti Newspaper

15:15 – 15:30 Networking
15:30 – 16:15 Panel discussion:  A, B or C - where are the niches in the office sector? (Part 2)
16:15 – 16:45 Refreshment break & Networking sponsored by Chance - 96
16:45 – 18:00 Panel discussion: Raising finance for real estate projects - are lenders flexible enough? 

Speakers: 
Mr. Robbin Herring – Director at Citigroup Property Investors, UK
Mr. Valeri Valchev – Managing Partner of FORTON International, Bulgaria 
Mr. Willem Verstockt – Investment Manager at BEM-FCIC, Belgium 
Mr. Prokopi Prokopiev – Director Corporate Policy at Enemona, Bulgaria 
Mr. Yordan Yordanov – Head of Project FinanceDepartment at DSK Bank PLC, Bulgaria

Moderator: 
Ms. Nina Tsaneva – Bulgarian National Radio

19:30 +  Opening Cocktail Party sponsored by FORTON International
 

10:45 – 11:30 Press conference hosted by COLLIERS International, Bulgaria - Event Partner
11:45 – 12:30 Press conference hosted by Elta Consult
14:30 – 15:15 Presentation: Risks and rewards in land and development projects. 
Faciliator: Paul Kornreich - Bulgaria Real Estate Group

Thursday, 1 June 2006
09:45 – 11:00 Panel discussion: Hospitality business in Eastern Europe - the next hot spot for international investors (Part 1) 

Speakers: 
Mr. Georg Schlegel – Development Director at Intercontinental Hotels Group, Germany 
Mr. Norbert Woyciehowski – Head of International Activities at Deutsche Telekom Immobilien und Service, Germany 
Ms. Nadia Zaharieva – Senior Investment Officer at Bulgarian American Credit Bank 
Mr. Assen Chaushev – Reader in the High Balkan College of Tourism in Bansko, Bulgaria 

Moderator: 
Mr. George Dutchev – Editor-in-chief of Property Xpress magazine

11:00 – 11:40 Refreshment break & Networking sponsored by Chance - 96
11:40 – 12:15 Panel discussion Hospitality business in Eastern Europe - the next hot spot for international investors (Part 2)
12:15 – 12:30 Networking

12:30 – 13:45 Panel discussion: SEE residential market - a market of residents or speculators?  (Part 1) 

Speakers: 
Mr. Harold (Skip) Schwartz – Senior Vice President at Heitman International, Germany 
Ms. Clair Satchi – CEO of Engel East Europe, Netherlands 
Mr. Stefan Enchev – Founder and CEO of Sofia Building Company, Bulgaria 
Mr. Dimiter Yazov – President and CEO Yazov Ltd., Bulgaria
Mr. Dimiter Savov – Managing Director at Bulgarian Land Development 

Moderator: 
Mr. George Dutchev – Editor-in-chief of Property Xpress magazine

13:45 – 14:30 Networking
14:30 – 15:15 Panel discussion: SEE residential market - a market of residents or speculators?  (Part 2) 
15:15 – 15:30 Networking
15:30 – 16:15 Panel discussion: SEE business enviornment - a general view and specific problems facing the foreign companies in the region

Speakers: 
Mr. David McGregor – Senior Trade Commissioner at the Canadian Embassy, Romania 
Mr. Christo Mihailovsky – CEO at Bulgarian Credit Rating Agency 

Moderator: 
Mr. George Dutchev – Editor-in-chief of Property Xpress magazine
16:15 – 16:45 Refreshment break & Networking sponsored by Chance - 96
16:45 – 18:00 Panel discussion:  Off-shoring, outsourcing and the real estate perspective - Q&A session! 

Speakers: 
Mr. Detlev Hoch– Director – McKinsey & Company 
Mr. Ivan Velkov – General Manager of COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL, Bulgaria 
Mr. Atanas Garov – Managing Director of COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL, Bulgaria 
 

10:30 – 11:15 Press conference hosted by FOROS NKNI
11:15 – 12:00 Press conference: Alternative approaches to co-financing real estate investment projects Hosted by Enemona JSC 

Friday, 2 June, 2006
 09:45 – 11:00 Panel discussion: Industry, retail or delivery services - who's driving the logistics developments? (Part 1) 

Speakers: 
Mr. George Margescu – Managing Director of Cefin Real Estate, Romania 
Ms. Vera Ralcheva – Managing Director at Ubbicalia Bulgaria 
Mr. Tzvetan Tanev – Head of Concession Department at the Ministry of Transport, Bulgaria 
Mr. Simeon Mitev – President and CEO at Chance - 96 
Mr. Ivan Vassilev– Managing Director at TNT Bulgaria 
Ms. Galina Dimitrova – Manager Key Accounts at COLLIERS International, Bulgaria 
Mr. Ivan Breshkov – Director "Sorting network and main road transport" at Bulgarian Posts JSC, Bulgaria 

Moderator: 
Mr. George Dutchev – Editor-in-chief of Property Xpress magazine

11:00 – 11:30 Refreshment break & Networking sponsored by Chance - 96
11:30 – 12:15 Panel discussion: Industry, retail or delivery services - who's driving the logistics developments? (Part 2)
12:15 – 12:30 Networking
12:30 – 13:45 Panel discussion: Property regulation and taxation - how to manage the risks? 

Speakers: 
Mr. Orlin Vladikov – Chairman of the National Real Property Association, Bulgaria 
Mr. Perry Zizzi – Lead Real Estate Attorney at Salans, Romania
Mr. Peter Iliev – Attorney at Law at Lega Consulting, Bulgaria
Mr. Peter Hristov – President of Board of Directors of Thidar Bulgaria JSC 

Moderator: 
Mr. Vassil Chobanov – Radio New Europe

13:45 – 14:30 Networking
14:30 – 15:15 Panel discussion: SPA, wine and culture - tourism beyond "the sun and sea" (Part 1) 

Speakers: 
Mr. Valentin Alexandrov – Owner of Strimon SPA Club, Bulgaria 
Mr. Zlatko Zlatanov – President of SPA Club Rich
Mr. Ivan Tododoroff – Owner of the Boutique Winery Todoroff Wines, Bulgaria 
Mr. Sunny Sunninski – Chairman of the Board of the Alternative Theatrical Educational Company, Bulgaria
 
Moderator: 
Ms. Tatiana Dimitrova – Darik Radio

15:15 – 15:30 Networking
15:30 – 16:15 Panel discussion: SPA, wine and culture - tourism beyond "the sun and sea" (Part 2)
16:15 – 16:45 Refreshment break & Networking sponsored by Chance - 96
16:45 – 17:30 Panel discussion: Investment in archtucture - just expenses or added value?