Program of REBEC 2013 Conference
| DATE: | REBEC 2013 RE Conference is taking place from 17th to 19th June 2013 |
| VENUE: | Business Center “Ušće”, XIX and XXV (with direct TV streaming) floor |
| TOPICS: | The development of Real estate industry in Serbia and the region |
RE Conference
| 13:00 | Opening ceremony at 13h, XXV floor |
| 13:15 - 13:45 | I) With “E-kapija“ business portal: Presentation of the web - statistics of the investment projects for the last year |
| 13:45 - 14:00 | Break, networking |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | II) Panel dedicated to tax policy in Serbia Current changes and amendments of tax laws; Tax-related problems in Real Estate; VAT treatment in civil engineering; Tax-related charges; Moderator: Alexander Samonig, Ecovis Confidas, Managing Partner, Srbija Speakers: Slobodan Mihajlović, Rödl & Partner, Direktor, Srbija Mr Ljubomir Drekić, VIG plaza Real Estate, direktor, Srbija Tomislav Popović, senior lawyer, law firm Miroslav Stojanovic in cooperation with Wolf Theiss |
| 15:15 - 15:30 | Break, networking |
| 15:30 - 16:30 | III) Flexible working environment - business center, incubator and coworking - Quo vadis? Moderator: Alexander Samonig, Ecovis Confidas, Managing Partner, Srbija Speakers: Alexander Varendorff, Bena Business Services, Director, Austria Tamara Blagojević, Youth office of Belgrade, Head, Serbia Marko Radenković, NOVA Iskra design Incubator, General Manager |
| XIX and XXV floor (direct TV streaming) | |
| 09:00 | Registration of the participants, delivery of the working material |
| 09:30 - 10:45 | I) Institutional panel What is the position of Serbia today? How comprehensive and up-to-date are the current laws? What additional changes should be made in Serbia in that domain? What is the perspective of foreign investors regarding Serbia? According to the investors, what should be improved? Does the date of the beginning of EU accession negotiations make the situation any better? Moderator: Aleksandar Opsenica, FESTLENT, Director, Serbia Speakers: Alexander Samonig, Ecovis Confidas, Managing Partner, Serbia Alexander Varendorff, Bena Business Services, Direktor, Austria Edwrad Jervis, REED Midem, MIPIM & MAPIC regional manager, France Moritz Fried, Moritzeis, Enterpreneur |
| 10:45 - 11:00 | Coffee break, refreshments and networking |
| 11:00 - 12:15 | II) The development of the Real Estate Market in Serbia What is the current status of office space development? What are the expectations coming from the retail market? Is there an increase in the demand for hotel-oriented projects? What projects are most wanted and most cost-effective? Moderator: Craig Smith, Europa Property.com, founder and publisher, Poland Speakers: Milica Nikolić, CBS International, Serbia Boško Tomašević, JLL d.o.o, Associate director, Serbia Luke Dawson, Colliers d.o.o, Managing director, Serbia Đorđe Pavković - Bugarski, Executive Director, Hauzmajstor, Serbia |
| 12:15 - 12:30 | Coffee break, refreshments and networking |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | III) The development of retail parks in Serbia, the current status and perspectives Are retail parks the most wanted goods in Serbia? What is the standpoint of financial institutions regarding the development of retail parks What are the most common risks in their development and how can they be solved? What are the greatest problems the developers have to solve? Moderator: Alexander Samonig, Ecovis Confidas, Managing Partner, Srbija Speakers: James Brodie, Poseidon property, general manager, Serbia & Croatia Claus Graggaber, Erste Grupa Immorent, general manager, Serbia Thomas H. Villadsen, MPC properties, general manager, Serbia |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | LUNCH |
| 14:30 - 15:30 | IV)The current state of the real estate development in the region To what extent are the markets of Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia different? What connects the differences of these markets? Is the apparent diversity attractive enough for the foreign investors to have a unified standpoint and performance on these three markets? Moderator: Aleksandar Opsenica, Festlent, General manager, Serbia Speakers: Jože Pogoršek, FIABCI Slovenija, President, Slovenia Anton Kožar, FIABCi Slovenija, Vice President, Slovenia Vladimir Filipović, Filipović business advisory, President of Board, Croatia Dubravko Ranilović, Kastel nekretnine, Founder and Director, Croatia Nenad Đorđević, Klaster nekretnine, President, Serbia Damir Borić, president of the “Group of real estate agents“, Serbia |
| 15:30 - 15:45 | Coffee break, refreshments and networking |
| 15:45 - 16:45 | V)The current state of the hotel industry in Serbia Is the market of the hotel industry the most attractive one in Serbia? What are the basic problems investors can expect? What are the expectations of the hotel developers and what can be achieved in Serbia? What is more cost effective: to start from the beginning with the development or change the purpose of and reconstruct the existing object? Moderator: Marko Obradović, Horwath HTL, Project Manager, Serbia Speakers: Alexander Petritz, ISD, General Manager, Austria Aleksandar Bajc, Urbis Design, Founder and CEO, USA/Serbia |
| 16:45 - 17:00 | Coffee break, refreshments and networking |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | VI) A successful hotel development case study in the region Successful hotel development in the SEE-region in cooperation’s with PKF Participants: Jeffrey Scott, PKF Hotelexperts, Managing consultant, Austria Clemens Schranz, Soravia Real Estate Development, Managing Director Serbia |
| 20:30 | Cocktail party |
| 9:00 | Registration of the participants, delivery of the working material |
| 9:30 - 10:30 | VII) Investments in Serbia and the region What are the impressions of foreign investors regarding the market of Serbia How competitive is it when compared to the region? What are the state incentives in Serbia? Can they become more cost effective and more attractive? Moderator: Srđan Vujičić, Coreside, Director of Real Estate Operations, Serbia Speakers: Dušan Rakitić,Managing Partner, Specht Böhm Strategic Advisory, Serbia Uroš Vukomanović, UniCredit banka, Serbia (invited) |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Coffee break, refreshments and networking |
| 10:45 - 11:45 | VIII) The development of logistics and industry in Serbia and the region Is the development of logistics projects in Serbia the most attractive one? How contemporary are these projects in Serbia today? What is the lessor policy of these premises? What do the operators of these projects expect from Serbia? Moderator: Alexander Leko, LEKO Architects International, Serbia Speakers: Sebastian Grundmann, SEE Bussines Solutions, Industry Siniša Mauhar, Lafarge, Beočin Busines park, Technical manager, Serbia Nebojša Dragičević, IGB Automotive, general manager, Serbia |
| 11:45 - 12:00 | Coffee break, refreshments and networking |
| 12:00 - 13:15 | IX) Legal topics with lawyers What are the most common problems the lawyers have to deal with when engaged by their clients in the domain of real estate development? Has there been any improvement in the processes of the construction permit issuance? What is the current situation with the conversion of land? Moderator: Vladimir Đelić, Božović, Đelić, Ivković, Attorney at law, Partner, Serbia Speakers: Stojan Semiz, CMS - Reich-Rohrwig Hainz, Partner, Serbia Slaven Moravčević, „Moravčević, Vojinović & Partners“, Attorney at law, Partner, Serbia Branislav Živković, Živković Samardžić, Attorney at law Partner, Serbia Ivan Petrović, “Janković, Popović, Mitić”, Attorney at law, Senior Partner, Serbia |
| 13:15 - 13:30 | Coffee break, refreshments and networking |
| 13:30 - 14:45 | X) Banks and uncollectible placements and receivables To what extent are the banks ready to deal with these problems? What are the basic obstacles to solving these problems? Are the solutions still difficult? Are the solutions to these problems new investment incentives? Moderator: Alexander Samonig, Ecovis Confidas, Managing Partner, Serbia Speakers: Branko Bukvić, founder of the dobos.rs George Bobvos, Regional Partner SEE & Hungary EPIC Financial Consulting GmbH, Austria Pavle Vlajičić, Bisnode Serbia / Solvent Point, Managing Partner, Serbia |
| 15:00 | Farewell cocktail of the 2013 event and the announcement of the 2014 events |
| Announcement of the program for the next day on Public-private partnership (20th June) and the day on Energy Sector (21st June). |
| DATE: | REBEC PPP Conference will take place on June 20th |
| VENUE: | Business Centre “Ušće”, XIX and XXV floor (with live stream) |
| TOPICS: | Development of PPP financial models in Serbia and Region |
PPP Conference
| XIX and XXV flour (live stream) | |
| 09:00 | Registration of the participants, delivery of the working material |
| 09:30 | Conference Opening Ceremony PPP day, XIX floor |
| 09:45 - 10:45 | I) Institutional - Introductory panel An overview of legislation / institutional solutions in Serbia and the Region Advantages / incompleteness of the current legislation Freedom of local authorities in the PPP development initiatives Misunderstanding of the nature of the PPP, problems with ownerships Concerning PPP development what is a position of present Financial Institutions Moderator: Slađana Sredojević, Ph.D, the Association of Serbian Banks, Special Advisor for International Cooperation, Financial Markets and Education; Head of Bank Training Centre Speakers: Nenad Ilić, Legal adviser in the Cabinet of the Minister of Finance and Economy of the Republic of the Government of Serbia, Zoran Obradović, Ph.D, Banker-Public Segment Advisor to the Board of Managers, UniCreditbank Slađana Grujić, Secretary of the Committee for Local Economic Development, Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities |
| 10:45 - 11:00 | Coffee break, refreshments and networking |
| 11:00 - 12:15 | II) Practice in Serbia and region Most important challenges that adorn the PPP financial model Identifications Research on potential private partners Immediate problems in attracting private Partners Assistance to the Local Authorities in initiating PPP projects How best to solve the funding of feasibility studies Moderator: Kamilo Vrana, Energovizija, founder Speakers: Dragan Pušara, “Veletržnica Beograd” d.o.o., Director Igor Momčilović, Ekonomski institut a. d. Beograd Velibor Pešić, Center for PPP and project management, Belgrade Chamber of Commerce |
| 12:15 - 12:30 | Coffee break, refreshments and networking |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | III) Case Studies Displaying of implemented four PPP projects Serbia, Hungary, Croatia, Austria Moderator: Kamilo Vrana, EnergoVizija d.d., founder Speakers: Marcell Pintyőke, KÉSZ Holding Zrt., International Marketing Director, Bouygues-Construction Representative Sara Penđer, Stankovic & Partners (NSTLAW), Associate Slađana Sredojević, the Association of Serbian Banks, Special Advisor for International Cooperation, Financial Markets and Education; Head of Bank Training Centre |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | LUNCH |
| DATE: | REBEC Energy Day will take place on June 21st |
| VENUE: | Business Centre “Ušće”, XIX and XXV floor (with live stream) |
| TOPICS: | Energy development in Serbia and Region |
Energy Day
| 09:00 | Registration of the participants, distribution of the working material |
| 09:30 | Conference Opening Ceremony, Energy Day XIX floor |
| 09:45 - 11:00 | Institutional framework in Serbian Energy sector Review of the regulatory framework in Serbia and its prospects for attracting investments How to increase productions capacity and provide energy independence? Do investors perceive the current regulatory regime in Serbia as incentive? What are the problems and how to overcome them? How financial institutions perceive country risk and regulatory risk? What are the experiences of major suppliers of technology? Is there any interest for them to be co-investors, through technology transfer and delivery of the equipment? Moderator: Dušan Vasiljević, Business Regulation and Economic Governance Team Leader on the USAID Business Enabling Project Speakers: Hranislav Stojković, Minister Assistant, Department for planning and management in environment sector, Ministry of Energy, Development and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia Vojislav Kandić, Ph. D, International Finance Corporation Miodrag Jelisavčić, General Manager at Alstom Serbia |
| 11:00 - 11:20 | Coffee break, refreshments and networking |
| 11:20 - 12:40 | II) How to achieve 27% from Renewable energy sources by 2020? The Action Plan for RES: How the Government sees the fulfillment of the international obligations? What is the real potential? Where investors see the opportunity to invest? Is the current level of incentives (feed-in tariffs) stimulating and what can we expect in the future? Is round up financing still possible in Serbia for renewable energy projects? Moderator: Maja Turković, Expert in renewable energy sector Speakers: Nikola Milivojević, Adviser to the Minister, Ministry of Energy, Development and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Savić, Head of public sector and specialized lending department at ERSTE Bank a.d. Novi Sad Miodrag Jelisavčić, General Manager at Alstom Serbia Massimiano Capobianchi, Expert Coordinator for Renewable Energy Source in the Energy Block of NIS – Gazprom Neft |
| 12:40 - 13:30 | Glass wine sponsor, XXV floor |
| 13:30 - 14:45 | III) Selected examples of completed RES projects Four project presentations: Mini Hydro power plant Wind farm Biomass plant Speakers: Andrija Cerović, Ekoenergo Inženjering Miro Međugorac, Mirotin Energo Ana Brnabić, Continental Wind Serbia |
| 14:45 - 15:00 | Coffee break, refreshments and networking |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | IV) Regional development of Energy Efficiency projects Where is Serbia compared to the average regional developments, their implementation and, in general, adherence to usage of Sustainable Energy? To what extent certification of buildings affects their price and increase the value of the property? What is the most acceptable solution for Serbia from the existing certificates? Where are the financial resources to finance further implementation of EE in Serbia? Moderator: Bojan Kovačić, Energy efficiency expert Speakers: Ljiljana Gojnić, Solution Manager, Green Technologies – Logo d.o.o Mladen Vukanac, Vice President of Serbia Green Building Council |
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Farewell cocktail and refreshments; announcement of 2014 events. |
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