Konferenciakalauz

Ladies and gentlemen,

We are inviting you to the Sixth Annual International Conference on the Real Estate Market in Croatia.

During the past five years in our conferences we have achieved the following:

• 400 speakers
• on more than 100 panels with
• more than 2500 participants
• from 30 countries.

In the preparation of the Sixth Annual International Conference on the Real Estate Market in Croatia, we are investing great efforts to make it at least as successful as the previous Conferences.
Special emphasis of the Program of the Sixth Conference will be put on analysis of present crisis, as on a debate how to conduct business, and what are the possibilities to do business successfully in the critical periods.

As in previous years, local and national media will provide media coverage for the Conference.

I. General Overview of the Croatian Real Estate Market
General Overview of the Croatian Real Estate Market will be shown through 5 market segments:

• Retail
• Tourism
• Office Space
• Industrial zones, logistic parks and warehousing
• Residential Development – Housing in Croatia & 100 Residential Projects in Zagreb.

II. The Role and the Significance of Real Estate Development in Croatia
Real estate market depends on many disciplines which in the process of property development are mutually intertwined and dependant one on the other. To create and maintain balanced development with successful structure, you need to have mutual coordination of public and private activities. Following topics will be discussed:

• Real Estate Financing
• Application of the Law on Spatial Planning and Construction
• Architecture
• Urbanism
• Croatian Real Estate Law and Construction Law
• Public-Private Partnership
• Croatian Hotel Industry
• Project and Area Presentations.

III. Developers of Large Projects in Croatia
With the development of the commercial real estate market in Croatia, industry of real estate development has grown in parallel. The industry is ambitiously and determinedly planning the development of large projects that will become the centre of social, entertainment and cultural life of cities.
Developers unite experts which are involved in all phases of the process of the emerging of the commercial real estate, from the very project planning, its construction, financing and property management. Project success is the synergy of the entrepreneurial spirit and expertise.

IV. Regional Real Estate Market
In recent years the Real Estate market in Central and Eastern Europe has gone through an unparalleled period of economic growth, with major investments into the region’s property markets. The greatest investments have been in the office and commercial sectors, particularly around the capitals and larger cities of the region. Significant positive changes on the commercial real estate market have been established. What is the profitability of the projects, what were the problems pointed out by the crisis, and what are the new development opportunities?

V. Green Building in Croatia
The Green Building Council of Croatia was founded in September of 2009 as a not-for-profit organization that serves as a country-wide platform for the promotion of sustainable building practices. The Green Building Council of Croatia aims at encouraging changes in the design and construction of projects in the field of construction, and changes in the way they are used, with the aim of achieving sustainability and taking into account the interests of those who use these facilities, environmental protection, social accountability and profitability. The activities of the Green Building Council of Croatia are focused on cooperation with public and private sector in several key areas by providing information, training and promotion of green building.
Conference languages are Croatian and English.

The speakers will be presenting, at their own choice in English or Croatian language including simultaneous translation to the other language. The participants of the Conference can ask questions in any of the two mentioned languages.

Participants

The Fifth Annual International Conference on the Real Estate Market in Croatia was held on March 30 & 31, 2009 in the Westin Zagreb Hotel. More than 500 people from 15 countries took part: Croatia, Slovenia, Spain, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Belgium, Hungary, Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Netherlands, USA and Estonia

Participants included local and foreign developers, investors, bankers, representatives of a variety of government bodies, architects, urban planners and other designers, professionals in the field of construction, real estate, legal and advisory services and experts were also present. Report from this Conference can be seen at Croatian Real Estate Newsletter Vol. 35.

Despite the current economic conditions, we expect The Sixth Annual International Conference on the Real Estate Market in Croatia to also receive the significant interest of the participants from Croatia and abroad.