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October 27th – November 1st, 2009
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Tuesday, November 4th
       

“Best Cities for Real Estate Investors”		    
09:00-09:15 “Welcome and Opening Remarks”        
09:15-10:00 “Cities, Development, and Investment: The New Challenge”        
09:30-10:45 “Real Estate Investment in Western European Markets: The Best of the West”    
10:00-12:00 “Investing in the Knowledge Economy: Cities of the Future”    
       
11:00-12:15 “Real Estate Investment in CEE Markets: How East is East?” 11:00-12:15 "The Experience of the Real Estate Crisis of 1992 in Spain: Lessons for Today’s Problems"
   
12:15-13:45 "City Leaders and Investment Leaders: How Cities will Look in 2015?”        
12:30-13:45 “Iberia as a Real Estate Destination: Europe’s West and Beyond” 12:30-13:45 "Debt Restructuring in Real Estate Companies Today"
           
14:00-16:00 Luncheon (by invitation only)
Sponsored by:
        
           
16:30-18:00 "Sustainability and Infrastructure for Knowledge Cities: What to Invest in?"  
   
 
 
18:00-19:30 "End Users in the Knowledge Cities. What Makes the Difference?" 18:00-19:30 SESSION WITH ARAB INVESTORS

“The Gulf Countries and Europe:
Bi-Directional Property Investments”
   
18:45-20:00 “Advice for the Family Offices’ Efficient Management of Turbulent Property Markets”
19:30-20:30 Cocktail    
       
Wednesday, November 5th
 

"Beyond the Bleak Horizon. Surviving the Real Estate Crisis"

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"EU Policies Targeting Real Estate and the Opportunities They Open for Investors"		  

"All That’s Worth Learning before Investing in Panama"
09:00-09:15 Welcome and Introduction        
09:15-09:50 “That Was Then And This is Now”        
09:30-11:00 “An EU REIT and an EU Passport for Open Ended Real Estate Funds – Making Europe the Largest and Most Efficient Property Capital Market in the World”    
09:50-11:30 “A Matter of Perspective: Impacts of the Current Crisis in Different Sectors of the Industry”    
10:00-11:00 Official Opening of "Panama Day"
       
           
12:00-14:00 “Keeping Green Out of the Red. Sustainability in a Volatile Market”        
12:30-13:45 “The Coming EU Energy and Water Performance of Buildings Directives – Good news for Energy and Water Supply and an Opportunity for Property Investors”    
       
        14:00-16:30 Luncheon (by invitation only)

“The tourist and Real Estate Market in Panama. A general vision”

“Introduction of the Real Estate Markets”
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Architecture Sessions
        
    17:00-17:45 “The Force of the Canal”
       
        18:00-19:30 “Urban Planning, Taxation and Financing in Panama”
18:30-20:00 “Social Housing Development in the City of Barcelona”    
    19:30-20:00 Closing and conclusions
Thursday, November 6th
 

"Property and Tourism Investments in Brazil. Key Elements To Do it Right"

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"Property Business in CEE"		  

"Public Financing for Private Projects" 
        09:30-10:45 “EU Funds for Urban Regeneration: How Private Developers Can Benefit from Public Financing”
10:00-11:30 Welcome. Official Opening of “The Investing In Brazil Seminar”    
       
11:00-12:15 “Potential and Variety; What Central and Eastern Europe Still Has to Offer” 11:00-12:30 “Urban Development Funds: A New Concept to Foster Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) for the Creation of Sustainable Cities”
   
11:45-12:30 “An Analysis of the Brazilian Economy. Mid and Long Term Forecasts"
   
12:30-13:15 “Trends in the Residential Market. Developing for the Mid and Low Income Households. The New Boom”        
12:45-13:45 “Financing Investment in CEE. Chances and Threats” 12:45-14:00 “The Multilateral Development Banks: A New Alternative for the Financing of Real Estate Companies All Over the World”
13:15-13:45 “Financing Patterns for Commercial Developments in Brazil”
       
14:00-16:00 Luncheon (by invitation only)
“São Paulo, Latin America’s Business Capital, Open to International Investors”
Sponsored by:
        
           
16:15-17:00 “Which are the main reasons to invest in the development of the tourist industry in Brazil?”        
17:00-17:30 “Legal Security for Property Investments in Brazil”        
17:30-18:00 “Analyzing Tourism Real Estate Investments in Brazil: Feasibility Studies, Project Approvals, Environmental Reports and Financing Methods”        
18:00-18:45 “Brazilians, Europeans or North Americans? Which is the Profile of the Brazilian Resort Investor?”        
 
 
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