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BARCELONA MEETING POINT BMP 2004 BREAKS ALL RECORDS
?80% OF THE BMP 2005 SPACE HAS ALREADY BEEN RESERVED?
Enrique Lacalle, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the International Real Estate Show and Symposium Barcelona Meeting Point, organized by El Consorcio de la Zona Franca, whose Executive President is Manuel Royes, considers that the eighth edition of Barcelona Meeting Point ?turned out beyond all expectations, and confirmed it as the first Real Estate Show in Europe.?
Figures are spectacular:
SYMPOSIUM FIGURES
? Symposium ParticipantS 2.680
? Speakers 95
? Symposium Sessiones 23
EXHIBITION HALL FIGURES
? Professional attendees 20.036
? General Attendance 187.010
? Exhibiting companies 625
? Participating companies 2.907
? Nacional companies 1.745
? International companies 1.162
? Participating countries 67
? Registered national journalists 460
? Registered international journalists 180
Enrique Lacalle says the figures of BMP?s 2004 figures confirm its position as leading real estate exhibition nationally and internationally and reaffirm the slogan that says: ?Visiting BMP in the autumn is a must in the real estate industry.?
One of the best indicators of the show?s success is the booking of exhibition space for BMP 2005 with an already confirmed increase in the number of exhibitors. It should be pointed out that 80% of the exhibition area is already reserved, as happened last year.
Enrique Lacalle points out that BMP 2005 will take place from the 18th to the 23rd of October in the exhibition halls 1, 5 and 8 with 50,000 square meters of space.
Although it is very difficult to make a exact calculation, in the duration of BMP 2004 ?the estimate turnover of the real estate deals carried out by the exhibitors between General Attendance and Professional Show, is between 4,000 and 5,000 million euros?.
Lastly, Enrique Lacalle would like to highlight several aspects of BMP 2004:
? First, the overall satisfaction of exhibitors, professionals, Symposium attendees, and general attendance.
? Second, BMP 2004 has contributed to a fully book hotel in the city, due to its both national and international attendance, which crated business for Barcelona city in all industries: restaurants, commerce, leisure, etc.
? Third, the high design and quality level of the stands, being the Exhibition with highest investment in stand construction.
? Fourth, the great level of parallel activities and events organized around BMP 2004.
? Fifth, its international profile with 50% of the occupancy being international companies in the Professional Show.
? Sixth, the large attendance of local, autonomic and state professionals and institutions, national and international. One more year, Portugal has been the first country, followed by Poland, the USA and the UK.
The presentation of the City of Lisbon, carried out by its Mayor, Antonio Rodrigues Carmona, must be highlighted among the international presentations.
The Show was visited by national, autonomic and international visitors such as:
National authorities:
- Mª Antonia Trujillo, Minister of Housing
- Joan Clos, Mayor of Barcelona
- Salvador Milà, Minister of Environment and Housing, Government of Catalonia
- Manuel Royes, Special Delegate of the State at the Consorcio de la Zona Franca de Barcelona and President of B.M.P. Barcelona Meeting Point S.A.
- Celestino Corbacho, President of the Diputación and Mayor of Hospitalet
- Xavier Casas, Deputy Mayor of Barcelona
- Angel Rafael Pacheco Rubio, General Director of Architecture and Housing Policy, Minister of Housing
- Leonor Martínez-Pereda Soto, Minister of Public Works, Autonomous Government of Extremadura
- Alejandro Gil Díaz, Minister of Housing and Urban Planning, Autonomous Government of Castilla-La Mancha
- José Mª Mazón, Minister of Public Works and Housing, Government of Cantabria
- Mariano Zabía, Minister of Environment and Urban Planning, Autonomous Government of Madrid
- Francisco de la Torre, Mayor of Malaga
- Luis Rogelio Rodríguez Comendador-Pérez, Mayor of Almería
- Mª del Pilar Martínez, Minister of Urban Planning, City of Madrid
- Vicente Granados, General Secretary of Urban Planning, Government of Andalusia
International authorities to be highlighted:
- Jose Luis Arnaut, Minister of Cities, Housing and Regional Development, Government of Portugal
- Adil Douiri, Minister of Tourism, Kingdom of Morocco
- Antonio Carmona Rodrigues, Mayor of Lisbon, Portugal
- Tomas Murphy, Jr. Mayor of Pittsburgh, USA
- Carlos Alberto Dias Teixeira, Mayor of Loures, Portugal
- Slawomir Skrzypek, Vice Mayor of Warsaw, Poland
- Paulo Morais, Vice Mayor of Porto, Portugal
- Miroslaw Czesny, Vice Mayor of Szczecin, Poland
- Maria Eduarda Napoleâo, Minister of Urban Planning and Urban Restoration, City of Lisbon, Portugal
- Jawad Ziyat, General Director, Ministry of Tourism, Government of Morocco
International professionals to be highlighted among others:
- Henri Alster, Chairman, Global Real Estate Institute, London, UK
- Chris Bennet, Chairman, Central and Eastern Europe, DTZ Czadelhoff Tie Leung, Budapest, Hungary
- James Bond, President of International Operations, Central Parking Systems, Nashville, USA
- Miguel Cano, Managing Director, Biscayne Finance Company, Miami, USA
- Joao Charters, Vice CEO, José de Mello Imobiliário, Lisbon, Portugal
- Paul Davey, Executive Director, Lehman Brothers Real Estate Partners, London, UK
- Jean Charles Decaux, President, JC Decaux, Paris, France
- Alan Froggat, European Chief Executive, CB Richard Ellis, London, UK
- Pedro Gamero del Castillo, President, European Property Federation, Brussels, Belgium
- Hartwig Glatzki, Head of International Property Lending Division, Southern and Eurohypo, Frankfurt, Germany
- Chris Grzesik, President, RICS Europe, Warsaw, Poland
- Gilberto Jordan, Member of the Board, Lusotur, Lisbon, Portugal
- Neisen Kasdin, Member, Günster Yoakley & Stewart, and Former Mayor of Miami Beach, Miami, USA
- Roger Keane, Managing Director European Business, GE Real Estate, Paris, France
- William Kistler, Chairman-Europe, The Urban Land Institute, London, UK
- Bernd Knobloch, Chairman of the Board, Eurohypo Bank, Eschborn, Germany
- Eugene Kohn, Chairman, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, New York, USA
- George E. Kountouris, Managing Director for Europe, Credit Suisse First Boston, London, UK
- Robert Lipscomb, Managing Partner, Cushman & Wakefield Healey & Baker, Paris, France
- Michael MacBrien, Managing Director, European Property Federation, Brussels, Belgium
- Luis Miguel Martín, Vice President, Starwood Europe, Brussels, Belgium
- Malcolm Morgan, Managing Director, DEGI Deutsche Gesellschaf für Immobilienfonds, Frankfurt, Germany
- Chris Morrish, Senior Vice President, Investment Company of the Government of Singapore, London, UK
- Zbigniew Okonski, Vice President, Prokom Investments, Warsaw, Poland
- Michiel Olland, Chairman/ Executive Vice President for Europe and Pacific Asia, Stitching Pensioenfonds ABP, Amsterdam, Holland
- Michel Pélisié, President, Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Paris, France
- Guy Perry, Managing Director Investments Environments, Warsaw, Poland
- Joao Pessoa e Costa, President, Ambelis, Lisbon, Portugal
- Henrique Polignac de Barros, President, Portuguese Association of Real Estate Developers-Investors, Lisbon, Portugal
- Francis Pons, President, CB Richard Ellis for Latin América and the Caribbean, Miami, USA
- Álvaro Portela, President, Sonae Imobiliária, Maia, Portugal
- Peter Reilly, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, European Real Estate Group, JP Morgan Fleming Assets Management, London, UK
- Struan Robertson, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley, Paris, France
- Ezequiel Rodríguez Failde, Principal, O?Connor Capital Partners, London, UK
- Richard Rosan, President, The Urban Land Institute, Washington DC, USA
- Michael Topham, Executive Vice President, Hynes, Londres, UK
- Edward B. Vinson, Executive Vice President- International Operations The Mills Corporation, Arlington, USA
- Xavier Vives, Professor ofEconomics and Finance, INSEAD, Fointanebleau, Francia
- Ronald Weidner, Executive Vice President - Head of International Operations, The Mills Corporation, Arlington, USA
National professionals to be highlighted among others:
- Miquel Valls, President, Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Navigation of Barcelona
- Jose Luis Bonet, President, Fira de Barcelona
- Joan Rosell, President, Fomento (Patronal Catalana de Empresarios)
- Ramón Serra, President, GISA
- Iñigo Aldaz, CEO, REALIA
- Salvador Alemany, CEO, Abertis Infraestructuras SA
- Ana Birulés, Vice President, Renta Corporación
- Ricardo Bofill, Architect, Taller de Arquitectura Ricardo Bofill
- Juan José Brugera, CEO, Inmobiliaria Colonial
- Antoni Cambredó, CEO, Grupo Godó, main sponsor of BMP
- Guillermo Chicote, President, Developers Association of Spain
- Héctor Colonques, President, Porcelanosa Grupo
- Calixto Corral, President, Fincas Corral
- José Cortina, Deputy Managing Director, Bancaja
- Emilio Cuatrecasas, President, Cuatrecasas Abogados
- Luis Cuevas, Director, Real Estate Division Necso
- Eduardo Fernández-Cuesta, CEO, CB Richard Ellis, España
- Pedro Gamero del Castillo, Chairman, Testa
- Enrique García Candelas, Managing Director, Santander Central Hispano
- Jesús García de Ponga, Managing Director, ANIDA Grupo BBVA
- Carlos González, President, Deloitte & Touche
- Luis Hernández de Cabanyes, President, Renta Corporación
- Manuel Jove, President, FADESA
- Joan Laporta i Estruch, President, FC Barcelona
- Germán López Madrid, President, Volvo España
- Lluís Marsá, Honorary President, Asociación de Promotores y Constructores de España
- Antonio Massanell, Deputy Managing Director, La Caixa, main sponsor of BMP
- Jose Luis Mateo, Architect, MAP Arquitectos
- Rafael Muñoz Toledo, President, Constructora Level
- Juan María Nin, CEO, Banco de Sabadell
- Jose Luis Núñez Clemente, President, Núñez y Navarro
- Luis Pereda, CEO, Grupo Lar
- Florentino Pérez, President, Grupo ACS
- Enric Reyna, President, Developers Association of Catalonia
- Joaquín Rivero, President, Metrovacesa
- Román Sanahuja, President, Sacresa
- Emilio Sánchez, Managing Director, Apex-Grupo Iberdrola
- Rafael Santamaría, President, Reyal Grupo
- Javier Solano, President, Restaura
- David Stein, President, The Stein Group
- Jose Luis Suárez, Professor, IESE
- Antonio Trueba, Executive President, Urbis
- Guillermo Vallet, President, Hoteles Catalonia
- Antonio Vila Bertrán, Deputy Director, La Caixa, main sponsor BMP
- Jose María Xercavins, CEO, Metrópolis
The BMP 2004 has granted the following awards:
- BMP Award to the Best National Professional to Román Sanahuja, President of SACRESA
- BMP Award to the Best International Professional to Larry Siegel, CEO and Chairman of The Mills Corporation
- BMP Award to the Best National Development to the City of Madrid for its urban transformation due to the Madrid 2012 candidature
- BMP Award to the Best International Development to the capital of Poland, Warsaw
- Special Jury?s Award to Javier Solano, President of Restaura.
Mr. Enrique Lacalle would like to highlight that ?BARCELONA MEETING POINT IS THE SHOW OF THE DREAMS?, since buying an apartment is one of the main events in the life of a family.
Barcelona Meeting Point is working in the organization of the 5th International Real Estate Show and Symposium Marbella Meeting Point that will take place in Marbella from the 20th to the 23rd of April, 2005.
El Consorcio de la Zona Franca de Barcelona?whose Executive President is Manuel Royes, President of B.M.P.S.A and Special Delegate of the State at the CZFB?actually organizes the three Meeting Point real estate shows as well as the International Logistics Show and BCN Futur, that will take place for the 8th to the 12th of December.
?There is no doubt the Consorcio?s contribution to the Fira and to Barcelona has been decisive in these last years, with two number one shows, Barcelona Meeting Point, the first one in Europe, and the International Logistics Show, the second one in Europe, plus the new show BCN Futur, all of them generate a lot of wealth and international projection for the city?, has said Manuel Royes.
Finally, the President of the Organizing Committee of BMP thanks all the authorities, national and international associations that collaborate with the Symposium, speakers, sponsors and very specially to the two main ones, La Caixa and La Vanguardia, exhibitors, national and international participants, media and the City of Barcelona for its collaboration and enthusiastic participation, that has made this 8th edition of the International Real Estate Show and Symposium be possible, that will keep on growing next year.
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