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 de Barcelona, considers that the twelfth edition of BMP, “has overcome the crisis, surpassing all the pessimistic expectations. We have made our city, once again, Europe’s real estate capital in Autumn, we’ve had professionals from 55 countries, we have hosted a Professional Exhibition with a 75% internationalization, we have equalled the visiting professionals’ participation to that of 2007, already a record, we have carried out a great Symposium with 131 speakers, we have brought over investors, which is what our exhibitors from all over the world demanded from us. Panama, as our guest country, has been a success in participation and business deals, just like Sâo Paulo, where we will probably carry out next 2009 our Brazil Meeting Point. We’ve had a larger than ever participation of national and international authorities and, what is more important, we have enabled that our exhibitors, from the Professional as well as from the General Attendance Exhibition, made contacts and sales (as they can confirm).
Lastly, despite the moment, Barcelona Meeting Point has proved to be a very useful Show for the industry and profitable for those participating in it, and, thus, it will take place again next Autumn turning Barcelona again into the world’s real estate capital.
The participation figures are impressive:
SYMPOSIUM FIGURES
• Symposium Participants 2,475
• Speakers 131
• Symposium Sessions 43
EXHIBITION HALL FIGURES
• Professional visitors 22,010
• Professional visitors and General Attendance 130,000
• Exhibiting companies 423
• Participating companies 8,725
• National companies 60%
• International companies 40%
• Exhibiting countries 23
• Participating countries 55
• Registered national journalists 549
• Registered international journalists 171
Enrique Lacalle says the BMP’2008 figures confirm the exhibition, which has occupied halls number 1, 5 and 8 as the first Real Estate Exhibition in Spain, the only professional and international one and a point of reference in the European real estate industry, and confirm the slogan that says: “BMP has proved to be the meeting place for the European and Latin American real estate industry
Enrique Lacalle points out that the 13th edition of BMP will take place from the 3rd to the 8th of November, 2009..
Although it is very difficult to make an exact calculation, in the duration of BMP’2008 “the estimate turnover of the real estate deals carried out by the exhibitors between the General Attendance and the Professional exhibition may exceed the 2,000 million euros, to be specified in the next months with a great growth in the international real estate transactions, specially Panama and Brazil”.
Lastly, Enrique Lacalle would like to highlight several aspects of BMP’2008:
• First, the overall satisfaction of exhibitors, professionals, Symposium attendees, and national and international attendance.
• Second, BMP’2008 has contributed to the hotel booking in the city due to its both national and international attendance, which created business for the city of Barcelona 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 2008 (more than a 150).
• Fifth, its international profile with 75% 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.
• Seventh, the success of the initiatives “Panama, Guest Country” and “Sâo Paulo, Guest City”.
It has to be pointed out the presence of the national, autonomic, and international personalities in the exhibition as:
National authorities:
José Montilla, President, Generalitat de Catalunya
Beatriz Corredor, Minister of Housing
Jordi Hereu, Mayor, City of Barcelona
Joan Rangel, Delegate of the Government in Catalonia
Guillermo Fernández Vara, Presidente, Junta de Extremadura
Francesc Baltasar i Albesa, Minister of Environment and Housing, Government of Catalonia
Joaquim Nadal, Minister of Territorial Policy and Public Works, Government of Catalonia
Manuel Royes Vila, Special Delegate of the State, Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona
Miquel Valls, President, Chamber of Commerce, Barcelona
Jordi William Carnes, 3rd Deputy Mayor of Tax and Economic Development, City of Barcelona
Ramón García Bragado, 4th Deputy Mayor, City of Barcelona
Juan Antonio March, Spain’s Ambassador to Russia
Ana Isabel Mariño, Minister of Environment, Housing and Urban Planning, Government of Madrid
José Luis Quintana, Minister of Housing, Government of Extremadura
Francisco Gonzalez Buendía, Minister of Infrastructures, Territorial Policy and Housing, Government of Asturias
Julián Sánchez Pingarrón, Minister of Housing, Government of Castilla La Mancha
Juan Espadas Cejas, Minister of Housing and Urban Planning, Government of Andalucía
Alfonso Vicente Barra, Minister of Public Works, Urban Planning and Transport, Government of Aragón
Inés Rojas de León, Minister of Social Welfare and Housing, Government of Canary Islands
José María Mazón Ramos, Minister of Public Works and Urban Planning, Government of Cantabria,
Nuria Marín i Martínez, Mayor, L’Hospitalet
Bartomeu Muñoz Calvet, Mayor, Santa Coloma de Gramanet
Lluís Tejedor, Mayor, El Prat de Llobregat
Santi Vila, Mayor, Figueres
César Arrizabalaga, Mayor, Montcada i Reixac
José Manuel Galindo, President, APCE
Enric Reyna, President, APCE Barcelona
Macià Alavedra, Ex-Minister, Government of Catalonia
Miguel Bonilla, Director, Incasòl
Juan José de Gracia, CEO, Empresa Municipal de la Vivienda y Suelo
Félix Arias, Managing Director, SEPES
Jan Van Hallen, Housing Managing Director, Governement of Madrid
Carme Trilla, Ministry of Environment and Housing, Government of Catalonia
Agustín Cordón, Managing Director, Fira de Barcelona
Xavier Trías, President, CIU Municipal Group
Alberto Fernández Díaz, President, PP Municipal Group, City of Barcelona Josep Joan Moreso Mateos, Principal, University Pompeu Fabra
International authorities to be highlighted:
Rubén Arosemena, Second Vice President, Republic of Panama
Gabriel Díez, Minister of Housing, Republic of Panama
Nicolás Ardito Barletta, Ex President of Panamá and President of the Board of Directors of the Corporación Panamericana de Desarrollo
H.E. Ali Al Shamsi, Director of the Economy Department, Ministry of External Affaire, Government of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
Fares Al-Enzi, Ministry of Information, Government of Kuwait, Kuwait City
Leonel Arcangelo Pavan, Vice Governor, State of Santa Catarina, Brazil
Dmitry Svatkovskh, Ministry of Investment Policies, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Caio Carvalho, President SP Turis, Sâo Paulo
Alfredo Cotait, Secretary of International Relations, City of Sâo Paulo
Orlando de Almeida, Secretary of Housing, City of Sâo Paulo
Lionel Leal, Secretary of Tourism, Salvador de Bahía
Guriev Nikita, Minister of Housing, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Valery Anglichaninov, Deputy Mayor, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Hermano Carvalho, Director, Ministry of Tourism, Brasilia
Ricardo Coutinho, Mayor, Joâo Pessoa
Eulein Morais, Secretary of Tourism, Goiania
Elzario Pereia, Secretary of Tourism, Joâo Pessoa
Tomé Franca, Executive Secretary of Tourism, State of Pernambuco, Recife
Domingos Leonelli, Secretary of Tourism, State of Bahia, Salvador
Vinicius Lummertz, Secretary of Tourism, State of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis
Roman Strongin, President of the University, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Evgenh Koposov, Dean of the Architecture University, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Dmitri Krasnov, Director, Chamber of Trade and Industry, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Miguel Ángel Cañizales, Panama’s Ambassador to Spain
Gloria de la Espriella, Ministry of Trade and Industries, Panama
International Professionals to be highlighted
John Carrafiell, Global Head, Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing, London
Romeu Chap Chap, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Secovi, Sâo Paulo
William Kistler, President EMEA / India, The Urban Land Institute
Henri Alster, Chairman, GRI, London
Reem Aridi, General Manager, Royalty Real Estate, Dubai
Octavio de Barros, Director of Macroeconomic Studies, Bradesco, Sâo Paulo
Abdulrazak Al-Buaijan, Director of the Real Estate Department, Kuwait Investment Office, Kuwait City
Ahmad Mana Al Otaiba, CEO, Al Otaiba Group, Abu Dhabi
Brian Betel, Vice President, Cerberus
Alessandro Bronda, Head of Investment Strategy, Aberdeen Property Investors, Brussels
Philip W. Charls, CEO, EPRA
Joao Crestana, President SECOVI-SP, Sâo Paulo
Greg Clark, Senior Fellow, The Urban Land Institute, London
Jean Charles Decaux, Chief Executive and Managing Director, JC Decaux, Paris
Sylvia Gansser-Potts, Director of Property and Tourism Team, EBRD, London
Eduardo Gorayeb, President, Rodobens, Sâo Paulo
Donald Gordon, President, Life Liberty International, London
Maurizio Grilli, Group Senior Analyst, Grosvenor, London
Joseph Houlihan, CEO and Managing Director, Cohen & Steers, New York
François Isnard, Deputy Managing Director, European Property Federation, Brussels
Gilberto Jordan, Administrator, Lusotur, Lisbon
Kazimierz Kirejczyk, President, REAS, Warsaw
Ric Lewis, Chief Executive, Curzon Global Partners, London
Eduardo Maldonado, Coordinator, European Concerted Action for the Transposition of the "Energy Performance of Buildings Directive", Brussels
Michael MacBrien, Director General, European Property Federation, Brussels
Nassos Manginas, Head of CEE, IPD, London
Frederique Monjanel, Managing Director Development, ING Real Estate, Paris
Roger Messenger, Chairman, TEGoVA, Brussels
Vitalii Mygashko, Vice President Operations, Black Sea Trade and Development Bank, Thessaloniki
Arun Nanda, President, Mahindra & Mahindra, Mumbai
Gert-Joost Peek, Director of Research, ING Real Estate Development, The Hague
Joâo Pessoa e Costa, President, Fernando Martins, Lisbon
Henrique Polignac de Barros President, Portuguese Association of Developers and Investors, Lisbon
Eri Remoto, CEO, Mixta Africa
Joaquim Ribeiro, Finance Director / Chairman, Sonae Sierra / EU REIT Coalition, Maia
Stuart Robertson, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley, Paris
Richard Sobel, CEO, Alfa Capital Partners, Moscow
Haluk Sur, CEO, Paladin Real Estate, Istanbul
Philippe Weyland, Managing Director, MotelOne, Munich
National professionals to be highlighted
Juan Antonio Alcaraz, Executive Deputy Managing Director, La Caixa
Iñigo Aldaz, CEO-Managing Director, Realia
Isak Andic, President, Mango
Joaquín Arenas, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Spain
Ricardo Arranz, President, RA Capital
Rafael Avilés, Managing Director, Grosvenor España
Eduard Aznar, Executive Director, PROCAM
Ignacio Bayón, President, Realia
Ricardo Bofill, Architect, Taller de Arquitectura Ricardo Bofill
Josep Canós, Managing Director, Saba Aparcaments
Josep Carbonell, CEO, Copcisapromo
Fernando Casado, Managing Director, Instituto de la Empresa Familiar
Lluís Casamitjana, President, ESPAIS
Joaquín Castellví, President, Grupo Castellví
Luis Claraza, President, Urbanizadora XXI
Héctor Colonques, CEO, Porcelanosa
Luís Conde, SEELIGER Y CONDE
Fernando Conde, Managing Director, Newland Property Consultance
José Luis Escobar, Assets Director, Telefónica,
Andres Esteban, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley España, S.A.
Martín Eyríes, Honorary President, Vallehermoso
Marcelino Fernández, President, Dragados, S.A.
Eduardo Fernandez Cuesta, Managing Director, CB Richard Ellis
Rafael Fernández-Ladreda, Alameda Investments
Bruno Figueras, President, Habitat Grupo Empresarial
Joan Font, Managing Director, Abertis Logística
Juan Gandarias, Deputy Managing Director, La Caixa - Private Banking,
Carmen Godia, "El Conventet"
Carlos Godó, CEO, Grupo Godó
Bruno Gómez-Acebo, Alameda Investments
Jesús González Moro, Executive President, INBISA Bilbao
Salvador Grané, Managing Director of the Real Estate Department, Banc de Sabadell
Luis Hernández de Cabanyes, President, Renta Corporación
Francesc Homs, President, Abertis Logística
Luis Isasi, President, Morgan Stanley
Germán López, President, Volvo Car España
Daniel Loureda, CEO, Testa
Félix Llorente Sanz, Managing Director, Wilcox
Marta Madrenas, Vice President, Consell de Col.legis d' Agents de la Propietat Immobiliària de Catalunya
José Manuel Marjalizo, Executive President, INMOBILIARIA CONCEPT
Eduardo Mendiluce, Director, Caixa Catalunya
Santiago Mercadé, CEO, Grup Layetana
José Mestre, President, Tercat
Jordi Miarnau, Honorary President, COMSA
José Miarnau, CEO, COMSA
Jordi Moix, Expansion Managing Director, Reyal Urbis
Manel Nadal, CEO, Promomed
Rafael Muñoz Toledo, President, Constructora Level
Josep Lluís Núñez Clemente, President, Nuñez y Navarro
Luis Pereda, President, Grupo Lar
Enrique Perez-Hernández, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley España, S.A.
Josep M. Piqué, CEO, 22@Barcelona
María Reig, Reig Capital Group
Josep Ribas, Architect, Ribas Arquitectos
Jordi Robinat, CEO, Medgroup
Manuel Romera, Executive Director, “la Caixa”
Ricardo Rodrigo Amar, President, Grupo RBA Editores
Emilio Sánchez, Managing Director, Iberdrola
Rafael Santamaría, President, Reyal
José Luis Suárez, Professor, IESE
Joan Tapia, Journalist, El Periódico de Catalunya
Manuel Torreblanca, Barceleuro
Guillermo Vallet CEO, Hoteles Catalonia
David Vilá, Vice President, Renta Corporación
Josep Mª Vilà, Managing Director, Indra
Carles Vilarrubí, President, Consejeros de Comunicación
Pere Viñolas, CEO, Inmobiliaria Colonial
Josep M. Xercavins, CEO, Metropolis Inmobiliarias y Restauración
Last November 6th, BMP 2008 granted the following awards:
- BMP Award to the Best National Professional to Jordi Miarnau
- BMP Award to the Best International Professional to Romeu Chap Chap, Emeritus Chairman, SECOVI (Brazil)
- BMP Award to the Best National Development to the Parc Recerca Biomédica of Barcelona
- BMP Award to the Best International Development to Globe Town, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia)
- Special Award to the Governement of Extremadura’s Public Housing Policy
- Special Award to the new Telefónica headquarters
Mr. Enrique Lacalle would like to highlight that “BARCELONA MEETING POINT IS STILL THE SHOW OF THE DREAMS”, since buying an apartment is one of the main events in the life of a family. “Barcelona Meeting Point 2008 has fulfilled all the expectations consolidating itself as a leading exhibition in the industry”, said Lacalle.
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—at present time organizes the Meeting Point real estate shows, BMP, Central Europe Meeting Point, Bucharest Meeting Point, and the International Logistics Show to take place on June 2-5, 2009.
“The crisis that the industry is suffering is an acute readjustment, not a chronic sickness. The real estate industry has worked very successfully and in the future it will carry on being an economic pillar. The mistake has been to think that it was the hegemonic pillar that could support everything. And a country can not play everything to a single card. This is the ideal time to reconsider strategies, to see what economy we want and also what real estate we want. An I think that BMP has been the best scenery to carry out that thinking”, has said Manuel Royes.
Finally, the Chairman 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 main ones, La Caixa, (Leading Sponsor) La Vanguardia, La Razón, El Economista, TV3, FBEX and CB Richard Ellis, as well as to the rest of sponsors such as Morgan Stanley, Endesa, Iris Plus, Porcelanosa, Air.E, Copcisa, Incasòl, Magma, Gerens Hill, Iberdrola and Creditsevices, exhibitors, national and international participants, media and the City of Barcelona for their collaboration and enthusiastic participation, that has made this 12th edition of the International Real Estate Show and Symposium be possible.
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