Rolf Buch
CEO, Vonovia
The Royal Automobile Club
89 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5HS
England
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 · The Royal Automobile Club | ||
| 12-1 pm | Registration & Lunch | |
| 1-1:05 pm | Welcoming Remarks | Maisy Wong, James T. Riady Associate Professor of Real Estate; Assistant Director, Grayken Program in International Real Estate, Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center at the Wharton School |
| 1:05-1:55 pm | Conversation: Is Real Estate Really a Global Asset Class? | Ron Havner, Chairman, Public Storage Inc., Chairman Emeritus, Shurgard Self Storage Ltd, in conversation with Ian Marcus OBE, Senior Adviser, Eastdil Secured |
| 1:55-2:10 pm | Networking Break | |
| 2:10-3 pm | Panel: What Does the Future Hold for European REITs? | Moderator: Patrick Long, Co-Head of European Real Estate, Lazard Panelists: Andrew Jones, Chief Executive, LondonMetric Property PLC Vishal Lakhani, Real-Estate Sector Specialist Sales, Kepler Cheuvreux Pere Viñolas, Chief Executive Officer, Colonial |
| 3-3:15 pm | Networking Break | |
| 3:15-4:05 pm | Panel: The Case for Investing in Affordable Housing | Moderator:Maisy Wong, James T. Riady Associate Professor of Real Estate; Assistant Director, Grayken Program in International Real Estate, Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center at the Wharton School Panelists: Rolf Buch, CEO, Vonovia Fiona Fletcher-Smith, Group Chief Executive, L&Q Robert-Jan Foortse, Head of European Property Investments, APG |
| 4:05-4:55 pm | Conversation: Market Recovery and Investment Amidst Dislocation | Kathleen McCarthy, Global Co-Head of Real Estate, Blackstone in conversation with James McCaffrey, Managing Director, Eastdil Secured |
| 4:55-5 pm | Closing Comments | Patrick Long, Co-Head of European Real Estate, Lazard Maisy Wong, James T. Riady Associate Professor of Real Estate; Assistant Director, Grayken Program in International Real Estate, Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center at the Wharton School |
Participants
Who's Attending
List complete as of May 14, 2025
| Company | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Westbrook Partners | Ahmed Abdulmalik | |
| Tritax Big Box REIT PLC | Aubrey Adams | Chair |
| Generali Real Estate SpA | Alberto Agazzi | Head of Generali Real Estate International |
| Hilco Real Estate Finance | Brad Altberger | CEO |
| Eastdil Secured | Riaz Azadi | Managing Director |
| BauMont Real Estate Capital | Robert Balick | Managing Partner |
| Blackstone | Fernando Bautista | Managing Director |
| Eastdil Secured | Iris Behler | Director |
| Shurgard Self Storage | Duncan Bell | COO |
| Eastdil Secured | Paolo Bellacosa | Managing Director |
| Bernstein | Sara Bellenda | Spec sales Real Estate/Infra |
| Arkus Real Estate LLP | Jeremy Bishop | Founder |
| FORA | Jason Blank | CEO |
| Oxford Properties | James Boadle | Senior Vice President |
| Birchwood RE Capital | Lorna Brown | CEO |
| British Land | Simon Carter | CEO |
| CenterSquare Investment Management | Tanya Chan | Capital Markets Analyst |
| J.P. Morgan Asset Management | Katie Chiurco | Managing Director |
| Wellcome Trust (Genome Campus) | Phil Clark | Chairman |
| DRC Savills IM | Rob Clayton | Partner |
| Lazard | Jolyon Coates | Director |
| Eastdil Secured | Peter Coates | Managing Director |
| EPRA | Barney Coleman | COO |
| H/2 Capital Partners | Bryan Cook | Managing Director |
| Helical | Richard Cotton | Chairman |
| Panattoni | Nick Cripps | Executive Director |
| Eastdil Secured | Arnaud De Sordi | Managing Director |
| Places for People | Peter Denton | Board Member |
| PSP | Deepa Devani | Senior Director |
| EQT Group, London | Savina Eneva | CR Managing Director |
| Blackstone | Donatella Fanti | Managing Director |
| Moorfield | Charlie Ferguson-Davie | Co-CEO / CIO |
| Crow Holdings Securities UK | Zeynep Fetvaci | Managing Director |
| Per Mario Floden | Consultant | |
| Blackbear Capital | Heath Forusz | Managing Partner |
| Robert Fowlds Consulting | Robert Fowlds | Director |
| Oak Investment Management Group | Nicholas Frankopan | Managing Director |
| Homes England | Peter Freeman | Chair |
| CBRE Investment Management | Paul Gibson | CIO EMEA Direct Strategies |
| Gregg Gilbert | ||
| Blackstone | Sumedha Goenka | Managing Director |
| Blackstone | David Gorleku | Managing Director |
| Dorrington Plc | Sean Gorvy | Executive Chair |
| GGR Group | Gabriela Gryger | Partner |
| Egon Zehnder | Nese Guner | Partner |
| Beo Asset Management | Andrew Gunne | Principal |
| 3RE | Pat Gunne | Chief Executive |
| Aboria Capital | Jessica Hardman | CEO & Co-Founder |
| Blackstone | Britta Harper | Managing Director |
| Deva Capital | Catherine Hong | Head of Real Estate |
| Eastdill | Johnny Horgan | Managing Director |
| Lazard | James Jacobs | Managing Director |
| PSP | Stephane Jalbert | Managing Director |
| Eastdil Secured | Eric Jansen | Managing Director |
| Urban Partners | Jane Jeffrey | Managing Director, NREP UK |
| UBN | Lucas Jullian Sahr | Advisor |
| Oaktree Capital Management | Stuart Keith | Managing Director |
| Evergreen | Adri Kerciku | Managing Director |
| Shurgard Self Storage | Ammar Kharouf | General Counsel |
| Kolytics | Hermant Kotak | CEO |
| Castleforge | Michael Kovacs | Founding Partner |
| Principal | John Kropke | Managing Director |
| Orion Capital Managers | Aref Lahham | Founding Partner |
| Precis Advisory Limited | Faizul Lalji | Director |
| DRC Savills IM | Dale Lattanzio | Managing Partner |
| FTI Consulting | Dido Laurimore | Senior Managing Director |
| Cale Street Partners LLP | Wilson Lee | Founding Partner & Senior Advisor |
| Lazard | Giacomo Liberti | Managing Director |
| Pelham Partners | Lily Lin | Advisor |
| Ogilvy Capital | Mads Loewe | Managing Director |
| Lazard | Patrick Long | Managing Director |
| Madison International Realty UK Ltd | Alex Lukesch | MD/ Head of European Investments |
| Realty Corporation Limited | Jonathan Lurie | Managing Partner |
| Patrizia | Chris Lydiker | Head of Real Estate Debt Origination |
| Eastdil Secured | David Mackasey | Director |
| PineBridge Benson Elliot | George MacKinnon | Managing Director |
| Castleforge | Adam MacLeod | Partner |
| Schroders | James MacNamara | Global Head of Value-Add & Alternatives, Real Estate |
| LaSalle | Daniel Mahoney | Head of Europe Research & Strategy |
| The Pollen Estate | Noel Manns | Chair |
| Eastdil Secured | Roy March | CEO |
| Eastdil Secured | Ian Marcus | Senior Adviser |
| ESR Europe | Simon Marriott | Managing Director, Investment |
| Lazard | Caitlin Martin | Director |
| Oxford Properties | Joanne McNamara | EVP - Europe |
| ICAMAP | Harm Meijer | Founding Partner |
| Enra Partners | Justin Meissel | Co-Founder and Partner |
| Omnam Group | Kevin Meyer | Chief Investment Officer |
| Pinebridge Benson Elliott | Marc Mogull | Partner |
| Amapola Capital | Ian Morgan | Director |
| Clarion Housing Group | Heike Munro | NED |
| Blackbear Capital Partners | John Nacos | Vice Chairman |
| Morgan Staney | Shamik Narotam | Managing Director |
| Conquer Dawn Management | Viacheslav Nazarov | CIO |
| Uplace - Broeklin Brussels | Astrid Nellemann | Senior Advisor |
| Shurgard | Isabel Neumann | CIO |
| BDT & MSD | Nick Newburger | Managing Director |
| Indvest | Mark Nolan | Principal |
| Kiri Properties | Mark O'Rorke | UK and European Director |
| Lazard | Sebastian O'Shea-Farren | Director |
| CogNovum | Roelof Opperman | Founder & CEO |
| Pelham Partners Ltd | Roger Orf | Partner |
| Pelham Partners | Ted Orf | Partner |
| Shurgard Self Storage | Marc Oursin | CEO |
| Shurgard Self Storage | Thomas Oversberg | CFO |
| Deutsche Bank | Lucinda Parkhurst | Managing Director |
| Sixth Street | Giulio Passanisi | Partner |
| Norges Bank Investment Management | Jayesh Patel | Head of Real Estate, UK |
| TRS | Pasquale Pedata | Principal |
| Revcap | Andrew Pettit | CEO |
| Blackstone | Stephen Plavin | Senior Managing Director |
| Tristan Capital | Dan Pottorff | Head of Debt Investments |
| Brookfield Global Property Advisor Limited | Richard Powers | Managing Partner |
| Kefren Capital Real Estate | Pelayo Primo de Revera Oriol | CEO |
| Strategic Value Partners | Laura Raffo | Director |
| CBRE Investment Management | Sabina Reeves | Chief Economist |
| BGO | Sebastian Rossavik | Managing Director |
| J.P. Morgan Asset Management | Michele Russo | Executive Director, Deputy Head of Acquisitions |
| Picton Property Income | Francis Salway | Chairman |
| Incus Capital | Eduardo San Martin | Director |
| Modal Property | Nicholas Schiloff | Managing Partner |
| Blackstone | James Seppala | Senior Managing Director |
| Tokoro Capital LLP | Sanjay Sethi | Partner |
| Best Star Real Estate | Luv Shah | Co-Founder |
| Deloitte | Louise Sherwin | Director |
| Clarendon Group | Chris Shirley | Chair |
| IREMIS | Jos Short | Co Founder and Co Chairman |
| Green Street | Andrew Simmons | Managing Director |
| Blackstone | Alexander Simon | Managing Director |
| Orion Capital Managers | Van Stults | Founding Partner |
| Blackstone | Michael Swank | Sr. Managing Director |
| LSL Partners | Mark Tagliaferri | Chairman |
| Generali Real Estate | Michiel te Paske | Head of Investor Relations & Capital Raising |
| H/2 Capital Partners | Victor Tiutin | Investment Analyst |
| Greystar | Bryony Tomlinson | Managing Director |
| EQT RE | John Toukatly | Partner |
| Platform | Jean-Marc Vandevivere | Chief Executive |
| Safestore | Frederic Vecchioli | CEO |
| Big Yellow | Nick Vetch | Executive Chairman |
| Eastdil Secured | Max von Hurter | Managing Director |
| M&G Asia Property Fund | Rob Walker | Independent Non-Executive Director |
| Schroders | Tom Walker | Portfolio Manager |
| ALTERX | Thomas Walsh | Managing Partner |
| Eastdil Secured | Rob Weinberg | Managing Director |
| Blackstone | Peter Werhahn | Managing Director |
| MetLife | Paul Wilson | Managing Director |
| Ian Womack | ||
| Lendlease Europe | Elle Xu | Head of Acquisitions |
| PIMCO | Kirill Zavodov | Head of Real Estate Equity, EMEA |
| Jon Zehner | ||
| Michael Zerda |