Estates Gazette

EG European Industrial & Distribution Summit

15th - 16th October 2008, Hotel Atlantic Kempinski, Hamburg, Germany

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Day 1 - Wednesday 15 October 2008

12:00

Registration & Lunch

12:40

Chairman's welcome

Peter Bill , Editor
Estates Gazette
12:45

Keynote address: The EU Commission's Freight Logistics Policy

John Berry , Principal Administrator
European Commission - Directorate General for Energy and Transport
13:00

The Market

> A Macro Overview of the global economy - the plight of sectors and geographical locations
> European industrial and distribution sector: Rents, locations and space demand and investment prospects
> East-v-West, emerging versus traditional locations
 

Dr Holger Schmieding , Chief Economist, Europe
Bank of America
Prof. Dr. Dieter W. Rebitzer , Professor in Finance and Investment, Department of Real Estate
Business Economics and Environment University (BEEU), Nürtingen- Geislingen
13:50

Transport and logistic: trends across Europe

Part 1: Ports - followed by panel discussion
> Emerging transport patterns and occupier perspectives
> Multimodal transport - recent trends
> Growth prospects port-side and development possibilities
> How does the investor view port-side investment?
> Focus on the port/rail interface: Rail hub capacity?

Juergen Sorgenfrei , Chairman
Port of Hamburg Marketing
Julian Skelnik , Chairman
Baltic Ports Association
Nick Orbell , General Manager, Real Estate Development
Hutchison Ports (UK)
14:50

Refreshments

15:15

Part 2: Roads, Railways and Internal Waterways

Followed by a panel discussion

> Changing distribution patterns
> Cross-Europe road network developments
> Will occupiers and logistic operations always use roads?
> Emerging demand and comparative look at roads-vs-rail dynamics
> Infrastructure developments: the European Rail Project
> Occupier perspectives on freight travel; and distribution from nodes to end users
 

Stephen Harley , Director, Material Planning & Logistics, Ford of Europe
Ford Motor Company
Lord Berkeley , Chairman
Rail Freight Group
Thomas Westphal , MD, Business Development
Wincanton, Germany
16:15

Break

16:25

Workshop

> Emerging markets
> East vs West
> Research data by King Sturge and DTZ
16:55

Occupier's Perspectives

Chaired by John Harvey.

> Distribution strategies
> Emerging hubs
> New significant markets
> What affects regional location decisions?

John Harvey , CBE, former Chairman and Chief Executive - Chairman
of Tibbett & Britten & Keswick Enterprise Ltd and Fellow of the Chartered Insitute of Transport
Martyn Pellow , Development Director
PD Ports
Derrick Potter , Executive Chairman
The Potter Group
Graham Wilkie , Supply Chain Director
PC World
Jeremy Davidson
NYK Line
17:55

Chairman's closing remarks

19:00

Drinks reception

Supported by -

19:45

Networking dinner

Dinner Speaker: Rohit Talwar, CEO of Fast Future

Evening Entertainment: Hamburger Cello Duo

Day 2 - Thursday 16 October 2008

8:30

Coffee

9:00

Chairman's opening remarks

Peter Bill , Editor
Estates Gazette
9:05

The developers' perspectives

Panel discussion
> Trends across Europe
> Rising construction cost - based on rising oil prices, same for steel and labour cost
> Is sustainability profiitable? short term versus long term
> Credit markets - cost of debt and impact on funding developments
> Valuations/profit margins of developments
> Standardising product offerings across different countries
> Multi-let sector: growth prospects
Mike Hughes , Executive Director
Helios
Nigel Rowe , Senior Vice President, Global Services Europe
ProLogis
Ian Worboys , Managing Director - Western Europe
Panattoni Europe
Mo Barzegar , Managing Director
AMB Europe
Remon L Vos , Managing Director
CTP Invest
Andy Gulliford , Director of Logistics
SEGRO
Ingo Steves , Country Director Germany
Gazeley
10:00

Forecasting Investment Strategies

> Who is buying what and where?
> What is the impact of repricing?
> The effect of market conditions on demand, price and vacancy rates
> How are logistics players affected by higher fuel costs?
 

Peter Schuijlenburg , VP and General Manager for Germany
AMB Europe
Ines Reinmann , European COO
SEGRO
Uwe Schoessow , Managing Director and Head of Asset Management and
Valad, Germany
Danny Peeters , CEO, European Logistics
Goodman Real Estate
Thierry De Wever , Portfolio Manager, European Industrial Fund & Logistic Property Fund, Europe
ING Real Estate Investment Management
10:55

Refreshments

11:25

The logistical future

The who, what, where and why of the industrial and distribution sector.
 

Douglas Kent , Founder & Master Instructor
eKNOWtion & Supply Chain Council
John Berry , Principal Administrator
European Commission - Directorate General for Energy and Transport
Walter Hens , Group Business Development Director
SEGRO
James Behrens , Country Director India
Gazeley
12:25

Chairman's closing remarks

12:30

Networking lunch

13:30

Study Tour - The Port of Hamburg

Tour supported by:

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