INVESTMENT STRATEGIES FOR THE FUTURE

7TH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT DAY

5 TH MAY 2026

FRankfurt AM MAIN

UNLOCKING INVESTMENT POTENTIAL

Strategies for the future

The Real Estate Investment Day in Frankfurt is a one-day conference that brings together investment and fund managers from the real estate sector, as well as fund initiators, and industry consultants. The conference focuses on current developments in Europe and worldwide, going beyond the German horizon.

Participants from various countries will gain valuable insights into the German real estate investment market, while German attendees receive current information on trends and investment opportunities abroad, across all asset and risk classes.

The conference is targeted at professionals and managers from German and European real estate companies, including investment and asset managers, family offices, real estate investment trusts, private equity and institutional investors, as well as representatives of real estate debt funds, REITs and investment companies.

Agenda
08:30

START REGISTRATION 2025

09:30 - 09:40

WELCOME & Introduction

Jochen Goetzelmann
Managing Partner
Targa Communications
Andrew Barber
Managing Director
Targa Communications
09:40 - 10:10

Opening Keynote

From crisis to opportunity: Geopolitics, AI, and the future of European real estate

Ignacio de la Torre
Chief Economist
Arcano Partners
10:10 - 10:50

PANEL DISCUSSION

Moderator:

Honoré Achille Simo
Executive Director, Value and Risk
Advisory
JLL

Global investors' perspectives on real estate investments in Europe

Frederik Clement
Vice President | Investments Real Estate
Brookfield Asset Management
Irina Stamate-Rocha
Senior Partner
Patron Capita
Thomas Wiegand
Managing Director
Cerberus
10:50 - 11:35

Panel Discussion

Moderator:

Maurizio Grilli
Investment Director
Property Funds Research

When will the long-term money be back?

Sebastian Feix
Managing Director
AFIAA
Robert Feldt
Investment Director
CapMan Real Estate
Dominique Göller
Director Institutional Capital
SICORE Real Assets
Iryna Pylypchuk
Director of Research & Market Information
INREV
11:35 - 11:50

COFFEE BREAK

11:50 - 12:35

PANEL DISCUSSION

Moderator:

Martina Williams
Head of Work Dynamics
Northern Europe
JLL

Cross-border investment in digital infrastructure

Rouzbeh Amini
Head of Infrastructure Origination
Paul Lewis
Managing Director
European Data Centres
Principal Asset Management
Christina Mertens
Vice President of Business
Development EMEA
Virtus Data Centres
Lars Reubekeul
Rechtsanwalt | Partner |
Head of Real Estate Germany
DLA Piper
12:35 - 13:00

EXPERT TALK

Investor & manager in dialogue: Navigating challenges, driving success

Dr. Marian Berneburg
Head of Alternatives
Evangelische Zusatzversorgungskasse
Rodney Bysh
Managing Partner
Feldberg Capital
13:00 - 14:00

LUNCH BREAK

14:00 - 14:30

PRESENTATION

The future of real estate: Embracing AI and technology for tomorrow’s market

Ran Laufer
Managing Partner
REACH Israel-Second Century Venture
14:30 - 15:00

presentation

AI use case: Automating due diligence

Johannes Graf
Senior Product Manager
Drooms
Jan Hoffmeister
Co-Founder & CEO
Drooms
15:00 - 15:30

PANEL DISCUSSION

Moderator:

James Bauer MRICS
Managing Director
Kroll REAG

Renewable returns: Why solar & storage should matter to real estate investors

Christean Schmidt
Chief Operating Officer
DEE AG
Silvia Schmitten-Walgenbach
Chief Operating Officer
Aquila Capita
Arne Weinig
Managing Partner
Tauber-Solar
15:30 - 15:50

COFFEE BREAK

15:50 - 16:20

PANEL DISCUSSION

Moderator:

Nicole Bittlingmayer
Partner
Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft

Impulse:

Claudia Hoffmann
Partner
LUTHER Luxembourg

ELTIF 2.0: Awakening a sleeping beauty

Sebastian Baer
Head Wealth Solutions International
PATRIZIA SE
Ludger Wibbeke
Managing Director
HANSAINVEST
16:20 - 16:50

Panel Discussion

Moderator:

Dr. Patrick Züchner
CIO
AUKERA

Real estate debt investments: supporting market recovery, securing attractive yields

Dr. Thomas Prüm
LL.M. (NYU)
Partner
BCLP
Dominik J. Rüger
Senior Director
Debt Advisory & Capital Markets
JLL
Susanne Skujat
Senior Portfoliomanagerin
Fund Management-Real Assets
Helaba Invest
16:50 - 17:20

Panel Discussion

Moderator:

Marc P. Werner
Partner
Hogan Lovells

Why hotel assets are still hot, and how not to get your fingers burnt

Gil Bar
Managing Partner
MBS Invest
Ursula Kriegl
Director Business Development
SV Hotel
Maximilian Vasholz
Director
BC Partners
17:20 - 17:50

PANEL DISCUSSION

Moderator:

Charles Kingston
CEO
REFIRE

The future of office assets: Strategies for a market in transition

Nicolas Deuerling
Partner
Gowling WLG
Prof. Dr. Verena Rock MRICS
Head of IIWM
TH Aschaffenburg
Christoph Wittkop
Managing Partner | CEO
Sonar Real Estate
17:50 - 18:15

CLOSING KEYNOTE

What listed markets prices reveal – and why Germany is ripe for investment

Harm Meijer
Founding Partner
ICAMAP
18:15 - 18:20

WRAP-UP

18:20 - 20:00

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Rouzbeh Amini

Head of Infrastructure Origination

Sebastian Baer

Head Wealth Solutions International
PATRIZIA SE

Gil Bar

Managing Partner
MBS Invest

Andrew Barber

Managing Director
Targa Communications

Dr. Marian Berneburg

Head of Alternatives
Evangelische Zusatzversorgungskasse

Nicole Bittlingmayer

Partner
Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft

Rodney Bysh

Managing Partner
Feldberg Capital

Frederik Clement

Vice President | Investments Real Estate
Brookfield Asset Management

Nicolas Deuerling

Partner
Gowling WLG

Sebastian Feix

Managing Director
AFIAA

Robert Feldt

Investment Director
CapMan Real Estate

Jochen Goetzelmann

Managing Partner
Targa Communications

Dominique Göller

Director Institutional Capital
SICORE Real Assets

Johannes Graf

Senior Product Manager
Drooms

Maurizio Grilli

Investment Director
Property Funds Research

Claudia Hoffmann

Partner
LUTHER Luxembourg

Jan Hoffmeister

Co-Founder & CEO
Drooms

Dominik J. Rüger

Senior Director
Debt Advisory & Capital Markets
JLL

Charles Kingston

CEO
REFIRE

Ursula Kriegl

Director Business Development
SV Hotel

Ran Laufer

Managing Partner
REACH Israel-Second Century Venture

Paul Lewis

Managing Director
European Data Centres
Principal Asset Management

Harm Meijer

Founding Partner
ICAMAP

Christina Mertens

Vice President of Business
Development EMEA
Virtus Data Centres

Prof. Dr. Verena Rock MRICS

Head of IIWM
TH Aschaffenburg

James Bauer MRICS

Managing Director
Kroll REAG

Dr. Thomas Prüm

LL.M. (NYU)
Partner
BCLP

Iryna Pylypchuk

Director of Research & Market Information
INREV

Lars Reubekeul

Rechtsanwalt | Partner |
Head of Real Estate Germany
DLA Piper

Christean Schmidt

Chief Operating Officer
DEE AG

Silvia Schmitten-Walgenbach

Chief Operating Officer
Aquila Capita

Honoré Achille Simo

Executive Director, Value and Risk
Advisory
JLL

Susanne Skujat

Senior Portfoliomanagerin
Fund Management-Real Assets
Helaba Invest

Irina Stamate-Rocha

Senior Partner
Patron Capita

Ignacio de la Torre

Chief Economist
Arcano Partners

Maximilian Vasholz

Director
BC Partners

Arne Weinig

Managing Partner
Tauber-Solar

Marc P. Werner

Partner
Hogan Lovells

Ludger Wibbeke

Managing Director
HANSAINVEST

Thomas Wiegand

Managing Director
Cerberus

Martina Williams

Head of Work Dynamics
Northern Europe
JLL

Christoph Wittkop

Managing Partner | CEO
Sonar Real Estate

Dr. Patrick Züchner

CIO
AUKERA
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