Dieter Knittel is Head of International Real Estate Finance for Central and Eastern Europe at pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank. Dieter is responsible for the bank’s lending portfolio in the region. The regional focus is on Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania. Dieter has been active in the CEE market for more than twenty years, including five years based in Warsaw as Head of Credit and Senior Risk Management.

Devi Kolli, the CEO and Co-founder of i3 Simulations, possesses over 16 years of expertise in leading tech start-ups specialising in Extended Reality (XR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). With a diverse background encompassing retail, entertainment, and education, Devi has successfully propelled bootstrap tech startups to global growth and exits valued at over GBP 200 million. In 2019, inspired by the intersection of AI and XR, she co-founded i3 Simulations with the aim of democratising medical simulation training through immersive technologies.

Under her visionary leadership, i3 Simulations is reshaping the landscape of healthcare education and research. As a seasoned entrepreneur Devi holds several other business interests including property development and has served on the future of shopping malls forum during her early days of career. She has great insights into how property markets operate in AI era where demand for virtual activities is making a serious impact on to physical brick and motor investments. Devi’s dedication to leveraging emerging technologies for positive change positions her as a transformative leader at the forefront of redefining the future of virtual and physical co-existence.

Szymon set up and run fund’s operations in Europe.

Previously, Szymon worked as Executive Director at Haitong investment bank, where he was responsible for various investment banking transactions (M&A, DCM, ECM and structured finance), as well as in the private equity fund SINO-CEEF, where he was responsible for the CEE region, including fundraising, searching for investment transactions and relations with the governments of CEE countries. Previously, Szymon had also worked at ICBC bank, where he had been responsible for business development in the CEE region, and at Citi bank, where he had worked in various areas of corporate banking in Poland, London and the CEE region.

Szymon studied at Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University and Warsaw School of Economics in Poland as well as Henley Business School in Great Britain.

The Managing Director of Panattoni Hungary. Since 2021, he has been leading the Hungarian subsidiary of Europe’s largest industrial real estate developer: under his leadership, the initial three-person team has grown into an office with 11 experienced and recognized professionals.

Between 2006 and 2019, as the local head of Prologis, he oversaw all business and development activities of the logistics company, as well as project management and the work of the operations and finance departments. Additionally, from 2009, he served as the Managing Director of Prologis’s Romanian office for five years.

Throughout his career, he has been responsible for the development of half a million square meters of new industrial real estate and the management of more than one million square meters of real estate assets, handling approximately 200 hectares of land acquisitions.

He began his professional career at a real estate consultancy firm in Budapest and then continued at CBRE, where his responsibilities included consulting, leasing, valuation, and marketing activities related to industrial and commercial properties. Since 2011, he has been a member of RICS and obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Business Sciences from the International Business School (IBS) in Budapest, followed by a degree in real estate specialization.

Due to his twenty years of experience in real estate development, asset management, leasing, and acquisitions, he is a recognized expert in the real estate market.

Panattoni, Europe’s leading industrial real estate developer, entered the Hungarian market in May 2021, aiming to serve its tenants in e-commerce, logistics, freight forwarding, distribution, and light manufacturing at the highest level, just as it does in other European countries.

David is a Board Director and Shareholder at Air Design, an award winning brand experience and design studio from London. With over twenty years of experience in the real estate industry, David has worked with many of the world’s leading real estate developers in Western and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Asia, advising on design strategy across a range of sectors from retail and commercial through to leisure and hospitality. David also works with the UK Government’s Department of Business and Trade as an Export Champion mentoring SMEs and advising on strategy.

With over 20 years of commercial property experience, György Lindwurm is INPARK’s real estate expert with a focus on project financing, financial reporting, project business planning, pricing, financial project controlling and various commercial issues. Before joining INPARK, György gained experience at WING, DTZ and Cushman&Wakefield in various positions (i.a. valuation, investment advisory).

Professional Affiliations:

• Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
• Assessor of new members of the RICS

Education:

• Licensed Property Surveyor in Hungary
• Real Estate Expert / Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary
• MSc Business Administration / Budapest University of Economic Sciences, Hungary

With over 10 years of experience in business development and retail expansion, across multiple markets in the region, Tomislav has a proven track record of delivering successful expansion projects for some of the world’s most valuable brands. Currently, as Head of Real Estate Balkans at AmRest, he is responsible for Starbucks and KFC growth in the region. Prior to his current role, he played a key role within the management team, overseeing the expansion of the fuel station network in the region, for a major oil and gas company.

LinkedIn Profile: www.linkedin.com/in/tomislav-petkovic-11942620

Vladimir leads Gleeds teams across Europe. He brings over 30 years of experience in both the public and private sector to managing projects. A key aspect of his job involves balancing the needs of the diverse stakeholder’s party to any large project.

Vladimir has a PhD in structural engineering, he was a lecturer at the CTU in Prague. He was involved in a quality control of civil engineering structures for OECD in Switzerland as a Head of the project team. He joined Gleeds in 1995.  Vladimir was promoted as the Associate Director in December 1997. He spent the whole of 2000 in Gleeds London office, on his return he was promoted to the position of Managing Director of Gleeds Czech and Slovak operations.  In 2013 he got the regional responsibility over CEE region as the European Regional Director.

He has gained extensive global project management experience, both at senior management and director level. He holds diverse range of strategic and operational roles enabling him to contribute significantly to both the development of the business and ultimately the advice and support to the clients across the public and private sectors on the pan-European level.

Kata Mazsaroff has been the managing director of Colliers’ Budapest office since October 2022. She started her professional journey based out of Boston, MA in the data center industry at Digital Realty Trust, a real estate investment trust, working in marketing and asset management covering the East Coast properties. Returning to Budapest in 2007, she continued her career at Colliers. During these years, she was passionate about integrating multiple service lines to found the local occupier services business. She then gained experience working for real estate developers at Horizon Development and Skanska Commercial Development in leasing and asset fields covering Hungary & Romania. Kata’s vision is to grow Colliers Hungarian business to maximize the potential for their partners and for Colliers.

With 15 years in real estate business, currently I am responsible for development of KFC, Starbucks and Pizza Hut brands in Hungary, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia.

Mrs. Cvetković oversees managing the MPC Development, TO and Innovation Department and
serves on the company’s strategy, leadership and valuation committees with her vast retail and
office experience. Prior to this, Jovana held the position Head of Operations and Head of Retail,
where she managed complete technical, operational, leasing, commercialization and marketing
departments for Retail and Office portfolios. Her 19-year experience in the industry
encompassing deep market knowledge, strategy execution, results and network of industry
relationships, has made her one of the leading real estate experts in the region.

Dr. Ildikó Rézműves serves as the Communications Director of Biggeorge Property, bringing nearly 20 years of international real estate experience to the market leading residential, commercial, hotel and logistics development and investment company. She oversees both the strategic and operational aspects of the group’s corporate and project-level communications, marketing and PR activities, and manages BGP’s marketing team. Prior to joining Biggeorge Property she worked in similar positions at Realis Development, Horizon Development/DVM group, and Skanska Commercial Development after graduating with a Ph.D. in Communications and Media Studies from the University of Colorado at Boulder, USA. She is a member of the Hungarian PR Association, and listed among Portfolio’s Top 10 Hungarian Marketing Communications Professionals.

TRACK RECORD; Successfully realized Development of 25 Green field Commercial Real Estate projects with achieved average occupancy level of 97% with totally developed and open for public over 750,000m2 of GLA, GBA over 1.700,000m2. Total value of Exclusively managed Green Field projects from field to finished and opened for public, is over 800 Mio Eur. Above 700.000 m2 GLA of Commercial Real Estate properties was conceptually planned under inputs created by Nenad Peris. Exclusively was representing CPI Property Group (Czech Republic), Immofinanz (Austria), GTC (Poland), EELD (Norway), Bluehouse Capital (Greece), Gruppo Zamparini (Italy),Mepas Group (Bih), ZagrebMontaza (Croatia). Signing deals with Spar, LPP Group, H&M, Inditex, Muller, C&A, NY, Mango, LC Waikiki, CCC, Hervis, Boss, Deichmann and many others… Over 2000 Lease Agreements was negotiated and signed under Nenads’ management. Cooperated on concept development with best International architectural offices such is Laguarda.Low, HOK, Design International, Sonae Sierra, Chapman Taylor. Closely cooperated for several years with Speakman Design and Associates from Canada specialized in Tenant Mix development which consequently realized top-notch perspective for Nenads’ clients.

Nikola graduated from Northeaster University in Boston with a degree in electrical engineering and international business. He also obtained a master’s degree in International Economics from Bocconi University in Milan. Nikola has worked and lived in the US, Italy, Austria, Netherlands, Luxembourg and Hong Kong prior to returning to Serbia. Nikola was a CEO of MPC Properties (JV with Merrill Lynch), founder of Novaston Asset Management.  Since 2015, Nikola was the General Manager of Belgrade Waterfront for more than 6 years, a monumental urban revitalization project worth US$3 billion, creating a new city center and a new international destination with many successful residential launches and completion of the largest shopping mall in the region. Currently, Nikola is a co-founder of KADENA Properties and KADENA Sotheby’s Realty as well as three PropTech platforms.

Bence holds a degree in economics from Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary, with a major in corporate finance, and studied part-time at the University of Southern California. Since 2015, he has been the Managing Director of Faedra Group, as well as the co-founder and Managing Director of the group’s development, construction, and project companies. He has successfully managed several large-scale condominium and industrial park developments.

Ricardo Rodrigues, with more than 10 years of experience in Real Estate business Ricardo has performed a number of roles within Sonae Sierra, from Germany Finance Manager, Sonae Sierra Group Strategy and now Business Development Executive, in Reify. the Real Estate Development services brand of Sonae Sierra. Ricardo is an experienced international Real Estate professional with several closed deals in mostly European countries including, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Germany, Poland, Romania, Kosovo just to name a few.

Vedat Arslan, born in 1974, is a distinguished graduate of Istanbul University’s Faculty of Communication. After concluding a successful managerial career in communication and marketing in 2010, he founded Aremas Real Estate.

Aremas Real Estate specializes in providing comprehensive consultancy services for large-scale real estate projects. In addition to Aremas, which offers a wide range of services, including sales and marketing, commercial real estate sales, and concept development through its offices in Turkey, Germany, and the UAE, Vedat Arslan has also established DPA Real Estate. This distinct initiative caters to foreign investors with a diverse real estate portfolio in various locations.

Arslan, who is also an angel investor in various sectors and speaks English fluently, is married and has one child.

Professional Experience
since 2022 Executive director investments and capital maket Focus Invest GmbH
since 2020 Managing Partner Redserve d.o.o.
since 2020 Managing Director Zeta Real Estate GmbH
since 2016 Managing Director F.O / Asset d.o.o.
since 2010 Managing Director F.O / Development d.o.o.
2007 – 2010 Managing Director Redserve d.o.o
1998 – 1999 Partner and Commercial Manager AmCro Unocal d.o.o. 2000 – 2005
Managing Partner D/C Development and Construction d.o.o.

Affiliations
since 2021 President Croatian Association of Retail and Logistics
since 2013 President Croatian Real Estate Developer Association
2008 – 2013 Vice President Croatian Real Estate Developers Association under Employers Association

Reference Projects (selection)
Shopping city Zagreb – investor representation, project and construction management infrastructure,
commercialization, location development, project development
West Gate Shopping City – investor representation, project preparation, obtaining and coordination of permits
Shopping center Varazdin – investor representation, project development, project preparation, obtaining and
coordination of permits, concept of funding, credit debt negotiations with banks
Shopping center Karlovac – investor representation, project development
DD Split – due diligence project Bilice
DD Split – project Mejasi
DD Omiš – due diligence on locations highway node for “Fimmel und Anneter”
DCM services on restructuring of a CRE portfolio of 49 assets in Germany – institutional client
Residential project Banfica – investor
City Colosseum Slavonski Brod – asset, property and center management, tenant coordination,
leading construction and project manager
Swedspan IKEA Industrial / INGKA Holding – project manager in location evaluation, project
management in due diligence and technical due diligence, advisory and negotiation with state
officials and stakeholders, development of industrial park “Plaski” as brownfield investment, masterplan development

Eva graduated with an MsC from the prestigious Corvinus University in Budapest and she has over 20 years of experience in real estate financing. She spent seven years covering the Hungarian market where she partnered with well known international developers and investors to execute large deals. Upon her relocation to Vienna, Eva worked on various significant CEE and SEE projects covered by the UniCredit Group, including Turkey, Russia, Ukraine. She has extensive experience with a broad range of real estate financing transactions.

Hubert Abt has been working in the real estate industry for over 30 years. He worked as a developer and later in the land banking sector and provided equity and Mezzanine capital for various real estate projects. In 2013 he founded NEW WORK Offices in Budapest, which provides various flexible office solutions. Since then he developed the business model further and grew the company to today 16 locations in 3 countries with approx. 43.000 sqm which brings NEW WORK in the top 3 list in CEE. Hubert now leads the company as CEO while focusing on investor relations and franchising. Since December 2020 Hubert is also a founder and CEO of workcloud24, which provides digital solutions for workforce and workspace management.

Commercial real estate expert specializing in flex office solutions, associated with New Work since 2018. Oversees sales and operations, leading a team that successfully creates adaptive office spaces tailored to dynamically changing business needs. Actively involved in supporting the Ukrainian Business Community in Poland.

Benjamin co-launched the Budapest office of Avison Young after 10 years as head of Capital Markets at JLL during which he led the most significant real estate transactions on the Hungarian market and transacted over €3bn.

Opened in January 2021, Avison Young Hungary has grown to a team of 19 members active across Capital Markets, Asset Services, Office Leasing, Industrial, Land and Development and Project Management.

Benjamin began his career with J.P.Morgan successively in Paris, London, Seoul and Singapore and joined JLL in Hungary in 2007. He brings over 25 years of real estate and finance experience.

Benjamin holds an MBA from INSEAD and is a graduate from Neoma Business School (MSc in banking and finance) and the University of Reading (MSc in Real Estate Investment). He is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Sander is the co-founder and COO/CFO of Chainels, a full-service tenant experience platform for real estate companies. He has a master’s degree in Real Estate & Housing Management and is passionate about bringing IT innovation to the industry. Sander and his business partner, Erwin Buckers, founded Chainels in 2013  to provide real estate companies with a platform to optimize property and asset management. They have recently expanded to over 500 communities across 17 countries and have assisted in the digitalization of operations for residential portfolios of Fuzer by Amvest and the retail portfolio of Multi Corporation. In 2022, they also entered the travel hubs sector by serving Vienna AirportCity and the retail company behind Dutch national railways. Chainels is dedicated to lowering operational costs, improving tenant satisfaction, and adding value to real estate portfolios.

Dr. Manfred Wiltschnigg has been successfully active for more than 25 years in Austria and the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region. His exceptional experience as both an executive committee leader and operations expert positions him as a well-known leading player in the market.  With his valuable expertise as a managing director, executive committee member and advisory board member, he brings our clients his unique experience in the commercial property sector.

For Oppenheim Immobilien KAG (now: PATRIZIA Immobilien AG), one of the leading German real estate special fund managers, he served as Regional Director for Austria and the CEE, building up the entire region.  Following that, he established a similar framework for IVG Immobilien AG, completing numerous purchases, value enhancements, and successful management and leasing plans.  As Chief Operating Officer on the management board of Immoeast/Immofinanz Group, he consolidated and reoriented the activities of the group, generating a €10 billion investment portfolio from Poland to Bulgaria and from France to Russia and establishing sustainably successful asset management structures.  As Chairman of the Austrian Committee of the Urban Land Institute (ULI), Manfred shaped one of the most important international industry associations in this region.  He is a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Zsolt Kákosy has been leading the Property Management division of ICON Real Estate Management. He joined ICON’s team with 20 years of professional experience, having gained significant expertise in leadership roles, team building, and various fields of real estate industry, including development, asset management, financing, and consultancy. He completed his studies at Corvinus University with a degree in Finance and Corporate Valuation, which he complemented with an MBA in Finance and an MSc in Real Estate. Throughout his career, he has worked with a wide range of property types, including offices, shopping centers, industrial, and logistics properties. Currently, he oversees the property management tasks of ICON’s portfolio, which encompasses more than 650,000 m², including major properties such as the multifunctional MOM Park Shopping Center and Office Building and the WELL-certified Corvin5 Office Building. In recognition of his outstanding professional achievements, he was awarded the Klauzál Prize. His social contributions to this field include serving as the Chairman of the AmCham Workspace and Facility Management Committee and being a board member of RICS Hungary. As a private individual, he is also dedicated to fostering an inclusive, sustainable, and collaborative social environment, actively participating in the work of Access4you, promoting accessibility.

Experienced transaction-, development- and asset manager with a demonstrated history in real estate development with a focus on hotel developments and 13 years of advisory experience at KPMG. Currently responsible for the expansion of the hotel and student accommodation business of Forestay Group.

Gökhan Aksoy, born in Ankara in 1978, has built a notable career in architecture. He completed his bachelor’s education at Gazi University and Middle East Technical University (METU) in 2000, and earned his master’s degree from METU’s Department of Building Science in 2003. He is currently pursuing his PhD at the same institution.

In 2000, Gökhan founded Gökhan Aksoy Mimarlık Ltd. Şti., where he continues to innovate and practice professionally. His talent and dedication have earned him numerous awards in national architectural design competitions.

Gökhan has also contributed significantly to the architectural community as a board member of the Turkish Self-employed Architects Society during its 11th and 14th periods. His commitment to education is evident through his lectures at various universities, where he shares his knowledge and passion for architecture. Additionally, he serves as a jury member for international architectural design competitions, helping to shape the future of the field.yed Architects Society during the 11th and 14th periods. Beyond his architectural practice, he lectures at several universities and serves as a jury member for international architectural design competitions.

Bojan is a seasoned real estate professional with over 17 years of experience, having held key roles in several renowned companies. Throughout his career, he served as Country Manager at Coreside Savills and as Regional Director of the Office Agency at the Serbian branch of the Cushman & Wakefield Group. Prior to that, he spent more than 12 years at CBRE, where he advanced to the position of Head of Office Agency.

Bojan has played a pivotal role in leading some of the most significant transactions on the market, including property sales exceeding €235 million in value and successfully closing over 260,000 square meters of leasing transactions.

He is known for his systematic approach, high level of professionalism, and ability to integrate market insights into clients’ operational and investment decisions. His expertise covers both local and regional market specifics across Southeast Europe, with a particular focus on Serbia.

Bojan holds a degree in International Business from the Private Faculty of Economics at the University of Belgrade. Today, at Avalon Real Estate, he plays a key role in developing and implementing the company’s business strategy, aiming to further position the firm as one of the leading players in the market.

Simon József Szilárd is a Regional Manager at PlanRadar, which is an award winner Proptech pioneer revolutionizing the construction and real estate sectors worldwide with innovative solutions. He started in 2020 as an Account Executive and now since the beginning of 2023, he leads operations across the Central and Eastern European region. His solid background in international business development and technology renders him a specialist in the realm of property technology.

Having graduated in Budapest in 1988, Peter is an economist by background. He also holds an MPhil degree in Land Economy from Cambridge University and a joint MSc degree in Real Estate from the Budapest Technical University and the Nottingham Trent University. He started his career 33 years ago and gained a wealth of experience in the field of property agency, development, valuation and investment & banking with local and international firms such as Price Waterhouse, Kuwait Petroleum, Jones Lang Wootton and Eurohypo. For more than a decade he was responsible for the CEE & SEE Region at HYPO NOE Landesbank für Niederoesterreich und Wien Bank AG, where he has been appointed to Head of Department for Real Estate Finance. This includes further responsibilities for countries such as Austria, Germany and Holland. Peter is an active member of RICS. He served in various positions like Chairman in Hungary or as a board member of RICS Europe and as that of Austria.

2013- ongoing
Managing Director Moma Consulting
Real Estate Asset Management, Investment, Consultant, Development
Moma Consulting
Ulica Franje Račkog 8
10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Commercial real estate specialist focusing on Central and South Eastern European markets

2008 – 2013
Managing Director JLL SEE
Real Estate Asset Management, Investment, Consultant, Development, Management
Jones Lang LaSalle, Member of the CEE Board
Global commercial real estate service company

1997 – 2008
Managing Director & Equity Partner
Real Estate Asset Management, Investment, Consultant, Development, European Management Board Member
Equity Partner in Bradmore Consulting , Bradmore Kind Sturge, and in King Sturge
International property consultancy

As SVP, Head of Treasury Europe & Capital Markets (Office of the CFO), Christian Nickels-Teske is responsible for the negotiation and structuring of secured and unsecured financings for Prologis & its joint venture partnerships in Europe.

In addition, Christian is arranging public capital market offerings, Bond & Green Bond issuances, hedging instruments, and maintains public debt ratings.

Christian has extensive experience in structuring & executing Mergers & Acquisitions, ESG Financings , Green Bonds & Green Bond reporting. He is a member of PELF’s Green Bond Committee.

Aleksandar is a highly skilled and experienced structural civil engineer with over 30 years of practical expertise in designing and managing construction projects and real estate products. He has a demonstrated ability to deliver innovative and cost-effective solutions while ensuring compliance with industry regulations and standards in construction and real estate.  He has excellent leadership skills, with a track record of successfully leading teams and collaborating with stakeholders.

He is also the founder and organizer of the Real Estate Belgrade Exhibition and Conference (REBEC) a prominent real estate event in Belgrade, Serbia, established in 2008. REBEC brings together investors and stakeholders with the most prominent and recognized international lawyers, bankers, consultants, urban designers from the  real estate industry to discuss and show case the latest trends, and opportunities present in the SEE region. Aleksandar coordinates the event logistics and he cultivates strategic partnerships with key industry players, fostering the growth and reputation of the event.

Mr. Barta is responsible for International Relations as senior parlamentary advisor at the National Council for Sustainable Development Hungary. Further, he is the Founding Partner of Greenbors Consulting Ltd, focusing on sustainability strategy developments, ESG, EU Taxonomy, CO2 strategies and sustainable urbanisation issues. Zsombor is the former President of the Hungary Green Building Council and acts now as the Council’s Ambassador.
Zsombor’s principal role is to advise clients on M&A transactions, to manage environmental due diligence projects, to focus on complex environmental & sustainability procedures (EIA, IPPC) and to conduct accredited green building certifications (BREEAM, LEED, WELL, EDGE, Access4You). He is working on the adaptation of the international green building schemes in Central Europe. Zsombor conducted numerous Green Building & sustainability projects throughout Europe and Asia. He is also RICS member since June 2013.

Dr. Ferenc Gondi currently serves as the Managing Director at CTP Management Hungary Kft. CTP stands out as a joint-stock company holding a commanding market presence across 10 countries specializing in the development, operation, and leasing of industrial logistics halls. These buildings epitomize the future’s sustainable business ecosystems, as CTP’s state-of-the-art industrial and logistics parks offer a full range of services, which has earned them numerous awards.

Ferenc initially joined the CTP team in 2017 as a lawyer. Prior to this, he garnered valuable experience at the esteemed real estate developer, WING. Over the years spent at CTP, he progressively undertook more substantial managerial responsibilities, while successfully completing a dual MBA program at Corvinus and Maastricht University. With its lettable area of 1.1 million m2, CTP is the market leader in Hungary, and the success of the company requires the coordinated work of more than seventy colleagues. As a member of the Future Leaders’ Generation Association (JÉG), CTP supports young talents in their professional and career development through a mentoring program.

Vladimír Bolek studied social sciences at Comenius University in Bratislava and Law and economics at Nottingham Trent University.

He began his career in 1994 in public administration at central state administration level in Bratislava. Later, after the transition to the private sphere, he became asset manager specializing in real estate investments. After the establishment of specialized real estate mutual funds in Slovakia in 2006, he became the portfolio manager of specialized real estate fund in Erste Asset Management in Slovakia. He also created and managed portfolios for private banking department. He also participated in portfolio management of corporate real estate company Slovnaft a.s. In 2010 he became a portfolio manager of the „First real estate fund“ of IAD Investments and deputy of several real estate companies incorporated in the structure of the first real estate fund of IAD Investments. In 2015 he was promoted into IAD Investments board as member of board responsible for portfolio management department and real estate investment.

Csaba Zeley, the managing director of the Budapest based investor and developer ConvergenCE has 25 years of real estate experience. Having worked for international property advisors Colliers, Equis and CBRE before joining ConvergenCE in 2008, he has seen many sides of the property industry and has taken part in various projects. Since his arrival he has been instrumental in managing the real estate assets and the business operations of ConvergenCE. He works on strengthening the company’s in-house investment and development businesses while continuing its boutique asset, property, facility, and project management services to select international building owners in Budapest.

Valter Kalaus has more than 25 years of comprehensive international experience in corporate real estate consulting and tenant representation. He assisted Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies in the U.S. Since 2001 he has represented real estate users mainly in the Central European real estate market. He introduced the tenant-only representation services to the Hungarian market in 2001. VLK Real Estate Consulting was established in 2008 by Valter Kalaus, MRICS, and became VLK Cresa in 2015. In 2022, the company entered into a strategic alliance with Newmark (link to www.nmrk.com), becoming Newmark VLK Hungary.

After graduating as an architect, János Kocsány studied economics, real estate management
and has also earned an MBA degree. In 1981 he began to work in various fields of the
construction industry, mostly on building sites. He found computer support of construction
process as the most engaging task. Following his immersive architect career, in 1994 he began
to work as an investment specialist in real estate, managing entire real estate development
projects. In 1996 he joined Graphisoft R&D Rt. as the leader of Graphisoft Park’s many
development projects, as well as of its leasing and operational tasks. In 2006 Graphisoft Park
was listed on the Budapest Stock Exchange, after which he became CEO of the company

Experienced professional in Retail, CRM and Marketing with a Master Degree on MIS and Engineering Degree on Computer Science

Currently occupying the position of Country Manager for Koton Retail. Former Sales and Marketing Manager , Analytic CRM Executive, Brand Director and Country Brand Manager.

Specialties: Managing the whole operation of the company in Romania. Full P&L and Business Development responsibilites, from origination and evaluation to final execution, including underwriting, negotiating, marketing solutions, brand partnerships and business ventures across several asset classes.