Conference Co-Chairs
Stephen Barter, Head of Real Estate Investments, First Investor, Qatar
Jos Short, Founding Partner & CIO, Internos Real Investors

Biographies

Stephen Barter
Head of Real Estate Investment
The First Investor
Doha, Qatar

Barter is Head of Real Estate Investment at The First Investor, Qatar (TFI). TFI is principal adviser to the Qatar Investment Authority’s real estate entities, Qatari Diar and Barwa and provides real estate, investment banking and fund management services to other clients within the Gulf Region.

Prior to joining TFI, Barter was Group Projects Director of Grosvenor Group, the Duke of Westminster’s international property investment, development and fund management company, which invests in 17 countries within Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. A graduate of Cambridge University, Barter became an equity partner at the international property consultant, Richard Ellis (now CBRE) and, was subsequently Head of European Real Estate at an international investment bank.

Among other appointments, Barter is Chairman of the Advisory Board for a newly created real estate programme at the University of Oxford, and a member of the Global Advisory Board of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He was until recently UK Chairman of the Urban Land Institute and was a member of the UK Government’s Defence Estates Committee and Property Consultative Committee, and the Bank of England’s Property Forum.

Jonathan Short
Founding Partner & CIO
Internos Real Investors
London, UK

Short has 25 years of experience in the European investment banking (Warburg, Barings and Lazard) and real estate investment management business (Pramerica and Internos). He formed Internos Real Investors LLP in April 2007, a pan-European real estate investment management business. Prior to this he was CEO of Pramerica's European merchant banking business (Jan 2000-March 2007) and deployed €1.4bn of equity in 12 separate corporate property transactions across Europe.

Short is a ULI trustee, chair of the ULI London District Council and a non-execetive director of Great Portland Estates and Big Yellow.

Conference/Leadership Dinner
18.30-22.00h
Monday 11 May
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Portman Square, London, W1

ULI Europe Summer Council Day - Product Council Meetings
10.00-16.00h
Monday 11 May
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Portman Square, London, W1

ULI Member Summit
16.00-17.30h
Monday 11 May
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Portman Square, London, W1 

Conference Moderator
Jos Short, Founding Partner & CIO, Internos Real Investors

Programme

Monday, 11 May 2009

16.00-17.30 
ULI Member Summit

18.30-22.00 
Leadership Reception and Dinner 

Sir Mervyn Davies, Chairman, Standard Chartered (invited)

Tuesday, 12 May 2009

07.30-09.30
Registration & ULI Bookstore

09.00–09.15
Conference Welcome and Introductions

09.15-10.00
Opening Keynote
State of the Nation - Deflation vs Inflation
A macro economic view of the crisis. How it is affecting London and the real estate industry. Future scenarios? Survival and preparation.

Speakers:
Bridget Rosewell, Chairman, Volterra Consulting & Former Chief Economist, Greater London Authority-GLA

Bridget Rosewell is one of the founding directors and Chairman of Volterra Consulting, established in 1998 to apply leading-edge mathematical and statistical techniques to solve economic and business problems. Bridget has just completed six years as consultant Chief Economist for the Greater London Authority. She was a member of the ‘Seven Wise Men’ which advised the Chancellor of the Exchequer and also advises the Treasury Select Committee on monetary policy. She has given expert evidence at a number of large planning inquiries.

Alistair Darling, Chancellor of the Exchequer, HM Treasury (invited)

10.00-10.30
Panel Discussion & Audience Q&A
State of the Nation Debate

Moderator:
Jos Short, Founding Partner & CIO, Internos Real Investors (confirmed)

Speakers:
Bridget Rosewell, Chairman, Volterra Consulting & Former Chief Economist, GLA (confirmed)
Peter Hobbs, Head of Global Real Estate & Infrastructure Research, RREEF (confirmed)
Jeff Jacobson, Chief Executive Manager, Global, LaSalle Investment Management (confirmed)
Bernd Knobloch, Member of the Supervisory Board, Hypo Real Estate (confirmed)

10.30-10.45
INFOBURST: Will CMBS Survive the Current Crisis?

Speaker:
Hans Vrensen, Head of European Securitisation Research, Barclays Capital (confirmed)

10.45-11.15
Break

11.15-12.15
Plenary Session
Life After Debt?

Will there ever be debt again? Will it be a new paradigm or a readjustment? Optimist vs pessimist.

Moderator:
Seth Lieberman, CIO Real Estate Investments, Advanced Capital (confirmed)

Speakers:
Peter Denton, Managing Director, Westdeutsche ImmobilienBank AG (confirmed)
John Barakat, Head of Real Estate Finance, M&G Investments (confirmed)
Maitland Bruce, Former Head of Real Estate Finance in Europe, Wachovia Securities (confirmed)
Max Sinclair, Head of UK Division , Eurohypo (confirmed)

12.15-13.15
Plenary Session
Elusive Equity

Is the equity really there? Can you raise it? Can you call it? Do you want to spend it?

Moderator:
Jos Short, Founding Partner & CIO, Internos Real Investors (confirmed)

Speakers:
Peter Reilly, Managing Director, JPMorgan Asset Management (confirmed)
Olivier Piani, CEO, Allianz Real Estate (confirmed)
Peter Pereira-Gray, Managing Director, Investment Division, Wellcome Trust (confirmed)
Stephen Barter, Head of Real Estate Investments, First Investor, Qatar (confirmed)

13.15-14.30
Lunch

14.30-15.30
Plenary session
Insolvency & Restructuring

End of the road, lifeline or opportunity? Steps towards liquidation decision? Role of administrator and receiver.

Moderator:
Hans Vrensen, Head of European Securitisation Research, Barclays Capital (confirmed)

Speakers:
Barry Gilbertson, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers (confirmed)
Adam Plainer, Partner, Jones Day (confirmed)
Matt Grefsheim, Director of Special Servicing, Hatfield Philips (confirmed)
Kevin Cooper, Joint Managing Partner, Longbow Real Estate Capital (confirmed)

15.30-15.45
Infoburst: ULI Urban Investment Network

Olivier Piani, CEO, Allianz Real Estate (invited)

15.45-16.00
Break

16.00-17.00
Plenary Session
Deal Makers - Opportunities & Scenarios

What are we going to buy? What does property investment mean now? What else is out there and how do you price it? Types of deals. Different structures. European opportunities.

Moderator:
Tony Edgley Managing Director Jones Lang LaSalle Corporate Finance (confirmed)

Speakers:
Aref Lahham, Managing Director, Orion Capital Managers (confirmed)
Bill Benjamin, Partner, AREA Property Partners (confirmed)
Russell Platt, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Forum Partners (confirmed)

17.00
Conference conclusions & close

Staying Alive Workout

11 May 16:00-17:30
Chartwell Suite, Hyatt Regency Churchill Hotel, Portman Square, London

This unique programme is open to ULI members only. Attendance is free of charge for ULI Europe Summer Council Day and ULI Europe Trends Conference attendees. Please contact ulieurope@uli.org , tel +44 20 7487 9578 to register.

Programme:

An amalgam of versatility and innovation are needed to thrive in today’s economy. Surviving and progressing successfully over the next few years requires a toolbox equipped with strategies for preparedness and a refreshed perspective. The ‘Staying Alive Workout’ will help members navigate the current downturn by identifying the best strategies that can maximise business opportunities. The summit will involve a series of round-table discussions inviting attendees to share their experiences and knowledge with fellow ULI members.

Conversations will focus on three (3) topics:
How is the crisis affecting your business?
What does the future hold and where do we go from here?
How should ULI respond and help?

Relationships and knowledge are key in this new world. Share, learn and survive.

This unique programme is open to ULI members only. ULI Europe product council meetings will conclude in time for attendees to join the summit and share insights from their meetings.

Moderators:

Bill Kistler, President, ULI EMEA
Greg Clark, Senior Fellow, ULI EMEA