Agenda 2025

Warsaw is one of the most exciting capital cities in the world. Year by year, the skyline changes significantly.

The annual Warsaw Property Tour is a unique opportunity for international participants to visit key projects that are in planning, under construction or recently launched – and meet the decision-makers and market-shapers behind them. For more information please go to the dedicated page: The Warsaw Property Tour

In an uncertain time for trade & economies, how are global occupiers seeing different investment destinations?

With the Polish presidential election results being known only 4 days before the conference, what implications will the result have for the Polish economy and business around the CEE? And how are geopolitical trends affecting the different CEE markets?

• CEE real estate: challenges and opportunities? 
• How is geopolitics weighing on investor confidence in CEE?
• What are the key global real estate trends the CEE can expect? 
• How will the Polish presidential election result affect Poland & CEE’s economies going forward? 
• Which sectors have the most upside in CEE?
• Which country markets show the greatest growth potential?

• Where do things stand in the real estate market from a tech perspective?
• What challenges is the industry trying to resolve at present?
• What kind of tech start-ups are getting traction in the real estate market at the moment? 
• How is AI changing the way we design, manage and invest in real estate?
• Which real estate professions will AI replace? 
• How far can smart buildings go in sustainability optimization?
• How are digital twins, BIM and data-led development shifting development plans?

DC2 in Vienna, when it opens on the same day as this conference, will have one of the world’s most modern facades: its photovoltaic elements will be the first of its kind in a high-rise building in Europe, and wrap-around loggias will contribute greatly to the quality of life of its office and residential inhabitants.

• Can landlords afford to decarbonize at scale?
• Are carbon metrics driving valuations & site selection strategies?
• To what extent are sustainability upgrades yielding actual financial upside?
• What are occupiers demanding in 2025’s green leases?
• Is CEE catching up or falling behind in building standards?
• What are investors now asking about climate risk?
• What are the new benchmarks for low-carbon portfolios?
• Will regulation drive change faster than capital markets?

In a fast-changing world, what’s happening to FDI?

• In what ways are global supply chains shifting, and how are they affecting the CEE?
• Where are the next logistics hotspots?
• What are the key chokepoints in CEE’s infrastructure grid?
• Will the CPK project redefine Poland’s place in European logistics?
• How will CPK impact regional cities and second-tier logistics hubs?
• Can Poland remain CEE’s warehousing champion?
• Is nearshoring living up to the hype?
• What will military infrastructure planning mean for developers?
• What’s the outlook for intermodal development?

The breakout sessions focus on specific sectors, going deeper into topics such as supply & demand, financing & investment and opportunities & challenges.

In each room, the session opens with a presentation or welcome comments by leading experts and continues with informal discussions where questions are asked and answered, and participants share opinions and perspectives with industry peers from both local and international markets.

In each breakout session there will be up to four session leaders as well as designated speakers. Conference participants choose the session that they would like to attend.

* breakout session topics may change or additional sessions added to meet demand. If you would like to be involved in leading a breakout session, please contact Richard Stephens or Richard Betts.