Program
4 OCTOBER 2016
10:00-10:20 Opening Ceremony
Welcome and opening remarks:
- Mikhail Men, Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation
- Igor Tkach, Deputy Head of the Moscow Government Department for External Economic and International Relations; Head of the Moscow delegation
- A representative of the Bavarian State Ministry of Economics, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology
- Sergey Ganzha, Consul General of the Russian Federation in Munich
- Klaus Dittrich, Chairman and CEO, Messe München GmbH
Opening of the stand (meeting other exhibitors). Press briefing.
Venue: EXPO REAL trade fair, Moscow City Government Stand B1.110
10:30-12:00 Plenary Session
Development leaders: best practices in Russia and abroad
(Partner: RBC Media Holding)
Development leaders stay ahead of their competitors by developing new practices and building a successful track record, whatever the economic situation. A key resource for property market growth and competitive advantages is the development of urban space. Today, there are more than 200 areas in Moscow with high potential for development. The adoption of laws on the development of industrial areas is opening up new sites for investment and giving fresh impetus to the innovation-based development of Russia's biggest cities. A systemic approach from the government to developing the urban environment can help to ensure stable market growth.
In this opening plenary session, we will discuss new development areas and approaches for urban spaces, and the commercial, transport and social infrastructure projects most successful in the West and applicable in Russia, with regulators and leaders in the Russian market, as well as international development experts, investors and development partners.
Moderator: Andrey Levchenko, RBC TV
Discussion topics:
- New government initiatives in implementing a development strategy for urban spaces
- Development of industrial areas as an effective way to increase the investment potential of projects by Russian developers
- Transport infrastructure as a catalyst for the development of new areas in major cities
- Demand creates supply: marketing and sales techniques and tools as competitive advantages
- A city for living: new housing formats / Experiences in job creation and social and transport infrastructure development / Russian and international experience
To be invited:
- Mikhail Men, Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation
- A representative of the Moscow Government
- Thomas Geisel, Mayor of Düsseldorf
- Lyubov Tsvetkova, Chair of the Moscow Investors Association
- Andrey Puchkov, CEO, Urban Group
- Alexander Khrustalyov, Chairman of the Board of Directors, NDV Group
- Tatiana Tikhonova, CEO, RG Development
- Emmanuel Blouin, Founder and Managing Partner, Esterel Capital LLP
- Dr. Knut Riesmeier, Managing Partner, SHUMAN Capital
- Ignat Bushukhin, Editor-in-Chief, RBC Real Estate
Venue: EXPO REAL trade fair, Moscow City Government Stand B1.110
12:00-12:50 Roundtable
Integrated territorial development: scales of development in Russia
(Partner: Kommersant Publishing House)
Creating a comfortable urban and business environment is a requirement for every major city, and Moscow is currently pursuing this objective. Its regeneration projects for residential areas are providing new opportunities for developers. Is business ready for these? At this roundtable, representatives of government and the development industry will discuss the features of the new integrated territorial development projects, assess their economic viability, and talk about implementation mechanisms for investment projects.
Discussion topics:
- How can integrated territorial development projects help to address existing challenges in the housing construction market?
- Territorial infrastructure support: who is responsible –the government or business?
- How will developers change their approaches for integrated development projects?
- Implementation mechanisms for investment projects / Land use plan ratification / Which financial obligations is the city taking on?
- Investor insurance: what kind of pitfalls may emerge in integrated development projects? The other side of large-scale projects
- Transport interchange hubs as integrated development projects: the potential of transport interchange hubs
- Project presentation
- European-style development: specific features of major real estate projects in Europe
- Sharing experience: foreign partners in Russian integrated territorial development projects
To be invited:
- Mikhail Men, Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation
- German Yelyanyushkin, Deputy Chairman of the Moscow Regional Government
- Ekaterina Khramova, Deputy Chair of the Committee for Investment Project Support and Participatory Construction Oversight, Moscow Government (Moskomstroyinvest)
- Pavel Perepelitsa, Deputy Head of the Department for the Development of New Territories of Moscow
- Alexander Plutnik, CEO, Agency for Housing Mortgage Lending (AHML)
- Andrey Puchkov, CEO, Urban Group
- Alexander Khrustalyov, CEO, NDV Real Estate
- Tatiana Tikhonova, CEO, RG Development
- Yury Kats, Architect at Eller + Eller Architekten (Germany), Senior Office Manager in Moscow and Kyiv
- Uwe Albrecht, Deputy Mayor of Leipzig for Economic Affairs and Employment
- Prof. Dr. Dieter Rebitzer, Dean of the Faculty of Real Estate, Nürtingen-Geislingen University of Applied Science
- Gerhard Feldmeyer, Managing Partner, HPP Architects
Venue: EXPO REAL trade fair, Moscow City Government Stand B1.110
16:00-16:30 Presentation
A presentation on Moscow's Unified Bank of Projects
(Partner: Moscow Investors Association)
The Unified Bank of Projects (http:/en.aimos.ru/) is an up-to-the minute and reliable systematic database of real estate investment projects in Moscow. As well as facilitating the implementation of investment projects and the search for investors and co-investors, the database also makes it possible to identify the projects that have the most potential and best meet investment priorities.
The database is notable for the in-depth elaboration of information on its investment/construction projects –their location and functional purpose, and title deeds to land and properties.
The creator and curator of the Unified Bank of Projects is the Moscow Investors Association, a non-governmental organisation, whose experts moderate the information on each property. This saves users time, by ensuring that they are shown only reliable information –the result of collaboration between the Moscow Investors Association and the Moscow Government. Furthermore, subject to a preliminary agreement with the owner of a project on offer, all interested investors may see the title deeds and permissions for the property.
Bringing together in one place verified information on properties that has passed an expert review, the Unified Bank of Projects is a unique tool for finding and attracting project investment.
Venue: EXPO REAL trade fair, Moscow City Government Stand B1.110
5 OCTOBER 2016
10:00-11:30 Conference
Investing in housing construction in Russia: pros and cons
(Partner: Vedomosti business daily)
Times remain challenging for Russia's housing market. Effective demand has fallen, mortgages remain out of reach, and construction costs continue to rise. To add to this, significant changes in the market regulations take effect on 1 January 2017: amendments have been introduced to the law on co-financed construction, and changes have been made to the legislation on self-regulatory organisations in the construction industry. Construction in all regions has already started to slow down, but demand for quality housing remains unmet. How is it possible to operate, grow and attract investment in such conditions? This conference, organised by Vedomosti business daily and the Moscow Government, offers a chance to hear opinions from business leaders, government officials and experts on how to cope with the volatile Russian market.
Moderator: Bela Lyauv, Special Correspondent, Vedomosti
Discussion topics:
- Recent government legislative initiatives (Federal Law 214-FZ; the Law on self-regulatory organisations)
- Construction industry development policy: key challenges
- What development strategies are construction companies choosing? / Cost management / How can demand be stimulated?
- The potential of Russia's housing construction market: attracting investment for housing and other construction projects.
- Does Moscow need to build a lot of housing or not?
- The reality of development in Moscow: how should large areas be developed while the city's master plan is awaiting renewal? Should developers wait for the new document, or should they start developing individual projects now?
- How can the development of major projects be linked in with surrounding districts? How will the capital change the cadastral value of the land?
- How can businesses be attracted to projects with a time frame of 10-20 years or more? Long-term project financing mechanisms
- How can cooperation between investors and government authorities be made more effective?
- How can a balance be found between what buyers can afford and developers' interests?
- What growth strategies should developers adopt, and how can they compete for buyers?
- Growth forecasts for the construction industry and prospects for the housing market.
Discussion participants:
- Mikhail Men, Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation
- Ekaterina Khramova, Deputy Chair of the Committee for Investment Project Support and Participatory Construction Oversight, Moscow Government (Moskomstroyinvest)
- Andrey Puchkov, CEO, Urban Group
- Ivan Bogatov, CEO, Glavstroy Development
- Vladimir Ivanov, Managing Partner, Spectrum Group
- Tatiana Tikhonova, CEO, RG Development
- Lyubov Tsvetkova, Chair of the Moscow Investors Association
Venue: EXPO REAL trade fair, Moscow City Government Stand B1.110.
12:00-13:30 Roundtable
Transforming the energy of a territory into the energy of the new life of the capital
(Partner: RBC Media Holding)
With Moscow being a capital city, the pace of its business and social life creates unique qualitative requirements for its urban transformation. On one hand, Moscow's developers have access to the most ambitious projects to develop some 270 new industrial areas and spaces in the vicinity of new transport interchanges, but, on the other, formal implementation of the city's integrated territorial development plans has been lacking.
The city sees developers not only as qualified builders and investors, but also as participants in the transformation of social space and creators of new "places of power", developments to attract the best of the best, and a new language of communication between the city and its residents –mobile, global, social and positive.
Discussion topics:
- A socio-cultural model for Moscow: what do its active residents want?
- The capital –the people, philosophy and energy of its flagship development projects
- Significant development projects for industrial areas: post-industrial office spaces; educational clusters; aviation hubs
- New Moscow as a location for priority investment projects and a magnet for investment in developing urban industrial areas
- Science and technology parks –development opportunities for the city / Implementation of support programmes for SMEs working in innovation and production
- Global practices in regenerating industrial areas and industrial architecture of historic value
- Manufacturing sites –opportunities to preserve them and adapt them for contemporary use
- Regulation of urban development in historic areas and conservation areas
- Development strategy for industrial sites in conservation areas
- Redevelopment of industrial sites in the historic centres of cities around the world, and creation of tourism, recreation and cultural clusters: analysis of the effectiveness
Moderator: Ignat Bushukhin, Editor-in-Chief, RBC Real Estate
To be invited:
- Dr Leonid Kondrashov, Deputy Head of the Moscow Government Department of Cultural Heritage; Chief Archaeologist of Moscow
- Pavel Perepelitsa, Deputy Head of the Department for the Development of New Territories of Moscow
- Lyubov Tsvetkova, Chair of the Moscow Investors Association
- Alexander Khrustalyov, Chairman of the Board of Directors, NDV Group
- Tatiana Tikhonova, CEO, RG Development
- Andrey Grudin, Managing Director, Pioneer Group
- Alexander Ruchyov, President, Morton Group
- Brian Evans, Founder and Academician, Academy of Urbanism; Partner, Gillespies (London, UK)
- Dominique Fache, Chairman of the Board of Directors, RTF; President of the Sophia-Antipolis Foundation
- Cees Donkers, urban designer, leading architect and founder of Architecture Centre Eindhoven
Venue: EXPO REAL trade fair, Moscow City Government Stand B1.110
14:00-15:30 Roundtable
International practices in using heritage as the basis for a new investment philosophy
(Partner: International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI)
As a factor in urbanisation, a city's historical and cultural heritage not only plays an important role in shaping its social relations, but also helps to enhance its investment potential. Most countries have long been successful at promoting their cultural heritage, not only in order to attract tourists, professionals and experts in protecting and restoring historical architecture, but also to increase their prestige and the volume of investment in their real estate / the country's economy / urban capitalisation.
This roundtable will consider international best practices (from Italy, Germany, France, Belgium, Spain and India) in using heritage to enhance the investment potential of a city, region and country as a whole, as well as the prospects for Russian regions.
Discussion topics:
- Ways to effectively promote historical and cultural heritage
- Cooperation between private and public sectors in heritage conservation: project motives and benefits
- Legal incentives/barriers for heritage conservation projects
Moderator: Mikhail Grin, President, FIABCI Russia (Moskva Chapter)
Invited:
- Dr Leonid Kondrashov, Deputy Head of the Moscow Government Department of Cultural Heritage; Chief Archaeologist of Moscow
- Oleg Golosnoy, Moscow Government Department of Cultural Heritage
- Anton Kurnosov, Moscow Government Department of Cultural Heritage
- Maarten Vermeulen, RICS Managing Director for Europe, Russia & CIS; RICS Europe Board Member (Belgium)
- Antonio Compagnoli, President, FIABCI Europe (Italia Chapter)
- Ramon Riera Torroba, President, FIABCI Europe (España Chapter)
- Jelena Rudzite, Managing Partner, Ordo Group
- Ivars Rudzitis, Chairman of the Board, Ordo Group
Venue: EXPO REAL trade fair, Moscow City Government Stand B1.110
6 OCTOBER 2016
Moscow Government stand open.
Individual meetings and talks.
Venue: EXPO REAL trade fair, Moscow City Government Stand B1.110.
*Please note that this programme is subject to change.
