Bloomberg Intelligence & EPRA Real Estate Finance Summit 2025

Building Around Adversity

The Bloomberg Intelligence and EPRA 2025 Real Estate Summit will engage some of Europe’s most innovative, proactive and visionary real estate executives, portfolio managers, investment bankers and analysts to consider the ramifications of new governments, volatile interest rates and technology advancements for European real estate. Does ‘higher-for-longer’ mean a short rate-cutting cycle? Are current property yields appropriate? What does gen AI mean for building and work practices? What will fire up Build to Rent in Europe? Delegates will join debates on these and other issues to help inform investment decisions followed by a network reception.

Agenda

 

09:30am – 10:00am

Registration & Breakfast

 

10:00am – 10:10am

Welcome & Opening Remarks
Dominique Moerenhout, CEO, EPRA
Sue Munden, Head of Bloomberg Intelligence, EMEA

 

10:10am – 11:00am

Keynote
LRE and the Macro Economic Landscape
Keynote speaker: Jamie Rush, Chief European Economist, Bloomberg Economics in London

 

11:00am – 11:50am

Panel Discussion: Through the Cracks: Navigating Real Estate Investments Amid Global Uncertainty
John Cahill, Managing Director Real Estate Equity Research, Stifel
Ben Bannatyne, President, Prologis Europe 
Ana Andrade, European Economist, Bloomberg
Matthew Norris, Head of Real Estate Securities, Gravis Capital
Kriti Gupta, London-based co-anchor of “The Opening Trade” on Bloomberg Television (Moderator)

 

11:50pm – 12:10pm

Tea & Coffee Break

 

12:10pm – 1:00pm

Panel Discussion: Alternative Real Estate Sectors – Healthcare/Care Homes, Self-Storage, and Data Centres
Valerie Jacob, Head of Real Estate Research, Bernstein SG
Jean Kotarakos, CFO, Cofinimmo
Thomas Oversberg, CFO, Shurgard
Hassan Sabir, Finance & ESG Director, EPRA (Moderator)

 

1:00pm – 2:00pm

Networking Lunch

 

2:00pm – 2:50pm

Panel Discussion: Navigating AI and Tech Disruption
Damian Harrington, MRICS, Director and Head of Research, Colliers International
Sue Munden, Head of Bloomberg Intelligence, EMEA & Senior Analyst, Real Estate (Moderator)

 

2:50pm – 3:40pm

Panel Discussion: Housing Squeeze: Opportunity or Threat?
Helen Gordon, CEO, Grainger
Phillip Grosse, CFO, Vonovia
Iwona Hovenko, Senior Equity Research Analyst, Bloomberg Intelligence
Barney Coleman, Director of Operations, EPRA (Moderator)

 

3:40pm – 4:00pm

Tea & Coffee Break

 

4:00pm – 4:50pm

Panel Discussion: Credit Market Quagmires and Conundrums: Insights from Industry Leaders
Peter Yu, Managing Director and Fixed Income Credit Analyst, Wellington Management
David Greenbaum, CEO, CPI
Charles Watford, Credit Analyst, Pimco
Tolu Alamutu, Senior Credit Analyst, Banks and Real Estate, Bloomberg Intelligence (Moderator)

 

4:50pm – 5:00pm

Closing Remarks

 

5:00pm – 6:00pm

Networking Reception