Program

Urban Development Forum Program

 

09:00 – 09:20

Keynote Address

Development case study

09:20 – 10:10

Turning land positions into developments in South Budapest

 

Investors have been buying up swathes of land in South Budapest knowing that the area is destined to become a major growth area in the capital, but it will take complex cooperation with city planning authorities to turn these land positions into viable development schemes. This panel will feature architects, developers and city officials in a discussion of whether the area can become a major international business district, strengthened by substantial residential and cultural attributes.

10:10 – 11:00

All aboard! Railway stations as prime development zones

 

Hungarian Railways (MAV) is finally opening up its stations up to development and will be seeking experienced partners. As its stations tend to be in highly attractive locations, the interest from the property sector is immense, but the difficulties encountered with the proposed government district quarter show the complexity of the task at hand. This panel will feature MAV officials, Budapest representatives, developers and professionals from other European metropolises for a wide-ranging discussion on the opportunities and possible pitfalls that lie ahead.

11:00 – 11:20

Networking break sponsored by Eurohypo AG

11:20 – 12:15

The Great Skyscraper Debate

 

Developers are chomping at the bit to build high rise structures in Budapest, but planning officials insist that along with finding the right location for such buildings, it needs better tools to control the quality of these developments. The goal of this panel will be to provide a venue for further discussion on whether the ambitions of developers to build tall iconic buildings in the center, and true skyscrapers outside the center, can be harmonized with both public opinion and the strategic thinking of the city.

12:15 – 13:15

Buffet lunch

 

 

CED-Invest HU 2008 Program

 

13:15 – 14:10

Residential: A question of class

 

After years of easy credit and rapid rises in housing prices, one market after the next is reporting slowing growth. Tougher markets and tighter competition are the likely result. To what extent will residential developers in Hungary and the CEE region have to respond by increasing the quality of the projects they offer, especially given continuing rises in land and construction prices?

14:10 – 15:00

The new search for value

 

The end of automatic yield compression and restricted credit has unleashed a new set of market dynamics – ones much more closely linked to the fundamentals of the property business. This panel will consider how investment funds and investors across Central and Eastern Europe have revamped their acquisition strategies, how developers are responding to the new environment and whether the much vaunted 'flight to quality' is taking place in commercial developments.

15:00 – 15:20

Networking break sponsored by Eurohypo AG

15:20 – 16:10

Downtown Budapest takes center stage

 

The most prestigious and exciting projects now underway in Budapest are in the very heart of the city, as a fortunate mix of interest from private developers, innovative architects and proactive city initiatives is now in the process of transforming the center. This panel will highlight schemes already underway as well as reveal the radical new ideas the city has to re-invent the area.

16:30

After-party

Callas Bar & Cafe | District. 6, Andrássy út 20 | Budapest