Sven Afhüppe

Global Head of Political Affairs
Deutsche Bank AG

Sven Afhüppe is Global Head of Political Affairs at Deutsche Bank AG in Berlin. Prior to this he worked for over ten years as a political correspondent for the publications Wirtschaftswoche, Der Spiegel and Handelsblatt, where he reported intensively on financial & economic policy. In 2011, he became deputy editor-in-chief of Handelsblatt and was appointed in 2015 co-editor-in-chief and 2016 sole editor-in-chief.

Lars Armgart

CEO
Aukera Real Estate AG

Lars Armgart is CEO of Aukera, an independent debt advisory firm he founded in 2020 with his colleagues. Lars has more than 14 years of relevant work experience, working for an alternative lender, an institutional investor, a mortgage bank and a CMBS / RMBS advisor. Over the last seven years, Lars was involved in more than 60 real estate debt transactions with a volume of around 2.8 billion euros.

Trevor Castledine

Senior Director Private Markets
bfinance

Dan Dierking

President
NCREIF

Dan Dierking is currently the President of the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries, or NCREIF, an association of institutional real estate professionals. Dan is responsible for both the day-to-day management of NCREIF and, in conjunction with the NCREIF’s Board of Directors and membership, developing and implementing the strategy to ensure that NCREIF fulfills its mission.

Prof. Dr. Andreas Dombret

frmr. Member of the Executive Board
Deutsche Bundesbank

After a career in international banking, Andreas Dombret served on the Executive Board of Deutsche Bundesbank, the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank and the Board of the Bank for International Settlements. Since leaving the public sector, he advises financial services companies such as Oliver Wyman, Houlihan Lokey, Sumitomo Mitsui, Deposit Solutions, and Banco Santander.

Jeffrey F. Fastov

Senior Managing Director
Square Mile Capital

Jeff is responsible for establishing, overseeing and implementing Square Mile’s strategic direction with respect to all credit initiatives. Prior he was Co-head of Credit Suisse’s Real Estate Finance and Securitization Group. From 1992 to 2009, Jeff was with Goldman Sachs, where he ultimately co-headed the commercial real estate lending business. He started his career at Moody’s where he established and led the commercial real estate ratings.

Curth-C. Flatow

Managing Partner
FAP Group GmbH

Curth-C. Flatow is founder and managing partner of FAP Group. Before inception Curth was active in the Private Banking and Corporate Investment Banking industry finally at Credit Suisse. At the age of 33 he founded FAP as one of the first debt advisory firms for institutional investors with a focus on the German real estate market.

Richard Flohr

Managing Director and Portfolio Manager
Cross Harbor Capital

Richard Flohr is a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of CrossHarbor’s Strategic Debt Funds. In this role he oversees operations and serves as a member of the Fund’s IC.  Prior to joining CrossHarbor, Richard was a MD with the Prudential Mortgage Capital Company where he worked for 28 years, serving as a member of PMCC’s Senior Management Group and as Head of Capital Markets and CMBS.

Benedikt Gabor

Head of Real Estate
Deutsche Rückversicherung AG und VöV Rückversicherung KöR

Before joining Deutsche Rückversicherung AG and VöV Rückversicherung KöR in 2013, Mr. Gabor worked for more than 5 years as Senior Portfolio Manager at Catella Real Estate AG KAG in Munich. He started his professional career in 2001 at Deutsche Immobilien Leasing GmbH, where he was responsible for international business in Italy for four years. Mr. Gabor graduated in civil engineering at the RWTH-Aachen. He is married and has two daughters.

Markus Habbig

Head of Real Estate
Gothaer Asset Management GmbH

Markus Habbig is Head of Real Estate at Gothaer Asset Management. In his role, he oversees a portfolio of indirect Real Estate investments with a volume of over 3.5 bn EUR. He is involved in investing in Real Estate Debt since 2012 having commited over 2.5 bn EUR in RE Debt in the USA and Europe.

Dr. Peter Hayes

Global Head of Investment Research
PGIM Real Estate

Peter Hayes is a managing director at PGIM Real Estate and global head of Investment Research. Based in London, Peter is responsible for overseeing a global team that provides strategic advice and support to the investment management divisions of the business. Peter is a member of the Global Management Council, Global Investment Committee and the Global Product Committee.

Thomas Hester

Managing Director
Stepstone Group

Mr. Hester is a member of StepStone's real estate team and focuses on various investment and client portfolio management activities, as well leading the US credit sector team. He is also a member of the Firm’s responsible investing initiative task force.

Paul House

Managing Partner
ARA Venn

Hanno Kowalski
 

Managing Partner
FAP Invest GmbH

Hanno Kowalski is responsible for FAP Group’s institutional investor business encompassing real estate debt as well as real estate direct investment. He has been overseeing FAP’s debt fund since its launch in 2018. Working in the financial industry for more than 25 years, he has profound expertise in private wealth management, investment banking and asset management.

Dale Lattanzio

Managing Partner
DRC Savills IM

Dale Lattanzio is Managing Partner of DRC Savills IM, an investment advisor specialising in European CRE debt. The DRC team have completed over £2.5bn of commercial real estate financings across Europe through its debt funds. He has an MBA from Columbia University and a BA in Economics from Dartmouth College. Dale is the outgoing Chairman of the European Commercial Real Estate Finance Council.

Sandra Ludwig

Managing Director
Institutional Investment Consulting Partners

Sandra Ludwig is Managing Director of the Consulting arm of Institutional Investment Partners (2IP) since 2016. Her focus is on manager and fund selection for institutional clients for real estate debt and equity. Before that, she held various roles with GE Capital Real Estate and was responsible for the risk management of the 4 BN € German and CEE portfolio. Sandra is a CFA charterholder.

Alexander Oswatitsch

Head of Real Estate Debt
DWS

Alexander Oswatitsch heads DWS’s European Real Estate Debt business.
Prior to joining DWS in 2015, Alexander worked with Bawag (Cerberus) in Vienna as an originator and for Hypo Real Estate Bank International in New York focusing on underwriting transactions from construction to acquisition financings across various asset classes.

Dr. Torsten Pokropp

Partner
DLA Piper UK LLP

Torsten focuses on advising both financiers and borrowers on real estate acquisition and development financings including residential, commercial, single assets, portfolio and warehouse financings. As regards restructuring advice, Torsten advises on loan portfolio sales and re-financings. Torsten heads the German Finance & Projects group of DLA Piper.

Dan Pottorff

Managing Director, Head of Debt Investment
Tristan Capital Partners

Dan is Head of Debt Investment at Tristan Capital Partners & has a 17-year track record of working in real estate lending, structured finance, distressed investing & investment banking. Previously Dan was MD, Debt & Special Situations at LaSalle IM where he was responsible for origination & separate account mandates encompassing development finance, whole loan lending & special situations.

Achim Puetz

Partner
Luther

Achim Pütz is Partner at Luther. Prior to that he was Managing Partner of the Frankfurt Office of Dechert, LLP where he headed the financial services group in Germany. He has extensive experience in advising both German and international clients on traditional and alternative fund structuring, structured debt products and all aspects of complex alternative structures. Mr. Pütz is founder and chairman of the German Alternative Investment Association (BAI).

Andrew Radkiewicz

Global Head of Private Debt Strategy
PGIM Real Estate

Andrew Radkiewicz is a managing director at PGIM Real Estate and global head of Private Debt Strategy and Investor Solutions. Andrew is responsible for developing and implementing real estate debt fund product architecture and strategic solutions for global investors. He is a member of the Global Management Council and Investment Committee, and the Global Operating Risk Committee.

David Rueckel

Managing Partner
PIA Pontis Institutional Advisors GmbH

David Rückel is founder and managing partner of PIA. Prior to starting PIA he held senior positions structuring and placing investment funds for German and US regulated real estate, timber and infrastructure investment managers. Mr. Rückel hold a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs and an Executive Master in Real Estate. He is the Co-Initiator and Chairman of the Real Estate Debt Conference.

Peter Sandahl

Head of Sustainability
Nordea Life & Pension

Peter is the Head of Sustainability for Nordea Life & Pension. He has a leading role in the UN convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance and is a member of the Steering Committee in PCAF. Peter also sits in the expert advisory group in SBTi and in the UN PRI Asset Owner Committee. He is also a member of the Global Scientific & Investor Committee for Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor (CRREM).

Yolanda Schmidtke

Co-CEO & Co-Founder
DLE Group AG

The aspiration behind founding DLE was to go beyond the real estate status quo and to create a new kind of asset manager that provides innovative, unique, and profitable investment products and financial solutions focusing on sustainability and social value. Today, I am the only female board member leading a team of over 70 professionals.

Oliver Strumpf

Initiator of the DebtConference
FondsForum.de Platform

Oliver Strumpf studied business information management and real estate economics at the European Business School. In addition to start-ups, he gained professional experience at international fund and consulting companies. Since 2002, he has initiated various platforms and event formats in the institutional real estate sector. He joined HEICO Group in 2015 and was managing partner of the investment section until May 2021.

Rajesh Sukdeo

Fund Manager Mortgages
Syntrus Achmea Real Estate & Finance

Rajesh has been Fund Manager Mortgages at Syntrus Achmea Real Estate & Finance since 2006. He is responsible for the strategy, portfolio management and material contacts with clients and prospects of the mortgage funds. Rajesh holds a master’s degree (MSc) in Real Estate Finance (2006), a MSc in Monetary Economics (1996) and a MSc in Finance (1995).

Sina Timm

Private Debt Lead
Viridium Group

Dr. Ulrich von Creytz

Managing Director
DWS Alternatives GmbH

Ulrich von Creytz heads DWS’s Real Estate Coverage Team in Europe. He is member of management board of DWS Alternatives GmbH and DWS Grundbesitz GmbH. He joined the firm in 2004. Prior to his current position, he held several leading positions serving real estate clients in Germany and Europe. Ulrich studied law in Freiburg and Berlin and holds the title „Immobilienökonom“ of the European Business School.

Christoph Wagner

Director of Debt Strategies, Europe
Nuveen Real Estate

Christoph focuses on origination and structuring of commercial real estate debt for Nuveen Real Estate. He has in-depth experience in origination, underwriting and credit analysis, structuring and execution of loans, portfolio management, real estate structured finance, and asset management.

Andreas Wuermeling

Managing Director, Head of Loan Markets
Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG

Andreas has overall responsibility for the Loan Markets business areas at pbb for their global markets. The business area handles all aspects of pbb’s debt partner, structuring and loan servicing activities including co-operations with institutional investors primarily active in Commercial Real Estate.

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