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DebtConference
Event Details
At the DebtConference, distinguished investment experts will present current topics related to Real Estate Debt.
- Date: Thursday, 17 September - Friday, 18 September 2026
- Location: Dorint Hotel Oberursel, near Frankfurt
- Pre-Event Dinner: Wednesday 16 September 2026 only for investors and sponsors
- Participation form: on site event
- Conference language: English
- Participants: investors, project developers, investment specialists
- Ticket Price: from 2.190 Euro (free of charge for institutional investors)
- Important links: Program | Registration
Content & Goal
DebtConference
The DebtConference is the industry event for all topics related to Real Estate Debt. After the successful start of this event series in 2021 with more than 150 participants from Germany, Europe and the US, the event team is delighted that there was a great demand also this year. Experts and investors presented their topics and experiences on individual program items in expert presentations and panel discussions. Personal Face-to-Face Meetings gave the participants a great chance to connect within this community.
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Chairman of the Conference
David Rueckel
Managing Partner
PIA Pontis Institutional Advisors
David Rueckel founded PIA in 2015 and manages all aspects of the business.
PIA is a leading German and European placement advisor for real estate and infrastructure investment managers.
PIA also creates real estate club structures, predominantly for family offices.
He chairs the USA Conference and Real Estate Debt Conference and is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the German American Exchange.
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Advisory Board Members
Ali Durna
Senior Investment Manager
Helaba Invest Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH
Felix Frankl MRICS
Head of Real Estate
Evangelische Zusatzversorgungskasse
Julian Köll
Investment Manager
Allianz
Sandra Ludwig
Managing Director
Institutional Investment Consulting Partners
David Rueckel
Managing Partner, Founder
PIA Pontis Institutional Advisors GmbH
Janine Spieker
Head of Real Estate
BarmeniaGothaer AM
Oliver Strumpf
Founder
FondsForum-Platform
Stefan Stute MRICS
Managing Director
Wüest Partner Deutschland
Additional investor access
Partner
PIA is a placement and structuring advisor specializing in sourcing European — particularly German — institutional capital for global real estate and infrastructure strategies. We support top managers with strategic guidance on capital raising and partnerships. PIA pioneered capital raising from German institutions for real estate debt and identified together with the FondsForum-Platform a market gap, leading to the launch of the Real Estate DebtConference.
Note: We are currently in process of onboarding sponsors and cooperation partners for the event. If you interested in actively participating in the conference you are welcome to register HERE >.
Experts
Speakers
The speakers of the next Asia Conference will be presented here shortly.
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Registration
Participation in the conference is possible from 2,190 Euro plus VAT (free of charge for institutional investors)
Advanced Partner: Chargemaker
Chargemaker is an Advanced Partner of the FondsForum-Platform: The company is an expert for future-proof charging infrastructures in real estate portfolios and offers holistic charging solutions.
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Advanced Partner: Wüest & Partner
Wüest Partner is an Advanced Partner of the FondsForum-Platform: The company offers sound decision-making bases for real estate investments through expertise, data and digital solutions.
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Classic Partner: gpep
gpep is a Classic Partner of the FondsForum-Platform: The company manages real estate investments on behalf of clients, specializing in national specialist food markets.
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Classic Partner: Leissner.co
LEISSNER.co is Classic Partner of the FondsForum-Platform: The company offers services for the fund industry in various business areas.
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Classic Partner: MEAG
MEAG is a Classic Partner of the FondsForum-Platform: The company focuses on the value-based management of liquid and illiquid strategies such as real estate, infrastructure and forestry.
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Classic Partner: MSCI
MSCI is a Classic Partner of the FondsForum-Platform: the company is a specialist in industry transparency in the tangible assets sector for the entire investment process in real estate investments.
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Stay informed!
The FondsForumMagazin is the professional journal for the institutional real estate industry published by the FondsForum platform. It focuses on topics relating to real estate and markets.
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Meeting Point
Conference Location
Dorint Hotel Oberursel
You can look forward to 140 modern, air-conditioned rooms and suites, spacious restaurant and bar terraces with expansive park views, 12 air-conditioned meeting rooms with natural daylight – including a divisible ballroom of 530 sqm – and a 360 sqm wellness area. A true oasis of peace and relaxation in a prime premium location.
Königsteiner Str. 29, 61440 Oberursel, near Frankfurt | Germany
Phone: +49 6171 27690
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Exclusive Pre-Event Dinner
16 September 2026 | 18:00 - 21:30
Lodge Kronberg
Am Opelzoo 3, 61476 Kronberg
Only for investors and sponsor representatives
Conference
Dorint Hotel Oberursel, near Frankfurt
Königsteiner Str. 29, 61440 Oberursel, near Frankfurt | Germany
Overnight stay
Dorint Hotel Oberursel
Booking Code: DebtConference2026
Booking: reservierung.oberursel(at)dorint.com
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Contact
Event Manager
Kim Riedel
Strumpf Eventmanagement
Niederseelbacher Straße 24
65527 Niedernhausen
Phone: +49 6127 999 363 24
E-Mail: info@DebtConference.com
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