Marcus Bartenstein

CEO
Empira AG

Marcus Bartenstein is CEO of Empira AG. He is responsible for the company’s strategic direction and growth and brings over 20 years of experience in the real estate industry, particularly in investment, transactions, and development.

Marleen Bekkers

Fund Manager for PATRIZIA Sustainable Communities
PATRIZIA Real Assets KVG mbH

Miriam Beul

Gründerin und Inhaberin
Netzwerkagentur für urbane Kommunikation

Miriam Beul is a German busi­ness jour­nal­ist and real es­tate ex­pert. She worked for many years as an ed­i­tor, in­clud­ing for re­nowned me­dia out­lets such as Wirt­schafts­wo­che, Cap­i­tal, Welt, Süd­deut­sche Zei­tung, and Frank­fur­ter All­ge­meine Zei­tung. To­day, she works as a com­mu­ni­ca­tions con­sult­ant and is a sought af­ter mod­er­a­tor and pan­el­ist. She sup­ports com­pa­nies and or­ga­ni­za­tions with her ex­per­tise as a strat­e­gy con­sult­ant, su­per­vi­so­ry board mem­ber, lec­tur­er, ad­vis­or, and ju­ror.

Prof. Dr. Thomas Beyerle

Dekan
HBC Hochschule Biberach

Prof. Dr. Thomas Beyerle is a Professor of Real Estate and Business Administration at Biberach University of Applied Sciences. He previously held senior roles at Dresdner Bank, DEGI, Aberdeen, IVG and Catella. He is a prolific author, sought‑after speaker, honorary gif member, ZIA member and host of several real‑estate podcasts.

Paul A. Chin

Chief Investment Officer
Centurion Asset Management Inc.

Paul Chin is CIO of Centurion Asset Management, Canada's largest private apartment fund at $US 5.4 B AUM. He has 35 years of experience in the financial services industry, most recently as CIO of Otera Capital, the RE lending arm of the Caisse de Depot, one of the world's top 10 largest pension plans. Today, he will speak about the investment opportunity in the Canadian multi-residential apartment sector.

Christian Claßen

Vorstand
Magna AM

Christian Claßen is a member of the Executive Board of magna asset management ag. He has been supporting investors for over 20 years and has in‑depth expertise in acquiring, structuring and managing residential investment solutions. He develops products and designs new residential property strategies for institutional capital.

Steven Edwards

Chief Investment Officer
Bricklane Technologies Limited

Steven Edwards is CIO of Bricklane where he oversees strategy, investment and capital relationships. He has had 25 years of experience in European real estate investment and finance across the UK, Germany, Nordics and Spain - covering residential and commercial real estate. Previously, he was with Ares Management, JP Morgan, and Citigroup.

Christian Freundl

Senior Asset Manager
Deutsche Investment

Christian Freundl – Head of Asset Management Deutsche Investment - has over 20 years of experience in the investment management sector. Previously he was heading the investment management department of Invesco Real Estate for the DACH region, responsible for the performance of a €3.5bn portfolio across different asset classes (Office/Logistic/Residential/Retail) and risk profiles (core/value add/opportunistic). 

Alex Greaves

Global Head of Living
M&G Real Estate

Alex Greaves, Global Head of Living and member of M&G Real Estate’s Executive Committee, joined in 2013 to build its residential platform. Previously, he spent seven years at Grainger, managing key funds and JVs, creating the Ramp platform, and overseeing its partnership with Lloyds Banking for distressed borrowers.

Mikael Hjorth M.Sc.

Partner
CapMan Real Estate

Mikael Hjorth is Partner at CapMan Real Estate. Mr Hjorth joined CapMan in 2012, and he is the Fund Director for an open-ended CapMan Residential Fund. Prior to this, Mr Hjorth headed a Nordic core residential mandate for BVK, Bayerische Versorgungskammer. Mr Hjorth has received an M.Sc. degree in Real Estate Economics from Aalto University, Finland. 

Mark Holz

Head of Strategy and Research
Lübke Kelber

Mark Holz is Head of Strategy and Research at Lübke Kelber AG, a real estate investment and advisory firm. He is also a lecturer at the EBZ Business School, specializing in international real estate investments. Mr. Holz has 15 years of international experience in real estate research, with a focus on institutional investment management.

Rüdiger Hornung

Partner
Wüest Partner Deutschland

Rüdiger Hornung is an architect and real estate valuer as well as Director at Wüest Partner. He advises investors and owners of large residential portfolios on ESG strategies, decarbonization and economically viable refurbishment concepts. His focus is on valuing and strategically repositioning housing assets in line with climate targets and return requirements.

Nikolas Jorzick

Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter
HAMBURG TEAM Gruppe

Nikolas Jorzick is managing partner of the HAMBURG TEAM Group, which was founded in 1997. Upon joining the company in 2015, Mr Jorzick founded HAMBURG TEAM Investment Management and, in 2017, HAMBURG TEAM Property Management. Since 2023, Mr Jorzick has been a member of the board of the BFW Landesverband Nord and is responsible for issues such as urban quarters and subsidised housing.

Jan Kiesel

Partner
EY Tax GmbH Steuerberatungsgesellschaft

Jan Kiesel is a certified tax advisor and Partner at EY, where he heads the Real Estate Tax practice in Germany. His advisory focus is on tax consulting and the structuring of real estate investments.

Prof. Dr. Ute Knippenberger

Geschäftsführerin
Stadtentwicklungsgesellschaft Wiesbaden mbH

Prof. Dr. Ute Knippenberger is an urban planner and architect, who has held various leadership positions in municipal urban planning and university teaching. Since September 1, 2025, she has been managing director of the Stadtentwicklungsgesellschaft Wiesbaden, a municipal subsidiary, that acts as a development agency and construction service provider for state capital wiesbaden.

Sven Ley

Head of Investment Germany
Edmond de Rothschild REIM (Germany) GmbH

Sven Ley is Managing Director of the investment team at Edmond de Rothschild REIM in Frankfurt since January 2025. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing the firm’s investment activities in Germany and for developing new real estate strategies, including the residential investment strategy. Prior to this, he held positions at NAS Real Transactions and Catalyst Capital, among others, and brings 15 years of experience in the European real estate industry.

Dr. Karsten Lieser

Chief Investment Officer
Lübke Kelber Investment Partners GmbH

Dr. Karsten Lieser, a seasoned investment expert with a doctorate in finance and an engineering degree, has been appointed as the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of the Lübke Kelber Group as of January 2025. In this role, he will focus on expanding the firm’s investment management and capital raising activities. He joins the company from the investment platform substnz Capital Partners and brings a wealth of experience from his previous positions at Lehman Brothers, Lone Star Funds, and PIMCO Real Estate.

Kirk Lindstrom

Chief Investment Officer
Round Hill Capital

Kirk has almost 30 years of real estate experience. In the last 13 years he has led more than $11 billion of investment by Round Hill Capital in the residential sector, his role including defining strategy, completing acquisitions and business plan execution. Before Round Hill he was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs and previously worked at Merrill Lynch. Kirk has a BA from Amherst College.

Bjarke Mikkelsen

CEO
Thylander

Bjarke Mikkelsen is Managing Partner & CEO at Thylander. He previously founded tech company, Daraz, and served as Executive Director at Goldman Sachs, Nordic M&A.

Jaime Morán Baena

CEO & Founder
Medan Asset Management

Jaime leads Medan, a CNMV-regulated Spanish asset manager focused 100% on living assets, with ~€800M AUM and 3,300+ units under management. Previously Partner at Dunas Capital and M&A at Alantra. Medan operates through Nuva Living, its in-house operator, delivering vertically integrated solutions across Spain.

Dr. Martin Moryson

Global Head of Economics
DWS

Dr. Martin Moryson is Global Head of Economics at DWS. He started his career in academics at Humboldt-University Berlin and at the German Council of Economic Experts (Sachverständigenrat). After various positions in the financial industry, he was Chief Economist of Sal. Oppenheim from 2012 to 2018. He has been a member of the Board of the Human Rights Foundation since 2003.

Harri Retkin

Chief Investment Officer
Avara Oy

Partner at Avara and responsible of leading firms Investment Management. Harri has +20 years of broad and professional experience in the field of PE, Real Estate, finance, transactions and consulting. Harri has successfully expanded Avara’s business in PE AIF Fund's and to strategic JV partnerships with international investors. Today Avara is leading residential real estate partner in Finland.

David Rueckel

Managing Partner
PIA Pontis Institutional Advisors GmbH

David Rückel 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.

Philipp Schomberg

Executive Partner & CEO Poland
KINGSTONE Real Estate Poland sp. z. o. o.

Philipp Schomberg is Co-Founder of KINGSTONE IM, a pan-European investment manager. As co-founder and shareholder, he is responsible for building and strategically developing the platform with a focus on institutional real estate investments across Europe. Previously, he worked for international investment firms, including the Abu Dhabi Investment Council (ADIC) and PGIM in London.

Manuel Schröder

Director Sales
Westbridge Advisory GmbH

Manuel Schröder advises institutional property owners and asset managers on optimizing energy procurement as well as ESG and regulatory matters. His focus lies on aggregating electricity and gas volumes, securing competitive long-term pricing, and implementing sustainable energy solutions. He is known for an independent, structured, and execution-driven advisory approach.

Oliver Strumpf

Initiator of the AsiaConference
FondsForum-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.

Prof. Dr. Michael Voigtländer

Immobilienexperte
Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln

Prof. Dr Michael Voigtländer, born 1975 in Leverkusen; joined the Cologne Institute for Economic Research in October 2005. Since 2022, he has been head of the International Economic Policy, Financial and Property Markets cluster. He has also been an honorary professor of economics at Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences since 2011. 

Tanja Volksheimer

Managing Director
NEXT Generation Invest GmbH

Architect (Dipl.-Ing. FH) with an MSc in Technical Building Management and EBS certificates in Sustainable Investing and Real Estate Finance. 20 years of international investment, asset and fund management (Core/Core+), including almost14 years at Nuveen Real Estate focusing on impact and ESG strategies in residential and alternatives. Managing Director at NEXT Generation Invest GmbH.

Immo von Homeyer

Head of Business Development
Art-Invest Real Estate Funds GmbH

Immo von Homeyer has been with Art-Invest Real Estate Funds since 2014 and heads the Business Development division, responsible for developing investment strategies, launching new investment vehicles, and managing investor relations. He oversees the establishment of new investment funds as separate or pooled mandates with existing and new investors across all asset classes (office, retail, hotel, residential).