ERES 2024 – 30th ERES Annual Conference

The European Real Estate Society welcomes participants to the 30th Annual
Conference to be held on 26-29 June 2024 in Sopot & Gdańsk, Poland

30th ERES Annual Conference
Sopot & Gdańsk 2024

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Welcome to Sopot & Gdańsk

Hosted by the University of Gdańsk (UG)
Sopot & Gdańsk, Poland, 26-29 June 2024

Conference Themes

+ Corporate Real Estate Management
+ Real Estate and Economics
+ Housing
+ Urban and Regional Analysis
+ Sustainable Real Estate
+ New Technology and Data in Real Estate
+ Valuation and Appraisal
+ Real Estate Finance and Investments

Key information

+  15 January 2024, Deadline for abstract (non-refereed papers) and full paper submission (refereed papers)
+  31 March 2024, Deadline for Early Bird conference registration
+  15 May 2024, Deadline for conference registration for paper presenters
+ As for registration after  15 May 2024, organiser cannot guarantee access to the social events

+ Conference Chair: Małgorzata Rymarzak
+ Contact: organiser@eres.org

Organiser 2024

The University of Gdańsk is the largest university in the Pomeranian region. It provides education in 87 fields of study, comprising 205 specializations, full-time and part-time studies, at the level of first or second-cycle studies, or within comprehensive (long cycle) five-year master’s programmes. University has over 25 thousand students, doctoral students, post-graduates, and more than one thousand seven hundred academic staff. It offers education on three campus sites: in Gdansk, Sopot and Gdynia.

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Conference Programme

June, 2024

26

11:00-12:30 PhD Session A
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-15:00 PhD Session B
15:00-15:30 Coffee break
15:30-17:00 PhD Session C
17:00-18:30 ERES Board Meeting
19:30-21:00 Welcome Reception

June, 2024

27

08:30-09:00 Registration
09:00-11:00 Conference Opening Keynote Address
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-13:00 Parallel Sessions / Panel Discussion
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 Parallel Sessions / Panel Discussion
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:30 Parallel Sessions
19:30-22:00 30th Jubilee Conference Dinner

June, 2024

28

09:00-10:30 Parallel Sessions
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:30 Parallel Sessions / Technical Events
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-15:00 Parallel Sessions / Technical Events
15:00-15:30 Coffee break
15:30-17:00 Parallel Sessions
17:00-17:30 ERES Annual General Meeting
19:30-23:30 Gala Dinner

June, 2024

29

09:00-10:30 Parallel Sessions
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:30 Parallel Sessions
12:30-13:30 Lunch

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Workshops / Panels

Date: June 26, 2024 Time slot: 17:00-18:00 Workshop 1: Presenting Academic Research

Location: C-21
Address: Piaskowa 9, 81-864 Sopot
Speaker: Giuseppe T. Cirella, Professor, University of Gdansk, Faculty of Economics, Poland

Date: June 27, 2024 Time slot: 11:30-13:00 Panel 1: Opportunities and challenges in Polish investment market: Growth potential of the market – sponsored by European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA)

Location: C-9
Address: Piaskowa 9, 81-864 Sopot
Chair: Dilek Pekdemir, Research Manager at EPRA (European Public Real Estate Association)
Panellists:
· Małgorzata Kosińska, President REIT Polska
· Małgorzata Dankowska, Managing Partner Koda
· Jakub Pacholec, Mount TFI
· Katarzyna Steiner, SEGRO

Date: June 27, 2024 Time slot: 14:00-15:30 Panel 2: Is Europe ready for data transparency in commercial real estate?

Location: C-9
Address: Piaskowa 9, 81-864 Sopot
Chair: Tomasz Ogrodzki, CEO & co-founder, REDD
Panellists:
· Piotr Trzcinski, Head of Poland, Savills Investment Management
· Paweł Toński, Managing Partner CRIDO
· Krzysztof Sakierski, Director, Head of Strategic Consulting, Savills Consulting, Savills
· Bjorn-Martin Kurzrock, Professor of Real Estate Studies at RPTU, Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität

Date: June 27, 2024 Time slot: 16:00-17:30 Panel 3: Towards a sustainable future in the property sector

Location: C-9
Address: Piaskowa 9, 81-864 Sopot
Chair: Krzysztof Sakierski, Director, Head of Strategic Consulting, Savills Consulting, Savills
Panellists:
· Marcin Klammer, Managing Director, Polish Council of Shopping Centers
· Maciej Riemer, Director of the Ecology and Climate Department Łódź City Office
· Marcin Piatkowski, Leasing Director at Torus sp. z o.o. sp.k.
· Michał Stys, Chief Executive Officer, OPG Property Professionals

Date: June 28, 2024 Time slot: 9:00-10:30 Panel 4: The panel of editors: Guides to getting published

Location: C-9
Address: Piaskowa 9, 81-864 Sopot
Chair: Paloma Taltavull de La Paz, Professor, Universidad de Alicante, Spain
Panellists:
· Clare Lehane , Commissioning Editor at Emerald Publishing, UK
· Laura Gabrielli, Associate Professor, University of Ferrara, Italy·
· Hilde Remoy, Associate Professor, Head of section Real Estate Management at TU Delft, the Netherlands
· Karen Gibler, Associate Professor Emerita at Georgia State University, IRES Executive Director, USA
· Abdullah Yavas, Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

Date: June 28, 2024 Time slot: 11:00-12:30 Panel 5: Applying AI and other Technological Advances in Future Real Estate Valuations – by E-CREDA

Location: C-9
Address: Piaskowa 9, 81-864 Sopot
Chair: Hans Vrensen, Managing Director, Head of Research & Strategy, AEW Europe, UK
Panellists:
· Wolfgang A. Brunauer, Executive Board Member at DataScience Service GmbH in Vienna, Austria Presentation: Real world applications of machine learning for information extraction in real estate
· Yi Wu, Programme Director & Lecturer, University of Reading, UK Presentation: An academic perspective on Al’s current and future relevance for real estate valuations
· Nicola Stalder, Head of Analytics, IAZI AG in Zurich, Switzerland Presentation: Technologies as catalysts: five theses on future property valuation

Date: June 28, 2024 Time slot: 13:30-15:00 Panel 6: Affordable Housing and Innovative Solutions

Location: C-9
Address: Piaskowa 9, 81-864 Sopot
Chair: Karen Gibler, Associate Professor Emerita at Georgia State University, IRES Executive Director, USA
Panellists:
· Steven Bourassa, Professor and Chair at University of Washington, USA
· Hilde Remoy, Associate Professor, Head of section Real Estate Management at TU Delft, the Netherlands
· Paloma Taltavull de La Paz, Professor, Universidad de Alicante, Spain
· Radosław Trojanek, Associate Professor, Poznan University of Economics and Business, Poland
· Francois Viruly, Associate Professor, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Date: June 28, 2024 Time slot: 15:30-17:00 Panel 7: Digitally Enabled Learning

Location: C-9
Address: Piaskowa 9, 81-864 Sopot
Chair: Eamonn D’Arcy, Professor of International Real Estate, University of Reading, UK
Panellists:

Event Venue

Welcome Reception

Faculty of Management

University of GdanskAddress: Armii Krajowej 101
81-824, Sopot

Dress code: casual smart

30th Jubilee Conference Dinner

European Solidarity Centre, Gdansk a museum dedicated to the history of solidarity and opposition movements of Communist Eastern Europe

Address: Pl. Solidarności 1

80-863 Gdańsk

Dress code: casual smart

Gala Dinner

Sheraton Sopot Hotel*****, Sopot
Address: Powstańców Warszawy 10, 81-718 Sopot

Dress code: formal (black tie not required)

Keynote Speakers

Steven C. Bourassa

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Steven C. Bourassa is H. Jon and Judith M. Runstad Endowed Professor and Chair of the Runstad Department of Real Estate in the College of Built Environments at the University of Washington. He also serves as Director of the Washington Center for Real Estate Research at the University of Washington. Previously, he served as department chair at Florida Atlantic University, the University of Auckland, and the University of Louisville, where he was KHC Real Estate Research Professor. His research focuses on urban housing and land markets and policy, covering a range of topics including housing tenure, residential property valuation, property taxation, housing affordability, low-income housing policy, community land trusts, and public land leasehold. He has published his research in numerous real estate and related journals, such as the Journal of Housing Economics, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Journal of Real Estate Research, and Journal of Urban Economics, as well as Real Estate Economics, Regional Science and Urban Economics, and Urban Studies. His co-edited book, Leasing Public Land: Policy Debates and International Experiences, was published by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. Dr. Bourassa is on the editorial boards of seven real estate journals. He is a Fellow of the Weimer School of Advanced Studies in Real Estate and Land Economics and a member of Lambda Alpha International. He received the Research Achievement Award as well as the Service Award from the International Real Estate Society, of which he is a past President. He is currently Treasurer of the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association. He holds a Ph.D. in city and regional planning from the University of Pennsylvania

Krzysztof Grzesik REV FRICS

TEGOVA

Krzysztof Grzesik is a UK born chartered surveyor, a Polish qualified valuer and Recognised European Valuer, with many years of experience as a property consultant in the UK and mainland Europe. In the UK he first worked for several years as a valuation surveyor at the UK Government’s Valuation Office and then as a partner of Kinney & Green, chartered surveyors in the City of London.
In 1991 he set up the real estate services arm of Price Waterhouse in Poland and was also involved in property consultancy work in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Russia. In 1997 he joined Healey & Baker (Cushman & Wakefield) as a partner and in 2000 he became managing partner of King Sturge Poland. In 2004, Krzysztof set up Polish Properties specializing in the valuation of commercial property across Poland.
Krzysztof is currently the Chairman of The European Group of Valuers’ Associations (TEGOVA). He is also a past Chairman of RICS Europe.
Krzysztof is a former Vice President and International Representative of the Polish Federation of Valuers’ Associations (PFVA). He is also a former member of the Polish Valuers’ Qualifications Commission and the Polish Valuation Standards Board. He is a co-author of the „ Professional Standards for Polish Valuers” published by PFVA. He is also the author of many publications concerning property valuation and a co-author of the Appraisal Institute’s textbook titled “ Real Estate Valuation in Global Markets”. For many years, Krzysztof has focused on acting as an expert witness in international valuation disputes. In this connection, he has presented evidence before Arbitration Tribunals in London, Brussels, Paris and The Hague.

Technical Event

OLIVIA CENTRE

Olivia Centre is a dynamic business hub that offers a blend of various types of office space and services, including one of Poland’s largest coworking spaces.
It is a pioneer in the field of sustainability and ESG. It has achieved the world’s first maximum score in the WELL Helath & Safety certification. Furthermore, the Olivia Star building has received the first green loan according to the LMA Green Loan Principles for office investment in Poland.
Visitors will have the opportunity to view coworking spaces, a spacious pation and the year-round Olivia Garden as well as a stunning view of the coty from the 32nd floor of the Olivia Star (the tallest building in Northern Poland).

Conference participants (maximum 30) who are interested in taking part in the event are asked to register at: organiser@eres.org

Conference fees

Please register to the conference application to be able to
make the payment

REGULAR PARTICIPANT
VOGON & GIF MEMBER
PHD STUDENT (FULL-TIME)*
ON-LINE ATTENDANCE
ACCOMPANYING PERSON**

550 EUR
500 EUR
400 EUR
150 EUR
300 EUR

* To be eligible for the PhD student fee a letter confirming full-time studies signed by the university must be submitted to the conference secretariat.
** Accompanying Persons are those who accompany the participants during conference social events who may be either a spouse/family partner and/or a son/daughter. Please note that business partners do not qualify as Accompanying Persons.

Scientific Committee

Monique Arkesteijn

Eamonn d’Arcy

Heidi Falkenbach

Marc Francke

Martin Hoesli

Björn-Martin Kurzrock

Bob Martens

Gunther Maier

Giacomo Morri

Ingrid Nappi

Hilde Remøy

Małgorzata Rymarzak

Paloma Taltavull

Michael White

TU DELFT, THE NETHERLANDS

UNIVERSITY OF READING, UNITED KINGDOM

AALTO UNIVERSITY, FINLAND

UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS

UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

UNIVERSITY OF KAISERSLAUTERN-LANDAU (RPTU), GERMANY

MODUL UNIVERSITY, AUSTRIA

VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, AUSTRIA

SDA BOCCONI, ITALY

ECOLE DES PONTS PARISTECH, FRANCE

TU DELFT, THE NETHERLANDS

UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK, POLAND

UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE, SPAIN

NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY, UNITED KINGDOM

Refereed Papers Committee

Anupam Nanda

ERES BOARD MEMBER
PROFESSOR OF URBAN ECONOMICS & REAL ESTATE
UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
UK

Marc Francke

ERES BOARD MEMBER
FULL PROFESSOR OF REAL ESTATE VALUATION
UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM
NETHERLANDS

Bing Zhu

W2TT PROFESSOR
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH
GERMANY

Local Organizing Committee

Contact: organiser@eres.org

Małgorzata Rymarzak

CONFERENCE CHAIR
ERES BOARD MEMBER
UNIVERSITY OF GDAŃSK
POLAND

Krzysztof Kowalke

VICE-CHAIR OF CONFERENCE
UNIVERSITY OF GDAŃSK
POLAND

Gunther Maier

ERES BOARD MEMBER
MODUL UNIVERSITY
AUSTRIA