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ambas Real Estate is an independent retail investment and asset management advisory firm. The company advises owners and developers about retail assets and modern mixed-use properties. Its service portfolio includes tailormade transaction-related advisory and strategic asset management services. ambas is active in the European real estate markets, with Germany being its core market.

BIG CEE is the subsidiary of BIG Shopping centers Israel, based in Belgrade capital of Serbia, since 2007. Company was founded with a mission of developing the BIG brand in Balkan countries and with focus on implementing BIG Shopping Centers strategy and vision in Serbia and neighboring countries such as North Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro.

BIG CEE holds and operates 11 active shopping centers – 10 in Serbia and 1 in Montenegro. In Serbia operates 7 Retail Parks which are branded as BIG, 2 Shopping Centers which are branded as BIG Fashion and the only Designer Outlet in the country branded as BIG Fashion Outlet.

With a focus on the company’s core product – Retail Parks, BIG CEE has successfully became one of the leading retail real estate developers in Serbia and the Balkan region.

Christmasworld – Seasonal Decoration at its best – is the leading international trade fair for festive decorations. Exhibitors from all over the world present the latest trends and products for all festive occasions of the year, including innovative concepts for decorating large spaces and outdoor areas, such as shopping centers in Frankfurt am Main.

dfv Conference Group the event arm of dfv Media Group, which develops, organizes and produces executive-level conferences and conventions about a variety of themes and across a wide range of sectors. As a relationship manager, it turns media and information into a hands-on experience, fostering professional exchange and networking throughout the business community. The majority of the delegates attending its events come from senior management and other top-ranking corporate positions.

ECE was founded in 1965 and is still owned by the Otto family. The company provides all services related to properties from one source. The assets under management currently amount to 32.3 billion euros. With 195 shopping centers under management and activities in 12 countries, ECE is the European market leader in the shopping center industry. Approximately 20,000 retail businesses generate an annual turnover of 22.3 billion euros on an overall sales area of 7 million square meters.

Eurofund Group is a real estate investment and development firm operating in Spain, Portugal, the UK, Germany, and Italy. It unlocks asset value through expertise, smart capital, and exceptional service. Key projects include Puerto Venecia, UBBO, Silverburn, Parma, Rhein Ruhr, and Islazul. It also expands into logistics, co-living (Tribu), and senior living (Luana).

EUROVEA is Slovakia’s largest shopping complex, part of a mixed-use project in the Eurovea City district near Bratislava’s historic center and the Danube River. Connected to the first Slovak skyscraper, EUROVEA TOWER, it seamlessly integrates shopping, offices, leisure, culture, and residences. With a unique waterfront promenade, EUROVEA stands as a factual and dynamic destination, symbolizing modern urban living in the heart of Bratislava.

On top of Fiba Group’s 30 years of experience in both financial and non-financial sectors, FİBA Commercial Properties has an experience in real estate and thus is a power in the industry as a leading global investor managing commercial properties all around the world. Managing 800.000 sq m leasable area and over 1000 global brands and stores, FİBA Commercial Properties is succesfully operating, constructing and developing a total of 11 shopping malls, 5 office buildings, 4 residences, 2 cinema complexes and hotel investments in Turkey, China, Romania and Moldavia with reputable partners. With these experiences, FİBA Commercial Property Management has been launched with the aim of adding value to the investments of other stakeholders, in the last quarter of 2018.

GfK GeoMarketing is one of Europe’s largest providers of geomarketing services and products, which include consultancy and research expertise, market data, digital maps as well as the software RegioGraph. GfK helps companies from all industries to answer critical location-related business questions in sales, marketing, expansion planning and controlling. GfK’s geomarketing department promotes business success and thus delivers “Growth from Knowledge”.

As the market leader for networking in the form of events and business matching, Heuer Dialog has been accompanying the real estate industry in accessing all disciplines that deal with questions about the future of the urban and real estate worlds since the 1980s. With around 50 events per year with up to 500 participants, Heuer Dialog enables high-level executives to meet on physical and virtual platforms for sustainable urban, real estate and building development. Heuer Dialog builds networks with power, creativity and capital that secure the future of cities, regions and companies.

As initiator and moderator, Heuer Dialog brings together minds from investors, financiers, architecture, civil engineering, ecology, economics, sociology, technology and law in face-to-face dialogues. Over the past four decades, more than 100,000 personalities have taken part in lectures and discussions that have led to initiatives for current and future action.

In association with the Immobilien Zeitung and the dfv Mediengruppe with more than 100 specialist titles, Heuer Dialog sees itself as the competence centre for events related to real estate.

HyperIn – The Mall Management Platform.

Our all-in-one solution streamlines shopping mall operations, offering advanced features for omnichannel communication, tenant collaboration, and specialty leasing monetization. We provide data-driven insights, including sales reporting and marketing analytics, to better connect with consumers and optimize campaign performance. As a Red Herring Top 100 Winner, HyperIn has been recognized as one of the leading private technology and innovation companies. Visit hyperin.com for more information.

IPH Gruppe, founded in 1994, with its headquarters in Munich and branches in Hamburg, Berlin, Cologne and Leipzig, is a service provider for all issues relating to retail real estate. In addition to other consulting services, IPH Handelsimmobilien designs, develops and markets individual retail spaces through to shopping and retail parks, whether revitalization or new development. Another area of expertise is center and property management, which is bundled in IPH Centermanagement GmbH, a joint venture with the IC Immobilien Group. With more than 30 shopping centers under its management, IPH is one of the leading retail real estate specialists in Germany.

Kaufland is an international retail company with over 1,550 stores and about 155,000 employees in eight countries, namely: Germany, Poland, Romania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Croatia, and the Republic of Moldova. Kaufland offers a large assortment of food and everything else for daily needs. The company is part of the Schwarz Group, one of the leading food retail companies in Germany and Europe. Kaufland is based in Neckarsulm, Baden-Wuerttemberg.

Kinexio is a 360 technology platform for asset and property management that streamlines everyday tasks, joins up stakeholders and generates new insight for more efficient and effective operations.

The platform seamlessly connects all built environment communities: occupiers, operations, suppliers, consumers and other stakeholders. By transforming the users’ experience of the space, Kinexio creates loyalty by connecting people to places while delivering efficient operations, significant budget savings and valuable insights.

By using the most established, advanced and cutting edge technology, Kinexio helps managers curate and promote their ecosystem and provides a suite of powerful data insight to efficiently measure and adapt the outputs of B2B and B2C engagement.

MAPIC is the key meeting point for retailers looking for partners, property developers, and owners looking for retailers to enhance their sites. MAPIC delivers 3 days of tailored meetings, expert-led conferences and a premium exhibition for industry leaders, targeting all types of retail properties, such as shopping centers, cities, factory outlets, leisure areas and transit zones.

MAPIC Italy is a deal-making event dedicated to the Italian retail property market. It gathers together Italian and international retailers and investors looking for retail properties and locations to expand their business in the Italian market. Retail property owners, shopping centers management companies and agents will have a unique opportunity to present their assets to a qualified public of clients and prospects.

The McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Parndorf opened in August 1998 and is now the largest designer outlet in Central Europe and, with 2,000 jobs, the largest private employer in Burgenland. In the 160 or so stores selling designer, luxury and lifestyle brands, fashion lovers can find the latest trends from the current season and pre-season classics up to 70 percent cheaper.

MEC with headquarters in Düsseldorf is a joint venture of METRO and ECE. As the German national market leader for retail parks, MEC has more than 280 employees and manages more than 65 retail properties. Its service portfolio includes customized services for all aspects of integrated center management, including commercial and technical management, leasing, marketing, development, commercial asset management and property management for smaller retail properties. The market value managed (assets under management) was € 3.8 billion in 2022. In all locations, approximately 1,200 rental partners generate an annual turnover of € 3 billion over a rental space of 1.55 million sq m.

Messe Frankfurt is one of the world’s leading trade fair organizers. 592,127 sq m of exhibition ground are currently home to ten exhibition halls and two congress centres. Events “made by Messe Frankfurt” take place at approx. 50 locations around the globe, and cover the fields of consumer goods, textiles & textile technologies, technology & production, mobility & logistics, entertainment, media & creative industries.

MIPIM, the premier real estate event, gathers the most influential players from all sectors of the international property industry, for four days of networking, learning and transaction through premium events, conferences and dedicated exhibition zones.

MK Illumination was founded in 1996 by Klaus Mark, his brother Thomas, and his wife Marie. Headquartered in Innsbruck, the company is now a global leader in festive decorative lighting. With 44 regional offices across more than 120 countries, MK Illumination not only produces high-quality lighting products but also offers comprehensive solutions for atmospheric lighting concepts. These are implemented in cities, shopping centers, tourist regions, theme parks, and other leisure facilities.

In recent years, MK Illumination has also specialized in creating vibrant installations that bring life to otherwise less appealing locations during the darker months of the year. Under the LUMAGICA brand, temporary light parks are staged, complemented by attractive summer installations during the warmer months.

The company employs approximately 1,000 people worldwide, including about 90 employees at MK Illumination Handels GesmbH. In 2024, MK Illumination generated revenues of EUR 168 million.

MPC Properties is one of the Southeast Europe’s most experienced real estate companies. MPC has developed over 30 projects since its foundation in 2002. Its strategy is development of modern retail and office assets in accordance with the green building principles and the highest LEED and BREEAM standards. One of the main points of sustainability of company’s business is implementation of ESG strategy across portfolio.

MPC possesses and manages different types of properties – retail network of six shopping centers and six A-class office assets, each of them representing the most important and recognizable landmarks on the market. It is the first company in Serbia to receive the WELL Health-Safety certificate for the portfolio of business and retail assets awarded by the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI).

NEINVER is a Spanish multinational company specialised in managing, developing and investing in commercial properties. The leading manager of outlet centres in Spain and Poland, and the second largest in Europe, it has two proprietary brands: The Style Outlets and FACTORY. Founded in 1969, NEINVER manages 17 outlet centres and 4 retail parks including active pipeline in six European countries: France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the Netherlands.

NEPI Rockcastle is Europe’s third-largest listed retail real estate company by investment portfolio value and the largest owner, operator and developer of shopping centres in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The company’s €7.8bn portfolio is located across eight CEE countries and owns 57 retail properties. It is a market leader in Romania and Poland (NEPI Rockcastle’s two largest markets) as well as having shopping centres in Bulgaria, Hungary, Slovakia, Croatia, The Czech Republic and Lithuania.

Placewise is the global leader in shopping center property tech, serving more than 1,000 shopping centers, across 3 continents and 20 countries. Placewise has offices in Europe, the USA, and Asia, covered by both venture and PE funds. Placewise offers the only solution purpose-built for shopping centers to create long lasting digital relationships with shoppers – unlocking the power to monetize retail properties beyond the square meter.

Potsdamer Platz is a vibrant urban centre in Berlin with 270,000 sq m of retail, office, residential and entertainment spaces across 17 buildings. Since 2016, Brookfield Properties has managed and redeveloped the area, creating a unique commercial and cultural destination that’s providing a launchpad for global brands in Germany.

Redevco is one of Europe’s leading privately-owned real estate managers, overseeing a portfolio valued at approximately €10 billion as of January 1, 2024. The company is committed to building value for investors and enriching communities through transformative real estate. It offers specialist investment strategies focused on repurposing best-in-class high street retail into mixed-use assets, investing in retail parks & logistics and growing our presence in the residential, living & leisure space. In addition, Redevco Capital Partners focuses on special situations real estate opportunities and our real estate debt arm provides transitional lending solutions. Expert real estate teams in seven locations across Europe ensure that the portfolios Redevco manages optimally reflect the needs of our clients. For more information visit www.redevco.com.

Rioja Estates is the leading UK-based specialist in the development of designer and factory outlets. Our expertise encompasses all aspects of planning, design, development, funding, pre-leasing, operational launch, and asset management. We are also adept at identifying institutional purchasers for finished schemes, and enabling property owners and investors to enter the market without taking on unnecessary risk.

ROS Retail Outlet Shopping, headquartered in Vienna, Austria, is specialised in retail real estate consulting and centre management of Designer Outlets and innovative shopping concepts across Europe. Since 2024; ROS is part of the French listed property group FREY, located in Reims Bezannes. The ROS founders Thomas Reichenauer and Gerhard Graf are both committed professionals with many years of experience and knowledge in the European outlet market as well as recognized personalities in the industry.

The portfolio of ROS across Europe includes Designer Outlet Soltau, City Outlet Geislingen, Designer Outlet Warszawa, Designer Outlet Gdańsk, Designer Outlet Sosnowiec, Premier Outlet Budapest, Designer Outlet Algarve, Designer Outlet Croatia, La Torre Outlet Zaragoza, M3 Outlet Polgár, Designer Outlet Luxembourg, Designer Outlet Kraków, Malmö Designer Village and further new projects.

SES Spar European Shopping Centers is specialized in the successful development, construction, marketing, and management of multifunctional retail properties and quarters of international standard. The company also works with strategic partnerships in the areas of art and culture, health centers and housing. In addition to shopping malls, retail parks and managed shopping streets also form part of our business. SES is No. 1 in Austria and Slovenia for large-scale shopping locations. Additional core markets include Northern Italy, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Croatia.

Sonae Sierra is an international retail real estate company dedicated to delivering solutions to meet our client’s ambitions. We develop and invest in sustainable retail assets and provide investment, development and property management services for clients in geographies as diverse as Europe, South America, North Africa and Asia, while creating shared value for our business and society.

The Happetite (previously known as MAPIC FOOD) is the international event dedicated to multi-site restaurant operators looking to grow their business. This powerful business platform is a unique chance to find new international food retail concepts, and to meet restaurant industry decision makers. Key international restaurant, food chains & operators participate in this exhibition to meet private equity firms and property players to grow their business. The event brings together all the restaurant chains, restaurant operators, travel operators, franchise partners and restaurant industry suppliers to develop and create the food destinations of tomorrow.

Trinity Capital is an investment company established in 2019 in Bulgaria. Its main mission is the acquisition, realization and management of investment projects. Throughout its operation, the company has acquired expertise in building and operating retail parks.

We build and manage assets that create opportunities for business growth for our partners and improve urban environment for local communities.

21Media has been a leading Marketing & Advertising Agency for Shopping Centers for over 25 years. In its client list features some of the biggest names from the European retail including Meadowhall, Glatt, ALEXA, CentrO, and Fünf Höfe. Full-service B2B and B2C support is provided at every stage of a mall’s life cycle: from strategic positioning
through hands-on day-to-day Center marketing. The company’s reputation as B2B specialists has been built on helping owners and operators to market their properties, with improved leasing tools, engineering a stronger tenant mix and growing a Center’s asset value.

21Media’s achievements have been recognized by 15 ICSC European Marketing Awards including the Global ICSC “Best of The Best” Viva accolade.

umdasch provides special retail solutions: rooted in craftsmanship, visionary in the digital world, always with a human touch and one goal – to realise successful stores. The Store Makers at umdasch create extraordinary worlds of experience for discerning customers, serving numerous areas of expertise ranging from Design Consulting & Value Engineering to Project Management, General Contracting and Shop Systems through to Digital Retail.

General Contracting – the all-round, care-free package from umdasch – has developed strongly in recent years. With a top network of professional experts and prudent management skills, the Store Makers ensure all the trades, such as lighting, floors, fire protection and much more, work to schedule – We take care of everything.

CREATING SUSTAINABLE PLACES THAT REINVENT BEING TOGETHER – Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield is the creator and operator of unique, sustainability-driven retail, office and lifestyle destinations that connect people through extraordinary, meaningful shared experiences.

Union Investment is a leading international real estate investment company specializing in open ended real estate funds for private and institutional clients. Union Investment has assets under management of some €51.0 billion. Active in the real estate investment business for more than 50 years, Union Investment operates today in 24 countries around the world. In addition to office space and business parks, the Hamburg-based company is investing in business hotels, logistics properties, residential buildings and retail properties. Union Investment’s retail portfolio currently includes 83 assets in Europe and the US, with a market volume of some €10 bn.

VIA Outlets was founded in 2014 to acquire existing outlet centres across Europe. VIA Outlets’ vision is to create premium shopping destinations, and offer best-in class, beautifully located shopping experiences for visitors and brand partners. VIA Outlets are here to redefine the outlet shopping experience.

Guided by their three R’s elevation (strategy, remerchandising, remodelling and remarketing) VIA Outlets ensures that premium fashion outlets are destinations attracting visitors from all over the world. By bringing together an exceptional mix of international and local premium brands, VIA Outlets have created unexpected and unforgettable shopping experiences, whilst also paving the way for sustainable shopping. Currently, VIA Outlets consists of 11 assets spread across Europe, offering over 1,100 stores across 290,000 sq. m GLA.

With a sales area of around 192,500 sq m, Shopping City Süd is the largest shopping center in Austria and one of the largest in Europe. Its 330 stores offer a very wide variety of brands and products and attract on average around 24.5 million visitors from all over Austria as well as from the neighboring countries of Hungary and Slovakia on a yearly basis. The center ensures that customers have 10,000 free parking spaces available, and can enjoy shopping regardless of the weather and the wide range of offers “under one roof.”