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Now in its 17th year, ULI's Paris conference continues to be viewed by industry leaders as a must-attend real estate gathering in Europe. The event attracts over 500 industry leaders from 25 countries whose decisions affect €600billion worth of real estate.
The programme is tailored to give you the BIG PICTURE through its up-to-date content, leading experts in the field of economy, urbanism, demographics and other relevant subjects with direct effect on our industry and a series of sessions led by prominent industry figures.
Attendees represent a BROAD CROSS-SECTION OF DISCIPLINES, including real estate developers and owners, fund managers, financiers and senior public officials.
As an IMPARTIAL, NON-PROFIT, GLOBAL research and education institute, ULI provides a trusted, unique and neutral platform for open sharing of ideas, knowledge and experience.
ULI is a non-profit member-led organisation dedicate to responsible use of land with nearly 30,000 members worldwide.

Tuesday, 5 February
17:00-18:45 ULI Member Summit The Westin Hotel, 3 rue de Castiglione, 75001 Paris
19:45-22:30 ULI Europe Leadership Reception & Dinner Pavillon Cambon-Capucines, 46 rue Cambon, 75001 Paris
Wednesday, 6 February
08:45-17:45 Main Conference Day The Westin Hotel, 3 rue de Castiglione, 75001 Paris
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16th ULI Europe Annual Conference "The Only problems Left Are The big Ones"
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15th ULI Europe Annual Conference "Nothing Is Certain But Debt And Taxes" |
The ULI Europe Annual Conference is where we launch the PwC/ULI Emerging Trends in Real Estate® Europe.
Emerging Trends in Real Estate® is an annual series of trends and forecast publications that reflect the views of leading real estate executives in three global regions—Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific. Undertaken jointly with PWC and the Urban Land Institute, Emerging Trends in Real Estate® provides an outlook on real estate investment and development trends, real estate finance and capital markets, property sectors, metropolitan areas, and other real estate issues.
The reports:
Tell you what to expect and where the best opportunities are
Elaborate on trends in the capital markets
Indicate which property sectors offer the best opportunities and which ones to avoid
Report how the economy and concerns about credit issues are affecting real estate
Discusses which metropolitan areas offer the most and least potential
Describes the impact of social and political trends on real estate
Explains how locational preferences are changing
Keynote Speakers' biographies
Steve Rayner
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Rayner is James Martin Professor of Science and Civilization and Director of the Institute for Science, Innovation and Society (InSIS) at Oxford University where he also Co-directs the Oxford Programme for the Future of Cities and the Oxford Geo-engineering Programme and is a Professorial Fellow of Keble College. He is also Honorary Professor of Climate Change and Society at the University of Copenhagen and Senior Fellow at the Breakthrough Institute of Oakland, California. He previously held senior research positions in two US National Laboratories and has taught at leading US universities.
He has served on various US, UK, and international bodies addressing science, technology and the environment, including Britain’s Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the Royal Society’s Working Group on Climate Geo-engineering. Until 2008 he also directed the national Science in Society Research Programme of the Economic and Social Research Council. He was included in the 2008 Smart List by Wired Magazine as “one of the 15 people the next US President should listen to.
Andrea Boltho
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Boltho is an Emeritus Fellow of Magdalen College, University of Oxford, prior to which he was Fellow and Tutor at the College in Economics for 30 years. He also worked as a Japan Foundation Fellow at the Research Institute of the Economic Planning Agency, Tokyo and as an editor of the Economic Outlook at OECD’s Department of Economics and Statistics.
Boltho acted as a consultant to the World Bank and the OECD and was a member of the Academic Council of the IFO Institute, Munich. He was a Visiting Professor at various universities, including the Collège d’Europe, Bruges, the International University of Japan, the Johns Hopkins University in Bologna and INSEAD. Has been a Member of the Board of Finmeccanica and is a Director of Oxford Economics.
Boltho regularly lectures on economic developments and has author of various publications as well as numerous academic articles.
Jean-Michel Six
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Jean-Michel Six is Standard & Poor’s Chief European Economist, based in Paris. He held a series of positions for Standard & Poor's economic and financial information division, DRI (Data Resources) between 1982 and 1997, both in Europe and in the US, including Chief Economist and Managing Director. He left Standard & Poor's in 1997 to help found Global Partners, Inc., a US-based consulting firm. Six rejoined Standard & Poor’s at the beginning of 2005 in New York and subsequently moved back to Europe. Six has been a member of the European Central Bank’s Shadow Council since 2006.
Six holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Paris.
Main Conference day (6th February) and Member Summit (5th February):
The Westin Hotel, 3 rue de Castiglione, 75001 Paris
Leadership Dinner (5th February):
Pavillon Cambon-Capucines, 46 rue Cambon, 75001 Paris map with walking direction from Westin
ULI Europe Steering Committee Meeting and Dinner (4th February):
AXA, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris map with directions and full location details
Winter Council Day Venues: Click HERE
Monday, 4th February 2013
17:30-22:30 ULI Europe Steering Committee Meeting and Dinner AXA
Tuesday, 5th February 2013
08:00-09:00 National Council Chairs’ Meeting Castiglione, The Westin Hotel
08:30-14:00 ULI France Conference Aiglon, The Westin Hotel
09.30-19:00 Young Leaders Forum followed by drinks reception Napoleon / Winter Garden, The Westin Hotel
18:45-19:30 European Council Chairs’ De-Brief Castiglione, The Westin Hotel
19:45-22:30 Leadership Dinner Pavillon Cambon-Capucines (The venue is within walking distance from the Westin hotel-maps are available at the ULI registration desk)
am-pm Winter Council Day various venue (for timing and programme please see individual agendas)
Wednesday, 6th February 2013
08:45-17:45 Main Conference Day The Westin Hotel
10:45-11:15 Press Conference Vendome,The Westin Hotel
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