Simon is Vice President, Research & Advisory Services at the Urban Land Institute (ULI), where he is responsible for managing its innovative research agenda covering the key issues shaping the future of the real estate industry including climate change and sustainability, investment and development trends and shifts in demography and technological change. Prior to joining ULI, Simon specialised in research on global cities and real estate for Grosvenor, one of the world’s largest privately-owned international property businesses. Simon’s role involved undertaking analysis on global city developments to inform the company’s long-term strategy and thinking on cities. He has undertaken major research projects on megatrends for real estate, examining topics such as urbanisation, demographic change, digital disruption and climate change. Simon also has previous experience working in urban planning, economic development and strategic consulting for the retail sector. He holds an MSc in Urban Economic Development from The Bartlett Development Planning Unit, University College London.

Economist, professor at the Business School of the Warsaw University of Technology and the Vistula University, chief economic advisor to PwC Polska. Former economic advisor to the president Aleksander Kwaśniewski, member of the National Development Council of the President and the Economic Council of the Government, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Museum in Warsaw, Special Advisor to the European Commission. Lecturer in many academic institutions in Poland and abroad. Author of 16 books and 200 scientific publications, popular economic commentator and columnist of major Polish newspapers.

Judyta Sawicka, Head of Investment & Divestment at Echo Investment, is responsible for conducting transactions, including the sale of commercial projects and real estate purchases. Judyta Sawicka has over 15 years of experience in the field of commercial real estate (offices, shopping centers, logistics). Before joining Echo Investment, she worked at Globalworth Poland, where as Head of Legal she created a legal department from scratch and was co-responsible for building the Globalworth office portfolio and acquisitions worth a total of EUR 1 billion. Previously, she was associated with the law firm Linklaters, where she advised leading investment funds and developers. Judyta was recognized in the Legal 500 GC Powerlist CEE ranking. She studied law at the University of Warsaw and finance and accounting at the Warsaw School of Economics. She completed post-graduate studies at the Business School of the Warsaw University of Technology and the Solvay Brussels School of Economic & Management. Privately, she practices alpine skiing and participates in amateur competitions in slalom and cross-country skiing. In the summer, she chooses kitesurfing and cycling. Enthusiast of AI and process improvement.

Head of Living, Executive Vice President, JLL Poland Paweł Sztejter leads JLL's Living Sector services in Poland, covering residential market research, strategic and development consultancy, transactions and M&A advisory. JLL Living team maintains a strong presence across various residential market segments, including built-to-sell, built-to-rent, student housing, co-living, second homes, and senior housing. With over three decades of experience in residential market consultancy, Paweł is recognized as one of Poland's leading housing sector experts. His career highlights include working with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as well as with a World Bank, USAID, and Polish Ministry of Construction advisory task force instrumental in reforming Poland's housing sector. As co-founder and managing partner of REAS Residential Advisors, now part of JLL Poland, Paweł has been at the forefront of housing consultancy since 1997. His expertise is further recognized through memberships in the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI).

Agnieszka is a Partner and Co-Head of the Real Estate Practice in the Greenberg Traurig Warsaw office. Her team covers a broad spectrum of core real estate and related practices, including finance, corporate and M&A. She is a qualified advocate with over 20 years of experience and has been repeatedly appreciated by Polish and foreign rankings, including Chambers Europe and EMEA Legal 500. Agnieszka was honored as Industry Professional of the Year at the CEEQA 2025. In December 2025 she was appointed Co-Chair of the AmCham Real Estate Committee in Poland. As a trusted adviser to global and domestic investors, Agnieszka has guided many of the most significant real estate investments in the region, including office, logistics, residential, and mixed-use projects. Her work has shaped market standards for deal structuring, financing, and ESG-driven development strategies.

I am the leader of the Real Estate Sector at PwC and I head a group of economic experts who support clients in legal actions across all sectors. As for the Real Estate sector, we specialise in transaction advisory services: financial and commercial due diligence and trading account review. What our clients particularly appreciate about us is our ability to take a holistic view of the transaction process and identify risks associated with the transaction object and assess long-term property features which affect the property value. We are also busy growing our M&A section and we can already boast first successful achievements as we can find a way to drive the value of complex properties, we understand financial statements and we sell companies and investment platforms rather than just individual properties. We work closely with the team responsible for BPO and help our clients identify all space available. Our team includes GeoAnalytics specialists who can characterise any location in Poland, accurate to dozens of meters. The spatial models they create indicate optimum locations for any type of investment project or business activity, from real estate to retail, banking to public investment projects. I am an expert and mediator registered with the Regional Court in Warsaw. As the Commercial Disputes Team, we provide support to clients in disputes across all sectors, with a special focus on transaction disputes. We assist our clients with commercial disputes pending before international arbitration courts or before common courts of law in Poland. I am a Management Board Member of Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and is a Certified Internal Auditor. Privately, I am a mom of adorable two: a 14-year-old avid skier boy and a 5-year-old future skier girl, and my other true passion, in addition to skiing,

Chairman of Urban Land Institute in Poland since October 2023. Managing Partner and Vice President of the Board of Capital Park Group with over 20 years of professional experience in the real estate sector and with over 10 years experience in running of the company listed on Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE:CPG). Played strategic roles in Capital Park since its formation in 2003, starting as CFO and then as Head of Investment Department since 2006. Within Management Board responsible for areas of strategic business development, M&A, joint ventures and finance areas. Took part in over 100 transactions involving properties all across Poland, secured over €700m in bank financing and raised over €100m in bonds and shares issues on Polish capital market. Local partner to leading Private Equity Real Estate fund managers such as Patron Capital Partners and Madison International Realty on Polish market. Developer of Norblin Factory in Warsaw - the winner of ULI European and Global Awards for Excellence in 2022. Before joining Capital Park - CFO in Communication One Group / Call Center Poland SA – a leading Polish call/contact center outsourcing group. Until 2001 worked as management and information systems consultant and project leader. Member of the REIT Poland Association, the Polish Chamber of Commercial Real Estate (PINK) and the Foundation for Education and Research on REITs. Interested in large scale sustainable urban development projects, mixed-use, premium residential, conversions, brownfield regeneration and revitalization projects.

Søren established Urban Partners' office in Poland in 2021 and leads Urban Partners’ logistics business development activities in Poland, with focus on investment sourcing, asset mgmt., and key relationships with co-investors and large tenants. He has over 20 years’ experience in the Polish market having previously held senior mgmt. positions in Bank Austria Creditanstalt, HVB Group, Aberdeen as well as 10 years with Cushman & Wakefield where he was a Partner and Head of Capital Markets. Søren holds an MBA from University of Westminster and sits on the Board of ULI Poland.