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🌍 Expo Real 2024 in Munich: A Recap: What's wrong with the picture?! 💡 During the expo, I covered an impressive 27.5 km—equivalent to 31,052 steps! While the display showed only 2,123 calories burned, the conversations and insights I gained were priceless. A heartfelt thank you to the many welcoming companies, clients and their booths, as well as the evening events in the city, for the delicious food, drinks and fantastic networking opportunities. What do I take away from the expo? Once again, it’s clear: it all depends on the role and the business model. Some companies are still facing financial challenges, exacerbated by regulatory hurdles in the banking sector. On the flip side, there are investors with capital ready to re-enter the market, especially from the distressed asset space. In the ESG and tech arena, I spoke with numerous players. The market still appears highly fragmented, with many pursuing similar approaches in ESG SaaS and related fields. Speed is crucial to stay ahead—partnering with a sector expert can definitely help—us! 🚀 And what about the VW Bus at the expo? It stood there, well-maintained, while I counted my steps and burned calories. (Image source: Ideogram😉) A big thank you to everyone who was part of these exciting days. Let’s turn our conversations into concrete business deals—this generates tax revenue that can hopefully be wisely invested back into environmental and social initiatives! Here’s to successfully implementing our discussions! 🤝 Follow us: Gunnar Gombert Strategy Consulting #ExpoReal2024 #Networking #ESG #RealEstate #Innovation

🚀 Backbone at EXPO REAL 2024: A Glimpse into the Future of Real Estate 🚀 What a week at EXPO REAL (Messe München) 2024! 🎉 With over 40,000 participants from 75 countries 🌍 and 1,778 exhibitors 🏢, it’s clear that the real estate industry is gearing up for a bold transformation. Our Backbone team engaged with prospects, clients, and industry leaders while deepening our understanding of the market. As Top 20 Finalists in the Impact Awards 🏆, we left even more motivated for what’s ahead. Key themes? Digitalization 💻, sustainability 🌱, and the urgent need to innovate 🔨. It’s clear—real estate’s future isn’t just about adapting; it’s about transforming. We’re excited to be part of that journey! A massive thank you to everyone we connected with—we’re already looking forward to what comes next. 🙌 #ExpoReal #RealEstateInnovation #PropTech #Backbone

𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐎 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 – 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻 Alongside the challenges, the current market situation offers one thing above all else: opportunities. Opportunities to work together today to set the course for tomorrow and make assets fit for the future. Digitising processes and selecting and managing data for different stakeholder needs are, rightly, much-discussed topics that need to be further implemented in practice. Why is this the case, and how can we take decisive steps forward together? I am very much looking forward to discussing these challenges with both familiar and new faces at this year's EXPO REAL. In addition to one-to-one conversations at the Susteco, A Bosch Company Booth (Hall A3, Booth TB26) or over a refreshing coffee, I will also be joining some of my industry colleagues at the following panels: ✅ On the English-speaking VC panel ‘The global macroeconomic impact on venture investment in real estate tech versus construction’, I will discuss with David Nadge (MOMENI Group) and Karel van Eechoud (Implenia) – moderated by J.P. Bowgen (Camber Creek) – the impact of global macroeconomic changes on investment in PropTech and the construction sector, particularly where venture capital will flow in times of economic upheaval and changes in government. ▶ 07 October, 11:00 – 11:50 ▶ Hall A3, Booth TB50, TRANSFORM & BEYOND STAGE ✅ I will also discuss the question ‘Is the industry digitising itself out of the crisis?’ with Till Eichenauer (WISAG), PD Dr. Marcelo Cajias (PATRIZIA SE), Alexander Köth (Immosolve (immowelt Group)), and Dr. Susanne Hügelügel (CBRE Germany) as the host. ▶ 08 October, 15:00 – 16:00 ▶ Hall C2, Conference Room C22 I am excited for this year's trade fair and eager to discover new, exciting approaches and solutions. These will also be presented on the TECH TALK STAGE (Hall A3, Booth TB1) on EXPO Tuesday from 10:00. Additionally, I will be presenting Susteco in a short pitch at 13:00! I'm looking forward to it – see you in Munich! #Susteco #EXPOREAL2024 #realestate #innovation #transformation

It’s all been said re EXPO REAL (Messe München) 2024. Watson Farley & Williams impressions: * Busy! 🥵 * A LOT more positive than last year. A number of specific transaction related discussions 👍🏽 * Expectation around further interest rate reductions remain 😩 *Italy (PBSA in particular), the Nordics, Spain and the UK look attractive. BUT pricing; scarcity of stock 😱 * France - difficult to do business in (sorry Cyrille Gogny-Goubert!) * Our hosts; Germany - well, it rather depended on who you spoke with! Jury out for me. * Geo political risk; climate change 😢 * Interesting shift towards diversification; “real assets”/“infrastructure”. * GENTS; perhaps time to purchase a suit that is not navy or grey? CEOs; are you consciously nurturing your diverse talent? If not in the current crop, then the next gen? We need you to be intentional and wholly showcase your talented teams at such industry events 🙏🏽 Time well spent; great catching up with colleagues & clients. Now looking forward to all those deals! #WFW #realestateinvestment #EXPO2024

Shading, Automation and Glas - a fruitful combination with Vasatec! Check with Andreas how this can deliver value for you. #vasatec #exporeal #ontheroad #buildings2.0 #change #sustainability

⏰ Are you ready for the introduction of the VISION team? Within the next few weeks you can look forward to exciting insights. Today we start with Florian Niethammer, Head of Trade Fairs & Events at Messe Stuttgart 🎤 🟡 What do you enjoy about your work? Since joining Messe Stuttgart in 2007, I've had the privilege of helping to shape VISION. What I particularly enjoy is organising this leading event on our exhibition grounds with an innovative, highly international, and at the same time very connected industry. 🟡 What hobbies help you to relax after a long day at work? Physical activity is my way of recharging. Over the last few years, I have regularly ridden my e-bike to the trade fair for two hours a day. This year, I set myself a new challenge and started running regularly again. Currently, I'm training for a marathon after a few years' break. This marathon will take place right after this year's VISION on Sunday. 🟡 What are your expectations for VISION 2024? The outlook for VISION 2024 is excellent: We already have 15 percent more exhibiting companies and occupied space, 66 percent of them coming from abroad, and a quarter of the companies are first-time exhibitors. These are the best conditions to welcome many new visitors and users of machine vision technology here in Stuttgart from 8 - 10 October 2024! #VISIONSTR #machinevision #technology #innovation #industry

Join us at EXPO REAL 2024! What are the latest developments in the real estate sector? What innovations are driving the future of the industry, especially in terms of sustainability and digitalization? Our Panattoni Iberia team will be present at EXPO REAL (Messe München) from October 7 to 9 at stand A3.310, ready to exchange ideas with key players and industry experts, discuss trends and opportunities, and help you with everything you need to know to ensure a competitive edge in this constantly evolving market. 👉 Gustavo Cardozo Lupi - Managing Director Iberia 👉Dr. Arantxa Prado - Senior Director Capital Markets 👉 Juan Antonio Irala Guzmán - Head of Corporate, Legal and Transactions Don't miss the opportunity to learn first-hand about the latest innovations and how they are shaping the future of the industry. See you in Munich! #ExpoReal2024 #Panattoni #LogisticsRealEstate #Sustainability #Digitalization #Innovatio

As the curtain goes up on EXPO REAL (Messe München) 2024, Jose Pellicer, Partner, Strategy at Evonite caught up with Robin Marriott from Green Street News: Europe to talk about whether deal volumes match market sentiment and to share his thoughts on the next market cycle. Read the full article here https://lnkd.in/e6sa8yf7 #Evonite #ValueAdd #EuropeanValueAdd

Innovation Zero was a wonderful opportunity to take the lay of the Net Zero land across the UK. Amid a policy to and fro on the eve of local elections, we heard from entrepreneurs and SMEs working in every aspect of the low-carbon transition – although the UK is still heavily weighted towards Energy first and everything else later! Many SMEs were worried about being lost in the "valley of death" between incubation with the likes of Innovate UK and the first steps of scale and commercialization with VCs. Everyone wants consistency from policymakers in order to have the confidence to invest, and a key challenge for the next government will be enabling patient capital to find its way to high-potential companies that are not going to deliver huge investor returns in a short time frame. That said, we also learned more about initiatives like Bristol's City Leap initiative, which is already injecting nearly £500m into low-carbon infrastructure thanks to a public-private partnership with Ameresco. We think Bristol might be an interesting next stop for Netting Zeros when we get back on the road. More thoughts from SMEs like Spaceforge Aerosystems Pvt Ltd., FLIMAX Ltd, BX, OceanMind coming in the podcast very soon so please stay tuned!

Had an amazing time at Innovation Zero, meeting so many interesting people working at critical junctures of climate and business. Expect more in the coming days, but as an American there was something really striking: Many people talked about how the US is now leading in clean-tech investment and the UK has to do more to catch up. That was really not the paradigm throughout my environmental career. The US was always behind on policy, investment in renewables was behind Europe and China (at least the perception), and now suddenly its not. Of course, this wasn't sudden, the US after failing on climate miserably for 4 years found a way forward. Will be interesting to see if the UK follows that shift after several years of lackluster climate performance. One other quick observation: IZ really felt like a modern clean-tech conference. For so long I would go to environmental conferences and there would be one banker, usually from Credit Suisse or somewhere random, and like two green companies. The past two days it felt like everyone we met was either an investor or a company looking for investment. That's huge. We are just getting started.