Romania has grown into an ever appealing real estate market and the local & regional property market and transactional activity is one of the most effervescent. However, the academic environment does not provide an educational platform for the real estate sector and all established real estate professionals have learnt by doing, have negotiated impressive deals and have grown successful businesses.
Complete 360 degrees Real Estate approach.
All Real – Estate segments taught by the PROs
At its 3rd edition this year, REAL ESTATE ACADEMY by BREC is the 1st educational program that brings together several of the top performers in the private sector, for a 12 modules marathon. You will interact directly with them and you will learn all they had to learn from real – life, in many years of activity on an emerging market.
BREC ACADEMY Structure:
- New: Mixed-use sustainable development
- Residential market
- Office development & transaction
- Retail
- Logistic & industrial
- Hotels business
- Investment
- Brokerage & real estate advisory
- Asset Management
- Financing
- Legal Real Estate
- Marketing & Communication
DIRECT INTERACTION WITH TOP MANAGERS, TIPS & TRICKS, APPLIED KNOW – HOW
BREC ACADEMY ARE REAL – LIFE PROFESSORS, OWNERS & MANAGERS OF SOME OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL REAL ESTATE BUSINESSES:
NEW: MIXED-USE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Tatian Diaconu
CEO, NHOOD Romania
Tatian Diaconu is leading Nhood Romania, an integrated real estate consulting services company since 2012. Together with his team of over 70 colleagues, he works on projects to transform cities and communities – such an emblematic project being Cartier Coresi in Brașov. Tatian graduated Ground Troups Military Academy and after a career as an officer, he went to France, where he attended the University of Le Havre, graduating with a master’s degree in organization management.
At BREC REAL ESTATE ACADEMY, he will offer insights on sustainable mixed use development, with case studies from the company’s portfolio: Coresi Brasov and the new, ambitioius project in Resita.
RESIDENTIAL MARKET
Antoanela Comsa
General Manager, Gran Via România
Antoanela is leading the activities of the Spanish GRAN VIA Real Estate development company in Romania, one of the most awarded developers on the local market, with a portfolio of more than 2.000 apartments up to present and investments in excess of 200 mil. EUR.
You`ll learn from her the strategies behind building a residential building – from land acquisition, concept, marketing strategy, sales, construction and sales.
OFFICE MARKET
Alina Alpaslan
Finance Director, Skanska Property Romania
Since February 2022, Alina is the Finance Director in Skanska’s commercial development division in CEE, being in lead of all financial activities with focus on ensuring support to the Project Management and Leasing business lines. She provides strategic analyses for senior management to determine project and company profitability and is an active member of the local Management Team. Since 2021, for the next 2 years, in addition to her financial responsibilities, Alina was appointed as an Ethics Committee Member for Skanska CEE.
At BREC REAL ESTATE ACADEMY, she teaches the entire process of developing office buildings, from the acquisition of the land to project sale.
RETAIL MARKET
Sebastian Mahu
Head of Asset Management, IULIUS
Sebastian Mahu has more than 11 years of real estate experience in both national and international companies. Over the years, Sebastian Mahu has coordinated leasing, property and facility management activities, while also being experienced in HR consulting, econometrics and marketing. In 2018 he joined the team as Head of Asset Management for IULIUS, the only developer and operator of mixed-use urban regeneration projects in Romania. In this capacity, Sebastian coordinates the operating management activity for a portfolio comprising more than 300.000 sqm GLA retail premises and 152.000 sqm GLA premium office spaces.
At BREC REAL ESTATE ACADEMY, he provides valuable behind-the-scenes insights on all relevant components of the Retail market.
LOGISTIC & INDUSTRIAL MARKET
Sinziana Pardhan
Managing Director România, P3 Logistic Parks
Sînziana is Managing Director for Romania of the P3 logistic development company held by GIC, the sovereign investment fund of Singapore. She manages a portfolio of 380.000 sqm industrial spaces.
You`ll learn from Sinziana the aspects behind building a logistic park, starting with land acquisition, concept, marketing & leasing strategy, the construction process, with applied case study on P3 Bucharest project.
HOTELS BUSINESS
Mircea Draghici, MBA
Managing Director, EST Hospitality Consulting
Mircea has over 19 years experience in the hospitality industry at all levels – from hotel operations (JW Marriott Hotel and Tempo hotel) and hotel consulting (CBRE) to the government (Ministry of Tourism) and non-governmental association level (National Association of Travel Agencies). Mircea is the first Romanian who graduated the MBA program (2007) in hotel finance and strategy from École hôtelière de Lausanne, the world’s first school in hotel administration, and has contributed to the development of CBRE Hotels services in Romania.
At BREC ACADEMY, Mircea will provide valuable real – life lessons on all cycles of developing, running and selling a hotel asset.
INVESTMENT MARKET
Andrei Vacaru
Head of Capital Markets, JLL Romania
Andrei has over 15 years’ experience in the Romanian real estate market, which spans over different segments including capital markets, consultancy, retail leasing and retail tenant representation. For the local branch of global property advisory company Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), Andrei has contributed to some of the landmark transactions in the market, such as the sale of Militari Shopping Center (€95MIO), Radisson Hospitality Complex (cca €170MIO), Sibiu Shopping City (€100MIO), Europolis Park (over €100), Promenada (€148MIO).
Andrei Vacaru will offer you unparalleled insights on the investment market and all stages of a capital markets deal.
REAL ESTATE FINANCING
Catalin Jaloba
Head of Real Estate Finance at BCR
Catalin Jaloba has a solid experience in real estate, having more than 15 years of expertise in fields such as expansion, development, consultancy and valuation, sales and financing. As of 2017, Catalin Jaloba is Head of Real Estate Finance at BCR, one of the top 3 players in the Romanian banking system and from this position, he coordinates all real estate financing activities at BCR.
Catalin’s module at BREC REAL ESTATE ACADEMY approaches the subject of bank financing and the criteria that a real estate project needs to meet in order to be bankable.
ASSET MANAGEMENT
Luiza Moraru
Head Asset Services for Central and Eastern Europe, CBRE
Luiza Moraru has been Head Asset Services for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) of CBRE since 2018. The real estate consultancy agency manages nine million sqm of retail, industrial and office spaces in this region. She has been working at CBRE for 19 years and believes that the quality of the agency’s services is the quality of its people. Her responsibility remains to ensure that the team has an efficient platform and state-of-the-art tools to strive, grow and deliver an exceptional service to CBRE clients.
Luiza and her team will take you into the world of managing an income generating asset and how to build a smart asset management strategy starting from the project`s concept and development stage.
LEGAL AFFAIRS
Razvan Testa
Partner, Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii
Razvan Gheorghiu-Testa is a Partner at Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii, having built up a strong legal career in real estate, corporate/M&A, as well as taxation. He has been directly involved in many of the most important projects taking place in Romania, including acquisitions and disposal of real estate, investment and development real estate projects, and real estate finance.
At BREC REAL ESTATE ACADEMY, Razvan and his team approach Legal Affairs, with case studies on land acquisition contracts, general contracting contracts, leasing or investor sale.
BROKERAGE & ADVISORY
David Canta
Principal, Avison Young Romania
David Canta is currently Principal at Avison Young in Romania & Czech Republic and part of the firm’s European Committee. He has recently coordinated the company’s newest office opening in the Czech Republic and has been very involved in Avison Young’s broader expansion in the CEE region. He is also a partner in a number of complementary businesses with activity in the coworking, facility management and project management sector. The combined team of the group is over 170 people.
David will lead you into the secrets of establishing and growing a brokerage & advisory company, with case studies on various segments – land and investments, commercial leasing (office, retail, logistics), residential sales, research & advisory.
PROPERTY MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Despina Ponomarenco
Managing Partner, Verbio
Despina Ponomarenco has been active for almost 20 years in the real estate market and she manages a group of communication companies with clients from various industries – from real estate to architecture, retail or FMCG.
At BREC REAL ESTATE ACADEMY, Despina will show you what Marketing & Communication activity means in real estate, with applied case studies on how to develop a reputable real estate brand and how to develop marketing strategies that actually sale the property assets and portfolios.
Who can register to BREC ACADEMY?
The program is dedicated to:
- University graduates or final years (3 or 4) – students who aim to build a real estate career
- Professionals already working in real estate or other sectors and aim to complete their knowledge with a round, 360 degrees approach, practical learning from some of the best professionals in the market. Real estate specialists from various segments, working for investments funds, banks, developers, brokerage companies or other segments can register for BREC ACADEMY.
Fees, Registration & Organization
- The program admission fee is 2.000 EUR, paid in two installments: 1.000 EUR by September 7th, 2022 respectively by January 6, 2023. A 5% discount is applied on integral payment.
- For those interested only in certain modules, not the entire program, the cost for one module is 400 EUR.
- The program duration is 9 months: The program starts in the Autumn of 2022 and will end in Spring 2023. The exact schedule will be announced following the closing of the registration process.
After program completion, participants will receive a Graduation Certificate from BUCHAREST REAL ESTATE CLUB. As per authorities` recommendations, the program will take place in a workshop hall, with all necessary social distancing measures in place or in a hybrid format (offline & online).
APPLY NOW, LIMITED NUMBER OF SEATS AVAILABLE!
In order to register for BREC REAL ESTATE ACADEMY 2022 – 2023, please fill the form or address your request, together with a short intention letter describing your background, interests in real estate and the most recent studies graduated at:
Georgiana Grecu
georgiana.grecu@brec.ro
*Please consider that the number of total admissions follows the sanitary rules as per pandemic evolution. Register in due time in order to ensure your seat.
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