A Summary of the Panel Discussion at the 7th Real Estate & Investment Forum.

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Short-hand record of all reports, opinions, comments, questions and answers during the panel discussions and round tables at the Seventh RINFOR (Real Estate & Investment Forum) held in Sofia between 1 and 3 June 2005

Over 500 real estate key players have attended the conference showing their strong interest in the South East European property, construction and tourism markets.

The topics that were the focus of the panel discussions:

--Regeneration - a chance to revitalise disadvantaged areas. Speakers: Ms. Christine McNeill - First Secretary Trade and Investment - British Embassy - Sofia, Ms. Violeta Konova - Head expert in sector "Coordination and Information Service" - Executive Agency State Property of Ministry of Defense, Mr. Stelian Stoychev - Chairman of "Resource Center" Foundation, Mr. Rossen Kolev - General Manager of Vector Management Bulgaria, Mr. Valeri Naydenov - Head expert in MRRB, Mr. Daniel Petrov - Sliven Municipality.

--Hotel chains in South Eastern Europe - enlargement projects, new market players. Speakers: Mrs. Frederique Raveau - Director Development Central & Eastern Europe in Accor, France, Mr. Josef Halbherr - Managing Director of Kempinski Bulgaria , Mrs. Donka Sokolova Chairman of the Bulgarian Association of Travel Agents, Mr. Rumen Draganov - Chairman of the Tourism Council - Sofia, Mr. Blagoy Ragin - Chairman of the Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association.

--Business buildings in Bulgaria and their opportunity to attract institutional investors. Speakers: Ms. Janet Woo - Associate Banker, Property and Tourism Team - EBRD London, Mr. Paul Rivlin - Head of Real Estate Investment Banking Europe in EUROHYPO AG - UK, Mrs. Roberta Tumpel - Project Manager in Investkredit Austria, Mr. Stefan Danailov - Manager "Office Buildings" in Forton International a Cushman & Wakefield Healey & Baker Associate, Mr. Tzanko Tzankov - Senior Expert in "Investment consulting" in Forton International a Cushman & Wakefield Healey & Baker Associate, arch. Valeri Leviev - Managing Director of Elta Consult EAD (in association with CB Richard Ellis).

--Retail and entertainment centers - new types of investments in Bulgaria. Speakers: Mr. Eli Egosi - CEO of Mall of Sofia, Mr. Henrik Stig Moeller - Senior Vice President - TK Development - Denmark, Mr. Marin Zgurev - CEO of Densi Stroy Ltd. - Bulgaria, Mr. Stefan Kossev - Managing Director of Piccadilly EAD - Bulgaria, Mr. Yordan Yordanov - Head of Project Finance Department, Corporate Banking Division of DSK Bank EAD (OTP Group). Mr. David Davidov - Director of Commercial & Brokerage Services in Colliers International Bulgaria, eng. Traycho Popov - representative of Stroytawn Ltd.

--Bulgaria's accession to the EU - opportunities and challenges the real estate players face in the country. Speaker: Mr. Dobromir Ganev - General Manager of Foros NCRE.

--Residential market - opportunities for growth or a risk of saturation? Speakers: Mr. Krassimir Gumnishki - Manager Mortgage Financing in Creditex-Bulgaria, Mr. Strachil Ivanov - General Manager of Yavlena Ltd - Bulgaria., Mr. Dobromir Ganev - General Manager of Foros NCRE, Mrs. Vessela Barbukova - General Manager of Aspecti Plus Ltd. - Bulgaria, Mr. Ivan Georgiev - General Manager of Orbi Engineering Ltd - Bulgaria.

--Opportunities and threats in the developing real estate market in Bulgaria. Speakers: Mr. Atanas Garov - Managing Director of Colliers International - Bulgaria, Mr. Ivan Velkov - General Manager of Colliers International - Bulgaria.

--High yield or low risk - the dilemma facing the international property investors and Bulgaria's chance to appear on their maps. Speakers: Mr. James Rigassio - Commercial Attache - Embassy of the USA, Mrs. Jill Urban-Karr - Vice President - Stewart International, USA, Mr. Bill Franks - Vice President - Sigma Bleyzer, USA, Mr. Georgi Kirov - Senior Consultant Investment & Advisory Department in Colliers International Bulgaria, Mr. Michael Hunsberger - Managing Director Real Estate - BAEF Bulgaria, Mr. Svetoslav Naidenov - Investment Policy Directorate, Ministry of Economy.

--Vacation hotels or second home resorts - where to invest now? Speakers: Mr. Peter Dobcak - Tourism Brain Trust - Austria, Mr. Nikolay Damov - architect of vacation village Duni, Bulgaria, Mr. Paul Kornreich - Chairman & CEO of Bulgaria Real Estate Group.

--Participation of the Bulgarian construction companies in large-scale investment projects - who is ready to face the challenge? Speakers: eng. Georgi Grigorov - Federal Secretary of the National Building Federation, Mr. Ivan Boykov - Chairman of the Bulgarian Branch Chamber "Roads".

--Major hotel projects - achievements of the Bulgarian architecture for the last 15 years. Speakers: arch. Petko Yovchev, arch. Yavor Vulov, arch. Kalin Tiholov, arch. Petar Dikov, arch. Vladislav Nikolov, arch. Rossitza Yovcheva.

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--What's going to happen in the near future?

--Who is already here?

--Who will enter the market soon?

--What are the opportunities?

--What are the specific risks?

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