APRESCO, the Association of Owners of Commercial Spaces, will be a new institutional partner of the Spain Real Estate Summit 2025, to be held on 6 and 7 May at La Finca, Madrid. Iberian Property, theplatform organising the event, formalised this agreement which meaningful forms of collaboration to position the region as a strategic destination for global investment.
The Spain Real Estate Summit, organised by Iberian Property in collaboration with the consultancy firms JLL and CBRE, has positioned itself as one of the most relevant events in the sector, bringing together more than 350 international investors with the leaders of the Spanish real estate sector in the 2024 edition. Focusing on sectors such as living, retail, offices, hotels and logistics, over two days, the various players in the sector will have the opportunity to network, exchange knowledge and explore investment opportunities in an environment designed to foster the growth of international investment in the Spanish real estate sector.
With a high-level programme and the participation of prestigious international speakers, the event will address key topics such as emerging dynamics in the Spanish market, geopolitics, economics, financing, new investment in data centres and strategies to increase the production of affordable housing. Among the keynote speakers at this edition is James Seppala, Head of Real Estate in Europe at Blackstone, who, in a session moderated by Adolfo Ramírez Escudero, CEO of CBRE in Spain & President of CBRE LATAM, will share his perspective on the evolution of the international real estate market. His intervention will be backed by the experience of a company that manages $325 billion in invested capital and is the largest owner of real estate assets in the world.
At a time when geopolitics plays a central role, José Manuel Durão Barroso, former President of the European Commission (2004-2014), will offer an analysis of geopolitical and social challenges from an international perspective. His intervention will be moderated by Enrique Losantos, Head of Capital Markets for Southern Europe and CEO in Spain of JLL.
José Manuel Llovet, President at APRESCO, stated: ‘This collaboration with the Spain Real Estate Summit reaffirms APRESCO's ongoing commitment to foster synergies between the different players in the real estate sector and to create spaces for dialogue and cooperation in the industry. We believe this event represents a unique platform to connect key players in the sector, exchange ideas, drive innovation and help attract international investment, at a key moment for the real estate investment market and particularly for the retail segment, which faces 2025 with very solid fundamentals and very good prospects for investment growth’.
APRESCO is a voluntary, non-profit organisation that brings together companies that own commercial spaces in Spain.
APRESCO was created in 2021 with the aim of representing and defending the common interests of its members, both in their relations with the different public administrations and with the social partners and, in general, with any other economic, social, cultural or political body.
With this agreement with Iberian Property and the support of the Spain Real Estate Summit, APRESCO consolidates its position of working the most representative and leading companies in the sector, in charge of managing and investing in commercial spaces distributed throughout the national territory.
So far, the Speakers list features representatives from companies such as: Brookfield, M&G Investments, Generali, Citi, Hines, Oxford Properties Group, Google, DE-CIX, Merlin Properties, Union Investment, Azora, Testa Homes, AEDAS Homes, and more! See the full program HERE