Syllabus:
The global and regional situation
- The real estate business at the global and regional levels.
Presenter: Daniel Porcaro, CPA, MBA. Senior Manager of the Tax Advisory Department at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Member of the Uruguayan Institute of Tax Studies. Member of the Inter-American Accounting Association. Member of the International Fiscal Association (IFA). Consultant to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Former Director of Corporate Finance Real Estate at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Academic Coordinator of Real Estate Development at the School of Architecture,Universidad ORT Uruguay.
- The situation in the United States: opportunities and challenges. What an American investor looks for abroad.
Presenter: Architect Diego Hodara. Master of Science in Real Estate from New York University. Postgraduate Diploma in Administration from the University of the Republic. Partner at Olympus Properties, a U.S. firm specializing in real estate capital analysis and financing. Former Director of Acquisitions atMiriam Development, a company dedicated to the acquisition, advisory services, and management of real estate assets.
- Situation in Spain, opportunities, and challenges. How Spanish Investors View Latin America.
Presenter: Curro Nicolau Castellanos, Esq. Bachelor of Laws from the University of Valencia, where he obtained a Diploma in Advanced Studies from the Department of Administrative Law. He is currently working on his doctoral thesis, “Environmental Protection in Mining,” at that university. Managing Partner of Tecnourban Legal & Consulting ( Spain). He has practiced as a lawyer specializing in Environmental Law at the firms “Garrigues Abogados y Asesores Tributarios” and “Broseta Abogados.”
- The Situation in Argentina. How the current situation may impact Argentine investors.
Presenter: Architect Mario Goldman. Director of the Institute of Real Estate Development at the Professional Council of Architecture and Urban Planning (Argentina). Member of the Association of Real Estate Program Professors. Former Executive Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Urban Economics and Deputy Director of the Center for Contemporary Architecture at Torcuato Di Tella University.
The Situation in Uruguay and the Outlook
- Economic Analysis. What is happening and what may happen with the key economic variables that influence the real estate sector: the dollar, inflation, and occupancy rates.
Presented by: Horacio Bafico, Economist, Co-manager of the Economic Indicators page in the “Economy & Market” supplement of the newspaper El País. Consultant, ABM Consultores. Former Advisor to the Executive Director of the World Bank, Washington, D.C. Former Director of Macroeconomic and Financial Advisory Services at the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Former Economic Advisor to the Chamber of Industries of Uruguay. Former Representative of Uruguay to the World Bank. Professor of Economics at the School of Administration and Social Sciences, Universidad ORT Uruguay of Universidad ORT Uruguay.
- What can be expected from the real estate market given the current scenario.
Presented by: Julio Villamide. Advisor and Consultant in Real Estate Development. Founder and Director of Propiedades Magazine. Founder and first President of the Uruguayan Real Estate Chamber. Founder and Director of the Urban Land Institute. Former Vice President of FIABCI (International Real Estate Federation.
- What is the current situation and outlook for rental developments: offices, retail spaces, tourism.
Presenter: Cr. Carlos Lecueder. Accredited Shopping Center Manager and Accredited Shopping Center Marketing Director by the International Council of Shopping Centers. Partner at the Luis E. Lecueder Law Firm. Chairman of the Advisory Board of the International Council of Shopping Centers South America. Member of the Faculty Council of the International Council of Shopping Centers, having taught courses in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, the United States, Peru, and Uruguay.
- How the Punta del Este market may evolve.
Speaker: Mr. Ramón de Isequilla, Executive Director of Destino Punta del Este, an institution that promotes the Punta del Este brand worldwide. President of the Punta del Este Foundation. Advisor to the Municipal Government of Maldonado. Former General Manager of Grupo Radio Maldonado. Former Director of the Club Hotel Casapueblo. Board member of the Circle of Tourism Journalists of Uruguay.