The 19th edition of the CEDER Conference & Exhibition will take place at the Radisson Hotel in Bucharest, featuring a refreshed programme of topics, speakers and senior industry participants, alongside a newly curated exhibition showcasing leading products and services from the Romanian real estate market. Sustainability will be a central theme across both discussions and presentations.
The pre-launch of the Education Academy will feature a curated fireside Q&A and expert-led presentations, offering a focused taster of the most dynamic and relevant topics shaping today’s real estate market.
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The 2026 CEDER Conference & Exhibition will be held at the Radisson Hotel, Bucharest, Romania.
How large urban real estate projects are structured to remain attractive to lenders and long-term investors in a higher-cost-of-capital environment. Focusing on the practical factors that make a project “bankable” such as transport access mixed-use balance tenant demand ESG and energy standards and infrastructure integration drawing on real development and refinancing experience in Central and Eastern Europe for the 2026–2028 cycle.
The panel will focus on the key priorities and risks facing office developers this year concentrating on the practical realities of delivering new projects. The discussion would cover pipeline timing construction costs and financing structures with greater reliance on pre-leases and anchor tenants before launch. Themes would include designing for hybrid work flexible layouts ESG and energy-efficiency standards as well as permitting timelines contractor capacity and the importance of location and transport access in determining leasing speed and long-term viability.
Discussion on examine how housing prices taxes and mortgage costs are reshaping home-buying decisions in Romania from Bucharest to key regional cities. The discussion would focus on real affordability, incomes versus purchase costs lending conditions and buyer hesitation, while also addressing the impact of VAT and property taxes on sales and rental demand. Developers investors and banks would consider pricing strategies and shifting buyer behaviour aiming to identify practical ways to support sustainable home ownership without distorting supply.
Exploring how premium housing niche residential products and branded residences are shaping the upper end of Romania’s residential market particularly in Bucharest and selected regional hubs. The discussion would also examine the growing role of innovation and PropTech – from digital sales platforms to smart-home integration – in influencing buyer expectations and project differentiation. Panelists would address how developers and investors are segmenting projects by lifestyle price band and target demographic and how branding design quality and technology are increasingly used to create competitive advantage and sustain demand in a more selective market.
Romania’s industrial and warehousing market is evolving amid strong leasing demand infrastructure upgrades and changing supply-chain priorities. With modern stock expanding and vacancy remaining low growth is driven by e-commerce retail and logistics operators while developers increasingly rely on pre-leases rather than speculation. The discussion would also highlight emerging regional hubs beyond Bucharest major logistics projects land and infrastructure constraints and how sustainability automation and tenant requirements are shaping the next phase of development.
Romania’s retail property market is adapting to shifting consumer behaviour economic conditions and online competition. As new supply grows at a measured pace developers and brands are focusing on quality locations efficient formats and regional expansion beyond major cities. The discussion would address diversification across malls retail parks and lifestyle centres the role of omnichannel strategies and how purchasing power sustainability and tenant mix decisions are shaping the balance between physical retail digital integration and experience-driven spaces.
Three exclusive fireside chat discussions, moderated by Robert Fletcher, Editor-in-Chief of CIJ EUROPE, will bring together senior industry experts for educational and inspiring conversations focused on shaping the next generation of real estate leaders and managers.
The 111th annual edition of the HOF Awards Gala is to be held on 14th May 2026 at the Radisson Hotel, Bucharest, Romania, the Best of the Best Hall of Fame Awards is the climax of the CIJ Awards series, pitting the winning projects and companies from around Central & Eastern Europe against each other to determine who the Best of the Best really are.
In addition to the 11th annual edition of the HOF Awards Gala, the evening will also feature the official presentation of the CIJ Regional Awards . These awards were conducted exclusively online, supported by dedicated jury committee meetings, and will be formally unveiled to the audience as part of the gala programme.
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