Trade Industry of Ukraine October 30-31 will discover the new course

There will be many topics to be discussed in corridors of exposition of Mall Expo/Fair of Retail/Entertainment Expo. But in the course of the business program, specialists of the market will have the possibility to receive the newest opinions about planned tendencies.

We should remember that the market of the commercial real estate is the most stable. And regardless of elections results and economical regress consequences, objects will be continued to construct, rent and operators will continue to come to the Ukrainian market. List of objects to become new on the map of trade centers of Ukraine in nearest years will become understandable after the selection round of the competition City Awards, which will also take place during the SUMMIT.

On the exposition Mall Expo will be represented most of the trade centers projects which are on the stage of the realization, leading consultants and companies, which are giving equipment and technologies for the commercial real estate and retail.

The new exposition concomitant of the Fair of Retail invites rielters, both coming to the market and actively developing, including development by the method of franchising. This exhibition is very good possibility to say about your plans, proposals advantages and find perspective partners.

Exposition Entertainment Technologies will present new brands. Among them should be mentioned Sarner and Minopolis. Presentation of world known network of children edutainment centers KIDZANIA, which will be presented personally by our guest from Los-Angeles Andrew Darrow, vise president of the company will become the unique invent for Ukraine.

Business program of the Summit will show all system and chronic problems of the trade industry in sphere of investments, development, management and relations between leaseholders and lessors. The top topic of the discussions and press-conferences will become the problem of security in social places, legal aspects of raider and legal aspect of using media technologies.

Besides traditional conferences, where entrance will be free of charge for all, organizers propose the new format of educational practicums:

“Features of the legal practice in commercial real estate”, by Natalia Dotsenko-Belous;

“Aspects of the trade objects and networks preparing to the work with investors”, Julia Galchun “E.R.S.T.E.” and Semen Jurchenko “Cushman & Wakefield”

“Leasing of the Trade Real Estate”, Philip Bertere “Immauchan Ukraine” (Auchan Group)

“Conceptual planning of Entertainment Objects”, Ross Magri, Sarner (London);

“Marketing of Outlets” and “Seasonal Sales Stimulation”, Tatiana Aster (Russia);

“Internet-Tuning of Your Business”, Maxim Pecherskiy “New Strategies Group and Victor Krivenko “United Online Ventures”;

The demonstration of nominator's presentations, trade centers and retailers, with the further voting of the independent judge of City Awards in the section “Trade and Entertainment Industry” will become as the bright center of the program.

Among registered participants there are: person buildings, developing and managing companies of such objects as Trade Centers, Trade and Entertainment Centers and Family Entertainment Centers (FEC); retailers and franchises; consulting companies, architect and design bureaus; trade and entertainment suppliers and producers; suppliers of services for commercial real estate and retail; investment founds and companies; governmental institutions representatives.

In spite of different points of view, Elena Vdovenko, “Center of Business Communications” Art Retail Group leader , thinks that the situation on the market could be predictable: “Ukraine has the unique conditions, hardy people and great potential. A lot of changes took place during last years and I want to name it as development of the situation which in different way makes us to considerably behave with resources which we have: financial, intellectual and human.

I see three hot problems of the segment: low investment legal literacy, decreasing of consumers possibilities, necessity of security strengthening in public places. All of them are connected between each other: decreasing standards of living of population, criminal situation becomes worth, knavish charts appear. We have to learn how to cooperate, objectively evaluate the situation and work for the result.

European and Russian investors and operators are carefully looking for the Ukrainian market and our Summit is the indicator of it's state. If we could show during 30-31^st of October progressive result according to 2011, than we will see it on tendencies of the industry development”.

Group of company “New Strategic Group” became as Internet partner of Summit and City Awards.

International Consulting companies Knight Frank (dwelling real estate section), CB Richard Ellis (Trade and Entertainment Industry section: trade real estate), Ukrainian Trade association (Trade and Entertainment Industry section: trade operators) had become co-organizers.

Companies Deport development Group, BudHouse, “Investments and Development”, SQM, UTG, “New Horizons”, “Aeris”, Europaproperty, Commercial Property, Property Times, RBK-Ukraine, Shopandmall.ru, Profashion.ru, Arendator.ru, Malls.ru, Malls.com.ua and Franchise Association of Ukraine had done very significant input with promotion of events and exposition organizing.

Organization committee contact information:

 +38068 201 31 55, +38 044 496 07 82, [email protected], www.center-tc.com