Olof Sundblad leads Baltic Banking at Swedbank. He holds a Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration from Stockholm School of Economics.
With nearly two decades in finance, Olof previously served as CFO for Baltic Banking at Swedbank, managing financial operations effectively. Since 2006, he has held various key roles in the industry, enriching his expertise in banking operations and strategic planning.

Olavi Lepp is the CEO of Swedbank Estonia. He has spent 27 years working in various positions on the Estonian, Baltic and Group level of Swedbank. Olavi has a bachelor’s degree in business management from the University of Tartu and he has also studied at the London Business School. He is a member of the Council of the Estonian Employers' Confederation.

Deputy Governor Ülo Kaasik is responsible for preparing monetary policy decisions and economic research at Eesti Pank. He is also responsible for managing cash circulation, managing the Eesti Pank reserves, shaping the information technology environment, and overseeing the central bank’s infrastructure. Mr Kaasik has been a member of the Latvian Fiscal Council since January 2014, and of the Estonian Fiscal Council since May that year.
Ülo Kaasik became the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Estonia in July 2011. The Central Bank's council has decided to extend his term twice, in 2016 and 2021.
He was previously head of the monetary policy and economic policy departments of Eesti Pank and an advisor on economics to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia. Ülo Kaasik graduated from the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of the University of Tartu and holds a Master’s degree in economics from Tallinn University of Technology.

Monika Nedzinskaitė is Head of Transactions for Lithuania at Newsec in the Baltics, advising on high-value commercial property transactions and facilitating deals between market participants across the commercial real estate sector.
 
She brings experience from management consulting and public-sector project implementation, combined with an educational background in International Relations and Psychology, offering a well-rounded perspective on real estate investment and decision-making.

Kristjan Tamla is a CEO of EfTEN Capital the largest real estate fund manager in the Baltics. Kristjan has 25 years of professional experience in financial markets, banking and economics. Prior joining EfTEN in 2021, Kristjan held for 15 years various positions at Swedbank, including 7 years as a CEO of Swedbank Investment Funds and 2 years as a portfolio manager at Swedbank Stockholm office. He has also worked as an economist at the Central Bank of Estonia and as an intern at the European Commission Directorate for Economics and Finance. Kristjan has an MSc degree in Economics (with distinction) from the University of Exeter (UK). He is a member of advisory committee for Economic Analysis MSc and BSc programs at the Tallinn University of Technology.

Professional background and work experience

Boardmember and portfolio manager
CGM Monaco / as of 2017

Member of Supervisory Board and Audit Committee
AS Inbank / as of 2015

Board member and investor relations manager
Colonna Group / as of 2011

Board member and portfolio manager
G&G Prvate Finance SAM / 2009-2017

Real estate professional in Estonia
Management of development and investment projects / as of 2006

Board member and portfolio manager
Finavest Monaco SAM / 2005-2009

Junior client relationship manager
Finter Bank Zurich / 2003-2005

Echo Investment is the largest real estate developer in Poland, operating in the residential, commercial, and retail sectors. Listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange since 1996, the company has completed over 200 projects in major Polish cities. Echo Investment focuses on sustainable development and creating modern urban spaces. The management team includes CEO Nicklas Lindberg, CFO Maciej Drozd, and Vice President Artur Langner.

Kestutis has more than 25 years of experience from building companies and investing in real estate. Eastnine is a listed Swedish real estate company focused on prime office properties in prime locations in Poland and the Baltics. Eastnine’s vision is to create and provide the best venues where ideas can flow, people meet, and successful business operations develop. Recent investments include the office properties Nowy Rynek E in Poznan for EUR 79m and Warsaw Unit in Warsaw for EUR 280m.

Adrian Karczewicz, Head of Divestments at Skanska Commercial Development Europe, is responsible for securing investors and managing transaction processes across four key CEE markets: Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, and Hungary. He also coordinates the work of the international transaction team, supporting activities in the Nordics and the United States.
He has been with Skanska since 2013. Adrian began his career in 1997 as an analyst at Gerald Eve International. He later gained experience at Knight Frank’s Warsaw office and GE Capital Golub Real Estate. Before joining Skanska, he served as Transaction Director at Echo Investment.
During his tenure at Skanska, Adrian and his transaction teams have successfully completed the sale of nearly 60 office buildings with a total value of close to €4 billion. His efforts have expanded Skanska’s client portfolio by 24 new investors. Notable transactions include the sale of the Monument office building in London, the Neon project in Helsinki, and Skanska’s largest-ever deal – the sale of the 2+U complex in Seattle, USA.
Adrian is an active ambassador for the commercial real estate market in Central and Eastern Europe, promoting the region to investors worldwide. Focused on relationship-building, he has organized numerous study visits to markets in Germany, the UK, Canada, and Asia. As an expert, he frequently speaks at international real estate conferences such as GRI Institute and Property Forum. His proactive approach and exceptional relationship-building skills were recognized with Skanska’s global Market Maker Award in 2017.

Gabriele Gegeviciute is a Fund Manager at Capitalica, having joined the company in 2020. Since then, she has successfully led the acquisition of six logistics centres across the Baltic states and now manages the ~€40 million Capitalica Green Logistics Fund, focusing on core+ logistics assets.
Gabriele has extensive experience structuring real estate transactions in the Baltic markets. Since 2015, she has played an instrumental role in transactions exceeding €220 million across all major commercial real estate asset classes, gained through her work at leading real estate consultancy firms.
In 2022, Gabriele launched a monthly LinkedIn newsletter, “Water & Concrete: What’s behind?”, where she shares insights into real estate trends and market dynamics with a community of approximately 900 subscribers.

Martin Otsa is part of East Capital’s real estate team and is responsible for investment management in the Baltics and asset management in Estonia. He has more than 25 years of experience in real estate including valuation, leasing, project development, construction- and investment management. Martin holds a master’s degree in civil engineering and economics from Tallinn Technical University. He speaks Estonian, English and Russian.

Laurynas Kuzavas is a logistic real estate investment and development professional with 20+ years of experience. He worked as a credit risk management specialist at Swedbank in Lithuania and as a finance controller at the largest asset-based transport company in Europe Girteka Group. Laurynas finished economics at Vilnius University, was an active member of various local and International Organisations. His favourite sport triathlon. It has also developed his personal character, which unfolds in measured maximalism, sharp and accurate assessment, passion for life, and professional improvement. A perfect example of this approach - current CEO position at SIRIN Development. Being in this chair for over 16 years, he is in charge of significant business growth, which led to the development of over 600,000 sqm of modern, energy-efficient, and sustainable logistics parks in all Baltic region.

Piret Üts has worked as Real Estate Business Manager at the Port of Tallinn for over eight years. She is responsible for leading the planning of the largest mixed-use waterfront development project in Tallinn’s city centre, located next to the Old City Harbour - one of Northern Europe’s busiest passenger ports.
Piret began her career as a real estate appraiser in 2002 and went on to lead the real estate valuation department at Swedbank. With a long-standing passion for real estate development and construction, supported by her Civil Engineering and MBA degrees from TalTech University, she continued her career at YIT Estonia, focusing on leading company´s land acquisition and commercial real estate development.
She serves since 2021 as a Council Member on the Urban Regeneration Council of ULI (Urban Land Institute).
Since July 2025, Piret is also an accredited DGNB (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen) International Consultant and ESG Manager.

At East Capital since 2001. Albin Rosengren joined East Capital in 2001 and is currently Partner and Head of Real Estate and External Growth. In the past he has held several roles including Managing Partner with responsibility for the management board for the East Capital Group up until 2021. Between 2009 and 2014 he was CEO of the group securities company during which he led the legal consolidation of entities in Sweden and Luxembourg, resulting in an efficient and international positioning of the firm. Leveraging further on economies of scale and scope he has led several acquisitions during 2017-2021 which has broadened East Capital Group’s operation to include global and Nordic equities and fixed income management as well as a direct distribution arm. Within his responsibility for East Capital Real Estate he is Chairman of the board East Capital Baltic Property Fund, the investment committees of Baltic Property Fund II, III and East Capital Real Estate IV. He is also a member of the board of various East Capital Group’s entities. Albin holds a MSc in Finance from the Stockholm School of Economics and studied at Lund University (School of Economics and Management) and the London School of Economics.

Kimmo is truly a “Grand Old Man” of hotel consulting, who established SBHC in 2023.
His career spans to mid 1990’s when he started the hotel consulting career in London and worked for HVS International for five years, departing as Senior Associate, before moving into the banking industry.
He then pursued career in London City as a banker working as Associate Director and Relationship Manager for three most important UK lending banks serving the hotel sector, until he was invited to join Christie & Co in late 2004.
At Christie & Co in London, UK, he set up the Consulting Department from the beginning with fellow colleagues and progressed rapidly to become Associate Director. The business grew up and he opened the Nordic office, heading the Christie & Co business for the Nordic region - Scandinavia and the Baltic States from 2008 onwards, capturing the title of Office of the Year of Continental Europe twice.
Thus, Kimmo has very extensive experience of conducting hotel-related advisory projects, including market and feasibility studies, valuations and strategic options analysis, operator & investor searches and hotel transactions throughout Europe, including the Nordic region, all together he has completed over 425 such hotels / projects assignments to date over 27 countries.
Besides all the above, he has been a guest speaker in a number of conferences and venues in the Nordic region over the years.
Kimmo holds an MSc Diploma in Property Investments from City University of London (Bayes Business School) and an MBA in Hotel Management from Michigan State University (Eli Broad, East Lansing, Michigan, USA). He also holds a BSc in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management from Haaga Institute Polytechnic, Finland. Besides being a native Finnish speaker, Kimmo is very fluent in English and has an excellent working knowledge of Swedish.
Kimmo is also a very keen tennis player and a tennis instructor, having lived 13 years in Wimbledon, this hobby has started already in 1970’s! Our service is Your advantage!

An expert in the hotel industry with over 30 years of experience.  She has worked in various positions in operations, sales and development in renowned hotel chains such as IHG Hotels & Resorts in the USA and Accor in Poland and Eastern Europe.
Joined Hilton in 2017 to oversee development and expend Hilton presence in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Romania and Hungary.
Establishes relationships with investors looking for opportunities to develop hotel projects under Hilton brands, mainly in the franchise and management model.
Her activity has been awarded many times by the industry.

Frank is the current Head of Development for Accor” Frank Reul
VP – Development Accor Eco - Midscale & Premium Brands
“Eastern Europe, Balkans, Italy & Greece”
Frank is the current Head of Development for Accor Eco, Midscale & Premium Brands in Eastern Europe, the Balkans, Italy, and Greece.
He has extensive experience in hotel management and operations. He began his career in 1988 in Brussels and Bruges, Belgium, in senior operational roles at Accor. He was quickly promoted to Director of Food and Beverage at the Novotel Sheremetyevo-2 in Moscow, Russia, in 1992.
After spending three years in Moscow, he moved back to London and began his ten-year career in the United Kingdom with Accor. He started as Operations Manager at one of the busiest Novotels at Heathrow Airport. He then held several General Manager positions across the United Kingdom, including Novotel Preston, Novotel Southampton, Novotel Milton Keynes, and Novotel Bristol Centre.In 2006, he moved to Turkey, where he directed and managed one of the key hotels in Istanbul, the Novotel Istanbul. He later spent two years as General Manager at Novotel Trabzon.
After more than 20 years of service at AccorHotels, he was appointed Area General Manager for Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. From 2014, he became Area General Manager for Romania, Bulgaria, and Macedonia, where he oversaw operations and development, including in the Balkans and Croatia. Since September 2017, he has served as Head of Development Orbis/AccorHotels for Eastern Europe, and since 2018, he has held the position of VP Development Accor Eastern Europe.
He is fluent in Dutch, English, and French, and also speaks German. He is an avid fan of history, wine, and Arsenal.

Håkan Pehrsson, has more than 25 years of experience within, retail, real estate and shopping centre development, including more than 15 years of international experience, with more than 20 years in various leading positions responsible for teams up to 120 professionals. Håkan is CEO and founder at The Retail Headquarters, a boutique advisory company within asset management, development, leasing and investment advisory.  He has worked as CEO at Centrumutveckling, Deputy General Director for IKEA Shopping Centres Russia & CIS. In the board of directors for JLL and lead director for Asset Management and Retail at JLL Nordics.

Media-driven real estate entrepreneur building a global real estate brand through content, technology, and exceptional client service. Founder and CEO of Hi Homes on Spain’s Costa del Sol, leading a talent-first, tech-enabled team with 13+ years of market experience and a fast-growing YouTube presence. Focused on turning media, storytelling, and data into international reach, scalable systems, and long-term value for property owners, buyers, and investors worldwide.

Alex is a senior broker and partner at Solvilla, the market leader in luxury real estate in Marbella, with an average transaction value of €5.7 million and annual sales volume of approximately €500 million. Working at the ultra-prime end of the market, he focuses on the development and sale of exceptional residential properties. He currently holds the record for the highest €/sqm transactions in Marbella, both for apartments and independent villas.

CEO of Reterra Estate OÜ

Peep Saar has a diverse background in leadership and entrepreneurship. He has planted churches, been a pastor, led start-up teams, and served as CEO of established companies. He holds degrees in IT, Entrepreneurship & Technology Management, and Theology.
Since 2019, he has been one of the partners and board members of Arco Vara Real Estate Agency. As a Senior Certified Real Estate Broker, he is daily in the trenches of the Estonian real estate market. His dynamic approach to real estate, coupled with his ability to connect with diverse audiences, makes him a sought-after speaker and leader in the field.Fun fact: Peep has performed 1,200+ wedding ceremonies. He is married and has three teenage children.

Michael Björklund has 25 years of management experience from broad spectrum of international services within residential development, retail, office, logistics as well as construction, retail, procurement, asset and property management. He has had leading roles in large international real estate organisations of Bonava, NCC, Kingfisher, IKEA, Skanska. He is a member of Executive Management Team at stock listed company Bonava.
Education: Master of Science (MSc) in Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm and Master of Science in Economics, Stockholm University.

Kristi is the founder of Moderan, a leading software platform for real estate lease portfolio and utilities management, and reporting. She’s is an active member of European PropTech community and has supported real estate companies in their journey to digitalization for more than a decade. Working closely with property owners and managers across Europe and beyond, she has become the trusted expert and partner for both real estate and proptech companies.
 
Moderan is the go-to property management solution for commercial real estate owners, specializing in automating lease and utility management, and portfolio reporting, including CO2 calculations for ESG reporting. Moderan’s cutting-edge solutions help optimize property management processes and portfolio performance. Moderan software is used to manage over €6 billion worth of assets in the Baltics and beyond.
Read more at https://moderansolutions.com/

- CSO and co-founder of Themo
- MA, BScBA
- 10+ years of leading sales and marketing in both cleantech and construction business

Ardi is a Founding Partner and Member of the Supervisory Board of Real Estate development and advisory firm RESTATE.He has been International Real Estate and Capital Advisory executive for more than 20 years. Founder and long time moderator of Roundtable inside EKFL (Association of Estonian Real Estate Firms), member of the Board of EKFL. targeted to improve the real estate business environment and quality of property advisory in Estonia.Ardi is Co-Founder of PropTech AI start-up Moowle. As a PropTech and Innovation enthusiast, experienced Moderator and Inspirational speaker, he has been on the stages around the world including MIPIM, EXPOREAL, Nordic Real Estate Forum, BREIF, FIABCI World Congress, GRI etc.He has been part of organising team for annual PropTech events and a firm believer in implementation of Technology and Digitalisation in Broader Real Estate business. Past Member of the Board and Past President of the FIABCI Baltic Chapter.

Aivar is an expert in the field of property valuation. He is one of founders of Kinnisvaraekspert and he has been involved with the same company more than 30 years. Aivar is also one of founders of Estonian Association of Appraisers (1995) having position the chairman at the moment. He has been involved in numerous valuation projects in more than 10 foreign countries and he has worked for different organizations more than 2 years in abroad. Aivar is experienced in both mass and individual valuation. He has been involved in different aspects of valuation including field work, project administration, standardization, preparation of legal acts, initiating of pilot projects and capacity building, training and training of trainers, etc.