The 16th SFP Swiss Real Estate Day, held in Geneva on 30 January 2025 and in Zurich on 31 January 2025, once again brought together professionals from the real estate and finance industries. More than 220 guests attended this established event, which this year featured a focus on innovation, transactions and a forward-looking perspective.
After the welcome and introduction by Adrian Murer, Group CEO of Swiss Finance & Property Group AG, Nicolas Di Maggio, CEO of Swiss Finance & Property Ltd, opened the day with a comprehensive macroeconomic overview of the indirect real estate investment market in Switzerland. His analysis provided the basis for the following presentations.
The speakers covered a wide range of topics. Urs Fäs, Head Investment Products Real Estate Switzerland and Daniel Brüllmann, Head of Real Estate DACH, both at UBS Fund Management AG, used their own product examples to highlight the current and future developments of listed real estate funds. Jonathan Martin, Head of Fund Management at Edmond de Rothschild REIM (Suisse) SA, described the successful steps from concept to launch of a new fund and provided valuable insights into fund development.
The second block of presentations focused on the outlook for the current year. Thomas Lavater, Head Direct Funds & Foundation at Swiss Finance & Property Funds Ltd, explained the development and transformation of the retail sector in the coming years. Gabriela Theus, CEO of Immofonds Asset Management Ltd, emphasised the added value of active asset management and development using impressive practical examples. A particular highlight was the panel discussion on growth opportunities in French-speaking Switzerland, which was very well received. Stéphane Bonvin, CEO of Investis Real Estate Group, Arik Parizer, Chairman of the Board of EPIC Suisse AG and Roni Greenbaum, Member of the Board of EPIC Suisse AG, as well as Vincent Clapassant and Nico Müller, both Partner of Wüest Partner AG, discussed the potential of this region.
The keynotes were the highlight of each event. In Geneva, Olga Bolshanina, Associate Partner at Herzog & de Meuron, fascinated the audience with innovative and aesthetic concepts for densifying construction projects. In Zurich, Prof. Dr. Lutz Jäncke, neuropsychologist and neuroscientist, gave an interactive lecture on human behaviour that inspired and provoked thought in equal measure.
The 16th SFP Swiss Real Estate Day once again demonstrated the importance of exchanging ideas on current topics, innovations and future strategies in the real estate industry, and offered participants numerous new perspectives and food for thought.
The event in Geneva was moderated by Benoît Dreyer, Head Client Relationship Management Romandie of Swiss Finance & Property Group, and the event in Zurich was moderated by Pascal Furger, Real Estate Advisory & Market Intelligence Manager of Swiss Finance & Property Group.
The next SFP Swiss Real Estate Day is scheduled to take place on Thursday, 29 January 2026 in Geneva and on Friday, 30 January 2026 in Zurich.
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