| 10:30 am |
Registrations |
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| 10:50 am |
Welcome Address |
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SESSION 1: Changing Urban Landscape of Pune
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| 11:00 am |
Keynote Address– by Dr.Nitin Kareer–secretary to Maharashtra CM |
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| One of the leading luminaries of Pune city and the secretary to the Chief minister of Maharashtra, Dr.Kareer was also the MD of the Pune Municipal Corporation. Dr.Kareer would discuss the details of the future urban roadmap for the city of Pune, and the initiatives undertaken by the government to improve its deteriorating infrastructure. |
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11:30 am |
Special Address by Mr.Lalit Kumar Jain, Past-President, CREDAI – Pune |
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| Arguably one of the most knowledgeable personalities about the city of Pune and a leading developer, Mr.Jain would share his vast experience with the audience. He would discuss the market trends in the city of Pune and how consumer perceptions have changed over the past decade, and how real estate developers need to adjust themselves to become successful in such market conditions. |
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11:50 am |
Challenges faced by Mid-sized developers
Special address by Mr.SR Kulkarni, President, Marathi Builders Association |
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| Arguably one of the most knowledgeable personalities about the city of Pune and a leading developer, Mr.Jain would share his vast experience with the audience. He would discuss the market trends in the city of Pune and how consumer perceptions have changed over the past decade, and how real estate developers need to adjust themselves to become successful in such market conditions. |
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12:10 pm |
Availability of Bank debt for Real Estate development |
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| Debt is still the primary source of capital for real estate developers and the entire world saw a liquidity crisis triggered by the global financial meltdown. One of the worst affected sectors last year was the real estate sector. We would have a leading personality from the banking sector discuss the availability of debt capital for real estate developments. There would be a detailed discussion on the requirements for obtaining bank debt and the best practices for raising debt capital. |
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12:30 pm |
Raising Private Equity for Real Estate Development – Present Scenario |
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| After a relatively quiet 2009, the Private equity investors are back in action this year as the nation gets back on the growth track. Improving real estate market fundamentals have rekindled interest in this asset class. One of the leading Private equity funds investing into the real estate space would share their thoughts on the present scenario in Private Equity investing. There would also be a discussion on how developers could go about raising PE capital for their projects in the present scenario. |
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12:50 pm |
Private Equity Funding – Is your company/project ready? |
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| This session would be of immense use for developers looking to raise Private Equity capital for their projects. This session would detail out the internal and market assessments to be carried out by a real estate developer looking to raise capital. This session would also look at alternatives to PE funding for real estate developers |
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1:10 pm |
Lunch Break |
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SESSION 2: Private Equity Funding
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| 2:00 pm |
Finding the right Private Equity partner – Preparing for it
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| After assessing the feasibility of Private Equity funding for your company or project, the next step is finding the right Private equity partner. Certain new questions crop up at this stage: What are the typical concerns of a PE investor? Have these been sufficiently addressed in your project plan? Is Private equity capital the right option for funding your project? What are the other options? How to go about choosing the right PE investor to partner with? Should you approach a domestic fund or a global one? The above issues and a lot more would be discussed in this session |
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| 2:30 pm |
Negotiating and Structuring Private Equity investments
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| After choosing the right PE investor, How does one go about negotiating the best deal with the investor? What do investors look at and care about? What are the parameters to be kept in mind before approaching the negotiating table? How to structure PE investments? What are the dos and donts of a successful Private equity transaction closure? Mr. Jai Mavani who heads real estate practice at KPMG would detail out the strategies in this session |
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| 3:00 pm |
Post Investment Documentation and shareholding agreements |
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| After the deal is negotiated and done, it is very important from a legal standpoint to get the proper documentation done. Although being an essential part of fund raising, this step is often neglected by a developer. This session will detail out this crucial aspect of Private equity partnership. The talk by a top executive from a legal firm, would also detail out the issues that might crop up at a later point of time because of lack of proper contractual agreements in place. |
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| 3:30 pm |
Understanding Taxation impact in Private Equity investments |
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| Taxation is a major concern for real estate players and might determine the feasibility of the project or investment. This session by Mr. Vinesh Kriplani, partner with leading advisory firm Ernst & Young, would focus on the taxation impact of Private Equity investments. The speaker would also elaborate on tax considerations both from a real estate developer and a Private equity investor perspective. |
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| 4:00 pm |
Coffee Break |
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SESSION 3: Upcoming Opportunities for Real Estate Developers
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| 4:30 pm |
Infrastructure, Slum Redevelopment and Low cost housing |
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| Rapid urbanization has led to a scarcity of land in a lot of cities in India, and Pune is no exception to this. Slum redevelopment has been a concept which has been pretty successfully implemented in cities like Mumbai with considerable social and economic benefits. As Pune gets more migrant population from other parts of the country, Slum redevelopment has become a viable option especially in the major areas of Pune. Also, Pune offers great opportunities in Low cost housing for the masses. This session would discuss these opportunities in Infrastructure, slum redevelopment and low cost housing for real estate players from Pune. |
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| 4:50 pm |
Opportunities in Urban Services – Waste & Water Management |
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| As Urban cities like Pune get larger and larger, Urban services like Waste and Water management become essential for the smooth functioning of the city. This creates interesting business opportunities for Real estate players in Pune. This session would focus on these new-found opportunities and how Pune developers could capitalize on them. |
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| 5:10 pm |
Budget impact on Real estate space – taxation focus |
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| The concluding session would discuss the impact of the recent budget on real estate players especially from a taxation perspective. |
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| 5:30 pm |
Closing Remarks |
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