Speakers

Mieszkanie Plus ("Housing Plus") in Silesia: Is it a positive or negative phenomenon? The point of view of developers

• Katowice, Chorzów, Gliwice, Tychy and Zabrze – these are among the Silesian cities where residential facilities will be built as part of the Mieszkanie Plus (‘Housing Plus’) Programme. How to utilise it effectively and adjust it to local needs?
• Is and will the programme be the driving force behind new investment projects tailored to the pockets of the inhabitants of Silesia?
• Advantages and disadvantages of the new support through the eyes of local authorities.
• Can the programme possibly be in competition with the operations of developers? Opinions expressed by developers, and prospects for business

Shopping centres. A recipe for retail trade in a new form

Today Polish cities experience their own problems and challenges related to the development of the retail market – new shopping centres will keep emerging, but at the same time there is a growing need to reinvigorate high streets. Do shopping centres and high streets compete with one another? What should be changed in order to reconcile the interests of shopping centre developers and local governments? A vision of retail trade through the eyes of business and local governments.

The future is marked by large-scale projects – the housing sector in Silesia benefits from the economic prosperity. How to invest in order to succeed?

• The shortage of dwellings and the economic prosperity in the housing industry have whetted the appetites of Silesian developers. They build courageously and on an increasingly greater scale. How is the housing gap being bridged in the region? How many flats are missing? What potential is there in the context of both planned and completed investment projects?
• There is euphoria, but there are challenges as well. Costs in the construction business are mounting, whereas the prices of dwellings in Silesia remain among the lowest in Poland: Does the housing industry in that part of Poland make it possible to earn money? How will prices be shaped in the next few years? Will the market accept price increases?
• Spatial planning, the openness of local authorities, and the quality of life: What is the key to combating housing problems in the region effectively? The bank levy and the increase in the own contribution level to 15 per cent How do legislative changes impact the dynamics of purchasing decisions of customers?
• What types of dwellings is the Internet generation looking for? Are the suburbs becoming passé? How to tap into the potential of central locations?