Policies, Planning, Performance, Profitability
The 8thRealty Plus Conclave 2016 South held on December 08, 2016, Bengaluru was supported by KPMG as the Knowledge Partner.
CEO Forum on – “Impact of Reforms”
L-R: W. S. Habib, Managing Director, RamkyWavoo Developers,Baaskaran S, CFO, Mantri Developers, Anup Shah, Founder & Managing Partner, Anup Shah Law Firm,JayeshKariya, Partner – International Tax and Regulatory, BSR and Associates,M Murali, Managing Director- Shriram Properties, FarookMahmood, World President Elect – FIABCI India & Chairman & Managing Director – Silverline Realty Pvt Ltd.,RaviRamu CEO and MD – VBHC
The recent policy reforms such as the Real Estate Regulatory Act, GST, REITs and Demonetization of currency have the potential of significantly impacting the Indian real-estate sector. The panellists analysed the key impact areas and discussedthe short term and long term implications on realty market, the benefits for the realty industry and the new investment trends of property buyers. The discussion also revolved around the effects and consequences for the developers, the legal angle, transparency and governance norms as well as fund raising opportunities and challenges.
The session was moderated by JayeshKariya, Partner – International Tax and Regulatory, BSR and Associates and the panellists included Anup Shah, Founder & Managing Partner, Anup Shah Law Firm, Baaskaran S, CFO, Mantri Developers, FarookMahmood, World President Elect – FIABCI India & Chairman & Managing Director – Silverline Realty Pvt Ltd., M Murali, Managing Director- Shriram Properties, Ravi Ramu CEO and MD – VBHC and W. S. Habib, Managing Director, RamkyWavoo Developers.
Planning, Environment & Habitat
L-R: Ar. Prof. Krishna Rao Jaisim, Founder – Jaisim FountainHead, George Stanley, Managing Director, Good Earth,JoeVerghese, Managing Director, Colliers International, Naresh V. Narasimhan Managing Partner/Principal Architect – Venkataramanan Associates, Srinivasan Subramanian, CEO, SNN Builders, Ramesh Bulchandani – Chairman, KMB Group.
The recent natural disasters faced by the cities are the result of absence of urban planning and balancing economic and environmental aspirations. The second session saw the panellists deliberated on topics like integrating urban habitat with natural environment, balancing economic and environmental aspirations as also the need for rethinking of the role of real-estate developers. The panel discussed the regional urban policy challenges & improvements, technology enabled sustainability and steps required for infrastructure development and decongesting cities.
The session was moderated by JoeVerghese, Managing Director, Colliers International and the panellists included George Stanley, Managing Director, Good Earth, Ar. Prof. Krishna Rao Jaisim, Founder – Jaisim FountainHead, Naresh V. Narasimhan Managing Partner/Principal Architect – Venkataramanan Associates, Srinivasan Subramanian, CEO, SNN Builders and Ramesh Bulchandani – Chairman, KMB Group.
Technology Disruption for Real-estate
L-R: KiranLagwankar, General Manager – Strategy & Tech Marketing, Schneider-Electric,GopinathAmbadithody, CFO, Embassy Group,Prasanth Shanthakumaran, Partner, KPMG Gururaj Raghavendra, Associate Director, Space Matrix, Alex George, General Manager & Solutions Leader – Smarter Cities – India /South Asia IBM
The modern technology is shifting the landscape of real estate from construction & property management to listing services & online transactions. The talk points of the third and the final panel discussion of the day comprised investments in technology in the real-estate sector andthe digital disruption to the traditional realty broking segment. The panellists debated the regulatory environment changes in sync with tech adoption and the major areas of the Indian real-estate which tech can disrupt.
The session was moderated by Prasanth Shanthakumaran, Partner, KPMG and the panellists included Alex George, General Manager & Solutions Leader – Smarter Cities – India /South Asia IBM, GopinathAmbadithody, CFO, Embassy Group, Gururaj Raghavendra, Associate Director, Space Matrix and KiranLagwankar, General Manager – Strategy & Tech Marketing, Schneider-Electric.