the 77th

EUROCONSTRUCT®

conferenceOslo 12th - 13th of June 2014

Janne Haaland MatláryProfessor of International Politics and Director of International Studies, Department of Political Science,Oslo University, Professor II at the Norwegian Defence University College, Section for Strategy, VisitingFellow at Pembroke College, Oxford University and State Secretary of Foreign Affairs in the Bondevikgovernment, 1997-2000. She was an expert member of the Norwegian parliament’s commission taskedwith proposing changes to the Norwegian Constitution for the 200th anniversary of the latter in 2014,and of the MFA’s (Foreign Office) Security Policy Commission.

Yngve AbrahamsenSenior Researcher and Head of Section, Economic ForecastingKOF Swiss Economic Institute (the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), ZurichYngve is an internationally recognised and widely published economist at the KOF, which specialises inanalysis of and projections for the Swiss economy.

Petter EikenMD Rom Eiendom ASPetter has wide experience of both the real estate and construction sectors and is a former CEO of Skan-ska Norway; and, previously, was Assistant CEO at both Veidekke ASA and i Skanska AB. Today, he headsup Rom Eiendom, which is one of the leading real estate companies in Norway with a prime focus ondeveloping property at or close to railway stations.

Annette HughesDirector, DKM Economic Consultants, Ireland Annette joined DKM in 1993, having previously worked for John Laing plc, BP Ireland and as a lecturer ineconomics at the University of Limerick. DKM is one of the longest established economic research firms in Ireland, with particular expertise in construction and property, energy, transport, demographics andeconomic impact analysis.

Dr Bogdan AtanasiuHead of Research, Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE), Brussels An electrical engineer by training, with a PhD in renewable energy, Bogdan has enjoyed a long career inresearch and development; and, specifically, his focus has been on energy efficiency in buildings and on-site renewable energy generation. Currently he is senior policy expert and head of research at BuildingsPerformance Institute Europe (BPIE), a not-for-profit think and do tank dedicated to improving the energyperformance of buildings across Europe.

Tony WilliamsCEO, Building Value Ltd A portfolio career in investment banking and industry preceded Tony founding Building Value in 2002. It isan independent advisory business with particular expertise in construction, building materials, real estateand support services, with offices in the UK (London) and Sweden (Mora). In addition, Tony holds a numberof Non Executive Directorships in China and the UK.

Oebele VriesVice-director of EIB (Economic Institute for Construction and Housing), Amsterdam Oebele is a well-known personality at EUROCONSTRUCT conferences and the EIB foundation is a leadingand independent Dutch economic research institute specialising in analysis of the built environment –and both the economic and social issues related to it.

Harald Serck-HanssenGroup Executive Vice President, DNB (Norway) Harald studied at the University of Stirling in Scotland and at INSEAD. He worked initially at Stolt-NielsenShipping and Odfjell Group before joining DNB in 1998. Here Harald ran a number of departments withinShipping, Offshore and Logistics (SOL) before heading up the Division. In January 2013, as a Group EVP, hebecame Head of Large Corporates and International.

Thursday, 12 June

16.45 Assembly Thon Opera Hotel

17.00 Tour of Bjorvika neighbourhood with Paul Lødøen, CEO of Oslo S Utvikling (OSU).OSU is a major Norwegian real estate and property development company, which is leading the major partof the total 1 mill square metres Bjorvika development in central Oslo

19.00 Welcome Reception at Den Norske Bank (DNB) HeadquartersKIKUT restaurant on the 16th floor

21.00 End of session

Friday, 13 June

08.00 Registration

09.00 Introduction – “A lucky day”Bjørn-Erik Öye, Partner at Prognosesenteret (Norway)

09.10 Master of CeremoniesTony Williams, CEO Building Value Ltd (UK)

09.15 “Don’t blink”: the political landscape of Europe is changing before our eyesProfessor Janne Haaland Matláry, International Politics, University of Oslo

10.00 “Meet and greet”: the essential mobility created by civil engineeringThe Civil Engineering markets towards 2016Yngve Abrahamsen, Senior Researcher and Head of Section, Economic ForecastingKOF Swiss Economic Institute (the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), Zurich

10.30 Intermission

10.45 “It’s all about productivity”: a technical view Petter Eiken, MD, ROM Eiendom AS (Norway)

11.30 “Everything else” (outside civils and housing): non-residential building in Europeaccounts for a third of all activity - but where is it going?The Non-Residential markets to 2016Oebele Vries, Vice-director of EIB (Economic Institute for Construction and Housing) –(Netherlands)

Noon Buffet lunch

13.00 “The banking crisis is history”: but what does this mean for lending and borrowing?Harald Serck-Hanssen, Group Executive Vice President, DNB (Norway)

13.45 “Have we turned the corner?” Where is the European housing market?The Residential markets towards 2016Annette Hughes, Director, DKM Economic Consultants, Ireland

14.15 2nd intermission

14.30 “Mission impossible?” Policies and approaches for reaching sustainable zero-energy levels in European buildingsDr Bogdan Atanasiu, Head of Research, Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE) – Belgium

15.15 “The Sun Always Shines on TV”- Summary and conclusionsTony Williams, CEO Building Value Ltd (UK); and friends

16.00 Drinks and canapés – al fresco – in the beautiful Oslo summer weather

Programme

The Fjord City Project

Norway's largest city is also Europe's fastestgrowing capital – and it is undergoing thelargest and most controversial makeover sincethe 17th Century.

Nowhere is Oslo's redevelopment more obviousthan from the top of Norway's National OperaHouse in Bjorvika – and on Thursday, the 12thof June, there will be a guided tour to this vantage point and around the neighbourhood.

Bjorvika is a key area within the Fjord City Project which seeks to transform the Oslowaterfront from industrial to urban use and enhance connections between the City andthe Fjord.

The project includes:

• 225 hectares • 10 kilometres waterfront• 13 project areas

PlusBjorvika:• a 700 metre subsea tunnel• National Opera (and Ballet) House• Several other major cultural institutions• 5,000 new apartments• 20,000 new workplaces (the Barcode project)

About the ConferenceThis Conference is part of a biannual series of presentations on the medium-term outlook for construction in Europe.

This event addresses all those involved in construction activities: producers of building materials and equipment;construction companies; designers; architects; engineers; contractors; investors; financiers; insurers; and other related professions.

The Conference offers you• Exclusive initial access to the latest macroeconomic and construction projections to 2016• Opportunities to discuss with EUROCONSTRUCT experts and to meet representatives of leading companies

in European construction• Latest information about current trading and the forecast trends over the next few years in key construction

markets – with a focus on Europe• High quality written documentation comprising the analysis, forecasts and presentations at the Conference• Unrivalled networking opportunities• Optional: long term strategy development with the leading futurists in Europe

Prices:• Complete package (€ 2,250) which includes all country reports, the summary report and Conference report• Basis package (€ 1,700), which includes the summary report and Conference report• Additional participant (€ 500)

Conference venue:Thon Hotel OperaDronning Eufemias gate 40191 Oslowww.thonhotels.com

Registration:Register for the conference through: www.prognosesenteret.com

Contact info:

Prognosesenteret ASSjølyst Plass 40278 OSLONorwayTel: +47 24 11 58 80ps@pronosesenteret.no

Thon Hotel Opera Tel : + 47 24 10 30 30 - Group Code: 202 223Special rate NOK 1.995,- includes buffet breakfast, WiFi connection and all taxes.

Other hotels in the neighbourhood:

Clarion Hotel Royal Christiania Tel : + 47 23 10 80 00

Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel Tel : + 47 22 05 80 00

Hotel reservation

The hotel is linked directly to the Central station where the Airport Express trains arrives every 10 minutes – only 19 minutes from the Gardermoen Airport.

The EUROCONSTRUCT® networkAustria: WIFO - Austrian Institute of Economic Research, www.wifo.ac.at

Belgium: Aquiec-Vkebi, www.aquiec.be

Czech Republic: ÚRS PRAHA, a.s. engineering & consulting, www.urspraha.cz

Denmark: CIFS - The Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies, www.cifs.dk

Finland: Forecon, www.forecon.fi

France: BIPE, www.bipe.fr

Germany: Ifo Institute, www.cesifo-group.de

Hungary: Buildecon Ltd, www.buildecon.com

Ireland: DKM Economic Consultants, www.dkm.ie

Italy: CRESME, www.cresme.it

Netherlands EIB: Economic Institute for Construction and Housing, www.eib.nl

Norway: Prognosesenteret AS, www.prognosesenteret.no

Poland: PAB - Polish Construction Research & Forecasting, www.euroconstruct.pl

Portugal: ITIC - Technical Institute for the Construction Industry, www.itic.pt

Slovak Republic: ÚEOS - Komercia, a.s, www.ueos.sk

Spain: ITeC - The Catalonia Institute of Construction Technology, www.itec.es

Sweden: Prognoscentret AB, www.prognoscentret.se

Switzerland: KOF Swiss Economic Institute (the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), Zurich, www.kof.ethz.ch

United Kingdom: Experian plc, www.experian.co.uk/economics/

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