Visionary leadership

Tomasz Cudowski, ‘Eurobuild CEE’: Well, here we are in early April, so your memories of MIPIM must still be fresh. What impressions did you take away from Cannes? Piotr Kaszyński, Newmark Polska: From a business point of view, it was a feeling of déjà vu for me – it was my twentieth time at Cannes, counting both MIPIM and MAPIC. Above all, MIPIM is about business networking – and this year it was certainly marked by differences in the assessment of the economic, geopolitical and financial situation. There was certainly discussion among both those who want to sell and those who want to buy, as well as investors looking for opportunities to access affordable financing. Overall, the real estate sector is doing well, but Central and Eastern Europe is close to the front line, which translates into some investment risk. Let’s wait until the end of the year to see how things play out, because everyone is talking about a rebound in commercial prop