"Estate South 2006 - A Summit on Emerging Trends in the Real Estate Sector" 8-9 Dec, Chennai

The Real Estate Sector in South India is on the move and in demand in almost every sector, be it commercial, residential, retail, industrial or hospitality. Research estimates that Indian Real Estate market is expected to grow to US $ 50 billion by 2010 from the current level of US $ 12 billion. The main growth thrust being on favorable demographics, increasing purchasing power, existence of customer friendly banks & housing finance companies. Real estate sector in India is on an upturn and would be the key driver in India's economic growth. The immediate requirement in the sector would be to create a professional and transparent environment, that helps establish real estate as a sound investment option. Confederation of Indian Industry (Southern Region) is organizing 'Estate South 2006' - a Summit focusing on 'Emerging Trends and Opportunities in the Real Estate Sector in South India' on 8-9 December 2006 at Hotel Taj Coromandel, Chennai. Estate South 2006 is supported by Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Association of India (CREDAI). Some of the key topics of discussion would include: Real Estate Growth Drivers Real Estate Investments in India Financing of Real Estate in India Retail Revolution Opportunities in Emerging Cities, SEZ Corporate Real Estate Dynamics Property Management Invited Speakers Mr S Jaipal Reddy, Hon'ble Minister for Urban Development, Government of India Mr Deepak S Parekh, Chairman, HDFC Limited Mr Jonathan Yap, CEO, Ascendas India Mr Rajeev Talwar, Director, DLF Limited Mr V Ranganathan, Senior Partner, Ernst & Young Pvt. Ltd. Mr Gopal Sarma, MD, Feedback Ventures Pvt. Ltd. Mr Arun Nanda, Vice VC, Mahindra World City Developers Ltd. Mr Neeraj, Vice President, Prestige Estates Mr Bijou Kurien, Head & President - Lifestyle, Reliance Retail Mr Raj Menda, Managing Director, RMZ Corp. Mr Prakash Gurbaxani, CEO, TSI Ventures (India) Private Ltd. Mr Niten Malhan, Vice President, Warburg Pincus India Pvt. Ltd. Ms Nithya Easwaran, Director - Structured Finance & Syndication, Citigroup Mr Neel Raheja, Director, K. Raheja Corp. Mr Sanjay Dutt, ED, Cushman & Wakefield Mr K V Rangaswamy, Sr VP (Operations), L&T Ltd. - ECC Division Mr Vivek Mehra, ED, PricewaterhouseCoopers Pvt. Ltd. Mr S J Vijay, MD, Salmon Leap Associates (I) Pvt. Ltd. Mr Gopi Krishnan, CEO, Embassy Group Mr Shravan Gupta, Managing Director, Emaar MGF Land Pvt. Ltd. Mr Ramani Sastri, Co-chairman, Estate South 2006 & Managing Director, Sterling Developers Pvt. Ltd. Mr Yash Gupta, Managing Director, HINES Mr J C Sharma, Managing Director, Sobha Developers Pvt. Ltd. Mr Pallonji S Mistry, Chairman, Shapoorji Pallonji & Co. Ltd. Mr Harish Sharma, Vice President - Research, Edelweiss Capital Limited Mr Rajesh Pandit, Head, Asset Services - India, C B Richard Ellis Mr Ravi Ramu, Chief Financial Officer, Purvankara Projects Limited Mr K G Krishnamurthy, Managing Director & CEO, HDFC Property Fund The summit is targeted at Developers, Builders, Consultants, Architects, Housing Boards, Banks & Financial Institutions, Corporate Members, Government Departments (Central & State), Metropolitan Authorities Policy Planners and others.

Further information please contact : Mr. Ahmed Shariff Email ID : ahmed.shariff@ciionline.org Tel : +(91)-(044) - 4244 4517 / 4244 4555.