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Creators<br />

of the<br />

<strong>Summit</strong><br />

JEAN-PAUL JEANRENAUD<br />

board member<br />

WWF INTERNATIONAL<br />

jpjeanrenaud@wwfint.org<br />

tel +41.223 649 111<br />

GARETH JONES<br />

head of capital markets cee<br />

JONES LANG LASALLE<br />

gareth.jones@eu.joneslanglasalle.com<br />

tel +48.22 330 6623<br />

Jean-Paul Jeanrenaud holds a Master’s degree in Forestry<br />

and Land Management from Oxford University, a Bachelor’s<br />

degree in Development Studies from the University of East<br />

Anglia. He is currently Head of Business and Industry Relations<br />

at WWF International. He has been involved in developing a<br />

range of partnerships including with Lafarge, ABB, Assidöman,<br />

and HSBC. Jean-Paul joined WWF UK in 1990 as joint Head<br />

of the Forest Programme moving to WWF International<br />

secretariat, Switzerland in 1994 as Head of the Forests for Life<br />

Programme. Before joining WWF he worked for ten years in Asia<br />

and Africa as a project manager, forester and researcher for a<br />

number of aid and development organizations<br />

Gareth Jones moved to Warsaw In 1999 to join the Jones<br />

Lang LaSalle CEE Capital Markets Group. At the beginning of<br />

2002 Gareth assumed a leadership role for Capital Markets in<br />

Central and Eastern Europe (Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary<br />

and Russia). The Capital Markets Group incorporates 13<br />

dedicated professionals based in the region, with two London<br />

based retail investment specialists who spend the majority of<br />

their time in the region. Over a three year period this team has<br />

closed over €1.8 billion transactions in the region.<br />

GILBERTO JORDAN<br />

board director<br />

LUSOTUR<br />

gilbertojordan@mail.telepac.pt<br />

tel +351.21 791 0138<br />

KARL-ERBO KAGENECK<br />

managing director<br />

JARGONNANT PARTNERS S.A.R.L.<br />

kageneck@jpartners.net<br />

tel +49.89 24292424<br />

Born in 1961, Gilberto Jordan graduated in Economics<br />

(Technical University, Lisbon), with prior academic experience<br />

in several countries. Starting in 1984, in the Quinta do Lago<br />

resort development in the Algarve. He moved to the fi nancial<br />

sector in 1990 (BCP). From 1996, as Board Director, in the<br />

development companies of Vilamoura, a 1700 hectare resort<br />

in the Algarve and of the 500 hectare Belas Country Club,<br />

residential development in Lisbon; he is also a non-executive<br />

Director in other companies, associations and foundations.<br />

J.D. Freiburg University, Germany; 1979 Master of Law at<br />

Columbia University, N.Y. Subsequent admissions to practice<br />

law in N.Y. and Frankfurt. Previously partner of King &<br />

Spalding. Specialized in international taxation, property and<br />

corporate law. Joined TMW Group (Munich-Atlanta) in advisory<br />

capacity in 1997. Help build a European asset management<br />

operation and assemble Euro 1.8 billion property portfolio in<br />

France, Italy, England and Spain. Mr. Kageneck has 18 years of<br />

property experience in the U.S., Germany, France, Italy, Austria<br />

and Switzerland. Author of Encyclopedia on Comparative<br />

Property and Tax Laws, published by Beck Verlag. Entirely fl uent<br />

in English and German.<br />

MARTY KANDRAC<br />

vice president<br />

BLACKSTONE GROUP INTERNATIONAL<br />

kandrac@blackstone.com<br />

tel +44.20 7451 4243<br />

JEFFREY KAPLAN<br />

managing principal<br />

WESTBROOK PARTNERS, L.L.C.<br />

jkaplan@westbrookpartners.com<br />

tel +1.212 849-8840<br />

Martin Kandrac is a Vice President in the <strong>Real</strong> <strong>Estate</strong> group<br />

based in London. Since joining Blackstone in 2001, Mr.<br />

Kandrac has primarily been involved in hotel acquisitions<br />

throughout Europe. Before joining Blackstone, Mr. Kandrac<br />

worked at Goldman Sachs in the real estate principal<br />

investment group in its New York, London, and Hong Kong<br />

offi ces. Mr. Kandrac received a BS in Hotel Administration from<br />

Cornell University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.<br />

Mr. Kaplan is a Managing Principal and Co-Chairman of the<br />

Investment Committee of Westbrook Partners, LLC. Westbrook<br />

is the sponsor of fi ve funds with equity capital of over $4.5<br />

billion and real estate investments with an aggregate purchase<br />

price in excess of $15 billion. Mr. Kaplan initially joined<br />

Westbrook’s New York offi ce upon its inception in April 1994.<br />

Prior to joining Westbrook, Mr. Kaplan was the Director of<br />

Acquisitions for the Morgan Stanley <strong>Real</strong> <strong>Estate</strong> Fund, L.P.<br />

PETER KASCH<br />

managing partner<br />

CATALYST CAPITAL LLP<br />

pkasch@catalystcapital.com<br />

tel +44.20 7290 5100<br />

JONATHAN KERN<br />

chief investment officer<br />

GE REAL ESTATE<br />

jonathan.kern@ge.com<br />

tel +1.203 357 3411<br />

Peter Kasch transferred to the London offi ce of<br />

Kennedy-Wilson International from Boston in 1993 to<br />

oversee the investment of American funds into real estate in<br />

Europe. He was subsequently a partner in Greenwich Group<br />

International before co-founding Catalyst Capital. Prior to 1993<br />

Mr Kasch was a principal of a property advisory company in<br />

the US. He began his career as a construction manager for<br />

a Boston general contractor and a project manager for real<br />

estate development.<br />

Jonathan Kern is GE <strong>Real</strong> <strong>Estate</strong>’s <strong>Global</strong> Chief Investment<br />

Offi cer. Jonathan provides overall strategic direction for<br />

the business, especially in penetrating new markets and in<br />

formulating asset class strategies. Jonathan spent ten years<br />

at J. E. Robert Company, the last six as President and Chief<br />

Investment Offi cer. He graduated cum laude from Harvard<br />

University with a BA in Economics and received an MBA with<br />

distinction from The Wharton School.

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