PropertyCom

Senior Executive Conference

March 18, 2026

GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute Ruschlikon/Zurich

Premium Partner

The "PropertyCom" Senior Executive Conference is the leading independent platform for decision makers in the Swiss real estate industry. The interdisciplinary community is composed of an exclusive circle of personally invited members of the management, executive and supervisory boards of the real estate industry, as well as top managers of relevant business partners. PropertyCom brings together property owners and managers, contractors and suppliers, as well as financiers and investors in the real estate industry.

The focus is on informal dialogues on visionary and strategic topics between managers and peers. The closed conference is media-free. Empa Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research, GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute, Global Institute of Leadership and Technology (GILT GmbH) and Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts - Business are actively involved as knowledge partners.


PropertyCom 2026

BUILDING MORE – Approaches to Addressing the Housing Crisis

Welcome to PropertyCom 2026 – The Premier Senior Executive Forum. Centering on the Swiss real estate industry's paramount challenge: alleviating housing scarcity and advancing affordable housing solutions.

Morning solutions and analyses
Following the preparatory senior dialogue in the early morning, the conference day opens in plenary with trailblazing analyses: 
Prof Dr Peter Ilg (Swiss Real Estate Institute) launches the discussion with a keynote on solutions and pitfalls in the highly charged housing protection debate. Dr Stefan Gerster and Dr Sibylle Schnyder (CMS) then provide the necessary legal perspective, followed by Michael Hermann (Sotomo), who uses scenarios to highlight the implications of the housing protection initiative.
These analyses form the basis for the subsequent senior dialogue at midday, in which Anna Schindler (Stadt Zurich), Jürg Mosimann (CPV/CAP Pensionskasse Coop) and Andreas Wirz (Housing Cooperatives Switzerland) discuss the strategic implications for investment and urban development.

Technology and Strategy for the Afternoon
The conference afternoon commences following the networking lunch with a comprehensive market assessment: Nico Müller, MRICS (Wüest Partner), delivers a rigorous analysis of the Swiss housing market between policy and reality.
The future of construction then takes center stage. The session explores how enhanced planning, efficiency gains, and digitalization can alleviate cost pressures—illustrated through concrete real-world examples from Holcim and technology partners. A concluding senior dialogue featuring Alice Hollenstein (CUREM), Renato Piffaretti (Zurich Invest AG), and Jean-Pierre Valenghi (Group Asset Management Helvetia Baloise) addresses innovative concepts for socially responsible leasing and managing tenancy terminations. The day culminates in an inspiring keynote.

The Platform for Decision-Makers
PropertyCom is the premier independent management and expert platform for property owners, investors, and decision-makers in the Swiss real estate sector. Its exclusive network of senior executives shapes the industry’s future with lasting impact. This conference offers a unique opportunity for in-depth knowledge exchange, meaningful dialogue, and the development of forward-thinking strategies. Due to the limited number of participants, early registration is highly recommended.

PropertyCom – Shaping Opinions and Fostering Knowledge Exchange for Property Owners, Investors, and Decision-Makers in Real Estate.

Program


Senior 
Dialogues
 08.20 -
09.20 

Dialogue 1: 

Value of sustainability investments with Wüest Partner AG


Dialogue 2: 

Design-to-Build with fsp Architekten AG


Dialogue 3: 

Digitalization/AI

09.40

Prof Dr Markus Schmidiger, MRICS

Head of Continuing Education Real Estate, Lucerne School of Business, Institute of Financial Services Zug IFZ

09.50

Prof Dr Peter Ilg

Head of the Swiss Real Estate Institute, HWZ – Swiss Real Estate Institute


Dr Stefan Gerster

Partner, CMS von Erlach Partners AG


Dr Sibylle Schnyder 

Partner, CMS von Erlach Partners AG

11.30

Michael Hermann

CEO, Sotomo


Anna Schindler

Director of Urban Development, Stadt Zurich


Jürg Mosimann

Member of the Executive Board, Head of Real Estate, CPV/CAP Pension Fund Coop


Andreas Wirz

President, Housing Cooperatives Switzerland


14.40

Nico Müller, MRICS

Member of the Executive Board, Partner,Wüest Partner AG


Roman Andermatt 

Head of Commercial, Holcim (Switzerland) AG

15.00

Alice Hollenstein 

Co-Managing Director University of Zurich - CUREM and Owner, Urban Psychology GmbH


Renato Piffaretti

Member of the Executive Board, Head of Real Estate, Zurich Invest AG


Jean-Pierre Valenghi

Head Real Estate, Group Asset Management Helvetia Baloise

15.00
Inspiration

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Venue


Senior Executive Conference
March 18, 2026


GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute
Langhaldenstrasse 21
CH-8803 Ruschlikon/Zurich
T +41 44 724 61 11
info@gdi.ch
W www.gdi.ch

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