Future of real estate: Experts discuss energy and data centers!

Future of real estate: Experts discuss energy and data centers!

On June 4th and 5th, 2025, the Handelsblatt is organizing the annual conference “Zukunftsplan Immobilien” in Berlin. This important event will attract over 25 experts who will focus on new business models for the real estate industry. A central theme will be the focus on buildings as active energy producers, particularly through the use of battery storage and tenant electricity models, such as developmentcity.de reported.

Today, technological, political and social developments are pushing the real estate industry to undergo comprehensive change. Margins in traditional business are falling and a return to previous market conditions appears impossible. Rather, future growth areas lie in the energy sector and new asset classes, including data centers, which are seen as the backbone of digital transformation. Germany has the potential to stand out in global competition, as well live.handelsblatt.com highlights.

Expected topics and speakers

The conference will bring together various experts who will deal with the current market dynamics and the regulatory framework. Particular attention is paid to the risks of delayed structural change, including the phenomenon of “stranded assets”.

The prominent speakers include:

• Wolfram Axthelm: Energiepolitik und Chancen für Immobilieninvestitionen
• Prof. Dr. Thomas Beyerle: Immobilienmärkte im Wandel und Nachhaltigkeit
• Susann Bollmann: Energieeffizienz in der Immobilienwirtschaft
• Patrick Brinker: Investmentstrategien in volatilen Märkten
• Fabio Carrozza: Finanzierungsmodelle für nachhaltige Projekte
• Klaus Dederichs: Digitalisierung und IT-Infrastruktur in der Immobilienentwicklung
• Prof. Dr. Alexander von Erdély: Zukunft öffentlicher Immobilien
• Diana Anastasija Radke: Projektsteuerung bei nachhaltigen Bauvorhaben

Innovative business models in focus

A central concern of the conference will be the discussion of new business models and investment strategies such as “from brown to green”. Case studies will show how these models can be implemented in practice and what risks there are. Experts will discuss the possibilities and limitations of data centers as an important infrastructure of the future.

The event not only serves to impart knowledge, but also to exchange strategies for integrating the real estate industry and digitalization. Future trends and innovative technologies will become the focus of discussions in order to prepare the industry for future challenges.

Overall, the Handelsblatt annual conference promises to be an important forum for setting the course for the future of the real estate industry.