Chief Minister Of Gujarat Graces 14th Realty+Conclave & Excellence Awards 2022

The 14th Realty+ Conclave & Excellence Awards 2022 Gujarat held in Hotel Courtyard by Marriott, Ahmedabad on June 24 was a starlit occasion with the presence of Shri Bhupendrbhai Patel Hon'ble Chief Mister of Gujarat, and Shri Rajendra Trivedi, Hon'ble Minister of Revenue, Law & Justice, Disaster Management, Legislative & Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Gujarat in the evening.

The splendid day started with the inaugural address by Dr. Anurag Batra, Editor-in-Chief & Chairman, exchange4media Group & BusinessWorld Media Group. He emphasized the importance of the real estate sector and its role in the post-pandemic recovery of the Indian economy. “Indian economy is the largest and fastest-growing economy in the world and the real estate sector has a significant contribution to its growth. The Gujarat state has especially been a role model in terms of its infrastructure development that has boosted the real estate of the state as well. One of the most industrialized states of the country is on a progress path and the leaders of the real estate fraternity present here exemplify its success, “he said.

The first-panel discussion of the day was on the topic “Gujarat Realty Poised for Progress” and it was moderated by Ravin Bhojani, Senior Director- Advisory & Transaction Services, CBRE. The eminent panel of speakers was Yash Shah, Founder & CEO, The Address, Paras Pandit, CMD, Sheetal Infra, Abhishek Bhutani, MD Ahmedabad & Industrial, Cushman & Wakefield, Pavan Bakeri, Managing Director, Bakeri Group, Kamal Singal, MD & CEO, Arvind Smart spaces and Viral J. Shah, Hon. Secretary – CREDAI Ahmedabad GIHED. The speakers discussed the demand and supply dynamics of housing across Gujarat, the factors and trends impacting commercial real estate growth, and the other emerging asset classes accelerated by technological disruptions, post covid.

While speaking on sales metrics, the second panel on the theme “Gujarat Residential Sales on an Upward Curve” was chaired by Anup Shah, Head – Transactions Ahmedabad, JLL. The experts on the panel were Deep Vadodaria, CEO, Nila spaces Limited, Sharvil Shridhar, Group Co-Founder, A. Shridhar Group, Ishan Patel, Director, Branding & Communication, Suryam Developers, Tarun Varma, Co-Founder Partner Swagat Group and Anand Choksi, Chairman and Managing Director, The Real Estate CONNECT. The speakers discussed residential growth hubs and the micro-markets of Gujarat. They talked about the sales trends, the technology adoption, and the new buyer demands that are going to change the residential realty development scenario in Gujarat.

The third-panel “Finance Strategies: Rethinking Last-Mile Funding”  was moderated by Piyush Gupta, Managing Director - Capital Markets and Investment Services India, Colliers. The esteemed panelists were Amit Goenka, MD & CEO, Nisus Finance, Anuranjan Mohnot, Co-Founder & MD, Gruhas & Lumos Alternate Investment Advisors Private Limited, Amit Bhagat, CEO & MD, ASK Property Investment Advisors Pvt. Ltd., Rocky Israni, Founder & Managing Director, Pacifica Companies and Nilay Patel, Director / Partner · Deep Group Of Companies. Speakers were of the opinion that, while developers of Gujarat were good at managing their cash flows and that is the reason the state has seen the least delayed or stalled projects but the state does not present large-scale development projects for PE funds to come in as investors.

The final conversation of the conclave was on cities where they talked about “Smart & Sustainable:  Building Cities “For the People”. The conversation was chaired by Jayesh Hariyani, Chairman & Managing Director, INI Design Studio. The speakers were Sameer Sinha, Director, Savvy Group, Kamlesh Bellani, Director, Rushabh Group, N K Patel, Founder Director, Sun Builders, Ar Prashant Parmar, Founder & Principal, Shayona Consultant and Yatin Pandya, Founder & Principal Architect, FootprintsEarth. The speakers agreed that while urban development is inevitable, we need to find more sustainable ways of developing our cities not only in scale but also in terms of livability. Developing self-sustaining micro cities and robust public transport were a few of the points discussed. Following the knowledge-sharing conclave was the glittering awards evening graced by the dignitaries.

Dr. Anurag Batra, Editor-in-Chief  & Chairman, exchange4media Group & BusinessWorld Media Group greeted Shri Bhupendrbhai Patel Hon'ble Chief Mister of Gujarat, and presented him with a memento of appreciation. He lauded the Gujarat government led by Shri Bhupendra Patel for its progressive policies.

Dr. Anurag Batra, also welcomed Shri Rajendra Trivedi, Hon'ble Minister of Revenue, Law & Justice, Disaster Management, Legislative & Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Gujarat, and presented him a token of appreciation on behalf of the organizers and the audience present. 

Shri Rajendra Trivedi addressed the audience and shared the government’s initiatives for disaster management in the state. He recounted his own experiences and urged the private sector to come forward in building affordable housing, and infrastructure and to partner with the government for the holistic development of the state. He said that the government led by Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel believes in transparency and ease of doing business to boost the growth of the state’s economy.

Dr. Anurag Batra, Editor-in-Chief  & Chairman, exchange4media Group & BusinessWorld Media Group, Shri Bhupendrbhai Patel Hon'ble Chief Mister of Gujarat, and Shri Rajendra Trivedi, Hon'ble Minister of Revenue, Law & Justice, Disaster Management, Legislative & Parliamentary Affairs presented the Realty+ Excellence Awards to the deserving winners.