Dirk-Jan Gondrie MRE is a partner in Dentons' Amsterdam office and Head of the Real Estate practice in the Netherlands. He also serves as Head of the Firm’s Europe Real Estate group.

Dirk-Jan advises leading international and Dutch institutional investors and developers on matters related to logistics and data centers as well as residential, office, retail and hotel projects. He has extensive experience with real estate transactions involving acquisitions and disposals of both single assets and portfolios in the Netherlands and across multi-jurisdictional structures. His practice also encompasses property development, leasing, asset management and real estate-related restructuring.

In addition to his legal work, Dirk-Jan is a committed educator and lecturer at the Amsterdam School of Real Estate (ASRE), where he supports professionals working toward their Masters of Real Estate degree (MRE).

Dentons’ global Real Estate practice is made up of more than 1000 lawyers around the world, including approximately 250 in Europe, making it one of the largest teams on the Continent. The team is among top-ranked Real Estate practices Europe-wide and holds Band 1 rankings in six European countries according to Chambers Europe 2025.

Julius is Head of Business Development at WiredScore, where he leads market activities across Germany, the Nordics and the Netherlands. Since joining in 2022, he has been instrumental in expanding WiredScore’s presence in new regions and building partnerships with major investors, developers and asset managers. With a background in project development, Julius brings hands-on industry experience to his role. His work focuses on advancing digitalization and sustainable innovation in real estate and smart buildings, helping to create future-proof and user-centric assets.

Luc Smits is a Dutch real estate developer and director of LSI Project Investment⁠, based in Rotterdam. He has built a strong reputation in urban real estate development and is known for his vision for innovative, high-quality projects that integrate living, working, and urban experience. Under his leadership, LSI has developed prominent projects such as Central Post and The BlueZone Offices, with a portfolio spanning office and residential developments across the Netherlands. Smits is recognized for his entrepreneurial approach, long-term vision, and focus on creating developments that generate economic value while enhancing the quality and vitality of urban environments

As Head of Sustainability at Edge, Anja Köhler leads the company’s environmental and social sustainability strategy across all operating countries, including oversight of ESG reporting.

With a background in architecture, she combines technical expertise with close collaboration to embed sustainability into every project.

She works closely with multidisciplinary teams to translate complex sustainability topics into practical, impactful solutions.

Her ultimate goal is to help create future-proof buildings that deliver lasting value for both people and the planet.

Acting as the Fund Manager of the Dutch Office and Dutch Hotel Fund at Bouwinvest Real Estate Investors, a leading institutional real estate investment manager focused on long-term value creation, Bas is responsible for overall fund management, encompassing both financial and non-financial performance aspects. Prior to this, he was responsible for asset performance as a Director of Dutch Office & Hotel Investments, and he began at Bouwinvest as an Asset Manager in 2005. Bas has been a member of Urban Land Institute (ULI) since 2018 and is a member of ULI Europe’s Office and Mixed-Use Product Council, a thought leadership peer group dedicated to this sector of real estate, which he co-chaired between 2021-2024. As of December 2025, he is also Chair of ULI Netherlands. In addition, he is a member of the Supervisory Board of Hello Zuidas and is a lecturer on the Project Development Course of the NEPROM. Bas commenced his real estate career as an Account Manager at Dynamis ABC Commercial Real Estate, where he was responsible for property management projects with a focus on the Amsterdam and The Hague regions.

Michiel Raaphorst is Founding Partner of V8 architects, a Rotterdam-based practice specialising in complex inner-city developments, adaptive reuse and sustainable architecture. Since founding the firm with Rudolph Eilander in 2011, he has led the transformation of various existing buildings and urban areas.

Recent projects include PI59, the redevelopment of a 70s office building to become Philips' headquarters in Amsterdam; the redevelopment of KPN's headquarters in Rotterdam; Sijthoff offices and retail in The Hague; Evides’ headquarters in Rotterdam, Blaak House in Rotterdam; Mediahaven in Amsterdam; the Netherlands Pavilion for Expo 2020 Dubai presenting a circular climate system; and several residential projects such as the 154-metre Cooltoren, a residential tower in Rotterdam and KOER, a nature-inclusive residential development with circular designed Villa Residu.

Prior to co-founding V8 architects, Michiel worked at Erick van Egeraat Associated Architects (EEA), contributing to landmark projects including the Überseequartier in Hamburg and the Dutch Embassy in Warsaw. He then expanded his experience by joining real estate developer Multi Vastgoed.

Michiel is a regular speaker at architecture schools and industry events and serves on expert panels focusing on urban redevelopment, retrofitting, sustainability and high-rise development.

Bram Adema is Founder and Managing Director of CFP Green Buildings, a sustainability consultancy and software company helping organisations decarbonise and future-proof their real estate portfolios. For over two decades, he has advised real estate owners, investors, occupiers and financial institutions on sustainability, energy performance and ESG strategy. Today, CFP supports organisations in 26 countries and analyses more than 10 million buildings annually. Through CFP and NXTBLDNG, Bram works at the intersection of real estate, technology and sustainable finance, helping organisations turn sustainability ambitions into practical investment and asset management decisions.

Initiator of the AkzoNobel real estate department. Currently responsible for real estate purchase and divestment of land (supply chain), the global office footprint and outsourcing facility management.

Drove and executed over €500mln in global real estate divestments across multiple continents. Consolidated the global office footprint, closing and opening offices on all continents and led the move to a new 15.000m² purpose build head office in Amsterdam. Outsourced facility management for more than 70 locations globally.

Marnix Mali leads the global Real Estate and Workspace Services team at Booking.com. He has a background in international HR and held general management roles across various multinational companies and continents before joining Booking.com in 2012. His key interest centers around how the physical workspace can best enable the success and work of the people and the business, based on continuous data, experiments, and feedback. Mali holds master’s degrees in business law and an LL.M. from Erasmus University Rotterdam, complemented by Executive Education in HRM from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.