Mumbai, Apr 10 (ANI/Business Wire India): After a successful debut in 2007, Terrapinn will return with the second groundbreaking edition of Real Estate Investment World India 2008 on April 28 in Mumbai.

The three-day conference is an important platform where international investors and developers converge with local industry experts to:

-- Access and source for investment opportunities in India's high-yielding property sectors and cities

-- Accurately understand the dynamics of the Indian real estate market and forge successful joint-venture partnerships

-- Expand development and acquisition capabilities through debt financing and equity funding vehicles

-- Hear from leading property funds and private real equity on structuring and executing investment strategies in the Indian real estate market

A host of experienced players from around the world will gather here to assess the investment opportunities in Indian real estate and share their experience and expertise in increasing exposure and maximising ROIs.

Speakers at this conference include: Sanjay Chandra, Managing Director - Unitech Group, India; Richard Johnson, Chief Executive Officer - Standard Chartered-Istithmar Real Estate Fund Management, Singapore; Niranjan Hiranandani, Founder and Managing Director - Hiranandani Group, India; Mark Ebbinghaus, Managing Director and Head of Real Estate, Lodging and Leisure - Asia - UBS Investment Bank, Singapore; Sant Chatwal, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer - Hampshire Hotels and Resorts, USA; Anuj Puri, Chairman and Country Head - Jones Lang LaSalle Meghraj, India; Shirish Godbole, Managing Director, Real Estate Principal Investment - Goldman Sachs, India and Brian Garrison, Managing Director - Forest City International, United Kingdom.

The event purports to provide the participants with new contacts and exposure whilst establishing them as industry leaders where they can look to gain competitive market intelligence on structuring and financing real estate transactions in India.

Sponsors for REIW India 2008 include an array of renowned industry names including: Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited, Rakindo Developers, Mahindra Lifespace Developers, Jones Lang LaSalle Meghraj, Triangle Real Estate India Fund and True Value Homes amongst many others.

REIW India 2008 is part of the successful global REIW brand, whose portfolio includes property investment forums in Singapore, China, Dubai, Sydney, New York, London and Germany.

Created and delivered by Terrapinn, a leading B2B media company who is recognised for intensively researched content, highly interactive and educational business to business events, REIW India 2008 seeks to address the most cutting-edge issues in Indian real estate, further heightened by insightful presentations and intriguing panel discussions.

ANI