Craig Smith, Founder/Publisher, international business event organizer for the past 20 years in Central & Eastern Europe, South East Europe and Russia-CIS region. EuropaProperty.com now cover 22 counties in the CEE/SEE/NEE/Russia-CIS region. His media company focuses on commercial real estate development and investment in (office retail, industrial, hotel), investment, banking, retail, manufacturing & the energy sector.  Cross boarder business to business.   Magazines, brands, flagship events and websites include: www.EuropaProperty.com NEE Awards & Forum www.NEEAwards.com (Minsk, Belarus), CEE Retail Awards www.RetailAwards.eu (Warsaw, Poland), SEE Awards www.SEErealestateAwards.com (Bucharest, Romania), Manufacturing Excellence Awards www.ManufacturingAwards.eu (Warsaw, Poland) CEE Investment Awards www.CEEInvestmentAwards.com (Warsaw, Poland) 

 bringing retailers, investors, developers and other commercial real estate professionals to the region through EuropaProperty publishing, monthly business cocktail’s, annual North East European Real Estate Awards & Forum (NEE Awards), “Minsk Real Estate Society”, “Belarus Council of Shopping Centers” British/Belarus Chamber of Commerce and other local, regional and international business organizations .