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{"457":{"image":"https://uipi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Kai-Warnecke.png","title":"Dr. Kai Warnecke","role":"PRESIDENT","description":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDr. RA. Kai H. Warnecke\u003C/strong\u003E is President of Haus \u0026amp; Grund Deutschland and was Vice President of UIPI for the period 2016-2024. He is also member of UIPI Executive Committee since 2004.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Warnecke was elected President of Haus \u0026amp; Grund Deutschland, the Federal Association of German property owners, in 2016. He joined Haus \u0026amp; Grund Deutschland in 2003: first as consultant and Head of Department, later as a Deputy Chief Executive Officer and finally as Chief Executive Officer in 2013.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHe is also Deputy Chairman of the NaWoh (the German Association in support of sustainable development of housing), a member of the KfW Board of Supervisory Directors – Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau as well as a member of the Council of the DV (German Association of housing, urban and regional planning).\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EKai is a registered lawyer and owns a PhD in Law from at the Humboldt University Berlin. He is also a Law graduate from the University of Passau, the University of Glasgow and the Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel. Before undertaking his Doctorate on tax-privileged real estate investments, he worked as a legal clerk at the Supreme Court.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EA German national, Kai is fluent in English.\u003C/p\u003E\n","organisation":"Haus \u0026 Grund Deutschland (H\u0026G)","country":"Germany"},"514":{"image":"https://uipi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Emmanuelle-Causse.png","title":"Emmanuelle Causse","role":"Secretary General","description":"\u003Cp\u003EEmmanuelle leads UIPI\u0026#8217;s Brussels office and represents private property owners in EU policy debates relevant to housing, construction, energy, and finance. She oversees the organisation\u0026#8217;s strategic direction and ensures UIPI\u0026#8217;s voice is heard in key European discussions.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EShe joined UIPI in 2009 to establish its Brussels Representation and has since built it into a recognised stakeholder at EU level. With more than 20 years of experience in EU public affairs, she has worked at the European Parliament, the Île-de-France Regional Representation in Brussels, a major European umbrella association, and as a researcher in EU policy at the Austrian Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS). She has also led numerous EU-funded projects, particularly in the fields of building renovation, energy efficiency, and sustainability.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EShe graduated from Sciences Po Toulouse in Public Administration, holds a Law degree from the University of Toulouse, and a Master\u0026#8217;s in EU Affairs from Aalborg University, Denmark. A French national, Emmanuelle is fluent in English and German.\u003C/p\u003E\n","organisation":"UIPI","country":"Belgium","twitter":"https://twitter.com/Causse_EU","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuelle-causse-a4308314/"},"461":{"image":"https://uipi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Agustin-Pujol-1.png","title":"Agustin Pujol","role":"VICE PRESIDENT","description":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAgustin Pujol\u003C/strong\u003E is Vice-President of UIPI since 2016. Agustin is a member of the Confederation of Urban Property Chambers of Spain \u0026quot;Confederación de Cámaras de la Propiedad Urbana y Asociaciones de Propietarios de Fincas Urbanas\u0026quot; (CCPU) and former President of the Regional Catalonian Chamber of Urban Property from 2015 to 2021 and of the Chamber of Tarragona from 2013 to 2021.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAgustin was born in Tarragona, Spain into a family of architects. Like his grandfather, father and brother, Agustin is a Higher Architect, graduating with a degree in Higher Technical Architecture from the University of Barcelona in 1973.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EProfessionally, Agustin has designed numerous architectural works; mainly residential but also for industrial companies, public institutions, town planning and all types of restoration.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAside from his architectural practice, Agustin was President of the Spanish Tennis Federation from November 1985 until December 2004; President of the European Tennis Federation from 2000 to 2002; a member of the Olympic Committee for the International Tennis Federation (ITF) from 1990 to 2004; and a Member of the Spanish Olympic Committee from 1991 to 2001.\u003C/p\u003E\n","organisation":"Confederación de Cámaras de la Propiedad Urbana y Asociaciones de Propietarios de Fincas Urbanas (CCPU)","country":"Spain"},"463":{"image":"https://uipi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Sylvain-Grataloup-1.png","title":"Sylvain Grataloup","role":"VICE PRESIDENT","description":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESylvain Grataloup\u003C/strong\u003E serves as President of the Union Nationale des Propriétaires Immobiliers France (UNPI) and is a member of the National Housing Council.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESylvain Grataloup is a distinguished lawyer and academic based in Lyon, France. Born in 1968, he is the founding partner of WMS Avocats since 2002 and a Maître de Conférences at Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3, where he has been teaching since 1997. With a Doctorate in Private Law and Criminal Sciences, he has authored several legal publications and directed various academic programs, demonstrating his expertise in property and family law.\u003C/p\u003E\n","organisation":"Union Nationale des Propriétaires Immobiliers (UNPI)","country":"France"},"465":{"image":"https://uipi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Drs.-Ing.-Cindy-Kremer.png","title":"Drs. Ing. Cindy Kremer","role":"VICE PRESIDENT","description":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDrs. Ing. Cindy Kremer\u003C/strong\u003E is General Manager of the Dutch association of property owners Vereniging Eigen Huis (VEH) since 2014 and Vice President of UIPI since 2020.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EProfessionally, Drs. Ing. Kremer has also presided the Supervisory Board of Atlant Zorggroep since 2018 and she is member of the Supervisory Board of Coroos Beheer B.V. since 2019.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EShe studied business administration at, among others, Erasmus University Rotterdam and she has worked for Ikea, Royal Friesland Foods and The Greenery\u003C/p\u003E\n","organisation":"Vereniging Eigen Huis (VEH)","country":"The Netherlands"},"467":{"image":"https://uipi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Luis-Menezes-Leitao-1.png","title":"Prof. Dr. Luis Menezes Leitão","role":"VICE PRESIDENT","description":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EProf. Dr. Luís Menezes Leitão\u003C/strong\u003E is President of the Lisbon Landlords Association \u0026quot;Associação Portuguesa de Proprietários\u0026quot; (ALP) and Vice President of UIPI since 2014.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EProf. Leitão was born in Coimbra, Portugal. He is a Professor \u003Cem\u003Eex cathedra\u003C/em\u003E of Contract and Tort Law, Labour Law and Insolvency Law at the Law Faculty of the University of Lisbon.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHe is a Lawyer and Arbitrator, former Dean of the Law Faculty of the University of Lisbon as well as former Vice-Chairman of the Institute of Consumer Law and the Institute of Labour Law at the Law Faculty of the University of Lisbon.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EA former Vice-President of the Lisbon Section of the Portuguese Bar Association and former member of the Pedagogic Council of the Portuguese Judges Formation Institution, Luis is also a member of various scientific academies in Portugal, Italy and Germany. Prof Leitão is the author of more than 50 titles published on topics ranging from Contract Law, Tort Law, Labour Law, Tax Law, Insolvency Law, and Internet Law.\u003C/p\u003E\n","organisation":"Associação Portuguesa de Proprietários (ALP)","country":"Portugal"},"469":{"image":"https://uipi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Dario-Dal-Verme-1.png","title":"Dr. Dario Dal Verme","role":"TREASURER","description":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDr. Dario Dal Verme\u003C/strong\u003E is the national Treasurer for Confedilizia, the Italian Confederation of Real Estate Owners, as well as Treasurer of Assindatcolf, the National Trade Union Association of employers of domestic workers.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDal Verme is a Certified Public Accountant and Auditor, as well as a fiscal consultant and judicial expert on tax and bankruptcies to the Court of Naples, Italy.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHe has been the Honorary Consul to the Republic of Poland in Naples since 2012, and is founder of the financial consulting firm \u0026quot;dal Verme \u0026amp; Associati\u0026quot;, serving as board member and auditor to various companies and businesses. He is a regular contributor to numerous financial publications and has spoken at many national conferences related to fiscal matters.\u003C/p\u003E\n","organisation":"Confedilizia","country":"Italy"},"471":{"image":"https://uipi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Stratos-Paradias-1.png","title":"Stratos Paradias","role":"HONORARY PRESIDENT","description":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStratos Paradias\u003C/strong\u003E is the President of Hellenic Property Federation (POMIDA). He was elected member of the UIPI Executive Committee (1984), Assistant Secretary General (1986), Secretary General (1999) and served as UIPI President from 2005 until 2024.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EStratos J. Paradias is a Greek Supreme Court Lawyer in Athens, Greece, an expert in Property Law. He is the founder (1983) and President, since 1996, of the Hellenic Property Federation (POMIDA).\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHe was the introducer of the legislation for the deregulation of all Rentals in Greece (1989-1994-2014), the abolition of the old Property Tax (1980, 1992, 2007), the remission of old municipal debts from undeclared real estate areas (2020), the compensation of landlords for the compulsory rents\u0026#8217; reduction due to the pandemic (2021), the three-year tax relief of rental income from empty houses (2024) and a great number of legislative regulations concerning real estate property.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHe has been a member of the State Committees for the Deregulation (1984-1991) \u0026amp; Codification (1994) of Commercial Rentals Legislation, for the Taxation of Real Estate Property (1997), for the Olympic Games City of Athens Buildings Renovation Committee (2002-2004), for the National Council Against Tax Evasion (2008) and the National Planning Council (2019).\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EParadias speaks Greek, English, French and Italian.\u003C/p\u003E\n","organisation":"Πανελλήνια Ομοσπονδία Ιδιοκτητών Ακινήτων (POMIDA)","country":"Greece"}}