Masterclass B: Wednesday, 29 June 2005

9 am - 12.30 pm

Lost in translation: The role of technology in the new world of commercial real estate

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The workshop will detail the emergence of the global commercial real estate market; its search for consistency, transparency and efficiency; and the role of technology in changing the way commercial real estate professionals in Asia do business.

Workshop Agenda

1. This workshop will list at least three different roles that technology is playing in the globalization of the commercial real estate industry and identify emerging trends. (Mark Kingston)
2. A leading academic from Japan will explain how globalization has changed the commercial real estate industry in Asia and what this means to commercial real estate professionals doing business in Asia. (Professor Kawaguchi)

Your Masterclass Leaders
Mark Kingston is the vice president and general manager of the financial analysis division of Realm Business Solutions, Inc. He guides the development of the commercial real estate industry’s most accepted software tools including ARGUS, DYNA and BUDGET.  Mr. Kingston has over 20 years of management and sales experience, which includes several CEO positions in the software, healthcare and consumer products markets.

Professor Yuichiro Kawaguchi teaches at Waseda University’s Graduate School of Finance in Tokyo and is the founder of the University's real estate finance program. Professor Kawaguchi has published numerous books on real estate finance, and is a pioneer in the adoption of discounted cash flow (DCF) methodology in Japan.

Realm Business Solutions Inc.
Realm is the creator of industry standard asset and portfolio management tools (ARGUS, DYNA, BUDGET and INSIGHT).  Leveraging more than 30 years as a strategic partner to the industry’s most respected companies, we have developed unmatched expertise in the processes and best practices that are unique to real estate.  Today, more than 6,000 of the industry’s leading owners, managers, financial institutions and REITs trust Realm solutions to improve the visibility and flow of information throughout their critical business processes.

Registration begins at 8.15 am with the masterclass commencing at 9 am and ending at 12.30 pm. Morning refreshments will be served at 10.30 am.