Retirement Communities World Asia Conference - Speaker list

Mr. Alberti is the Managing Director and founder of Taconic Alliance LLC and resides with his family in Beijing, China. He formed Taconic Alliance in 2001 to facilitate cross-border investment with China, focusing on real estate, senior housing and healthcare. Since...

John Erickson is the founder of Erickson Retirement Communities, the fastest-growing developer and manager of full-service, campus-style communities in the country. Headquartered in Catonsville, Erickson has built a network of 19 communities that combine an active...

Considered as one of Hong Kong and China’s experts in rehabilitation and elderly care services, Mabel has worked in the industry for nearly 30 years, including 23 years as CEO of the Hong Kong Society of Rehabilitation. She was responsible for the setting up and...

Joe is a partner in the real estate group at DLA Piper and has been in the Hong Kong office of the firm since October 2008. For much of his time in Hong Kong, a primary focus of his practice has been on senior housing in Asia, particularly China, drawing upon over 10...

Mr. Cronk has operated senior housing retirement communities since 1991. He joined Cooperative Retirement Services of America (CRSA) in 2000 as the Executive Director of Kensington Park in Kensington, Maryland. He most recently served as the Executive Director for...

Mr. Dalal is an Architect and project Management consultant. Mr. Dalal’s expertise is in creating Senior Citizen communes as consultants, taking charge of the project from concept to commissioning, i.e designing, oversee construction, marketing, documentation, legality ...

Hitoshi Fukumoto is currently an Executive Director of Kinoshita Care Co., Ltd., part of the Kinoshita Group. Before joining Kinoshita, Mr. Fukumoto served as a senior housing consultant, and was involved in the development of facilities ranging from public care...

Mr. Ankur Gupta is the Joint Managing Director of Ashiana Housing Limited and has completed his Bachelor in Business Administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University (USA) and an MS in Real Estate from New York University (USA). During his MS as well at Ashiana he...

Bromme H. Cole Hampton Hoerter is Asia’s pre-eminent healthcare investment bank. As Managing Partner of Hampton/Hoerter, Mr. Cole has considerable experience with both the real estate and operating components to successful projects having placed over USD$1 billion in...

Jim Hazel is a respected figure in the seniors living industry in Australia. He has held senior management and board positions in a number of leading participants. He is currently a non executive director of Bendigo & Adelaide Bank, Australia’s 5th largest bank and a...

Barry Hirschfeld co-founded Asia Investment Partners (AIP) in the fall of 1998 and currently serves as its President & CEO. Mr. Hirschfeld brings with him over 10 years of experience in the Japanese real estate market including Japanese senior housing investments and...

Jiang Hongwei is a famous industrialist. He founded and serves as Chairman of Guangdong Zhao Jin Industrial Investment Co., Ltd.; Guangdong Oursjia Rental Services Ltd.; Guangdong Oursjia Health Industry Chain Management Co., Ltd.; Guangdong SuChengZhai Vegetarian Food ...

1964?? Born in Hyogo Pref. Japan 1988?? Graduated from Kansai University, Faculty of Commerce Department 1988?? Joined Sysmex Corporation Sysmex: the only Asian company among the top 10 leading players in the global diagnostics market 2004?? Appointed Manager of the ...

Dr. Prashant Koneru is the CEO of Rakindo Developers Pvt Ltd, India. Rakindo Developers are unique master developers who specialize in executing large -scale integrated townships. With his vast experience in geriatric care and as a strong proponent of the “aging in...

Sanjay is the founder of Aamoksh One Eighty, a company that is foraying into setting up retirement resorts in India and then further to the Asia-Pac region to cater to the growing need for elder care. Aamoksh One Eighty, a joint venture company between Aamoksh Leisure...

Daniel Leaf is a seasoned Seniors Housing executive who has worked in various capacities in the industry from accounting, operations to a regional role overseeing over 1,500 beds in the USA. His front-line experience and background in construction, finance and...

Kerry Lehman is a co-founder of Brand Partners, marketing practitioners, who work as partners with a number of brands nationally. Kerry has extensive experience in the marketing and sales of retirement villages having worked with over 70 retirement living projects and ...

Charles Marshall has 25 years of experience in all aspects of real estate, half of it in Asia with a focus on China. He has successfully developed large mixed-use communities in both the US and China, with large retirement components. He has a Masters Degree from...

Tony is currently the General Manager of the US Seniors business at ING Real Estate’s Community Living Fund, based in Sydney, Australia. The ING Real Estate Community Living Fund owns and operates 58 seniors housing communities across the US and Australia. Tony...

Julie McStay is a partner in the integrated communities team. Julie is acknowledged as a leading provider of legal services to the retirement living and aged care industries. Julie acts for a wide range of retirement village operators and aged care providers. She also...

Corporate Executive Vice President Operation Business Headquarters,ORIX Real Estate Corporation President, The Council of Senior Housing Industry Executives (in Japan) Born December 3,1958 Apr 1983 Joined Mitsui Home Co., Ltd. Sep 1989 Joined The Seiyo Corporation...

Position Partner & Representative Director of KPMG Healthcare Japan Co., Ltd. Experience Mr. Ohwari joined KPMG Tokyo Office in 1987. After 4 years experience in Tokyo, he was seconded to a KPMG German Office for approx 5 years to assist Japanese companies in...

Andrew joined Ajia in 2007 and takes a lead transaction investment and operating role in Japan and China, and has senior Pan-Asian real estate operational responsibilities. Ajia is a privately owned, Hong Kong-based, alternative asset firm that manages US$2 bn of...

Patrick has experience on a wide array of projects both locally and overseas. He has worked on projects in disciplines including Retirement Living, Aged Care, Corporate fit-outs, Commercial, light industrial and residential developments, Resorts and Urban Design. He...

In 1998 Kevin Ryan had a vision to revolutionise the Australian Retirement Industry and develop Australia’s first 5-Star Lifestyle Village for Seniors. 3 years later in 2001, Kevin opened the doors to his first multi-award winning Waterbrook Lifestyle Resort in the...

Mark Spitalnik is the Founder, President and CEO of China Senior Care, Inc. (“CSC”). Mr. Spitalnik became involved in the Chinese senior care sector in February of 2007 and CSC was formed and funded in April of 2009 for the purpose of bringing international quality...

STONES TSE, Chairman and CEO, Easternflair Investment and Development, Shanghai, China – Easternflair mainly focuses on real estate investment, development and asset management in mainland China. Mr. Tse has working experience of over 25 years in...

Mr. Wei joined PAG in 2010 as a Managing Director of the Group’s China focused real estate business, PAG Real Estate. Prior to joining PAG, Mr. Wei was Senior Vice President and China Chief Representative of Equity International, a privately held real estate...

Patricia Will founded Belmont Village Senior Living in 1997. The Company is a fully integrated developer and operator of first rate assisted living communities. The Company operates 20 communities (approximately 3000 units) in six American states, with more than half...

Ms. Liana Yang is a Vice President at Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing, with primary focus in the Greater China market. Ms. Yang has worked on a wide range of real estate investment projects globally, investing for institutional investors as well as sovereign...

Professor Zhou Yanmin spent several years studying and working in Japan. After she returned to China, she focused her efforts on the research of local housing products and a special study on architectural designs for senior living. Currently, Prof Zhou is a valued...

Jin Yong is based in Beijing and has a dual role at CB RE being both the Chief Operating Officer, China as well as the Senior Managing Director, Northern China.

Elaine Young, Executive Vice President & Managing Director, North Asia for ONYX Hospitality Group, is also the co-founder of ONYX’s serviced apartment brand, Shama which was established in 2001 and now boasts 12 properties in gateway cities in Greater China and...