Speakers

Anthony Ang is the Chief Executive Officer of ARA Asset Management (Fortune) Limited, the manager of Fortune REIT that is dual listed in Singapore and Hong Kong.  He is an Executive Director & Board Member of ARA Asia Dragon Fund, a US$1 billion private equity real estate fund and also sits on the Board of the manager of AmFirst REIT that is...

Dr. Frank Billand is Chief Investment Officer & Member of the Management Board of Union Investment Real Estate GmbH since 2009. He is responsible for all investment activities of Union Investment Real Estate GmbH. During the first years at Union Investment, his responsibilities were all transactions and asset management in Germany, for...

Mr. Frederick Burke is Managing Partner of Baker & McKenzie (Vietnam) Ltd, Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.  His practice areas include property development; corporate and commercial; mergers and acquisitions; securities; banking and finance; venture capital and private equity.  Mr. Burke has 23 years of experience in the planning, negotiation and...

Kishore spearheads the Singapore-based Buxani Group, a private investment group focused primarily on investing and managing commercial real estate assets in Singapore. The Group is a fully-integrated real estate operating company with the ability and resources to source, acquire, lease, manage and effectively realise the full potential of each...

Dr. Scott Callon is Chairman of Ichigo Group Holdings (2337), a JASDAQ-listed Japanese real estate asset manager that is the Manager of the Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed Ichigo REIT (8975). Dr. Callon is also Chief Executive Officer of Ichigo Asset Management, a Japanese high-commitment value investor; a Statutory Auditor of Chiyoda (8185), Japan’s ...

Navid Chamdia is Head of Real Estate Investments at Qatar Holding, the strategic and direct investment arm of Qatar Investment Authority, focusing primarily on direct acquisitions, joint-ventures and co-investments in Europe, USA and emerging markets. Navid is also responsible for real estate fund investments made by QIA. . Prior to joining Qatar ...

Reynold Chan is Business Development Director, Asia for Cordea Savills group. He leads the company’s business initiatives with institutions, family offices and HNWIs in Asia in respect of their appetite for investing in international real estate and developing solutions to meet investment requirements including pooled funds, separate accounts and ...

A respected Hong Kong businessman, Mr. Anson Chan has accumulated a variety of management and investment experience.  Since 2008, he has served as Managing Director of his family’s real estate development and investment business, Bonds Group of Companies, which owns both commercial and residential properties, as well as hotels in prime locations...

Dr. Chen Lijian is the Managing Director & Head of Global Real Estate (GRE) -- Greater China at UBS Global Asset Management. He is responsible for managing and developing the GRE business as well as strategic initiatives in the region. He is a Member of the Asia Pacific Management Committee of UBS Global Asset Management. Joining UBS in...

Dr. Chew Tuan Chiong is Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director of Frasers Centrepoint Asset Management Ltd, the manager of Frasers Centrepoint Trust. Prior to his present appointment, he was the Chief Executive of the Science Centre Singapore from 1995 to 2009.  Dr. Chew has also been an academic staff with the Faculty of Engineering at ...

Mr. Chia Tse Chern joined UOB Asset Management in 2008.  He covers Asia macro, local rates and sovereign credits.  Tse Chern manages the United Asian Bond Fund that won the Lipper Fund Awards 2011 for Best Fund over 3 years, Lipper Fund Awards 2012 for Best Fund over 5 years and Lipper Fund Awards 2013 for Best Fund over 3 years, 5 years and 10...

Henry Ching is a Principal based in the Hong Kong office. He is part of Mercer's Asia Pacific real estate boutique and is responsible for investment consulting and research across the private and listed real estate markets in Asia. Henry has previously worked at Towers Watson (Hong Kong), where he was responsible for researching Asia-focused ...

Stanley Ching is a Senior Managing Director & Head of Real Estate Group of CITIC Capital Holdings Limited.  Mr. Ching was instrumental in setting up the debt capital markets division and real estate group of CITIC Capital since he joined the group in 1999.  Mr. Ching has been leading the establishment and management of three China-focused real ...

Mr Choe Peng Sum, 46, brings with him 20 over years of experience in the hospitality industry. As Chief Executive Officer of Frasers Hospitality Pte Ltd, he has overall charge of the expansion and business performance for Frasers’ chain of serviced residences worldwide. Under Mr Choe’s stewardship, Frasers Hospitality has become the second...

Li Choo is the Managing Director of The Trust Company, Singapore.  She leads our experienced team of local corporate trustee specialists.  As a certified public accountant and a certified financial planner with over 16 years’ experience in corporate trustee, private wealth, audit and structured finance, Li Choo is positioned to do so.  Li Choo is...

James Chou is Head of China for Arch Capital Management.  He is based in Shanghai, in charge of the company’s investment activities in China.  Arch Capital is a private equity real estate fund manager in Asia, whose focus is on direct real estate investments across residential, retail and commercial as well as distressed and situational...

Mr. Chua Choy Soon is a Managing Director at SEB Investment GmbH, responsible for global real estate investments, based in Frankfurt, Germany. Choy Soon has been with SEB since 2003 and was instrumental in growing its global portfolio of real estate assets under management from previously €4 billion to currently roughly €14 billion. SEB...

Andrew Clare is the Professor of Asset Management at Cass Business School and the Associate Dean responsible for Cass's MSc programme, which is the largest in Europe. He was a Senior Research Manager in the Monetary Analysis wing of the Bank of England, which supported the work of the Monetary Policy Committee. While at the bank, Andrew was...

An award-winning author, journalist, radio and television personality, Stephen J. Dubner is the Co-Author of the international bestsellers: Freakonomics and SuperFreakonomics. Originally published in the US in 2005, Freakonomics instantly became a cultural phenomenon. Hailed by critics and readers alike, it remains on The New York Times’...

Mark Ebbinghaus is the Global Head of Real Estate for Standard Chartered Bank, covering debt, equity and advisory functions across the public and private capital markets. Real estate forms part of the Strategic Client Coverage Group within Origination & Client Coverage at Standard Chartered Bank. Mark was previously Head of Real...

Stephen led DBS Bank’s REITs and Debt Capital Markets businesses from 2000 to 2006. During his time at DBS, he led the development and successful growth of the REIT and securitised asset market in Singapore and Southeast Asia. Stephen was the Financial Adviser to 9 out of 13 REITs listed in Singapore, as well as landmark REIT listings in...

Marc-Andre Flageole joined Presima, a boutique investment manager of global real estate securities in 2006. He is a Portfolio manager focusing on Asia Pacific real estate securities. Marc-Andre is mainly responsible for the analysis and financial modelling of real estate companies in these markets as well as for portfolio construction. He...

Ms. Christina Gaw is in charge of corporate marketing and the capital markets division of Gaw Capital and works closely with our limited partners relating to fund raising and investor relations. Gaw Capital Partners is a uniquely positioned private equity fund management company that focuses on real estate markets in Greater China and other...

Mr. Karim Ghannam is Head of Global Private Markets at Deutsche Bank’s Private Wealth Management unit. He is responsible for overseeing the management of non-traded investment products, such as private equity, real estate, infrastructure, debt and highly structured investments, including direct access equity, debt and infrastructure. Before...

Tyler E. Goodwin is a Managing Director for J.P. Morgan Asset Management and Head of Asian Client Strategy for the Global Real Assets business based in Hong Kong, where he is responsible for advising clients throughout Asia on the opportunities and risks associated with investing in real estate and infrastructure real assets. Tyler has over 23...

Christopher Heady is a Senior Managing Director in the Real Estate Group and is based in Hong Kong. Since joining Blackstone in 2000, Mr. Heady has been involved in a variety of real estate acquisitions and initiatives in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Most recently, he has played a key role in the Real Estate Group’s Asia expansion, including...

Based in Singapore, Andrew Heithersay joined SC Capital Partners in March 2013 with over 22 years of experience in real estate, including 15 years based in Asia. He is a Member of the firm’s Investment Committee and has investment responsibilities across Asia Pacific. SC Capital Partners’ flagship RECAP fund series has delivered top decile...

Danny Howell is Towers Watson’s Head of Wealth Management, Asia. Danny is responsible for leading Towers Watson’s advisory business to the wealth management industry in Asia, providing services to a broad range of non-pension fund clients, including banks, securities firms, family offices, private banks, foundations and insurance companies. He...

Mr. Charles Huang Juncan, aged 43, is the President & Executive Director of Gemdale Corporation. Mr. Huang joined Gemdale Corporation in 1992 and is currently in charge of the entire operations of Gemdale Corporation. Gemdale Corporation, one of the largest PRC property developers listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, has been engaged in...

Michael Humphrey, Managing Principal, is a Co-Founder of Courtland Partners Ltd. He has over 22 years of real estate investment experience as an attorney, a workout consultant and an advisor. Mr. Humphrey began his career in the national office of Ernst & Whinney (now Ernst & Young) and following law school, was an Associate with the law ...

Sameer Kazi is the Head of Corporate Real Estate Investments at SEDCO Holding and is responsible for investments, divestitures, asset management, development projects and strategy for SEDCO Holding’s real estate portfolio. He previously worked within the Dubai World Group, first with Emirates National Securitisation Corporation and later with...

Frank Khoo was appointed Global Head of Asia for AXA REIM in 2008. He oversees all investment and asset management activities in the Asia Pacific region and is responsible for all Asian investment funds. Frank has more than 15 years of direct experience in real estate investment and management. Prior to joining AXA REIM, he was with the Pacific ...

Matt Khourie is Chief Executive Officer of CBRE Global Investors, the real estate investment management affiliate of CBRE Group Inc. (NYSE:CBG).  In this role, he is responsible for the global management of the firm, which has a real estate portfolio in excess of $90 billion and operations and assets in the United States, Europe and Asia.  CBRE...

Mr. Ko Kheng Hwa is the Group Chief Executive Officer of Ying Li International Real Estate Limited.  Singapore-listed Ying Li develops high quality mixed-use, commercial and residential properties in prime locations in Chongqing, one of China’s largest cities.  He is also Senior Advisor to Singbridge Corporate Pte Ltd.  He serves as Director of...

In July 2002, Albert Lau accepted Savills’ invitation to head up the Shanghai operations as Managing Director.  He has taken on the additional role as Executive Director of Savills China, focusing on the expansion of Savills’ business in the Mainland and sits on the Asia Board.  Since coming onboard, he has been responsible for growing, developing ...

Allen Law is the Chief Executive Officer of Park Hotel Group, which owns and manages Park-branded hotels in the Asia Pacific region. In 2012, he was conferred “Best Hotel Investor of the Year” and “Top 10 Hoteliers of the Year” at the Asia Hotel Forum Asia Hotel Awards and 7th China Hotel Starlight Awards respectively, as well as the Gold Winner...

Dr. Patrick Lecomte is a Research Fellow at ESSEC Business School (Singapore Asia Centre), where he specialises in real estate finance and financial innovation applied to commercial real estate.  Patrick holds a Ph.D in Real Estate Finance from the University of Paris, an MPhil in Real Estate Finance from Cambridge University (England), an MBA...

Mr. Jeffrey Lee is the Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer of Phillip Capital Management (S) Ltd since 2000. Prior to his current role, Mr. Jeffrey Lee was a Director of Investment at AIB Govett (Asia) Ltd and held senior investment manager positions at DBS Bank and Mitsubishi Corporation Group. Additionally, he had served on the...

Peter Lee joined Societe Generale Private Banking in Hong Kong as Head of Asian Fixed Income in March 2011. Peter Lee was previously a Portfolio Manager in charge of Fixed Income (government bonds, corporate bonds and Forex) at Societe Generale Asset Management and Amundi Asset Management in Paris. Peter has over 15 years of experience in...

Mr. Lee Hing Yin is a Senior Executive Director of Ping An Trust, responsible for formulating real estate investment strategies and execution, cooperation with foreign real estate funds, as well as overseas investment.  Prior to joining Ping An Trust, he was Director of Strategy & Research in Colliers International in Shanghai and has served...

Jon Lekander is Global Head of Property Multi-Manager and a Member of the Management Board. Jon joined Aberdeen in 1998 with a responsibility to develop quantitative methods for real estate markets and portfolios. In this function, he has developed forecasting processes for European and Asian real estate markets, as well as tools for strategic...

Ms Lynette Leong has more than 20 years of international experience, including banking and finance with Standard Chartered Bank and United Malayan Banking Corporation Berhad in Singapore and Malaysia, and real estate fund management in the London, New York, Chicago and Asian offices of LaSalle Investment Management.  Prior to joining...

Ms. Leong Kit May, aged 36 and a Malaysian, was appointed by the Board of Directors of the Manager as Executive Director on 15 November 2011.  She joined Axis REIT Managers Berhad in 2006 and was promoted to Chief Financial Officer of the company on 5 August 2008.  She headed the project to convert Axis REIT into the first Islamic office /...

Nicholas Loup is the Chief Executive for Grosvenor Asia Pacific.  Nick established the operations in Asia Pacific in 1994.  He is a Director of Asia Standard, a listed company in Hong Kong; a General Committee Member of the British Chamber of Commerce and a Director of the Spinal Cord Injury Fund.  He is also Chairman of the Asian Association for...

Graham Mackie joined UBS Global Asset Management’s Global Real Estate business in 2008 as the Asia Pacific Portfolio Manager in the Global Real Estate Multi-Managers team. He is responsible for investment in Asia Pacific real estate funds, in accordance with the Global Real Estate Multi-Managers investment strategy. In addition, Mr. Mackie is...

Mr. Ian Mackie joined the Jones Lang LaSalle group in 1978 and is currently the Head of Private Equity for LaSalle Investment Management in Asia. Based in Singapore, he oversees acquisitions across the region and is responsible for US$8.5 billion of assets under management. Mr. Mackie has worked throughout the Asia Pacific region since 1988 and...

Chris Mancini is Chief Executive Officer of the Savills Japan office. He is responsible for the implementation of the organisation’s strategic goals and objectives, working closely with other Savills offices across the world.  Chris also remains actively involved in investment sales, asset management and client relations with the firm’s...

Frank Marriott joined Savills Hong Kong in 1991 and brings 23 years of Asian property experience to the Real Estate Advisory Capital Markets. He is the primary contact and lead generator for regional investors and institutional funds around the region. Frank heads the Asia Pacific Capital Markets Division, focusing on the growing regional...

Gordon Marsden coordinates DTZ’s direct investment business across the Asia Pacific region and is based day to day in Hong Kong.    Gordon spends majority of his time engaging investors active in the Asia Pacific real estate markets, notably those who are looking to enter new regions or whom are participating across multiple geographies.  He has...

Mr. Nicholas McGrath was appointed Chief Executive Officer of AIMS AMP Capital Industrial REIT Management Limited, the Manager of SGX-listed AIMS AMP Capital Industrial REIT (SGX: AIMSAMPIReit; O5RU) in January 2009. As the CEO, Mr McGrath is responsible for the overall planning, management and operations of the REIT. He works closely with the...

Robert McKellar was appointed Chief Executive, Asia Pacific in March 2005 and is responsible for overseeing Savills’ regional operations across 40 cities in the region comprising some 14,500 staff. Robert joined Savills in December 1988 as Financial Controller and then Managing Director & Financial Director for Savills Commercial Ltd, before...

Roy Melick is Chairman of Baker & McKenzie’s Asia Pacific Structured Real Estate Group and sits on the steering committee of the firm’s Global Real Estate Group.  He is an active Member of the Global and Asia Pacific REITs Group and a Founding Member of the firm's Hotels, Resorts & Tourism Group.  Roy routinely advises on all aspects...

Masato Miki, 49, is the President & CEO of GLP J-REIT.  Prior to this appointment, Mr. Miki was President of GLP Group’s Japan operations.  Mr. Miki was formerly President & Co-Chief Executive Officer of ProLogis Japan.  Mr. Miki joined ProLogis Japan in 2002 and steered the company to become one of the most prominent players in the Japan...

Carol T. Mills is currently Assistant Vice President for Ayala Land Incorporated in Manila, Philippines and is in charge of business development and strategic planning for the premium malls and office portfolios of Ayala Land.  Prior to this, she was the General Manager of one of Manila's high-end regional malls, the Alabang Town Centre and...

Rohit Mohindra is responsible for leading and developing the real estate business for ANZ across the region.  Working with developers, REITs and funds, Rohit maps out strategic solutions in the areas of financing, M&A, markets and transaction banking.  Under his leadership, ANZ has played a key role in financing key office assets and debt...

Dato Jeffrey Ng Tiong Lip is a Graduate of Monash University, Melbourne with a Bachelor of Economics. He completed his professional articleship in an interntional accounting firm in Australia before returning to Malaysia. He has more than 30 years of extensive experience in finance, corporate planning and executive management in the property and ...

Veronica Ng is a Senior Bond Portfolio Manager, responsible for managing global and Asian specific institutional mandates and retail funds at Lion Global Investors (LGI), where she also leads a team, primarily focused on Asian credit markets. With more than two decades in the banking and investment management industry, Veronica has extensive...

Joseph Pacini is Managing Director & Head of BlackRock Alternative Investment Strategy Group for Asia.  Based in Hong Kong, Mr. Pacini is responsible for developing client-focused alternative investment strategies, as well as the continued growth of BlackRock's alternatives platform and product offerings in Asia.  Prior to joining...

Jonathan Pain is a Director of J.P. Consulting NSW Pty Ltd. He has 28 years of international investment experience, having led investment teams in London, Bahrain and Australia. Jonathan holds a joint Honours Degree in Economics & Politics from Keele University and a Masters Degree in Finance from Exeter University. He is the Author and...

John Pattar is a Managing Director of CLSA Capital Partners, directly responsible for the day-to-day operations of Fudo Capital, a Pan-Asian property fund with assets under management in excess of USD1.5 billion. Mr. Pattar has over 20 years of property-related experience in property investment, development, capital transactions and asset...

Jimmy is responsible for CPPIB’s real estate in Asia. He has over 20 years of real estate experience in Asia, having worked out of Singapore, South Korea and currently based in Hong Kong. Prior to joining CPPIB in end 2008, Jimmy worked with several leading real estate companies, including ING Real Estate. He was responsible for setting up ING...

Mr. Kalai Pillay joined Fitch Ratings in Singapore in 2005 as Senior Director in the Asia Pacific Corporates Group.  He is the Head for Industrials, Property and Consumer ratings for North Asia.  Prior to joining Fitch, Kalai was Vice President in the Credit Portfolio Management unit of ABN AMRO Bank in Singapore, where he was responsible for...

Jeremy Plummer is the Chief Executive Officer of CBRE Global Multi-Manager (GMM), the independent multi-manager division of CBRE Global Investors. GMM manages $12 billion of equity AUM, which is invested in private equity real estate, including primary funds, secondaries, club deals and co-investments, in partnership with leading operators around ...

Dillip Rajakarier is Chief Executive Officer of Minor Hotel Group (MHG), a subsidiary of Minor International (MINT).  Mr. Rajakarier has a strong hotel and finance background and as CEO, he oversees the strategic direction, operations and business development of the hotel management division.  Mr. Rajakarier joined MHG in March 2007 as Chief...

John Saunders is responsible for the management of MGPA’s Asian operations, as well as the oversight of the day to day operations of the MGPA Asia Fund II and MGPA Asia Fund III portfolios. John has nearly 26 years of experience in the property industry, the last 17 years of which have been in Hong Kong. Prior to joining MGPA, John worked for...

Sonya Sawtell-Rickson joined QIC in January 2007. As Senior Director, she oversees the funds management process and activities within QIC Diversified Funds Management. Funds management encompasses oversight of all portfolio manager activities, including implementation assessment, manager selection, portfolio analysis, risk and compliance and...

Yvonne Siew oversees Asia Real Estate, which is part of Citi Private Bank’s Global Managed Investments team, providing real estate financial solutions for the private bank’s ultra high-net-worth clients. She leads a team of professionals responsible for the origination, diligence and structuring of Asian real estate investment opportunities for...

Mr. Erwin Stouthamer founded Composition in 2005. His responsibilities within the company include policy making, business development and general supervision in the fields of both deal sourcing and ongoing management. Mr. Stouthamer is also a Member of Composition’s Investment Committee. Prior to starting Composition, Mr. Stouthamer was with MN ...

Mr. Eric Teng was first seconded to head the Group's property division from its parent company, the Tecity Group on 1 February 2009 before his permanent transfer on 1 January 2010.  In his current appointment, Mr Teng is responsible for driving the property division's strategy, investment, development and operations for Singapore, Malaysia ...

Francois Trausch is Chief Executive Officer of GE Capital Real Estate, Asia Pacific. Francois was appointed to this role in April 2010. He leads all of GE Capital Real Estate’s activities across the Asian markets and is based in Tokyo. Francois is a seasoned business leader with deep local real estate knowledge, earned primarily in Europe. He...

Elysia Tse leads the real estate investment governance, strategy and research function for the Asia Pacific region. She is responsible for devising fund level strategies and asset allocation decisions for real estate mandates managed by the Asia Pacific team. Elysia also has responsibilities in the development, implementation and enhancement of...

Dick Van Hal has been the Chairman of the Management Board & Chief Executive Officer of Bouwinvest since his appointment on 1 March 2008. From 1999 until that time, he held several senior positions at Syntrus Achmea Vastgoed, including Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer. Dick started his career with Centraal Beheer Beleggingen...

Roberto Versace is a Portfolio Manager based in Singapore for BNY Mellon Asset Management (The Bank of New York Mellon). In this role, Mr. Versace is the Head of the Asian Real Estate Securities Group and is responsible for stock selection in the Asia Pacific Rim with specific coverage of the Hong Kong and China regions. Mr. Versace has over 12...

Robert M. White, Jr, CRE, is the Founder & President of Real Capital Analytics Inc, an international research firm that publishes the Capital Trends Monthly.  Real Capital Analytics provides real time data concerning the capital markets for commercial real estate and the values of commercial properties.  The firm maintains offices in New York...

Nicholas Wong leads The Townsend Group’s Asia Pacific team, based in Hong Kong. His team manages the group’s existing ~US$4.5 billion Asia Pacific portfolio and underwrites best-in-class investments in the region, which include pooled funds, secondaries, club deals and co-investments. In addition, his team has business development...

Ms. Heather Xie is the Chief Financial Officer for Global Logistic Properties Group, in charge of finance, treasury, tax and information technology for the group’s business.  Ms. Xie joined the company from ProLogis, pursuant to the 209 acquisition and was Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer of ProLogis China.  Ms. Xie was the Chief...

Anita Yadav is Partner & Managing Director of SJ Seymour Group – An independent financial services firm providing research, advisory and execution of corporate bonds in Asia. Prior to this, she was Managing Director, Head of Global Markets at Nomura. In her career of a decade and half, Anita has been a Property Analyst with Moody's, part ...

Kazunari Yaguchi is Director, Asset Finance Group, who manages and oversees real estate finance and investment in the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), one of the leading financial institutions in Japan.  DBJ was established in 1951 to provide long-term finance for major national industries and urban development projects.  DBJ, now 100% owned by...