Where decisions are made
Create a new blueprint for global private real estate at the 15th annual PERE Asia Summit in Singapore on 31 May – 2 June.
Expand your network with global real estate’s most influential gathering of institutional investors, fund and asset managers, developers, and strategic partners.
Taking place over three days of networking and industry-leading content, the Summit helps you secure capital allocations for global real estate investments and be at the forefront of Asian markets.
Download the agenda to view the hot topics impacting Asian investor allocations in 2022 and beyond.
Accelerate your fundraising
Catch up with investors post-pandemic and create new opportunities through the networking-focused program.
Expand your investor network in Asia
Meet investors allocating to Asian real estate at the region’s biggest networking event for global real estate leaders.
Learn latest allocations trends
Navigate volatility through various strategies and hot topics featured at the Debt & Financing Forum and the Logistics Forum.
Keynote fireside chat
Driving Asian real estate
PERE’s Industry Figure of the Year in Asia reveals what is in store for the asset class after orchestrating the blockbuster transaction that made ESR the largest real asset manager in Asia-Pacific, and the third-largest listed real estate investment manager globally.
Keynote speaker:
Jeffrey Perlman
Managing Director and Head of Asia-Pacific Real Estate and Southeast Asia,
Warburg Pincus
Download the agenda to see the trends impacting Asian investors and markets, including:
- Dissect post-pandemic investor strategies and appetite change
- Explore the current landscape of real estate markets
- Identify where the opportunities rising from office, hospitality, and social real estate
Connect with our industry-leading speaker faculty
Meet Asia’s leading real estate investors
Build strong relationships, share the latest market insights, and shape global capital flow with Asia’s most influential investor network.
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- Attend the Asia Summit in Singapore
- All of PERE’s global events
- PERE Connect – our new tailored networking service
- Access to the investor directory
- Frequent virtual and in-person networking opportunities
- And much more …
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The PERE Asia Summit is our flagship annual conference. Attendees are exclusively decision-makers at the leading private real estate investors, fund and asset managers, and developers across the region and globe. Strengthen your market credibility and meet your investment and business goals through:
- Exclusive investor connections
- Opportunity to share your thought-leadership
- High-profile brand visibility
- And much, much more …
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Agenda
PERE Asia Summit - Tuesday 31st
Debt & Financing Forum
14:00 - 14:30
Registration and coffee
14:30 - 14:40
Welcome address
Kristin Thorsteins
Kristin Thorsteins
Regional Head of Partnership Growth APAC, International Workplace Group (IWG)
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14:40 - 15:30
Keynote panel: Opportunities and challenges in debt and bank financing in the post-covid world
Valerie Mantot-Groene,
Apwinder Foster,
Lennart van Mierlo,
Trent Winduss
- Looking ahead: realistic expectations and predictions for the next 5 years
- Why are the biggest investors dipping their toes in the sector and what are their preferred loan strategies?
- Dislocated sectors and distressed opportunities – putting capital to work in an uncertain economic environment
Trent Winduss
Partner, Head of Asia Secured Debt Investments and Head of Australia, Phoenix Property Investors
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15:30 - 16:10
Presentation: Banking the net-zero transition
Benjamin McCarron
- How should lenders work with borrowers to develop transition plans?
- Investor expectations of debt-focused managers and banks
- Are Asia’s banks aligned to national climate plans?
16:10 - 17:00
Panel: Game of loans – the biggest lenders after the pandemic
Rebecca Percossi,
Rai Katimansah,
Johnny Adji,
Akihito Watanabe,
Anil Gorthy
- The race for deals – how are banks and direct lenders competing with distressed and other specialist strategies?
- Covid and the “new core” – how is debt performing in core real estate sectors?
- Differentiating factors between various financing sources today
17:00 - 19:00
Grand Opening Cocktails
Logistics Forum
14:00 - 14:30
Registration and coffee
14:30 - 14:40
Welcome address
David Green-Morgan
14:40 - 15:30
Keynote panel: Delivering value, driving results in industrial and warehousing
Magdelene Chua,
Hank Hsu,
Jasmin Hu,
Bastian van Halder,
Gregory Lui
- In an overheated market, how do global investors make more bang for their buck? Are there still opportunities in the current environment?
- Last-mile delivery – efficiency is essential
- Raising ESG ang sustainability standards in logistics and supply chain
15:30 - 16:10
Presentation: Global industrial and logistics – investors’ number 1 target sector
Michael Bowens,
Damian Harrington
- Impact of supply chain disruption on investors
- Mergers, acquisitions and evolving strategic alliances
- Transitioning the sector to sustainable eco-systems
16:10 - 17:00
Panel: Logistics, warehousing, and e-commerce in Asia – secular trends driving industrial real estate
Nina Yang,
Felicia Erh,
Charlene Huang,
Sharad Gohil,
Alysia Reilly
- How do you see the sector develop in the coming decade? How does the warehouse of the future look like?
- How is logistics adapting to changes brought by covid?
- Factors driving growth on industrial real estate
17:00 - 19:00
Grand Opening Cocktails
APAC REITs Forum
14:00 - 14:30
Registration and coffee
14:30 - 14:40
Welcome address
Prakash Kharel
14:40 - 15:30
Keynote panel: REITs – capital markets update
Shaldine Wang,
Christian Bernasconi,
Adrian Chui,
Christie Ou,
Cecilia Tan
- Latest trends and opportunities in global real estate; appealing sectors and geographies for investors
- Covid impact on valuation
- Comparing REITs in Asia and various markets around the world
15:30 - 16:20
Panel: What makes a REIT a sustainable investment?
Michael Holland,
Brian Ho,
Caroline Fong,
Shern-Ling Koh,
Li Choo Sin
- Investor perspectives on sustainability and decarbonization today and in the future
- Practical advice for implementing ESG initiatives in real estate
- Addressing human capital, climate change and DEI
16:20 - 17:00
Panel: Spotlight on Singapore REITs
Nupur Joshi,
Wee Lih Koh,
Ronald Tan,
Derek Tan
- REITs as an investment structure for institutional and high-net-worth investors
- The role of banks at the heart of the expanding REIT market
- Comparing sectors that prove resilient, and emerging industry trends
17:00 - 19:00
Grand Opening Cocktails
Agenda
PERE Asia Summit - Wednesday 1st
Global Investor Forum - Day 1
08:00 - 08:45
Registration and coffee
08:45 - 09:00
PEI welcome and opening remarks
Valerie Wong,
Helen Sanders-de Lieto
09:00 - 09:50
Keynote panel: State of Asia-Pacific real estate
Tiow Chye Chua,
Jing Dong Lai,
Kelvin Poa,
John Pattar,
Jon Tanaka
- Safe-haven markets and sectors for investors and how geopolitics affect investment behaviour
- The appeal of retail and high-net-worth individuals on a manager’s portfolio
- Catching-up with Western peers on the ESG agenda
09:50 - 10:30
Panel: What is the next big thing?
Ross Du Vernet,
Michael Hyun,
Shirin Tang,
Chris Pilgrim,
Ronald Barrott
- The hottest real estate sectors and why you should invest in them
- Which alternative sectors offer good returns for investors?
- How disruptive technologies play a key role on increasing profitability
10:30 - 11:00
Networking coffee break
11:00 - 11:40
Panel: Carbon neutral by 2050 – how are leading managers advancing decarbonization?
Jeehee Moon,
Esther An,
David Green-Morgan,
Chan Chakravarti,
Chiang Wei Ng
- The race to net-zero – where does Asia stand?
- Decarbonization – what is the action plan?
- How to set targets, track performance, benchmark and improve transparency
11:40 - 12:10
Presentation: Choppy waters, steady course – European strategies for Asian capital
Alex Jeffrey
12:10 - 12:50
Panel: Investing in Japan – perspectives from market leaders
Shai Greenberg,
Christopher Chiang,
Atsushi Takeiri,
Joel Rothstein,
Tom Silecchia
- Why Japan is a hotspot for capital allocation
- Should investors just focus on core sectors?
- The continuing demand for ESG and sustainability initiatives from investors
12:50 - 14:10
Lunch break
14:10 - 14:50
Panel: Investors driving capital to APAC hotspots
George Agethen,
Richard Massey,
Hari Krishna V,
Laurent Jacquemin,
Paul Guan
- Are investors as bullish as managers on the shape of recovery?
- New investment strategies, sectors and regions to explore
- Embracing ESG and playing a more positive role in society
14:50 - 15:20
Keynote fireside chat: Driving Asian real estate
Jeffrey Perlman,
Adam Smallman
PERE’s Industry Figure of the Year in Asia reveals what is in store for the asset class after orchestrating the blockbuster transaction that made ESR the largest real asset manager in Asia-Pacific, and the third-largest listed real estate investment manager globally.
15:20 - 16:00
Panel: Fundraising in 2022 and beyond
Tze Sheng Sum,
Yvonne Siew,
Ambika Goel,
Mark Jun,
Jon Fiorello
- Working with institutional investors – how managers can gain an advantage in raising funds
- How are leading fund managers creating strategies to differentiate themselves in a competitive market?
- How is fundraising changing in the years to come? What should investors look out for in the post-covid era?
16:00 - 18:30
One-to-one investor meetings and start of networking drinks
Agenda
PERE Asia Summit - Thursday 2nd
Global Investor Forum - Day 2
07:30 - 08:00
Registration
08:00 - 09:15
Breakfast briefing by Colliers - Global Economic Outlook: Key macro factors influencing capital raising and deployment
Damian Harrington,
Chris Pilgrim,
John Howald,
Wei Leng Tang
- Impact of rising rates of inflation
- Comparing rental growth vs construction costs
- Deep dive on interest rates, yield and value pricing
09:15 - 09:20
Welcome address | Global Investor Forum Day 2
Tze Sheng Sum
09:20 - 10:10
Keynote Panel: The road to recovery - how is the world waking up from the pandemic?
Paul Gillen,
Beau Jones,
Alberto Agazzi,
Tom Lee,
Alexandra Crossing
- Industry leaders on unique opportunities in 2022 and beyond
- State of play – real estate in global markets after the pandemic
- Setting the bar on ESG and sustainability
- Investing in disrupted markets – staying ahead of the pack
Beau Jones
Senior Managing Director, Global Business Development, Trimont Real Estate Advisors
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10:10 - 10:50
Panel: Australia – a prime location for real estate managers
David Warneford,
Natalie Tan,
Paul Gately,
Michael Cole,
Sabine Schaffer
- Why is the country continuously attracting foreign capital?
- Up-and-coming sectors to watch out for as the world exits the pandemic
- The effect of net-zero carbon properties to investor portfolios and traditional bank lenders
10:50 - 11:20
Networking coffee break
11:20 - 12:00
Panel: “New economy” real estate – the future of the industry
Joyce Lo,
Sanket Sinha,
Karen Tan,
Andy Tanchyeguan,
Tjarko Edzes
- Up and coming sectors in the world right now and what else to look out for
- Is Asia becoming the future hub of emerging real estate industries?
- What should investors consider when allocating capital in alternative sectors?
12:00 - 12:40
Panel: Digital real estate – investors and operators discuss how to successfully manage data centre operations
Rohit Nanda,
Eugene Seo,
Carolyn Harrington ,
Paul Davis,
Rangu Salgame
- How APAC’s technology hubs are reshaping regional real estate
- What is the data centre of tomorrow? How are they changing in size and scope?
- Data centre architecture – how organisations back up its information and protect against natural and man-made disasters
Rohit Nanda
Head of Asia, Principal Investments - Infrastructure, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
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12:40 - 13:55
Lunch break
Family Office Perspectives
13:55 - 14:00
Welcome address and opening remarks
Evelyn Lee
14:00 - 14:40
Keynote panel: Looking ahead to 2023
Marta Drummond,
Kok Chye Ong,
Kirill Zavodov,
Will Adams
- Discover the opportunities in global real estate: the hottest sectors & country markets
- Find out how family offices are decarbonizing their portfolios
- What are the new economy/ digital assets of equal value to traditional real estate?
14:40 - 15:20
Panel: Joint ventures, co-investments and working with other family offices
Wing Kiat Cheong,
Florence Koh,
Christie Ou,
Rebekah Woo
- Motivations and strategies of wealth owners and UHNWIs
- What do families look for when they invest? What constitutes a good investment partner?
- Outsourcing and managing your involvement in the business
15:20 - 15:45
Networking coffee break
15:45 - 16:20
Presentation: Tenant vs. landlords – rethinking offices
Henry Chin,
Evelyn Lee
16:20 - 17:00
Panel: Succession & success
Julian Kwan,
Noor Quek ,
Marta Drummond
- How to reconcile modern day values with family legacy?
- How to tackle family feuds in succession planning?
- Understanding Gen Z and their life philosophy
17:00 - 17:05
Closing remarks and end of conference
Evelyn Lee
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Will Adams
Executive Director, Private Trust Partners S.A., Luxembourg
Senior executive with over 19 years experience in financial markets and over 10 years developing and structuring investment portfolios, originating secured debt vehicles, designing systematic trading strategies and preparing risk management protocols… Read full bio
Johnny Adji
Senior Investment Director, Cambridge Associates Asia
Johnny Adji is a Senior Investment Director at Cambridge Associates, based in Singapore, and a member of the Real Assets Investment Group. This global group sources and monitors real asset investments (real estate, infrastructure and global natural r… Read full bio
Alberto Agazzi
Chief Executive Officer and General Manager, Generali Real Estate SGR
Alberto Agazzi is the Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Generali Real Estate SGR since 2015. GRE SGR is the real estate investment management company of the Generali Group, managing more than 20 real estate funds, with an AUM of 15 bln,… Read full bio
George Agethen
Co-Head of Asia-Pacific, Ivanhoe Cambridge
George Agethen is responsible for the investment and asset-management strategies for Asia Pacific as outlined in the Ivanhoé Cambridge’s annual business and strategic plans. He works closely with internal and external stakeholders to put in place and… Read full bio
Esther An
Chief Sustainability Officer, City Developments Limited (CDL)
An active advocate for green building and sustainability for over two decades, Esther has been instrumental in establishing CDL’s leadership in sustainability. It is ranked top real estate company on the 2021 and 2022 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corp… Read full bio
Ronald Barrott
Founder and Chairman, Pro-invest Group
Ronald is Founding Partner and Chairman of Pro-invest Group since the company’s inception. He is a serial entrepreneur with over 40 years of real estate investment, development and project management experience working on a variety of transactional p… Read full bio
Christian Bernasconi
Fund Manager, Partner, B&I Capital
Christian Bernasconi graduated with BA in Political Economy of Industrial Societies from UC Berkeley. Christian held positions at UBS, Paribas Asia Equity and Yamaichi Securities with almost 30 years of Asian equity experience before co-founding B… Read full bio
Michael Bowens
Head of Industrial - Asia, Colliers
Michael Bowens is Head of Industrial for Asia at Colliers. He has lived and worked in Asia for over 20 years across several major cities, and he is currently based in Singapore. During this time, he has worked with some of the world’s largest owners… Read full bio
Chan Chakravarti
Managing Director, India, Asia-Pacific, Ivanhoe Cambridge
Chanakya (Chan) Chakravarti is responsible for implementing, in his territory, the investment and asset-management strategies outlined in Ivanhoé Cambridge’s annual business plan and strategic plan, assisted by a team formed for that purpose. He work… Read full bio
Wing Kiat Cheong
Executive Director, Business Concept
Founded in 1990, Business Concept (“BC”) is investment holding company of Cheong Wing Kiat’s nuclear family. BC invests in private equity and property, and advises business families in the region. Cheong is also a 3G of Wen Ken Group (“WKG”), a multi… Read full bio
Christopher Chiang
Head of Real Estate APAC, Credit Suisse Asset Management
Christopher Chiang is Head of Real Estate, Asia Pacific at Credit Suisse Asset Management. Christopher is a member of the Real Estate International’s Global Investment Committee and is responsible for leading the regional real estate activities in As… Read full bio
Henry Chin
Global Head of Investor Thought Leadership and Head of Research, APAC, CBRE
Dr. Henry Chin leads CBRE’s investor thought leadership across all regions and oversees all research activity in Asia Pacific. After joining CBRE in 2014, Henry was promoted to CBRE’s Asia Pacific Strategic Group, the board which oversees CBRE’s stra… Read full bio
Magdelene Chua
Real Estate Partner and Assurance Transformation Leader, PwC Singapore
Magdelene is a Real Estate Partner with PwC Singapore with over 20 years of professional experience providing assurance and financial advisory services to multinational and listed clients. Her main focus is in the real estate industry and her key cli… Read full bio
Tiow Chye Chua
Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer, Mapletree Investments
Mr Chua, as Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer, focuses on driving the Group’s strategic initiatives including expanding and directing the Mapletree Group’s international real estate investments and developments, as well as oversees the Group’s mul… Read full bio
Adrian Chui
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, ESR-LOGOS REIT
Mr Chui has more than 20 years of extensive real estate experience, particularly in the REIT sector, across property investments and divestments, funds management and structuring, capital markets, acquisition financing, mergers and acquisitions, and… Read full bio
Michael Cole
Founder and Chief Analyst, Mingtiandi
Michael Cole is the founder and managing director of independent real estate intelligence platform Mingtiandi. Since beginning daily publication in 2012, Mingtiandi’s monthly audience has grown to more than 80,000 real estate professionals who rely o… Read full bio
Alexandra Crossing
Head of Asia Pacific, CBRE Global Investment Partners
Alexandra Crossing is the Regional Head for Asia Pacific and the Head of Pacific Investments within CBRE Global Investment Partners. After 9 years in the Singapore office responsible for managing the Asian component of the global separate account cli… Read full bio
Paul Davis
Partner, Singapore, Morrison & Foerster
Paul Davis is a corporate lawyer whose practice focuses on cross-border private equity and real estate transactions. He has 11 years of experience in Singapore and Japan, where he has represented leading private equity funds and strategic investors i… Read full bio
Marta Drummond
Principal, Strategic Consultant
Marta Drummond’s career began in Boston. It spans senior private banking positions first in Asia (Hong Kong based) and then in Europe (Paris and London). She left banking to become Head of Strategy for an international law firm and then she accepted… Read full bio
Ross Du Vernet
Chief Investment Officer, Dexus
Ross Du Vernet is Chief Investment Officer (CIO) at Dexus, having oversight of the investment management function for Dexus balance sheet. Ross also has responsibility for transactions and property development activities across the wider Dexus group.… Read full bio
Tjarko Edzes
Chief Capital Officer, Scape
Tjarko Edzes is Chief Capital Officer at Scape, based in Sydney. He is responsible for sourcing and managing capital partnerships globally, as well as pursuing innovative investment strategies and executing real estate acquisition opportunities. Tjar… Read full bio
Felicia Erh
Portfolio Manager, Fund Management, M&G
Felicia is the portfolio manager for M&G Asia Property Fund, responsible for investment strategy and fund performance with oversight of acquisitions, divestments and asset management. Prior to joining M&G Real Estate, Felicia was with Soilbui… Read full bio
Jon Fiorello
Managing Director, Real Estate Strategies, KKR
Jon Fiorello (New York) is a Managing Director and leads KKR’s Real Estate Strategies Team. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Fiorello was a managing director at Fortress Investment Group, which he joined from Mount Kellett Capital Management LP. Prior to th… Read full bio
Caroline Fong
Chief Investor Relations and Capital Markets Officer, Manulife US Real Estate
Caroline is the Chief Investor Relations (IR) and Capital Markets Officer and also the Chief Sustainability Officer at MUST. She is responsible for IR, communication, sustainability and helps to steer the strategy and the equity capital markets requi… Read full bio
Apwinder Foster
Head of Product Strategy, DRC Savills Investment Management
Apwinder Foster has over 20 years of experience in finance, real estate and capital markets. Prior to DRC Capital LLP Apwinder was the Chief Financial Officer of Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate Plc. a FTSE 250 listed entity. Prior to joining Kenned… Read full bio
Paul Gately
Head of Real Estate Australia, BPEA
Mr. Gately joined BPEA in 2019 as Managing Director and Head of Asset Management for BPEA Real Estate. Mr. Gately has over 30 years’ of real estate investment and asset management experience. He joined BPEA from Fudo, the real estate investment fund… Read full bio
Ambika Goel
Managing Director, Real Estate, Blackstone
Ambika Goel is a Managing Director in the Real Estate Group and is based in Singapore. Ms. Goel is involved in Blackstone Real Estate’s capital raising, investor relations and business development across Asia. Before joining Blackstone in 2020, Ms. G… Read full bio
Paul Gillen
Managing Director, Hodges Ward Elliott
Paul Gillen is a Managing Director in Hodges Ward Elliott’s Commercial Investment Advisory practice and is a highly accomplished real estate professional. His experience includes commercial real estate sales, acquisitions, financings, and asset manag… Read full bio
Sharad Gohil
Managing Director - Fund and Asset Management, IndoSpace Capital Asia
Sharad Gohil is the Managing Director, Fund & Asset Management at IndoSpace, India’s largest investor, developer, and manager of Grade A industrial and logistics real estate, with a portfolio of over 49 million square feet industrial and logistic… Read full bio
Anil Gorthy
Senior Portfolio Manager, Avenue Capital Group
Mr. Gorthy is responsible for directing the investment activities of the Avenue Asia Strategy and has over 20 years of investment experience in Asia. Prior to joining Avenue in 2014, Mr. Gorthy was a Managing Director and Partner at Pacific Alliance… Read full bio
Shai Greenberg
Senior Vice President, Genkai Capital Management
Shai is a Senior Vice President at GENKAI Capital Management- a trailblazing Japanese Asset Management Firm. In addition to investing throughout the capital stack in commercial real estate Shai is investing in and supporting groundbreaking innovation… Read full bio
David Green-Morgan
Global Head of Real Assets Research, MSCI
David Green-Morgan heads real assets research for MSCI globally. Previously, he led Asia-Pacific research and operations for Real Capital Analytics, which MSCI acquired in 2021. His career has taken him from London to San Francisco, Sydney and Singap… Read full bio
Paul Guan
Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
Paul Guan is a partner in the Hong Kong office of Kirkland & Ellis and leads the Firm’s Asia private equity real estate practice. Paul regularly advises international and regional private equity investors and financial institutions on cross-borde… Read full bio
Carolyn Harrington
Chief Operating Officer, Space DC
Carolyn Harrington is Chief Operating Officer of SpaceDC, a visionary data center partner who provides efficient, resilient and network rich data center solutions. Carolyn oversees not only the overall operations of the data centers, but also the bus… Read full bio
Damian Harrington
Head of Research, Global Capital Markets and EMEA, Colliers
Damian is Head of Research for both Global Capital Markets and EMEA at Colliers. He has over 20 years of experience in the real estate industry living and working from various locations across EMEA including London, Dubai, Prague, Helsinki and Amster… Read full bio
Brian Ho
Climate and Sustainability Assurance Leader, Asia Pacific and Southeast Asia, Deloitte
Brian is the Climate & Sustainability Assurance Leader for Deloitte Asia Pacific and Southeast Asia. He has 18 years of experience in providing professional services, and his expertise includes sustainability strategy, sustainable finance, ESG di… Read full bio
Michael Holland
Chief Executive Officer, Embassy Office Parks REIT
Mike Holland is Chief Executive Officer of Embassy REIT, India’s first and only listed REIT. Embassy REIT listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange in April 2019 and in January 2021, the business had a market capitalisation of approx USD 4.5bn. Embassy REI… Read full bio
John Howald
Executive Director, Head of International Capital, Asia Pacific, Colliers
John Howald is an Executive Director and Head of International Capital for Asia Pacific for the Capital Markets and Investment Services business in Colliers. He has over 15 years of experience securing investment opportunities and divesting large sca… Read full bio
Hank Hsu
Chief Executive Officer, Forest Logistics Properties
Mr. Hank Hsu is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Forest Logistics Properties. Formerly the Head of China Investments at Ascendas-Singbridge and Investment Director at Portman Holdings and China Orient Summit Capital, he has close to 20 y… Read full bio
Jasmin Hu
Director, Investments – Asia Pacific, Oxford Properties Group
Jasmin Hu is a Director of APAC Investments in the OMERS real estate business (Oxford Properties), based in Singapore. She is involved in developing and executing Oxford Properties APAC investments strategy, with a particular focus on India and Austr… Read full bio
Charlene Huang
Co-Head of APAC, Multi-Manager Real Estate, UBS
Charlene Huang was appointed APAC Portfolio Manager for Multi-Managers Real Estate (MM-RE) in December 2014. She is responsible for investment selection and growing the MM-RE client and product franchise for the Asia Pacific region. Charlene first jo… Read full bio
Michael Hyun
Chief Investment Officer, Crow Holdings
Michael Hyun is Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer of Crow Holdings where he is responsible for business development, M&A and strategic investment initiatives. He has been affiliated with the firm since 2019. Prior to joining, Michael fo… Read full bio
Laurent Jacquemin
Head of Asia-Pacific, Real Assets, AXA IM – Real Assets
Laurent is currently Head of Asia-Pacific at AXA IM – Real Assets. He is responsible for all operations in the Asia-Pacific region, including overseeing investment, asset management and capital raising activities from the offices in Japan, South Kore… Read full bio
Alex Jeffrey
Chief Executive, Savills Investment Management
Alex Jeffrey became the Global Chief Executive for Savills Investment Management in October 2019. He is also a member of the Group Executive Board of Savills Plc. Alex was previously with M&G Investments (the investment arm of Prudential Plc) fro… Read full bio
Beau Jones
Senior Managing Director, Global Business Development, Trimont Real Estate Advisors
With more than 20 years of commercial real estate finance experience, Mr. Jones has substantial commercial real estate underwriting and asset management expertise. His experience includes both domestic and international investments of all major prope… Read full bio
Nupur Joshi
Chief Executive Officer, REIT Association of Singapore (REITAS)
Ms Joshi has been the Chief Executive Officer of the REIT Association of Singapore (REITAS) since 2017. She has over 20 years of international experience in investor relations, portfolio management, economic analysis, public accounting and Real Estat… Read full bio
Mark Jun
APAC Head of Client Solutions Officers, CBRE Investment Management
Mark Jun is APAC Head of Client Solutions Officers and is responsible for managing client relations. His client base includes Korean and foreign investors investing both in and out of Korea. During his 12 years of experience in the industry, Mark has… Read full bio
Rai Katimansah
Partner and Portfolio Manager, Multiple Capital Investment Partners
Rai has over 20 years of experience in real estate private debt and private equity, and has completed transactions in major cities in Asia, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Prior to co-founding Multiple Capital Investment Partner… Read full bio
Prakash Kharel
Head of Real Estate Asia Pacific, Apex Group
Prior to joining APEX's APAC team, Prakash spent 20 years in real estate finance and accounting. He has held senior finance and operations roles for property, assets and fund managers in Australia and Singapore, including 8 years with one of the worl… Read full bio
Florence Koh
Principal and Founder, A. Shepard Steward & Koh
Florence is a Principal and Founder of A. Shepard Steward & Koh Pte Ltd, a family management office focused on direct private investments, joint ventures and collaborations with family businesses and corporate partners. She is the Chairman and Co… Read full bio
Shern-Ling Koh
Portfolio Manager, Principal Real Estate Investors
Shern is a portfolio manager for Principal Real Estate Investors, the dedicated real estate unit of Principal Global Investors. He is responsible for researching Asian Pacific listed property securities for the team’s global real estate strategies. S… Read full bio
Wee Lih Koh
Chief Executive Officer, Keppel REIT
Mr Koh is the CEO of Keppel REIT Management, the Manager for Keppel REIT, an SGX-listed commercial REIT which currently owns approximately $9 billion worth of Grade A commercial assets in Singapore, Australia and South Korea. Mr Koh has over 25 years… Read full bio
Hari Krishna V
Global Leadership Team, Managing Director, Real Estate, CPP Investments
Hari is responsible for CPP Investments’ Real Estate investments in India and is based out of the Mumbai office. He is also a member of CPP’s Global Leadership Team. The Real Estate group in India focuses on investments alongside top tier partners in… Read full bio
Julian Kwan
Real Estate and Proptech Advisor to Family Office, CEO Co-founder, InvestaX
Julian was born and raised in Sydney Australia and has founded 6 companies over his 20-year career based in Asia, including social media/technology, real estate investment & development, proptech and blockchain. He has spent his life starting bus… Read full bio
Jing Dong Lai
Chief Investment Officer and Chief Executive Officer, Asia, M&G
Jing Dong Lai (JD) is the CIO and CEO, Asia at M&G Real Estate. He started his career in M&G in October 2016 as Director, Head of Acquisitions, APAC and Head of Japan prior to taking on his new role in 2021. He has more than 18 years of Asia… Read full bio
Evelyn Lee
Editor, PERE
Evelyn Lee is Editor for PEI’s real estate-focused publication, PERE, overseeing global news and analysis coverage. Based in London, she works closely with PERE colleagues across PEI’s offices in New York, London and Hong Kong and also writes about E… Read full bio
Tom Lee
Managing Director, KKR
Tom Lee (Sydney) joined KKR in 2021 as a Managing Director. He is responsible for the firm’s Real Estate business in Australia/New Zealand and the Asia Core Plus Real Estate strategy. Mr. Lee serves on the Asia Real Estate Investment Committee. Prior… Read full bio
Joyce Lo
Director, Private Capital Advisory, Lazard
Joyce Lo is a Director in the Private Capital Advisory Group at Lazard and their Real Estate Specialist for the Asia Pacific region. Her experience in Real Estate Private Equity spans across various roles including capital raising, investor relations… Read full bio
Gregory Lui
Head, Logistics, Europe and USA, Mapletree Investments
Mr Gregory Lui is the fund manager of Mapletree US & EU Logistics Private Trust (MUSEL). MUSEL is a logistics-focused fund invested in a portfolio of 262 logistics assets across 26 states in the US and 20 European cities across 7 European countri… Read full bio
Valerie Mantot-Groene
Regional Managing Director, ASEAN, Apex Group
Valerie Mantot-Groene Is Regional Managing Director, ASEAN. Valerie leads the firm’s growth and performance across the South East Asian region. She brings more than 20 years’ experience in the Alternative Asset Management industry both on the advisor… Read full bio
Richard Massey
Managing Director, GIC
Richard Massey is a Senior Vice President in the real estate arm of GIC. He is responsible for business development, transactions, strategies and asset management of GIC’s real estate portfolio across Australia and New Zealand. Richard joined GIC in… Read full bio
Benjamin McCarron
GRESB Ambassador, Asia, GRESB
Benjamin McCarron is the Founder and Managing Director of Asia Research & Engagement (ARE) and Lead Representative for GRESB in Asia-ex Japan. He founded ARE in 2013 to provide specialist research, consulting, and engagement services on the finan… Read full bio
Jeehee Moon
GRESB Representative, Asia ex-Japan, GRESB
Jeehee Moon is Asia Representative for GRESB, an investor-driven organization committed to assessing the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance of real assets globally. She leads engagement in Korea and Southeast Asia with industry s… Read full bio
Rohit Nanda
Head of Asia, Principal Investments - Infrastructure, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Rohit has around 13 years of experience in Private Equity, Banking and Consulting. He is currently the Head of Principal Investments – Infrastructure in SMBC in charge of building a multi-country, multi-sector infrastructure focused equity investment… Read full bio
Chiang Wei Ng
Head of Portfolio Management Asia-Pacific, Allianz Real Estate
Chiang Wei Ng is Senior Director Portfolio Management of Allianz Real Estate Asia-Pacific and Fund Manager for AREAP Core I, Allianz Real Estate’s first third party equity fund. Chiang Wei joined the company in 2019 and is based in Singapore. Prior t… Read full bio
Kok Chye Ong
Managing Director – Head of IDC Platform, Asia (Ex-China), Gaw Capital
Mr. Ong joined Gaw Capital in 2021 as Managing Director – Head of IDC Platform, Asia (Ex-China). He spearheads Internet Data Centre (IDC) platform investments for Gaw Capital Partners outside of the China region. Prior to joining Gaw Capital Partners… Read full bio
Christie Ou
Senior Reporter, PERE
Christie Ou is the Asia-Pacific reporter for PERE covering the private equity real estate markets in the region. Prior to joining PERE, she covered Asia’s business market for Bloomberg Business Week Chinese and the credit market for UK based Private… Read full bio
John Pattar
Partner and Head of Real Estate Asia, KKR Asia
John Pattar is Partner and Head of KKR’s Real Estate business in Asia Pacific. He joined KKR in 2018 and is based in Hong Kong. At the Firm, Mr. Pattar [played a key role in / led] the successful fundraise of KKR Asia Real Estate Partners (AREP), KKR… Read full bio
Rebecca Percossi
Senior Managing Director, APAC, Trimont Real Estate Advisors
Rebecca leads Trimont’s APAC business with overall responsibility for Trimont’s investment advisory services, credit and asset management, and operational services across the region. Based in Sydney, Rebecca serves on the firm’s Operating Committee a… Read full bio
Jeffrey Perlman
Managing Director and Head of Asia-Pacific Real Estate and Southeast Asia, Warburg Pincus
Jeffrey Perlman is a Managing Director, Head of Southeast Asia and Asia-Pacific Real Estate and a member of the firm’s Executive Management Group. Mr. Perlman leads Warburg Pincus’ investments in Southeast Asia in addition to the firm’s Real Estate e… Read full bio
Chris Pilgrim
Managing Director, Global Capital Markets, Asia Pacific, Colliers
Chris Pilgrim is the Managing Director of Colliers Asia Pacific Capital Markets business and holds a senior leadership position within the Global Capital Markets platform. Based in Singapore, he has responsibility for driving significant growth acros… Read full bio
Kelvin Poa
Principal, Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
Kelvin is a principal in the Financial Services Practice Groups in Singapore. He is also the chair of Baker McKenzie's Asia Pacific Private Equity Group and a member of the Global Private Equity Steering Committee. Kelvin is recognised by various leg… Read full bio
Noor Quek
Chief Executive Officer and Founder, NQ International
Noor graduated in 1972 from the University of Singapore with a degree in Business Administration. Her experience spans more than 40 years in a broad range of banking and financial advisory services with established financial institutions including Ci… Read full bio
Alysia Reilly
Director, Head of Industrial and Logistics, Hines
Alysia joined Hines in April 2021 as a Director responsible for industrial acquisitions and developments in Australia. She will lead the establishment of the Australian Industrial & Logistics platform, with over 15 years of real estate investment… Read full bio
Joel Rothstein
Shareholder and Chair – Asia Real Estate Practice, Greenberg Traurig
Joel H. Rothstein is Chair of the Asia Real Estate Practice of the international law firm of Greenberg Traurig. A leading international real estate attorney, he advises financial institutions, private equity funds, sovereign wealth funds, real estate… Read full bio
Rangu Salgame
Chairman & CEO, Co-Founder, Princeton Digital Group
Rangu has been a transformative growth leader throughout his career, having made market changing impacts at Tata Communications, Cisco Systems and Verizon Communications. He has been turning company business portfolios into high value outcomes, partn… Read full bio
Helen Sanders-de Lieto
Director - Asia Conferences, PEI
Helen joined PEI in 2014 as a conference producer and in 2017 became the Director of Events for the Asia region. Helen oversees the team who create over 14 events per year across Private Equity, Infrastructure, Private Real Estate and Private Debt in… Read full bio
Sabine Schaffer
Co-Founder and CEO Europe, Pro-Invest Group
Dr Sabine Schaffer is Co-Founder & CEO (Europe) at Pro-invest Group and is one of the founding members of the Group. Since inception of the business, she was instrumental in establishing Pro-invest as one of the leading integrated real estate pla… Read full bio
Eugene Seo
Managing Director, Data Centre, CapitaLand Investment
Eugene is Managing Director of Data Centre and steers the overall investment strategy for Data Centres. He joined CapitaLand (formerly known as Ascendas) in 2013 as Portfolio Manager. In 2015 he charted the company’s growth strategy and identified Da… Read full bio
Yvonne Siew
Head, Real Estate Advisory and Investments, Bank of Singapore
Yvonne Siew was appointed Head of Real Estate Advisory and Investments for Bank of Singapore in July 2019. She is responsible for the structuring, due diligence and distribution of investment products with Real Estate as the underlying. Yvonne has mo… Read full bio
Tom Silecchia
Co-head, Japan, Savills Investment Management
Tom focuses on investor and lender relationships, transaction structuring, as well as the overall Japanese business's investment strategy, management and operations. He co-founded Merchant Capital with Tadaaki Kurozumi, joining us in 2014 following i… Read full bio
Li Choo Sin
Executive Director, Head of Singapore, Perpetual Asia
Sin Li Choo, based in Singapore, leads our experienced team of local trust specialists. She is one of our qualified Trustee Resident Managers and acts as the Executive Director in Singapore. She has oversight over the trust business in Singapore, inc… Read full bio
Sanket Sinha
Executive Director, Head of Asset Management, Lighthouse Canton
Sanket leads the Asset Management business at Lighthouse Canton and is the portfolio manager for the life sciences R&D real estate strategy at the firm. He joined Lighthouse Canton in 2018 and successfully set up and led the Private Markets busin… Read full bio
Adam Smallman
Director – Membership Programs, PEI Media
Adam joined PEI in December 2018 in a new role as Head of Content Strategy. Previously he spent three years with investment bank Liberum and held leading editorial and content roles at Dow Jones and Informa PLC. His responsibility is to ensure PEI’s… Read full bio
Tze Sheng Sum
Country Executive Singapore and Mauritius, Alter Domus
Sum has held various roles in the banking and financial services industry throughout his career, which spans over a decade. Prior to joining Alter Domus, Sum spent close to four years at a global fund administration and corporate services firm, leadi… Read full bio
Atsushi Takeiri
Head of Real Estate Japan, BPEA
Mr. Takeiri joined BPEA in 2021 as Managing Director and head of real estate investments in Japan. Before joining BPEA, Mr. Takeiri spent nine years at Fortress Investment Group Japan, where he was Managing Director in charge of sourcing, underwritin… Read full bio
Cecilia Tan
Chief Executive Officer, Sasseur Asset Management (Manager of Sasseur REIT)
Ms Tan brings with her to the Group more than 20 years of professional career experience spanning across a wide spectrum of real estate expertise in real estate investment banking, real estate direct investment, REIT management, real estate fund mana… Read full bio
Karen Tan
Head, Real Estate Fund of Funds, CreditEase Asset Management (Singapore)
Karen Tan is responsible for providing real estate alternative investment solutions to CreditEase’s clients. She is head of the Real Estate Fund of Funds business. She has had more than 20 years in the wealth management industry and over a decade’s e… Read full bio
Derek Tan
Executive Director and Head of Property Research for Singapore, DBS Group Research
Mr Derek Tan is an Executive Director and Head of Property Research for Singapore at DBS Group Research. Over the past 15 years, Derek has helped to raise the profile of the Singapore Property Research franchise for DBS, and has been involved in vari… Read full bio
Natalie Tan
Head of Institutional Capital Development, Dexus
Natalie joined Dexus in July 2021 as the Head of Institutional Capital Development. In this role, Natalie is responsible for the creation and execution of the institutional capital strategy for Dexus’ Funds Management business. This includes the mana… Read full bio
Ronald Tan
Vice President, Equity Capital Market, Global Sales and Origination, Singapore Exchange
Ronald Tan is the principal responsible for the marketing & business development of attracting Real Estate listings in particular REITs across global markets for Singapore Exchange (SGX) for the last 14 years, where it is now the largest Global R… Read full bio
Jon Tanaka
Senior Managing Director, Country Head / Tokyo, Japan, Hines
Mr. Tanaka is Senior Managing Director and Country Head overseeing new business initiatives throughout Japan. He brings more than 20 years of Japan real estate development and investment experience to the firm. Before joining Hines, he was Managing D… Read full bio
Andy Tanchyeguan
Chief Executive Officer, Tenacity Group
Mr Andy Tanchyeguan is the CEO of Tenacity Group, a private equity group that advises sovereign wealth funds, institutional investors, developers and disruptors of business on multibillion dollar investments in real estate, alternatives and technolog… Read full bio
Shirin Tang
Managing Partner, Morrison & Foerster
Shirin Tang is a corporate lawyer with 20 years of experience practicing in New York and Singapore. Her practice focuses on guiding clients through all stages of the real estate investment cycle, including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, the f… Read full bio
Wei Leng Tang
Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets, Singapore, Colliers
Wei Leng Tang is Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets at Colliers Singapore, she has over 30 years of experience in working in the real estate industry. She spearheads the company’s growth strategy with a strong focus on client service throu… Read full bio
Kristin Thorsteins
Regional Head of Partnership Growth APAC, International Workplace Group (IWG)
Kristin Thorsteinsdottir heads up partnership growth in APAC for IWG plc, the global leader in hybrid working. Kristin has nearly 20 years experience in hotel & real estate development and advisory in EMEA and APAC with companies such as HVS and… Read full bio
Bastian van Halder
Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Realterm
Bastian van Halder is Managing Director Asia for Realterm and is leading all aspects of Realterm’s business in Asia, including capital raising, investments and fund management. Based in Singapore, he will be bringing Realterm’s unique High-Flow-Throu… Read full bio
Lennart van Mierlo
Head of Commercial Real Estate Debt, NN Investment Partners
Lennart has spent his career in the Banking and Investment Management industry. He is Head of Commercial Real Estate Debt and member of the Alternative Credit Management Team within NN Investment Partners, headquartered in The Netherlands. He started… Read full bio
Shaldine Wang
Chief Executive Officer, Elite Commercial REIT
Ms Shaldine Wang is the Chief Executive Officer of the Manager. Ms Wang has over 25 years of experience in corporate finance, financial management and investments. Prior to her present appointment, she was the Portfolio Director of Elite UK Commercia… Read full bio
David Warneford
Senior Managing Director, Country Head / Sydney, Australia, Hines
David is the senior managing director and country head of Australia, responsible for the day-to-day operation of Hines management and investment activities, including capital transactions, asset management, refurbishment and development projects. War… Read full bio
Akihito Watanabe
Managing Director, Pierfront Capital
Aki joined Pierfront Capital in 2019 and is actively involved in the origination, structuring, negotiating and monitoring of transactions at the firm, with a core focus on real estate. Pierfront Capital is a Singapore based fund manager that offers b… Read full bio
Trent Winduss
Partner, Head of Asia Secured Debt Investments and Head of Australia, Phoenix Property Investors
Mr. Winduss has over 19 years’ experience in the origination and execution of structured real estate investments including senior debt, stretch senior debt, mezzanine debt, distressed debt, preferred equity and equity transactions. As the Head of Asi… Read full bio
Valerie Wong
Managing Director, Asset Management, GuocoLand Group
Ms Valerie Wong is the Managing Director (Asset Management) of GuocoLand, the Singapore business of GuocoLand Limited, which is listed on the Main Board of the Singapore Exchange. GuocoLand is a premier developer of luxury developments with a proven… Read full bio
Rebekah Woo
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, Pioneer Generation Group of Companies
Born and raised in Singapore, Rebekah has more than 20 years of investing and business experience, spanning across government, major financial institutions and family offices. Rebekah is currently the CEO & CIO of a single family office actively… Read full bio
Nina Yang
Chief Executive Officer, SJ CityGlobal, Surbana Jurong Consultants
Ms Nina YANG assumed the role of CEO, SJ CityGlobal in 2019. SJ CityGlobal provides development management services, starting from the initiation and visioning of a project to handing over and exiting completed assets. Prior to joining Surbana Jurong… Read full bio
Kirill Zavodov
Head of Real Estate Equity, EMEA, PIMCO
Mr. Zavodov is an executive vice president and portfolio manager in the London office, where he co-leads the European real estate equity team. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2020, he was a managing director in the merchant banking division of Goldman Sach… Read full bio
North America Panel: US and Canadian investors discuss strategies for 2022
9 February 2022 | Virtual
- Latest trends and opportunities in global real estate
- Appealing sectors and geographies for investors
- Strategies for investing in Asia – finding the right risk-return balance in region’s geographies
- And more…
William H. Schwab
Executive Chairman
LCI Investment Company
Joyce Chow
Director – Real Estate
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Sylvain Fortier
Chief Investment and Innovation Officer
Ivanhoe Cambridge
JR Pearce
Senior Investment Officer – Real Estate
Sacramento County ERS
Europe Panel: European investors explore strategies for diversifying real estate investments
16 February 2022 | Virtual
- Sectors that will become appealing to real estate investors in 2022
- Safe-haven markets for investors post-covid and how geopolitics affect investment behavior
- Types of investment strategies that benefit investors the most
- And more…
Rene Buck
CEO
BCI Global
Robert-Jan Foortse
Head of European Property Investments
APG
Rainer Komenda
Head of Real Estate Investment
BVK
John O’Driscoll
Global CIO, Head of Investment
AXA IM
PERE Asia Summit 2022 - Covid precautions
Our venue
Raffles City Singapore
To help keep you and your peers safe, we require you to follow the Covid principles below to ensure the smooth running of the PERE Asia Summit 2022.
All attendees must provide proof of full COVID-19 vaccination status before checking into the event’s venue. All attendees will be required to wear a filtering face piece mask without a ventilation valve. All attendees will be required to take a Rapid Antigen Test within 24 hours prior to the event day and provide proof of a negative test result to gain entry to the conference.
To expedite this process, PEI Media and our venue will be using the physical copy of vaccination, or digital proof of COVID-related health insights from “TraceTogether” and “HealthHub” mobile apps. Complete your health screening with the apps ahead of time for expedited check-in and entry. We will NOT be accepting any other form of record of vaccination at the event. We are only accepting physical proof, photos of the vaccination record or digital proof via selected mobile apps.
Questions? Please contact asiaevents@peimedia.com.
The below information is as of 20 April 2022 and will be updated if health, safety and security guidelines change.
What additional measures are being followed at PERE Asia Summit 2022?
We would like to ensure our attendees feel confident as they return to attending our in-person events. Click here for Raffles City Singapore document outlining actions the hotel is taking.
What is the current Covid-19 situation in Singapore? I plan to travel to Singapore to attend this conference, what are the current travel restrictions?
Do I need to be fully vaccinated or have a negative COVID-19 test to attend?
When you arrive at the event, you’ll need to provide proof that you’re:
- fully vaccinated* against COVID-19 according to your national vaccine programme
- having a negative result of Antigen Rapid Test taken within 24 hours prior to event entry
Please take a photo of your Antigen Rapid Test negative test result and show to the organizer before registration.
(*Definition of fully vaccinated varies among cities, however, you will be required to take your 2nd dose at least 14 days before the event i.e. 17 May 2022)
How to show my vaccination?
You can present your vaccination record through:
- TraceTogether mobile app,
- HealthHub mobile app or
- COVID-19 Vaccination Record (Hard copy)
What do I need to do if I receive my vaccination outside of Singapore?
If you had received your vaccination outside of Singapore
- Please click here to view the list of recognized Covid-19 vaccines outside Singapore
- Guests must prepare and present Covid-19 Vaccination Record (issues outside Singapore)
Do I need to wear a mask?
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