Doyle Kim
Managing Director and Head of Real Asset Investment Finance Department, Hana Financial Investment
The world's biggest gathering of Asian capital
PERE Network’s Asia Summit hosts Asia’s most influential institutional investors and global real estate fund managers for three days of networking and world-class insights.
Join the event in Singapore on 21– 23 February 2023 to expand your investor network in Asia and meet with the leading allocators to global real estate.
All attendees will become members of the PERE Network, enhancing your networking experience before, during, and after the event.
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.
Better connections
Set up pre-event meetings and continue the conversation after the Summit with your membership to PERE Network. Gain access to 1,000+ investors and managers globally, regular monthly insights and online meetings with fellow industry leaders.
Meet our keynote speakers
The future of buildings already exist – how do you stack up?
Joanna will discuss why the impact of healthy buildings and the “S” in ESG are the untapped value creation opportunities, revealing a new product launch that will define excellence in building health. She will also dive deep into the financial correlation between demand and value throughout the history of the real estate industry.
Joanna Frank
Founding President & CEO
Center for Active Design (CfAD)
Climate adaptation: This century’s highest priority
Dr. Khanna will provide analysis of the locations across the globe best suited to your business requirements and guides you in creating a tailored strategy for climate resilience.
Parag Khanna
Founder & CEO
Climate Alpha
Key highlights of the Summit
2023 speakers include
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.
PERE Asia Summit is one of the best conferences in the APAC region.
Laurent Jacquemin
AXA
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A limited number of complimentary passes are available for allocators and institutional investors to join the event.
Complimentary investor passes are limited to foundations, endowments, insurance companies, single family offices, sovereign wealth funds and pension funds who are actively making fund commitments and do not engage in third-party fundraising activities or collect fees for advisory/consulting services.
Apply for a pass and a member of our team will follow up with you to secure your pass.
Discuss strategies with our speakers in-person
Interested in speaking at the PERE Asia Summit 2023?
Please contact Brix Sumagaysay today.
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
Garett Bjorkman
Managing Director, Portfolio Oversight, CIM
Garett Bjorkman is a Managing Director in the Portfolio Oversight Group. He leads Portfolio Oversight for CIM’s private real estate debt and Opportunity Zone investment strategies. Prior to joining CIM, Mr. Bjorkman worked at various real estate priv… Read full bio
Aaron Block
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, MetaProp
Aaron Block co-founded and serves as Managing Partner of MetaProp, the New York-based venture capital firm focused on the PropTech industry. Founded in 2015, MetaProp’s investment team has invested in 130+ technology companies across the real estate… Read full bio
Gemma Burgess
Chief Executive Officer, Ferguson Partners
Gemma Burgess is Chief Executive Officer of Ferguson Partners and leads Ferguson Partners’ global business. Based in the firm’s New York office, Gemma is actively involved in the firm’s Executive/Board Search practice and works closely with Private E… Read full bio
Doug Cain
Head of Unlisted Property, Future Fund
Mr Cain joined Future Fund in November 2020 following a 10-year career with PSP Investments where he was a Senior Director in the real estate investments group responsible for acquisitions, dispositions and asset management. His geographic responsibi… Read full bio
Devin Chen
Portfolio Manager, Commercial Real Estate, PIMCO
Mr. Chen is an executive vice president and portfolio manager in the Newport Beach office. He leads commercial real estate (CRE) strategy and is a member of the investment committees for PIMCO’s CRE equity and debt strategies. He has experience acros… Read full bio
Jinglei Chen
Managing Director and Founding Member, BEI Capital
Ms. Jinglei Chen is the Managing Director and Founding member of BEI Capital, which is an Asian-based global real estate and alternative investment and operating company. BEI has set up two operating platforms, in creative stay-work-play, and healthc… Read full bio
Joseph Chien
Managing Director and Head Private Real Estate Asia, Partners Group
Joseph Chien is Head of Private Real Estate in Asia, based in Singapore. He is a member of the Private Real Estate Direct Investment Committee and the Private Real Estate Integrated Investment Committee. He has 25 years of industry experience in Asia… Read full bio
Samuel Chu
Co-founder and Chief Investment Officer, Phoenix Property Investors
Mr. Chu is Co-founder, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Phoenix Property Investors. Mr. Chu has more than 35 years of real estate investment and corporate advisory experience in Asia, Europe and the U.S. Prior to founding of Phoenix i… Read full bio
Leslie Chua
Senior Vice President, Director, Heitman
Leslie Chua is Senior Vice President and Director of Asia Pacific Investment Research. He is responsible for all research and analysis inthe Asia-Pacific region, including assisting with new acquisitions, dispositions, and asset management of propert… 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
Robert Ciemniak
Founder-CEO and Chief Analyst, Real Estate Foresight Ltd
Robert Ciemniak specialises in research on China housing markets, with the track record built over the past 10 years through Real Estate Foresight (REF) – an independent and technology-powered research boutique based in Hong Kong, and with the more r… Read full bio
Jon Crandall
Managing Director, APAC, Ontra
Jon is based in Singapore, where he manages the company’s relationships with its APAC-based clients. Jon holds a J.D. from New York University School of Law and a B.A. in mathematics from the University of Alaska Anchorage. Prior to joining Ontra, Jo… Read full bio
Thomasin (Tommy) Crowley
Global Director of Asia Pacific, WiredScore
Tommy Crowley is Global Director of Asia Pacific, WiredScore. Based in Singapore, she is responsible for growing WiredScore’s footprint in Asia Pacific, overseeing the rollout of the firm’s certifications across the region, and educating key industry… Read full bio
Radha Dhir
Chief Executive Officer and Country Head, India, JLL
Radha is the CEO and Country Head of JLL, India’s largest commercial property services firm. JLL is a global professional services and investment management firm dedicated to helping clients create value by owning, occupying, developing, or investing… Read full bio
Bradford Dockser
Founder and CEO, Green Generation
Brad Dockser is GreenGen’s CEO/Co-Founder, transforming the world’s built environment through its visionary end-to-end approach integrating energy, real estate, technology, and capital markets to Operate in the Green. Throughout two decades of real e… Read full bio
Jiroo Eoh
Head of Alternative Investment Department, ABL Life Insurance
Jiroo Eoh is the Head of Alternative Investment Department at ABL Life Insurance (Korea, joined since 2017). Jiroo is in charge of ABL Life Insurance’s alternative investment business including strategic investment planning, execution and portfolio m… Read full bio
Michelle Marie Farrell
Senior Operations Officer, IFC
With 15+ years of global experience as a leader in the sustainability industry, and an MBA in Data Analytics, Michelle works on the Climate Strategy and Business Development Team. She is also experienced with sustainable financing, and has trained ma… Read full bio
Alessandro Fiascaris
Senior Vice President, Head of Investments – APAC, Oxford Properties Group
Alessandro Fiascaris is Senior Vice President, Head of Investments Asia-Pacific Oxford Properties, a leading global real estate investor, asset management and business builder. Having joined Oxford in 2022, Alessandro sits on the Investment Committee… Read full bio
Joanna Frank
Founding President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for Active Design (CfAD)
Joanna Frank is the Founding President & CEO of the Center for Active Design (CfAD), where she advances design and development practices to foster healthy and engaged communities. CfAD is the operator of Fitwel, a unique certification system orig… Read full bio
Frank Garcia
Managing Director, Pretium
Frank Garcia is a Managing Director, Head of Portfolio Management for the funds on the Real Estate team at Pretium. Mr. Garcia is based in California, where he will help to further institutionalize the portfolio management process. Mr. Garcia brings… Read full bio
Elliot Glausiusz
Chief Investment Officer, ImmoFinRe Group
Elliot has over 25 years’ experience in the real estate industry, and since 2010 has held the position of Chief Investment Officer at the ImmoFinRE Group. The ImmoFinRE group is a privately owned and independent company based in Luxembourg which mana… Read full bio
Tyler Goodwin
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Seaforth Land
Tyler established Seaforth Land in 2015 with the mission to build London’s best office development company around highly profitable, sustainable, design-led and experiential offices in London’s path-of-growth submarkets. Tyler is a well known disrupt… 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
Chirag Gupta
Director, Real Estate Investments, Oxford Properties Group
Chirag joined Oxford Properties as a Director in August 22 and is responsible for real estate transactions in the Asia Pacific Region. Prior to Oxford, Chirag was at Apollo Global Real Estate, where as a Principal, he executed investments over $1.2 b… Read full bio
Ali Haroon
Partner, Special Situations, Bain Capital
Mr. Haroon joined Bain Capital in 2021. He is a Partner on the Bain Capital Special Situations team. Previously, Mr. Haroon was a Partner and a member of the Investment Committee at Värde Partners, Inc. At Värde, Mr. Haroon was most recently responsi… 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
Daisuke Hayashi
Partner and Japan Chief Representative, Phoenix Property Investors
Mr. Hayashi heads Phoenix’s Japan office and oversees Phoenix’s investments in Japan. He has over 28 years of experience in real estate private equity and investment banking, having compiled a successful track record during that time. Mr. Hayashi joi… Read full bio
Kate Herfort
Head of Real Estate Client Solutions Group, Macquarie Asset Management
Kate is responsible for capital raising initiatives for MAM Real Estate, Macquarie Asset Management’s real estate funds and asset management business. Kate leads a team in the Client Solutions Group, responsible for product development and investor e… Read full bio
Lisa Hinde
Head of Sustainability, Colliers
Lisa is Head of Sustainability at Colliers for the Real Estate Management Services (REMS) team and her key focus is developing long term sustainability, health and wellbeing strategies to support her colleagues and Clients' ambitions. This involves i… Read full bio
Catherine Hong
Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Investment Management
Catherine is a managing director for the Portfolio Solutions Group of Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) and is a member of the real estate investment committee. Based in London, she is also co-responsible for fundamental investment research… 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
Yvonne Huang
Lead Representative, GRESB
Yvonne is a seasoned company director and board member with over 25 years of MNC experience. She joined GRESB as the Lead Representative because she is passionate about sustainable real estate and responsible investment in Asia. Formerly the Director… Read full bio
Nadeane John
Industry Principal – Strategic Planning, APAC, MRI Software
With over 20 years of experience in the Real Estate Funds Management Industry, Nadeane’s career began in Equity Capital Markets at Macquarie Bank, before pivoting to Property in 2003 with a role at Dexus, managing large industrial properties and asso… 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
Takayuki Kaneko
Senior Executive Director, Nomura Real Estate Asia
Mr. Kaneko joined Nomura Real Estate Asia (NREA) based in Singapore in 2016 and heads the business development team for development and investment projects in Southeast Asia. He has over 30 years of experience in real estate development, investment,… Read full bio
Parag Khanna
Founder and Chief Executive Director, Climate Alpha
Parag Khanna is a leading global strategy advisor, world traveler, and best-selling author. He is Founder & CEO of Climate Alpha, an AI-powered analytics platform that forecasts asset values to future-proof global real estate, and Founder & M… Read full bio
Joanne Khew
Director, ESG Specialist, Eastspring Investments
Dr. Joanne Khew is currently a Director, ESG Specialist at Eastspring Investments Singapore. Reporting to the Chief Investment Officer, Joanne works across the equities, fixed income and private market investment teams to deepen ESG integration throu… Read full bio
Yoshi Kiguchi
Chief Investment Officer, Pension Fund of Japanese Corporations
As Pension Fund of Japanese Corporations’ CIO, Yoshi Kiguchi focuses on innovative investment strategies and products within the fund’s investment horizon. He has more than 30 years of experience in investment and risk management. Before that, Mr. Ki… Read full bio
Doyle Kim
Managing Director and Head of Real Asset Investment Finance Department, Hana Financial Investment
Current position is a Managing Director of Hana Financial Investment (Top Investment Bank in Korean Real Estate Finance industry) as a head of Real Asset Investment Finance Department leading a Real Estate Investment Business in Korean Domestic and G… Read full bio
Christopher Kimm
Head of Real Estate, Asia Pacific , DWS
Christopher joined DWS in 2016 and has 31 years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, Christopher served as Head of Real Estate, Korea. In his previous position, he was responsible for the further expansion of the Korean real estate and… Read full bio
Daisuke Kitta
Head of Real Estate Japan, Blackstone
Daisuke Kitta is the Head of Real Estate Japan based in Tokyo, and he is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Real Estate group’s investment activities in Japan. Since joining Blackstone in 2008, Mr. Kitta has been involved in analyzing v… Read full bio
Hari Krishna
Managing Director, Global Leadership Team, Real Estate Investments, India, 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
Angela Lee
Managing Director, Partner, Asia Pacific, HKS
Angela Lee is responsible for the overall performance and strategic direction of HKS Inc. in Asia Pacific. With over 27 years of healthcare planning experience, she has been an integral part of the design and planning of over 1.5 million square meter… 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
Song Ah Lee
Director, Alternative Investment Division, Kyobo AXA Investment Managers
Song-ah LEE is the Head of the Alternative Investment Team II and a director at Kyobo AXA Investment Managers(“KAIM”), which is a joint venture between Kyobo Life and AXA Investment Managers. She is responsible for the origination, execution, and man… Read full bio
Yvonne Lim
Group Director of Physical Planning, Urban Redevelopment Authority
Ms Yvonne Lim is presently the Group Director (Physical Planning). She is involved in the planning of Singapore’s land use, the Master Plan, formulating planning strategies to achieve our land use plans and communicating our land use plan to the publ… 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
Trevor Loewensohn
Founder and Managing Director, Alceon
Trevor Loewensohn has over 30 years of investment banking experience – mostly for leading global investment banks including Vice Chairman at UBS, after moving from Head of Investment Banking and Joint CEO at JP Morgan. Trevor has advised many leading… Read full bio
Jemma Maddick
Fund Manager, DHPF, AIP and MDAP, Dexus
Jemma is the Fund Manager of DHPF, AIP and MDAP and is responsible for managing the Funds on behalf of its wholesale investors. She has extensive industry, property and capital markets knowledge, with over 20 years’ experience in funds management, re… 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
Suzannah Morrison
Associate Portfolio Manager, Aware Super
Suzannah Morrison is an Associate Portfolio Manager in the Property team at Aware Super, having been at the fund since 2015. Her role entails assisting in setting the strategic direction of the property portfolio and sourcing, analysis, recommendatio… Read full bio
Aleksandra Njagulj
Global Head of ESG, Real Estate, DWS
Aleksandra (Sasha) Njagulj is the Managing Director, Global Head of ESG (environmental, social, and governance), Real Estate at DWS group. She is responsible for ESG integration across global real estate portfolios. Sasha is an accomplished ESG exper… Read full bio
Brian Oravec
Managing Partner and CEO, IndoSpace
Brian Oravec is the Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer of IndoSpace Capital Asia. IndoSpace is the largest developer of modern industrial and logistics real estate in India, with $3.0 billion of AUM and 56 million square feet completed and… 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
Chelsea Perino
Managing Director, Global Marketing and Communications, The Executive Centre
With an undergraduate degree in Anthropology and Linguistics from NYU and after a four-year solo trip around the world, Chelsea Perino first discovered her love for advertising in Cape Town, South Africa. There, Chelsea spent two years running all th… Read full bio
Danny Phuan
Head of Acquisitions and Head of China, Allianz Real Estate Asia-Pacific
Danny Phuan is Head of Acquisitions & Head of China of Allianz Real Estate Asia-Pacific. He joined the company in 2019 and brings with him more than 25 years of diverse regional investment experience. In his role, Danny has led the acquisitions t… 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
Diana Reeves
Director, Cabot Capital Partners
Diana is a co-founder and director of Cabot Capital Partners, a Singapore-based boutique asset manager/adviser focussed on connecting Asian private market opportunities with mid-sized institutions and private investors globally. Diana’s multi-decade… Read full bio
Scott Reid
Head of Debt Capital Markets, Asia Pacific, Alter Domus
Scott Reid joined Alter Domus in March 2021 as Head of Debt Capital Markets, Asia Pacific, and is based in Hong Kong. Scott previously served as Director, Asset Servicing at Madison Pacific Trust Limited where he focused on servicing private credit m… Read full bio
Emily Relf
Head of Global Capital Strategies, Knight Frank
Emily Relf leads the capital strategies team for Knight Frank. Based in Singapore since 2015, she has forged strong relationships with institutional investors, private equity funds, and high-net-worth individuals throughout the Asia-Pacific region. A… Read full bio
Stella Saris Chow
Head of Sustainable Finance, International, ANZ
Stella has 20 years’ banking experience and has held structured finance and industry coverage roles in Asia, the United Kingdom and Australia. She is currently the Head of Sustainable Finance, International, with responsibility across Asia, Europe an… 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
Nathan Schubert
Senior Managing Director, Crow Holdings
Nathan Schubert is a Senior Managing Director in the Multifamily Group of Crow Holdings Capital, where he is responsible for the multifamily development investment activities and serves as a member of the firm’s Investment Committee. He also oversees… Read full bio
Bill Schwab
Executive Chairman, LCI Investment Company
Bill Schwab has served as Global Head of Real Estate for the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) from January 2009 to June 2018. He was responsible for an investment portfolio comprising direct and indirect investments, public and private debt and… Read full bio
Dhruv Sharma
Chief Executive Officer, Marcena Capital
Dhruv ("Drew") Sharma has experience within Private Equity, Real Estate, and Infrastructure Investing. Prior to establishing Marcena Capital Ltd in 2014, Dhruv was Asset Allocation Director at Strategic Assets Partners LLP ("SAP"). Dhruv graduated wi… Read full bio
Desmond Sim
Chief Executive Officer, Edmund Tie & Company (SEA)
With more than 20 years of experience in the real estate industry, Desmond has been involved in multidisciplinary roles which include research and consulting, valuation, fund management and business development. He is a highly visible media spokesper… Read full bio
Michael Smith
Regional Chief Executive Officer, Europe and USA, Mapletree
Mr Smith, as Regional Chief Executive Officer of Europe and USA, is responsible for new and existing businesses in Europe and the United States (excluding Group Lodging). He is also a Non-Executive Director of Mapletree Industrial Trust Management Lt… Read full bio
Jan Smits
Chief Executive Officer and Deputy Chair APAC, Pro-invest Group
Jan is CEO & Deputy Chair APAC at Pro-invest Group, focussing on the businesses of the Pro-invest funds and their assets and working closely with the senior management team to maximise the value of the portfolios and is the key representative to… Read full bio
Miao Song
Chief Information Officer, GLP
Miao Song is chief information officer of GLP, responsible for all aspects of technology across GLP and oversees the company’s global data and digital strategy, Before joining GLP, Miao was global chief information officer and board member at Mars Pe… Read full bio
Kemmy Tan
Chief Executive Officer, M+S
Kemmy Tan Peck Mun is Chief Executive Officer of M+S; a company owned by Khazanah Nasional Berhad and Temasek Holdings, leading the business and operation of Marina One and DUO, two premier integrated developments with a gross development value of ov… Read full bio
Peng Wei Tan
Managing Director, Real Estate, Blackstone
Peng Wei Tan is a Managing Director in the Real Estate group and is based in Singapore. Since joining Blackstone in 2012, Mr. Tan has been involved in evaluating real estate investments in several property types across Asia and has been involved in v… 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
Masahiro Tanikawa
Senior Advisor, Capital Markets, Colliers
Mr. Tanikawa holds a Bachelor in Agricultural Economics from The University of Tokyo and a MBA from Boston University. He is a US CPA and a licensed real estate broker in Japan.
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
Kian Sin Toh
Head of Real Estate Investment, AIA Group
Kian Sin is the Head of Real Estate Investment at AIA Investment Management. Based in Singapore, he is responsible for driving and implementing the expansion of AIA Group's real estate investment strategies globally. Kian Sin has over 26 years of exp… Read full bio
Rachel Tong
Managing Director and Head of Real Estate Private Equity, Value Partners Group
Rachel Tong is Managing Director and Head of Real Estate Private Equity of Value Partners Group Limited (VPL). Rachel founded the real estate private equity business for Value Partners and now leads all of their real estate and private credit funds.… Read full bio
Graeme Torre
Head of Real Estate, APG Asset Management Asia
Graeme Torre is Managing Director and Head of Real Estate, APG Asset Management Asia. Based in the Hong Kong office he is responsible for the private and public market real estate portfolios in Asia Pacific. Prior to joining APG in 2017, Graeme was M… Read full bio
Stephen Tross
Chief Investment Officer - International Investments, Bouwinvest Real Estate Investors
Stephen Tross joined Bouwinvest as COO International Investments in 2009. As per January 1st, 2010 he was appointed Chief Investment Officer - International Investments and subsequently joined the Management Board of Bouwinvest. Stephen has been work… Read full bio
Elaine Tsung
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Activate.d Asia
Elaine is the Founder & CEO of Activate.d Asia, an innovative real estate consultancy & operation company. Having founded Garage Society. In 2014, she decided to use her knowhow in people-centric real estate operations to expand beyond flex w… Read full bio
Simon Uiterwijk
Head of Commercial Real Estate Debt, US, NN Investment Partners
Simon is responsible for US Commercial Real Estate Debt at NN Investment Partners (previously ING Investment Management) and based in New York. He has a particular focus on investment strategy, loan origination and execution and business development… Read full bio
Richard van den Berg
Asia Property Fund Manager, M&G Real Estate
Richard van den Berg joined M&G Real Estate in Singapore in August 2017 as the Fund Manager for M&G Asia Property Fund, responsible for investment strategy and fund performance with oversight of acquisitions, divestments and asset management.… 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
Sophie van Oosterom
Global Head of Real Estate, Schroders Capital
Sophie van Oosterom joined Schroders in January 2021 as the Global Head of Schroders Real Estate. She is responsible for leading the growth strategy of the business and ultimately delivering investment performance to clients. She chairs the real esta… Read full bio
Tony Verb
Co-Founder, Carbonless Asia
Tony Á. Verb is a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist and author, based in Singapore. He is Co-Founder and Executive Director of Carbonless Asia, an investment and advisory platform launched to channel capital into scalable technologies that cont… Read full bio
Dennis Wan
Associate Director, Capital Markets (SEA and OC) and Global Projects, CDP
Dennis Wan heads the front-line team engaging with regional financial markets actors and stakeholders for CDP, an NGO running the world’s largest repository of climate change, water security and forestation environmental data. Founded on transparency… 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
Adam Woodward
Head of Office Capital Markets, Colliers
Adam is a highly motivated, well rounded property professional with proven experience in deal origination and completion of major property transactions across all investment sectors. Adam’s specific experience has been working in a transaction team f… Read full bio
Hideki Yano
President and Chief Executive Officer, Sumisho Realty Management
He has over 30 years’ experience in real estate business with Sumitomo Corporation locally and globally. In Japan, he held several key positions responsible for real estate developments, investments and asset management as well as consulting service… Read full bio
Josephine Yip
Senior Director Investments and Asset Management, APAC, Ivanhoé Cambridge
Josephine Yip is Senior Director, Investments & Asset Management at Ivanhoé Cambridge, a real estate subsidiary of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. She is responsible for designing and executing investment and asset-management strategies i… Read full bio
Chin Yuen
Research Manager, Asia, Private Debt Investor
Chin Yuen is a Research Manager at PDI. Based in Hong Kong, he is responsible for leading a team of researchers dedicated to maintaining a database of institutional investors, fund managers and funds in the private markets space. He is also leading a… Read full bio
Jan Zesach
Regional Workplace Lead, APAC/China/Japan, Novartis
Born and educated in Denmark, he is a senior manager with 28 years of experience across procurement, warehouse & distribution, integrated facilities management, print media & advertising, insurance, oil refining & convenience stores, desi… Read full bio
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Agenda
PERE Grand Opening Cocktails (All times in Singapore/ UTC+8) - Monday 20th
PERE Grand Opening Cocktails
16:45 - 21:00
PERE Grand Opening Cocktails
Agenda
Responsible Real Estate Forum (All times in Singapore/ UTC+8) - Tuesday 21st
Responsible Real Estate Forum
07:30 - 09:00
Registration and coffee
08:00 - 09:00
PERE Women’s Network breakfast
Connect with peers in a closed-door networking session and join a curated open discussion on the growing success the industry has seen in promoting women in real estate and what more can be done to improve gender diversity in the workplace. Delve into what is driving this success in Asia and discuss how company policies and culture can be shaped to drive positive outcomes.
09:00 - 09:15
PERE welcome and opening remarks
Jon Crandall
09:15 - 10:00
Keynote panel: In it to win it – leading investors deliver on ESG promises
Bradford Dockser,
John Pattar,
Stella Saris Chow,
Sabine Schaffer,
Elaine Tsung
- How ESG is driving value in assets for owners and managers
- How robust sustainability programs accelerate businesses goals
- Reimagining investment decisions with ESG at the top of the agenda
10:00 - 10:45
Panel: Managing climate risk – too hot to ignore
Michelle Marie Farrell,
Joanne Khew,
Aleksandra Njagulj,
Bill Schwab,
Dennis Wan
- Identifying and integrating climate risk into investment decision-making
- How are investors implementing commitments to sustainability?
- How are investors’ manager selection influenced by climate considerations?
10:45 - 11:15
Networking coffee break
11:15 - 12:00
Panel: The race to zero by 2050 – are we on track?
Aaron Block,
Lisa Hinde,
Yvonne Huang,
Yvonne Lim,
Tony Verb,
Hideki Yano
- The role of real estate investors in the net-zero transition
- Innovations required for a transformative change to a net-zero economy
- How urban redevelopment plans factor in sustainability commitments
12:00 - 12:30
Keynote: The future of buildings already exist – how do you stack up?
Joanna Frank
Joanna Frank, Founding President & CEO, Center for Active Design (CfAD)
In this keynote, Joanna will discuss why the impact of healthy buildings and the “S” in ESG are the untapped value creation opportunities, revealing a new product launch that will define excellence in building health. She will also dive deep into the financial correlation between demand and value throughout the history of the real estate industry.
Ms. Frank is one of commercial real estate’s most powerful players according to Commercial Observer Power 100, which recognizes the 100 most influential real estate professionals in the United States.
Joanna Frank
Founding President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for Active Design (CfAD)
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12:30 - 13:50
Networking lunch
13:50 - 14:35
Panel: Green buildings – the new role of real estate in health and wellbeing
Jinglei Chen,
Thomasin (Tommy) Crowley ,
Angela Lee,
Desmond Sim,
Valerie Wong
- Trends for health promotion as a new focus for ESG reporting
- Metrics for user experience to measure the impact of occupier health and wellbeing
- Overcoming barriers to sustainable design and anticipating impacts on business sectors
14:35 - 15:05
Presentation: ESG Survey results – what’s next for real estate?
Yvonne Huang
15:05 - 15:35
Networking coffee break
15:35 - 16:15
Panel: Meet real estate’s Women of Influence
Gemma Burgess,
Joanna Frank,
Valerie Mantot-Groene,
Kemmy Tan
Hear from the industry’s most dynamic female leaders as published in PERE’s annual real estate Women of Influence list. Learn how they have demonstrated their impact on the industry, whether it be overseeing billions of dollars of real assets globally, acting as staunch advocates for other women on the rise and spearheaded the creation of women’s networks at their organizations.
16:15 - 17:00
Panel: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – changing the future of business
Nupur Joshi,
Christopher Kimm,
Diana Reeves,
Miao Song,
Kristin Thorsteins
- Why diversity matters to returns – a modern approach that goes beyond gender
- The role of finance in improving social issues
- The biggest challenges and opportunities in diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace
Kristin Thorsteins
Regional Head of Partnership Growth APAC, International Workplace Group (IWG)
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17:00 - 18:00
Networking cocktails
Agenda
Global Investor Forum – Day 1 (All times in Singapore/ UTC+8) - Wednesday 22nd
Global Investor Forum – Day 1
07:30 - 09:00
Registration and coffee
08:00 - 09:00
Institutional investor breakfast briefing (invitation only)
09:00 - 09:20
Opening remarks: A view from the commentary box
Evelyn Lee,
Bill Schwab
09:20 - 10:10
Keynote panel: Mapping the next decade of real estate investing
Devin Chen,
Samuel Chu,
Frank Garcia,
Chris Pilgrim,
Peng Wei Tan,
Sophie van Oosterom
- Understanding the future landscape of real estate investing
- The effects of geopolitics on real estate in international markets
- Comparing traditional vs alternative sectors in US real estate
10:10 - 10:50
Panel: Unpacking the complexities of investor-manager relationships
Doug Cain,
Catherine Hong,
Joyce Lo,
Graeme Torre
- Understanding investor appetite across the globe
- Investor preference for specialist vs generalist managers, regional vs global
- Building and sustaining credibility with investors – what makes a great manager in times of uncertainty
