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Connecting Asian capital to global real estate debt

The only exclusively debt-focused real estate event in Asia, the 2nd annual PERE Debt Forum was successfully held through PERE Asia Week virtual experience on 16 November 2020.

The interactive virtual experience connected delegates to Asia’s leading institutional investors supplementing equity investments with debt strategies to the global fund managers financing projects across the world.

The Debt Forum is your best opportunity to build your network of credit-focused real estate investors.

Hear from debt-focused real estate experts

Jiroo Eoh
Team Head
ABL Life Insurance

Bill Schwab
CEO
, LCI Investment Company
and former Global Head of Real Estate
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority

 

Trent Winduss
Head of Asia Secured Debt Investments and Head of Australian Investments Phoenix Property Investors

Helena Wright
Vice President, Sustainable Infrastructure & Energy Finance
WWF

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Key themes to be explored across the day include:

  • Global overview and the RED 50: A snapshot of the highs and lows
  • Strategic thinking: The lender’s perspective
  • Real estate debt fundraising in Europe and the US
  • What you need to know about China’s real estate debt market
  • Identifying the right partners

Open more doors at PERE Asia Week with a Global Passport

The PERE Global Passport connects you to the virtual community of real estate decision-makers that attend all six of PERE’s industry-leading events with special perks that give you the advantage to secure capital commitments and finalize your next project over your peers. All without leaving your (home) office!

Testimonials

Johnson Chan

Key Step Capital

The specialised events at PERE Asia Week capture the key themes of the industry with good interaction with participants to discuss topical trends.

Rohit Rajput

Max Ventures and Industries

It was my first conference and will be a regular event on my calendar in years to come.

Jasmine Ibrahim

Khazanah Nasional Berhad

The full PERE Asia Week was an informative and insightful event worth attending!

Who is it for?

Investors

Advance your investment strategies by learning the tactics generating the highest yields and connect with those putting them into practice. As the only conference in Asia focused on real estate debt strategies, the knowledge-sharing with global peers and fund managers will be second-to-none.

Fund Managers

Demonstrate your unique value-add capabilities to institutional investors increasingly searching for diversified global exposure in private lending facilities as real asset debt strategies are desired as an alternative to bond investing.

Strategic partners

Connect with your entire potential client base on our virtual meeting place to showcase your strategic insight to regional investors searching for opportunities worldwide and leading fund managers connecting capital to projects with just a few clicks.

With a focus on premium networking and content, the flagship PERE Asia Summit connects the world’s most sought after audience for global industry-leading knowledge-sharing and discussions.

Enhance your real estate debt strategy by exchanging ideas with the most influential LPs and demonstrate your unique value-add capabilities to turbocharge fundraising for 2021 and beyond.

Early bird price ends on 16 Sep, save up to US$100 now!


We are currently working hard to create a world-class agenda yet again for the 2020 Forum. For any enquiries, please contact Niann Lai at Niann.l@peimedia.com.

Download your copy of the agenda here

Day 1
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Agenda

PERE Debt Forum: Singapore - Monday 16th

PERE Debt Forum: Singapore
08:30 - 09:10

Registration and networking refreshments

09:10 - 09:30

Welcome from PERE and opening remarks from the Chairperson

Bill Schwab
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Bill Schwab

Executive Chairman, LCI Investment Company

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09:30 - 10:10

Opening panel: Mapping out real estate debt in today’s investment environment

Bill Schwab, Richard Spencer
  • What are the key learnings and return expectations from the COVID-19?
  • Latest trends in global real estate and how debt fits into the modern portfolio
  • The benefits and nuances of private equity real estate versus debt
  • Understanding the key markets and opportunity sets, dispelling myths
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Bill Schwab

Executive Chairman, LCI Investment Company

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Richard Spencer

Partner - Real Estate Investing Business, Merchant Banking Division, Goldman Sachs

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10:10 - 10:40

Global overview and the RED 50: A snapshot of the highs and lows

Daniel Humphrey Rodriguez

This ranking will highlight the 50 largest managers of real estate debt funds based on the amount of capital raised from institutional investors between 1 Jan 2015 and 31 Dec 2019.

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Daniel Humphrey Rodriguez

Head of Fund Manager Research, PERE

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10:40 - 11:10

Networking and coffee break

11:10 - 11:50

Panel: Is now the right time to invest in real estate debt in Australia?

Christie Ou, Mark Harrison, Kumar Kalyanakumar, Trent Winduss
  • How real estate debt has been impacted by COVID-19 in Australia?
  • Pinpointing the best opportunities in this preferred, but very competitive, market
  • Where are we in the economic cycle and how does credit special situations change in response to the wider economic situation?
Christie Ou

Christie Ou

Senior Reporter, PERE

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Mark Harrison

Mark Harrison

Managing Director – Property, Wingate

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Kumar Kalyanakumar

Head of Australia, Real Assets, AXA Investment Managers

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Trent Winduss

Partner, Head of Asia Secured Debt Investments and Head of Australia, Phoenix Property Investors

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11:50 - 12:30

Panel: Real estate debt risks or opportunities in Europe and the US

Evelyn Lee, Andrew Radkiewicz
  • How COVID-19 outbreak, Brexit, trade tensions, and interest rate risk impact investment?
  • The retail evolution: A risk or opportunity for distressed investors?
  • Current availability of debt and financing for core and non-core assets
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Evelyn Lee

Editor, PERE

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Andrew Radkiewicz

Global Head of Private Debt Strategy and Investor Solutions, PGIM Real Estate

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12:30 - 14:00

Networking lunch

14:00 - 14:40

Real estate financing: ESG and sustainable investing

Benjamin McCarron, Yulanda Chung, Catriona Paterson, Mervyn Tang, Helena Wright
  • ESG integration into debt funds
  • Initiatives to standardise green lending and improve real estate sustainability
  • How lenders can make a positive environmental impact?
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Benjamin McCarron

GRESB Ambassador, Asia, GRESB

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Yulanda Chung

Head of Sustainability, Institutional Banking Group, DBS

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Catriona Paterson Paterson Sustainability

Catriona Paterson

Director, Paterson Sustainability

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Mervyn Tang

Global Head of ESG Research, Fitch Ratings

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Helena Wright

Vice President, WWF

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14:40 - 15:10

Presentation

15:10 - 15:40

Panel: Bank vs Debt fund manager: Lender perspectives

Varun Malik, James Haines, Rai Katimansah, Lennart van Mierlo
  • How do you expect the profile of borrowers and lenders to change in 2021?
  • What are smart ways to battle hedging costs?
  • How to pursue different debt strategies for high yield
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Varun Malik

Head of Real Estate Client Coverage, APAC, Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI)

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James Haines

James Haines

General Manager and Head of Global Real Estate Structured Debt, Aozora Bank

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Rai Katimansah

Managing Director, Direct Lending and Special Situations

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Lennart van Mierlo

Head of Commercial Real Estate Debt, NN Investment Partners

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15:40 - 16:10

Networking and coffee break

16:10 - 16:50

Panel: The outlook for China’s real estate debt market

James Dilley, Johnny Chen, Grant Chien
  • China’s real estate debt situation and restrictions in the wake of COVID-19
  • First, second or third-tier cities: Are loans secured on assets?
  • Which sectors and building types offer the best opportunities in China for distressed debt?
  • What should lenders aware, how do they monitor their credit portfolios and what actions can they take to minimise risk?
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James Dilley

Partner, PwC

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Johnny Chen

Chief Operating Officer, Paladin Capital Management

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Grant Chien

Head of Special Situations Financing, InfraRed NF Investment Advisers

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16:50 - 17:20

Shaping the future: Asian investors’ strategic thinking in real asset financing

Jonathan Lau, Jinglei Chen, Charmaine Chin, Jiroo Eoh
  • What are capital deployment opportunities for real estate debt and infrastructure debt?
  • Do investors put real estate debt or infrastructure debt in fixed income or a real assets bucket? What are the pros and cons to each allocation tactic?
  • Which debt strategies are most economy-proof?
  • Where are the next target markets within the next five or ten years?
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Jonathan Lau

Director of Investment, Pacific Tiger Group

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Jinglei Chen

Managing Director and Founding Member, BEI Capital

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Charmaine Chin

SVP and Portfolio Manager, Fullerton Fund Management

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Jiroo Eoh, ABL Life Insurance

Jiroo Eoh

Head of Alternative Investment Department, ABL Life Insurance

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17:20 - 17:30

Chairperson’s closing remarks

Bill Schwab
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Bill Schwab

Executive Chairman, LCI Investment Company

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17:30 - 20:00

PERE Asia Week Cocktail reception at The Lawn (Poolside), Level 6, Sofitel City Centre Singapore



We are currently working hard to create a world-class speaking faculty yet again for PERE Debt Forum 2020. For any enquiries, please contact Niann Lai at niann.l@peimedia.com

Download your copy of the agenda here

Jinglei Chen

Managing Director and Founding Member, BEI Capital

Johnny Chen

Chief Operating Officer, Paladin Capital Management

Grant Chien

Head of Special Situations Financing, InfraRed NF Investment Advisers

Charmaine Chin

SVP and Portfolio Manager, Fullerton Fund Management

Yulanda Chung

Head of Sustainability, Institutional Banking Group, DBS

Kevin Colket, Global Hospitality Investment Group

Kevin Colket

Founder and CEO, Global Hospitality Investment Group (GHIG)

James Dilley

Partner, PwC

Hannah Jeong, Colliers International

Hannah Jeong

Head of Valuation & Advisory Services, Colliers International

Jiroo Eoh, ABL Life Insurance

Jiroo Eoh

Head of Alternative Investment Department, ABL Life Insurance

James Haines

James Haines

General Manager and Head of Global Real Estate Structured Debt, Aozora Bank

Mark Harrison

Mark Harrison

Managing Director – Property, Wingate

Daniel Humphrey Rodriguez

Head of Fund Manager Research, PERE

Kumar Kalyanakumar

Head of Australia, Real Assets, AXA Investment Managers

Rai Katimansah

Managing Director, Direct Lending and Special Situations, SC Capital Partners

Jonathan Lau

Director of Investment, Pacific Tiger Group

Nunzio Laurenziello

Head of Debt Investments, Generali Real Estate

Evelyn Lee

Editor, PERE

Varun Malik

Head of Real Estate Client Coverage, APAC, Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI)

Benjamin McCarron

GRESB Ambassador, Asia, GRESB

Masafumi Nimura, Tokio Marine Asset Management

Masafumi Nimura

Assistant Manager, Overseas Property Investment, Tokio Marine Asset Management

Christie Ou

Christie Ou

Senior Reporter, PERE

Catriona Paterson Paterson Sustainability

Catriona Paterson

Director, Paterson Sustainability

Andrew Radkiewicz

Global Head of Private Debt Strategy and Investor Solutions, PGIM Real Estate

Matt Salem, KKR Credit Advisors (US) LLC

Matt Salem

Partner and Head of Real Estate Credit, KKR Credit Advisors (US)

Bill Schwab

Executive Chairman, LCI Investment Company

Richard Spencer

Partner - Real Estate Investing Business, Merchant Banking Division, Goldman Sachs

Mervyn Tang

Global Head of ESG Research, Fitch Ratings

Lennart van Mierlo

Head of Commercial Real Estate Debt, NN Investment Partners

Trent Winduss

Partner, Head of Asia Secured Debt Investments and Head of Australia, Phoenix Property Investors

Catriona Paterson Paterson Sustainability

Catriona Paterson

Director, Paterson Sustainability

Helena Wright

Vice President, WWF

Eddie Yeh, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Eddie Yeh

Joint General Manager and Head of Real Estate Finance Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Dong Hun Jang

Senior Advisor, YULCHON

Duncan Scorey, Capital Generation Partners

Duncan Scorey

Investment Director - Real Estate, Private Equity, Real Assets and Debt Capital Markets, Capital Generation Partners

2020 PERE Debt Forum sponsors

The 2nd annual PERE Debt Forum offers a unique opportunity for organisations to raise their profile by meeting with a global audience of senior decision-makers in the global private real estate debt space.

For exclusive sponsorship packages for 2020, contact the Sponsorship Team at asiasponsorship@peimedia.com or call +852 2153 3846.


Redefining the networking experience

PERE is committed to connecting the global real estate community so business can continue as normal as possible during abnormal conditions.

Through state-of-the-art technology, PERE Global Passport holders will have the asset class’ most influential decision-makers across the world instantly available for face-to-face video meetings to drive their business forward.

Join ADIA, Allianz Real Estate, CPPIB, CalSTRS, GPIF, NPS and many more investors at all six of PERE’s industry-leading virtual conferences across the year.

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14 – 18 September
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9-13 November
North America’s most powerful networking 

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Financing global private real estate with Asian capital 

16-20 November
Shaping the future of private real estate at PERE’s flagship conference 

16-20 November
Europe’s largest gathering of private real estate leaders 

Enhance your PERE Debt Forum experience

PERE Global Passport holders get access to the most influential global real estate community across all six of our industry-leading conferences to ensure their business stays as normal as possible in abnormal times.