Judy Liu is a Senior Manager, Office Service at Colliers Shanghai – a leading global commercial real estate services firm. She provides strategic, data-driven office advisory services to corporates, with a focus on portfolio optimization, strategic site selection, and lease negotiations. She has led multiple portfolio optimization and cost-control initiatives and relocations. With a strong passion for health and wellness and creating positive impact through action, she continues to apply her expertise in commercial leasing, financial analysis, stakeholder management, and transaction management – reflected in her prior roles as Senior Manager at Knight Frank Shanghai（2019-2023）, and earlier experience at Shui On Group（2013-2019）, a prominent real estate developer in China. At Shui On Group, she worked on luxury residential projects including Four Seasons Place and Lake Villa, where she was responsible for sales coordination, client relationship management, market analysis, and agency collaboration. Judy graduated from Shanghai University and completed a Leadership Management course at UCSC (University of California, Santa Cruz). She is an avid fitness enthusiast, regularly practicing functional training and yoga.

Rich Robinson has more than three decades in Asia as an advisor, entrepreneur, exec, professor and investor. As Founding Chair of The Intercognitive Foundation he leads this industry group with the vision to Make the Physical World Accessible to AI. As Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Animoca Brands, Rich empowers users to own their digital identity and assets. Previously with eight startups as a co-founder or senior exec, and with dozens of others as an investor, board member, advisor or mentor (HAX, Chinaccelerator & 500). First a senior exec at three companies from private to public, Rich then went on to found five companies: three exited to publicly listed companies and two blew up. Rich is a Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship at Peking University's Guanghua Int'l MBA Program for over a decade and for six years he has been mentoring amazing Schwarzman Scholars at Tsinghua University's Schwarzman College 苏世民学者. Rich has taught 'pracademics' to senior execs at Tsinghua University's BI-Tsinghua program and the Spirit of Entrepreneurship at Alibaba University. He also frequently guest lectured globally at Harvard University, University of Southern California, Technical University of Munich and RSM at Erasmus University, and sits on the advisory board of the U.S.- China Institute for his alma mater, the University of Southern of California. Rich is active in the geek-o-system in Asia/globally and is a sought-after keynote speaker and event MC in the tech, startup and innovation space. His entrepreneurial journey in China was profiled in the New York Times. Rich grew up in Greater Boston before pursuing his studies at USC in L.A. and Cambridge University in the UK. After college, Rich was a wild-eyed backpacker working his way around the world as a bartender in the Virgin Islands; a concierge/ski bum in the Swiss Alps; an English teacher in post-revolution Prague; a house-painter in Norway; a grape picker in France; and a BMW factory worker in Munich. In '93 Rich traveled overland from Switzerland to Hong Kong via Beijing on the Trans-Siberian and fell in love with the potential and promise of China. He earned an MBA at the Rotterdam School of Management in The Netherlands from '94-'96 where he fell in love with the interwebs. After grad school Rich did a solo bicycle trip from Africa's equator to its southern tip - 4,000km from Nairobi to Cape Town. His labors of love to exercise/exorcise his creative muse include writing children's books through Creatribute where all money goes to charity; producing/emceeing stand-up comedy shows across Asia with top comedians like Jim Gaffigan, Louis CK & Russell Peters; and podcasting. After a nearly a quarter century in China, he is now happily based for six years in the warm embrace of Bali, Indonesia - the Island of the Gods. Rich is a perpetual Mandarin & Bahasa student, blessed with a lovely entrepreneur wife and three terrific children.

Steve Hyung Kim is Head and Chief Investment Officer for LaSalle in Asia Pacific. He also serves as Representative Director of LaSalle Investment Management Co., Ltd., LaSalle’s licensed asset management company, which manages capital on behalf of Korean and international clients, and as a board member of LaSalle REIT Advisors KK, the asset manager of the publicly-listed LaSalle Logiport REIT in Japan. Additionally, he is a member of LaSalle’s Global Management Committee and the Asia Pacific Investment Committee. Steve joined LaSalle in 2013. He previously served as Head of Acquisitions and Asset Management focused on opportunistic investments and led the launch of the firm’s logistics development platform in Korea. Before joining LaSalle, he was a Managing Partner at Bellevue Capital Management and prior to that, an Executive Director in the Real Estate Investment Banking Division at Nomura International. Earlier in his career, Steve was Vice President of Lehman Brothers’ Global Real Estate Group and also worked at Deutsche Bank’s Real Estate Opportunities Group. He began his career at Merrill Lynch in the U.S. and interned at the United States Senate. Since 2000, Steve has been committed to Asia Pacific having been based in Hong Kong and Seoul. During this time, he completed a wide spectrum of real estate-related transactions in opportunistic private equity investing, secured high-yield lending, securitizations, distressed loan portfolio acquisitions and corporate finance investment banking assignments across Asia Pacific markets. Steve holds a Bachelor of Science from Georgetown University and also studied at The London School of Economics and Political Science.

Tim Wang is Executive President, GLP Capital Partners. He is responsible for managing and growing GLP’s offshore fund management platform and oversees capital raising, investor relations and business development initiatives for the company’s USD real estate strategies. Tim has over 30 years of experience in the real estate industry. Prior to joining GLP in 2021, he was a Senior Managing Director and Head of Real Estate China at Blackstone and worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Real Estate Principal Division in China. Tim has a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Zhejiang University in China and a Master’s Degree in International Business from Curtin University. He is a Global Trustee and Executive Committee member of ULI China.

Thomas Wong, is Head of Asia and a Partner of Proprium Capital Partners. He had been with Morgan Stanley for over 8 years prior to joining Proprium Capital Partners as a founding team member. Thomas was previously an Executive Director in Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing Platform focusing on Morgan Stanley Special Situations Fund III. He was centrally involved in the sourcing, pricing, structuring and execution of SSF III’s real estate private equity investments in Asia. Thomas played a significant role in a number of investments such as Agile Property, KWG Property, Sino Ocean Land, Shimao Property, Motel 168 and Star River Property, among others. Prior to making investments for SSF III, Thomas was at Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia in Hong Kong and Apax Partners in New York and London where he played a key role in making control and minority stake investments in U.S., China and Korea. Notable investments include Thomson Learning, China Mengniu Diary, Nanfu Battery, Jinbang Steel and Landmark Investment Management Company. Thomas received a Bachelor of Science in Economics from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (summa cum laude) and a Master in Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

Peter Lee is Head of Strategy & Capital Formation, PIMCO Prime Real Estate Asia Pacific, where he leads indirect portfolio management, fund strategy, product development, and capital partnership formation. Before joining the firm in 2023, Peter was Senior Vice President at the National Pension Service of Korea since 2017, where he led Asia Pacific real estate portfolio management and investment activities across diversified markets, sectors and strategies. Prior to that, he was Fund Manager at Nuveen, responsible for managing core-plus, value-add commingled property funds, and executing balance sheet investments across Asia Pacific real estate, on behalf of TIAA-CREF General Account. Peter holds a Master of Business Administration (Specialization in Real Estate) from National University of Singapore Business School, Master of International Affairs (International Finance and Policy Concentration) from Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Pennsylvania State University, Smeal College of Business.

Brian Linden is a Chicago native who has been working in international education projects in Asia for the past 15 years. Educated at the University of Illinois, and graduate work at the John Hopkins-Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies, and Stanford University. Brian first came to China in 1985 and stayed for two years as a CBS cameraman, interviewing Deng Xiaoping among other national figures. In 2008 he founded the Linden Centre with his wife, Jeanee.

Selena Shi is the Managing Director of Greater China, LaSalle Investment Management, responsible for the acquisitions and asset management activities of commercial properties in China. Selena has over 17 years’ experience in real estate industry and completed over US$3 billion of real estate investments in residential, industrial, commercial, and multifamily sectors in China and Australia. Prior to joining LaSalle in 2015, Selena held investment roles in CDH, Prax Capital, and MGPA in Beijing and Shanghai. Selena holds a master’s degree in International Laws from University of International Business and Economics, China, and is a CFA charter holder since 2011. She is a member of Urban Land Institute and co-chair of Women Leadership Initiative of ULI China.

Eve Clark is Regional Director and head of Henning Larsen’s Australian operations and the growth of our Architecture business across APAC, acting as the primary point of contact for clients and driving the practice’s strategic growth in the region. With more than 25 years of experience spanning the full real estate lifecycle, she brings a rare combination of expertise across architecture, development, and investment. Her career includes senior leadership roles in investment management, asset management, and large-scale development, equipping her with a deep understanding of both design excellence and commercial outcomes. Eve has held key positions at Goldman Sachs and AMP Capital, where she led major projects and notably appointed Henning Larsen to design the Lighthouse 70,000sqm office tower at Darling Park in collaboration with GPT. Originally trained as a registered architect, Eve transitioned into development, contributing to landmark projects such as Sydney’s Quay Quarter Tower, before moving into investment leadership across diverse sectors including logistics, mixed-use, residential, life sciences, and emerging alternative asset classes. This breadth of experience enables her to guide clients with a strategic, holistic perspective, ensuring their ambitions are realised with clarity, rigour, and lasting value.

Senior esports executive with nearly a decade of global experience in strategic development, international expansion, and ecosystem building across the video game and entertainment industries. Mr. Wang has played a pivotal role in driving HERO Esports’ international growth, establishing the company as a key global partner in shaping the future of competitive gaming. Over the past years, he has worked closely with government bodies and international organizations—including the Public Investment Fund (sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia), Singapore Tourism Board, UAE government agencies, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), and the International Olympic Committee (IOC)—to develop, produce, and elevate global esports initiatives. His leadership was instrumental in the successful execution of landmark events such as the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games Esports Competition, Dubai Esports Festival, and Olympic Esports Week. He also serves as an international expert in the ISO esports working group (ISO/TC83/WD12), contributing to the development of global industry standards and playing a central role in the Esports Olympics proposal approved for Riyadh 2027. In parallel, he has driven deep strategic collaboration with leading global video game publishers such as Tencent, Riot Games, Krafton, Moonton, and Garena, overseeing the development of international esports ecosystems for flagship titles including PUBG, PUBG Mobile, VALORANT, League of Legends, Mobile Legends, CrossFire, and Free Fire. Under his direction, HERO Esports delivered numerous global tournaments, while also building regional ecosystems and sustainable competitive structures across Southeast Asia, China, MENA, and Europe. Also, Mr. Wang actively supports the group’s game publishing initiatives, contributing to the global rollout of key titles such as Black Myth: Wukong and the Art of War: Red Tides series. He holds a Master of Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and was a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University’s Global Projects Center.

Simon is a Co Founder and Executive Director of Lead8. With extensive experience in international design projects, he has worked predominantly in Asia, mainland China and Hong Kong on major complex and mixed-use projects. He is a member of the Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA). With his hands-on and dedicated approach, he has led major award-winning projects that include ION Orchard in Singapore, ICC and iAPM in Shanghai, One Bangkok and Taipei iFG. He currently focuses on transport and entertainment-led, mixed-use developments, including two major transit-oriented developments in Shanghai for Sun Hung Kai Properties. His expertise has seen him become an active voice in the industry, participating in design discussions, university forums, and contributing as a speaker at the MIPIM Asia Summit, ICSC RECon Asia Conference, Transit-Oriented Development Asia Conference, and Urban Land Institute (ULI) events.

Tan Szue Hann, MBA, MArch, is an award-winning green architect and sustainability professional. Hann is Director, ESG Strategy & Sustainability, Fund Management, and Head of Sustainability (Real Estate) at Keppel, Singapore. He is also Chairman of Sustainability at the Singapore Institute of Architects, and is co-chair of the NEXT Council at the Urban Land Institute. Hann graduated with an M Arch and BA Arch (First Class Honours) from NUS, with a visiting fellowship to UCLA in 2007, and obtained an MBA with Distinction in 2022. Hann has also been an appointed World Cities Summit Young Leader, BCA Built Environment Young Leader, SGBC Board Member (2017-2020), and was Singapore’s 2015-16 BCA-SGBC Young Green Architect of the Year. Prior to his appointment at Keppel, he has also been Director of Sustainable Development at Marina Bay Sands and Managing Director at Miniwiz. He has worked on the ParkRoyal Collection on Pickering and SPACE Asia Hub with WOHA, the BCA SkyLab with Surbana Jurong, and the Marina Bay Sands expansion project, translating sustainability goals and solutions into real estate value and uplifted spaces. He has also spoken in numerous international conferences in sustainability, real estate and urban development.

David Qingzhong Pan is Executive Dean and Professor of Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University, overseeing the program’s daily operations and responsible for teaching and organizing innovative courses to encourage active engagement between students and industry leaders. As a serial entrepreneur, David used to work in the IT industry as an Engineer, Director of R&D, CEO and Chairman, and was granted various awards for technological innovation. Returning to academia in 2004, David taught courses and conducted research in managerial economics, corporate governance, corporate development, and economic history at Tsinghua University. He also served as Director of the Development Office of the Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management (SEM), where he was in charge of activities of the School’s Advisory Board. David received his BE in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, ME in Economics and PhD in Finance from Tsinghua University, and his MS in Engineering Economic Systems at Stanford University. David is appointed as a “Jingshi” distinguished professor.

Joel H. Rothstein is an international real estate and structured finance lawyer and Chair of the Asia Real Estate Practice of the global law firm of Greenberg Traurig LLP. He advises investment banks, financial institutions, private equity funds, sovereign wealth funds, real estate developers, and investors across all major Asia markets with a focus on Japan, Greater China, and South Korea. He also leads the firm’s practice in advising Asia-based outbound cross-border investors in structuring, implementing, and managing equity and debt investments into the United States, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. With more than twenty-five years’ experience in Asia, Joel has structured, documented, and implemented a number landmark transactions and investment programs in the region, including the first rating agency rated commercial mortgaged-backed securities transaction in Japan, the first non-performing loan securitization transactions completed in Japan and in South Korea, the first comingled USD/RMB real estate fund sponsored by a Chinese financial institution and the first international style non-recourse real estate loans by financial institutions in both Japan and China. In the Asia outbound investment market into United States’ real estate, he has advised in transactions valued in excess ten billion US Dollars, ranging from acquisitions and dispositions, to financing, to strategic joint ventures, to fund investments, across all major asset classes and markets in the United States. Joel and his team advise regularly clients on: • Real estate venture formation and complex cross-border joint ventures; • Fund vehicle formation and management; • Real estate finance including senior, mezzanine and preferred equity structures; • Asset securitization and secondary trading of loan assets; • Non-performing loan (NPL) and hard asset portfolio acquisitions and dispositions; • Property acquisitions and dispositions; • Real estate equity and debt capital markets, including REITs; • Asset and property management; • Leasing, franchising, servicing, and operation agreements; • Construction and development; • Hotel and resort finance, development, and management; and • Infrastructure projects and public-private partnerships A New York native, in addition to practicing law, Joel is also an architect and urban designer whose work prior to becoming an attorney included numerous architecture and urban design projects around the world, from Cartagena, Colombia, South America to New York City. He is a US-trained lawyer also qualified as a foreign lawyer in Japan and Hong Kong. He splits his time among Greenberg Traurig’s offices in Asia and his firm’s New York office. Joel frequently writes and lectures on real estate law and finance as we all as on urban design and development. Joel has been a guest lecturer at Harvard University, Georgetown University and Peking University, and formerly an adjunct professor in the real estate program at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.

Aditya oversees the Asia Pacific Real Estate team as Head of Asia Pacific. He is responsible for ADIA’s real estate portfolio across Asia Pacific. He joined ADIA in 2012 and built the organization’s India exposure before expanding his remit to Korea and Japan, and then the broader region. ADIA invests in real estate in all asset classes, either directly or with partners, operating flexibly across equity and debt, and private and public markets. Aditya sits on the Real Estate Department’s Executive Committee, which manages ADIA's real estate portfolio globally. He graduated from the Sri Ram College of Commerce in Delhi University with a bachelor's degree with honours in Economics and completed his master’s in business administration from Carnegie Mellon University. Aditya has worked in India, Japan, the US and the UAE.

Jonathan is a global citizen, having held senior executive and board roles across Asia and Europe in real estate, venture capital, technology and infrastructure related investments. In 2015, Jonathan jointly founded Taronga Group with a focus on real estate, venture capital, technology and fund management across Asia. The business was designed to bridge the gap between institutional and corporate owners of real estate and the emerging growth companies that are now targeting the real estate and built environment sectors. In 2018 Real Tech Ventures – Asia’s first VC Fund focused on investing into Real Estate technology was launched, with a focus on investments that address carbon reduction, renewable energy and sustainability, health and safety as well as affordable housing. Now onto Fund III, Taronga has invested in more than 40 global emerging technology companies. Jonathan has also held executive roles at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) during a period when ADIA completed more than 40 transactions across Asia and as Head of Capital at Mirvac. In other roles, Jonathan has lived and worked in Beijing, China, the Philippines and Singapore with Savills and was also the Managing Director South East Asia based in Singapore for ING Real Estate. In addition to English, Jonathan speaks Mandarin and Swedish.

Wei Hu is a Senior Technical Designer at KPF's Shanghai office, holding the firm title of Senior Associate Principal. He holds a Class 1 Registered Architect license in China and a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. Wei brings approximately six years of prior industry experience before joining KPF, where he has now worked for over eleven years. During his tenure at KPF, Wei has been deeply involved in a wide range of significant projects, with a particular focus on the Shanghai and broader China market. Notable projects include Qiantan Lot 21, NYU Shanghai Qiantan Campus, the Waldorf Astoria Qiantan (Qiantan Lots 08/13), Shanghai Dream Center, and 2 & 5 Corporate Avenue — spanning a diverse range of typologies including supertall office towers, cultural and educational facilities, and large-scale mixed-use developments.

Lillian Duan leads the firm’s Real Estate practice. She has advised many major investment institutions and property funds on their real estate investments and business operations in China. Lillian is experienced in the areas of real estate-related mergers, acquisitions, real estate financing, real estate development, management and operation as well as the sale and leasing of properties. Lillian has previously worked in DLA Piper for 12 years, before that in a “magic circle” firm and a top PRC law firm. Lillian is also a solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong. Lillian is recognized as leading individual by Chambers and Partners in the area of Real Estate: China Based (International Firms) during the period of 2014 – 2022, recognized as leading individual by Legal 500 in the area of Real Estate: China (International Firms) during the period of 2017- 2022, and was the Winner of 2017 ALB China Top Female Lawyers. Since joining Kaiman, she is also recognised in Legal 500’s Hall of Fame in the area of Real Estate and Construction: PRC Firms.

Benett Theseira is a Managing Director and Head of Asia Pacific at PGIM Real Estate. Based in Singapore, Benett is responsible for the development and oversight of PGIM Real Estate’s businesses in Asia Pacific. Benett is a member of the Global Management Council, the Global Investment Committee and the Asia Pacific Investment Committee. Before joining PGIM, Benett was the President of MEAG Pacific Star Asia and Pacific Star Capital where he was responsible for the Investment and Fund Management business in Asia for over 6 years. Prior to this, he spent 9 years with the CapitaLand group and held various roles including Managing Director, Europe and Chief Corporate and Investment Officer for the Ascott Group Limited (CapitaLand’s then publicly listed serviced apartment arm). Benett is a Colombo Plan Scholar and started his career with the Singapore Government in the Ministry of Law where he held the position of Assistant Commissioner of Lands. In addition to his professional roles, Benett serves as a Justice of the Peace in Singapore, a Trustee and former President of the Eurasian Association, Singapore and sits on the advisory boards of several Singapore Government agencies. He is also a Global Governing Trustee of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and former Chair of ULI Singapore.

Rohan Sikri is Senior Partner at The Xander Group and CEO of Xander Investment Management, the group’s real estate private equity arm with over US$ 2.6 billion in AUM. Based in Singapore, he co-founded Xander’s India investment platform in 2005. In 2010, Rohan co-founded Xander’s credit arm, serving as Chairman of the board for over a decade. In 2014, he spearheaded the group’s Office core-plus strategy, attracting capital from major global institutions and currently US$ 1.3 billion in AUM. In 2019, he established X Industrial Parks, a $250 million pan-India industrial real estate platform. Rohan is actively involved in shaping the future of urban spaces as the Chair of ULI’s National Council in India and is a member of the ULI Asia Pacific Executive Committee. He also serves as a ULI Global Governing Trustee.

Mr. Chiang graduated from Columbia University in New York City with a master’s degree in architecture and urban design. As an US registered architect, he has excellent professional ability and rich experience in practice. Mr. Chiang Joined AECOM from 2007, and started to lead the Chinese Mainland Masterplanning practice since 2018. Mr. Chiang has extensive domestic and international experience in projects across China, United States, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam and the Middle East. His professional experience spans a wide range of urban design and architectural design disciplines, including new town development and urban design, urban regeneration and mixed-use development, commercial facility planning, resort planning, residential and industrial campus planning, and various types of architectural design, including office, residential, hotel and large commercial facilities. Based upon his global and in-depth practical experience, Mr. Chiang is committed to providing clients with comprehensive, multi-faceted and innovative solutions that create maximum project value and strive for sustainable economic, social and environmental development.

Farah leads SJ’s Climate Advisory practice, guiding asset owners and cities in translating climate ambition into strategic, low carbon, resilient and people centred outcomes across infrastructure and communities. A multi award winning climate strategist, she advances climate responsive design, regenerative approaches and systems thinking across major urban and infrastructure projects globally. A Chartered Engineer, Chartered Architect and Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), Farah brings over 20 years of experience across the US, UK, Southeast Asia and the UAE. She has led sustainability for landmark projects including the Museum of the Future (UAE), Expo 2020 Sustainability Pavilion (UAE), Louvre Abu Dhabi (UAE) and Bee’ah Headquarters (UAE) and was the Technical Director for COP28, driving carbon-neutral delivery for the UAE COP28 team and UNFCCC. She is a LEED and WELL Accredited Professional, Verified Research Expert with the Dubai Future Foundation, and co-author of Net Zero City (UAE/UK), a multidisciplinary framework for achieving net zero, and Mission Zero (UAE), a children’s book promoting climate awareness. Farah’s work has earned awards such as Influential Woman of the Year 2024 (UAE) and Green Consultant of the Year 2023 (UAE). She continues to advance climate-responsive design and systems thinking across global cities and infrastructure.

A Shanghai-based landscape architect who has been with Hassell for over 15 years, Michelle has worked on many significant public realm and city-shaping projects across China. She brings deep market insights and combines Eastern and Western culture on a wide range of projects, from gardens and private courtyards to large-scale urban public spaces, waterfronts, parks and urban scale developments. Michelle is passionate about sustainability and fostering human connections. She creates spaces that open up communities to their environment, allowing people to engage and interact with it in inspiring ways. Taking a holistic approach, she focuses on the needs and wellbeing of people and creates healthy and captivating spaces where they can gather, connect, and play. Some of the stand-out projects Michelle has played a key role in include the West Bund Waterfront Public Realm in Shanghai, which revitalises a key urban waterfront area of along the Huangpu River, and the Shanghai Yongyuan Road Redevelopment — a multidisciplinary urban renewal project integrating architecture, interior and landscape design elements.

Mr. Tanaka is Managing Partner and Head of Asia Pacific for Hines, leading the company's real estate initiatives across acquisitions, dispositions, operations, and development, ensuring assset optimization, strong tenant partnerships and innovation while aligning regional and global strategies.He is a member of the firms's Executive Committee and oversees Hines' presence in six countries. Jon joined Hines in 2021, bringing over 25 years of real estate development and investment experience. He led the rapid expansion of Hines' Japan portfolio, acquiring more than thirty high performing assets acrosss residential, industrial, logistics, and office sectors, totaling more than $2 billion in value. Prior to joining Hines, he was Managing Director, Head of Japan Real Estate and member of the investment committee for Angelo Gordon’s pan-Asia real estate investment team. Previously, he was Managing Director for Deutsche Bank RREEF in Japan. Tanaka is an Executive Commitee member of ULI Asia Pacific and served as Vice Chairman of ULI Japan and Global Governing Trustee. He earned a B.A. degree in East Asian Studies from Harvard University and an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley. He also attended the Graduate School of Architecture at Kyoto University. He is fluent in Japanese and English.

Alan Beebe joined ULI in August 2023 and now leads ULI Asia Pacific’s strategic growth plan, which includes expanding membership and increasing engagement through a robust set of programs and events; sharing knowledge, and providing education on best practices for equitable and sustainable land use in the region; and driving impact in local communities through ongoing initiatives such as technical assistance panels and UrbanPlan. He most recently served as the President of the American Chamber of Commerce in China (AmCham China) and boasts three decades of business experience in the region. As President of AmCham China from 2016 to 2022, Beebe spearheaded strategic initiatives to foster robust U.S.-China commercial ties and enable foreign corporations, including American Fortune 500 companies, to thrive and prosper in China. He also served as Vice-Chair of the AmChams of the Asia Pacific (AAP), a regional umbrella organization supporting AmChams and American corporations across the dynamic Asia Pacific region. Prior to AmCham China, he held senior executive positions in global consulting firms and companies, advising clients in a diverse range of industries that include manufacturing, real estate, energy, and green technologies.

Susheela Rivers is a real estate lawyer with over 28 years' experience of helping clients with complex, multi-faceted cross-border and domestic real estate transactions throughout Asia (including China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Korea, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam) and the UK. She advises on all aspects of structuring real estate investment and development portfolios including acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures and developments for stand-alone assets and portfolios across all asset classes. Susheela helps clients with a wide range of real estate matters, focusing particularly on M&A transactions, financings, developments, leases, and fractionalising real estate including real estate tokenisation. She has in-depth knowledge of the hospitality and leisure spheres and a particular focus on real estate with operational aspects. She advises international and regional property companies, real estate fund managers and investors, private equity funds, hotel groups, retailers, investment banks and major corporate occupiers on all aspects of real estate transactions, from structuring investments, developments, project and investment management, through to real estate operation and exit strategies. Susheela regularly speaks on real estate topics at conferences. She is a Global Governing Trustee at Urban Land Institute (ULI), the oldest and largest network of cross-disciplinary real estate and land use experts in the world, and Vice-Chair of ULI Hong Kong. She is also Global Co-Chair of the DLA Piper Leadership Alliance for Women (LAW), in which she supports gender balance at all levels by strengthening the influence, leadership and voice of women both within the firm and the wider community. Susheela is an active supporter of Hong Kong’s community and a board member of the leading NGO Community Business, where she commits to advancing responsible and inclusive business practices in Asia. She is also an executive committee member of the British Chamber of Commerce HK.

Prof. Steven Barnett has more than 25 years of senior leadership in international economic policy, with a distinguished career at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). A widely respected authority on China’s economy and global macroeconomic developments, he most recently served as the IMF’s Senior Resident Representative in Beijing, where he led strategic engagement with Chinese policymakers, academics, and media. Throughout his career, Prof. Barnett held several senior roles that shaped the IMF’s approach to China and global economic policy issues. As Advisor to the Deputy Managing Director, he helped oversee operations across more than 90 countries and multiple departments. As Chief of the China Division, he directed annual country reports and pioneered key fiscal metrics—most notably the now-standard augmented deficit and debt framework for China. His earlier assignments included serving as Assistant Director of the IMF’s Tokyo Office, Resident Representative in Thailand, Mission Chief for Mongolia, and fiscal economist for reform programs in Turkey and Georgia. Prof. Barnett’s research and lectures span household consumption in China, fiscal policy, global macroeconomic trends, and potential growth. He is a frequent speaker at high-profile forums such as the Boao Forum for Asia, the CSIS Global Panel, and the Finance Street Forum, and his insights have appeared in outlets including Bloomberg, CCTV, and CGTN. Known for making complex economic trends accessible and actionable, he engages audiences ranging from corporate leaders and investors to academics and journalists. At The University of Hong Kong, Prof. Barnett continues to share his expertise through teaching, research, and public engagement, contributing to the university’s leadership in global economic scholarship.

Magdelene is a Partner with PwC Singapore with over 24 years of professional experience providing assurance and financial advisory services to multinational and listed clients. Her main focus is on the real estate industry and her key clients include sovereign wealth funds, real estate developers, real estate investors, funds and hotels. Previously, she has spent four years with the Global Capital Markets Group and M&A team, including a tour of duty to the London office. Beyond her experience in financial and operational audit, she has accumulated specific experience in corporate governance, financial reporting, investigations, global capital markets, data audits, M&A transactions, post- deal implementation and finance effectiveness. As part of ULI, she was a founding member of WLI in Singapore and have served on the WLI and ULI SG committees. Currently, she serves as a ULI Global Governing Trustee and co-chairs the finance committee as a member on the Urban Land Institute Asia Pacific Exco. Beyond real estate, Magdelene serves as a board member and audit committee member in the National Parks Board and the Stroke Support Station.

Rui Hua heads the Hong Kong business and investment for ESR and reports directly to co-founder and co-CEO Jeffrey Shen. She focuses on driving ESR’s business in Hong Kong and Greater Bay Area as well as investment into new economy assets. In May 2021, she co-led and completed ESR’s first data center acquisition in Hong Kong and in July 2022, she won ESR’s first logistic land bid in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong. Concurrently, she is also appointed as the Executive Director and Responsible Officer for the fund management arm ESR HKAM and is responsible for raising new funds to invest in new economy assets. Rui Hua joined ESR in 1st September 2019 as the Group Head of Capital Markets and Investor Relations. She was part of the IPO team which successfully listed ESR on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 1st November 2019. Rui Hua was also part of the ESR deal team that acquired ARA Asset Management Limited with US$5.2 billion, which was one of Hong Kong’s largest M&A in 2021. In May 2022, Rui Hua led the sell-down of ESR’s CNLP stake which delivered about US$800 million gain. Before joining ESR, Rui Hua was the General Manager and Head of Capital Markets and Corporate Finance, and Corporate Planning for CapitaLand China where she was involved in fund raising from local Chinese & foreign institutional investors, capital markets and corporate finance deals, and strategic planning and direction. She also led the sell-down of CapitaLand’s S$500 million stake in a Hong Kong listed real estate company in June 2019. Prior to her stint in China, she was the Group Head of CapitaLand’s Investor Relations and Capital Markets Compliance based in Singapore, managing institutional and public investors; interfacing with regulators on corporate governance, REITs regulation and disclosure matters; and handling key proxy providers.

Nanjun is a senior member of the Investment team at Aquilius Investment Partners, focusing on Asia Real Estate Secondaries investments. Prior to joining Aquilius, he was a member of the real estate team at GIC with 7 years of relevant industry experience focusing on Australia and Greater China. Prior to that, he worked at Partners Group as a member of the Private Real Estate investment team based in Singapore with 3 years of relevant industry experience. Nanjun holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the National University of Singapore.

Yee Tak Lau is a Director at Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) with over two decades of experience shaping some of Asia's most ambitious and culturally resonant urban environments. Her practice is defined by a rare ability to synthesise historical depth, civic purpose, and architectural innovation at the largest scales — from supertall towers to intricate mixed-use districts. Currently, Yee Tak is leading two landmark projects in Shanghai that exemplify this approach. The Plaza 66 Retail Pavilion reimagines one of Shanghai's most iconic commercial addresses with a garden-centric, pedestrian-first design — intricate bronze screens inspsired by traditional Chinese garden imagery, cascading green terraces, and a near-zero-carbon structural system make it a benchmark for urban regeneration. In parallel, the Kimpton Xujiahui Shanghai transforms a historic serviced apartment tower within the Grand Gateway complex into a five-star hotel, deepening KPF's hospitality portfolio in China. Beyond Shanghai, Yee Tak has driven landmark mixed-use developments across mainland China — Plaza 66, Forum 66, Spring City 66, and Westlake 66 — as well as WF Central, adjacent to Beijing's Forbidden City. In Bangkok, her contributions span the full breadth of KPF's presence in the city: from the Rosewood Bangkok, an intimate luxury hotel that introduced KPF to Thailand's hospitality market, to the UOB Plaza Bangkok, a crystalline headquarters tower redefining the modern workplace; from the multiple buildings she led within One Bangkok, a 370,000 sqm integrated district; to Project Hercules, a wellness-focused mixed-use development designed for the next generation. Taken together, Yee Tak's portfolio at KPF represents a comprehensive engagement with the Asia Pacific region — city by city, typology by typology — at precisely the moment when the region is reshaping the future of the built environment.

Ray has over 20 years of experience in commercial design, specializing in workplace, retail, and hospitality practice areas. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with leading developers and multinational corporations across Asia, including Kerry Properties, Tencent, Hongkong Land, and Google. Based in Hong Kong, he now leads the Gensler Hong Kong office with a dynamic approach. His multicultural background and deep understanding of social behavior trends uniquely shape his design philosophy, enabling him to create spaces that are aesthetically compelling, culturally relevant, and aligned with clients’ brand identities. Beyond design, Ray’s leadership and strategic vision set him apart. He integrates emerging technologies, sustainability, and innovative methodologies into each project, focusing on long-term value and user-centric environments. Whether shaping workspaces or public-facing projects, Ray’s work is distinguished by its ability to connect with people, drive engagement, and reflect the evolving needs of a global market.

Based in Hong Kong and Shanghai. I am the Founder of Kailong Group, an investment management firm with USD3bn AUM focusing in Greater China as well as investment in London. We have plans for expansion into other key Asian Pacific cities. I am also the Founder of KFoundation with the mission of help underpriviledged children in Greater China. I am a big believer in the ULI mission and values and keen to get involved and contribute.

Based in Hong Kong, I'm a sustainability executive at Hang Lung Properties. I have more than two decades of experience in cleantech, infrastructure, and sustainability in Canada and Asia, including senior corporate roles in the electricity sector and wide-ranging experience as a consultant and lawyer. My education includes two law degrees from McGill University, and I was a Yale World Fellow (2008). I am proficient in spoken and written Mandarin. I'm pleased to be a member of the ULI Asia Pacific Resilient Cities Council.

Responsible for working with Brookfield’s local and global teams in overseeing portfolio management for Brookfield’s Australian core and core-plus real estate investment strategies, including fund and asset performance, return profile, and pursuit of acquisition and disposition opportunities. Chair of ULI Australia and Member of the ULI Asia Pacific Executive Commitee

Theresa is the Co-Regional Managing Principal of Gensler’s Asia Pacific and Middle East (APME) region. Previously, she spent 28 years in Gensler’s DC office, seven of which she spent as Co-Managing Director of that office, working on some of the firm’s most complex international architecture and interior design projects. She is known for being a strategic advisor, leading client and consultant teams in tackling the challenges facing our cities across the globe. Theresa is a proponent of sustainable design and is adept at developing high-performance design solutions that use leading technology to reduce energy use and mitigate negative effects on the environment. A fellow of the AIA, Theresa’s portfolio spans notable international projects in the areas of hospitality, corporate headquarters and education, among others. Theresa serves as a member of Gensler’s Board of Directors and a member of the American Institute of Architects and the Urban Land Institute.

Tiffany Lau is the Founder and Principal of A P A R T Companies, an advisory, project management and development firm with a base in Hong Kong & New York City, focused on repositioning and redeveloping commercial real estate for clients including Hongkong Land, and YTL. She has 18 years of experience within the real estate industry, and was previously an Executive Director and Head of Urban Ecosystems for JLL (NYSE: JLL) in Asia Pacific, where she led a regional team focused on repositioning and future-proofing strategies for the portfolios and precincts of MTR, Frasers, and Hang Seng Bank among others. Tiffany was also the first Executive Director for Urban Land Institute (ULI) Hong Kong, overseeing the Hong Kong Chapter with a mission to demonstrate leadership in the responsible use of land. With an extensive global network, she has worked on a number of high-profile projects such as developing and activating the 9 million sq. ft Penn District in New York City on behalf of Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO), and managing the design and construction of Plaza33, an AIA & ASLA award-winning 13,000 sq. ft open space, which is part of an ongoing district revitalization project located on top of North America’s busiest transit hub.

Scott Dunn is Vice President for Asia at AECOM (NYSE: ACM), a $13.2 billion global provider of professional design and consulting services. Scott drives strategic growth for Asia and leads strategic initiatives that drive profitable growth for AECOM as a core member of the Asia leadership team. He also leads cross-functional teams in providing integrated services and sustainable solutions for large, complex, and multidisciplinary projects across Asia, including significant municipal and civil infrastructure projects. These projects encompass high-density masterplans for new towns and the regeneration of existing urban landscapes, focusing on sustainable and smart themes. He has been instrumental in building an integrated practice groups across Asia. Scott sits on the AECOM global ESG Sustainable Legacies council and is the Committee Chair for Asia responsible for implementing AECOM’s ESG’s internal and external commitments. Internal workstreams include risk framework and governance, net zero roadmap, supplier engagement, and social value impact. External workstreams include ESG as a service for clients, key account engagement, and Scope X – embedding decarbonization across all of AECOM’s project delivery. Scott is also part of the Urban Land Institute as the Asia Pacific Chairman, Global Governing Trustee, Advisory Board member for the ULI Center for Sustainability and Economic Performance, and sits on the Asia Pacific Executive Committee, Chair of the Nominations Committee, and the Singapore Country Council (founding Chairperson). He is an advocate of sustainable land development and high-density urban environmental design, believing that to create great places, one should be both sensitive to the environment and responsible for society. His books and papers on urban mobility, sustainability, and livability issues are frequently published with local and international media. As a highly regarded thought leader in the planning community, he actively speaks on land development at conferences and events throughout Asia and North America. For Urban Land Institute, he has co-authored four publications with the Singapore Center of Liveable Cities – 10 Principles for Liveable High-Density Cities Lessons from Singapore (2012), Creating Healthy Places through Active Mobility (2014), Creating Liveable Cities Through Car-Lite Urban Mobility(2016), and Urban Mobility: 10 Cities Leading the Way in Asia-Pacific (2017).

Alessandro Bisagni is the Founder & President of BEE Incorporations, a global leader in Conscious Engineering and technology solutions for the built environment that bridge the gap between sustainable design concepts and practical implementation. Since founding BEE in 2009, Alessandro has evolved the company into a multidisciplinary organization offering green building certifications, smart technology via the proprietary BEE Sense software, and performance testing—all aimed at creating high-performing, sustainable spaces supported by measurable data. With a network of 12 offices and over 80 diverse professionals, Alessandro has overseen the completion of more than 2,100 projects across 45+ countries, spanning luxury retail, eco-resorts, office towers, and hospitality. The firm has been recognized as the Top LEED Consultancy in China by GBCI and is a LEED Proven Provider, WELL Enterprise Provider, and WELL Performance Testing Organization. Alessandro is a Chartered Environmentalist and has received recognitions as Urban Land Institute Top 40 Under 40, Tatler Asia Generation T honoree, South China Morning Post Timekeeper, Green Is The New Black Green Warrior, four-time IWBI Leadership Award recipient for WELL in Asia, Living Future Hero by the International Living Future Institute, and is one of the few LEED Fellows in Asia designated by the US Green Building Council.

Raymond Rufino is the Chief Executive Officer of NEO – the leading sustainable commercial real estate owner, developer, and manager in the Philippines. He is deeply committed to the green and sustainable transformation of the real-estate industry. He led NEO to achieve noteworthy recognitions including: the first building portfolio in the world to achieve BERDE 5-Stars Certification for Operations, Advancing Net Zero Philippines (ANZ/PH) 5-Stars Certification, Health & Well-being, EDGE Zero Carbon Certification, and the first in Southeast Asia to attain the WELL Health-Safety Rating. With a strong passion for sustainability and creating positive impacts through action, he continuously shares his extensive expertise in real estate development, responsible land use, entrepreneurship, non-profit sector, investments, ownerships, and business management – reflected in his roles as the co-founder and principal at Threadborne Group (a Philippine-based family office), Grow Capital Partners (a Boutique business advisory firm), and Director and Treasurer at Digital Edge Philippines (the first Triple Green-Certified Data Center in the Philippines). Raymond is also a longtime ULI Champion serving in multiple roles as a current member of the Net Zero Product Council for Asia Pacific; a ULI Greenprint Member; Past Chair of Urban Land Institute Philippines (ULI PH); Past Programming Committee Member of the 2025 ULI Asia Pacific Summit; Past Executive Committee Member (ULI APAC); and Past Global Governing Trustee.

Tan Szue Hann, MBA, MArch, is an award-winning green architect and sustainability professional. Hann is Director, ESG Strategy & Sustainability, Fund Management, and Head of Sustainability (Real Estate) at Keppel, Singapore. He is also Chairman of Sustainability at the Singapore Institute of Architects, and is co-chair of the NEXT Council at the Urban Land Institute. Hann graduated with an M Arch and BA Arch (First Class Honours) from NUS, with a visiting fellowship to UCLA in 2007, and obtained an MBA with Distinction in 2022. Hann has also been an appointed World Cities Summit Young Leader, BCA Built Environment Young Leader, SGBC Board Member (2017-2020), and was Singapore’s 2015-16 BCA-SGBC Young Green Architect of the Year. Prior to his appointment at Keppel, he has also been Director of Sustainable Development at Marina Bay Sands and Managing Director at Miniwiz. He has worked on the ParkRoyal Collection on Pickering and SPACE Asia Hub with WOHA, the BCA SkyLab with Surbana Jurong, and the Marina Bay Sands expansion project, translating sustainability goals and solutions into real estate value and uplifted spaces. He has also spoken in numerous international conferences in sustainability, real estate and urban development.

James Wong is the Chairman of the Chinney Group. The Group’s four publicly listed Hong Kong subsidiaries: Hon Kwok Land (0160.hk), Chinney Investments (0216.hk), Chinney Alliance (0385.hk), and Chinney Kin Wing (1556.hk) are focused on high-tech Engineering and Real Estate. The businesses range from building their own 80-storey Hon Kwok Tower in Shenzhen to developing and operating one of the Hong Kong’s most scalable data centers, to installing the air traffic control radar at the Hong Kong Airport. This 2900+ person family business was founded by his great grandfather in Nanjing in the 1920’s to build China’s railway system. He split his childhood between the US, Canada, and Hong Kong. After graduating from the University of Washington, he went on to earn a master’s degree from the Florida Institute of Technology in Information Systems Engineering as well as a Juris Doctor from the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly known as University of California San Francisco, Hastings College of Law). He is a Phi Kappa Phi member and an advocate for Lifelong Learning. He is a member of the California Bar as well as a licensed California Real Estate Broker. He is also a LEED Green Associate and Well AP. Before joining his family business in 2010, James held positions variously as a lawyer on Toyota’s eDiscovery team in Torrance, California, and as a tax lawyer at Baker and McKenzie (Los Angeles/Hong Kong) and Price Waterhouse Coopers (San Francisco). He has over 30 years of experience in economics, law, management, and information systems. He has served previously as ULI Global Governing Trustee, Treasurer of the Association of Corporate Counsel, as a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Committee for Jiangsu Province, Governor of the American Club of Hong Kong, on the Board of Trustees of the Florida Institute of Technology (otherwise called NASA U) where he is also an adjunct professor teaching Business and Healthcare Law and was the 2018 Outstanding Alumni Award winner. Currently he serves as the Chairman of the HK Proptech Association and also on the International Board of the Essec Business School in Paris.

Rebecca has played a key role in the urbanization of 21st-century China and providing client liaison and project management to deliver tall buildings, academic campuses, and expansive urban plans in a period of radical transformation. Rebecca forms strong professional relationships working with clients from concept to completion to produce developments that strengthen brand identity, embody clients’ values, and deliver commercial success. Her decade-long relationship with Kerry Properties Limited has yielded over 10 million square feet of highly successful developments including the award-winning Jing An Kerry Center, Pudong Kerry Center, Shanghai Jinling Road, and Urban Star. Rebecca brings a deep knowledge of the Chinese real estate market and leadership role in the local design industry to bear on all her projects, ensuring they are realized accurately and efficiently. Her work on the Langham & Andaz Xintiandi Hotels, NYU Shanghai, and North Bund Lot 91 demonstrates her ability to respond expertly to varied local architectural contexts, site constraints, and preservation and restoration needs. A licensed architect in Hong Kong and Mainland China (Class 1 Registered Architect qualification), Rebecca holds memberships in the HKIA and RIBA. Her leadership spans key roles such as serving on the ULI China Executive Committee for East China, contributing to regional planning, and participating in CTBUH Shanghai and AIA Shanghai to advance urban design dialogue. Within the China Architectural Society, she advocates for innovative urban solutions on the 3D Cities & Composite Buildings Committee, while supporting female professionals through the Shanghai Architectural Society’s Women in Design Committee. Beyond committees, Rebecca advises on Fang An submission review as a Pudong New District Planning Bureau Expert and evaluated regional real estate excellence as a ULI Asia-Pacific Awards Jury Member (2019–2021).