Mingtiandi Singapore Focus Forum 2023

Having gathered over 200 industry professionals at our inaugural Singapore Focus Forum in 2022, Mingtiandi returns in 2023 to once again bring together top experts in the Lion City for a full-day exploration of the opportunities and challenges facing investors in the city-state’s real estate markets.

The hybrid event will start off with a keynote panel bringing together top developers and fund managers highlighting the forces shaping the market, and the most rewarding strategies for achieving yield in Singapore.

The programme will continue with panel discussions exploring trends driving the commercial, industrial and lodging sectors, as well as in-depth sessions on debt strategies and the outlook for cross-border investment.

Speakers

: Alessandro Fiascaris, Head of Asia Pacific, Oxford Properties

: George Agethen, Co-Head of Asia Pacific, Ivanhoé Cambridge

: Sangwook Kang, Senior Director, Real Estate Group, KIC Singapore

: Jeremy Lake, Managing Director, Investment Sales and Capital Markets, Savills Singapore

: Fan Li, Managing Director, Warburg Pincus

: Fion Ng, COO, BW Industrial

: Kevin Kow, Group CEO & President Director, NWP Property

: Alicia Li, Real Estate Product Strategist, PIMCO

: Imelda Tham, Managing Director, Investments, Gaw Capital

: Andrew Lee, Director, Head of Investments, Singapore and Southeast Asia, BlackRock

: Emilia Teo, Managing Director, TE Capital Partners

: Bernie Devine, Senior Regional Director, Asia Pacific, Yardi

: Jai Mirpuri, Head, Singapore Development & Thailand, ESR

: Mark Gladu, Senior Director, Logistics & Industrial Capital Markets, Asia Pacific, JLL

: Sharon Tan, Local Principal, Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow

: Sarah Winbur, Senior Portfolio Manager, APG Asset Management

: Suchad Chiaranussati, Chairman and Founder, SC Capital Partners

: Rushabh Desai, CEO, Varsity Group Asia Pacific

: Shirin Tang, Managing Partner, Morrison Foerster Singapore

: Josh Daitch, Group Chief Investment Officer, ESR

: Jeun Jye Ong, Head of Real Estate, Sun Venture

: Kian Jin Khoo, Head of Private Wealth, Capital Markets, Asia Pacific, JLL

: David Green-Morgan, Global Head of Real Assets Research, MSCI

: Joyce Lo, Director, Private Capital Advisory, Lazard

: Rai Katimansah, Managing Director, Special Situations & Direct Lending, SC Capital Partners

: Foster Lee, Senior Director, Credit Investments, Gaw Capital

: Jieying Huang, Director, Asia Pacific Private Debt, Muzinich & Co

: Marko Multas, Director, Head of Investments Asia and Real Estate Debt, Patrizia

Agenda

Tuesday 14 November 2023, Conrad Centennial Singapore

Time	Description
08:00	Registration and networking
09:00	Welcome and opening remarks
09:10	Keynote Panel A top level look at the macro-economy and real estate markets of Southeast Asia’s financial hub. Alessandro Fiascaris, Head of Asia Pacific, Oxford Properties George Agethen, Co-Head of Asia Pacific, Ivanhoé Cambridge Sangwook Kang, Senior Director, Real Estate Group, KIC Singapore Jeremy Lake, Managing Director, Investment Sales & Capital Markets, Savills Singapore
10:00	Spotlight Interview with Warburg Pincus, BW Industrial and NWP Property Fan Li, Managing Director, Singapore, Warburg Pincus Fion Ng, COO, BW Industrial Kevin Kow, Group CEO & President Director, NWP Property
10:30	Networking coffee break
11:00	Panel: Singapore Commercial Markets 2023 With the country growing in importance as a regional hub for finance and technology, what commercial strategies offer the best opportunities? Moderator: Alicia Li, Real Estate Product Strategist, PIMCO Imelda Tham, Managing Director, Investments, Gaw Capital Andrew Lee, Director, Head of Investments, Singapore and Southeast Asia, BlackRock Emilia Teo, Managing Director, TE Capital Partners
11:50	Panel: Southeast Asia Industrial Outlook Growing demand for logistics, biomedical and tech space is providing opportunities for investors and developers to build high-yielding platforms and portfolios. Moderator: Bernie Devine, Senior Regional Director, Asia Pacific, Yardi Jai Mirpuri, Head, Singapore Development & Thailand, ESR Mark Gladu, Senior Director, Logistics & Industrial Capital Markets, Asia Pacific, JLL Sharon Tan, Local Principal, Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
12:35	Lunch break
14:00	Panel: APAC Lodging Investment Outlook Experts on hotels, serviced apartments, rental housing and student accommodation share their views on how changes in society and economy are reshaping demand in Asia Pacific. Suchad Chiaranussati, Founder and Chairman, SC Capital Partners Rushabh Desai, CEO, Varsity Group Asia Pacific Sarah Winbur, Senior Portfolio Manager, APG Asset Management
14:50	Panel: Singapore Outbound Singaporean investors continue to strike partnerships with local players in markets across APAC and globally, as the city-state expands its reach in student housing, rental apartments, logistics and other high-yielding sectors. Moderator: Shirin Tang, Managing Partner, Morrison Foerster Singapore Josh Daitch, Group Chief Investment Officer, ESR Jeun Jye Ong, Head of Real Estate, Sun Venture Kian Jin Khoo, Head of Private Wealth, Capital Markets, Asia Pacific, JLL David Green-Morgan, Global Head of Real Assets Research, MSCI
15:35	Networking coffee break
16:05	Panel: Private Credit Strategies for Asia Pacific With interest rates on the rise and equity investments becoming more challenging, a growing number of investors are discovering the appeal of private credit strategies. Join our speakers as we explore how real estate credit investments are being implemented in APAC. Moderator: Joyce Lo, Director, Private Capital Advisory, Lazard Rai Katimansah, Managing Director, Special Situations & Direct Lending, SC Capital Partners Foster Lee, Senior Director, Credit Investments, Gaw Capital Jieying Huang, Director, Asia Pacific Private Debt, Muzinich & Co Marko Multas, Director, Head of Investments Asia and Real Estate Debt, Patrizia
17:00	Closing remarks and cocktails