Jeffrey Perlman of Warburg Pincus Headlines Mingtiandi Singapore Forum on 18 October

After welcoming more than 15,000 guests to its MTD TV online forums in the past two years, Mingtiandi is organising its first-ever event in Singapore on 18 October.

Led by a keynote interview with Warburg Pincus head of Southeast Asia and of Asia Pacific Real Estate Jeffrey Perlman, Mingtiandi’s Singapore Focus Forum devotes a whole day to exploring opportunities and challenges in the Lion City’s real estate market with on-stage appearances by more than 22 executives from some of the world’s largest developers and fund managers.

In addition to the keynote interview with Warburg’s top executive in the region, a series of panels and interviews will explore office, industrial, and value-add opportunities through conversations with representatives of Ivanhoe Cambridge, Oxford Properties, Allianz Real Estate, Blackstone and more.

The event will be held at the ParkRoyal Collection Marina Bay hotel and will be beamed live globally on MTD TV.

Online Innovation, REITs and Outbound Players

Also on the agenda will be a look at innovations in online fundraising with SDAX CEO Raymond Poh, and panels on the Singapore REIT market and opportunities in Australia for investors from the Little Red Dot.

Joining the REIT discussion, which will be moderated by MSCI head of real assets research David Green-Morgan, will be Tripp Gantt, chief executive of Manulife US REIT; Kelvin Chow, chief executive of Lendlease Global Commercial REIT; and Tim Graham, Head of Capital Strategies for Asia Pacific at JLL.

The panel on the Singapore-Australia connection will include Laurent Fischler, head of investments for Asia Pacific at Ivanhoé Cambridge; Sharon Sng, head of sales for SDAX and Fergal Harris, head of capital markets for Australia at JLL.

More than 200 industry leaders are expected to attend the event, which will be followed by a two-hour networking reception.

The full agenda for the forum is available here.