Mingtiandi Hong Kong Focus Forum 2023 On-Location Event

After nearly four years of pandemic and travel restrictions, Mingtiandi returns to Hong Kong with its first-ever Hong Kong Focus Forum in 2023, which will bring market leaders together for a full day of discussions about the opportunities and challenges facing investors in the city’s real estate markets.

The all-day, hybrid forum will kick off with a keynote panel bringing together top developers and fund managers highlighting the most promising strategies and strongest forces driving opportunities in the fragrant harbour.

The programme will continue with panel discussions focusing on opportunities in the office and industrial sectors, as well as talks on value-add and opportunistic strategies, mainland China, Japan and Korea markets.

Speakers

Agenda

Tuesday 27 June 2023, Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel & Towers

Time	Description
08:00	Registration and networking
09:00	Welcome and opening remarks
09:10	Keynote Panel Greater China’s macro outlook and the strongest forces driving opportunities in the region Graeme Torre, Managing Director, Head of Real Estate, Asia Pacific, APG Asset Management George Hongchoy, Executive Director & CEO, Link REIT Francis Li, International Director, Vice President & Head of Capital Markets, Greater China, Cushman & Wakefield Conan Quan, Vice President, WeWork Greater China
10:00	Keynote Interview with Warburg Pincus Ellen Ng, Managing Director, Head of China Real Estate, Warburg Pincus
10:30	Networking coffee break
11:00	Panel: Hong Kong Commercial Hubs Which business districts offer the best opportunities in 2023 and beyond? Moderator: Jeremy Ong, Partner, Baker McKenzie Don Taylor, Director, Office, Swire Properties Sherman Hung, Managing Director, Head of Large Corporate, Institutional Banking Group, DBS Hong Kong Thomas Lam, General Manager, Asset and Portfolio Management, New World Development Chelsea Perino, Managing Director, Global Marketing and Communications, The Executive Centre
11:50	Panel: Hong Kong's Industrial Future Hong Kong’s growing logistics, biomedical and tech sectors are providing opportunities for investors and developers of warehouses, workshops and R&D facilities Moderator: Natasha Ho, President, China Real Estate Chamber of Commerce (HKI) Brad Fu, Executive Vice President, Head of Acquisitions and Co-Director, Private Equity, Asia Pacific, Heitman Ricky Tse, Senior Vice President, Investment Management, GLP Capital Partners Christopher Young, Senior Director, Capital Markets, Asia Pacific, JLL Collin Lau, Founder and CEO, BEI Group
12:35	Lunch break
14:00	Keynote Interview with PAG Weijian Shan, Chairman and CEO, PAG
14:35	Panel: Global Capital Rediscovers Japan What’s driving activity in the Japan market this year and how global institutions can maximise their North Asia returns Moderator: David Green-Morgan, Head of Real Assets Research, Asia Pacific, MSCI Noah Wangh, Managing Director, Head of Transactions, Asia Pacific, Invesco Real Estate Bryan Lee, Founder and CFO, AB Capital Investment Ross Antoci, Principal, Unified Industrial Thomas Hirschvogel, Regional Head, Asia Pacific, Patrizia
15:20	Networking coffee break
15:50	Panel: Mainland China Investment Opportunities Opportunities for global investors in mainland markets Moderator: Tiffany Lau, Founder and Principal, APART Companies Chester Foo, Head of Investment, North Asia, Frasers Hospitality Craig To, Vice President, Head of Capital Raising, Vlinker Hank Hsu, Co-Founder and CEO, Forest Logistics Properties Eric Pang, Head of Capital Markets, China, JLL
16:40	Panel: Hong Kong Value-Add and Opportunistic Strategies Opportunities in acquiring and redeveloping existing commercial assets in Hong Kong Pak Man Yuen, Managing Director, Blackstone Liz Chu, COO, Weave Living Carol Chow, Founder and Chairperson, Lofter Group Douglas Wu, Executive Director, Fairland Holdings
17:30	Closing remarks and cocktails

MTD TV Archives

Recordings of all sessions at the Mingtiandi Hong Kong Forum 2023 can be found here.