Mingtiandi Hong Kong Forum 2024 On-Location Event

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Having welcomed nearly 200 industry professionals at our inaugural Hong Kong Forum in 2023, Mingtiandi returns in 2024 to once again bring together top experts for a full day exploration of the opportunities and challenges in Asia’s biggest financial hub.

The all-day, hybrid forum will kick off with a keynote panel bringing together limited and general partners highlighting the most promising strategies and strongest forces driving opportunities in Asia’s world city.

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

Speakers

Agenda

Tuesday 14 May 2024, The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong

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. Kenneth Gaw, President and Managing Principal, Gaw Capital Partners Rebecca Lam, Managing Director, Real Estate, CPP Investments Claire Tang, Head of Greater China, Co-Chief Investment Officer, Asia Pacific, LaSalle Investment Management Calvin Chou, Managing Director, Head of Asia Pacific, Invesco Real Estate
10:00	Keynote Interview with Link Asset Management Limited Chief executive of Asia’s largest real estate investment trust discusses his vision for Link 3.0 strategy. George Hongchoy, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Link Asset Management Limited
10:30	Networking coffee break
11:00	Panel: The Future of the Office Explore what top occupiers require from their workplaces and how building owners and operators are adapting to meet new challenges in Hong Kong. Moderator: Tiffany Lau, Founder and Principal, APART Companies Neil Anderson, Director and Head of Office, Commercial Property, Hongkong Land Don Taylor, Director, Office, Swire Properties Simon Chua, Co-founder and Executive Director, Lead8 Bernie Devine, Senior Regional Director, Asia Pacific, Yardi
11:50	Panel: North Asia Lodging and Living Investment Hospitality and living sector experts share their views on how changes in society and economy are reshaping demand in Greater China, Japan and Korea. Moderator: Rosanna Tang, Executive Director, Head of Research, Hong Kong, Cushman & Wakefield Alan Kam, Founder and CEO, AB Capital Investment Chedli Boujellabia, Managing Partner and CEO, Alyssa Partners Charles Ma, Managing Director, China Investment, Greystar Chester Foo Ren Jie, Head of Investment, North Asia, Frasers Hospitality
12:35	Lunch break
14:00	Keynote Interview with Serakai Industry veteran Benjamin Cha shares how he is transforming assets into art and culture anchored spaces through placemaking. Benjamin Cha, CEO and Founder, Serakai
14:35	Panel: Hong Kong Value-Add and Opportunistic Strategies Opportunities in acquiring and redeveloping existing commercial assets in Hong Kong. Moderator: Sherman Hung, Managing Director, Head of Large Corporate, Institutional Banking Group, DBS Hong Kong John Saunders, Group Chief Investment Officer, Link Asset Management Limited Carol Chow, Founder and Chairperson, Lofter Group Janice Yau Garton, Partner, Stephenson Harwood Collin Lau, Founder and CEO, BEI Group
15:20	Networking coffee break
15:50	Panel: Mainland China Investment Opportunities Opportunities for global investors in mainland markets. Moderator: Natasha Ho, President, China Real Estate Chamber of Commerce (HKI) Hubert Chak, Executive Director and CEO, SF REIT Humbert Pang, Managing Principal and Head of China, Gaw Capital Partners Andrew Goodridge, Managing Partner, Asia Green Real Estate Benjamin Chow, Head of Real Estate Research, Asia, MSCI
16:40	Spotlight Interview with Warburg Pincus and Vlinker Shanghai’s premier affordable rental housing developer Vlinker, alongside their capital partner Warburg Pincus, unveil strategies for building super communities to meet China’s ongoing urbanisation. Qiqi Zhang, Managing Director, Warburg Pincus Craig To, Vice President, Head of Capital Raising, Vlinker
17:10	Closing remarks and cocktails