Mingtiandi Singapore Forum 2025 On-Location Event

Since its debut in 2022, Mingtiandi’s Singapore Forum has welcomed top executives from Oxford Properties, CDPQ, APG Asset Management, Brookfield, PAG and more, attracting over 200 in-person attendees annually and 10,000 video views from industry professionals worldwide.

Returning to the Lion City in 2025, Mingtiandi is bringing together leading limited and general partners to explore trends impacting commercial, industrial and living sectors, along with dedicated panel sessions on the city’s role as a global capital hub and opportunities in the Southeast Asia, India and Australia markets.

Join this full-day forum to connect with fund managers, developers, and financiers in-person, and discover the best strategies for optimising returns in Asia Pacific.

Speakers

AGENDA

Tuesday 13 May 2025, Conrad Singapore Marina Bay

Time	Description
08:00	Registration and networking
09:00	Welcome and opening remarks
09:10	Spotlight Interview: Life Science and R&D Investment Bart Price, Chief Executive Officer, Vita Partners Tag Yuxiang, Principal, Warburg Pincus Rimon Ambarchi, Head of Industrial and Logistics, Singapore and Southeast Asia, CBRE
09:45	Panel: Hospitality Investment in APAC Hotel investors discuss strategies for navigating the operationally-driven asset class around the region. Moderator: Sebastian Busa, Partner, Baker McKenzie Gisle Sarheim, Vice President, Feasibility & Investment Analysis, Real Estate & Asset Management, Asia Pacific, Hilton Jeremy Chee, Principal, Real Estate, KKR Calvin Sin, KEO and Director, CREAL Asia Perry Tan, Managing Partner, Pegasus Capital
10:25	Panel: APAC Industrial and Infrastructure Investment Rising demand for logistics, energy, and digital infrastructure is providing opportunities for investors and developers to build high-yielding platforms and portfolios. Moderator: Benjamin ST Tay, Deputy Head, Corporate Real Estate, Rajah & Tann Asia Payam Eshragi, Group Head, Infrastructure, ESR Josephine Yip, Managing Director, Real Estate, Asia Pacific, CDPQ Zak Ungerman, Managing Director, Emergent Capital Partners Bernie Devine, Senior Regional Director, Asia Pacific, Yardi
11:00	Networking coffee break
11:30	Spotlight Interview with Equalbase and Northmod Nicholas Bischoff, Chief Executive Officer, Equalbase Jon Sim, Investment Director, Northmod
12:05	Panel: Global Student Housing Strategies Top players explore opportunities for student housing investment in Asia Pacific, North America and Europe Moderator: Laurent Fischler Tjarko Edzes, Chief Capital Officer, Scape Victor Lor, Head of Investment Management, Asia Pacific, GSA Group Wee Ping Goh, Chief Investment Officer, Wee Hur Holdings; Chief Executive Officer, Wee Hur Capital Matt Walker, Chief Executive Officer, Student Housing, Mapletree
12:45	Panel: Singapore as a Global Capital Hub A favourable business environment and supportive ecosystems are leading global investors to Singapore, at the same time that the city’s limited real estate market pushes investors to shop for assets overseas. Moderator: Jason Chan, Director, Fund Solutions, Vistra Jeremy Lake, Managing Director, Investment Sales & Capital Markets, Savills Singapore Samuel Lee, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, Fraxtor Ronald Tan, Senior Vice President, Capital Markets, Global Sales & Origination, Singapore Exchange (SGX) Josh Daitch, Group Chief Investment Officer, ESR
13:20	Lunch break
14:20	Keynote Panel A top level look at the macro-economy and real estate markets of Asia Pacific. George Agethen, Managing Director, Real Estate, Asia Pacific and Latin America, CDPQ Alessandro Fiascaris, Head of Asia Pacific, Oxford Properties Alan Watts, President, Asia Pacific, Hilton Galven Tan, Chief Executive Officer, Knight Frank
15:05	Spotlight Interview with Scape Stephen Gaitanos, Founder, Group CEO and Managing Director, Scape
15:40	Panel: Australian Living Strategies How investors are achieving returns across the evolving Australian living sector. Moderator: Nick Wilson, Associate Director, Real Estate Economic Service, Oxford Economics Bianca Solomons, Managing Director, Investor Relations, Asia Pacific, Greystar Matt Berg, Founder and Co-CEO, Local: Residential Sam Bisla, Founder and Managing Director, Kio Investment Management Andrew Fitzpatrick, Principal, Warburg Pincus
16:15	Networking coffee break
16:45	Panel: India Investment Opportunities Opportunities for global investors in Indian markets. Moderator: Shirin Tang, Principal, Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow Clarence Tan, Senior Vice President, Development, Asia Pacific, Hilton John Dixon, Private Real Estate Asia, Member of Management, Partners Group Varun Malik, Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets, Asia Pacific, Anarock Benjamin Chow, Head of Real Estate Research, Asia, MSCI
17:25	Panel: APAC Residential Investment Outlook Residential experts share their views on how changes in society and economy are reshaping demand in Asia Pacific. Moderator: Mireille Wan, Founder, MDW Consultancy Ho Lip Chin, Chief Investment Officer, Centurion Corporation Kelvin Lim, Executive Chairman of LHN Limited, Founder of Coliwoo Jonathan Umali, Chief Investment Officer, Arch Capital Management Andrew Lee, Director, Head of Investments, Singapore, Southeast Asia and South Korea, BlackRock
18:10	Closing remarks and cocktails

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