Speaker Bio: George Agethen of La Caisse MTD TV Productions

George Agethen is Managing Director, Real Estate, for the Asia Pacific and Latin America regions. He is responsible for the investment and asset management strategies and leads the real estate teams in these regions.

Mr. Agethen has over 25 years of experience in real estate capital markets, transactions and investment management. Before joining La Caisse in 2015 (Ivanhoe Cambridge at the time), he served as Senior Executive Director and Head of Alternative Investments at Ping An Trust, a subsidiary of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China Ltd., a public company. In that role, he was responsible for establishing a multi-asset real estate portfolio that invests globally. Prior to that, he served in senior roles at HREI (a joint venture between Harvest Funds Management and Grosvenor Group) and Harvest Capital Partners, leading firms in Greater China. He also previously served as Vice President, Private Capital Markets, Real Estate, for Macquarie Capital in Australia and Hong Kong, and he also spent several years in the real estate sector in Australia.

Mr. Agethen holds Bachelor’s Degrees in Commerce and in Law and a Master’s Degree in Finance, from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. He sits on the Board of the Asia Pacific Real Assets Association (APREA) and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment. During his career, he has lived in Australia, Hong Kong, China and Singapore, and he speaks fluent English, Mandarin and Cantonese.

At La Caisse, formerly CDPQ, we have invested for 60 years with a dual mandate: generate optimal long-term returns for our 48 depositors, who represent over 6 million Quebecers, and contribute to Québec’s economic development.

As a global investment group, we’re active in the major financial markets, private equity, infrastructure, real estate and private credit. As at December 31, 2025, La Caisse’s net assets totalled $517 billion. For more information, visit lacaisse.com or consult our LinkedIn or Instagram pages.

Past Mingtiandi Events

Asia Logistics Forum 2021 — Spotlight Interview with CDPQ and LOGOS

Singapore Forum 2022 — Keynote Panel

Singapore Forum 2023 — Keynote Panel

Singapore Forum 2025 — Keynote Panel