Laurent Fischler, Executive Director, Stride Student Living
Laurent is Executive Director of Stride Student Living (Stride.hk), a new student accommodation platform that recently acquired its first project in Hong Kong and will be launching officially this summer. Laurent brings over 25 years of real estate investment and asset management experience across Asia Pacific and globally, with a particular focus on residential and hospitality assets. Prior to Stride, Laurent was Head of Investments – Asia Pacific at Ivanhoé Cambridge (part of CDPQ, now La Caisse), where he spearheaded investment initiatives across the region, establishing over a dozen ventures, partnerships, and funds with a total investment capacity exceeding US$6 billion. Before that, Laurent worked for Dalian Wanda Group, where he established the international real estate investment platform, shaping the group’s overseas investment vision, and managing a portfolio exceeding US$10 billion in gross development value.
Laurent grew up in France and studied in the US and UK, starting his career in London before moving to Beijing in 2005.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School and a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from the University of Pennsylvania, as well as a Master’s degree in Regional and Urban Planning from the London School of Economics. He is fluent in English, Mandarin, and French.
Past Mingtiandi Events
APAC Residential Forum 2022 — Multi-Family Investment in Australia
Singapore Forum 2022 — The Singapore-Australia Connection
Asia Logistics Forum 2023 — Logistics Investment in Japan
Singapore Forum 2024 — Keynote Panel
Singapore Forum 2025 — Global Student Housing Investment
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