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唐安琪女士现任中海地产商业发展有限公司副总经理，于商业地产领域从业13年，负责中海地产旗下体量高达660万平方米的商办资产的开发及管理。

其主导建立的国际化全域商办资产管理品牌旗舰——“中海商务COOC (China Overseas Office Capital)”，通过打造完整商办资产开发及管理链条，实现了从传统的商办物业开发商、运营商向全域商办资产管理者的转型，将中海商办资产业务引领入全面品牌化发展的新阶段。

目前，中海商务已成为国内最大的单一业权写字楼发展资管品牌之一，开发并运营中海系甲级写字楼逾80栋，项目遍布伦敦、香港、北京、上海等20余个全球经济活跃城市；倾力打造的联合办公品牌OFFICEZIP凭借独具特色的空间美学、前沿的智能办公科技、高水准的运营服务正迅速崛起于联合办公市场。

As the Deputy General Manager of China Overseas Commercial Properties CO., Ltd.(COCP), Angel Tang leads the assets management and leasing effort of COCP’s 6.6 million-square-meter Grade A office buildings across China and overseas. She has 123years’ experience in the field of commercial real estate.

As a flagship of the global commercial office asset management brand, COOC(China Overseas Office Capital)has been established under Tang’s leadership in 2016,it has transformed COCP from a traditional office building property developer and operator to a global office assets manager through the creation of a complete office asset development and management chain. This has catapulted COCP’s Office assets business segment into a new phase of comprehensive brand development.

So far COOC has become one of the largest single ownership office building development brands in China, developing and operating more than 80 Grade A office buildings across more than 20 cities such as London, Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai. Co-working space brand OFFICEZIP is rapidly rising in the co-working office market with its unique space aesthetics, new and frontier intelligent technology, and high-level operational services.

Mr. Garrood is portfolio manager for Asia-Pacific and global real estate securities portfolios and has security coverage responsibility for Australia and New Zealand. He has 14 years of investment experience. Prior to joining the firm in 2012, Mr. Garrood was with UBS, most recently as a real estate securities analyst for UBS Global Asset Management, and previously as an associate director in the real estate group of UBS Investment Bank. Mr. Garrood is based in Hong Kong.

Professor Graeme Newell is Professor of Property Investment at Western Sydney University. He has over 40 years’ experience in property education and research, having received numerous research grants and his applied research has been published widely. Graeme has strong links to the property industry, both in Australia and internationally. He has been a member of APREA for many years and has done several research reports for APREA concerning Asia REITs, and the significance of real estate in Asian pension funds.

Aditya is a senior portfolio manager in ADIA’s Asia-Pacific real estate team, with primary responsibility for ADIA's investments in Indian, Japanese and Korean real estate. He has been with ADIA since July 2012. His responsibilities include helping manage the Asia Pacific portfolio and investment team. In addition to his duties as a member of the Asia Pacific team, he was chair of ADIA’s Real Estate Department’s Task Force for ADIA’s 2017 Global Investment Forum.

Immediately prior to joining ADIA, Aditya was the Managing Director for SITQ India, a real estate division of the Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec in Montreal, Canada. Aditya graduated from the Sri Ram College of Commerce in Delhi University with a BA in Economics, and studied at Carnegie Mellon University to graduate with an MBA degree. He is a former member of the South Asia advisory board of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), and a member of the advisory board for Global Real Estate Investors (GRI India).

From 2015 to 2023, he served as the President & CEO of Sumisho Realty Management, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation, and expanded its AUM to over ¥700 billion. He diversified the firm's investments in structures such as SOSiLA Logistic REIT(publicly-traded) and SC Realty Private REIT(privately-placed) alongside a broad spectrum of separate accounts.

Earlier, at Sumitomo Corporation, he held pivotal roles and managed a comprehensive real estate portfolio in both Japan and the US, encompassing residential, commercial, and logistics sectors.

He has also served as a Non-Executive Director of Longevity Partners.

Recently, he has taken on a new challenge as an executive director at REVOLUTION Co., Ltd., where he oversees real estate investments.

He graduated from Kyoto University in 1983 with a Bachelor's degree in Architecture. Also, he is a licensed architect in Japan, an esteemed ARES Certified Master, and a distinguished Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Biography of Dr. Terence Ho Wah Chan (陈浩华博士 简介)

Dr. Chan has had close to 30 years of experience in real estate investment and finance, listed companies’ mergers and acquisitions in the regional capital market. He has participated in over 20 trophy mix-used complexes in landmark metropolis in Asia. Dr. Chan has successfully raised billions of dollars from blue chip capital such as Singapore's GIC, closing deals in the areas of private and public equity investment, corporate restructuring and asset injection, distress debt investment, bond issuance and IPO spin-off exercises. Dr. Chan is also an adjunct associate professor in the Department of Real Estate and Construction at the University of Hong Kong with majors in securitization, technology application and sustainable development.

Dr. Chan concurrently runs a family office - Asia Impact Investment Corporation (“AIIC”), which is sponsored by high-net-worth individuals to invest in sustainable real estate projects in China and North America as well as private equity in the segment of construction and property and financial service, particularly in the areas of digitization and green and smart solution. AIIC successfully co-invested with sovereign funds, listed companies and financial institutions in projects and corporations at an aggregate amount of over USD1.5 billion.  

Dr. Chan holds a PhD in Economics and MSc in Real Estate, and also holds a fellow professional membership in CPA Australia (FCPA) and Royal Institute of Charted Surveyors (FRICS). He also holds the Charted Financial Analyst (CFA) and the fellowship of Certificate in Finance and Technology. Dr. Chan is deeply involved in industry development and social services and is the committee chair of ESG and Sustainable Investment Committee of Hong Kong Independent Non-Executive Director Association (HKINEDA), a member of REIT Committee of Securities and Financial Commission (SFC), a member of Mainland Opportunity Committee of Financial Service Development Council (FSDC) and a member of Hong Kong Baptist University Council and Foundation. Dr. Chan has also made a remarkable contribution to the economics and technology partnership between Hong Kong and Shanghai through his deputy president role in the Hong Kong-Shanghai Economic Development Association as well as his membership in the Economic chapter of CPPCC Shanghai Municipal Committee.

陈博士拥有近30年房地产投融资及上市公司资本运作经验，其任职经历包含下列国内外顶尖资本，其中包括全球知名的高富诺集团。陈博士曾参与逾20个国际及国内一线城市综合体/商业项目，成功从战略蓝筹投资者（如新加坡GIC）募资数十亿美元用于基金管理，并完成过百亿港元的资本市场投资、企业并购重组及收购、企业发债及英美港星企业上市项目，其中涵盖公用事业、基建、建筑、房地产技术、金融服务等行业。陈博士同时在香港大学房地产及建造系担任在职副教授，研究领域包括资产证券化、科技应用及可持续发展。

陈博士现时主管由高端家族投资成立的独立家族投资办公室- 亚洲创效投资有限公司(“亚创投资”)，其投资领域主要包括大中华及北美洲地区绿色/节能低炭地产项目、从事地产/建筑科技及金融科技的私募基金、专注于绿色环保及智慧城市的企业股权。亚创投资过去五年与合作伙伴包括地区主权基金、上市公司及机构投资者共同投资额超过15亿美元。

陈博士除了拥有经济学博士及房地产学硕士学位，他亦是澳洲资深注册会计师(FCPA Aust.)、英国资深皇家特许测量师(FRICS)、美国特许金融分析师(CFA)及英国资深金融科技师(Fellow CFT)。陈博士在行业协会及社会服务亦不遗余力，包括担任香港独立非执行董事协会ESG与可持续投资委员会主席、香港证监会房托基金(REITS)委员会委员、香港金融发展局内地机遇委员会委员及香港浸会大学校董会与基金会成员。陈博士亦以沪港经济发展协会副会长及上海市政协经济小组委员身份积极为沪港两地的科技及经贸合作出谋贡献策。

David is the Senior Executive Director, Head of ESG Consulting & Sustainability Services for CBRE in Singapore and across APAC. Prior to taking on this important assignment, David held the roles of Senior Executive Managing Director, Property Management in the United Kingdom, Managing Director, Asset Services, Singapore & Southeast Asia, and Regional Director, Asset Services, Pacific. In each role over his career, David led the Sustainability business within the Asset Services & Property Management business lines. Prior to joining CBRE, David led Investment Property Management for Knight Frank in Australia.

His strengths are driving excellent client outcomes through strong leadership, strategy development and execution, galvanizing teams through implementing positive change management and continuous improvement initiatives.

David is a passionate advocate for creating an environment where people thrive, building communities and connections, integrating technology, sustainability, and people to help shape the future of the workplace and real estate.

As Head of ESG Consulting & Sustainability Services, David works with CBRE’s Investor and Occupier clients across APAC delivering on ESG Strategy, Net Zero Decarbonisation, Sustainability Reporting, GRESB, Circular Economy and Green, WELL and Smart Building Certifications. He has been recognised and respected in the industry for his leadership and is passionate about the Environment and Sustainability and building successful high performing teams.

Following the acquisition of Paia Consulting, to become Paia FROM CBRE, the Singapore hub regional team has grown to 27 professionals, with a further 74 + professionals across the wider APAC region.

David is a member of the CBRE Global Sustainability Committee. He holds an MBA from Southern Cross University and is a fellow of RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) and sits on the RICS Global Standards & Regulation board.

David is a member of the International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP), the Institute of Environmental Management Assessment (IEMA) where is he is a registered Environmental practitioner (REnvP). David is also a Certified Environmental Impact Assessment Manager (CEIA) and Certified Carbon Management Leader (CCML). David is a member of the APREA APAC Sustainability Committee, the Australian Singapore Chamber of Commerce Green Committee, The British Chamber of Commerce Sustainability Committee, the Mckinsey Net Zero Global Committee and the ULI (Urban Land Institute) Sustainability Committee and is the CBRE member representative on the Singapore Green Building Council.

Chee Kit holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Electronics) from Nanyang Technological University and a Master of Science (Power Engineering) from National University of Singapore.

He is currently the Senior Director for Cushman & Wakefield for IFM ,Asset Services and Sustainability (Singapore and Southeast Asia).  His career history also includes more than 20 years’ experience in design, planning, operating and maintaining institutional, government and defence facilities and infrastructures, office, residential, commercial and industrial properties.

Chee Kit plays a significant role in providing strategic direction, driving growth margins, overseeing business development and delivering quality outcomes.

He is a Certified Asset Manager (IAM), Fire Safety Engineer (FSM), Singapore Certified Energy Manager (SCEM) and Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE).

Mr. Ong serves as Head of Real Estate for Asia at The Olayan Group. Based in the Group’s Singapore office, Jeff oversees real estate investments, both as a direct investor and as a limited partner in real estate funds, covering the Asia-Pacific region and Australia. Jeff has over 25 years of diverse real estate investment and asset management experience in the region. Prior to joining, Jeff was with AEW Asia for nearly 12 years, overseeing investment in Singapore and Australia. Previously, he also held positions with Asia Equity and ING Real Estate. Jeff has a bachelor’s degree in business from Monash University in Australia.

Mr. Vinamra Srivastava is the Chief Sustainability Officer, of CapitaLand Investment (CLI).

Vinamra oversees the Group Sustainability function globally and is responsible for formulating and integrating the Group’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy, policies and best practices into its business and operations, helping CLI to achieve its sustainability targets, deliver long-term economic value to stakeholders and foster a culture of sustainability across the organization.

Prior to this role, Vinamra was CEO, Business Parks for CapitaLand India since 2018. He oversaw real estate investments, private equity fund management, asset management, development management, leasing & marketing, operations, strategic planning and sustainability strategy for growing CapitaLand’s business parks portfolio in India. Vinamra also led multiple sustainability projects across India, including evaluating investments in developing solar farms, formulating renewable power purchase agreements, installing rooftop solar panels, implementing digital technologies to improve energy and water efficiency, piloting zero-waste solutions and improving health & wellness quotients of the buildings.

He previously headed Group Corporate Strategy & Development for Ascendas-Singbridge between 2015 and 2018. In that role, Vinamra contributed to the successful AscendasSingbridge post-merger integration process, oversaw formulation of the company’s corporate strategy, formed entry strategies into new businesses and geographies, and played a key leadership role to develop the India growth strategy.

Prior to joining CLI, Vinamra was a management consultant having worked with firms like Roland Berger, Arthur D Little, Cisco Systems and BCG. He has diverse experience in the areas of growth strategy, new market entry, infrastructure investments, due-diligence, M&A, and feasibility studies among others. He has led projects in multiple geographies including South-East Asia, India, China, Middle East, Europe, and Africa.

Vinamra holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, and a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from University of Pune.

Josephine Yip is Vice-President, Investments & Asset Management at Ivanhoé Cambridge, the real estate group of CDPQ. She is based in Singapore and works with Ivanhoé Cambridge teams across Asia Pacific to design and execute investment and asset-management strategies.

She has more than 20 years of experience in the real estate industry covering capital raising, investments, asset management and portfolio management across varied sectors and countries in Asia-Pacific.

Before joining CDPQ Real Estate, she was SVP, Portfolio Management at Alpha Investment Partners where she led portfolio management and capital raising activities. She was also formerly VP, Investment Management at GIC, covering Australia, South-east Asia, India and Korea over a 12-year stint. She has a wide-ranging and versatile investment track record and is well-versed in portfolio deals.

Kemmu Kawai joined Longevity Partners Japan in September 2022 as the Country Director. Based in Tokyo, he oversees all operations and activities in Japan, the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. He brings him more than 16 years of experience in finance where he specialised in real estate and credit investments. Before joining Longevity Partners, he served as a Portfolio Manager at Norinchukin Bank and as Investment Manager at Center Point Development.

As the Head of ESG in UEM Edgenta Berhad, Sharifah directs and manages the organisation’s approach to sustainability matters from regulatory compliance to building a solid sustainability culture in Edgenta. She was instrumental in producing a 2-year sustainability roadmap for Edgenta and the creation of an ESG team in Edgenta. Sharifah joined UEM Edgenta in July 2021.

Prior to UEM Edgenta, Sharifah provided investor relation services for corporate and institutional clients in the global real estate markets through Bespoke Globiz, an Asia based consulting and advisory boutique firm, which she founded. In this capacity, she showcased more than USD5 billion worth of commercial, industrial and residential real estate assets to investors in Southeast Asia (SEA). At Bespoke Globiz, Sharifah also partnered with various consulting firms in Malaysia to lead the delivery of transformation and change management strategies for private and public clients in SEA including the African continent. In these projects, she also facilitated various diagnostic workshops attended by senior management team members and top government officials to brainstorm solutions for client’s business and operational problems.

Before Bespoke Globiz, Sharifah was the Head of South East Asia Business Development for Gatehouse Bank Kuala Lumpur Representative Office, which was part of a London based real estate investment bank.

Sharifah trained as an investment banker and has worked at investment banks in Malaysia and the Middle East specialising in the areas of debt capital markets and Islamic finance. During her time at Maybank Investment Bank between 2003 and 2006, she advised the Government of Malaysia in structuring the country’s landmark Residential Mortgage Backed Securitisation (RMBS) transaction. Sharifah also successfully led a team of global advisors in executing the Kingdom of Bahrain’s inaugural RMBS transaction in 2008.

Sharifah is passionate about coaching and nurturing talent. She mentors professionals and also reskills both men and women who are on career breaks to enable them to return to the workspace or become entrepreneurs. Sharifah was awarded a Chevening Scholarship by the British Government in 2010 to pursue a Master in Business Administration degree at Cambridge Judge Business School. She graduated from Cambridge with an MBA in 2011. She also graduated from the International Islamic University, Malaysia in 1998 with a Bachelor of Accounting (Hons) degree. Sharifah is a Chartered Accountant and a Certified Public Accountant.

Ar. Tan Szue Hann, MBA, M. Arch, is an award-winning ESG and sustainable development professional, strategist, and thought leader in Sustainability. He is currently Head of Sustainability and Deputy General Manager, Sustainable Urban Renewal, at Keppel’s Real Estate Division. He has been Director of Sustainability Development and Engineering at Marina Bay Sands, and Chairman of Sustainability, Singapore Institute of Architects. In 2021, with a group of international sustainability leaders, he co-founded IxSA (Innovation x Sustainability Alliance), a non-profit global think tank. He has also been a Board Member of the Singapore Green Building Council, and an invited member of the BCA Green Built-Environment Advisory Committee. He has previously been Managing Director of MINIWIZ, a Temasek-supported circular economy company that turns waste materials into architecture and products, and was Head of Sustainability and Resiliency at Singapore-based global infrastructure consultancy Surbana Jurong from 2013-18.  

Hann obtained an MBA with Distinction from Northumbria University in 2022, with a thesis on strategic management in businesses through ESG. He graduated with M Arch from the National University of Singapore (NUS), with a visiting fellowship to the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2007, and a BA Arch (First Class Honours) in 2006. On graduation, he was awarded the Lee Kuan Yew Medal, Board of Architects Medal, and the ICI Gold Medal. He is a Registered Architect in Singapore, and also an appointed World Cities Summit Young Leader (from 2016), and BCA Built Environment Young Leader (from 2016), both by the Ministry of National Development, Singapore. He has also taught multiple sustainability and architecture courses at local universities NUS and SUTD.  

Hann was also Singapore’s 2015-16 Young Green Architect of the Year, awarded by BCA-SGBC, and a Minister's Award recipient (2017), Singapore. He was elected Chairman of the ARCASIA (Architects Regional Council Asia) Committee for Young Architects (2017-18) and in 2017, was inducted into Generation T, a group of society and community changemakers below the age of 40, as one of Cartier’s 5 Bright Sparks, by Asia Tatler. In 2019, he was inducted into the Prestige 40 Under 40 List, by Prestige Singapore, as one of the leading Changemakers in the nation. He was also awarded the inaugural BCA Young Leader Advocate Award 2019, for his work in sustainability and the built environment.  

Hann's sustainable development portfolio includes the award-winning ParkRoyal on Pickering, the SPACE Asia Hub and the Ogilvy & Mather office with WOHA; the BCA SkyLab, a rotatable test bed for building technologies, which won a Minister’s Award on Singapore’s National Day, 2017. He has also managed the design of an 8000-hectare circular economy master plan north of Bangkok, and an IT campus in Bangalore. He has spoken in numerous international conferences, including the World Cities Summit 2019 in Medellin, Colombia, the UN-organised 2019 Asia Pacific Urban Forum 7 in Penang, COP25 in Madrid in December 2019, and the UN Global Compact Network Summit in 2022.  

Hann’s primary skills are in sustainability solutioning and accreditation, strategic management, ESG integration with corporate policy and best practice, effective team facilitation and management, and the translation of sustainability strategies into real estate value.