The Future of Office virtual roadshow - Joint Event with CBRE

Sigrid is the Chief Executive Officer of Asia Pacific Real Assets Association (APREA). Based in Singapore, she is responsible for overseeing the strategic direction, initiatives and operations of the association across Asia Pacific. Under her leadership, APREA repositioned to an industry trade group focusing on real estate and infrastructure.

Sigrid joined APREA’s executive team in January 2019.

Prior to APREA, she served as Managing Director of Asia Pacific Research and Advisory Services of Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) from 2010 through 2018, where she was responsible for research, thought leadership, strategy formulation and client management.  Before relocating to Singapore, she was based in Washington, D.C. and led C&W’s U.S. research group in the Mid-Atlantic region, overseeing all aspects of market research activities in the Washington, DC; Virginia; Suburban Maryland, Baltimore; and Philadelphia areas. Prior to joining C&W, Sigrid served as a Senior Economist for the National Association of Realtors (NAR). In that position, she developed NAR’s office, warehouse, retail, multi-family housing, and international research programs.

A recognized expert in global economic, public policy and real estate issues, Sigrid is a frequent speaker at industry events.  Her commentary on commercial and residential real estate markets is also regularly featured in a wide array of global publications, including the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Bloomberg, New York Times and Reuters. Additionally, she has made several television appearances on financial networks and radio such as CNBC, Bloomberg, CNN, National Public Radio and Channel News Asia.

Sigrid holds a Master of Business Administration from Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management and a Master’s degree in Economics from Pennsylvania State University. She is a member of several civic groups including the Rotary Club of Raffles City in Singapore, where she has served in various leadership positions, and serves in the Executive Committee of the Crohn’s & Colitis Society of Singapore.

Dr. Henry Chin leads CBRE’s investor thought leadership across all regions and oversees all research activity in Asia Pacific. After joining CBRE in 2014, Henry was promoted to CBRE’s Asia Pacific Strategic Group, the board which oversees CBRE’s strategic direction in the region, in 2016. From 2019-2020 he also served as Head of Research, EMEA.

Henry has 20 years of research experience in the Asia Pacific and Global real estate markets. He holds a BA in Land Economic and Administration from National Taipei University (Taiwan); an MSc in Real Estate from the University of Reading (UK) and a PhD in Real Estate Investment from Oxford Brookes University (UK). He is a visiting professor at Oxford Brookes University (UK) and an assistant professor at National Taipei University (Taiwan).

Henry is also a member of the Society of Property Researchers (SPR), Investment Property Forum (IPF), Urban Land Institute (ULI), Asian Public Real Estate Association (APREA), Asia Non-listed Real Estate Vehicles (ANREV), International Council of Shopping Centres (ICSC), SFC Hong Kong, HKSI and UKSIP. He was served as a chairman of ANREV’s research committee from 2011 to 2014. He holds an Investment Management Certificate (IMC) in the UK.

As Regional Managing Director and Head of CBRE’s Advisory & Transaction services business in Asia Pacific, Manish oversees a team of 2,000+ professionals across 15 cities and 80 offices in the region. Leading in a corporate real estate space with evolving dynamics and greater digital embedment, Manish deploys strategic recruiting, M&A initiatives and corporate investment as growth strategies to impact our clients and professionals.

With a growing focus on agility in real estate, Manish also serves as CBRE’s Global Head of Advisory & Transaction Services - Agile, In this role, he leads and leverages a global network of top advisory talent to present agile solutions across a wide spectrum of clients including occupiers, operators and investors. From coworking and flexible space to optimized portfolios, Manish collaborates with leaders overseeing other aspects of the company’s Agile strategy including Project Management, Host and Hana to provide enterprise-wide solutions for our clients.

In developing a global Agile real estate ecosystem, Manish is working closely with CBRE’s Digital and Technology leadership to develop digital solutions for our clients globally.

Manish has been with CBRE for over 20 years and is an integral member of the regional and global leadership communities.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Ritesh is a dynamic and high-performing real estate professional with more than two decades of corporate real estate experience with both service providers and developers. Ritesh has led teams across India and collaborated across multiple geographies and real estate markets globally, sharing his expertise and knowledge for the benefit of his occupier clients and organizations he served.

As a Senior Vice President & Head, Commercial Leasing and Asset Management, Ritesh is responsible for leasing and managing the commercial assets of TATA Realty across the country. Besides maximizing the operating performance of the company’s commercial portfolio, Ritesh is the brain behind sales/leasing innovations, strategic business development, and the profitability of the company as determined by the company's strategic goals.

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Ritesh is a ‘Man Manager’ par excellence a, ‘Institutional Builder’ and a leader in the Indian real estate market who enjoys deep and strategic relationships with both fortune 500 occupiers and International Property Consulting firms across most markets in India, regionally within APAC and globally.

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

In previous roles, Ritesh was the Managing Director with Cushman & Wakefield running their Transaction business for India and thereafter, all business/s for South India. Ritesh was credited in nurturing and growing the transaction business over the years and tripling the top line in under 5 years.

After close to 14 years with C&W, Ritesh joined Colliers International as a Sr. Executive Director and was running their Integrated Occupier Platform for India with the intent to increase revenue, profitability and market share across all occupier business. Ritesh was also responsible to lead and grow the firms P&L across South India as a Managing Director.

Under Ritesh’s leadership, the transaction and occupier business doubled in year, key leadership roles were closed and some of the largest/most sought after occupier transactions successfully completed.

Before moving to International property consulting firms, Ritesh’s other industry experience were with DLF Limited as part of their marketing and commercial leasing teams, The Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) setting up, IndiaLink, the nerve centre/nucleus of all Indo-Australian trade and with Holzmann Videocon Engineers Limited (Indian JV of Philipp Holzmann, a global EPC giant)

Tom Spicer oversees the leasing and management of Swire Properties’ office portfolios in the Chinese Mainland. He joined Swire Properties in 2007. With 20 years of experience in real estate, Tom has worked in London, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing. A Chartered Surveyor, he is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Neil Anderson has more than 25 years’ experience in the real estate industry, and has worked in Hong Kong for nearly two decades. 

He has been a Director and Head of Office Space at Hongkong Land since 2010. Neil is responsible for all the office leasing activity within the Company’s premier Central Hong Kong Portfolio, which includes 12 buildings in the heart of the Central business district. He oversees more than 4.12 million square feet of office space, leased to some of the world’s leading financial institutions, legal and professional services firms, among others. 

Neil joined the company in 2006 from London, where he worked for Nelson Bakewell, as a divisional director, and has also worked at major global real estate services firm Jones Land Lasalle (JLL). Neil started his career working for Cluttons in the UK. 

Neil was educated in the UK and has attended Harvard Business School, and is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in the UK.