APREA Australia Conference

Piper Dedrick is an Associate Director in JLL’s Capital Markets business focusing on Institutional Investments in the Melbourne Office sector. Piper's real estate career has spanned over several years and several countries, during which she has gained extensive experience in investment, capital markets and ESG. Piper has previously worked in London and Stockholm, having returned to Australia in 2022 with JLL.

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.

Mr Lim has extensive experience in the investment management and real estate sectors. From 1986 to 1995, he was with Jones Lang Wootton in Sydney, where his last held position was Research Director. He joined Suncorp Investments, Brisbane, Australia and worked as the Portfolio Manager of Property Funds from 1995 to 1997. From 1997 to 2008, he was with the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, where his last held position was Regional Manager.

From 2008 to 2011, Mr Lim was a Managing Director of GIC Real Estate. His responsibilities included being the Regional Head of Property Investment for Australia, Japan and Southeast Asia and the Global Head of the Corporate Investments Group that invests in public REITs and property companies.

Mr. Lim is currently the Chairman of Cromwell European REIT, the only Pan- European REIT listed on Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited ("SGX- ST”). He also sits on the board of General Property Trust Group and Sunway Berhad. Mr Lim sat on the board of Global Logistic Properties Limited, before it was delisted in2018.

Ms. Safdar is an Associate Director in AEW Research (Asia Pacific) where she supports both the Direct and Indirect Investment teams in the region. She is a member of the firm’s Global Securities Allocation Committee. She has over ten years of real estate experience which she relies on to provide top-down research and strategy support for all new and existing property investments. Ms. Safdar joined AEW in 2018 from Cambridge Associates, where she conducted fund manager research and due diligence projects across Asia Pacific’s real estate and infrastructure managers. Prior to that, she also held a research position at DTZ in Singapore. Ms. Safdar is a graduate of the National University of Singapore (B.Sc).

Phil has over 20 years of development and investment management experience in the real estate sector throughout the Asia Pacific region.

As the CEO of ESR in Australia, Phil is responsible for the execution of strategy, governance, management of wholesale capital relationships and the delivery of financial and operational performance across the business.

Phil has established the ESR business in Australia through the acquisition of Commercial and Industrial Property (CIP) in July 2017 , Propertylink Group in May 2019 and the Milestone Portfolio in June 2021. Through combining CIP’s proven development expertise with Propertylink’s leading asset and investment management capability along increased scale which comes with the Milestone portfolio, Phil has established a leading industrial and logistics real estate platform in the Australian market.

Formerly he was an Executive Director and the Managing Director, Greater China for Goodman Group where he was responsible for US$5 billion of assets across Hong Kong and China, having established Goodman’s business in the China market.

Prior to Goodman, Phil held various roles at AMP Capital across valuation, asset management and funds management. He was a sitting member on the Board of Goodman Group from 2013 to 2016.

Phil holds a Bachelor of Commerce, Land Economy from Western Sydney University and is currently a Non-Executive Director of Singapore listed ESR REIT.

Wissam is a corporate M&A partner with a specialist focus on the real estate industry, acting for both domestic and international clients. In particular, the establishment of incorporated and unincorporated joint ventures, consortia, capital partnerships and wholesale funds with a real asset focused investment mandate as well as on the acquisition, disposal and restructuring of real assets.

Angela is the Fund Manager for Mirvac’s recently established $1.8bn LIV BTR Venture.  She is responsible for the strategy, growth, operations, and financial performance of the Venture. Angela also leads the broader Mirvac BTR community of practice, harnessing the talent, capability, and deep experience across Mirvac to propel our market leading role in this exciting, emerging sector.

Angela been with Mirvac for 10 years, having previously held roles in Capital Transactions and New Business, Retail Strategy, Operations and Analytics.

Jeremy has over 16 years’ industry experience, with extensive equity and debt deal structuring expertise. He joined Qualitas in 2013 and in his role as Head of Origination for NSW/ACT, Jeremy leads the Sydney based team and is responsible for transaction origination and the relationship management of our key investors in these markets.

Prior to joining Qualitas Jeremy was with Balmain Corporation for over five years with a focus on the origination, analysis and execution of real estate transactions.

Michael has extensive experience developing and implementing strategy, policy and regulatory reform in planning and infrastructure, creating tangible benefits for communities. He works with clients to understand their needs to deliver innovative, high impact interventions that are fit for purpose.

Michael has over 20 years of experience in planning, housing and infrastructure systems working in both the government and private sectors. His unique mix of skills and experience guide his work across all levels of government and industry to develop tangible benefits for people in place.

Michael is ambitious in his desire to make positive change. He has pioneered data-driven approaches to planning and furthered digital transformation for better user experience and more adaptive and responsive plans. He harnesses his deep network to collect and validate information developing partnerships that can support our clients’ ambitions.

Michael is an expert reviewer for Infrastructure NSW and is Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at UNSW, lecturing students through the Cities Futures Centre. He contributes to planning and infrastructure through his role as an elected official of the Planning Institute of Australia. Michael regularly participates in the leadership committees of the Property Council of Australia and the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA).

Michael is a keen gardener and passionate about caring for country and learning from the traditional owners of this land.

Von is the Executive General Manager of Development at Ingenia and is responsible for the Group’s growing development business.  With over 17 years’ experience in the property and construction industry, she has worked in leadership roles across a number of landmark developments and was previously Executive Head of Development at Lifestyle Communities, another listed Land Lease developer and operator.  

Driven by innovation and thinking outside the box, Von has been a big contributor to the evolution of the land lease sector, a space she is truly passionate about. Von is a long-term contributor to Industry Associations with a focus on diversity and growing the future talent pool.  She is a well-regarded leader and is the recipient of a Chief Executive Women Scholarship and is nearing completion of her Masters of Applied Finance at UNSW.

Mr Ho co-heads the AEW Asia Pacific Real Estate Securities team. Mr Ho serves as Portfolio manager with responsibility for the construction of the Asia Pacific component of AEW’s global property securities portfolios. He also serves as a member of the Global Securities allocation committee. He has been based in AEW’s Singapore office since 2013 and will look to relocate to Australia in 2024. Prior to joining AEW, Mr Ho worked at Deutsche Asset Management (DWS) for over 8 years, as lead analyst and Assistant Portfolio manager on Australian listed real estate stocks. Prior to joining DWS he held positions with UBS and JPMorgan. Mr Ho holds Bachelor’s degrees from the University of Technology in Sydney and the University of Humberside in Hull, England, and has a graduate diploma in Applied Finance from the Financial Services Institute of Australasia.

The Future Fund is Australia's sovereign wealth fund. Our purpose is to invest for the benefit of future generations of Australians.

We were established in 2006 to strengthen the Commonwealth's long-term financial position, and today we are the Australian Government’s largest financial asset.

The Future Fund stands at $211.9bn as at 31 December 2023, reflecting a return of 8.2% pa over the last 10 years against a target of 6.8% pa.

Investment returns have added over $151bn to the $60.5bn originally contributed by Government after the Fund was set up in 2006.

Alongside the Future Fund we also have responsibility for managing six other public asset funds collectively valued at just over $60bn: the Medical Research Future Fund; the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund; the Future Drought Fund; the Emergency Response Fund, the Housing Australia Future Fund and the DisabilityCare Australia Fund.

Altogether, we manage over $255bn on behalf of the Australian Government.

Our purpose has never been more important than it is today. The value we add to the funds we manage strengthens the Australian Government’s long-term financial position, supports medical research, assists Indigenous Australians, supports drought resilience and communities impacted by natural disaster, supports acute, social and affordable housing needs, and helps fund Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Further information about our organisation and the funds we manage is available at www.futurefund.gov.au.

Pretar Harris is Senior Vice President in Brookfield’s Real Estate Group in Australia. In this role, Ms. Harris is responsible for the sourcing, underwriting and execution of build-to-rent opportunities.

Prior to joining Brookfield in September 2021, Ms. Harris held a number of roles in real estate and investment banking at QIC, ALDAR Properties PJSC, Al Wa’ab City W.L.L., International Capital Trading, Lendlease, Goldman Sachs and White Birch Consulting. Ms. Harris has experience on transactions across Australia, Asia, Europe, North America and the Middle East.

Ms. Harris holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in architecture from the University of Queensland and is a member of the Australian Chamber of Commerce.

Rodney Fung joined Ivanhoé Cambridge in 2016 and is Vice President, Portfolio and Asset Management, Asia- Pacific. He is responsible for the strategic relationship across the venture investments with a focus on the South-East Asia (SEA) and Australia.

Prior to joining Ivanhoé Cambridge, Rodney was an Associate Director at Goodman Group responsible for the Goodman Hong Kong Logistics Fund and Goodman SEA venture. He also held positions in China private equity real estate including at Macquarie Group in various fund management roles in Sydney and Hong Kong, covering unlisted and listed investments across multiple sectors in Australia, North America and Asia.

Rodney is a Chartered Accountant in Australia with a Bachelor of Commerce and Master of International Finance.

Yuzo has been at Mitsubishi Estate for almost 20 years working across several key international markets including the US, Singapore and Australia, as well as Japan.

Yuzo has been the Head of Australia for Mitsubishi Estate Asia for the past several years, where he has been responsible for significantly growing and diversifying Mitsubishi Estate’s investing platform across both traditional office, apartments, master planned communities sectors, along with the emerging living sectors of build-to-rent and land lease communities.  The combined end value of Mitsubishi Estate’s investments in Australia is more than $12 billion.

During his time in Australia, Yuzo has initiated and led Mitsubishi Estate Asia’s partnerships with best-in-class groups including Lendlease, Mirvac, Stockland, Investa and PERIFA.

Thomas joined Citco in August 2021 and has over 17 years of experience in accounting and finance roles, leading best practice finance functions for a broad range of real asset funds management operations in Australia and the US.

Prior to joining Citco, Thomas worked at Brookfield Asset Management where he was a Director in the Australian Real Estate funds management business. Prior to Brookfield, Thomas held various senior finance positions including Financial Controller at Crestone Wealth Management Australia, and as Associate Director at New Forests' US timberland investment management organisation.

Thomas received a Bachelor of Business from the University of Technology, Sydney. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, and a Certified Public Accountant (State of Illinois).

Matthew Kandelaars is Group Executive, Policy and Advocacy with the Property Council of Australia. He is the chief advocate for the Australian residential development sector and the architect and steward of the Property Council’s pipeline of advocacy and thought leadership.

Matthew is an accomplished advocate, business executive and strategic adviser. He is a champion for the property industry, having served in separate roles with the Property Council and as the CEO of another industry association, and brings a pedigree of strong member engagement and advocacy that delivers positive policy change, in the traditions of the Property Council.

Having held senior political roles, Matthew enjoys strong and trusted relationships and an excellent knowledge of the political process.