Why Asia will leapfrog innovation in Real Estate
Innovation across the real estate industry has been accelerated as a result of the pandemic – touchless environments, work from anywhere, the reinvention of space and place. In some parts of Asia, partly enabled by government policy, deployment and adoption of building technology alongside customer experience changes has happened at scale.
As a result, many parts of Asia are already operating in new hybrid work, live, shop environments.
Join this discussion to hear the industry trends in the region, the panel perspective on why Asia will lead innovation from here and your chance to connect with peers to compare notes on what's worked for your business and what you'll drive forward into 2021.
TIME: 16:00 - 17:15
FORMAT: Zoom
MODERATOR:
CAROLINE BURNS
MANAGING DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER OF WORKPLACE REVOLUTION
https://workplacerevolution.org/
Caroline partners with global Clients to envision business and workforce scenarios in the digital age and identify and optimise opportunities to transform people’s experience of work+place. Her doctoral research into the relationship between business outcomes, company resources and head offices underscored the importance of avoiding a "one size fits all approach" to solving Client problems; she believes organisations are ecosystems and the impact of seemingly small changes can vary widely from one organisation to another.
Having over 25 years business leadership experience across Asia Pacific, Caroline’s strategic perspective is valued by Clients, colleagues, and young industry leaders who she enjoys coaching and learning from.
Caroline is a regular source for media interviews and events and writes regularly on issues related to the future of work and workplace.
Caroline brings this leadership experience, reputation, deep industry knowledge and passion to her role as Managing Director and Founder of Workplace Revolution, whose purpose is to help organisations recognise that an intelligently created workplace is a powerful business tool for supporting employee engagement, productivity and effectiveness. This outcome is rarely due to luck; it results from business-centric strategic thinking, challenging assumptions and learning by doing.
PANELLISTS:
TRICIA SONG
DIRECTOR AND HEAD OF RESEARCH AT COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL SINGAPORE
https://www2.colliers.com/en-sg
Tricia Song is a Director and the Head of Research at Colliers International Singapore. Ms Song brings with her more than 17 years of experience in real estate equity research and capital markets in Singapore and ASEAN. Before Colliers, she was the lead analyst for the Singapore Real Estate and REITs sector at Equity research at Barclays Bank PLC and before that at Credit Suisse, HSBC, CIMB-GK, and UOB KayHian. She was the lead analyst on various IPO pre-deals such as Ananda Development, iREIT Global and CapitaMalls Asia.
She also has prior experience in private equity, working on M&A deals in Asia Pacific at Newbridge Capital. Ms Song graduated with a Bachelor of Business Studies (Honours) degree from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
CHARLES REED ANDERSON
FOUNDER OF CHARLES REED ANDERSON & ASSOCIATES
https://charlesreedanderson.com/
Charles Reed Anderson is one of Asia’s leading technology industry innovators and thought leaders. His in-depth knowledge of emerging technologies, combined with his understanding of
the market demand, provides him with a unique ability to separate industry hype from reality.
His pragmatic, vendor-agnostic approach makes him a valued advisor to influential decision makers across the technology ecosystem. On the supply side, vendors engage Charles to source innovation, identify strategic partnerships, develop their value proposition and create go-to-market strategies. On the demand side, Charles is sought out by enterprise customers and governments to demystify industry hype, evaluate vendor capabilities and identify use cases that deliver tangible business value.
MICHAEL SMITH
REGIONAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, EUROPE AND USA AT MAPLETREE
https://www.mapletree.com.sg/
Mr Smith, as Regional Chief Executive Officer of Europe and USA, is responsible for new and existing businesses in Europe and the United States (excluding Group Lodging). He is also a Non-Executive Director of Mapletree Industrial Trust Management Ltd and a member of the Singapore Stock Exchange Disciplinary Committee.
Prior to joining Mapletree, Mr Smith was a partner at Goldman Sachs, heading the South East Asia investment banking business as well as the bank’s Asia-Pacific (ex Japan) real estate business. As one of the pioneers of the Asian REIT industry, Mr Smith has been involved in numerous initial public offerings of REITs, including the four Mapletree REITs - namely Mapletree Logistics Trust, Mapletree Industrial Trust, Mapletree Commercial Trust and Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust - sponsored by the Group on the Singapore Exchange Limited. He was also involved in various significant transactions undertaken by the Group including the acquisition of Festival Walk in Hong Kong SAR, Gateway Plaza in Beijing, as well as in the collaboration with Oakwood in 2014.
Mr Smith has over 25 years of investment banking experience and prior to Goldman Sachs, Mr Smith was the head of Asia (ex Japan) Real Estate Investment Banking of UBS from 2000 to 2006
BRANDON AITKEN
REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO STRATEGY LEAD - APAC AT NOVARTIS
Brandon Aitken is the Real Estate Portfolio Strategy Lead at Novartis for APAC, China & Japan. In this role, he is responsible for transaction, workplace and occupancy strategy for the region including the role out of the latest Novartis workplace standards and associated change management programs.
Brandon has been with Novartis for 2 years where he previously held the role of Real Estate Management Lead, AMEA. Prior to Novartis, he worked for Cushman & Wakefield in both Toronto, Canada and Singapore.
This webinar is co-organised by CoreNet Global Singapore Chapter & the British Chamber of Commerce Singapore.