Schedule

Come meet ULI’s Young Leaders Group (YLG) for a discussion on home attainability in the region, where the panel will respond to findings from ULI’s Asia Pacific Home Attainability Index 2023 from their perspective.

 

Launched last year, the first edition of the Index provides analyses on housing attainability in 28 cities across the region. Singapore stands out as the only city-state where housing is deemed attainable, thanks to the government’s commitment to provide affordable and quality homes to residents. But overall, for most cities, the ratio of median home price to annual household income renders housing extremely unaffordable.

 

This walking study tour from Tanjong Pagar to Raffles Place will showcase the thought leadership and partnership between government and business community to support Singapore’s evolution as an international business hub with strong social and cultural capital. It features Guoco Tower, 2019 ULI Global Awards for Excellence winner and CapitaSpring, 2023 ULI APAC Awards for Excellence finalist.

 

7.45am      Meet at hotel lobby to board bus

8.30am      Guided tour

11.30am    End of tour and delegates board bus back to hotel  

 

ULI study tours are exclusively open to Summit delegates only. A separate ticket is required and registrations will be treated on a first-come, first-served basis. A link to sign up will be included in your auto-confirmation when you register for the Summit. Delegates who are already registered for the Summit will receive an email notification to sign up for a study tour. Please direct any questions to [email protected].

 

 

Main Host Chintan Raveshia Associate Principal | Markets and Clients Leader – Singapore, Cities Business Leader, Southeast Asia Arup	Cheng Hsing Yao CEO GuocoLand Group	Eliza Choo Director (Urban Design, Central Area East) Urban Redevelopment Authority of Singapore	Chris Chong CEO, Retail & Workspace (Singapore and Malaysia) CapitaLand Investment

 

This study tour will showcase the thought leadership applied to develop Keppel Infrastructure @ Changi, Singapore’s first net positive energy building. It will serve as a mission critical operation nerve centre for four district cooling plants in Singapore, and display its Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) offering. Alongside advanced technologies housed in the building, delegates will also see the vertical greening and biophilic landscaping aimed at reducing urban heat island effect, whilst improving performance of the indoor environment and enhancing health and well-being of occupants.

 

 

Host                Cindy Lim                     CEO         Keppel Infrastructure

 

DBS Newton Green is one of the oldest office buildings to be retrofitted into Singapore’s first net zero development by a bank. It is one of just over 500 net zero commercial buildings globally. DBS deployed new technologies and creative design strategies to reduce energy consumption by as much as 70 per cent and maximised the building’s capacity to generate its own renewable energy. The building has been certified as a Green Mark Platinum Zero Energy development and was also awarded the Singapore Good Design Mark 2022 for Sustainable Design for its exceptional design quality.

 

8.45am      Meet at hotel lobby to board bus

 

 

    

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                  Erwin Chong

Group Head of Corporate Real

Estate Strategy and Administration

                    DBS Bank 

This multi-location study tour will bring delegates to Kampung Admiralty, lyf one-north and Enabling Village to showcase how Singapore is responding to the diverse needs of its community in an inclusive manner. From senior-citizen public housing, to co-living options for young professionals, to a community space dedicated to integrating persons with disabilities in society, this tour features ULI Global Award for Excellence winning developments that thoughtfully integrate different activities suitable for its core occupiers, whilst elevating its connectedness with the surrounding neighbourhood.

 

 

The Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) is the newest Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore and one of the world’s longest driverless rapid transit lines. Expected to serve one million commuters daily in the long term, the line runs along a combined north-south and east-west corridor. This walk-and-ride tour will begin at Great World City Office Tower where delegates will learn how its connectivity with the new TEL has already made an impact on accessibility to nearby residential, business and communal spaces in the neighbourhood, as well as property prices. Delegates will then be able to observe the different profile of commuters across seven stations as they ride the subway along the TEL, passing through two major interchanges at Outram Park and Marina Bay, and ending at Gardens by the Bay.

 

 

 

The real estate industry faces a pivotal moment as we face new norms brought forth by exceptional circumstances over the past few years. With radical disruptions to the built environment, and to the ways we live, work, and play, how do policymakers in our industry embrace the old and new when building (or rebuilding) strong, healthy cities? What are the indispensable approaches that define green and healthy communities? How do placekeeping and placemaking create more value—financially, socially and environmentally? How does digitalisation transform the ways we create places? The Placemaking Forum will bring together all stakeholders – policymakers, investors, developers, architects, and urban designers – to share insights and explore new and workable solutions for holding and revitalising the social fibre of communities for generations to come.

 

 

Edwin Loo, Associate Director, Cistri 

Moderator: Tiffany Lau, Founder and Principal, A P A R T Companies 

Panelists:

David Buffonge, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Lead8 

Jason Chen, Director, Place Management, Urban Redevelopment Authority 

Quaiser Parvez, Chief Executive Officer, Nucleus Office Parks 

Ray Lawler, Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific, Hines

 

 

Moderator: Teri Tsang, Director, Hong Kong Studio Lead, Benoy 

Panelists:

Albert Chan, Director of Development Planning and Design and Chief Sustainability Officer, Shui On Land 

Dr Emi Kiyota, Deputy Executive Director, Centre for Population Health & Associate Professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore

Seah Chee Huang, Chief Executive Officer, DP Architects 

Edwin Loo, Associate Director, Cistri 

 

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2023 opened with mixed signals and uncertainty about global capital markets - are the interest rate hikes stopping as inflation subsides? How are geopolitical tensions globally affecting institutional investors' allocation to real estate, especially across Asia? Will this be a year of tremendous opportunities as real estate markets are potentially set to correct? And what is the latest forecast on key economic indicators in major markets that can affect investment decisions? We will be exploring those questions and more at the Capital Markets Forum.

 

 

Sue Ann Lim, Business Development Director, Apex Fund Services  

 

David Faulkner, President, ULI Asia Pacific

Jon Tanaka, Senior Managing Director and Japan Country Head, Hines

 

The ULI APAC Economic Indicators Forecast is a flagship bi-annual publication summarising the macro and real estate indicators from a survey of industry practitioners and covers six markets - Singapore, Hong Kong, Sydney, Seoul, Shanghai, and Tokyo. How have forecasts changed from six months earlier – and why? What signals should we be watching out for looking ahead? 

Pamela Ambler, Head of Investor Intelligence & Strategy, Capital Markets, Asia Pacific, JLL 

 

What is the current appetite of Global and Asian LPs in investing in real estate across Asia Pacific? What are the challenges and where are the most interesting opportunities? And what structures do LPs prefer to utilise in the uncertain economic climate?  

Moderator: Jon Tanaka, Senior Managing Director and Japan Country Head, Hines

Panelists:

Jun Ando, Managing Director - Investments, Asia Pacific, Cadillac Fairview

Joe Chien, Managing Director, Regional Head Private Real Estate Asia, Partners Group

Sangwook Kang, Director Real Estate Group, Korea Investment Corporation Singapore Office 

 

How do the current macro and geopolitical headwinds affect investors' decision making and strategy in the near, medium and long terms? How does the de-globalisation trend affect the markets in APAC? And what are the most important trends to watch for 2023? 

Martin Siah, Singapore Country Head, Head of South East Asia Global Corporate and Investment Banking and Co-Head of Asia Pacific Real Estate, Gaming and Leisure, BofA 

 

Under the looming potential banking crisis coupled with rising interest rates, real estate investors had to rethink their debt financing strategies and change underwriting of their future and existing transactions. What does the future hold for the debt markets in Asia? Are the debt funds finally having a renaissance and where are the opportunities for lenders and for borrowers alike?  

Moderator: Joyce Lo, Director, Private Capital Advisory Group, and Asia Pacific Real Estate Specialist, Lazard Asia 

Panelists:

Patrick Boocock, Chief Executive Officer, Private Equity Alternative Assets, Real Assets, CapitaLand Investment

Paul Brindley, Head of Debt Advisory, Asia Pacific, JLL

Rohan Sikri, Senior Partner, The Xander Group, Inc.

 

Stuart Crow, CEO Capital Markets APAC, JLL

 

 

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Opportunities in Emerging Markets in Southeast Asia  

 

The Investment Forum will examine topical issues in Southeast Asian emerging markets. One panel will look at how evolving economic or political forces are driving the regeneration of inner city parts of Jakarta, Manila, and Ho Chi Minh City. Another will explore how the migration of China-based manufacturing capacity into regional emerging markets is creating investment opportunities, particularly in the development of new industrial and logistics facilities.

 

Tan Yi-xun, Vice President, Asset Management, CapitaLand Investment

 

Moderator: Frederico Ramos, Principal, Aedas

Panelists:

Dzung Do Nguyen, Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer, enCity

Tiyok Prasetyoadi, Founding Partner and Managing Director, PDW Architects 

Sylvester Wong, Asia Head of ESG Services and Philippines Country Executive, AECOM

 

Moderator: Adam Fowler, Expert Advisor, Boston Consulting Group 

Panelists:

Brian Chinappi, Partner, Head of Real Estate, Actis

Patricia Goh, Managing Director - Southeast Asia, CapitaLand Investment 

Eric Manuel, Director, ARCH Capital Management Co Ltd

Vo Sy Nhan, Co-founder & Principal Partner, Gaw NP Capital & Chief Executive Officer, Empire City

 

Tan Yi-xun, Assistant Vice President, Investment & Portfolio Management, CapitaLand 

Key stakeholders from various local councils will attend an in-person workshop of the UrbanPlan programme, where they will experience this global educational initiative and discuss how to scale up the programme for impact.

 

Please contact [email protected] and [email protected] to learn more about the programme. 

A former school building has been transformed into an integrated space comprising a childcare centre, a nursing home and dialysis centre, and an urban farm. This was a collaborative effort between the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) and relevant agencies—including Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA), Singapore Food Agency (SFA), and Ministry of Health (MOH)—to parcellate and integrate the various facilities within a single site, to cater to the needs of the community living in the area. The co-locating of these synergistic uses allows for the curation of inter-generational programmes to encourage interaction and participation amongst the different groups.

 

 

ULI study tours are exclusively open to Summit delegates only. A separate ticket is required and registrations will be treated on a first-come, first-served basis. A link to sign up will be included in your auto-confirmation when you register for the Summit. Delegates who are already registered for the Summit will receive an email notification to sign up for a study tour. Please direct any questions to [email protected].

 

Host                 Colin Low            Chief Executive                      SLA

 

 

The Infrastructure Forum will explore best practice approaches to decarbonisation, both for Asia's energy-generation industries and for infrastructure across the built environment. This multi-event afternoon session will feature global leaders in infrastructure and energy-transition investment, together with case study presentations that look at real world examples of clean energy strategies in action, focusing also on sustainability, transport-oriented development, and digitalisation.

 

 

Kristie Wong, Associate Director, Greengate Advisors

 

Dr Seek Ngee Huat, Chairman of the NUS Institute of Real Estate and Urban Studies

 

Connor Teskey, President of Brookfield Asset Management, and CEO of Brookfield Renewable Power & Transition

 

Daniel Cheng, Managing Director, Renewable Power & Transition, Brookfield 

 

3:30pm  Afternoon refreshments

 

Moderator: Brad Dockser, Chief Executive Officer, GreenGen

Panelists:

Eli Konvitz, adj. Associate Professor, University of Hong Kong 

Helen Leung, Regional Business Line Leader, Transportation, Asia, AECOM 

Chintan Raveshia, Cities Business Leader, Southeast Asia, Head of Centre for Climate Action in Cities, Arup

 

Moderator: Kate Drews, Director - Urban & Energy, ANZ, SMEC

Panelists:

Connor Teskey, President of Brookfield Asset Management, and CEO of Brookfield Renewable Power & Transition

Ang Eng Seng, Chief Investment Officer, Infrastructure, GIC

 

Kristie Wong, Associate Director, Greengate Advisors  

 

 

 

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Join the ULI Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) for its annual forum at the 2023 ULI Asia Pacific Summit and share insights around the mindset and actions needed to ensure that the intangible value of the community’s affection for a building is not lost nor sacrificed for smarter, greener, fit-for-purpose assets. 

 

As a tangible case-in-point, delegates are welcome to view the newly launched The Great Room South Bridge, housed in the conserved Eu Yan Sang heritage building within the Telok Ayer conservation area. The building was built in 1910 and housed the first traditional Chinese medicine Eu Yan Sang outlet in Singapore. The building was designed by Alfred Bidwell who was also the architect behind Raffles Hotel and Victoria Memorial Hall.

 

Speakers will share their perspectives about this landmark building being conserved and readapted into a coworking/flexible space, and the challenges they had to overcome to elevate it to meet Green Mark Platinum certification. The programme will include a guided tour of the property and light networking on its rooftop with a view of the entire Chinatown district.

 

 

5:00pm   Registration

 

 

 

 

 

Ms. Indranee Rajah will share how events over the past few years have impacted some of the city’s initiatives, as well as challenges faced by all urban areas, including climate change and resource constraints. How is Singapore positioning itself in light of these challenges and what plans are in place to overcome them?

 

As a small nation striving for excellence in this rapidly changing environment and with Singapore’s positioning on the global stage, we will also hear how Singapore is building a city of the future through its Long-Term Plan Review.

Events in the past few years have made it difficult to tell what’s coming around the corner. The economy continues to wobble, with recovery marred by disruption, geopolitical pressures, a cost-of-living crisis, and accelerating climate impact. As we head into the year’s second half, can we be optimistic of clearer skies amidst continued volatility?

 

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Asia Pacific will add another 4 billion city dwellers over the next 50 years. By 2100 there will be 10 billion people living in c 10,000 cities across our planet and 70% of them will be in Asia Pacific. We will need more city. With rapidly growing populations in cities, we need to know where to regenerate, where to expand, and when to create new cities. We must not chase numbers, we need cities that are low carbon, high amenity, productive, smart, and inclusive. We focus on best practice which have implemented strategies to respond to growth for housing demand and infrastructure, meeting the future needs of planet, cities, and people. What are their blueprints for urban development and low carbon liveability over the next 30 years?

 

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Real estate CEOs are facing an urgent need for transformation. Volatile markets, changes in global political and economic policies, the tech revolution, industry’s impact on climate change, how to attract the best talents amongst a culture of engagement, diversity and inclusivity, and dealing with new realities post covid are hefty, but opportunistic, challenges. We hear from game-changing industry leaders on how they fully embrace these opportunities. How are they incorporating digitalisation and innovation into their business strategies so that they can navigate with agility and foresight?

Widely recognised as one of the real estate industry's most prestigious competitions, this year’s winners represent the highest standards of development practice in the region’s private, public, and non-profit sectors.

 

Meet the outstanding winners of the 2023 ULI Asia Pacific Awards for Excellence and celebrate their exemplary work which will inspire our industry.

We welcome two outstanding next-gen leaders who share their aspirations on tackling world issues from their own perspectives. See the impact of their actions and how they foster a culture of innovation and drive in their communities as they pursue their passion for a better future. These young leaders are not trying to change the world. They are.

 

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The world is urbanising at an unprecedented rate, with the UN projecting that 68% of the world’s population will be living in urban areas by 2050. As cities continue to generate solutions to the climate crisis, there are lessons to be learned. Hear from this panel of leading industry professionals on how innovative nature based solutions has not only lowered environmental risks, but how it has also enhanced the attractiveness and value of properties. How can green infrastructure solutions be implemented to deliver more sustainable and liveable communities?

 

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Widely recognised as one of the real estate industry's most prestigious competitions, this year’s winners represent the highest standards of development practice in the region’s private, public, and non-profit sectors.

 

Meet the outstanding winners of the 2023 ULI Asia Pacific Awards for Excellence and celebrate their exemplary work which will inspire our industry.

How should we view Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its impact on the built environment? Like all technological advances, it will change many aspects of our lives forever. What will the future of office look like? Our homes? Our cities? As industry leaders, it is on us to look ahead at future trends in real estate.

 

 

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With land reclamation works starting only in the 1970s, the transformation of the area has been nothing short of a miracle. While you may be standing on dry land while visiting Marina Bay in the present, the district is just one of many areas created by Singapore’s extensive land reclamation efforts. Marina Bay itself is a freshwater reservoir that supplies Singapore with some of its drinking water. Marina Barrage, separating the bay from the ocean, was completed in 2008. Today, the bay is an upscale area of skyscrapers, posh hotels and luxury malls. It is known for the towering Singapore Flyer observation wheel and the flower conservatories and colourful Supertrees of Gardens by the Bay. Performances and cutting-edge art exhibitions are put on at the futuristic Esplanade Theatre.

 

Blake Olafson, Asia Capital Real Estate's Managing Partner, and Leong Teng Wui, The Ascott Limited's Chief Development Officer and Head of Projects and Technical Services at Capitaland’s Project Development Group, will lead two groups on a jog and walk around the bustling Bay area at sunrise, as delegates soak in the sights at the waterfront of a city that never sleeps.

 

6:45am  Meet at hotel lobby. Teng Wui leads walkers and Blake leads runners.

7:00am  Groups depart from hotel on respective routes

8:00am  Groups return to hotel and disperse

The Infrastructure Forum brings together global leaders in infrastructure, land use, real estate, capital market, finance, economics, investment, legal, property management, market analysis, strategy management, sustainability, planning, urban design, architecture, landscape architecture, transportation, engineering and other professionals from public, private and non-profit sectors to examine the most pressing infrastructure, land use and real estate decisions of the 21st?century. Join the ULI Fall Meeting Infrastructure Forum for the next installment in our series on the critical impact of Building 15-minute Communities.

 

This Forum will delve into the implementation of these vibrant neighborhoods and highlight ULI Leaders’ influential role in expediting the creation of walkable, lower-carbon, healthier, and more desirable urban areas. Lunch will be provided.