ULI Talks: Feeding Two Birds with One Seed – Investing in Living Assets for Sustainable Returns and Increased Housing Supply
5月28火曜日
11:30 — 12:30 (GMT+09:00) Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo
Tokyo Midtown Conference, Midtown Tower 4F, Room 7
Harness the insights of the 2024 ULI Asia Pacific Home Attainability Index, which highlights the growing significance of rental housing in addressing critical housing demands. Moreover, with evolving demographic and socio-economic shifts, various types of living assets, including student housing, senior housing, co-living, and built-to-rent properties, have gained traction among investors for their sustainable returns. Explore the power of these alternative investments, which offer a dual solution of sustainable returns and increased housing attainability. Uncover strategic investment opportunities and key drivers to capitalise on these evolving trends and make a lasting impact in the real estate market.
Speakers
Moderator
Moderator
Vice-Chair Expert in Sustainable Urban Development
Eli Konvitz is an expert in sustainability and urban development with experience on five continents. He consults on urban development projects, policy, strategy and innovation, adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Hong Kong, and Vice-Chair of ULI Hong Kong. Previously Eli was Director of Atkins' Planning and Urban Design practice in South East Asia and Net Zero leader for Asia; Asia Practice Lead for…
Panelist
Panelist
Founder and Managing Partner ACRE
Blake Olafson is a Founding Partner of ACRE and has spent 28 years in the real estate industry covering all aspects of the direct investment process including origination, underwriting, risk control, and creation of unique deal structures and exits. Mr. Olafson is responsible for the expansion of ACRE’s platform in southeast Asia and oversees ACRE’s flagship developments in Thailand and Indonesia. Prior to ACRE, he…
Panelist
Panelist
Head of Private Equity Investment, Lodging The Ascott Limited
Tan Chun Meng has over 17 years of real estate experience covering investment, asset management, financing, private equity and hospitality. He is responsible for investment and management of assets for Ascott Serviced Residence Global Fund (ASRGF), a US$600 million serviced residence joint-venture fund with the Qatar Investment Authority, and CapitaLand Ascott Residence Asia Fund II (CLARA II), the follow-on fund to ASRGF and CLI’s second…
Panelist
Panelist
VP, Head of Capital Raising Vlinker
Mr To has more than a decade of experience in real estate investment and capital raising, and now oversees the fundraising and investment management at Vlinker, one of the largest vertically integrated rental apartment asset managers in China (US$2 B AUM). To date, Mr To has transacted in excess of US$9 B transactions. Earlier in his career, Mr To was with M3 Capital, where he…
Panelist
Panelist
Senior Vice President, Portfolio Management (Real Estate) Brookfield Asia Pacific
Leonie Wilkinson is a Senior Vice President in Brookfield’s Real Estate Group. In this role, Ms. Wilkinson is responsible for working with Brookfield’s local and global teams in overseeing portfolio management for Brookfield’s Australian core and core-plus real estate investment strategies and supporting client engagement across Asia Pacific and the Middle East regions for all Brookfield real estate strategies. Ms. Wilkinson has over 20 years…