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14th & 15th November-2019
Grand Mercure Bangkok Fortune Hotel -Bangkok, Thailand

Supporting Partners

Chamber Partner

Overview

The Real Estate Development Summit, ASIA Edition is a conclave that converges the key business stakeholders along the sectors of hospitality, residential, commercial and mixed-use developments across Southeast ASIA and Indian sub-continent. It is a platform that offers the best of B2B networking, knowledge sharing and strategized meetings which not only provide opportunities for business growth but also for professional growth.

WHAT HAPPENS AT REDS ASIA?

Invaluable information gain from industry leaders

Free-form and directed intense networking in a plush ambience

Strategized pre-scheduled meetings between the best class of suppliers and buyers from the region

Knowledge sharing among peers

COUNTRIES IN FOCUS

what defines us?

Pre Qualification Criteria

Every attendee is pre-qualified based on multiple criteria that ensures that they all have a productive time at the summit and meet the right people with pre-matched requirements

B2B Meetings

The pre-scheduled meetings hosted at the summit bring together the decision makers of solution providing and buying companies based on mutual choices with opportunities to seal the deal

Product Showcase

An exclusive space of display for the most innovative and newest products in the real estate sector, from construction products to interiors and décor, all under one beautiful roof

Post Summit Assistance

Post the event, personal assistance is provided through key account managers, with frequent follow-ups on meetings that are tracked for progress with pro-active support.

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Ravi K Chandran

Founder, CEO

Arthur Adeya is an Architect by profession with over a decade’s experience in Architecture and over 6 years’ experience in Master Planning and Landscape Architecture.

Prior to joining Athena Properties Limited as a Director for design and planning, Arthur was a Principal Partner at Lexicon + ion In charge of Master Planning, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design working with external teams to ensure projects.
He previously worked in the USA with The HOK Planning Group in Washington DC and EDSA Inc. The HOK Planning Group in Washington DC and EDSA The HOK Planning Group in Wash

Prior to joining Athena Properties Limited as a Director for design and planning, Arthur was a Principal Partner at Lexicon + ion In charge of Master Planning, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design working with external teams to ensure projects.

Dr Eitan Karol

CEO, Louis Karolh

Duangrit Bunnag

Architect & Founder, Duangrit Bunnag Architect Limited

Duangrit Bunnag was born in Bangkok in 1966. After he graduated with a Bachelor in Architecture from Chulalongkorn University in 1989, he collectively worked for 9 years at ARCHITECTS 49 LIMITED, Thailand. In 1995, Duangrit received a Graduate Diploma in Design from the Architectural Association School of Architecture (AA) in London and returned to practice in Bangkok. He established his own firm DUANGRIT BUNNAG ARCHITECT LIMITED (DBALP) in 1998. Since then, he has been building his own practice focusing on many design hotels, resorts, commercial and residential projects and has received several recognitions including; ARCASIA Awards for Architecture 2015 : Gold Medal , Best Hotel by Wallpaper Design Awards 2014 , Honorable Mention for the ARCASIA Award 2014 , ARCASIA Award for Architecture 2013 : Gold Medal , ARCASIA Gold Medal in 2005, the ASA Award in 2004 , 2006 ,2010 ,2012 and 2014 the UK’s FX Award in 2000, and the Top 10 Executive Award 2005 from MAI (Market for Alternative Investment (Thailand).

 
From 2002 to 2005, Duangrit served The Association of Siamese Architects under Royal Patronage as a committee and Vice President of Foreign Affairs. Between 2004 and 2006, he was elected Deputy Chairman for Zone B of the Architects Regional Council of Asia (ARCASIA). He also served as an elected Board Member of and chairs the Architects Council of Thailand during 2007-2013.

Dipo Adebo

Founder, DAA Architects

Architect Dipo Adebo is vastly experienced, with strong project and team management skills, which are manifested in his distinctability to manage the firm for well over 30 years now, and coordinate and motivate large interdisciplinary project groups. This ensures that everyone involved feels ownership of the project, including the client, project team and users, and that the project is rooted in the local community and user culture. Arc. Adebo is well travelled, versa tile and very studios, and consistently challenges the team to better equip themselves for then ew realities of the ever evolving 21st century design and project development systems.

Experience

The over 35 years as the firm’s managing director has provided Arc. Adebo with vast experience of solving and coordinating complex architectural, technical and functional projects in close collaboration with project teams and user groups. For the past 12 years, Arc. Adebo and indeed the DAA team has especially focused on Hospitality projects in Nigeria, working with several of the international Hotel Management groups and the local boutique hotel brands, there by evolving as the premier and well sought – after Hotel design and development firm in sub-Saharan Africa.
The firm DAA ingeneral, has over the years be eninvolved in the design of a very varied range of building types: Hospitals, Stadia, Factories, Schools, Universities, Industrial Parks, Hotels, Commercial Offices, Prisons, and much more, in almost 70% of the states in Nigeria.

Mr S K Yemi Adelakun

MD & CEO
NISH Affordable Housing Ltd

Mr Adelakun is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NISH Affordable Housing Ltd, Executive Chairman, Nigeria Integrated Social Housing Cooperative Society Ltd, Managing Consultant, Skytech Institute Ltd and the Convener of the Nigeria Housing Finance Conference and Affordable Housing Fair.
He is a Chartered Manager, and a Fellow of Chartered Management Institute, United Kingdom, and Fellow of Association of National Accountants of Nigeria and Fellow of Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria.
He recently retired from the Federal Civil Service of Nigeria as Permanent Secretary (Common Services Office), Chairman, Federal Government Staff Housing Loans Board, and Chairman, Federal Integrated Staff Housing (FISH) Programme, He implemented Group Life Insurance, Pensions Committee, Service Wide IPPIS Committee and Federal Digital Service Delivery Committee, Andy Procurement Planning Committee, all In the Office of Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Nigeria. He was also Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Aviation and Federal Civil Service Commission. He was a board member of the Pension Commission of Nigeria.
He served at Nigeria Diplomatic Missions in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; Pretoria and Johannesburg, South Africa; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Singapore, Singapore.

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David Hodkinson

Co-Founder & Design Director

David Hodkinson is the Co-Founder and Design Director of Studio Noor, a leading architecture and design studio with a focus on hospitality projects, based in Athens and Ho Chi Minh City.
 
Born in 1977, David studied Architecture at Oxford Brooks University in England and received his Master’s in Architecture and Interior Design from the Royal College of Art in London. After working at Glen Howells Architects, he was hired by design-led practice, Architecture PLB.
 
David’s desire to establish his own architecture and design studio brought him to Vietnam, where he met Luc Lejeune and set up Noor in 2003. At Noor, David takes the lead on significant hospitality projects for high profile clients including Raffles, Accor and Sofitel as well as a number of luxury residential properties.
David is currently working on the studio’s latest commissions: The House Hotel, Jeddah, Nusr’Et Steak House, Doha, Novikov Restaurants at Cervo Hotel and Cala di Volpe as well as the Hilton in Da Nang, Vietnam.
 
David is a dedicated, passionate architect who brings a fresh design eye to each project. His ongoing interest is to explore new materials, methods of design and building, along with a focus on high-end contemporary design. David leads a team of 10 architects and interior designers from the studio’s headquarters in Ho Chi Minh City.
David is also a furniture designer and his pieces are sold internationally.
 

Madhur Ramrakha

Board Treasurer & Chair of Finance Committee, Green Star Africa (Kenya) AP New Buildings

Muddy is a Director of iJenga Ventures Ltd, an integrated real estate developer of affordable housing, healthcare, hospitality & industrial real estate since March 2018. He also serves as Managing Director of Urban Nirvana Property Solutions Ltd., a family office, and two other property holding companies since 2014. Among his philanthropic causes, Muddy is Board Treasurer of the Kenya Green Building Society and Board Chair of Africa Yoga Project.
 
His professional career between 1990 and 2013 spanned four years of audit & advisory practice at Price Waterhouse in Toronto, Canada. Following this, he did 11 different roles over 19 years at the global investment bank J.P. Morgan in Canada, the UK, the US, Russia, Central & Eastern Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America.
 
He earned his Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation through the California Board of Accountancy in San Diego, CA, USA in 1996, prior to which he earned his Bachelor of Commerce at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1990 with a concentration in Finance & Accountancy. In the property sector, he earned a Greenstar SA Accredited Professional – New Buildings.
 
Green Building Movement Credentials
• Board Treasurer of the Kenya Green Building Society (KGBS) from 2016 to present
• GreenStar Accredited Professional – New Buildings 2016
• Authored the 5-year strategic plan for KGBS which led to its promotion from a Prospective to an Emerging Status member of the World Green Building Council (WGBC) in 2016
• Master of ceremonies for KGBS’ 2016Annual Green Building Conference at Strathmore Business School
• Provided $20k funding and program-managed KGBS’ first ever Africa Green Building Summit where it hosted the WGBC’s Africa Regional Network (ARN) meeting in Kenya in March 2017 at the UN
• Wrote several funding proposals for KGBS’ sustainability grants being offered by development finance institutions and foundations in 2017
• Panel speaker at Kenya’s Green Bond Launch sponsored by the Kenya Bankers’ Association and Nairobi Securities Exchange in March 2017
• Collaborated with international property conference organisers to insert green building content into the East Africa Property Investment Summit in April 2017
• Plenary speaker at the Infrastructure East Africa Conference & Exhibition hosted by the Government of Oman in Kenya in May 2017
• Spearheading the green finance advocacy within the green building movement
• Conducted green building and green finance training for several banks in Kenya
• Adapted international green building guidelines for Nairobi County and trained county urban planners
• Closing plenary speaker at the 2017 Green Building Council of South Africa’s Convention in October 2017
• Represented Kenya’s green building movement at the UNEP Finance Initiative Africa & Middle East Roundtable in Johannesburg, South Africa in November 2017
• Developing the first single family home in Kenya targeting certification under the IFC’s EDGE tool

Giuseppe Pancione

Ceo Of Luxury Windows Italia

Degree in Sociology with a thesis written in Argentina, He specializes in France in international marketing strategies begins to work in the world of windows and doors, soon becoming trusted consultant to designers and companies. His managerial skills and a strategic vision of the international luxury market have allowed him to expand his client portfolio in the foreign market.

He became the commercial representative of leading companies in the Made in Italy window and door industry, and since 1999 he has founded the Luxury Windows Italia group, an Architectural Consultant & Trading Agency with affiliations to a leading Group of Companies with multi-disciplined teams of Architects, Engineers and Planners, serving the public and private sectors in areas of consulting, environment and infrastructure.

Today Luxury windows Italia is able to give their clients a custom-made service that integrates craftsmanship with the best technologies in order to provide the best tools for the realization of any project in every detail: fixtures, doors, gates, furnishings, stairs, curtains, garages, flooring. Walls, lighting systems and much more.

Leon van Rensburg

Director, BIM4SMMEs

Leon has more than 12-years experience in consulting across Africa. The core focus of the consulting was to assess infrastructure and maintenance projects in South Africa and to implement successful methodologies to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery. This experience highlighted the importance of adopting a BIM culture and the results it could yield if implemented correctly. For the last 5 years Leon gained experience in the CAD software world and he recently helped launch a new company to support SMME’s with adopting a successful BIM process.

German Bodenbender

BIM Manager at Boogertman and Partners - Africa's largest and leading architecture firm

German is a creative thinker, combining an architectural design mindset with highly analytical thinking. Holding a professional degree in Architecture, he has worked on multiple projects around the globe ranging from the design of small residential typologies to the coordination of over 140.000 sqm mixed-use developments. He has always looked for new and better ways to use technology and processes to achieve a superior architectural experience in a shorter period of time.

 

Today, as a BIM Manager, he is constantly seeking new ways to disrupt the traditional process and develop a collaborative mindset across the industry.

Toni Enderli

Founder Realtor of Excellence

Toni is a property pioneer and business leader with a record of unprecedented financial performance in a world-first cloud -based agency providing dynamic and world class leadership, skilled negotiating and business development success, tech-savvy and social media strategies. This, combined with expert qualifications, performance and revolutionary motivational tactics drives him to achieve peak performance in the ever changing property industry.

Micah Tamthai

Vice President of Real Estate, Minor International

Micah Tamthai is Vice President of Real Estate for Minor International (MINT), one of the largest hospitality and leisure companies in the Asia Pacific region with over 520 hotels and resorts, 2,200 restaurants and 490 retail trading points of sale in 62 markets across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Europe and the Americas.

 

Micah joined MINT in 2009 as Director of Investment – tasked with expanding MINT’s hotel portfolio through acquisitions and joint venture opportunities, and managing MINT’s third party-operated hotel and joint venture assets.

 

Promoted to his current role of Vice President of Real Estate in 2015, Micah is now responsible for developing MINT’s mixed-use projects including luxury branded residences, shopping plazas, family entertainment attractions, and office buildings in Thailand and overseas, as well as overseeing the management and operations of MINT’s Royal Garden Plaza malls across Thailand.

 

Prior to joining MINT, Micah spent a decade in the airline industry, working on restructuring and merger of carriers including US Airways (now American Airlines), Northwest Airlines and Delta Airlines.

 

Micah holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Lafayette College, USA and a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from University of Pittsburgh, USA.

Nicholas Karassavas

BIM Lead South Africa, ARUP

Nicholas is both strategic and hands on project BIM Coordinator, with experience working in an Architectural and Structural reference with 24 years behind him, consulting, designing, implementing and training Engineering and Architectural Teams and organisations while being a director in the African Autodesk Technical AEC Channel for 11 years. Nicholas has worked on a wide range of Architectural, Structural Industrial and MEP projects, both as Principal, Senior Technologist and Lead Standards Creation, IPD (Integrated Projects Delivery) Manager, BIM Manager or Digital Engineering Lead and as such has significant insight and value of understanding the project and disciplines as a whole and in their individual disciplines and putting together systems and BIM Deliverables.

 

He has been a Technical Director in the Autodesk African Channel and part of the development team, developing online Revit take-off and other 3rd party cloud based and VR applications.

 

It is essentially important that the right mix and levels of people are brought in early on and at various stages of these projects, trained where necessary and briefed to all coherently deliver fully integrated and coordinated projects in a timeous manor where teams are no longer working as isolated Silos but integrating their rich project data in a central rich and live repository known as a BIG BIM Model with its related datasets. This is achieved by having like-minded people having an attitude to work together, learn and share knowledge and skills openly. Nicholas has been trained in Architecture and Business Management, Accounting, Sales & Negotiations, Autodesk products and BIM solutions and together with his vast IT background in systems Engineering, professional Autodesk training and experience in project deliveries, Sales management, Cad software, implementation and creation of protocols and standards, it allows him to better understand and find solutions to the various complexities involved in the AEC BIM Integrated Design Environment across all disciplines. He is on the BIM Institutes Lead Committee and BIMcommUNITY Africa and often gives of his time and expertise at workshops, talks and chairing various Industry events. Nicholas has significant experience in initiating, managing and developing Project Models and BIM Teams, Including large complex multi-disciplinary projects for the Public and Private, Industrial, Mining and Medical sectors

Janine Strachan

BIM Manager at DSA Architects

Janine specializes in identifying best practices and methodologies for integrating BIM into everyday workflows. She develops and oversees the BIM/Revit Workflows and Standards at DSA Architects. Her role as BIM Manager includes continuous staff development, user and project based support, maintaining the DSA Revit template and family libraries and overseeing the implementation of BIM workflows on projects.

Skilled in emerging software/application options forming the future of BIM, Janine is a proven leader in the best practices and methodology for integrating technology into everyday workflows for the AEC industry.

Starting with (3D) coordination to generating (4D) schedules and (5D) quantities from models, Janine has delved deep into the BIM process. In addition, she’s had the opportunity to share this knowledge with audiences and publications across South Africa as a speaker at the 3rd Building Information Modelling in Africa Conference 2018. Janine spoke about “Learning on the job – BIM is the way, but how?”, a presentation which resonated with delegates. Janine’s article, “Learning BIM on the job”, was published in the June 2018 issue of PositionIT Magazine.

Shiree Darley

Managing Director, Darley Interior Architectural Design

Shiralee Darley, South African born, fully qualified in Interior Design heads up Darley Interior Architectural Design (DIAD) – an internationally experienced team of innovative and dynamic
Designers.

 

Shiralee, at the onset of her career gained experience in Retail Design working for one of South Africa’s leading Architectural firms – this extended on her Interior Design background by adding Architectural experience. In 1991, she followed her yearn for Leisure and Hospitality Design and became a key leader in raising the bar for South African Hospitality Design.

 

Under the name of the top international company, Wilson Associates, she established an office and team of Designers who initially focused on new Hotel and Resorts in Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands. These include, amongst others, Sugar Beach Resort and Le Telfair Resort – both in Mauritius as well as Zimbali Forest Lodge in Kwazulu Natal and The Royal Livingstone Resort – Zambia, Tsogo Sun’s Intercontinental Palazzo Hotel and Oliver Tambo Airport Intercontinental Hotel.


Shiralee also successfully secured the award for the luxurious redesign of the Blue Train, one of South Africa’s tourism icons. Ambitiously expanding her business opportunities, Shiralee negotiated hotel projects in the UAE, successfully securing and completing signature hotels including the One and Only Royal Mirage Hotels – Dubai, Park Hyatt Hotel – Dubai Creek, as well as the Shangri-La Hotel – Abu Dhabi.


In 2009, DIAD secured the commission for the Emirates First & Business Class Lounges for the new Dubai International A380 Concourse and her Design Teams Portfolio extended to Airport Design.


Shiralee’s team now have 14 Hotel projects across Africa for top Brands including ACCOR, Carlson Rezidor, Hilton and Marriott.


As Founder & Chief Executive, Shiralee continues to promote and develop young designers and manage her dynamic design team ensuring an uncompromising level of high quality interior architectural design, innovative international experience and proven ability alongside her excellent rapport and longstanding relationships

Andrew McLachlan

Senior Vice President Development, Sub Saharan Africa - Radisson HotelGroup

A South African national, McLachlan is based at Radisson Hotel Group’s Africa Regional Support Office in Cape Town, South Africa. Andrew is responsible for growing the company’s dynamic portfolio of hotels and brands in Africa and the Indian Ocean.


Andrew’s career in the hotel industry started in 1990 before being formally enrolled in an in-house Hotel Management programme with Protea Hotels. In 1994 he won the Hotel Graduate of the Year Award in South Africa and held various management positions and by 1997 he proudly took over the challenging task of a hotel General Manager at a Protea Hotel in Johannesburg. In 1999, he moved on to the position of Protea Hotels Group Brand Communications Manager and in 2002 set his foot into the development world as Protea Hotels Special Projects Manager.

In December 2006, Andrew joined Radisson as Director Business Development and was promoted to Senior Director and Vice President and thereafter Senior Vice President Business Development in May 2016. He established the group’s presence in the region through a dedicated development office in Cape Town and is now spearheading Radisson Hotel Group’s growth strategies in this important emerging market.

Within the last two years Radisson Hotel Group has opened a new hotel in Africa every 45 days and signed a new hotel deal every 37 days. Today Radisson Blu and Park Inn by Radisson features in thetop 10 hotel brands in Africa when ranked by the number of hotels according to the study prepared by W-Hospitality.

In his spare time, Andrew enjoys mountain-biking and spending quality time with his wife and two
sons.

Kim Irmler

Development Director Sub-Saharan Africa, AccorHotels

Kim joined the development team of AccorHotels in Johannesburg in November 2017. As Development Director Kim is responsible for the development of AccorHotels brands from economy to luxury segments in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Previously, Kim spent eight years at Hospitality Property Fund, the only hotel REIT listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. As VP Investments, she played a pivotal role in acquiring and disposing of hotel assets in South Africa.
Kim has a bachelor degree in hospitality management from the Hotelschool The Hague and a master degree in financial management from RSM Erasmus University in Rotterdam.

Gaetan Siew

Special Envoy Republic of Mauritius - CPR chez UN-Habitat (United Nations HumanSettlements Programme)

World citizen. Special Envoy at UN-Habitat . Continuous traveller through the Silk Road discovering over a 100 countries and more than 500 cities. Recipient of presidential medals from several governments Grand Officer of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean from  Mauritius.Elevated to the rank of Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite, de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Republic. Chairperson of several institutions, namely Smart Cities in Mauritius and Board member of UK Future Cities Catapult. Present Chair of Visio Architecture, Port Louis Development Initiative, Africa Clean Energy Solutions. Lectured at several universities throughout the world and at Tsinghua and La Sorbonne.

Filippo Sona

Managing Director-Global Hospitality, Drees & Sommer

Filippo Sona is one of the most recognized names in the global hospitality consultancy community having carried out work in more than 28 countries for the past 25 years. From UK to Europe, Middle East, Africa and USA he has carried out more than 735 hospitality projects ranging from market & financial feasibilities, valuations, operator selection, project management and strategic asset management. Filippo understanding of management agreements has been an invaluable skill to global law firms as an expert witness and advisor in commercial negotiations. Filippo is a regular speaker at international hotel investment conferences and writers for many international hospitality publications. Filippo is an associate member of RICS and holds an MBA from Oxford Brooks University and an Honours Degree in Hospitality Management from the University of West London.

Yiu Tung (Billy) Cheung

Founder and Chairman, Master Assets Investments Ltd.

Master Assets Investments was founded by Mr. Cheung Yiu Tung (Billy) whom created this company to construct world class developments in Eastern Africa. These countries include Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda because they have been experiencing unprecedented economic growth in the last decade fueled by political and macro-economic stability, structural reforms and market liberalization and natural resources.

Some of the projects in Kampala, Uganda, Master Assets are proud of, includes Marriot Residences Inn and Richmond Hill Luxury apartment, Smart Hotel and The New Taxi Park to name but a few…

The recent developments in Kigali, Rwanda, includes Century Park Hotel and Residences, New Century Luxury apartments and the Kigali Marriot Hotel. It is clear that this company is founded on the basis to create value for investors by constructing world class developments in Eastern Africa.

5th EDITION

NORTH AFRICA

25th & 26th April - 2019 
Hyatt Regency, Casablanca, Morocco

6th EDITION

SOUTH AFRICA

25th & 26th July - 2019 
Johannesburg, South Africa

8th EDITION

WEST AFRICA

24th & 25th October - 2019 
Lagos, Nigeria

Neeraj Bansal

Partner and Head Corridors (ASEAN, HK, Taiwan)

Neeraj Bansal is a senior partner with over 22 years of professional experience, and holds a strong relationship with member firms across ASEAN, HK and Taiwan with a focus on growing inbound and outbound business operations and has played the role of a market maker by collaborating with ASEAN & HK member firms. Currently serves on KPMG Nomination Committee for selection of the Board Members of KPMG in India.

 

He was National Leader for the Building, Construction and Real Estate (BCRE) Sector for KPMG in India from 2013 to 2019 and lead the growth of the sector and raised market profile both in India and overseas. Currently he is the Member of KPMG Global Steering Committee on BCRE Sector.

 

His dominant experience and strengths include risk management, organization transformation, real estate strategy, project reviews, Standard Operating Process (SOP) documentation, process reengineering, setting up and running the chairman/owner’s offices and project monitoring offices, and cost optimization and revenue enhancement project across the Infrastructure, EPC, Real estate, Power, Oil and Gas and
Manufacturing projects

 

Selected Professional and Industry Experience

 

Led industry delegation with President of India to Vietnam and multiple real estate and construction business delegations to Vietnam, Thailand and UAE. He also supported in organizing industry events in collaboration with member firms in India, SG, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong and UAE

 

He is a regular speaker/ panel chair at multiple industry and government events in India, SG, TH, PH, MY, HK, VN and UAE on diverse topics – ASEAN India trade, smart cities, power, infrastructure policies, governance, construction, real estate, etc. and has contributed more than 40 articles in several newspapers, business magazines and 50+ television shows

 

He has conceptualized and authored 20+ thought leadership reports on diverse topics including pertinent industry issues between India and ASEAN such as Trade Barriers, Blue Economy etc. and investment trends in India and ASEAN with government bodies such as GOI, FICCI, CII, PHD Chambers, etc.

 

Neeraj manages key accounts in India and select overseas practices and responsible for growing the relationship with owners and professional management on these accounts.

 

He has led more than 200+ advisory engagements across various sectors such as Real estate, Oil and Gas, Financial services, Construction and Infrastructure.

 

Neeraj has actively participated in sectoral committees and initiatives of major industry bodies and central/state government organizations in India

 

Prior to joining KPMG, Neeraj has worked as the head of Internal Audit function for a key SBU of an Indian subsidiary. In the past, he has worked with Corporate Finance practice and Telecom practice of other Big Four Consulting firms.

Talal Chihabi

Director – Sales Marjan

Talal Chihabi, is a professional Business Development, Sales and Marketing, and Strategies who
creates and promotes Projects and Investments concepts at Marjan. He has achieved success
Establishing new ventures and business opportunities for Private Investors, Developers, and Hotel
Owners from the regional and global markets, where they have invested in attraction projects in
Marjan Mixed use and Hospitality projects with attractive yields and returns.

 

Spending more than 24 years in in the real estate and financial services sector with various
multinational organizations, Talal understands what drives businesses and how to promote projects
to investors and increase brand and project awareness. He utilizes a brand marketing plan while
working closely with clients and ensuring all work-in-progress is clarified.

 

Talal holds a Master’s Degree in MBA from Arizona, USA . He has been working in the real estate
market – MENA for the past 12 years with lots of exposure to market drives and elements.”

Dr. GD Singh

Founder & Chairman, Asian - African Chamber of Commerce & Industry (AACCI)

Chair of the Confederation of International Accreditation Commission- CIAC, Global Board, serving as President of CIAC-Global since Dec 2009. GD is the Founder & Managing Director for Unified Brainz Group Holdings Inc. Prior to his entrepreneurial venture with UBGHI, a dynamic personality infused with entrepreneurial spirit GD has been actively playing role in leading the Top Management & board of advisory as a Management Consultant to Leading Companies in India & Abroad; His far-sighted vision and keen business acumen provide the necessary leadership and impetus to the group activities. He has around a decade plus experience in Human Resource & Management Consulting. GD is actively involved with the Confederation of Indian Healthcare Foundation (CIHF) and held important posts including Board Trustee & Secretary. Besides, GD serves as Founder & President for INDIAN MANAGEMENT ACADEMY, He also serves on councils of various other academic & industry related forums and he has widely travelled to different countries around the world for several times to attend seminars & conferences conducted by the various universities & councils. He was conferred a full Ph.D degree from KEISIE Graduate School, KEISIE International University, South Korea in Management on his dissertation & Thesis work on “A Study of Marketing India as Medical Tourism Destination & Building International Trade” in the year 2009. Further to this in the year 2009 he was bestowed with an honorary degree of “Doctor of Philosophy” in education (Honoris Causa) by NWMD International University, South Africa for his contribution to industry and society as an academician. Since then he has been actively working as Adjunct Professor with TUA, Suriname as Academician and professor in management. Also was Awarded his second Ph.D in Management Studies from School for Doctoral Studies, IIU, European Union in the year 2011 for his outstanding work in management research with thesis work on “A Management Research On Corporate Employees to Check their Resistance, Influence & Response towards Changing Organisational Culture” Besides, he has also won many accolades and awards including the recent Distinguished Medal of Honour Award by the IIU, European Union. Board Advisory Member of IFMS –Institute of Financial & Management Studies (IFMS, USA), Chief Advisor – International Journals of Multidisciplinary Research Academy (IJMRA), USA, Reviewer, International Journal of Business and Management (IJBM) – Canadian Center of Science and Education, Canada, Member Editorial Board – IJSTR, International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research (IJSTR) – Paris, France, Certified Manager – Cambridge Association of Managers, England, Certified Doctor of Business Administration – The Oxford Association of Management, Oxford, England, Honorary fellow Member – Institute of Company & Commrcial Accounts, Nigeria (ICCA). He has served of many Executive Advisory Boards of International Universities across the globe some of his recent assignment is with Azteca, Univerisity – Mexico as Asian- African Representative and is actively looking the university academic development in Asian & African region & other part of the world globally. On the recent front he has been Awareded Full Professorship from Azteca University of the Mexico, South America and looking after the Academic tieup and collaborations for the university with his global connect apart from playing a role of an academcian. Very recently he has been invited to join in as the Board Member of Serbian Royal Academy of Science and Arts, Belgrade, Serbia. Apart from his business consulting profile Dr. G.D Singh is an eminent inspiring motivational speaker and corporate trainer on leadership, entrepreneurship, motivation, communication, personal excellence & various allied fields & subjects. He has conducted training programs for the Corporate Sector and Student Community all over India and abroad. So far almost trained close to over 36,000 employees of various MNCs & leading corporate houses across the globe in INDIA & South East Asia. His seminars and workshops are well known for their high quality content backed by his unique and entertaining style of delivery. His programs are insightful and inspire action, building personal excellence and unleashing innate energies.

Shashikant Gupta

Chairman of Sundek International

A man who prefers to better introduce and identify himself as happiness , youthfulness, health and success mentor rather than a purely money making business machine.He has been treating successfully patients of all diseases from cold cough to cancer , paralysis and even rare disease . Has few senior doctors also in list of his patients.


According to him, “ Happiness needs no reason . Those who need reasons cannot have lasting happiness ever . “ In sharp contradiction to popular say , “ you cant make every one happy “ , he feels that he is here on earth to make whole world happy and he accepts that he is lagging far far behind .

 

Born as problem solver, challenge taker and positive thinker , he has yet not seen an impossible task . His prime observation from his own life and that his experiences with others is “ human energies are endless and all human beings are born with mathematically equal amounts of energies .”

 

Born in family of businessman having business of share broking, textiles and Laminates , he joined his father’s business of making Decorative HPL laminates in 1982 . The SUNDEK group companies are in business of Laminates almost for 50 years now . At SUNDEK , he prefers to tell his customer , “ your success is our happiness and your happiness is our success . “ Profiting from relationships rather than transactions” is his prime mantra . He prefers to live for his words and his reputation ahead of money earning. The entire group follows his thoughts and practices in business and life.

 

While in search of living his own mark in the field of interior décor before retiring actively for doing good to public at large , he decided to bring a revolution in the way the interior designing is done . Endowed with creativity on demand and endless energies and vision that he possesses , not surprisingly , he came up with DOSYPROM technology to bring a completely new Era of interior designing . A Digitally Optimised and SYnchronized PROject Management .

 

Deepak Gupta

Director – Institutional Sales with Artius Interior Products

Deepak Gupta -Is an MBA graduate (Sales & Marketing) with an engineering degree from the Indo-
Swiss Training Centre, Chandigarh (India). He possesses a rich & varied work experience spanning
over 20 years across various Product Lines & Industries. His primary area of expertise has been Solutions Consulting, Strategic planning and Projects & Team management.

 

As a certified Solutions Consultant, Deepak took over diverse leadership roles during the tenure of
his professional career. Transforming Ideas into Reality has always been a passion for him, and he’s
worked closely with the Engineering & Manufacturing Industry to build processes that are lean, have
minimal wastage, timely delivery and have a predictable product performance using varied tools & 
technology. He’s delved deep into the areas of Business Consulting, Strategic Planning & Execution, Operational Project Management and Revenue growth management across Industry verticals and cross functional product lines. A seasoned expert with Contract liaising, he’s been instrumental in
bringing increased profitability to his Client’s projects. His industry acknowledged expertise has seen
him assume positions of Management Leadership and that of an Industry Expert Speaker at various technology platforms worldwide.

 

With a dynamic and friendly personality, his penchant for adventure and exploration has led him to
travel extensively and cross paths with a multitude of people with exposure to global experiences.
Quality and definitive growth drive him, but his passion for work and consciousness towards the
Environment, and Future Global Impact have him keenly inclined towards adopting Sustainably
responsible operational methods for positive, greener and more impactful results via his
professional and personal choices.

 

Currently working as Director – Institutional Sales with Artius Interior Products, his main endeavour
is to help in building a healthy environment Inside-Out via continuous research & innovation while
creating value for all the Stakeholders, Investors, Designers & Society in general.

Le Hoang Vu

Member of the Board Cum Deputy CEO of Saigon, Cam Ranh JSC

Le Hoang Vu is currently working as Consultant Development for IHG in Vietnam. He recently used to working in MIK Group as Senior Vice President – Hospitality Management and Deputy CEO of Saigon Cam Ranh JSC, responsible for project development, asset management and operation of all tourism real estate projects for the companies in Vietnam. However, with his strong expertise and background in hotel management and development, Vu not only ensure fulfillment of the investment objectives and strategy targets in relation to asset management and operation of each project, but also to contribute to the strategic planning of project in term of defining products and branding and strategically partnership with hotel operators and service providers for the management of the projects’ operation.

 

Vu was previously Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Promotion Center, Deputy Director of Project Investment of SacomInvest, Executive Vice Chairman of Toan Thinh Phat Binh Thuan Co. Ltd. (Hana Beach Resort & Spa), Deputy General Manager of Kumho Asiana Plaza Saigon Co. Ltd., Deputy General Manager of Kumho Industrial Co. Ltd. (known as Kumho E&C), Associate Director of Sales of Park Hyatt Saigon, Director of Catering of New World Hotel Saigon, etc… Vu has also exposure of international working experience in New World Hotel properties in Hong Kong as Food and Beverage Coordinator and in Kauwaii Marriott Resort in Kauwaii, Hawaii, USA as Catering Manager.

 

Vu has hold an Executive Master of Business Administration – Finance & Banking degree from University of Applied Sciences NorthWestern Switzerland, a Bachelor Degree of Hotel Management from University of Economics of Ho Chi Minh City, Hotel Management Certification from the Cornel Hotel School PDP Program.

Hans Weemaes

Managing Director, NEAPOLI

Hans Weemaes, is a Dutch national, with a 15+ year international career in a Consulting, Educations and
Financial Services.

 

His strength is to communicating complex business concepts in a straight forward language to a general audience, whether this in the class-, meeting- or boardroom.

 

He works as the Managing Director of NEAPOLI, one of Malaysia’s leading Green Building Consultancies.
NEAPOLI’s current portfolio exceeds 25 million sqft Green Building space across major sustainable projects around the world and certified under LEED, GBI, Green Mark, GreenRE and MyCREST certification bodies.

 

Prior to this, Hans worked as a Visiting Professor at Yonsei School of Business, as where he taught Strategi Management, Entrepreneurship and Project Management.

 

At ING Bank London, he was responsible for the execution of their strategic initiatives. He also worked as an independent consultant, and completed various strategic consultancy engagements all over the world for SME’s as well as completing studies on innovation for the Singaporean Economical Development Board.

 

He has an MBA with Distinction from London Business School, and a Masters in Business from Erasmus University in the Netherlands.

 

Speaking Topics:

 

Hans is recognised to provide engaging talks as well as short training programs that are specifically tailored for
companies on Green Building Consulting, Business strategy, and project management. Recent talks include and training include:

 

• Machine Learning to Reduce Energy Consumption.
• Growing an Innovation next to the Core Business
• Ambidexterity in Strategic Leadership
• The Challenge of Egypt – A project Management Simulation

 

Recent Talks:

 

GreenBuild China 2019 – USGBC – Shanghai Asia Pacific Youth Leadership Forum 2019 – Penang
ISEGT (International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Green Technology 2018 – Kuala Lumpur

 

Marciano Birjmohun

Managing Director, DMRD Co. Ltd.

Marciano Birjmohun is Managing Director of Real Estate consultancy firm DMRD Co.ltd. With offices in Phuket and Bangkok he offers International Project Marketing to real estate developers on a regional level, services include Interim management, lead agency operations and strategized international project marketing. With a strong emphasis on market intelligence, hospitality, and innovative marketing tools he provides Real estate developers an unrivaled international sales platform. Known for his global Public Relations and participation in the foreign business communities as Singapore Thai – Chamber of Commerce Director, Marciano is often seen in the media as a guest speaker and influencer at industry-related events.

Leo Ming-Yan LO

Founder, Asia PropTech

Mr Leo Lo is a surveyor-turned-serial entrepreneur. He is a founder of a real estate blockchain company (PropBLK) which is working on the blockchain applications in the real estate sector. He is a trailblazer in the PropTech industry and actively forges partnerships with PropTech companies in the US and Europe and building up the Asia PropTech ecosystem: Asia PropTech.

 

Leo is in high demand as a speaker for his thought leadership at different PropTech conferences/summits across the globe, he attended over 35 PropTech/real estate conferences as speaker in over 15 countries in the past 2 to 3 years.  He is keen to deliver collaborative innovation to the real estate industry.

 

Leo is the CEO of Fonto Holdings, which is an integrated corporate based in Hong Kong, dedicated to asset investment/ financing with technology innovations with futuristic and entrepreneurial views.  Fonto delivers solutions in the Asia-Pacific Region for real estate and infrastructure asset projects financing, investment, valuation and asset management. He has been an Estate Surveyor and possesses for over 16 years’ experience in the real estate and capital market industry. With branch offices in Mainland China and Singapore, Fonto has extensive footprint in the Asia-Pacific Region.  With the leadership of Leo in Fonto, PropTech is always treated as a digital catalyst.  By leveraging Fonto’s digital assets and investment in industry-leading portfolio of companies, Leo is working out real estate services as a futurist. 

 

Leo is the RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Excellent Young Achiever of the Year 2016 and he is also well connected in the society by being a Chairman Member (PropTech and Blockchain) of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao-Bay Area Economic and Trade Association, Executive Committee Member of Shanghai-Hong Kong Coalition of Professionals, Founding member of Hong Kong-ASEAN Economic Cooperation Foundation, etc

Bobby Supratim Mukherjee

Founder & Principal, Bobby Mukherji & Associates

Where there’s luxury, there’s Bobby Mukherji & Associates. Acclaimed for lending their acumen to the field of architecture, urban planning and Interior design; the highly feted consultancy brings their expertise to multiple segments like hospitality, healthcare, residential, recreational, institutional and aviation, among others. Going through multiple layers of research and working on something that is one-of-a-kind, have become their calling card. Today, BM&A’s designs are recognized by their foremost quality and chic style that is par compare; in addition to ensuring a healthy return on investment for their clients.

 

With over 30 national and international awards to their credit, BM&A has been nothing short of a prodigious firm in the world of design. From receiving the Rajiv Gandhi Excellence Award for Outstanding Achievements to the Mahatma Gandhi Samman bestowed for keeping the flag of India high at the House of Commons in London, to master-planning the award-winning Aamby Valley City in their formative years, the firm’s career graph has been both inspiring and laudatory.

 

Clients ranging from top hospitality names to private ones with discerning tastes; BM&A’s repertoire includes the best in the business. Headquartered in Mumbai, with offices in New Delhi and Bangkok, they have successfully catered to projects across 25 cities within India and 15 other countries namely, The Middle East, The United Kingdom, The USA, Indonesia, Bhutan, China, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Nepal, Thailand, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Caribbean Islands and Nigeria.

 

Some eminent Hospitality Brands that have been associated with them include the likes of Taj Palaces & Resorts, Hyatt Hotels, Carlson Rezidor (Radisson), Marriott International, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Lemon tree hotels, The Lalit Group of hotels, Sahara Hospitality and Hard Rock Café alongside prominent real estate honchos like the Liberty Group UK-India investments, The Wadhwa Group, Hubtown, Rahejas, Hiranandanis, Runwals, Kalpataru, Ajmeras, DLF, Parsvanath Developers and The Unity Group among many others, as told to us by BM&A.

Ong Qi Rong

DIRECTOR, ARCHITECTURE ONG & ONG Pte Ltd

Qi Rong is a progressive professional with the ability to derive insights therefore enabling the process of seeking design solutions that are transformative, across a wide portfolio of accumulated residential, retail, hospitality and master-planning projects. While he has extensive experience in leading design teams with clear goal setting and team management to awards for the developments, he nonetheless welcome both the responsibility to lead and to be a team player. He is a process-oriented practitioner who enjoys the intellectual exercise of gathering information, analyzing key issues that matter and allocating resources accordingly to develop well-rounded solutions to drive a project forward.

Paul Wiste

Principal, Design Assembly

Designer, traveler, and writer, Paul Matthew Wiste is one of Asia’s foremost luxury hospitality design experts. As Principal of Design Assembly, he provides bespoke design solutions to discerning owners, operators, and designers of of luxury and lifestyle hospitality projects. 

 

Paul has gained global experience working in Architectural practices in Asia, Europe, and South America and is a British registered architect with the RIBA.He is active in researching and publishing future trends and theory in hospitality design, drawing upon the professional experience he has accumulated across the globe. A true citizen of the world, his passion for design and the built environment is constantly being applied to the global portfolio of projects he leads.

Mr. Sundar Rajan Tatachar

Head of Projects Development, Shree Naman Developers Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Sundar Rajan Tatachar is a Civil Engineer and a Master of Technology (Building Engineering & Management) from School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi. Has a very extensive experience and expertise in infrastructure construction & Engineering, Project Management of Real Estate, Infrastructure, Healthcare and Hospitality related projects in India & Middle-Eastern Countries. He is currently the Head of Projects Development with Shree Naman Developers Pvt. Ltd. primarily managing the total Lifecycle operations of real estate vertical. His portfolio includes setting up of Management processes for the real estate, Hospitality, Healthcare Verticals.

 

He has long been a member of Royal Institute of Charted Surveyors (MRICS), PMI, and is a Fellow Of Institution of Engineers India. He has been active & continuously sharing his thoughts and solutions on various Project Management and Real estate Development Plat forms and seminars.

 

He is invited frequently to be a speaker by the Confederation of Indian Industries on Real Estate and Infrastructure related seminars. A visiting Juror for the PG student thesis at the School Of Planning & Architecture New Delhi.

 

Mr.Sundar Rajan has been supporting with extensive domain expertise Software start-ups and has successfully digitised Project Management processes in Real estate development in Mumbai India and is Mentoring many young companies on operations related to Project Management.

 

Shree Naman Developers Pvt. Ltd. is into Real Estate Developments in Mumbai, Pune and other parts of Maharashtra & Goa. Mr. Sundar Rajan Tatachar is currently heading a Portfolio consisting of planning many High Rise Residential Developments in Mumbai, two under construction, a resort project in Pavana and 260 acre Special Township in Pune and Dive Star Hotel in Goa.

Jose Claudio Silva

Executive Principal, Aedas Pte Ltd

José Cláudio Silva is a versatile Architect with experience in a wide range of Architectural sectors: Master Planning, MixUse, Office, Hospitality, Residential, Convention and Exhibition. His experience also ranges from all phases of the Projects: Concept Design to Documentation, and Site Assistance. José studied in IST UTL, Portugal and “ESTAB – UPC“, Barcelona – Spain, having graduated in 2003.

 

Still as a student he worked with Professor Jordi Bellmunt (BiArq, Barcelona) and João Nunes (PROAP, Lisbon) for the Alamillo Park Concept Design Competition, Seville, Spain. (1st Prize)

 

He commenced his professional career with “MV Ltd”, in Macau. From 2003 to 2005 he participated in several Master Plans, Urban Parks and Institutional Buildings, namely in the Nam Van Lakes Area-Macau.
 
José joined Aedas Hong Kong in December 2006. During that period he worked in the Saint Regis Hotel and Service Apartments’ Tower in Cotai Parcel 5&6, Macau. In January 2008 he moved to Aedas Singapore where he was the Team Leader for Skypark in Marina Bay Sands. Subsequently he was involved in the construction stage of “Sentosa Boardwalk”, in Singapore, and the design of “Danga Bay” Concept Master Plan in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. From 2011, he has been leading a Design Team for Projects in Indonesia, Cambodia and the Middle East. Most recently he has added Philippines to his geographical area of responsibility, from the Singapore Office.
 
Some of the Projects Jose participated were award winning, like Marina Bay Sands, Sentosa Boardwalk and MNC Mixed-Use Tower.
 

José was a frequent guest critic at Hong Kong University (HKU) and he tutored Design Studio from 2009 to 2011 at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He is frequently invited for guest critic and lectures at Universitas Pembangunan Jaya, in Jakarta. He was also a guest lecturer/speaker in several events focusing Aedas and his experience, namely in NUS in 2012 (Singapore); BCA in 2014 (Singapore); “Marcus Evans” event in 2011 (Singapore); “Trueventus” in 2014 (Jakarta), CBMM event in 2014 (Singapore); Zak World of Façade in 2017 (Jakarta). 

Mr. Benjamin Ong Chin Yee

COO, Mah Sing Group Bhd

Mr. Benjamin Ong Chin Yee has been Chief Operating Officer for one of the top five developer companies in Malaysia, Mah Sing Group Bhd, since 2018. Before that, he was the Profit Center Manager and the Senior General Manager of Mah Sing. He started his professional career as a Chartered Quantity Surveyor in Davis Langdon & Seah for 8 years before venturing into the property development industry in 2008. Since then, he has been successfully developing projects and acquisitions across Greater China and South East Asia, cover a wide range of asset classes from commercial, industrial and residential properties.

He holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons), Quantity Surveying from University of Reading, UK and Masters in Business Administration from University of Strathclyde Business School (UK). He is a Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and a part of the Engineering Council of International Cost Engineering Council (ICEC).

Sue-Chi Hong

Head of Supply Chain Management & Procurement, South Asia Integrated Facilities Management, JONES LANG LASALLE Property Consultants Pte Ltd

Sue Chi is the Supply Chain Management & Procurement Lead for South Asia within JLL’s Integrated Facilities Management team. She works closely with the Senior Executive leadership of IFM to ensure procurement strategies align with firm’s wider business strategy. She develops and executes governance frameworks to control and govern procurement & contract management activities performed by account teams. In her role, Sue Chi also collaborates with account teams to ensure compliance with key procurement strategies and standards and participates in pricing exercises in line with new business tenders to understand client’s requirements. She currently leads a team over 10 managers in South Asia to develop regional sourcing plan and savings initiatives, champion compliance and execute multi-accounts tenders in support of stakeholder’s expectations. Sue Chi is a critical driving force in leading the Procurement team to drive corporate agreements negotiations with annual vendor spend in excess of USD 150million, resulting in significant dollar savings to our clients.


She brings with her extensive experience and strong background in vendor management, contract management and strategic sourcing regionally and locally. She is also adaptable to matrix organizations, cross-functional teams and adept in stakeholder management. Sue Chi is an excellent communicator with proven leadership in building and maintaining strong cross-cultural business relationships, and in collaborating with high-profile international clients. On top of her current role, Sue Chi continues to hold the executive ownership of Regional Procurement Transition. She has been leading the Regional Procurement Transition team since year 2015 and continues to be involved in various country-based and global led transition projects, achieving cost savings on vendor spend for clients at the Transition phase. She also ensured successful vendor engagements and commencements during Go-Live.


Experience

Sue Chi excels in and within the functions of procurement and has clocked over 15 years of experience in the procurement space in different industries including financial services, semiconductor, technology, education, life sciences, etc. She has played a key role in strengthening vendor partnerships through identification of new business opportunities for JLL. Earlier in her career with JLL, she also held the Country Procurement Manager role in Singapore, where she established a consistent framework to manage vendor spend in excess of >USD50 million across multiple client portfolios. Prior to that, she was the dedicated regional account procurement lead for Yahoo! account, focusing on the delivery of vendor savings and contract compliance.

Kevin Wallace

President, Lonoma Limited

Kevin Wallace has over 30 years of senior leadership experience in the hotel and cruise industries in all major global markets.

Lonoma is a hospitality advisory and investment firm providing advisory services to owners and investing in a broad spectrum of hospitality assets across the Asian region.

Kevin was formerly Managing Director of Wyndham Hotels and Resorts SEA , Managing Director of Dream Hotel Group Asia, Managing Director of Plateno Group for Southeast Asia and Australasia , President and CEO of JA Resorts and Hotels, President of Centara International Management , President and COO of Grand Circle Cruise Lines, and President and CFO of Mirage Resorts and Hotels .

Adrian Hardwick-Jones

Vice President of Design and Technical Services, Centara Hotels & Resorts

After a vary international career across many sectors and localities, Adrian Hardwick-Jones has brought both his technical expertise and keen business acumen to help grow our portfolio and support revenue generation within our existing assets under our management. It is a role he is very familiar with given his previous experience at IHG to bridge gap between Operations and Development teams, ensuring that all remain focused on end-user experience whilst commercial success in a focus time bound manner. It’s a role he excels at Centara as we add more hotels to our portfolio and change business processes helping the company grow from 38 operating assets to 50 operating assets by end of 2020.“What makes me excited and particular so here at Centara Hotel & Resorts, is my belief in SMART Design and how to use creativity to enhance revenue generation. It is something I have been able to usefully achieve across a wide spectrum of real estate area and geographical regions.”The formula for success is quite simply: know your customers and remain focused on designing to meet their needs.

Ian Brewis

Vice President Technical Services, Dusit International

With over 30 years hospitality experience, Ian has worked throughout Asia as well as the USA and UK with luxury international hotel groups Hyatt, Renaissance / New World Shangri-La and Lanson Place in various F&B, operational, general manager and specialist corporate roles.

Ian was instrumental in establishing a new spa brand CHI and relaunch of fitness concept Kerry Sports with Shangri-La prior to his appointment in 2009 as a Director of Projects for the Group.

Ian joined Dusit International in 2015 as VP Technical Services. The Group is undergoing rapid expansion with over 30 active projects and a strong pipeline in development. The TS team he leads in Bangkok, Manila and Dubai are responsible for new build hotels and renovations, from initial concept and design standards, development and innovation, technical services coordination with hotel operations, designers,
consultants, site project management and pre-opening ownership relations.

A Hotel Management graduate of Oxford-Brooks University and Florida International University, Ian has lived, worked and traveled extensively with his family, is an active sportsman, whilst appreciating the diverse professional and cosmopolitan life that Bangkok and Thailand generously offers.

Carl Almeida

Partner, P49 Deesign

Bangkok, September 2019: Carl Almeida, is an Indian born Australian, residing in Bangkok for the past 18 years, where he is a partner at P49 Deesign, an international design company specializing in interior design for hospitality projects. P49 Deesign, established over 30 years ago, is the largest specialist interior design firm in Thailand with a team of 150 working on numerous hospitality projects worldwide in regions across China, India, Australia, Asia, the Middle East and Africa and in places as far as Switzerland, and Tahiti. Carl graduated with dual degrees of Bachelor of Architectural Studies and Bachelor of Architecture, both from the University of Adelaide, South Australia. He had been practising Architecture and Interior Architecture for 14 years previously in Australia, and now 18 years in Thailand focusing solely on interior design. At P49 Deesign, Carl is responsible for creative direction, business development and overall execution of hospitality projects in numerous countries throughout the world including China, India, Bhutan, Turkey, Egypt, Maldives, Indonesia, Malaysia, Oman, Tahiti and of course Thailand to name a few. He continues designing hotels and resorts for the world’s foremost hotel operators including Accor, Intercontinental Hotels Group, Hilton, Marriott International, and Taj to name a few. Key projects with P49 Deesign include W Koh Samui; Ayana Cliff Villas Bali; Taj Bhutan: Trisara Phuket; Raffles Udaipur; Fairmont Mumbai; JW Marriott Resort Jaipur resort; Intercontinental Phu Quoc, Marriott Bangkok; Alila Jabal Akhdar Oman; Sofitel Adelaide; Indigo Bali, The Sanchaya Bintan; W Muscat; Renaissance Hangzhou; and Autograph Collection Sanya. 

Micael Raphael

Cheif Procurement Officer - Asia Pacific, JLL

Manages the sourcing and procurement for JLL’s clients and indirect spend in Asia Pacific with spend under management for Integrated Facilities Management (IFM) and Project & Development Services (PDS) in excess of USD7 billion. Leading a team of 226 procurement professionals in the region who in 2017 will deliver sourcing activities in excess of USD700 million.
 
Michael also manages the Vendor Service Centre, based in Manila, that supports JLL globally in areas such as contract management, supplier performance management, electronic RFP creation and procurement reporting. In addition to this, he is also a member of the JLL global procurement leadership team.
 
With 30 years of sourcing experience, Michael has worked with a number of global multinationals. His three most recent roles were greenfield opportunities where he created and developed the procurement function. He has been based in Asia for 11 years.
 
He previously led the procurement function for the largest listed property trust in the world, as well as running indirect sourcing for Australia’s premier department store. Whilst with the department store he rolled out 7 new stores in 5 years, delivering all the “back of house” requirements in the 24 hours from handover of the construction site to the start of the delivery of stock to fill the store.
 
During his time at a global pharmaceutical company he worked on the ground in 72 countries whilst creating a new sourcing business to manage their promotional materials. He employed the team of 8 people, developed and managed the supply base as well as internally selling the opportunity to marketing and sales divisions around the world. This opportunity managed $70 million in spend across all divisions, delivering in excess of 80% savings in years 1 & 2.
 
Prior to JLL he was Managing Director of the Hong Kong division of a US promotional items company that focused its work within the pharmaceutical industry. He has a deep knowledge of the manufacturing base in China and worked closely to create custom products that helped to sell and promote new and updated drugs in the market.

Bernard Kee

Regional Manager - Southeast Asia, STR

Bernard Kee joined STR in 2016 to lead the company’s business development and account management teams in Southeast Asia. He works closely with employees from all across the globe and has valuable cross-cultural people management skills. A firm believer in utilising data insights to formulate business strategies and make better planning decisions, Bernard provides industry partners with informed regional perspectives. His expertise in data analytics allows him to identify the story behind the figures. With 12 years in the retail banking sector, and 14 years of involvement in the hospitality trade, Bernard can draw on a wealth of knowledge and experience in the travel industry. A lively presenter who draws on his humour and personal experiences, you’ll frequently find Bernard captivating crowds at hospitality events and universities.

Donald Conning

Managing Director, Gensler

Mr. Donald Conning is an architect with over 27 years of experience in Asia Pacific, with a focus in architecture, master planning, and interior design. He has extensive knowledge of various practice areas through leading complex projects across all work stages, achieving the successful completion and delivery of many high profile and internationally recognized work.

 

Based in Singapore since 2015, Don manages the daily operations of Gensler Singapore and Bangkok offices as the managing director, with Singapore office serving the Asia Pacific region as Gensler’s latest regional hub office. Besides the management role, Don often assumes an oversight role on projects, to ensure the quality of the delivery and to maintain key client relationships.

 

Based in Vietnam between 2007 and 2012, Don implemented a wide range of projects, including residential, commercial office buildings, mixed-use, hospitality, resort, retail, and education projects throughout Vietnam and Cambodia. Prior to 2007, Don performed as a lead architect role on many high-profile projects in Hong Kong, interfacing with many international and Asia Pacific developers, consultants and contractors. His expert knowledge of design, delivery and procurement process established trust and brought value as the lead of those teams.

Ishak Chandra

President & CEO, TRINITI LAND

Ishak Chandra started his carreer with Astra International and has numerous position in some other big group in Indonesia such as LIPPO LAND Development, SALIM Group & SINAR MAS Group.  Currently  Ishak serves as the President & CEO of TRINITI LAND, the 2018 Indonesian Best Boutique Property Developer which successfully launch, sell and develop some iconic project since 2013 such as Brooklyn Apartment, Springwood Residence, Yukata Suites, The SMITH, Collins Boulevard and latest world class mix used project in Batam named Marc’s Boulevard.

 

With his extensive more than 25-year Real Estate experience focusing in property development & investment, commercial leasing, corporate strategy and business development, Ishak has numerously got National and International award such as Indonesia Spoke Person of the Year, Worldwide Who’s Who, Indonesian 500 Who’s Who, and Most Influencing Indonesia Property Professional.
 
Ishak holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Graduate School of Business, University of Central Arkansas, USA majoring in General Management & Investment and Bachelor of Economic Law from University of Indonesia (UI).

Alexander Wong

Director & Founder, Alexander Wong Architects

Alexander Wong is an Award-Winning Architect based in Hong Kong. A post-graduate from Princeton University, he established his own design firm Alexander Wong Architects in 2001. Wong specializes in designing Luxury Homes for A-List Clients in the Movie Industry as well as creating theme-based Cinema Complexes like “Avatar City” in Zhongshan, “A Futuristic Eden” in Shenzhen and “Carmen Futura” (a cinema inspired by the Films of Wong Kar-Wai) in Hong Kong — all three projects garnering International Design Awards and many others including World’s Best Retail for “De Rucci” and World’s Best Show Home for “Golden Eye” respectively at the International Property Awards 2015-2016 in London. In 2013 & 2015, Wong has been selected by AD (Architectural Digest) China as one of the “100 Top Architecture & Design Talents in China” and also voted “Best Young Interior Designer of the Decade” (Hong Kong) 2015 & “Best Innovative Architect Of The Decade” (Hong Kong) 2017. In December 2016, Alexander Wong Architects won the Global Top Award with “World’s Best Interior Design” at the International Property Awards in London. The company is currently designing luxury hotels, innovative shopping malls and iconic landmark towers in China. His new book “ARCHIPHANTASY” published in both English and Chinese by Images Publishing of Melbourne will be launched worldwide this October and available on Amazon.