What’s On The Agenda?

Registration

Opening Remarks:
Introduction of ARES 2026 agenda and partners

Speaker:

• Tina Ryan, ARES Presenter

PropertyGuru Keynote:
The Next Cities Playbook

Speaker:

• Disha Goenka Das, Chief Marketing Officer, PropertyGuru Group

The Economist Keynote:
The World Ahead: What’s Next for Asia?

Speaker:

• Syetarn Hansakul, Senior Analyst, South-East Asia, The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)

Panel Discussion:
The Wellness Premium: From Lifestyle Trend to Global Real Estate Opportunity

Speakers:

• Moderator: Bill Barnett, Managing Director, C9 Hotelworks
• Wellness Real Estate Expert 1
• Wellness Real Estate Expert 2
• Wellness Real Estate Expert 3

Design Spotlight:
Reframing the Cities of Tomorrow through Experiential Design

Speaker:

• Simon Mitchell, Co-Founder, Sybarite

Intermission

• Performance

Fireside Chat:
Reality Check: Reinventing the Property Agent

Speakers:

Awards Presentation:
Top Agents of Asia

Speaker:

• Jules Kay, MD, Awards & Events, PropertyGuruGroup

Agent Panel:
The Next Agent: Trust, Trends and the New Property Buyer

Speakers:

• Pangina Heals, Artist and Television Host, Drag Race Thailand
• 2x Winners from Singapore
• 2x Winners from Vietnam
• 2x Winners from Malaysia
• 2x Winners from Thailand

Networking Lunch:
London Room

Welcome Back:
Introducing the Afternoon Sessions

Speaker:

• Tina Ryan, ARES Presenter

Sponsor Spotlight:
Property Without Borders (TBC)

Speaker:

• LeadingRE

Panel Discussion:
The White Lotus Effect: Storytelling, Media and Destination Value

Invited Speakers:

• Moderator: Vajravorn Na Tasukon, Editor-in-Chief, Robb Report Thailand
• Luxury Expert 1 — to be invited by Robb Report Thailand
• Luxury Expert 2 — to be invited by Robb Report Thailand
• Cyndy Tan Jarabata, President, Tajara Leisure and Hospitality Group
• Sahajak Boonthanakit, Actor / Restaurateur

Awards Presentation:
2026 ARES Power Women (Part 1)

Speakers:

Panel Discussion:
Design That Works: The Human Blueprint

Speakers:

• Moderator: Cathy Saldaña, Architect / President, AIA Southeast Asia
• Kotchakorn Voraakhom, CEO and Founder, PourousCity Network / Chairwoman, Climate Change Working Group, International Federation of Landscape Architects, World (IFLA World)
• Stephen Pimbley, Founding Partner & Director, SPARK Architects
• Colin Chee, Creator & Creative Director, Never Too Small
• TBC, AIA Southeast Asia

Panel Discussion:
Bridging People, Places and the Next Urban Opportunity

Invited Speakers:

• Moderator: Franz Fricke, Editor-in-Chief, Bridges
• Chelsea Perino, Marketing & Communications Consultant, ULI Asia Pacific
• Monica Lorenzana Trajano, Vice President, Commercial Strategy and Residential Business Unit / Head, Aboitiz Economic Estates, Aboitiz Land
• Ryo Katayama, Content Creator
• Tjakko Dijik, Programme Manager, UN-Habitat Multi-Country ProgrammeOffice, Bangkok

Panel Discussion:
The Business of You: Building a Brand That Works

Invited Speakers:

• Moderator: Michael New, Voice Actor, Host, Writer
• Anton Wormann, Founder & CEO, Anton in Japan Media and Japandi Houses / Real Estate Advisor / Creator
• Deejai Riangkrul, Founder & CEO, VOLANTT
• Fellipe Lima, International Striking Coach / Podcast Host
• Kavita “Net” Supatravanij, Co-Founder, Doughnut Library / Co-Founder, ilaGeneration / UN Women Youth Leadership Awardee

Fireside Chat:
The City Needs a Voice: Music, Community and the Places We Call Home

Invited Speakers:

• Ambassador Chantale Wong, Fmr. US Ambassador to ADB / Founder, CW Consultants
• Valentina Ploy, Thai Singer and Songwriter

Intermission:
Performance

Valentina Ploy, Thai Singer and Songwriter

Closing Keynote

Invited Speaker:

• (TBC)

Awards Presentation:
2026 ARES Power Women (Part 2)

Speakers:

• Tina Ryan, ARES Presenter
• Disha Goenka Das, Chief Marketing Officer, PropertyGuru Group

Closing Remarks

Speakers:

• Tina Ryan, ARES Presenter
• Jules Kay, MD, Awards & Events, PropertyGuru Group

Invitation Only:
ARES VIP Cocktail Party

Speakers:

• Tina Ryan, ARES Presenter