WHAT’S ON THE AGENDA
Welcome to ARES 2018! Chairperson: Bill Barnett, Managing Director, C9 Hotelworks
Welcome from PropertyGuru: Terry Blackburn, Founder & Managing Director, Asia Property Awards, Property Report, Asia Real Estate Summit
Keynote: Regional strategic forecast
Andrew Staples, PhD. Editorial Director and Chief Economist, Economist Corporate Network
Keynote: The past, present and future of PropTech
George Thomas, Chief Information Officer, Asia Pacific Head of Technology, Data & Information Management, JLL
Networking break
Tech for the future – Digitalizing Construction
Ani Bhalekar, Vice President, IoT, Asia, McKinsey & Company
Fintech in Asian property: what to expect
Moderator: Benedict Andrew Lim, Managing Director, Southeast Asian real estate at Ernst & Young
• Christopher J. Marriott, CEO, Southeast Asia, Savills
• Dr Florian M. Spiegl, Co-founder and COO, FinFabrik
• Phonpimol Pathomsak, Fintech advisor
Networking lunch
Keynote: How city design must adapt for success in the 21st century
Chintan Raveshia, Cities Leader | Cities & Planning Singapore, Arup
Panel discussion: Demystifying Big Data – How Big Data can take your business from good to great
Moderator: Paul Ashburn, Co-Managing Partner, BDO in Thailand
• Dr Okan Geray, Strategic Planning Advisor, Smart Dubai
• Anthony Arundell, Director, Smart Cities and Sustainability, One Bangkok
• Vikram Kohli, Regional Managing Director, Southeast Asia, CBRE
How we use IoT in smart cities:
Andrew Hamilton, Global Client Partner, Hitachi Consulting
Tech Innovation Award
Panel discussion: Innovation and entrepreneurship in Asian property technology
• Manav Kamboj, Chief Technology Officer, PropertyGuru Group
• Jostein Aksnes, Founder and CEO, Property Flow and 7 Peaks Software
• Pennie Lim, Founder and CEO, HOMA
• Archawat Chareonsilp, Chief Strategy Officer and Corporate Innovation Director, HUBBA
Virtual Reality in property marketing is over – what’s next? Carrie Law, CEO & Director, Juwai.com
Closing remarks
Networking cocktail reception
Opening remarks. Chairperson: Kipsan Beck, Director, Marketing & Corporate Communications, Frasers Property
VIP Keynote Address: Dr. Aladdin D. Rillo, Deputy Secretary-General, ASEAN Economic Community
Keynote: Getting to know the ‘World’s smartest building’
Ron Bakker, architect of The Edge, Amsterdam
Opportunities for Artificial Intelligence in Chinese real estate: Jeff Ye, Senior VP of 58Group; COO of Anjuke
Networking break
The benefits of Building Information Modelling (BIM) for immersive digital development models
Dr. Yong Chern Chet, Chief Innovation Officer, Ananda Development
An overview of Sri Lanka’s flourishing Condominium Market
Pradeep Moraes, Director, Altair
Panel discussion: Smart cities from around Asia Pacific
Moderator: Terry Blackburn, Founder & Managing Director, Asia Property Awards, Property Report, Asia Real Estate Summit, PropertyGuru Group
• Dr Okan Geray, Strategic Planning Advisor, Smart Dubai
• Adam Beck, Executive Director, Smart Cities Council, Australia & New Zealand
• Joelle Chen, Regional Head, Asia Pacific, World Green Building Council, Singapore
• Charles Reed Anderson, Founder, Charles Reed Anderson & Associates
Port City – A case study of the mega-project that will transform Colombo: Liang Thow Ming,
Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt) Ltd.
Networking lunch
How to make your asset competitive with Intelligent Facilities Management: Ho Chee Kit,
Senior Director for Asset Services and Facilities Management, Cushman & Wakefield
Technology’s role in creating smart, productive and competitive cities from IBM’s perspective: Pawasut Seewirot, Chief Digital Officer, IBM Thailand
Closing remarks