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The future of the office has fuelled much discussion within the occupier context – but what about the investment perspective? With workplace design, and the role of the office, undergoing profound transformations in the pandemic era, investors will need to recalibrate their real estate strategies to stay resilient. How can asset owners prepare for the future of the office? How should investors, fund managers and landlords hedge against the new normal?
APREA’s Virtual Roadshow series will kick off with a comprehensive overview of the APAC office market and implications for investors – from long-term real estate strategic planning to emerging opportunities. Join us for an in-depth conversation with some of the most prominent real estate thought leaders and experts in the region.

Speaker
Sigrid Zialcita
CEO
APREA
Sigrid Zialcita
CEO
APREA
Sigrid is the Chief Executive Officer of Asia Pacific Real Assets Association (APREA). Based in Singapore, she is responsible for overseeing the strategic direction, initiatives and operations of the association across Asia Pacific. Under her leadership, APREA repositioned to an industry trade group focusing on real estate and infrastructure.
Sigrid joined APREA’s executive team in January 2019.
Prior to APREA, she served as Managing Director of Asia Pacific Research and Advisory Services of Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) from 2010 through 2018, where she was responsible for research, thought leadership, strategy formulation and client management. Before relocating to Singapore, she was based in Washington, D.C. and led C&W’s U.S. research group in the Mid-Atlantic region, overseeing all aspects of market research activities in the Washington, DC; Virginia; Suburban Maryland, Baltimore; and Philadelphia areas. Prior to joining C&W, Sigrid served as a Senior Economist for the National Association of Realtors (NAR). In that position, she developed NAR’s office, warehouse, retail, multi-family housing, and international research programs.
A recognized expert in global economic, public policy and real estate issues, Sigrid is a frequent speaker at industry events. Her commentary on commercial and residential real estate markets is also regularly featured in a wide array of global publications, including the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Bloomberg, New York Times and Reuters. Additionally, she has made several television appearances on financial networks and radio such as CNBC, Bloomberg, CNN, National Public Radio and Channel News Asia.
Sigrid holds a Master of Business Administration from Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management and a Master’s degree in Economics from Pennsylvania State University. She is a member of several civic groups including the Rotary Club of Raffles City in Singapore, where she has served in various leadership positions, and serves in the Executive Committee of the Crohn’s & Colitis Society of Singapore.
Speaker
Dr Henry Chin
Global Head of Investor Thought Leadership and Head of Research, Asia Pacific
CBRE
Dr Henry Chin
Global Head of Investor Thought Leadership and Head of Research, Asia Pacific
CBRE
Dr Henry Chin is the Global Head of Investor Thought Leadership and Asia Pacific Head of Research at CBRE. Henry leads a global research team to identify the key forces influencing commercial real estate investors across all sectors, and collaborates closely with CBRE clients to help them understand the intricacies of property markets and make strategic investment decisions.
Moderator
Manish Kashyap
Global President of Advisory & Transaction Services
CBRE
Manish Kashyap
Global President of Advisory & Transaction Services
CBRE
As Regional Managing Director and Head of CBRE’s Advisory & Transaction services business in Asia Pacific, Manish oversees a team of 2,000+ professionals across 15 cities and 80 offices in the region. Leading in a corporate real estate space with evolving dynamics and greater digital embedment, Manish deploys strategic recruiting, M&A initiatives and corporate investment as growth strategies to impact our clients and professionals.
With a growing focus on agility in real estate, Manish also serves as CBRE’s Global Head of Advisory & Transaction Services - Agile, In this role, he leads and leverages a global network of top advisory talent to present agile solutions across a wide spectrum of clients including occupiers, operators and investors. From coworking and flexible space to optimized portfolios, Manish collaborates with leaders overseeing other aspects of the company’s Agile strategy including Project Management, Host and Hana to provide enterprise-wide solutions for our clients.
In developing a global Agile real estate ecosystem, Manish is working closely with CBRE’s Digital and Technology leadership to develop digital solutions for our clients globally.
Manish has been with CBRE for over 20 years and is an integral member of the regional and global leadership communities.
Panelist
Ritesh Sachdev
Sr. Vice President & Head
Commercial Leasing And Asset Management TATA Realty And Infrastructure Limited
Ritesh Sachdev
Sr. Vice President & Head
Commercial Leasing And Asset Management TATA Realty And Infrastructure Limited
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Ritesh is a dynamic and high-performing real estate professional with more than two decades of corporate real estate experience with both service providers and developers. Ritesh has led teams across India and collaborated across multiple geographies and real estate markets globally, sharing his expertise and knowledge for the benefit of his occupier clients and organizations he served.
As a Senior Vice President & Head, Commercial Leasing and Asset Management, Ritesh is responsible for leasing and managing the commercial assets of TATA Realty across the country. Besides maximizing the operating performance of the company’s commercial portfolio, Ritesh is the brain behind sales/leasing innovations, strategic business development, and the profitability of the company as determined by the company's strategic goals.
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Ritesh is a ‘Man Manager’ par excellence a, ‘Institutional Builder’ and a leader in the Indian real estate market who enjoys deep and strategic relationships with both fortune 500 occupiers and International Property Consulting firms across most markets in India, regionally within APAC and globally.
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
In previous roles, Ritesh was the Managing Director with Cushman & Wakefield running their Transaction business for India and thereafter, all business/s for South India. Ritesh was credited in nurturing and growing the transaction business over the years and tripling the top line in under 5 years.
After close to 14 years with C&W, Ritesh joined Colliers International as a Sr. Executive Director and was running their Integrated Occupier Platform for India with the intent to increase revenue, profitability and market share across all occupier business. Ritesh was also responsible to lead and grow the firms P&L across South India as a Managing Director.
Under Ritesh’s leadership, the transaction and occupier business doubled in year, key leadership roles were closed and some of the largest/most sought after occupier transactions successfully completed.
Before moving to International property consulting firms, Ritesh’s other industry experience were with DLF Limited as part of their marketing and commercial leasing teams, The Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) setting up, IndiaLink, the nerve centre/nucleus of all Indo-Australian trade and with Holzmann Videocon Engineers Limited (Indian JV of Philipp Holzmann, a global EPC giant)
Panelist
Tom Spicer
Deputy Director - Office
Swire Properties (Chinese Mainland)
Tom Spicer
Deputy Director - Office
Swire Properties (Chinese Mainland)
Tom Spicer oversees the leasing and management of Swire Properties’ office portfolios in the Chinese Mainland. He joined Swire Properties in 2007. With 20 years of experience in real estate, Tom has worked in London, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing. A Chartered Surveyor, he is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
Panelist
Neil Anderson
Director and Head of Office, Commercial Property
Hongkong Land
Neil Anderson
Director and Head of Office, Commercial Property
Hongkong Land
安德燊於房地產行業擁有逾二十五年經驗,並在香港工作近二十年。
安德燊自二零一零年起擔任置地公司商廈業務部董事及主管,負責處理集團於香港中環頂級物業組 合所有寫字樓的租賃事務,包括位於中環核心地帶的十二幢商廈。安德燊管理由多間位居前列的金 融機構、法律及專業服務公司等組成,並超過四百一十二萬平方呎的辦公室物業租賃。
安德燊於二零零六年加入置地公司,在此之前他在倫敦任職Nelson Bakewell 的部門總監,並曾投 身全球領先的房地產專業服務公司仲量聯行。他在英國Cluttons展開職業生涯。
安德燊於英國接受教育,曾就讀於哈佛商學院,現為香港測量師學會及英國皇家特許測量師學會成 員。
二零二二年六月
Neil Anderson has more than 25 years’ experience in the real estate industry, and hasworked in Hong Kong for nearly two decades.
He has been a Director and Head of Office Space at Hongkong Land since 2010. Neil is responsible for all the office leasing activity within the Company’s premier Central Hong Kong Portfolio, which includes 12 buildings in the heart of the Central business district. He oversees more than 4.12 million square feet of office space, leased to some of the world’s leading financial institutions, legal and professional services firms, among others.
Neil joined the company in 2006 from London, where he worked for Nelson Bakewell, as a divisional director, and has also worked at major global real estate services firm Jones Land Lasalle (JLL). Neil started his career working for Cluttons in the UK.
Neil was educated in the UK and has attended Harvard Business School, and is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in the UK.
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Kemmu Kawai joined Longevity Partners Japan in September 2022 as the Country Director. Based in Tokyo, he oversees all operations and activities in Japan, the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. He brings him more than 16 years of experience in finance where he specialised in real estate and credit investments. Before joining Longevity Partners, he served as a Portfolio Manager at Norinchukin Bank and as Investment Manager at Center Point Development.
Kemmu Kawai
Managing Director
Longevity Partners