APREA Australia Conference

Peter Verwer is the former CEO of both APREA and the Property Council of Australia.

He has also served as PM Scott Morrison’s Special Envoy for Global Business and Talent Attraction.

In September this year,  Peter helped launch the Global REIT Alliance, a new international body comprising REIT advocates from 24 countries and regions.

In 2019, Peter was inducted as an Officer of the Order of Australia for services to the property investment industry.

Claire is a Senior Analyst in Green Street’s Research team and an investment professional with over 13 years’ experience spanning real estate, infrastructure, and private equity. She was most recently a Senior Investment Analyst at Resolution Capital, a leading global REIT manager, where she covered a broad range of sectors. Previously, Claire served as a Vice President in Green Street’s Advisory and Consulting team in London, advising on several landmark real estate transactions across Europe and APAC. Earlier in her career, she was a Manager in EY’s Strategy and Transactions team in Sydney. Claire is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance and Accounting from the Australian National University.

Angelo has over 25 years of experience in real estate funds management, corporate finance and law. 

Angelo is responsible for driving the growth of CLI Australia’s business including direct property and private credit funds. 

Prior to joining CLI, Angelo was the Head of Real Estate Private Capital at Barrenjoey Capital Partners.  Prior to that, he was the Head of Asia Pacific Real Estate and Co-Head of Investment Banking and Capital Markets at Credit Suisse Australia.  Angelo has had a distinguished career in real estate financing and advisory across Asia Pacific, with extensive experience in delivering real estate equity and debt opportunities, for both institutional and private investors.

Angelo holds a Graduate Diploma in Finance from Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA).  He holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Science from Monash University.

Hamish MacDonald, Managing Director, is Head and Chief Investment Officer of Asia Pacific Real Estate, leading BlackRock's real estate activities across the region. Hamish is responsible for the strategy and management of the business operations as well as the real estate funds and assets managed in the region. He is a member of the Global Value Add Real Estate Investment Committee.

Hamish's service with the firm dates back to 2007, including his years with MGPA, which was acquired by BlackRock in 2013. He originally joined the London office where he was Head of Acquisitions - UK and in 2012 he established the office in Sydney. Hamish began his career in real estate in 1999 and has been focusing on the sourcing and management of value add investment opportunities since 2007. Hamish began his career in Sydney where he was a Development Manager at the Mirvac Group and a Commercial Advisor at Colliers International.

Hamish has a BComm. with majors in Economics and Finance from the University of Sydney and is a Committee Member of the Property Council of Australia.

Leonie Wilkinson is a Senior Vice President in Brookfield’s Real Estate Group. In this role, she leads strategic initiatives across Asia Pacific and the Middle East including capital raising, co-investments and client portfolio management.

Ms. Wilkinson has over 20 years of experience in real estate funds management. Prior to joining Brookfield in 2020, Ms. Wilkinson was a member of the Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) Executive Committee. Before joining QIC, Ms. Wilkinson held senior roles at LaSalle and Macquarie Capital, where she focused on real estate private equity advisory, capital raising and investment management.

Ms.  Wilkinson holds a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance & Investment from the Financial Services Institute of Australasia and a first-class honours degree in Mathematics and Finance from the University of Wollongong. She serves as Chair of Urban Land Institute (ULI) Australia and on the ULI Asia Pacific Executive Committee.

Daniel Feldmann joined Hazelview Investmeants (formerly Timbercreek Equities Corp) in February 2012 as Analyst, Global Real Estate Securities. Daniel is based in the Hong Kong office and in his current role is responsible for co-managing Hazelview’s global real estate securities strategies, the financial analyses, valuation and investment recommendation of global real estate sectors and securities.

Daniel has over 12 years of experience in finance, accounting and capital markets and has worked in the public real estate investment market since 2010. Daniel was responsible for Hazelview’s European real estate securities coverage in the Zurich office before transferring to Hong Kong in June 2016 to establish the company's local Asian presence. Prior to joining Hazelview, Daniel was an Analyst of global real estate securities at 4IP Management AG, an Analyst of global real estate securities at Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. Corporate Finance (Switzerland) AG and a Funds Analyst at UBS AG.

Daniel holds a Bachelor of Arts in Banking and Finance, a Master of Arts in Economics and Business Administration and a Ph.D in Business Administration from the University of Zurich. He holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designation.

Issa has 25 years experience in Australian real estate, particularly in credit transactions across a wide variety of sectors and investment structures. Previously Issa spent 10 years with Blackstone, where he led the Australian real estate debt platform, and prior to that he was at GE Capital Real Estate, Issa holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Business from the University of Technology Sydney.

Mr. Maxwell is Country Manager for Australia and Head of Transactions for Australasia, with responsibilities including investment origination, acquisitions, and asset management across the region. He brings nearly 25 years of experience in real estate investment across domestic and international markets. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Wollongong.

Rodney Fung joined La Caisse, formerly Ivanhoe Cambridge, in 2016 and is Managing Director, Real Estate, Asia Pacific. He is responsible for the Portfolio Management and Asset Management as well as strategic relationships across the investments in Asia-Pacific. 

Prior to this, Rodney was an Associate Director at Goodman Group responsible for the Goodman Hong Kong Logistics Fund and Goodman SEA venture. He also held positions in China private equity real estate and previously at Macquarie Group in various fund management roles in Sydney and Hong Kong, covering unlisted and listed investments across multiple sectors in Australia, North America and Asia.

Paul Adamiak is an Australian accomplished financial services executive with more than 20 years of experience, including 8 years in Europe, across fund administration, fiduciary services, and professional services, with a strong focus on business development and sales leadership.   

Currently serving as Executive Vice President, Business Development at The Citco Group Limited, he leads the strategic growth initiatives for Australia, working closely with institutional clients, asset managers, and alternative investment firms. Since joining Citco in 2023, he has been responsible for driving market expansion, strengthening client relationships, and positioning the firm as a trusted partner within the funds and asset servicing landscape.

Prior to Citco, Paul Adamiak held senior leadership roles at TMF Group, including Head of Fund Services Sales, Asia Pacific and Commercial Director, where he executed regional sales strategies, built high-performing teams, and delivered sustained revenue growth across multiple jurisdictions. Earlier roles at TMF Group in both Amsterdam and Sydney spanned nearly a decade and included senior management and team leadership positions, within the fund & corporate services division. 

Paul Adamiak’s career began in professional and financial services roles at Crowe Horwath, BDO, Allco Finance Group & Evolution Trustees, building a strong technical foundation in accounting, structured finance, corporate & trustee services.

Paul Adamiak is a member of the Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand and holds a Bachelor of Business from the University of Technology Sydney.

Harsh Narang is a Managing Director of Rava Partners. Before joining Rava Partners in 2024, Harsh was a Principal at Blackstone, with experience across private equity, credit and real estate. In an investment career spanning over 13 years, Harsh has invested over US$10bn equity across regions and strategies. Harsh graduated with an M.B.A from Harvard Business School and a MTech. from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

Michael has over twenty years of experience developing and implementing strategy, policy and regulatory reform in planning and infrastructure. His unique mix of skills and experience has allowed Michael to develop insights into how to work across all levels of government and industry to develop tangible benefits. Michael’s expertise in how to effectively plan for and manage change encompasses strategic infrastructure planning, land use planning, and social and economic infrastructure. He has pioneered data driven approaches and is an innovator in the use of artificial intelligence.

Viji Yogavaran currently manages Australian Unity’s Healthcare Property Trust, with an AUM of $3.3 billion. She brings over 20 years of real estate funds management experience to the role, spanning asset management, capital transactions, treasury, finance and corporate governance.

Prior to Australian Unity, Viji was the Fund Manager at Centuria Healthcare, where she managed a portfolio of healthcare property funds.

She has also held senior roles at Investa Property Group, having worked in an ASX-listed office fund, an institutional mandate and Investa’s balance sheet portfolio.

Daniel Mrsnik is an Investment Analyst within the Aware Super Property team. In this role he is responsible for sourcing, assessing and undertaking due diligence on new investment opportunities, managing existing assets and preparing strategic research to support investment decisions across Asia-Pacific. Daniel was previously at HMC Capital (formerly Aventus Group), where he held roles in asset management, capital transactions, and funds management.

Daniel has worked on several transactions including the c.$4.5bn public merger of Aventus Group (ASX: AVN) and HomeCo (ASX: HMC) as well as over $400m in direct retail property transactions and more recently the remaining buy-out of Oak Tree Group. Daniel currently sits as an Aware Super representative on Keyton’s (formally Lendlease Retirement Living) Joint Operating Committee and as an Observer on the Oak Tree Group Board.

Daniel holds a Bachelor of Business (Property) from Western Sydney University.

Daniel is a Principal within Mercer Investments Alternatives, based in Sydney. In this role, Daniel is responsible for the management of Mercer’s real estate portfolios in Australia and globally totalling ~A$10bn in value. This includes the ~A$5.5bn Mercer Australian Unlisted Property Fund. Daniel has origination, transaction, portfolio management, and governance experience in both indirect and direct real estate investment strategies across all risk profiles and capital structures. Daniel also has a role in client advisory and manager research across the full spectrum of real estate strategies and products in Australia and globally. Prior to joining Mercer, Daniel held roles in Lendlease’s Development business and at Campus Living Villages.

Mercer Investments provides research, advice, and solutions to a diverse, global client base as a consultant and investment manager partner. Mercer has US$17.5tn in global assets under advice and US$670bn of assets under management (as at 30 June 2025) across all public and private asset classes. Mercer Super Trust is one of Australia’s largest superannuation funds, with more than A$80bn of AUM and 1 million members.

A capital markets specialist with 15 years of diverse experience across real estate sectors in the United Kingdom and Australia. Currently leading superfund capital for JLL's global capital team. Previously, specialised in ESG investment, collaborating across all sectors to develop and implement targeted strategies driving ESG and value-add investment opportunities. Prior to this role, Caitlin held a position within JLL UK Capital Markets, focusing on strategic transactions. For the first eight years of her career, Caitlin was a certified valuer in both Australia and the UK, holding MRICS and CPV qualifications.

Wissam is a corporate M&A partner with a specialist focus on the real estate industry, acting for both domestic and international clients. In particular, the establishment of incorporated and unincorporated joint ventures, consortia, capital partnerships and wholesale funds with a real asset focused investment mandate as well as on the acquisition, disposal and restructuring of real assets.