APREA GBA Conference

Ms Christina Hau is the Chief Executive Officer of Champion Real Estate Investment Trust, overseeing its strategic development, asset management, asset enhancement and investment opportunities. Ms Hau is a Registered Architect in Hong Kong with over 20 years of experience in the real estate industry, covering design, planning, project management and asset management of renowned world-class commercial complexes. Prior to joining the REIT Manager, Ms Hau worked at Hong Kong’s leading real estate listed companies overseeing key investment properties in Mainland China. Ms Hau graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong with degrees in Master of Architecture and Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons). She is a member of Hong Kong Institute of Architects and Vice- Chairman of Commercial Properties Research Association under China Real Estate Chamber of Commerce.

Ryan is a certified accountant with over 25 years of experience in audit, assurance, and advisory services. His extensive background serving strategic clients—particularly in real estate and investments—makes him a valuable addition to our Chapter. As Co-Chair of the Deloitte INED Club, he has demonstrated committed leadership in promoting governance and board excellence. His deep understanding of the Chinese market and its integration with Hong Kong will further enhance the Chapter’s regional influence.

Having worked in China, the U.S., Hong Kong, Singapore, and Australia, Mr. Chen has vast and diverse experiences in real estate investment and financing, REITs, PERE fund management and asset management, real estate development, planning & design, and international business operations.

Mr. Chen is the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of F.O.G. Capital & Asset Management Corp. (Fields of Gold Corp. - a real estate focused investment & asset management firm headquartered in Shanghai, China, and a Harvard China Fund partner for over 10 years) and the independent director of Yuexiu REITs (the World's first publicly listed REITs in Hong Kong in 2005 investing mainly in mainland properties). He also has been serving as the Development Head of China for a Top-10 Globally ranked real estate investment fund and as senior executive of one of the largest listed blue-chip real estate development groups in Hong Kong. He has also worked as senior architect in an international architectural firm in Boston, MA. USA.

Mr. Chen is a visiting professor at one of the top business schools in China- Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB). He was also a mentor for China Ren Min University’s MBA program. He teaches Real Estate and Capital Market related courses in Tsinghua University, Peking University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Tongji University. While living in the US, Mr. Chen was a Guest Lecturer at the BAC (Boston Architecture Center), where he taught architectural design and planning studios.

Mr LIANG is an institutional real estate private equity professional with extensive experience in investment strategy, asset management, capital sourcing and fund management. He most recently served as Senior Vice President of Investments at Empire State Realty Trust in New York, where he built the investment team, developed deal sourcing process, formulated investment strategies, and led significant transactions across key New York City assets. Prior to this role, he was Senior Vice President of Investments and Asset Management at Columbia Property Trust, where he managed a diverse portfolio, overseeing investments across office, retail and multifamily sectors. Mr LIANG began his career at Deutsche Bank, contributing to the development of real estate funds in Chinese Mainland, Asia and the United States.

Mr LIANG holds a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School and a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Accounting from the University of Maryland. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Executive Director of China Securities Co., Chief analyst of real estate and construction industry; Master of Finance from National Development Institute of Peking University. He has 15 years research experiences in real estate, property management and other sectors. As the leader of real estate research team, he has won the Golden Bull Award for Best Industry Analyst (Real Estate Industry) and New Fortune Finalist Award for Best Analyst (Real Estate Industry),and Institutional Investor-Caixin Finalist Achievement Award on the mainland for Capital Market Analyst (Real Estate Industry) and the Crystal Ball Award for several times. In addition to traditional real estate development, the team has considerable expertise in the research on diversified, innovative real estate businesses and property secure as REITs.

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中信建投证券地产、周期及中小盘研究组组长，房地产及建筑行业首席分析师，北京大学国家发展研究院金融学硕士，专注于房地产、物业管理等行业研究，15年证券从业经验。多次荣获最佳行业金牛分析师奖（房地产行业）、新财富最佳分析师（房地产行业）、机构投资者·财新资本市场分析师成就奖（房地产行业）、卖方分析师水晶球奖（房地产行业）等奖项。注重产业研究，除覆盖传统开发商外，对房地产多元化、业务创新及以REITs为代表的地产资产证券化有深入研究。

Ryan is a certified accountant with over 25 years of experience in audit, assurance, and advisory services. His extensive background serving strategic clients—particularly in real estate and investments—makes him a valuable addition to our Chapter. As Co-Chair of the Deloitte INED Club, he has demonstrated committed leadership in promoting governance and board excellence. His deep understanding of the Chinese market and its integration with Hong Kong will further enhance the Chapter’s regional influence.

Mr. Gary Ko serves as Associate Director Business Development at the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park (HSITP), where he spearheads initiatives to drive public-private partnerships and business and land development. With over 15 years of experience in asset management, commercial strategy, and operations, Mr. Ko has a distinguished record of cultivating strategic partnerships and driving investment opportunities across diverse sectors.

Previously, he held senior roles at Goodman, where he managed significant investment portfolios, and at Wing Tai Properties, where he developed strategies to deliver commercial growth. At Tai Kwun, under The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, he pioneered and oversaw a high-profile cultural and heritage project. His tenure at the Wharf Group included operational and marketing roles in China and Hong Kong, harnessing his expertise in market analysis and business operations.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Ko served in administrative roles within the HKSAR Government on planning and lands, and contributed to product promotion at the Hong Kong Trade Development Council. He also gained valuable experience in the aviation sector with Cathay Pacific Airways of Swire Group.

Eric Ng has nearly 20 years of experience in real estate investment and financial services. He is the Chief Investment Officer of CR Longdation’s Asset Management Platform, overseeing all aspects of the firm's real estate investment and asset management business. Prior to his current role, Mr. Ng was the Director of Overseas Investment and Financing at CIFI Group, where he led a series of transactions across the retail, office, and residential sectors throughout Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, and the UK. Mr. Ng has also served as Investment and Corporate Finance Director at Country Garden and Vice President of Capital Management at China Resources Group.

Before that, he was an equity research analyst in CITIC Securities. Mr. Ng holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, is a FCPA from HKICPA in Hong Kong and also a charter holder of CFA.

President of Cushman & Wakefield Vanke Service (CWVS)

Doctor of Business Administration from CEIBS

With over 20 years of experience in property and asset management, as well as corporate integrated facility services, Allen Qian has repeatedly participated in and led the operation and management of major urban landmark projects across a diverse range of complex asset types, including super high-rise towers, large-scale commercial complexes, and corporate headquarters and R&D centers, bringing deep insights into full-lifecycle asset management and smart, low-carbon operations.

He currently oversees the overall business of CWVS in Mainland China and Hong Kong, managing nearly 2,800 commercial and office projects and leading a team of over 27,000 employees. The company serves clients across a wide range of industries including finance, TMT, high-end manufacturing, biopharmaceuticals, and multinational corporations, with a portfolio that features leading enterprises such as Alibaba, Tencent, Meituan, Kuaishou, CATL, Midea, and Standard Chartered Bank, as well as regional headquarters of Fortune 500 companies. He has long been dedicated to the green and sustainable development of commercial spaces, actively championing and advancing "smart and low-carbon property" solutions that leverage digital and intelligent technologies to achieve low-carbon building operations and unlock the value of space.

Navigating an era defined by existing assets, he continues to drive progress through sustained innovation. In corporate services, he has established a distinctive "1+N" headquarters-plus-distributed-sites management model and built the PMS Integrated Digital Operations Platform, now enabling smooth, high-quality delivery across over 2,000 projects while continuously deepening full-scenario service capabilities. In the area of smart, low-carbon transformation, he has pioneered a scientific energy benchmarking methodology for cross-regional portfolios of similar scale and typology, rolling out systematic energy management to more than 100 projects with significant energy savings and carbon reductions. He has led the development of flagship low-carbon projects in Shanghai, Suzhou, Shenzhen and other cities—demonstrating that green operations can shift from a cost center to a value driver—and is driving nationwide deployment of the "Link-X" AI system for intelligent monitoring and early-warning in building safety, energy consumption, and equipment maintenance. From landmark operations to standard-setting, from smart platforms to low-carbon practices, Allen Qian continues to advance China's commercial property services toward a smarter, greener, and more sustainable future with professional insight and innovative action.

John Lam is Managing Director and Head of Asia Property Research at UBS, covering over 50 stocks across China, Hong Kong property companies and Hong Kong conglomerate companies. John also leads Asia Property team at UBS, and published thematic research in the region including APAC data centers, the rise of private REITs in China, rental clock series in HK/China property, China property deleveraging series, China vs Japan and China vs India property comparision.  In 2025 All-Asia Extel survey, John and team was the top ranked property team, and top 3 ranked team in 2017-2024 All-Asia Institutional Investor survey. Prior to UBS, John was with Morgan Stanley in 2010-2018, where he was originally a top ranked China property analyst in 2014-2018 and a cement analyst in 2010-2014, switching to property in early 2015.

Ashley Wai is a Portfolio Manager at APG Asset Management Asia, specializing in private real estate investments across the Asia-Pacific region. Prior to APG, Ashley worked at Standard Chartered Bank in Hong Kong as part of the Greater China Commercial Real Estate team. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Cambridge.

Johnson joined Alter Domus in December 2018 and currently serves as the Head of Greater China. In this capacity, he oversees all offices in Greater China region and is instrumental in driving sustainable growth for Alter Domus' business across Greater China.

Prior to joining Alter Domus, Johnson was Vice President at Northern Trust, where he spearheaded business development initiatives within the asset owner and asset management sectors throughout North Asia region. His extensive career spans various financial institutions, including Wells Fargo Bank, Custom House Global Fund Services, Newedge Group, and HSBC. Johnson has cultivated a diverse client portfolio that encompasses central banks, sovereign wealth funds, university endowments, hedge funds, private equity firms, real estate managers, and brokerage houses.

Johnson earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Washington University in the United States and holds an MBA from The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Having worked in China, the U.S., Hong Kong, Singapore, and Australia, Mr. Chen has vast and diverse experiences in real estate investment and financing, REITs, PERE fund management and asset management, real estate development, planning & design, and international business operations.

Mr. Chen is the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of F.O.G. Capital & Asset Management Corp. (Fields of Gold Corp. - a real estate focused investment & asset management firm headquartered in Shanghai, China, and a Harvard China Fund partner for over 10 years) and the independent director of Yuexiu REITs (the World's first publicly listed REITs in Hong Kong in 2005 investing mainly in mainland properties). He also has been serving as the Development Head of China for a Top-10 Globally ranked real estate investment fund and as senior executive of one of the largest listed blue-chip real estate development groups in Hong Kong. He has also worked as senior architect in an international architectural firm in Boston, MA. USA.

Mr. Chen is a visiting professor at one of the top business schools in China- Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB). He was also a mentor for China Ren Min University’s MBA program. He teaches Real Estate and Capital Market related courses in Tsinghua University, Peking University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Tongji University. While living in the US, Mr. Chen was a Guest Lecturer at the BAC (Boston Architecture Center), where he taught architectural design and planning studios.