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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.
Using Green Street’s strategic work as well as detailed forecasts for REITs, markets, and property sectors, the presentation will discuss the best areas for alpha creation in listed real estate while also emphasizing the differentiated drivers of performance that investors tend to overlook.
Speaker
Cedrik Lachance
EVP, Director of Research
Green Street
Cedrik Lachance
EVP, Director of Research
Green Street
Cedrik is Green Street’s Director of Research, leading a global roster of over 80 real assets expert analysts, and is a member of the executive leadership team. Under Cedrik’s guidance, Green Street provides actionable capital allocation intelligence to public and private global real assets investors. The team distinguishes itself through strategic insights, a deep data science function, investment perspective on virtually all property sectors along with numerous infrastructure sectors, and within more than 400 private real estate markets. The team offers a deep public-private perspective based on covering more than 190 public real estate and infrastructure companies in about 15 countries.
During his 22-year career at Green Street, Cedrik has previously led the global REIT research team, been sector head of the U.S. retail, office, industrial and net lease sectors, was the first publishing analyst in Europe, covered companies in Canada and Australia, and managed the global Quantitative Analytics team. His breadth of experience is integral to Green Street’s success in providing ground-breaking research and analytics on all aspects of the public and private property markets as well as its growing presence in infrastructure research.
Frequently quoted in major financial media and a sought-after speaker at leading industry events, Cedrik is a past winner of the Wall Street Journal’s “Best on the Street” award in real estate, and an active member of numerous real estate organizations. Cedrik earned an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, holds a master’s degree in International Relations from the University of Toronto, and a B.A. in History from Université Laval in Quebec.
Panelist
Chua Hsien Yang
Chief Executive Officer
Keppel REIT
Chua Hsien Yang
Chief Executive Officer
Keppel REIT
Mr Chua has extensive experience in the real estate fund management and hospitality industries, including mergers and acquisitions, real estate investments, business development and asset management globally.
Prior to his appointment, Mr Chua was the Managing Director & Head (Mergers & Acquisitions) at Keppel Ltd. since 15 February 2021. Prior to that, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Keppel DC REIT Management from the listing of Keppel DC REIT in 2014 to 14 February 2021.
Prior to joining the manager of Keppel DC REIT, Mr Chua was Senior Vice President of Keppel REIT Management Limited where he headed the investment team.
From 2006 to 2008, Mr Chua was Director of Business Development and Asset Management at Ascott Residence Trust Management Limited (the manager of Ascott Residence Trust) and before that, he was with Hotel Plaza Limited (now known as Pan Pacific Hotels Group Limited) as Assistant Vice President of Asset Management, where he was responsible for the business development and asset management activities of the group-owned properties.
Mr Chua was also appointed the President of REIT Association of Singapore (REITAS) with effect from 1 January 2025.
Mr Chua holds a Master of Business Administration, University of Western Australia and a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil), University of Canterbury.
Speaker
Masayuki Ozaki
CFO
NTT DC REIT
Masayuki Ozaki
CFO
NTT DC REIT
Mr. Masayuki Ozaki is the Chief Financial Officer of the Manager of NTT DC REIT.
Mr. Ozaki brings close to two decades of experience in real estate investments, particularly in public equities real estate investments in APAC at firms like APG, Heitman, and Fidelity (FMR), most recently serving as a Principal at Blackstone Japan, overseeing fundraising and investor relations for Japanese investors, from October 2022 to July 2024.
Prior to that, between July 2018 and September 2022, he was the Senior Portfolio Manager at APG Asset Management Asia and was involved in equity research and portfolio management of public real estate securities across Asia Pacific. From July 2017 to July 2018, he was the Vice President and Senior Analyst of Asia Pacific real estate securities at Heitman International Real Estate Securities. He was also an Equity Analyst at Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) from September 2013 to December 2016 and Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers from July 2006 to August 2013, covering the public real estate securities portfolio in Japan, Singapore and Australia.
Mr. Ozaki started his career in the financial services departments of Citibank, N.A., Bank of America, N.A., and Morgan Stanley Japan where he, respectively, developed and managed investment products, provided financial and valuation analysis for merger and acquisition and asset securitisation deals, and provided credit analysis of commercial mortgage-backed security loans and managed counter party risks for Japanese financial institutions.
Mr. Ozaki holds a Bachelor of Laws from Keio University and a Master of Management in Hospitality and a Master of Business Administration from Cornell University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Panelist
Dominique Moerenhout
CEO
European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA)
Dominique Moerenhout
CEO
European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA)
Dominique Moerenhout is the CEO of EPRA (European Public Real Estate Association), the voice of the publicly traded European real estate sector. He has been active in the Pan-European real estate investment management sector for over 25 years. Dominique joined EPRA in 2017, moving from BNP Paribas REIM where he held the CEO position for the BeNeLux and Pan-European Real Estate Funds. He started his career in 1997 as a Portfolio Manager followed by five years as an investment management consultant for KPMG Consulting. He then was appointed COO at Fortis Private Real Estate from 2004 until 2011 before becoming the COO of BNP Paribas Real Estate UK in 2011-2014. He holds an MBA from ICHEC Brussels and a CFA from the Belgian Association of Financial Analysts.
At JLL, we take pride in doing things differently. We see the built environment as a powerful medium with which to change the world for the better. By combining innovative technology and data intelligence with our world-renowned expertise, we’re able to unveil untapped opportunities for success.
We help buy, build, occupy and invest in a variety of assets including industrial, commercial, retail, residential and hotel real estate. From tech startups to global firms, our clients span industries including banking, energy, healthcare, law, life sciences, manufacturing, and technology.
APREA is committed to making our events more environmentally responsible. We work closely with our event partners, venues, and suppliers to embed sustainability into the way we plan and execute our gatherings across the region. Our goal is to continually reduce our environmental footprint and promote responsible practices across the real assets industry.
Our key sustainability measures in our events include:
Through these steps, we aim to make every APREA event a reflection of our broader commitment to a more responsible and resilient industry.
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