APREA Hong Kong Conference

Rebecca Wen is a hospitality analytics professional with 8+ years of experience driving revenue optimization for hotels, now leveraging that expertise as a Sales Executive of Benchmark at CoStar. Having transitioned from hotel operations to data-driven solutions in 2022, Rebecca empowers clients to gain data-driven clarity on their performance, positioning, and opportunities—enabling informed decisions that drive market share growth. Actively promotes benchmarking, and revenue optimization practices in the hospitality industry.

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.

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.

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.

Ms. Kong is the Managing Director and CIO of SCGC Realty Capital, and is a member of SCGC’s infrastructure REITs investment committee. Prior to joining SCGC, Ms. Kong worked at CITIC Securities focusing on REITs, ABS and Private Equity Real Estate.

Ms. Kong has rich practical experience in real estate fund and REITs. She has successively designed and launched the first three private REITs products in China’s capital market. As an external expert of the regulatory departments, Ms. Kong was deeply involved in the policy research process of China’s infrastructure REITs. Also, she successfully led the issuance of Yantian Port REIT, one of the first batch of 9 infrastructure public offering REITs.

Ms. Kong holds dual master’s degrees in Finance and Management from Peking University.

Rebecca is responsible for our real estate investments in Asia and leads the Greater China real estate team based in the Hong Kong office. Rebecca joined CPP Investments in 2009 and has been instrumental in growing the Asia real estate business and building CPP Investments brand in the region.

Prior to joining CPP Investments, Rebecca has worked at Goldman Sachs Real Estate advisory team and has spent several years with other major investment banks in Hong Kong focusing on M&A and financing activities for real estate companies in Asia.

Rebecca holds a BComm in Marketing from the University of British Columbia.

Theo is an Executive Director and leads JLL’s Asia Pacific Capital Markets team in Hong Kong. Theo advises on a wide range of services including: cross border transactions, market entry strategy, investment sales, buy-side advisory, portfolio sales, joint-venture and co-investment structuring, equity raisings, debt, and structured transaction across Asia. Theo has transacted over USD7 bn in China alone.

Theo has been with JLL since 2011, originally joining the Shanghai Capital Markets team, concentrating on the China market. In 2013 Theo relocated to Singapore to join the Asia Pacific Capital Markets team in a regional capacity. In 2019 Theo relocated to Hong Kong for his current role. Prior to joining JLL, Theo spent five years at DTZ in the investment department based in Shanghai.

With over 24 years of experience in distribution management, underwriting, and insurance broking, Herbert possesses a broad skill set that encompasses client management, business procurement, and operational optimization. As the Client Distribution Leader for AXA XL Hong Kong, Herbert’s primary responsibility is to work closely with product line managers to develop innovative solutions for our clients.

Prior to joining AXA XL, Herbert held regional distribution roles at major insurance companies. He also held prominent underwriting positions, with his most recent role being Head of Financial Lines for Greater China at Chubb Insurance.

Mark Lam is the Head of Investor Relations & ESG Engagement. He is responsible for managing the Group’s relationships with stakeholders across the investment community, as well as engaging with capital market participants on their ESG requirements.

Prior to his current role, Mr Lam served as a Senior Corporate Finance Manager, where he supported the development of Group-wide strategies, including investment evaluations and board reporting. Before joining Hongkong Land, he was a Director at KPMG’s Deal Advisory practice, advising investors on cross-border transactions across the region.

Mr Lam is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting from the University of British Columbia.

Clare is the Managing Director, Greater China, for IQ-EQ, a global operation specialist that provides investor solutions as well as middle and back-office support to fund managers, asset owners and corporations.

Clare began her career in funds with The Carlyle Group in Washington DC and was responsible for fund operation, investment structuring, internal procedure and investor relations for all European Buyout and Venture funds.  After relocating to Hong Kong, she took on the Head of Middle Office role at CDIB Capital, the private equity asset management arm of China Development Industrial Bank.  After CDIB, she also gained vast experience in operations, business development, strategic planning and management on the sell side.

Prior to joining IQ-EQ, Clare was an Executive Director for Fosun Group’s real estate arm, where she held various responsibilities over time, including fund management, acquisition, divestment, capital structuring, fundraising and investor relations.  After

Fosun, Clare moved from Shanghai to Hong Kong and looked after fundraising activities and investor relations as an Executive Director and Head of Capital Markets for special situation strategies for COS Capital, China Orient Asset Management’s real estate private equity fund manager.

Clare holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with concentration in Finance and Accounting, cum laude, from Georgetown University and a Master of Science in Finance from George Washington University.  She was also an exchange scholar focusing on International Finance and International Marketing at University of Oxford.

Joining DWS in 2013, Ivy is currently the APAC Chief Investment Officer and a senior portfolio manager covering listed real estate securities. Prior to her tenure at DWS, Ivy served as a research analyst at Lasalle Investment Management. In 2009, Ivy pursed Business and Journalism studies at Columbia Journalism School while assisting the late Nobel Laureate Professor Robert Mundell, and after returning to Hong Kong in 2011, she co-authored a book on post-financial crisis economic landscape. Ivy holds a Bachelor of Social Science in Psychology from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, a Master of Arts in Business Journalism from Columbia University and is a CFA Charterholder.

John Pattar (Hong Kong) joined KKR in 2018 and is a Partner and Head of KKR's Real Estate business in Asia Pacific. He oversees all aspects of the firm’s Asia Real Estate business including the investment strategy, asset management and fundraising of KKR’s Asia Real Estate opportunistic fund series, as well as the firm’s Asia Core Plus Real Estate strategy. Mr. Pattar is a member of KKR’s Asia Real Estate Investment Committee and KKR’s Asia Real Estate Portfolio Management Committee. In addition to this, Mr. Pattar sits on the Board of Directors of KKR Japan Realty Management (KJRM), a $14bn1 REIT manager in Japan that manages about 200 properties across two listed J-REITs.

Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Pattar was the CEO of CLSA Real Estate since 2004. At CLSA, Mr. Pattar built a Pan-Asian real estate platform for the firm.

Mr. Pattar holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from King's College London, University of London (LLB) and is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (F.R.I.C.S.).

Jody is a managing director in Real Estate within Goldman Sachs Asset Management. He originally joined Goldman Sachs as a vice president in the Merchant Banking Division and rejoined the firm in 2024 as a managing director. Prior to joining the firm, Jody worked at M&G Real Estate Japan in real estate investing. Earlier in his career, he was a director at AMP and at Deutsche Bank’s Strategic Investment Group, and also worked at Secured Capital Japan, which is now known as PAG.

Christine Wang has been working in the Foreign Direct Investments field since 2010. She has a great deal of experience on advising international clients to localize business for the Greater China market in terms of market entry strategy, company structure, licensing, business scope, regulatory compliance and international taxation.

With deep expertise in the private fund industry, Christine supports private equity (PE) and private equity real estate (PERE) firms across fund formation, fund accounting and administration support, financial and tax, payroll and compliance services as well as SPVs and portfolios management. She has been working with many asset management and private fund clients and provide tailor made solution to mid & back-office services for their business expansion in Greater China, Asia and beyond.

As head of the Greater China commercial team for fund solutions, Christine supports international asset management companies and private fund managers with market entry, business setup and operation, regional expansion. Her regulatory insight and operational expertise have empowered leading foreign and Greater China-based asset management companies and private fund managers to achieve strategic positioning and sustainable growth across regional and global markets.