The Malaysian REIT Forum 2020 by MRMA and APREA – Navigating The New Normal

"The Malaysian REIT Forum 2020 – MREITs – Navigating the New Normal offers a truly global perspective on Malaysia’s REIT market.

Congregating some of the renowned global thought leaders, the Forum gathers Government leaders, business leaders, international institutional investors, senior management, and specialists in REIT industry from the region, business leaders and senior representatives of related industries (including banking, retail, industrial property & development, and statutory bodies).

Join us for an opportunity to network with decision makers in the industry, engage in high-level discussions that will serve to propel the Malaysian REIT market, and drive the nation towards achieving sustainable economic growth."

	Programme
8.30 – 9.00 am	Welcome by EMCEE / House Rules
9.00 – 9.10 am	Remarks By Chairman, Dato’ Jeffrey Ng Dato’ Jeffrey Ng Chairman, Malaysian REIT Managers Association (MRMA), Chief Executive Officer and Non-Independent Executive Director, Sunway REIT Management Sdn Bhd
Plenary One Presentation	Economic Outlook Impact of the COVID-19 on the global economy The Property Overhang GDP growth estimates and projections for 2021 Impact of disruptions on businesses such as the current Malaysian political situation, US election, Brexit Speakers Alan Tan Chew Leong Chief Economist, Affin Hwang Investment Bank Berhad Loong Chee Wei Senior Associate Director, Equity Research, Affin Hwang Investment Bank Berhad
Plenary Two Presentation and Panel Discussion	Presentation by Dror Poleg Rethinking Real Estate : A Road map to Technology's Impact on the Worlds Largest Asset Class Speaker Dror Poleg, Founder of Rethinking.RE Author of Rethinking Real Estate and the Co-Chair of the Urban Land Institute’s Technology and Innovation Council in New York How Technology and Data is Changing the Property Market Digital transformation in Real Estate and its impact on the Real Estate market Big Data and analytics Proptech in retail, retail revolution, supply chain management, co working spaces Moderator Paul Chen Radiant, Managing Director and Asia PropTech Co-Founder Panelists Akina Ho Head of Digital Transformation and Innovation, Great Eagle Holdings Limited, Hong Kong Syahrunizam Samsudin Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer , UEM Edgenta Berhad Cha-Ly Koh Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Urbanmetry Sdn Bhd Bernie Devine Regional Director, Asia, Yardi Systems, Inc.
Plenary Three Panel Discussion	Office and Malls – Managing the Challenges of COVID-19 Moderator Desmond Sim Head of Research, Singapore & South East Asia, CBRE Panelists Dawn Lai Chief Operating Officer, ARA Trust Management (Suntec) Limited, Manager of Suntec REIT Eric Yau Chief Strategy Officer, Link Asset Management Limited, Hong Kong Malathi Thevendran Executive Director, Jones Lang Wootton Malaysia Allan Soo Principal at Allansoo Asset Advisory
Plenary Four Presentation and Panel Discussion	Presentation: Analyzing M REITs – Outlook for 2021 Speaker Kevin Wong Equity Research Analyst at Maybank Investment Bank How Are M-REITs Managing The New Normal – Strategies for 2020 / 2021 Panel Discussion Analysis on MREITs Turbocharging MREITS growth trajectory Challenges Faced By MREITs New REITs entries -where they come from? Moderator Dato’ George Stewart LaBrooy, Chairman, Alpha REIT Managers Sdn. Bhd. and Executive Chairman, Area Management Sdn. Bhd. Panelists Leong Kit May CEO, Axis REIT Management Berhad Eusoffe Chua CEO, GLM REIT Management Sdn Bhd Siva Shanker CEO, Rahim & Co International Sdn. Bhd.
Plenary Five Presentation	Asia Pacific REITs – Megatrends and Outlook Speaker Sigrid Zialcita, Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific Real Estate Association (APREA)
12:45 – 1:00 pm	End of Webinar Note: Q & A is at the end of each Plenary Session