APREA Opening New Doors for Investments in APAC: Investing in Australia

Sigrid 是亚太不动产协会（APREA）的首席执行官。她常驻新加坡，负责监督协会在亚太地区的战略方向、计划和运营。在她的领导下，亚太不动产协会重新定位为专注于房地产和基础设施的行业贸易集团。.

Sigrid 于 2019 年 1 月加入 APREA 的执行团队。.

在加入亚太房地产研究协会之前，她于2010年至2018年担任高纬环球（C&W）亚太区研究与咨询服务董事总经理，负责研究、思想领导、战略制定和客户管理。 在调往新加坡之前，她常驻华盛顿特区，领导高纬环球在美国中大西洋地区的研究小组，负责监督华盛顿特区、弗吉尼亚州、马里兰郊区、巴尔的摩和费城地区市场研究活动的方方面面。在加入 C&W 之前，Sigrid 曾担任全美房地产经纪人协会 (NAR) 的高级经济学家。在该职位上，她负责开发 NAR 的办公室、仓库、零售、多户住宅和国际研究项目。.

作为公认的全球经济、公共政策和房地产问题专家，Sigrid 经常在行业活动中发表演讲。 华尔街日报》、《金融时报》、彭博社、《纽约时报》和路透社等众多全球出版物也经常刊登她对商业和住宅房地产市场的评论。此外，她还在 CNBC、彭博社、CNN、国家公共广播电台和亚洲新闻频道等财经网络和广播电台上多次亮相。.

Sigrid 拥有康奈尔大学约翰逊管理研究生院工商管理硕士学位和宾夕法尼亚州立大学经济学硕士学位。她是多个民间团体的成员，包括新加坡莱佛士城扶轮社（Rotary Club of Raffles City），并在该社担任过多个领导职务，同时还是新加坡克罗恩氏症和结肠炎协会（Crohn's & Colitis Society of Singapore）执行委员会的成员。.

Trevor Cooke is one of South Australia’s most highly regarded property and finance leaders.

As CEO of Commercial & General, Trevor has an outstanding track record in funds management and developing profitable real estate, infrastructure and securities businesses in the Asia Pacific region.

His previous roles include former Managing Director - Global Head of Real Estate Asia Pacific for UBS and Managing Director of AMP Capital Brookfield, a globally listed joint venture with $8 billion assets under management. In addition to his directorship of two Japanese real estate investment trusts with assets under management in excess of $10 billion and Executive Director (International Capital and Markets Division) of the Property Council of Australia.

Trevor has a Bachelor of Laws Hons (LLB) from the University of Adelaide and currently sits on the Board of Junction Australia and the South Australia Division Council of the Property Council of Australia.

从 2015 年到 2023 年，他担任住友商事旗下子公司住友不动产管理公司的总裁兼首席执行官，并将公司的资产管理规模扩大到超过 7000 亿日元。他使公司的投资多元化，投资于 SOSiLA 物流 REIT（公开交易）和 SC Realty Private REIT（私募）等结构，以及各种独立账户。.

此前，他在住友商事株式会社担任要职，管理着日本和美国的综合房地产投资组合，涵盖住宅、商业和物流领域。.

2024年至2025年4月，他曾担任ES-CON Japan的董事兼战略业务部主管。目前，他任职于Fortress Investment Group，从事与日本房地产投资信托基金（J-REIT）相关的业务。.

他于 1983 年毕业于京都大学，获得建筑学学士学位。此外，他还是日本注册建筑师、备受尊敬的 ARES 认证大师、APREA 董事会成员/日本分会主席以及 RICS 日本分会 MEG 联合主席（FRICS）。.

Since joining Savills in 2008, Jacey’s role has focused on cross border investment transactions. She is currently based in the Sydney office and working with APAC and global investors.

Prior to joining the Sydney office, Jacey was based in Seoul and continues to work closely with Korean capital. Some of Jacey’s key leading projects during her time at Savills include the sales of an asset located in Beijing, China on behalf of Samsung Life Insurance, AIA Life acquisition of HQ office in Seoul CBD (first market entry) and Pontegadea first acquisition in Asia Pacific.

She also had a key role in a strategic consulting project for a Korean retailer launching in Hong Kong and Macao. Other projects include the disposal of Twin Tree Tower (Pramerica), Bundang Square (Morgan Stanley), Noon Square (Pacific Star), M Plaza (Invesco) as well as consulting on the Tesco asset portfolio in Korea (Affinity). 
Before Savills, Jacey spent over 3 years with Property Group & Site Research at Samsung Tesco.

With over 25 years in the real estate industry, Michael specialises in providing high value market intelligence for the industrial sector.

As National Head of Industrial & Logistics at Savills, Michael is responsible for industrial real estate operations and strategies across the country. As Managing Director of NSW, Michael overseas the operations of the New South Wales business.

He has successfully completed many major investment transactions, such as the sale of GIC's Australian logistics portfolio to Ascendas for AUD$1.037 billion, Equity Commonwealth Portfolio to Propertylink for AUD$303 million and Woolworths' new state-of-the-art automated distribution centre at Dandenong, Victoria for AUD$218 million.

During the course of his work he has completed more high value deals (over AUD$50 million) than any other agent in Australia. He has also received awards from Goodman and Dexus for achieving outstanding results when representing them on transactions.

His analysis reflects a deep understanding of the major players in the industrial sector, including listed and wholesale property trusts, sovereign wealth funds and syndicates.

George Rolfe is the Executive Director, Property at Plenary Group based in Sydney and is responsible for expanding Plenary’s property activities across Australia. Plenary is an independent long-term investor, developer and manager of public infrastructure with a portfolio of 71 assets under management worth more than $44 billion across Australia, Canada and the US.

He is a dedicated property professional with over 23 years of national and international experience focused on large-scale urban renewal and transit oriented developments. George held previous development and investment roles with John Holland, Lendlease and Multiplex in Australia and the United Kingdom.

George is also a member of the APREA Regional Advocacy Committee and holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Western Australia, has completed a Corporate Finance Programme at London Business School and a Bachelor of Construction Management from the University of Technology Sydney.

Wissam是一家专注于房地产行业的企业并购合伙人，为国内外客户提供服务。其业务尤其擅长设立法人和非法人合资企业、财团、资本合伙企业和以实物资产投资为重点的批发基金，以及实物资产的收购、处置和重组。.

Simon was a partner with Herbert Smith Freehills and KPMG. His time with KPMG included 5 years in Singapore ending in December 2018. Most of his career involved dealing with real estate transactions. He has worked with listed entities, fund managers, private equity investors, family offices and developers. In the Australian context, he was involved in the initial development of the MIT rules as an industry advocate and remained involved in their ongoing development.

He has now retired from partnership but remains a strategic consultant to KPMG, a global SWF and several proposed real estate platforms across the industrial, education, medical and debt sectors.