APREA 领导层午餐会

埃丝特是一位拥有二十多年可持续发展实践经验的人士。她于2008年发布了新加坡首份可持续发展报告，并于2017年发行了新加坡公司发行的首支绿色债券。她荣获联合国全球契约组织颁发的2018年“绿色基础设施和低碳经济可持续发展目标先锋奖”，并于2023年被路透社评为“25位引领气候变化的先锋女性”之一，同时入选2023年《时代》周刊首届“商界百位气候领袖”榜单。埃丝特目前担任多个国际组织的董事会成员或顾问，其中包括：

• 世界经济论坛自然友好型城市全球委员会
• 世界绿色建筑委员会企业顾问委员会主席
• 自然相关财务信息披露工作组
• 联合国房地产责任投资原则咨询委员会
• 联合国亚太经社会可持续商业网络执行委员会
• 全球报告倡议组织（GRI）监事会
• 城市土地学会 (ULI) 兰德尔·刘易斯中心房地产可持续发展咨询委员会和 ULI 亚太净零排放委员会
• 亚太房地产协会（APREA）董事会成员兼ESG委员会主席
• GRESB基金会董事会

她创立了 Women4Green 和 Youth4Climate 网络，旨在赋能妇女和青年，让他们成为气候行动和可持续发展的倡导者。.

With over 30 years of experience, Geraldine Ong is a distinguished real estate lawyer whose practice spans real estate, digital infrastructure and cross-border investments across Asia Pacific and beyond. As Head of Baker McKenzie's Corporate Real Estate Practice in Singapore and a member of the firm's Asia Pacific Data Centre Focus Group, she advises investors, developers, REITs, multinational corporations and technology companies on complex and strategic matters across the region. Her experience extends across Asia Pacific, Japan, Europe, the United Kingdom, South Africa and the Middle East, reflecting a practice shaped by some of the world's most dynamic markets.

As Co-Regional Client Relationship Leader and Executive Director, Sarah leads local and global teams in crafting design solutions that harmonize aesthetic appeal with business objectives for clients worldwide. In her previous roles, she served as the Managing Director of Gensler’s Tokyo office for six years and as Co-Managing Director of the firm’s Chicago office for three years. Her extensive experience encompasses a variety of industries and project types, ranging from new urban high-rise hospitals to intimate workplace designs. Sarah excels in leading teams within diverse, multicultural environments and consistently prioritizes client experience.

Sarah is actively involved in the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan, where she serves as Vice President and Co-Chair of the CEO Forum. Additionally, she is a Co-Chair for the Hospitality Product Council at the Urban Land Institute and is the Regional Director for the U.S.-Japan Council.

Edd heads the Middle East operations for Cushman & Wakefield, having joined (what was then ) DTZ in the Middle East over 20 years ago.

Having worked through the Financial Crisis of 2008/9, the oil price crash of 2014, the blockade of Qatar (2018-2022) and most recently the pandemic, Edd has seen a number of disruptions to the property cycle and finds it fascinating how the market copes with major events outside the traditional market cycle.

A longstanding APREA supporter, Edd has a home in Thailand and has a passion for being out on the water whenever possible!