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Sigrid 是亞太房地產協會 (APREA) 的首席執行官。她總部設在新加坡，負責監督協會在亞太地區的戰略方向、倡議和運營。在她的領導下，APREA 重新定位為一個專注於房地產和基礎設施的行業貿易團體。.

Sigrid 於 2019 年 1 月加入 APREA 的執行團隊。.

在加入 APREA 之前，她於 2010 年至 2018 年間擔任高纬宏 (C&W) 亞太研究與諮詢服務部董事總經理，負責研究、思想領導、策略制定和客戶管理。 在遷往新加坡之前，她在華盛頓特區工作，並領導 C&W 在中大西洋地區的美國研究小組，負責監督華盛頓特區、維吉尼亞州、馬里蘭郊區、巴爾的摩和費城地區市場研究活動的所有方面。加入 C&W 之前，Sigrid 擔任全國房地產經紀人協會 (NAR) 的資深經濟學家。在該職位上，她發展了 NAR 的辦公室、倉庫、零售、多戶住宅和國際研究計劃。.

Sigrid 是全球經濟、公共政策和房地產問題的公認專家，經常在業界活動中發表演說。 華爾街日報》、《金融時報》、彭博社、《紐約時報》和路透社等眾多全球刊物也經常刊登她對商業和住宅房地產市場的評論。此外，她還在 CNBC、彭博社、CNN、全國公共廣播電台和亞洲新聞頻道等財經網路和廣播電台多次亮相。.

Sigrid 擁有康乃爾大學 Johnson Graduate School of Management 的工商管理碩士學位，以及賓夕法尼亞州立大學的經濟學碩士學位。她是多個民間團體的成員，包括新加坡萊佛士市扶輪社 (Rotary Club of Raffles City)，她曾在該社擔任多個領導職位，並擔任新加坡克隆氏結腸炎協會 (Crohn's & Colitis Society of Singapore) 執行委員會的成員。.

Adam Woodward is a Managing Director and the Property/Funds Market Leader for Australia with Alvarez & Marsal Tax in Sydney. He provides transaction tax and advisory services to property/real asset, corporate and private equity groups. Mr. Woodward has deep expertise providing transaction structuring, tax due diligence, transaction advisory and other advisory/compliance assistance to both domestic and large multinational groups.

With more than 24 years of experience, Mr. Woodward has acted on some of the highest profile Australian listed transactions (including advising on the full ambit of private to public transactions) and other trade sale/peer-to-peer and sponsored transactions. He has provided a full range of Australian tax services to domestic REITs/funds, global private equity groups and large listed entities.

Mr. Woodward is recognized as a leading property/fund tax expert in Australia. He has led a Tax Institute and other treasury/government law/topical submissions and acted as an advisor/independent expert on tax technical matters and disputes. Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Woodward was a Senior Partner with the Transaction Tax group in EY Australia for more than seven years. He led the property/real assets tax sector across APAC, was a Co-Chair of the DE&I Committee, and was the local transaction tax leader.

Mr. Woodward earned a BBA/LLB (honours), and a master’s degree in laws (tax major) from the University of Sydney. He is a legal practitioner with a current practicing certificate, a registered Tax Agent, member of the Tax Institute of Australia, the Institute of Public Accountants and the Tax Committee of the Property Council of Australia.

Sean Keegan is a Managing Director and Australia Country Leader with Alvarez & Marsal Tax in Sydney.

Mr. Keegan brings more than 25 years of experience advising private capital investors and corporate groups on all tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, tax structuring, tax due diligence processes, transaction documentation negotiation, corporate restructuring and carve-outs, distressed company situations and cross-border transactions. 

Mr. Keegan’s clients have included public and private corporations and Australian and international private equity firms that have invested in industries including consumer products, financial services, manufacturing, technology, mining, healthcare and communications. 

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Keegan was a Tax Partner with Ernst & Young.

Mr. Keegan earned a bachelor’s degree in commerce and science and a master’s degree in tax from Sydney University. He is a Chartered Accountant and member of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.