APREA #EmbraceEquity Leadership Forum

Christine currently serves as the Head of Research APAC at Knight Frank, a globally renowned property consultancy firm. In this capacity, she plays a pivotal role in shaping the firm's long-term business strategy by spearheading research initiatives that align with both regional and global objectives.

Christine boasts a remarkable track record of providing valuable and actionable research across diverse property sectors, including offices, industrial spaces, residential properties, student accommodations, multi-family units, and data centers. She adeptly curates and coordinates regional forecasts and market outlooks for clients, offering research-driven insights that influence commercial leasing and investment decisions.

Christine holds a Master of Arts degree in Media and Communications from the University of London and a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from Cornell University.

Sara Cheng is Senior Vice President to APAC’s Banking and Corporates, and is responsible for leading the overall business strategy and execution at SS&C Intralinks. Prior to joining SS&C Intralinks, Sara was the Managing Director to Twitter China and CEO of Fuji Xerox Singapore. Her strong sense of curiosity propelled her to live and work across Asia, the US and Europe while rising to executive positions at Xerox, IBM, Teradata, NCR and Procter & Gamble.

Sara is known for being a catalyst of change, who has transformed people and organizations throughout her career and is a strong advocate of workplace diversity and the development of next-generation Asian leaders.

Sara's Board experience includes: Chairlady of the Board - Fuji Xerox Singapore, Board Member - Singapore International Chamber of Commerce, and Advisory Board - Women's Forum for Economy and Society Asia.

Esther 從事可持續發展工作超過二十年，於 2008 年出版了新加坡第一份可持續發展報告，並於 2017 年發行了新加坡公司的第一筆綠色債券。Esther 被聯合國全球盟約授予 2018 SDG 綠色基礎設施和低碳經濟先鋒，並被路透社評為 2023 年 25 位應對氣候變化的開創性女性之一，以及首屆 TIME100 2023 商界氣候領袖：

• 世界經濟論壇自然積極城市全球委員會
• 世界綠色建築協會企業諮詢委員會主席
• 與自然相關的財務揭露工作小組
• UN PRI 房地產諮詢委員會
• UN ESCAP 可持續商業網路執行理事會
• 全球報告倡議組織 (GRI) 監事會
• 城市土地學會 (ULI) Randall Lewis Center 房地產可持續發展諮詢委員會和 ULI 亞太淨零理事會
• 亞太房地產資產協會 (APREA) 董事會兼 ESG 委員會主席
• GRESB 基金會董事會

她創辦了 Women4Green 和 Youth4Climate 網路，以賦予婦女和青年支持氣候行動和永續發展的能力。.

Jeremy Chee (Singapore) joined KKR in 2021 and is a member of the Asia Real Estate team. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Chee was with Partners Group, based in Singapore, where he focused on real estate investments across the Asia Pacific region. Previously, Mr. Chee was responsible for underwriting distressed real estate and NPL transactions for Kildare Partners in London. Mr. Chee started his career at BNP Paribas Leveraged Finance Group in London. He holds a BSc in Economics and Statistics from University College London.

Shirin是貝克·麥堅時律師事務所的公司合夥人，領導其新加坡併購業務。她在亞洲、美國及其他地區的併購和私募股權交易領域擁有超過23年的經驗，專注於機構房地產和資產管理交易，包括資本募集平台、合資企業、共同投資和俱樂部交易、投資組合重組和退出。過去十年，Shirin主導的交易總額超過550億美元。.

Shirin是一位廣受認可的律師，被Chambers亞太、Chambers全球和Legal 500亞太地區評為新加坡公司/併購領域的領先律師。此外，她也被IFLR 1000評為女性領袖，在私募股權/併購領域備受推崇，並榮登Legal 500首屆亞太併購私人執業實力榜（2024）。 2024年，Shirin被Best Lawyers評為新加坡年度併購律師。.

Dr. Valerie Speth is the Co-Lead APAC for the Climate Infrastructure Group which invests and manages investments and portfolio companies of the Global Renewable Power Fund 3 (4.8 Billion USD) and the Climate Finance Partnership (673 Mio. USD). As a qualified mechanical engineer, she brings more than 15 years' of experience in the renewable power sector in Europe and APAC. Prior to joining BlackRock, she was the CEO of a global wind and solar developer for APAC and hold senior leadership positions in strategy, M&A and portfolio management. Valerie was placed in the "Top 40 under 40" in 2019, 2020 and 2021 by the Capital business magazine in Germany.

Valerie holds an engineering diploma from University of Stuttgart, a Master of Engineering Management as a Fulbright Scholar from Duke University, a PhD in Business from St. Gallen University, a Personal Leadership Certificate from Stanford Graduate School of Business and an International Director Certificate from INSEAD.

Christine currently serves as the Head of Research APAC at Knight Frank, a globally renowned property consultancy firm. In this capacity, she plays a pivotal role in shaping the firm's long-term business strategy by spearheading research initiatives that align with both regional and global objectives.

Christine boasts a remarkable track record of providing valuable and actionable research across diverse property sectors, including offices, industrial spaces, residential properties, student accommodations, multi-family units, and data centers. She adeptly curates and coordinates regional forecasts and market outlooks for clients, offering research-driven insights that influence commercial leasing and investment decisions.

Christine holds a Master of Arts degree in Media and Communications from the University of London and a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from Cornell University.