Jian Gong has more than 20 years experience in alternative investments including real estate, private equity, growth capital and renewable energy. She joined LaSalle Investment Management in May 2022. Prior to that she was Head of Risk & Portfolio Asia Pacific at Allianz Real Estate, overseeing investment risk, portfolio analytics, valuation and ESG initiatives for the firm’s direct and fund investments in Asia Pacific. She also held positions as SVP of Asset Management Business Development at Mizuho Bank, Director of M&A at SunEdision/Terraform Power, and Director of Business Development at GE Capital. In her early career, Jian worked at Nomura Principal Finance, the merchant banking division of Nomura Group, and BDA Partners, a boutique investment bank specialized in cross-border M&A. A native Chinese and a CFA charterholder since 2004, Jian received her MBA from University of Hertfordshire in UK and her BA in Japanese from Shanghai International Studies University.

Daniel Cheng is a Managing Director in Brookfield’s Renewable Power & Transition Group. In this role, he is responsible for building and managing the renewable power business in China. Previously, Mr. Cheng was involved in Brookfield’s renewable power investment activities, primarily in North America. Prior to joining Brookfield in 2015, Mr. Cheng worked in the mergers and acquisitions investment banking division of BMO Capital Markets in Toronto. Mr. Cheng holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Wilfrid Laurier University and Bachelor of Mathematics degree from the University of Waterloo.

Billy Grayson is the Executive Vice President or Centers and Initiatives and the Executive Director for the Center for Sustainability and Economic Performance at the Urban Land Institute, a nonprofit education and research organization that focuses on land use, real estate and urban development. As Executive Director for the Center for Sustainability, Mr. Grayson manages a team leading programs on climate risk and resilience, health and wellness, and building energy and environmental performance. ULI works with members, community leaders, coalition partners, and other key stakeholders to build awareness around sustainability issues in the built environment, and to provide our members with the tools and resources they need to cost-effectively drive sustainability into their projects and operations. As EVP for Centers and Initiatives, Mr. Grayson also oversees ULI’s programs on Housing, Infrastructure, Health and Social Equity, and Real Estate Economics and Capital Markets. Mr. Grayson has over a decade of experience leading energy and sustainability initiatives in real estate, distribution, and supply chain operations. As Sustainability Director at Liberty Property Trust, Mr. Grayson led a 400+ industrial and office properties initiative that included green building construction, energy efficiency retrofits, and sustainability-focused property management strategies and tenant engagement. As Vice President, Social and Environmental Sustainability for the Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC), Mr. Grayson led a global compliance program working with the electronics supply chain to identify and mitigate environmental and human rights risks in their shared supply chain, as well as programs addressing climate change mitigation. As Sustainability Director at WESCO, Mr. Grayson developed an operational sustainability program for an industrial building portfolio that reduced energy, water, and waste, and launched a global marketing initiative for WESCO’s sustainability-focused energy technology products and services. Mr. Grayson holds an MBA and a Masters of Public Policy from the University of Maryland and a Bachelors in Environment, Economics, and Politics (EEP) from Claremont McKenna. He is a LEED AP and former Board member of the Delaware Valley Green Building Council and NAREIT Sustainability Advisory Committee.