Managing Director, 9Springs

Belinda is the Managing Director of 9Springs, a leading Australian property investment, advisory and development project management group. With over 20 years’ experience, Belinda specialises in unlocking the development value of underutilised assets to facilitate the delivery of transformative projects. In the past three years, Belinda has contributed to more than A$2b of infill and greenfield developments across social infrastructure, seniors housing, community housing (social, affordable, transitional and crisis), build-to-rent, residential, student accommodation, healthcare, industrial, commercial and circular economy (waste and recycling infrastructure).

Principal, Voda Management

David is an architect by training but has been working across all parts of property development for more than 20 years. He has held leadership roles at major Australian and International corporations working in Australia, Asia, Europe, UK and Nth America, developing broad knowledge and experience in both up-front conceptual planning of major mixed-use projects—many with a core retail proposition—as well as the delivery of projects through the full development cycle.

Managing Director Acquisitions, LaSalle Investment Management

Based in Shanghai, Selena is responsible for acquisition and asset management of commercial properties in China for LaSalle Investment Management. With over 15 years of experience in the real estate industry, she has completed over US$3 billion in investments across residential, industrial, commercial, and multifamily sectors in both China and Australia. Selena holds a master’s degree in International Laws from the University of International Business and Economics and previously held senior investment roles in Beijing and Shanghai.

Senior Urban Designer, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Naifei Sun is a senior urban designer at the Shanghai office of SOM. He has 20 years of professional experience that includes the design of large-scale mixed-use developments as well as master planning for urban redevelopment, resort and campus projects. Mr. Sun brings his exposure on a variety of China-related projects to his collaboration with U.S. SOM design teams in order to develop concepts that are appropriate to China’s development goals and enhance the practicality of urban design strategies.

Founding Director, Oval Partnership

Chris is an acknowledged leading expert and practitioner on sustainable urbanism. He advises governments, the corporate sector, and contributes to academic and professional conferences on the subject. He is an ardent supporter of community participation and encourages this form of engagement across social, ecological, and economic capital aspects in the placemaking process.

Portfolio Manager, Nuveen

Steve is the lead portfolio manager for the Japan Alternatives Living Fund, a specialist strategy investing in senior housing and other alternative living sectors. Prior to joining Nuveen in 2022, Steve founded AR Capital Advisors, a boutique consultancy focused on applications of data science to real estate investing, and led Tokyo-based investment teams and served on investment committees for real estate managers including CBRE IM, AEW and Macquarie Group.

Group Director, Conservation and Urban Design, Urban Redevelopment Authority

Mei is the Group Director for Conservation and Urban Design at the Urban Redevelopment Authority, Singapore’s land use planning and conservation authority. As a registered architect, she has been practicing at the intersection of planning, urban design, heritage conservation and placemaking for more than 20 years in both public and private sectors.

Managing Partner, XDG Labs Pte Ltd

Anupam Yog is an established global expert and trusted adviser to cities, companies, universities, communities and entrepreneurs. Formally trained as an MBA, and with extensive international experience, he is a skillful creative strategist, researcher, curator, facilitator and project manager. In a career spanning over two decades, Anupam has held leadership roles and senior management appointments in Real Estate, Consulting, Technology, Higher Education and Social Impact organisations.

Founder & Principal, JLPD

Joel has over 30 years of design experience covering the fields of architecture, planning, urban design and design management in various parts of the world. His expertise is in the field of mixed-use development planning and township development planning. In 2017, Joel founded JLPD, his own master planning and design consultancy practice and has worked with some of the largest property development companies in the Philippines.

Founder & Principal, SCALe Architecture & Technology

Tesoc Hah is a leading visionary architect in Korea, with commissions including futuristic architecture such as the National Children’s Science Museum’ and ‘IMhouse’. His digital art works have been exhibited at the Venice Biennale, Harvard University, and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea.

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