Mark Chu
Managing Director, Co-Head of Asia Pacific, Eastdil
Raffles Hotel - The Palm Ballroom
1 Beach Road, Singapore 189673
Singapore
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 · Raffles Hotel - The Palm Ballroom | ||
| 12-1 pm | Registration & Lunch | |
| 1-1:10 pm | Welcoming Remarks | Maisy Wong, James T. Riady Professor of Real Estate; Nancy A. Nasher and David Haemisegger Director of the Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center at the Wharton School |
| 1:10-1:50 pm | Geopolitics & Capital: Investing in an Uncertain World | Moderator: Charlene Huang, Head of Real Estate APAC and Regional Head of APAC – Unified Global Alternatives Panelists: Alex Katz, Senior Managing Director, Government Relations, Blackstone Andrew Staples, Founder, GeoPol Asia Associate Professor Simon Tay, Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs |
| 1:50-2:30 pm | What’s Next in Global Real Estate? | Kathleen McCarthy, Global Co-Head of Real Estate, Blackstone, in Conversation with Alan Miyasaki, Senior Managing Director & Head of Asia Acquisitions, Blackstone |
| 2:30-2:50 pm | Networking Break | |
| 2:50-3:30 pm | Where Should You be Investing in the Capital Stack? | Moderator: Mark Chu, Managing Director, Co-Head of Asia Pacific, Eastdil Panelists: Steve McElwain, Partner, Apollo Global Management Martin Seol, Head of Targeted Strategy, M&G Real Estate Asia Audrey The, Partner, Cambridge Associates |
| 3:30-3:50 pm | Networking Break | |
| 3:50-4:30 pm | What Do the Hyperscalers Think? | Moderator: Dalmar Sheikh, Managing Director, DataSphere Advisory Panelists: Heather Laurie, Senior Director, Customer Success, AirTrunk Rob Lomas, Vice President, Investment, AirTrunk |
| 4:30-4:45 pm | Closing Comments | Maisy Wong, James T. Riady Professor of Real Estate; Nancy A. Nasher and David Haemisegger Director of the Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center at the Wharton School |