Experts From All Over the World Flock to MIPIM Asia 2006

Experts From All Over the World Flock to MIPIM Asia 2006

September 18, 2006

    HONG KONG, Sept. 18 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
International experts and major professionals at MIPIM Asia
will reveal the keys to success in the Asia Pacific property
markets.  During focused conferences, they will answer all
the basic questions asked by companies planning to develop
on these markets.  These issues include:
 
     -- ROI in Asia-Pacific: what to expect and how to
maximize 
        opportunities?   

     -- Vietnam, Korea and China: what are the specific
assets and contrasts 
        in these currently buoyant markets?

     -- REITs in Asia Pacific: what's next?

    Alongside the conference programme, the exhibition area
will enable key players in the sector to showcase their
latest projects and make new, high-level contacts on an
international scale.  Over 1,800 professionals and 228
exhibitors from 42 countries are now registered for MIPIM
Asia, the international Asia Pacific property market, to be
held from 27 to 29 September 2006 at the Convention and
Exhibition Centre in Hong Kong. 

    Here are the major conference topics:

    Tuesday September 26: pre-opening conference 
    17:00-17:45 - The World Squared: global influences on
Asia-Pacific real 
                  estate
    -- Rod CORNISH, Head of Research de Macquarie Real
Estate, Maquarie 
    Bank Ltd. (Aust)

    Wednesday September 27: 
    9:30-10:15 - Foreign Direct Investment - Where is it
going?  
    -- M. Chun-Ying LEUNG, Chairman North Asia de DTZ
Debenham Tie Leung (HK)

    14:00-15:00 - Returns in Asia - Who knows?  
    -- M. Nicholas BROOKE, Chairman, Professional Property
Services LTD (HK)
    -- M. Henry CHIN, Head of Asia Pacific Real Estate
Research, RREEF (UK)
    -- M. John SAUNDERS, Managing Director-Regional
Property Research, CLSA 
       (HK)

    14:00-15:00 - Showcase of the hottest RE sectors -
Vietnam, Korea, China 
    -- M. David FAULKNER, Regional Director, Colliers
International (HK)  
    -- M. Richard Middleton, Managing Director-Greater
China, Cushman & 
       Wakefield 
    -- Dr Jung-Kyu OH, Director General of Free Economic
Zone, Ministry of 
       Finance and Economy (Korea)

    17:00-17:45 - Growth in China - How much? How long? 
    -- Prof. FAN Gang, Directeur de l'Institut National de
Recherches 
       Economiques - NERI (China)

    Thursday September 28:
    9:30-10:15 - Japan - will it remain the leading
destination for RE 
                 Investment?
    -- Dr. Yuichiro KAWAGUCHI, Professor - Graduate School
of Finance, 
    Accounting & Law, de l'Universite de Waseda
(Japan)

    14:00-15:00 - What's next for the Asia Pacific REIT's?

    -- M. Brian CINAPPI, Managing Dr RREEF Asia, Deutsche
Asset Management 
       (HK) 
    -- M. Jeremy STEWARDSON, Chief Executive, Eagle Asset
Management Ltd. 
       (HK) 
    -- M. Chris REILLY, Dr of Property-Asia, Henderson
Global Investors 
       (Singapour)
    -- M. Yuichi HIROMOTO, President & Executive
Director, Japan Retail 
       Fund Investment Corporation (Japan)

    14:00-15:00 - Asia Shopping Centres : size vs quality
    -- M. Glen MURPHY, Managing Director, ACNielsen (China)

    -- M. Robert WALKER, Division Director, Macquarie Real
Estate Capital (HK)
    -- M. Yan YANG, Principal/General Manager, Callison
(China) 

    17:00-17:45 - India - the next Eden for RE Investment?

    -- M. Sanjay VERMA, Managing Director, Cushman &
Wakefield Pvt. Ltd. 
       (India)

    Friday September 29: 
    9:30-10:30 - Investor's success Stories
    -- M. Timothy E. BELLMAN, Head of Strategy and
Research, ING Real Estate 
       Investment Management (HK)
    -- M. Stephen HAWKINS, Group Corporate Services
Executive, Macquarie 
       Goodman (Aust)
    -- M. Jonathan GREEN, President CEO, Rockfeller Group
International (USA)

    9:30-10:30 - Traffic, sales, rent, loyalty: what
balance for retailers? 
    -- M. Sanjay DUTT, Executive Director, Cushman &
Wakefield (India)
    -- M. Kelvin NG, CEO, SRE (Singapore)

    11:30-12:15 - Singapore - Global City World of
Opportunities 
    -- Mme CHEONG Koon Hean, Chief Executive Officer of the
Urban 
       Redevelopment Authority (Singapore)
 
    All the conferences will have simultaneous translation
into English, Mandarin and Japanese. 

    The complete 'Property Talks' programme along with
details on speakers and information on exhibitors, as well
as the various events at MIPIM Asia, can be found at
http://www.mipimasia.com .

    For more information, please contact: 

     Ms Belinda Chan
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

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