Sessions Information

  • May 18, 2021
    9:30am - 11:00am
    Session Type: Virtual
    Session Capacity: N/A


    Please join the launch of the first edition of ULI Asia Pacific Real Estate Economic Forecast. This is a forecast of key economic and real estate indicators for four cities in Asia – Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo and Shanghai. The APAC Forecast is modelled after the ULI Americas Real Estate Economic Forecast which has been established since 2012, and captures the main indicators that are of interest to the real estate investment and development community. The session will include a presentation of the main findings of the survey, followed by a discussion with industry leaders on the results of the forecast and beyond. We will tackle questions such as the growth of Asian economics and the effect on real estate; recovery post COVID-19 pandemic and implication on all real estate ass...

Session Speakers
Organization: JLL


Roddy Allan joined JLL in 2007 and in October 2019 was appointed as Chief Research Officer - Asia Pacific. In this role, Roddy leads a team of over 170 professional researchers in the region, which forms part of a network of over 400 researchers in 65 countries around the globe.


Organization: KKR


Deepali Bhargava is a member of the Global Macro & Asset Allocation Group, and leads Macro for South-East Asia and India. Prior to joining KKR, she worked as an Asia Economist with Credit Suisse for 5 years, where she headed India and Vietnam Economics. She has been ranked amongst the top forecasters and top research macro teams by various surveys. She earned her M.A in Economics from the Delhi S


Organization: Heitman


Leslie Chua is Senior Vice President and Director of Asia Pacific Investment Research. He is responsible for all research and analysis in the Asia-Pacific region, including assisting with new acquisitions, dispositions, and asset management of properties. Additionally, he researches trends in macroeconomics, demographics, capital markets and property market fundamentals in order to identify relat


Organization: Oxford Economics Ltd.


As Head of Asia Economics, based in Hong Kong, Louis leads the firm’s macroeconomic research and forecasting for Asia, oversees the team of economists across the region and serves clients globally. Before joining Oxford Economics in 2015, Louis held senior positions in both the public and private sectors, including at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington DC, the World Bank in B


Organization: Orca Capital Ltd


Ariel Shtarkman is the Founder of Orca Capital, boutique investment practice focused on real estate and real estate technology (proptech). She is also the co-Founder and Managing Director of Atom Assets, a real estate investment platform for family offices. Previously, Ariel was with Citibank Real Estate Structured Finance in Hong Kong, where she structured debt instruments for real estate develo


Organization: KKR


Bryan T. Southergill (Hong Kong) joined KKR in 2013 and is a member of the real estate team. He has led the build out of the Asia real estate investing platform and is responsible for advancing KKR’s regional real estate investment strategy across Asia. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Southergill was managing director and head of Asia Real Estate Investing in J.P. Morgan's Global Special Opportunities


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