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Johnson Yip FRICS
Chief Executive Officer at Vanke Service | Cushman & Wakefield joint ventureWith over 25 years experience in the Asset Services industry, Johnson Yip joined Cushman & Wakefield in 2001 and has widespread experience in property and hospitality management. Owing to his exceptional performance, he was appointed the Head of Asset Services of Cushman & Wakefield in 2016, looking after a portfolio comprising 120 million sq m of various types of high-end commercial and residential developments in Greater China. With Johnson’s strong leadership, the Property and Facilities management business in Greater China region has grown significantly.
Vanke Service and Cushman & Wakefield announced the formations of a joint venture in December 2019, further enhancing the two company’s strategic cooperation in commercial property and facilities management services. Johnson Yip is assigned as the CEO of the joint venture, which operates in 90 cities across Greater China and provides full spectrum services to over 1,000 commercial projects with a dedicated team of 20,000+ professionals.
Leo Ding
Partner & chief partner of SCPG business unit at Vanke GroupTBA
Sir Danny Alexander
Vice President and Corporate Secretary at Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)The Right Honorable Sir Danny Alexander is Vice President and Corporate Secretary of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. He joined the AIIB in February 2016, two months after the Bank was inaugurated. He is a member of the senior management team, with responsibility for governance and the Bank’s relations with its shareholders, Board of Governors, and Board of Directors.
Prior to this Sir Danny Alexander was one of the founders and leaders of the first UK coalition government since World War II. Sir Danny has over 20 years of professional experience. From 2010-2015 he served as a senior minister in the UK Treasury, where he secured more than £100 billion of public expenditure savings. He has played an active role in driving international cooperation on tax, trade and transparency during the UK G8 presidency. A seasoned negotiator and communicator, Sir Danny has engaged with diverse stakeholders and partners on key public policies. He led the work on UK infrastructure policy and delivery, leading to the first National Infrastructure Plan, which is now embedded as an annual process. He helped to establish the Green Investment Bank in the UK and to develop and implement the UK Guarantee Scheme for infrastructure.
Sir Danny is a Visiting Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford University, and an Honorary Fellow at St Anne’s College, Oxford. He has a BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from Oxford University.
Shuying Zhu
Director of Shanghai City Development Law FirmThe director of City Development Law Firm，executive director of CCEA and deputy director of the expert Committee，Department of Construction Market Supervision of MOHURD，chief of Construction and Real Estate Committee China Bar Association, chief of Chinese Real Estate Legal Issue Committee, assistant dean of B&R (China) Arbitration Court，assistant dean of IACG，and visiting professor of Tsinghua University, Peking University, Renmin University of China, Tongji University, Jiao Tong University, etc.
Lawyer Zhu attaches great importance to the combination of theory and practice. He has published Construction & Engineering Law Practice, Real Estate Development Law Practice, Ideas and Practice Skills of Solving Difficult Cases in Construction & Engineering, How to Improve Lawyers' Writing Skills, How to Improve Lawyers' Speech Skills, etc. He has edited or co- authored Construction Project Contract and Claim Management, Commercial Housing Transactions and Property Management Case Analysis and Legal Practice, Integration of Viewpoints in the Trial of Construction & Engineering Cases, Integration of Viewpoints in the Trial of Real Estate Cases, etc. All books are well received by insiders and readers.
Lawyer Zhu has undertaken more than one thousand non-litigation and litigation cases in the field of construction engineering and real estate, most of which are cases with significant influence in the industry. In the field of construction engineering, Lawyer Zhu is the best in solving difficult and complex legal problems. He initiated the whole process and stage process service mode in the field of non-litigation, which has made significant contributions to expanding the breadth and depth of Chinese lawyers' service in the field of construction real estate.
Angel Tang MRICS
Deputy General Manager at China Overseas Commercial Properties CO., Ltd.As the Deputy General Manager of China Overseas Commercial Properties CO., Ltd.(COCP), Angel Tang leads the assets management and leasing effort of COCP’s 66 million-square-meter Grade A office buildings across China and overseas.
As a flagship of the global commercial office asset management brand, COOC(China Overseas Office Capital)has been established under Tang’s leadership in 2016,it has transformed COCP from a traditional property developer and operator to a global office assets manager through the creation of a complete office asset development and management chain. This has catapulted COCP’s Office assets business segment into a new phase of comprehensive brand development.
So far COOC has become one of the largest single ownership office building development brands in China, developing and operating more than 70 Grade A office buildings across more than 20 cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Hong Kong, London. Smart working space brand OFFICEZIP also has its unique space aesthetics, new and frontier intelligent technology, and high-level operational services.
Tim Blackburn MRICS
Chief Executive Officer – Chinese Mainland at Swire PropertiesTim Blackburn oversees Swire Properties’ activities in Mainland China and is responsible for the implementation of the Company’s overall investment strategy and acquisition of development opportunities.
Tim joined the multi-national Swire Group in 1994 and has held senior positions at the Group’s various companies in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Mainland China.
He is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
He has a MA (Hons) in Modern Languages from Cambridge University.
Wilson Kong
Executive Director, Head of Commercial at Vanke Service | Cushman & Wakefield joint venture
Dr Anne Kerr
Global Head – Cities at Mott MacDonaldDr Kerr leads Mott MacDonald’s Global Strategic Imitative for Cities providing expertise in visioning, master-planning and delivery of developments at local, national and cross boundary. She has been involved in developing roadmaps, development strategies as well as detailed plans for (and delivery of) integrated developments (both new and redevelopment/regeneration) for communities, land use and transportation, innovative technologies, and resource management in more than 30 countries. She advises governments, developments and agencies on policy matters and strategies to deliver integrated solutions for the built environment – always putting people first. She has provided advisory services to a number of eco-city and smart city developments, mixed use communities, transit-oriented developments and entertainment districts and for various other master planning developments around the world, and provides inputs to regional goals in support of sustainable development goals and particularly SDG11.
Hungchih Liu
Senior Vice President Asia Pacific, Leader for Strategy & Development, Cities Market Sector Leader, Greater China at AECOMHe has been leading teams to provide professional integrated service including strategic planning, design, construction, investment, and operation and maintenance to clients.
Mr. Liu has gained extensive international experience in urban planning and design. In the past thirty years of professional experience, Mr. Liu is devoted in field of design and reformation of the public realm. As an expert in identifying key urban issues and formulating effective solutions to the challenges in urbanization, he is known for his innovative and practical multi-disciplinary approach to urbanization issues. His worldwide multi-disciplinary experience, international vision and knowledge of multiple cultures allow him to gain insight into the critical urban issues. With AECOM’s global resources in urban design and construction, Mr. Liu creates value for clients and make benefits for cities.
Mr Liu’s recent roles include: Board Advisor for the Shanghai 2040 Vision Plan; invited expert for the 2040 Pudong Masterplan; Board Member and Senior Advisor to the Chongming World-class Eco-island construction committee; appointed consultant for the Shanghai Detailed Planning and Technical Design Guidelines (2016); expert advisor for the Huangpu River East Bund Corridor Redevelopment; advisor for Inner City Community Making in Pudong, and a member of the International Advisory Board for a National Urban Design Innovation Center in Beijing. In 2017, he acted as the Deputy Chief Planner for the new sub-center of Beijing, and was voted as the Designer of the Year 2017 by Beijing Youth Weekly.
Huazhi Yuan MRICS
Senior Partner and the Head of Real Estate and Energy Department at Beijing Dentons Law Offices, LLPHuazhi Yuan is Senior Partner and the Head of Real Estate and Energy Department in Beijing Dentons Law Offices, Deputy Director of Construction Project and Real Estate Committee in All China Lawyers Association, Vice-president of Beijing Real Estate Law Institute, Deputy Director of Third Committee of Experts of China Engineering Cost Association, Arbitrator of Beijing, Wuhan, Nanjing Arbitration Commission, Legal counsel of Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Department and Ministry of Natural Resources, Expert of National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Finance PPP Expert Pool. He is top-ranked lawyer in “2015-2018 Asia-Pacific Guide” (China, Real Estate & Construction) by Chambers and Legal band. Lawyer Huazhi Yuan graduated from Tianjin University in 1992, and graduated from Renmin University of China in 2005 with a master degree of Civil and Commercial Law.
Yujie Hou
Incumbent Secretary of the Party Committee and chairman of General Contracting Company (GCC) at China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Group Co., Ltd (CCTEB)Chairman Hou began to serve in GCC of CCTEB since 1998. He had been designated successively as technical director, executive deputy manager and project manager in construction projects, followed by promotions to deputy manager of GCC Engineering Department, Secretary of the Party Committee in subsidiary company, general manager in addition to deputy Secretary of the Party Committee in subsidiary company, assistant to the company's general manager and deputy general manager in GCC of CCTEB from 1998 through 20015. He then acted as general manager of the Marketing Department of CCTEB from 2015 to 2016, and then successively fulfilled his missions as Secretary of the Party Committee, executive general manager, general manager and chairman in GCC of CCTEB since 2016. Chairman Hou boasts experience of more than 20 years in project management, enterprise governance and other sectors in construction industry.
Chairman Hou earned his bachelor's degree in Architectural Engineering from Xi'an Jiaotong University in 1998 and master's degree in Management and Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2004. He is currently certified senior engineer, national first-class project manager, national first-class registered constructor, and has been honored as Excellent Project Manager in Wuhan Construction Industry, Excellent Project Manager in Hubei Construction Industry, Tianjin May 1st Medal for Distinguished Laborer, National Excellent Project Manager in Construction Engineering, etc.
Sunny Zhang FRICS
Executive Director of CITIC CapitalTBA
Qingxin Yu MRICS
Chairman at Jumbo Group
Catherine Li
CEO, Asia of Atkins
Minhua Liu MRICS
Deputy director of Shanghai Wenhui Audit & Consulting Management CenterTBA
Yutao Wang FRICS
President & CEO of ZRiver Capital Investment Management Co.,LtdMr. Yutao Wang, the executive director of ZRT as well as the CEO of ZRiver Capital, hasbeen a professional in real estate business for over 20 years, and the career has greatly enriched his experience in project development, property asset management, and real estate investment/finance. As a seasoned practitioner, Mr. Yutao Wang has accomplished various real estate investment cases in core areas of global gateway cities, and thetotalamount of the asset value he managed exceeds RMB 30 billion.
Rewarded with fruitful financial return, Mr. YutaoWang and his team have accomplished the full investment cycle of Shanghai ZRT Tower in recent years; currently,the team is managing fourother projects, including two urban renovation projects in Beijing, a hi-end residential project in Seattle, and a newly acquired hi-end residential project in Shanghai CBD; the total asset value under the team’s management exceeds RMB 15 billion.
Given the significant scarcity of market resources in first tier cities of China, Mr. Yutao Wang and his team have successfully transformed two old and inefficient properties into LEED Gold certificated gradeA offices through solid and innovative active asset management. For now, the two offices are fully occupied with the regional headquarter of the largest global automobile manufacturer- Volkswagen,as well asheadquarters of renowned financial institutions. Mr. Yutao Wang’s works have brought positive impacts to Beijing in a profound way, and they are now seen as significant markers of urban regeneration progress for Beijing.
Mr. Yutao Wang and the team’s active asset management has been widely recognized and resonated in global real estate business community:ZRT Tower was awarded RICS Best Sustainable Project of 2018; ZRT Plaza was awarded RICS Best Urban Renovation of 2018, RICS Best Deal of the Year 2019, and IFFRE Best Asset Management Innovation 2019; the operating team, ZRiverCapital, was also nominated the "Top 10 Chinese Real Estate Fund." in 2017 and 2018.
Tong Yang
Head of Sales, Greater China at WeWorkTong Yang serves as the head of sales at WeWork Greater China and manages all aspects of WeWork's Sales in Greater China. Prior to his appointment in China, Tong led WeWork's global enterprise expansion strategy and marketing initiatives. He received his MBA, Master of Business Administration degree from Cornell University.
Tong is a highly driven and collaborative leader with expertise in business development, sales organization design, and partnership development. He also has a proven track record of exceeding audacious goals with global career experience. Prior to WeWork, Tong was Google's head of agency in North America. For more than 8 years, he led the company's rapid growth through an innovative go-to-market approach and building highly-effective organizations.
Liang Zhang MRICS
General Manager at Suzhou CenterTBA
Junjie Zhang FRICS
President and Chief Architect at East China Architectural Design and Research Institute· Executive director of China Architectural Society
· Director of the academic committee of high rise residential environment of China Architecture Society
Mr. Zhang has been in East China Design Institute Co., Ltd. since 1986. Now he is the president and chief architect of East China Architectural Design and Research Institute. At the same time, he also served as the executive director of the Chinese architecture society, the chairman of the Chinese Architecture Society's Academic Committee on high rise building living environment, the deputy director of the Chinese Architecture Society's Academic Committee on three dimensional city and composite building, and Shanghai city Vice president of Architectural Society.
As an architect and industry expert, he has presided over a number of national and provincial major engineering projects and key topics, led East China Architectural Design and Research Institute in urban planning, urban complex, super high-rise building, office, hotel, business, transportation hub, cultural tourism, performance exhibition, rail transit with strong international and domestic resource integration ability and design general contracting management ability Many challenging major engineering practices have been completed in many fields, such as cover and underground space.
Mr. Zhang graduated from the Department of architecture of Tsinghua University in 1986 with a bachelor's degree in architecture and a master's degree in Business Administration from Wright State University, Ohio, U.S.A. in 2006.
Jian Gong
Chief Engineer at Shanghai Construction Group Co., Ltd.Professor-level Senior Engineer with a doctorate degree, Doctorial Tutor, winner of Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Award and National Innovation Award, and honored with special contribution stipend by the State Council, now acts as the Chief Engineer of Shanghai Construction Group, and plays the lead role in some organizations and institutes, like fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Building and the Institution of Civil Engineers, executive director of China Civil Engineering Society, etc.. Gong Jian has devoted himself to the research and application of large-scale structure construction technology. Among those significant achievements, he has obtained 1 second prize of National Technology Invention Award, 1 first prize and 3 second prizes for National Science and Technology Progress Award, 1 special prize and 8 first prizes for Shanghai Science and Technology Award.
Qiang Fu MRICS
Genral Manager of Xiong-an branch at CSCEC bureau ITBA
Xuan Fu
Deputy General Manager of East China, General Manager of Shanghai at Real Estate, IfengTBA
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Yingpei Wang
Chief Investment Officer & Fund General Manager at D&J ChinaWC
Wilson Chen
CIO - China & Managing Director of Tishman SpeyerAC
Adrian Chen
Deputy General Manager, Chairman Assistant and General Manager of Internet Division at R&F GroupCZ
Chunling Zhang
Senior Vice President at Forte GroupPF
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CW
何欣瑶
余地华
余地华
工程总承包公司总工程师 at 中建三局集团有限公司刘千伟
叶世源
叶世源
首席执行官， FRICS at 万科物业与戴德梁行合资公司尹贻林
尹贻林
FRICS at 天津理工大学教授、博士生导师，公共项目与工程造价研究所所长张平
张平
FRICS at 国际金融地产联盟（IFFRE）常务理事、中信资本房地产部执行董事张铭
张铭
上海建工四建集团有限公司副总裁、总工程师 at 上海建工集团股份有限公司副总工程师成政珉
成斌
成斌
MRICS at 国际金融地产联盟（IFFRE）常务理事、保利兴银副总裁曾立民
曾立民
数字城市事业部副总经理 高级工程师 at 广联达科技股份有限公司汪海平
汪海平
朗诗集团朗诗青杉资本投资部董事总经理 at 国际金融地产联盟（IFFRE）常务理事王瑛珮
王瑛珮
东久中国首席投资官兼基金总经理 at 国际金融地产联盟（IFFRE）常务理事莫沸
莫沸
MRICS at 旭辉集团旭辉领寓副总裁,投资发展中心总经理邓懿君
邹春明
陈嘉洛
陈嘉洛
写字楼事业部总经理 at 广州越秀商业地产投资管理有限公司陈志超
陈志超
铁狮门中国区首席投资官兼高级董事总经理 at 国际金融地产联盟（IFFRE）常务理事黄维杰