Two-day PropertyGuru Asia Real Estate Summit 2018 to be hosted in Bangkok, first speakers confirmed
BANGKOK,
Thailand - 20 March 2018: PropertyGuru, Asia's foremost online
property company, announces the return of its annual technology and innovation conference
series ‘where Asia's leaders and innovators meet', the PropertyGuru Asia Real Estate Summit, to be held on 8-9 November
2018 at The Athenee Hotel, Bangkok.
Renowned architect Ron Bakker of PLP is set to attend as keynote speaker on Day 2 to discuss ‘The Edge' in Amsterdam and how it became known as the world's most sustainable and smartest building.
In addition, Ani Bhalekar, the head of Accenture's Internet of Things and Mobile Practices for ASEAN division, will speak about ‘Tech for the future: How to masterplan your digital strategy'.
Last year's Day 2 chairperson Sigrid Zialcita, managing director for Asia Pacific research at Cushman and Wakefield, is also confirmed to return to the conference stage to give a short talk on ‘Smart buildings: How to make your asset competitive with Intelligent Facilities Management'.
Meanwhile, Anthony Arundell, director of Smart Cities and Sustainability for One Bangkok, a new mixed-use development in the Thai capital, joins the session ‘Big data, big profits: How to use Big Data to take your business from good to great' as an expert panellist.
The 2018 PropertyGuru Asia Real Estate Summit is the premier gathering of top-level business leaders and decision-makers to exchange ideas, build partnerships, gain industry insights, and discover the best industry practices in Asia.
Topics covered include the biggest issues that affect the region's rapidly evolving real estate industries: PropTech (property technology), Internet of Things, using big data to grow a tech business, planning and development of smart cities, FinTech (financial technology), and blockchain.
Last year, the Asia Real Estate Summit series welcomed more than 500 delegates and members of the press, and 60 expert speakers and thought leaders, exploring key topics such as the history and future of PropTech, advent of FinTech, impact of China's Belt and Road initiative, women in real estate and construction, and insights on the region's evolving property sector.
Held across three cities - Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Singapore - the 2017 Summit series was joined by decision-makers and supported by top global brands such as Kohler, THAI Airways, Regus, Techsauce, and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
Previous keynote speakers and expert speakers at the Summit include:
- Dr. Liu Thai Ker, Singapore's former master architect-planner; chair, Centre for Livable Cities- Shailesh Rao, board director, JLL; former VP, Twitter; former managing director, Google India
- Korn Chatikavanij, Thailand's former Finance Minister; chair, Thai Fintech Association
- YB Dato' Lee Chee Leong, Deputy Finance Minister, Ministry of Finance Malaysia
- Tom Miller, journalist and author; senior analyst, Gavekal Research
- Rafiq Jumabhoy, executive chairman, Orkney Investments
- Datuk Seri FD Iskandar bin Mohamed Mansor, President, REHDA
- Dexter See, managing director, ASEAN, RICS
- Jack FitzGerald, founder, DisruptProperty.com
A high-level conference that aims to ‘educate, innovate and inspire', the Asia Real Estate Summit's format is fast-paced: keynote speeches and panel discussions are interspersed with shorter talks and presentations, as well as international networking lunch and coffee breaks, and breakout sessions, with early evening cocktails to end the day.
PropertyGuru Group CEO Hari Krishnan recently travelled to Bangkok to discuss PropertyGuru's ten-year journey to becoming one of Asia's high-growth tech companies. Speaking to local and regional press, Krishnan introduced the PropertyGuru Tech Innovation Award - the highlight of this year's Summit - to recognise a technology start-up that can impact the Asian real estate sector.
"Our annual Asia Real Estate Summit focuses on proptech and big data, showcasing the latest within the industry. Within our industry, we have a lot of sectors to consider, from stakeholders to marketing and developers who are all at different stages of understanding and using the technology on offer," he said.
"It is crucial that we have a cohesive understanding of where the industry is heading and what technology will best serve us. It's probably why we are so far behind as it very hard to inform and collectively move forward."
Sponsorship and media partnership opportunities for the Asia Real Estate Summit are available.
For enquiries, contact ARES@propertyguru.com or visit the official website: AsiaRealEstateSummit.com
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About PropertyGuru Asia Real Estate Summit:
The PropertyGuru Asia Real Estate Summit is the premier gathering of top-level business leaders and decision-makers to exchange ideas, build partnerships, gain industry insights, and discover the best industry practices in Asia. Designed to ‘educate, innovate and inspire,' the Summit focuses on advancements in property technology and digital innovation, featuring keynote speeches and panel discussions that are interspersed with shorter talks and presentations, as well as international networking lunch and coffee breaks, and breakout sessions, with early evening cocktails to end the day. More than 300 delegates, comprising real estate and proptech experts, will join thought leaders and trendsetters from around the region to refresh thinking, reset agendas and connect with peers, at the two-day PropertyGuru Asia Real Estate Summit on 8-9 November 2018, followed by the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards Grand Final gala dinner.
For more information, please visit AsiaRealEstateSummit.com
About PropertyGuru Group:
PropertyGuru Group is Asia's foremost online property company. Voted by consumers in 2016 as ‘Asia's Most Influential Brand for Online Property Search', PropertyGuru helps over 25 million people find their dream home - every month. At any given time, property-seekers can access more than 2 million homes across Southeast Asia, be it brand new developments or well-loved resale units, for buying or renting.
Headquartered in Singapore, PropertyGuru.com.sg was launched in 2007 by two entrepreneurs. They had a vision to simplify the property search process and help renters, buyers, sellers and investors make confident property decisions - faster. Since then, it has grown from being a media company to a high-growth technology company, operating a suite of No.1 property portals and award-winning mobile apps across Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam. PropertyGuru also operates renowned project marketing technology platform, ePropertyTrack, and a host of industry-leading property offerings such as publications, events and awards - across eleven countries in Asia.
For more information, please visit PropertyGuruGroup.com