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ARES Global Real Estate
Investment Forum 2019

ARES Global Real Estate Investment Forum 2019

Date:Friday, March 8, 2019 (9:15 – 20:00) Venue:Imperial Hotel Tokyo

*English-Japanese simultaneous interpretation services will be provided.

Peacock Room
9:15–9:40

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Shinzo AbePrime Minister (Video Message)
Hiromichi IwasaChairman, The Association for Real Estate Securitization (ARES)
9:40–11:00

Keynote Speech 1
Macro-economy, Real Estate Market and Finance

Masaaki ShirakawaFormer Governor of the Bank of Japan
Distinguished Guest Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University

Keynote Speech 2
Key Trends in the Global Real Estate Market

Chris Brooke FRICSPresident, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

Keynote Speech 3
Global Economic Outlook

Yoko TakedaChief Economist / General Manager, Research Center for Policy and Economy, Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.
11:00–12:00

International Session
Strategies of Global Real Estate Investors

[Moderator]

Shuji TomikawaPresident & CEO, Mitsui Fudosan Investment Advisors, Inc.

[Panelists]

Jon H. ZehnerGlobal Co-Head of Client Capital Group, LaSalle Investment Management
François TrauschGlobal CEO, Allianz Real Estate
Ray LawlerCo-CEO - Asia Pacific Region, Hines

*The afternoon sessions will be held concurrently in the Peacock Room EAST  WEST

EAST
13:30–14:40

E-1: REIT Session
New Horizons for REITs

[Speakers]

Steven A. WechslerPresident & CEO, Nareit
Sigrid ZialcitaCEO, Asia Pacific Real Estate Association (APREA)
Toshiro NishiokaSenior Expert Advisor, Business Development & Advisory Department, Japan Real Estate Institute
14:55–16:05

E-2: SDGs Session
ESG Investing and Real Estate Securitization
-Futures Designed by SDGs

[Moderator]

Yuki YasuiAsia Pacific Region Co-ordination Manager, UNEP Finance Initiative

[Panelists]

S. Michael BrooksCEO, Real Property Association of Canada (REALPAC)
Morgan EllisSenior ESG Analyst, MSCI ESG Research
Hideki KobayashiHead of ESG Office, Japan Real Estate Asset Management Co., Ltd.
16:20–17:30

E-3: Business Session
Outbound Investment Strategies by Japanese Businesses

[Moderator]

Eiji SakaguchiPresident & CEO, CBRE K.K.

[Panelists]

Hideki YanoPresident & CEO, Sumisho Realty Management Co., Ltd
Takashi TsujiPresident & CEO, Diamond Realty Management Inc.
Takahiro UchidaExecutive Officer, Head of Business Development Department, Kenedix, Inc.
WEST
13:30–14:40

W-1: Market Session
Latest Trend of Real Estate Investment Market
-North America, EU and Asia Pacific

[Speakers]

Mark Wynne SmithGlobal CEO of the Hotels & Hospitality Group, International Capital Markets, Jones Lang Lasalle Inc.
Dominique MoerenhoutCEO, European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA)
Ken MorrisonChief Executive, Property Council of Australia (PCA)
14:55–16:05

W-2: Investors Session
Why Pension Funds Invest in Real Estate?
-Prospect for Cross-border Investment

[Moderator]

Junji InoueSenior Investment Consultant, Consulting Department,
Towers Watson Investment Services K.K.

[Panelists]

Eric LangSenior Managing Director, Private Markets,
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Koji OhashiChief Investment Officer, Fuji Xerox Pension Fund
Akihisa HoshinoAssociate General Manager, Investment Management Department,
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
16:20–17:30

W-3: RICS - JREI Session
Outbound Real Estate Investment
-Issues from Appraisers' Perspective

[Moderator]

Yuji FukuyamaAssociate Managing Director/Chief Representative
Global Appraisal & Advisory Department/Singapore Representative Office
Japan Real Estate Institute

[Panelists]

David Faulkner FRICSInternational Managing Director, Colliers International
Muneaki YamamotoGeneral Manager, Investment Management Department,
AEON Reit Management Co., Ltd.
Hirokazu KusunokiAssistant to General Manager, Facility Management Department Head Office, Takenaka Corporation
Fuji Room
18:00–20:00

Networking Reception

Join us for dinner service and a musical performance by professional artists.

*The program is subject to change without notice.

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