Residential Building and Investments in APAC countries - Multifamily on Demand?

Adam Pillay – Senior Managing Director, Head of Asia Pacific. Adam serves as Senior Managing Director, Investment Management, Asia Pacific, where he leads the investment management platform for Greystar’s operations across China, Japan, Australia and Singapore. In addition, Adam serves as Global Head of Investor Relations for Greystar, responsible for leading Greystar's investor relations and capital raising efforts globally. Adam was previously with J.P. Morgan Asset Management – Global Real Assets where he led the formulation and structuring of the Asia-Pacific real estate strategies and supported the European real estate team with capital raising from major North American clients.

Alec Harper is the Head of Australia for Oxford Properties Group, a leading global real estate investor, developer, and manager. In this role, he oversees the company's significant investment and development activities across Australia. Harper has been instrumental in expanding Oxford's portfolio, including the acquisition of the Investa Office Fund and a substantial interest in Investa Office Management. Under his leadership, Oxford has deployed over AUD 6.5 billion in Australia since 2018, with a focus on strategic growth in the office and residential sectors, emphasizing sustainable, high-quality real estate solutions and strong local partnerships.

Angela Buckley is the General Manager, Build to Rent (BTR) at Mirvac, an Australian market leader in the BTR sector. She is also the Fund Manager for Mirvac's $1.8bn LIV BTR Venture. Angela is responsible for generating strategic direction, driving the growth of Mirvac's BTR business towards a medium-term target of 5,000 apartments, and overseeing the financial performance of each project. An accomplished real estate professional with over 10 years at Mirvac, her expertise spans retail, office, industrial, and mixed-use asset classes, having led cross-functional teams in multi-billion-dollar portfolio activities and business transformation projects. She also leads the broader Mirvac BTR community of practice, enhancing their market-leading role in this emerging sector.

Blake Olafson is a Founding Partner of ACRE and has spent 28 years in the real estate industry covering all aspects of the direct investment process including origination, underwriting, risk control, and creation of unique deal structures and exits. Mr. Olafson is responsible for the expansion of ACRE’s (www.acremgt.com) rental housing platform in southeast Asia and oversees ACRE’s developments in Thailand and Indonesia under the brand of HOMA (www.homa.co). Prior to ACRE, he was Head of Asian Real Estate at Arcapita, overseeing a multifamily and industrial portfolio valued over $1.8 billion. He also spent several years at at Ivanhoe Capital, and Lehman Brothers. He has resided in Asia since 1992.

Keith Fujii was appointed Head of Asia Pacific in January 2021, having joined the company in March 2018 as the CEO & CIO of Japan and Representative Director & President of LaSalle Investment Management KK, the asset manager to LaSalle Logiport REIT. He is a member of the Global Management Council, Asia Pacific Investment Committee and the board of directors of LaSalle REIT Advisors KK. Keith has a distinguished background in Asia with over 28 years of RE investment and banking experience building successful platforms in both equity and debt. Prior to joining LaSalle, Keith most recently served as CEO of Ishin Hotels Group. He also held senior positions at BofA, Grove International Partners, Shinsei Bank and Lehman Brothers.

Shu is responsible for and leads all direct real estate investments in Japan. Shu joined Nuveen in 2016 completing Nuveen’s debut investment in Japan investing in Ginza office. Since then, the direct real estate exposure in Japan expanded to $1.2bn in 4 years, primarily focused on core assets comprised of multifamily and logistics. Shu also serves as the fund manager for the Tokyo Multifamily Partnership launched in 2018 with over $800m AUM.Prior to joining Nuveen, Shu worked for JP Morgan Asset Management, Aviva Investors, Macquarie Capital and Morgan Stanley. Shu started his career at one of the largest Japanese conglomerate, Itochu Corporation.He is graduated with a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Cornell University.