An Evening with WLI: A Curated Conversation Over Cocktails
Tue 28 May
7:00 PM — 9:00 PM (GMT+09:00) Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo
The Executive Centre, Meguro Arco Tower, Lounge
The Women's Leadership Initiative (WLI) has designed an evening of meaningful insights and peer-to-peer networking as part of the 2024 ULI APAC Summit in Tokyo. Hosted by the regional WLI Committee and showcasing the expertise and reach of the many local, active WLI councils, the evening gathering brings together industry players from various markets to further advance the role and influence of women in the urban development and real estate industry. An engaging panel discussion will delve into key trends in fast-developing sectors such as luxury and hybrid living, design and regional investment. It will also share experiences from market leaders on how to foster and elevate the next generation of women leaders with key segments of the industry. Combined with live Q&A and audience interaction, this WLI session will help map new opportunities, increase visibility and drive growth for the community of women leaders.
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Programme is correct at time of publication and subject to change without prior notice.
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Founder and Chief Executive Officer SAVVY COLLECTIVE
Started her career in the hospitality industry in Los Angeles and later returned to Japan, she has engaged in marketing at Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel. Left the hotel industry once, joined Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, PricewaterhouseCoopers BPO and Chuo Aoyama Audit Corporation as an accounting auditor and business process consultant. Established Agora Hospitalities after leaving corporate career in 2007. Founded the company with a vision…
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Representative Director and Principal Gensler
As Managing Director for Gensler’s Tokyo office, I lead local and global teams and clients through delivering solutions that meet both the aesthetic and business requirements for clients around the world. With three years of leading the firm’s 300 person Chicago office, My strengths stem from analyzing strategic business goals through leading teams in creating world-class programming, space planning, conceptual development and design development. As…
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Chief Financial & Sustainability Officer, Lodging / Managing Director, Japan and South Korea The Ascott Limited
Ms Beh Siew Kim is the Chief Financial & Sustainability Officer, Lodging, CapitaLand Investment with a concurrent role as Managing Director, Japan and South Korea, The Ascott Limited. She oversees all aspects of Lodging’s finance, treasury, and investors relations functions, and lead Lodging’s sustainability efforts. In addition, she has an oversight on the Ascott’s business and operations in Japan and Korea. She is also the…
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Chief Operating Officer, Asia Pacific PGIM Real Estate
Fiona Cho is a managing director, chief operating officer, Asia Pacific, and senior portfolio manager at PGIM Real Estate. Based in Singapore, she is responsible for overseeing PGIM Real Estate’s business and investment operations in the Asia Pacific region, and for the development and portfolio management of Pan-Asia Pacific separate accounts. She is a member of the Asia Pacific Investment Committee and Asia Pacific Executive…
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Managing Director, Global Marketing & Communications The Executive Centre
With an undergraduate degree in Anthropology and Linguistics from NYU and after a four-year solo trip around the world, Chelsea Perino first discovered her love for advertising in Cape Town, South Africa. There, Chelsea spent two years running all things marketing related for an experiential marketing startup, before returning to New York to complete her MA in Public and Organizational Relations. Since then Chelsea has…