Paul Lee joined Aberdeen in 2019, Head of Direct Real Estate of APAC and Korea, based in Seoul.  Paul Lee has over 25 years of experience in real estate, covering both equity and debt, core, core-plus, value-add and opportunistic investment styles, across different real estate sectors – with nearly 70 major real estate transactions completed.

Paul leads abrdn’s team in Seoul, currently very successfully managing a value-add and opportunistic office strategy for one of EU’s leading Pension Fund managers, including actively investing in one of Seoul’s largest office development projects.  

Paul holds a 5-year Bachelor of Architecture degree from University of Illinois at Chicago, and a Master of Architecture from Cornell University. Under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Republic of Korea, he is certified as a Real Estate Investment Professional.

Charles Haase became Chief Executive of ANREV in June 2022. Before joining ANREV, Haase was responsible for global client relationship management with Aetos Japan, LLC. Prior to that he was with Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corporation in Tokyo, working on overseas investments for Tokyu Land Corporation and on inbound investment for Tokyu Livable, Inc.

Before coming to Tokyo, Haase was a real estate investment officer with the California State Teachers' Retirement System and served on the economics faculty at San Francisco State University. Haase has a Ph.D. in economics from University of California at Davis.

Erik is the Chief Investment Officer and a partner at Areim. He is responsible for developing the investment strategy of the company. He also oversees the management of Areim’s investment team alongside his role as part of the senior management team. Since joining Areim in 2013, Erik has been involved in approximately €7bn of transactions across several sectors and countries. Prior to Areim, Erik worked in the Investment Banking Division at J.P. Morgan in London, focusing on telecom and technology.

Erik holds a MSc degree in Finance from the Stockholm School of Economics.

Ms. Lau is a Managing Director in the Ares Secondaries Group, where she focuses on real estate secondaries. Prior to joining Ares in 2022, she was a Senior Portfolio Manager at Hong Kong Monetary Authority, where she led the Asia real estate acquisition and portfolio management. Previously, Ms. Lau was a Director at Aetos Capital Real Estate, where she was responsible for Asia ex-Japan investments and asset management. In addition, Ms. Lau was an Analyst at Morgan Stanley's Real Estate Investing business. She holds a B.S. from Carnegie Mellon University in Business Administration.

Jose is one of the founding partners of Evonite, a Pan European Value Add Real estate Manager emanating from the old Rocksring / Patrizia Value Add team. Prior to Evonite, José was the Global Head of Investment Strategy at M&G Real Estate, where he chaired the Global Investment Committee and was a member of the Executive Board. Between 2004- 2007 and 2011-2017, he worked at Rockspring Property Investment Managers, as Head of Research. After the acquisition of Rockspring by PATRIZIA, Jose became Patrizia’s Global Head of Research and a member of PATRIZIA’s Senior Leadership Group. Jose has also worked at Goldman Sachs, AEW and Deutsche Bank.

Chris is a Principal in CPP Investments’ Credit Investments department, based in Hong Kong.  He focuses on sourcing, evaluating and managing credit investments across the Asia Pacific region.

Prior to joining CPP Investments in 2017, Chris worked for Moelis in Hong Kong, advising clients on M&A and credit restructuring mandates. He started his career in Toronto with BAML.

Chris holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from Queen’s University.

Cyrus Korat has over 29 years of experience in real estate and capital markets.

Mr. Korat is a founding partner of DRC SIM (previously DRC Capital), an investment manager focused on real estate debt strategies in Europe. At DRC SIM he is a member of the investment committee and has a leadership role across all aspects of the business.

Previously, Mr. Korat was a Managing Director and Head of EMEA Structured Credit Trading at Merrill Lynch & Co. In this role Mr. Korat was a senior risk taker across a number of businesses, including ABS/Mortgage trading, credit exotics trading and illiquids. He has extensive experience across all asset classes including workout experience of loans and platforms across the mortgage  and consumer lending space. He has also led a number of innovative structured transactions in the fields of commercial real estate lending, portfolio credit derivatives and corporate securitisations.

Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, Mr. Korat was an associate at Citibank/Salomon Smith Barney. Mr. Korat started his career as a corporate credit analyst in the corporate finance division, and then moved onto working in the structured finance group.

Chaewook Im is the Founder and CEO of GH Partners, Korea’s foremost multifamily property management and development company. Since founding the firm in 2018, he has led its rapid expansion to manage more than 20,000 units across 45 properties nationwide, with an additional 14,000 units currently in the development pipeline.

Under his leadership, GH Partners has broadened its platform to include senior living through a joint venture with Atlanta-based Thrive Senior Living, pioneering modern senior housing solutions tailored to the Korean market. Prior to founding GH Partners, Mr. Im was Executive Vice President at GenstarMate and previously held senior leadership roles at Portman Holdings in Atlanta and Seoul, where he directed a landmark USD 17 billion mixed-use development in Songdo, Korea.

In addition to his corporate leadership, Mr. Im has served on investment committees for Mirae Asset Management, Korea Teachers’ Pension, and the Korea Scientists & Engineers Mutual-aid Association (SEMA). He also contributes to academia as an Adjunct Professor at Hanyang University, teaching commercial property investment, development, and multifamily management. He holds a Master of Professional Studies in Real Estate from Cornell University and both a Master’s and Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning from Hanyang University

Bachelor in Law, Korea University

MBA, Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management

Junghwan Kang is a Managing Director and the Head of Korea, leading Greystar’s expansion into the Korean rental housing market. He is responsible for establishing the local platform, building strategic partnerships with institutional investors, and overseeing investment and development activities across the residential sector. Prior to joining Greystar in 2025, Junghwan was Head of Portfolio Management at Samsung SRA Asset Management, where he managed both domestic and international real estate investments and led key fundraising initiatives. He began his career in 2002 at Samsung Life Insurance’s real estate division, holding various roles in asset management and investment. Junghwan holds a Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning from Yonsei University and a Master’s in Real Estate from Cornell University.

Andrew Gordon is a Managing Director and Head of Real Estate Debt Europe at Invesco Real Estate based in London. Andrew is responsible for growing and managing the European debt business and developing and executing real estate debt strategies. Andrew began his investment career in 1998 and joined Invesco Real Estate in 2020. Prior to joining Invesco Real Estate, Andrew managed GAM investments European debt business for five years. Before this, Andrew was a partner at Renshaw Bay, an alternative asset management firm. Before that he held roles at Lloyds Banking Group, Barclays Bank and Ernst & Young, acquiring years of experience in real estate finance, including lending, securitisation, structured finance, distressed debt and M&A. Andrew has experience of working as an adviser, lender and principal across a range of transactions. Andrew earned a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Manchester University and is a chartered accountant.

An employee since 1990, Dave has been based in Hong Kong since 2007 and leads the Asia Pacific real estate investment platform. He is a member of the Global Alternatives Management Forum, the Real Estate Asia-Pacific Management Steering Group and the Asia-Pacific Operating Committee of J.P. Morgan Asset Management.

Dave was previously based in London as the head of Asset Management for Real Estate Europe and a member of the European Real Estate Investment Committee and the Operating Committee of the Peabody Fund. He has held a number of investment roles within J.P. Morgan Asset Management – Real Estate Americas, including his role as a voting member of the Investment Committee, office/industrial sector team leader for the Western US/Midwestern US region, senior asset manager for a portfolio of commingled fund and separate account investments, and assistant portfolio manager for the Strategic Property Fund and the Special Situation Property Fund. Before transferring to J.P. Morgan Asset Management – Real Estate in 1994, he was an Associate in the Audit Department responsible for various projects in Corporate Finance/M&A, Global & Emerging Markets, Risk Management, and Operations. Dave completed a B.S.B.A. in finance and management from Georgetown University and an M.B.A. in Finance, Management and International Business from NYU’s Stern School of Business.

Jing Dong Lai (JD) is the CIO and CEO, Asia at M&G Real Estate. He started his career in M&G in October 2016 as Director, Head of Acquisitions, APAC and Head of Japan prior to taking on his new role in 2021.

He has more than 19 years of Asia real estate markets experience, working in a number of the region’s financial hubs including Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Prior to this, he was Director & Head of Investments at Straits Real Estate, where he managed an Asia Pacific investment mandate across multiple asset classes including office, retail and residential. He has also held senior positions at Goldman Sachs’ real estate principal investment area (REPIA) in Japan and Singapore, and Carlyle Asia Real Estate Partners in Hong Kong. He started his career as an analyst in the International Principal Finance Group of Shinsei Bank, focusing on acquisition of non-performing loan portfolios.

JD graduated magna cum laude from Tufts University with a B.A. in Economics and International Relations.

Hyojin is Executive Director and Head of Global Research at Mastern Investment Management, where she leads global real estate research and strategy. Leveraging deep networks with global managers and Korean institutional investors, she provides thought leadership on cross-border capital flows, investment structures, and market dynamics.

Before joining Mastern, she developed her career over more than a decade at Samsung Financial Group, holding positions at Samsung SRA Asset Management and Samsung Life Insurance with responsibilities across global real estate research, portfolio strategy, M&A, and risk management.

She holds a Master’s degree in Economic Analysis from the Barcelona School of Economics and has completed her Ph.D. coursework in Real Estate at Sogang University, where she also serves as Adjunct Professor. Her academic research focuses on structural divergence in global CRE performance and housing market dynamics, bridging rigorous scholarship with practical investment perspectives.

She is a frequent speaker and moderator at leading international conferences, including ANREV, PERE, and PDI, actively engaging in connecting Korean capital with global real estate markets.

Gabriella Woo is the Executive Director at Mitsubishi Estate Co. Global Partners (MECGP), where she oversees capital raising and business development for MECGP’s diverse investment strategies and fund products across the Asia Pacific region. She joined MECGP in August 2024. Before joining MECGP, Gabriella was the Business Development Director at Savills Investment Management. She also served as a Senior Associate at USAA Real Estate Company.

With 15 years of experience in the real estate industry, Gabriella specializes in real estate capital raising and business development. Based in Singapore, she continues to drive capital raising initiatives and strategic growth for the firm.

David Chan is responsible for the origination, structuring and execution of Core and Core-Plus debt transactions in Australia and New Zealand.  Prior to Nuveen, David was with Phoenix Property Investors and was responsible for the origination and execution of Phoenix’s equity and debt investments throughout Asia Pacific. Prior to Phoenix, David was with H.I.G. Capital in New York, where he was responsible for investing and managing value-add and special situation real estate investments in the US. Prior to H.I.G. Capital, David was with Credit Suisse Real Estate Investment Banking in New York and with Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investment Banking in Hong Kong.

David graduated with a B.A. in Economics from the University of Chicago.

Louise Loo is the Head of Asia Economics at Oxford Economics. She leadsthe firm’s macroeconomic research and forecasting efforts on GreaterChina. Prior to joining Oxford Economics, she was a senior economist atMorgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs. At Goldman Sachs, she was also a long-term advisor to China Ministry ofFinance and the China-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)with regards to their sovereign credit ratings. Louise is a regularcontributor to various international financial news outlets and has earnedEconomics and public policy degrees with Sheffield University andColumbia University.

Claire Tang is a Partner at Rava Partners, where she leads logistics and industrial investments and spearheads the development of niche real asset platforms across the region. Prior to joining Rava Partners, Claire served as Co-Chief Investment Officer for Asia Pacific at LaSalle, overseeing assets under management exceeding US$19 billion and co-managing the firm’s flagship Asia opportunity fund series. With over 20 years of industry experience, she has executed transactions totaling more than US$6 billion and played a pivotal role in strategic growth and capital raising initiatives throughout Asia Pacific. Claire holds a bachelor’s degree from Babson College and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and HKUST.

Responsible for The Living Company’s strategy, asset origination, financing and investor relations.

Previously: Non-executive Director of PAD Student Living; held real estate investing and investment banking positions with Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch and Macquarie Bank. Sydney based.

Paul is a Principal at Townsend Group. His responsibilities include acquisitions and asset management for Townsend’s Special Situations group, which targets investments in platforms, co-investments, joint ventures, recapitalizations, and secondaries in Asia Pacific.

Prior to joining Townsend Group in 2021, Paul was with Planum Partners in Australia, where he focused on investment opportunities in real estate across the capital spectrum and was responsible for advising clients in the real estate and infrastructure sectors on acquisitions, divestments, refinancing, and recapitalizations. Prior to Planum Partners, Paul worked at Atrium Investment Management and was responsible for monitoring the $1.5 billion flagship multi-asset strategy. Paul commenced his career at PwC.

Paul received his Bachelor of Economics and Master of Commerce specializing in Quantitative Finance from the University of Sydney. Paul is a CFA® charterholder.

Dongkun (DK) Cho is a Principal at Warburg Pincus. He joined the firm in 2022 and is involved in both investment and fundraising activities, with a focus on the South Korea market.

Prior to joining Warburg Pincus, DK was a Portfolio Manager at SK Inc., the investment holding company of SK Group, where he focused on real estate and infrastructure investments. He holds an MBA from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University.

Andrew Lockhart is the CEO and one of the four founders and Managing Partners who form the Investment Committee at Metrics Credit Partners. Andrew has more than 37 years’ banking, funds management and financial markets experience specialising in leverage and acquisition finance as well as corporate and institutional lending. Andrew’s considerable experience includes being responsible for the origination and portfolio risk management of large, diversified and complex loan portfolios including corporate restructurings. Andrew holds a Bachelor of Business and Masters of Business Administration from the Queensland University of Technology.

Dongkwan Han is Investment Team Leader at Sung Dam, a leading Korean single family office. With over 16 years of experience in alternative investments, he oversees approximately USD 500 million across real asset, private equity, and venture capital globally.

His professional background spans institutional investing, asset management, and corporate strategic investment at Samsung Life Insurance, the National Pension Service, Platform Partners Asset Management, and Samsung C&T, allowing him to build a strong global network and a well-rounded perspective on portfolio construction.

He holds an M.S. in Green Business & Policy from KAIST College of Business and a B.A. in Economics from Korea University.

Robert Koot, Director International Investments at Bouwinvest, is based in Sydney overseeing the Asia Pacific activities. He is responsible for the regional team and real estate portfolio, consisting of multiple non-listed real estate investments in APAC. He is also a member of several Advisory Boards to represent bpfBOUW, one of the largest pension plans in Europe.

Prior to his current role, Robert held several roles including Director European Investments, Sr. Portfolio Manager (focused on the United States and Europe) and Global Head of Research. He also serves as a member of the Bouwinvest Management Team and both Investment Committees (Dutch and International Investments).

Before he joined Bouwinvest in 2011, he worked at the Strategic Advisory department of Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL). In 2006 he started his career after his graduation at the University of Amsterdam (Master of Science, Real Estate Finance).