Charles Haase is Chief Executive of ANREV, the Asian Association for Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate Vehicles. ANREV is a member driven non-profit organization producing research and indices relevant to the private real estate industry in Asia Pacific, and promoting improved transparency and best practices across the region.

Prior to joining ANREV, Charlie had experience on both sides of the investment table, working for Aetos Japan and Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corporation in Tokyo, and for the California State Teachers’ Retirement System in the United States. Prior to joining CalSTRS, Charlie was on the Economics faculty of San Francisco State University. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Davis.

Heather Fernstrom is a versatile, performance-driven entrepreneur, philanthropist, co-founder and speaker. Prior to Alliance, Heather was Managing Director for National Real Estate Advisors and held positions with Hunt Investment Management and The Townsend Group. Heather’s professional experience also includes more than twenty years in the private and public real estate sector, where she developed, implemented and led investor relations platforms.

She is an Advisory Board member of Outsourced Research & Capital and serves on PREA’s Governance Committee, the PREA Foundation Community Grants Program Committee and Elion Partners’ Independent Advisory Board.

Heather has received numerous industry recognitions. In 2022, she received the GlobeSt. Women of Influence Award and the GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum’s 50 Under 40 Award. In 2024, she received the Connect CRE Women in Real Estate Award and was named by Inc. Magazine as one of the most empowering women in business. In 2026, Heather was also named to Inc.’s Female Founders 500 list.

Bastian Wolff is a Founding Partner at Aquilius Investment Partners, a specialized provider of secondaries solutions in Asia Pacific. Mr. Wolff has a long career in real estate investing in the region and deployed over US$3 billion in secondaries since 2007. Prior to Aquilius, he worked at Partners Group for 15 years where he was the Head of Private Real Estate in Asia based in Singapore, serving on the firm’s real estate investment committee since 2012. Mr. Wolff holds a Master of Science degree in economics from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, USA and a Master of Science degree in business administration from Justus Liebig University, Germany.

Mr. Banjo is a Co-President and one of the founders of Artemis. Mr. Banjo has more than 23 years of experience in real estate principal investing and corporate finance. He is co-chair of the firm’s investment committee and leads the acquisitions and asset management group. In this capacity, he is responsible for developing and implementing the investment strategies for the firm’s various investment vehicles. Mr. Banjo joined at the inception of Artemis in 2009, and in 2014 he relocated to Los Angeles to lead the firm’s West Coast office.

Prior to Artemis, Mr. Banjo served in a variety of roles at the J.E. Robert Companies (“JER”), including as a Director in JER's real estate private equity fund business. In his capacity as Director, Mr. Banjo was responsible for the evaluation, acquisition, and asset management of new investments in the U.S. During his tenure with JER, he managed/co-managed the acquisition of over $2 billion of new investments. Prior to JER, Mr. Banjo worked for Arthur Andersen in its real estate corporate finance group.

Mr. Banjo earned a BBA, with concentrations in finance and real estate, from the University of Michigan. He currently serves as a real estate cabinet member for Make-A-Wish Greater Los Angeles and is an active member of the Young President’s Organization (YPO)."

Michael started at Barings in 2024 to drive the expansion of real estate outside Australia.  He spent the last 16 years building the Cordea Savills LLP / Savills IM business in APAC where he was a Partner and the first employee in the region in 2007.  Michael incepted businesses in Singapore, Japan, Korea, Australia, Korea, Thailand and India.  Michael had various roles and was latterly APAC CEO, Co-Head Distribution and Global Head Product.

Prior to that Michael served as APAC CEO for a property company owned by Nuveen (then Henderson), Simon Property Group, Grosvenor Estates and AMP.

Michael started his career at Goldman Sachs where he spent 7 years as an investment banker working in TMT, PIA, REPIA and ECM.

Chris Kim is a Managing Director and the Head of Real Estate – Korea based in Seoul. He is involved with the day-to-day management of real estate investment activities in Korea. Before joining Blackstone, Mr. Kim worked at Angelo Gordon & Co. where he was Co-Head of Korea Real Estate responsible for sourcing and executing real estate transactions in Korea. Mr. Kim received a B.A. in Business Administrations from Yonsei University and is fluent in Korean and English.

Jorrit is Senior Portfolio Manager Asia-Pacific at Bouwinvest Real Estate Investors. He is based in Sydney and is a director of Bouwinvest Asia-Pacific Pty Ltd. In his role he is responsible for managing and overseeing several investments in key gateway cities in the Asia-Pacific region. Investments are held in private funds, co-investments, club deals, joint ventures and public real estate companies through a diverse range of strategies in both traditional and alternative property sectors.

Jorrit joined Bouwinvest in 2019 and previously worked for Investa Property Group in Australia and international real estate companies CBRE Global Investors and ING Real Estate Investment Management in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Jorrit has a background in asset and fund management across both direct and indirect investment strategies. He is a member of ANREV, INREV and ULI, and represents Bouwinvest on several Investor Advisory Boards in the Asia-Pacific region. Jorrit holds a double masters in Real Estate and Urban Planning (University of Groningen) and completed the CFA Investment Management Certificate (CFA Society of the UK), the IPF Certificate (University of Cambridge) and INREV/Henley Certificate (University of Reading).

Bouwinvest Real Estate Investors is headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands with representative offices in Sydney for the Asia-Pacific region and New York for the Americas region. Bouwinvest has circa AU$30bn of assets under management across all property sectors in mature economies across the globe

John Chang is a Managing Director in the Real Assets Group at CPP Investments, where he leads the firm’s real estate investment activities in Korea. With more than 16 years of industry experience, John has led investments across a broad range of sectors, including data centers, logistics, hotels, living, commercial real estate and non-performing loans.

Prior to joining CPP Investments, John held roles at Merrill Lynch. He is based in Hong Kong SAR.

Stephen Tross is Senior Advisor to Genesta and Greykite, bringing more than three decades of experience across global real estate investment, financial management and advisory.

For 16 years, Stephen served as Chief Investment Officer at Bouwinvest, where he was responsible for the organisation’s real estate investment mandates across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. In this role, he oversaw investment strategies across multiple markets and asset classes, working closely with institutional investors, investment managers and industry partners around the world.

Stephen began his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he spent 14 years in the Netherlands, New York and London, before joining KPMG in the Netherlands, where he led the firm’s real estate audit practice for four years.

He holds a degree in Business Economics, is a Dutch Certified Public Accountant (RA) and a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS).

Stephen has been actively involved in the international real estate industry for many years and serves on the boards and committees of several industry organisations globally. He has been a member of the ANREV Management Board for more than 12 years and previously served as Chairman of ANREV, contributing to the development of the organisation and the broader Asia-Pacific institutional real estate investment community.

Based in the Netherlands, Stephen continues to advise investors and real estate organisations on investment strategy, international markets and the evolving global real estate landscape.

Greg is President & CEO of GID and serves on the Advisory Board, Executive Committee, and each investment committee of GID.  As CEO, Mr. Bates is responsible for corporate strategy development and overall management of the firm, including oversight of the firm’s four operating verticals: Development, Multifamily, Credit, and Industrial. Mr. Bates is actively involved with GID’s investment strategies and operational execution, including active engagement with GID’s wholly-owned management company, Windsor Communities. He is also Board Observer at BILT Rewards.

Previously, Mr. Bates was President and COO of GID, directly overseeing Investment Strategy, Investor Relations, and Portfolio and Asset Management. He joined the company after working six years at privately-owned Building and Land Technology (BLT) in Stamford, CT, where he built and led BLT’s third-party real estate private equity platform. Prior to BLT, Mr. Bates was an executive at GE Real Estate and served the company in various capacities over a 17-year career. While there, he was the General Manager of the Americas for GE Real Estate’s Investment Management platform, Managing Director of GE Real Estate’s principal investing business, and Managing Director of the Multifamily sector, overseeing GE Real Estate’s portfolio of multifamily investments.

He is chairman of the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Multifamily Blue Council and is an Officer of the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC), serving as Secretary for the 2026-2028 term. Mr. Bates is a member of the Pension Real Estate Association (PREA) and Up for Growth, a non-partisan housing research and advocacy group.

Mr. Bates received a BA degree from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

*Member of the Management Committee responsible for GID’s corporate strategy and material management decisions.

Tim Jowett joined Hines in June 2023 as Managing Director, Head of Asia Pacific Research. He brings with him 20 years’ experience in global real estate investment management and has been based in Asia for the last 12 years, focusing on Asia Pacific private real estate markets. Prior to Hines, he spent 7 years in leadership roles at Grosvenor Asia, a private balance sheet investor, as Director of Investment Strategy and Analysis and as Managing Director, Head of China, during which time he sat on the Board. Prior to this, he led or worked for research and strategy teams based in Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi, and London for global investment managers, Heitman and JP Morgan Asset Management, and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority .

Tim holds a BA and MA in History from King’s College London, and a Diploma in Financial Strategy from Said Business School, University of Oxford.

Irene Shimada, Executive Director, Senior member of the portfolio management team for J.P. Morgan Asset Management – Real Estate Asia-Pacific. Based in Tokyo, Irene serves as the co-portfolio manager of JMF V+ and the deputy portfolio manager of JMF III and IV and focuses on real estate investments in the living sector across various strategies with primary focus on Japan. Irene was previously a Global Real Estate Securities portfolio manager in the International Equity Group investing in listed developers and REITs, particularly within APAC, and also covered the Japan and Developed Asia-Pacific Real Estate sectors as a buy-side equity research analyst. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan in 2005, she worked in the Investment Banking division of Merrill Lynch Japan Securities. Irene holds a BSc in Government and Economics from the London School of Economics and an MSc in Real Estate Economics and Finance also from the London School of Economics. Irene is a CFA charter holder.

Hyojin Ji is Head of Research & Strategic Initiatives at Koramco Trust, where she translates shifts in global real estate markets into strategic priorities and new business opportunities.

Her career spans Samsung Life Insurance, Samsung SRA Asset Management, and Mastern Investment Management, covering cross-border transactions, institutional capital allocation, portfolio management, and risk.

She holds a Master’s in Economics from the Barcelona School of Economics and a Ph.D. in Real Estate from Sogang University, with research focused on real estate capital markets, REITs, and macroeconomic dynamics. She is the author of The Urban Investor, exploring how capital shapes cities and investment opportunities.

Conor McNerney is a Principal on the Strategy & Capital Formation team at KSL Capital Partners. Since joining KSL in 2017, Conor has held a variety of roles across the firm, bringing a deep understanding of KSL’s investment platform and strategic priorities. During his tenure, he spent eight years as an investment professional focused on KSL’s equity funds and also served as Chief of Staff to the Chief Investment Officer, working closely with senior leadership on investment and firmwide initiatives.

Prior to joining KSL, Conor was an Analyst in Citigroup’s Real Estate & Lodging Investment Banking group, where he advised clients on transactions across the real estate and hospitality sectors.

Conor holds a Bachelor of Science in Commerce from the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce, with concentrations in Finance and Accounting.

Eduardo Gorab is Asia Pacific Co-Head of Research and Strategy. He sits on the firm’s Asia Pacific Investment Committee and is responsible for guiding investment strategy for the region.

Eduardo joined LaSalle in 2018, covering a range of markets and internal clients in European and global portfolios. He started his career in real estate in 2008, initially covering Europe, Asia and North and South America for Property Market Analysis LLP in London. Subsequently, Eduardo was a UK Property Economist at Capital Economics.

Eduardo holds a Master of Science in Real Estate Economics and Finance, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Government and Economics both from the London School of Economics. He is a member of the research committee for ANREV (Asian Association for Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate Vehicles) and served as research committee member for three years for INREV (European Association for Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate).

Benedikt Gabor is Head of Real Estate at the North Rhine Medical Pension Fund (Nordrheinische Ärzteversorgung) one of Germany’s largest institutional pension schemes. He is responsible for the
strategic management of the fund’s direct and indirect real estate investments, overseeing portfolio strategy, acquisitions, asset management, financing, sustainability initiatives and long-term value creation.

With more than 20 years of experience in institutional real estate investment and portfolio management, Benedikt has held senior leadership positions across the insurance, pension fund and
investment management sectors. Before joining the North Rhine Medical Pension Fund in 2023, he served as Head of Real Estate at Deutsche Rückversicherung AG and VöV Rückversicherung where he was responsible for real estate and alternative investments from 2013 to 2023. Previously, he worked as Senior Portfolio Manager at Catella Real Estate AG, managing institutional real estate portfolios. He began his career with Deutsche Immobilien Leasing (Deutsche Bank Group) where he held several positions between 2001 and 2008, including Country Head Italy based in Milan.

Benedikt holds a degree in Civil Engineering from RWTH Aachen University. In addition to his executive responsibilities, he serves as Chairman of the Advisory Board of KINGSTONE Real Estate and is a member of the FondsForum Advisory Board, actively contributing to discussions on institutional real estate investment, capital markets, sustainability and portfolio strategy.

Max Golopol joined QuadReal in 2018 and is Vice President, International Real Estate, based in Hong Kong.  In this role, he is primarily responsible for originating, structuring, and executing real estate investments across QuadReal's Asia-Pacific portfolio.  Prior to becoming Vice President, Max served as an Associate on QuadReal's International Real Estate team, focusing on the underwriting and execution of investments across multiple asset classes in Asia-Pacific and the United States.  Before joining QuadReal, he worked at The Bascom Group, an Irvine, California-based real estate investment manager focused on multifamily assets throughout the United States.  Max holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Colorado Boulder.

*Max is an employee of QuadReal HK Services Limited, which acts in an advisory capacity to QuadReal Property Group.

Louis leads the Asia Pacific macro team and its research, forecasts and views. He contributes to S&P Global Ratings’ macro-credit narrative and represents the firm in events, conferences, and the media, delivering insights and thought leadership to the marketplace.

Before joining S&P Global Ratings in 2022, Louis held senior positions in both the public and private sectors, including at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington DC, the World Bank in Beijing, and at the Royal Bank of Scotland and Oxford Economics in Hong Kong. While with the World Bank, he led the China Quarterly Update, headed the Bank’s mid-term review of China’s 11th Five Year Plan, and led research on China’s saving and investment, rebalancing, and long-term growth and structural change.

Louis is a well-known observer of China’s economy and contributes regularly to the international media on China and Asia.

Joined The Living Company in 2026​

Responsible for managing relationships with major Korean and Asia investors, developing and executing The Living Company's investment strategy across Korea and Asia, and sourcing acquisition opportunities in Korea ​

Previously: Head of Asia Real Estate and Head of Europe Real Estate at National Pension Service, Senior roles at Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Seoul based.

Min is a Senior Managing Director, Head of Asia Pacific, and member of the Leadership, Investment, and Global Macro Strategy Committees. He is responsible for leading Townsend’s business across the Asia Pacific region. He currently serves on the management board and chairs the investor advisory council of ANREV.

Prior to joining Townsend in 2013, Min was an Associate with AllianceBernstein’s Real Estate Private Equity Group and an Analyst at Citigroup’s Real Estate Investment Bank in New York.

Min received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.