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Property Report Congress Malaysia 2016
Thursday, 11 August | 8:30am – 3:30pm
InterContinental Kuala Lumpur
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WHAT YOU CAN LEARN FROM THE COUNTRY’S BIGGEST
CONFERENCE FOR REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS
PANEL DISCUSSIONS
• Keynote addresses
• Engaging panel discussions
• Intensive workshop
• International networking
• Living smart: the rise of Cyberjaya (and how it compares to
its regional counterparts) – Understand Cyberjaya and similar
masterplanned communities and a new way ‘smart’ living
• The real estate star power of Iskandar Malaysia –
Discuss the drivers and government incentives that will propel
this emerging development zone to global success in the next
10 years
• How to build a successful resort development – Find out
which essential facilities and services are needed to incorporate
into a contemporary resort development
• Transit orientated development, transportation,
connectivity and your property – Identify the pros and cons of
building near Malaysia’s transport hubs and learn why Malay-
sia is one of the best places for infrastructure development
ATTENDEE PROFILES
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Developers
Investors
Architects
Designers
Real Estate
Professionals
Suppliers
Leading Luxury
Brands
Industry Influencers

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MEET ASIA’S REAL ESTATE LEADERS
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
MODERATORS:
PREM KUMAR, Executive Director, Jones Lang Wootton
Prem has 30 years experience in providing real estate professional services for office buildings, hotels,
industrial premises, plantations, townships, development land, on-going development projects as well as plant
and machinery. He was resident partner at Jones Lang Wootton’s Johor Bahru office (1992-2002) and became
a proprietary partner/executive director in February 1998.
SHELDON FERNANDEZ, Country Manager, PropertyGuru Malaysia
Sheldon is a versatile sales professional and an ardent advocate for online, with over 14 years of
experience in digital marketing and sales leadership. He joined PropertyGuru.com.my as country
manager in June 2015 and leads the company’s sales and B2B strategy, driving strategic business
deals, and cultivating relationships with key industry partners in Malaysia. He leads a team of more
than 60 staff, including internal and external marketing and field sales representatives servicing
real estate developers, agencies and agents.
IAN PAYNTON
Founder, Hashtagcontent.com
Paynton has been helping big brands‘do content’for the last seven years as a brand journalist,
editor, digital publisher, marketer and account manager. He now consults brands in Asia on content
marketing, writes the blog www.hashtagcontent.com, and is launching his own content marketing
agency in Vietnam.
CHRISTOPHER BOYD
Executive Chairman,
Savills Malaysia
Christopher is the executive
chairman of Savills Malaysia. He
is a registered valuer in Malaysia.
He has over 40 years’experience
in the country and a further 10
years’in the UK,Australia and
Singapore. His professional career
in Malaysia has spanned leading
roles in international property
consultancies as well as 6 years as
the Managing Director of a listed
Malaysian development company.
His consultancy recently
rebranded as Savills Malaysia.
LOW HAN HOE
Senior Manager, Investment
Advisory Services, DTZ Nawawi
Tie Leung Sdn Bhd
Starting his career as a valuer with
Jones Lang Wootton in 1991, Han
was subsequently seconded to the
Property Management Department
in 1995 and attained his registration
in 1997 with the Board of Valuers,
Appraisers and Estate Agents. He
later worked at CB Richard Ellis
(formerly Regroup Associates)
and Dijaya Property Management
Services. He began his own
practice in 2002 and later joined
DTZ in January 2011 and has since
successfully transacted for Shell,
MUI, QSR (KFC), among others.
KHALIL ADIS
Founder, Khalil Adis
Consultancy Pte Ltd
Born and raised in Singapore
but right at home in Malaysia,
Khalil is a bestselling co-author of
Get It Right, Iskandar – the first
book ever written on investing
in Iskandar Malaysia. Formerly
editor for Property Report, Khalil
has interviewed the movers and
shakers of the industry, both
locally and overseas. He is the
founder of property consultancy
firm Khalil Adis Consultancy.
DR GERARD KHO
Chief Marketing Officer,
Medini Iskandar Malaysia
Sdn Bhd
Dr. Gerard is in charge of
promoting Medini as the future
CBD of Iskandar Puteri (formerly
Nusajaya). Medini CBD is a
catalytic initiative led by Khazanah
with minority shareholders being
Mitsui and UWI. His role includes
making strategic decisions in
developing catalytic commercial,
retail and lifestyle projects.
Identifying and building a strong
network of joint venture partners
to assist in building Medini CBD is
his top priority
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PANELISTS:
DR. RENARD SIEW
Group Sustainability, Sime Darby Berhad
Renard is a stakeholder council member of the Sustainable
and Resilient Infrastructure (SuRe) standard developed
by the Global Infrastructure Basel (GIB) Foundation.
He actively participates and contributes in various
stakeholder platforms to promote the importance of
green buildings/infrastructure. He was a postdoctoral
teaching fellow and a researcher at the Centre for Energy
and Environmental Markets (CEEM), and has published in
a range of international refereed journals and received a
Highly Commended Paper award from the Emerald Literati
Network.
DR. MAZLAN ABBAS
IOT Evangelist & Thought Leader, CEO – REDTone IOT,
Malaysia
Dr. Mazlan is a frequent speaker in many major and
established IT and telco conferences locally and globally.
He sits in Industry Advisory Panel (IAP) for several local
universities. Before joining REDtone, he spent 8 years in
MIMOS Berhad as Senior Director Wireless Communications
Cluster. He also spent 13 years in CELCOM (mobile
operator), handling many senior management roles.
DR.THOMAS TANG
Managing Director, Kuala Lumpur Centre for Sustainable
Innovations, Malaysia
Dr.Thomas is the corporate sustainability director for AECOM
Asia. He is a member of the Malaysian Green Building Council
research committee and a member of the sustainability
committee for the Construction Industry Development Board’s
Construction Industry Transformation Programme. He is also
a member of the Social Progress Malaysia Committee, part of
the global Social Progress Imperative overseeing the role of
social innovation in economic growth and development. He is
currently running the Kuala Lumpur Centre for Sustainable
Innovation. He has an MBA from Henley Business School.
MAHADHIR AZIZ
Head, Technology Hub Development Division, Cyberview
Sdn Bhd
Mahadhir has 17 years of experience in various industries. He
possesses project management expertise and is a Certified
Professional Management Consultant, with proven track
record in the IT industry. He has been highly commended by
his professional colleagues as an excellent business planning
strategist, who has the ability to articulate the big picture
and present available options to solutions. He obtained his
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) majoring in Computer Science
with minor in Business from Lakehead University in Canada
in 1998.
DAVID HILL
General Manager, The Dalat at 1200, Acteam
International Ltd
David has been in the entertainment, hospitality and real
estate industry for over 23 years, having lived and worked
on 4 continents and holds a Master’s Degree from the
University of Oregon (USA). He has a passion for service
excellence, influenced by his experience working around
the world, He joined Jumeriah Group in Dubai as general
manager in 1998 before joining Marriott International in
2001 where he worked in various properties in Africa and the
Middle East. In 2015 he joined Dalat at 1200 Country Club
and Private Estate.
DR. DANIELE GAMBERO
CEO, REI Group of Companies
Dr. Daniele, expatriate to Malaysia from Italy since 2000,
holds an MBA in Macroeconomics, a Master in Marketing and
Communication and a PhD in Marketing Strategies and Mass
Communication from the University of Michigan. Since 2007,
through REI Group of Companies he has been a strategic
consultant for Malaysian developers.A regular newspaper
and magazine columnist in Malaysia, he authored has a book
Malaysian Propenomy.
YBHG DATUK HJ SAHROM
Director of Planning Department, Kuala Lumpur City Hall
Datuk Haji Sahrom bin Ujang, dilahirkan pada 1 Mac 1957 di
Sekinchan, Selangor. Berusia 59 tahun. Beliau mendapat
Ijazah dari Universiti Teknologi Malaysia dan memulakan
kerjaya sebagai Pegawai Perancang Bandar dan Desa di Dewan
Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur pada 1 April 1982 dan kini memegang
jawatan Pengarah Jabatan Perancangan Bandaraya mulai 15
Januari 2014. Telah berkhidmat lebih kurang 34 tahun dan
akan bersara pada 1 Mac 2017.
ENCIK MOHD. SALEM KAILANY
Chief Executive Officer of PNB Development Sdn. Berhad
(PNBD)
En. Salem is a Harvard Business School Alumni and graduate
in Estate Management from Universiti Teknologi Mara. He has
more than 24 years’experience in the real estate sector. He
served as the SVP at Sime Darby Property Berhad (SDP) and
played instrumental roles in major SDP projects. He also has
stints with Guthrie Property Development Holdings Berhad
and Golden Hope Development Sdn Bhd. assumed his current
PNBD role in March 2016.
SAMUEL TAN
Executive Director, KGV International Property Consultants
Samuel graduated with a Bachelor of Surveying (Hons)
Property Management in 1984 and was registered with the
Board of Valuers,Appraisers & Estate Agents of Malaysia
in 1987. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Surveyors
Malaysia (RISM). He is also a licensed auctioneer in the State
of Johor since 1986. He has accumulated over 32 years of
experience in property primarily concentrating in South
Johor. He represents The Edge Daily, a popular business
weekly commenting on the local market scene. He sits in
the committee of IMPACT of Iskandar Regional Development
Authority.
CHEAH PING YEAN
Senior Vice President, Investment Incentives Iskandar
Regional Development Authority [IRDA]
Cheah oversees policies, strategies and implementation of
fiscal investment and talent incentives. Prior to joining IRDA,
he headed the technical assessment team for MSC Status
applications at the Multimedia Development Corporation
(MDeC) in Cyberjaya. He had short stints with the Malaysian
Technology Development Corporation and Celcom Malaysia
early in his career. He graduated with a First Class Honours
degree in Education from the University of Surrey, United
Kingdom as a Federal Government scholar; and completed his
Masters in Islamic Finance from INCEIF, Kuala Lumpur in 2013.
NORHIZAM ABDUL KADIR
Vice President, Infotech Division Malaysia Digital
Economy Corporation (MDEC)
Hizam brings with him over 15 years’experience in
multimarket IT and energy industries across APAC. He has
strong experience in corporate marketing, end-customer
sales, business development, communications and channel
marketing and enablement. He was director of Southeast
Asia for Ballard Power Systems. Before that he managed
Intel Malaysia and Microsoft Malaysia’s communications/
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8.30 – 9.30 REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST
9.30 - 9.45 OPENING REMARKS
SPEAKER: Liam Barnes, Brand Director, Property Report
9.45 - 10.15 STATE OF THE MARKET ADDRESS
What is happening in Malaysia’s subdued property market?
SPEAKER: Prem Kumar, Executive Director, Jones Lang Wootton
10.15 - 10.45 UNDERSTANDING MALAYSIA PROPERTY CONSUMER DEMAND
What kind of investments in Malaysia are popular with consumers?
SPEAKER: Sheldon Fernandez, Country Manager, PropertyGuru Malaysia
10.45 - 11.25 THE CONTENT MARKETING SWEET SPOT
Which real estate marketing content reacts to the world?
SPEAKER: Ian Paynton, Content Marketing Strategist & Founder of hashtagcontent.com
11.25 - 12.30 NETWORKING LUNCH
12.30 - 13.10 LIVING SMART: THE RISE OF CYBERJAYA (AND HOW IT COMPARES TO ITS REGIONAL COUNTERPARTS)
How will smart developments like Cyberjaya shape the industry?
MODERATOR Christopher Boyd, Executive Chairman, Savills Malaysia
SPEAKERS: Dr. Renard Siew, Group Sustainability, Sime Darby Berhad
Dr. Mazlan Abbas, IOT Evangelist & Thought Leader CEO, REDTone IOT, Malaysia
Dr.Thomas Tang, Managing Director, Kuala Lumpur Centre for Sustainable Innovations, Malaysia
Mahadhir Aziz, Head, Technology Hub Development Division, Cyberview Sdn Bhd
13.10 - 13.50 HOW TO BUILD A SUCCESSFUL RESORT DEVELOPMENT
What are the essential elements of a resort project to be called a success?
MODERATOR Low Han Hoe, Senior Manager, Investment Advisory Services, DTZ Nawawi Tie Leung Sdn Bhd
SPEAKERS: David Hill, General Manager, The Dalat at 1200, Acteam International Ltd
Dr. Daniele Gambero, CEO, REI Group of Companies
13.50 - 14.30 TRANSIT ORIENTATED DEVELOPMENT, TRANSPORTATION, CONNECTIVITY AND YOUR PROPERTY
Where are the best locales in the city where developments will prosper?
MODERATOR Khalil Adis, Founder, Khalil Adis Consultancy Pte Ltd
SPEAKERS: Dr. Daniele Gambero, CEO, REI International Holding BHD.
YBhg Datuk Hj Sahrom, Director of Planning Deparment, Kuala Lumpur City Hall
Encik Mohd. Salem Kailany, Chief Executive Officer of PNB Development Sdn. Berhad (PNBD)
14.30 - 15.10 THE REAL ESTATE STAR POWER OF ISKANDAR MALAYSIA
When will Iskandar Malaysia truly become an iconic investment destination?
MODERATOR Dr. Gerard Kho, Chief Marketing Officer, Medini Iskandar Malaysia Sdn Bhd
SPEAKERS: Samuel Tan, Executive Director, KGV International Property Consultants
Cheah Ping Yean, Senior Vice President, Investment Incentives Iskandar Regional Development Authority [IRDA]
Norhizam Abdul Kadir, Vice President, Infotech Division Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)
15.20 CLOSING REMARKS
18.30 COCKTAIL NETWORKING
20.00 GALA DINNER
WHAT’S ON THE AGENDA
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ABOUT THE HOST:
Property Report is Asia’s leading luxury real estate, architecture and design magazine, and the website (www.property-report.com)
features more than 100 articles every month with over 60,000 monthly page views. Published by PropertyGuru Group, it presents up-
to-date information and coverage of industry trends and innovations.
ABOUT THE ORGANISER:
Founded in 2006, PropertyGuru is Asia’s leading online property group used by more than 16 million property buyers, viewing over
130 million property pages and generating over 500,000 enquiries for real estate developer and agent advertisers every month across
Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand.
The Group has a full suite of integrated property media capability, from its original core business in online, mobile and events, to
television broadcast (in Indonesia, via an investment and partnership with EMTEK), and a recent acquisition of print and events
businesses, under the brand names of “Property Report” and “Asia Property Awards”.
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