Ms Pamela Lee is the Director of the Policy and Planning Division at the National Climate Change Secretariat, Strategy Group (SG-NCCS) that is under the Prime Minister’s Office. She leads the policy and planning team to direct whole-ofgovernment efforts to develop and implement Singapore’s response to climate change, and advance our interests on the international stage. Prior to joining SG-NCCS, she has held appointments in various ministries such as the Ministry of Trade and Industry, the Ministry of Community, Youth, and Sports (now known as the Ministry of Social and Family Development), the Ministry of Manpower, and the Public Service Division. Pamela has experience in a range of domain areas including trade, community care & social support, early childhood development, workplace policy & strategy, and public sector leadership development. She has a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge.

Skip is the Managing Director of Heitman’s Asia-Pacific Private Real Estate Equity group, a member of Heitman’s Asia-Pacific Private Equity Investment Committee, and an equity owner of the firm. He is responsible for creating the firm’s investment platform in the Asia-Pacific region and manages the regional team as it sources new real estate investments and joint venture partnerships across Asia-Pacific. Skip is also responsible for overseeing the acquisitions and asset management process for a large private equity global separate account. Since arriving in the region in 2008, he has grown the regional AUM to nearly $1 billion. He moved to Heitman’s Hong Kong office in 2013, after spending five years in Tokyo. Prior to relocating to Tokyo, Skip was in Heitman’s London and Frankfurt offices for a total of seven years and was involved in numerous investment, joint venture, and development transactions across Central Europe and Germany. During his prior five years in the company’s Chicago headquarters, he was involved in transactions and joint ventures of all property types across the US. Skip received his BA with honors in International Relations and his MA in Organizational Behavior from Stanford University. He received his MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. Skip is also a member of ANREV and ULI Asia Pacific. He is licensed by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) for Type 1 (dealing in securities), Type 4 (advising on securities) and Type 9 (asset management) regulated activities as a Responsible Officer and Executive Director of Heitman International HK Ltd, which is also licensed by the SFC to conduct Type 1, 4, and 9 regulated activities.

A pioneer CSR practitioner for over 20 years, Esther is instrumental in building up CDL’s sustainability leadership. CDL is the first and only Singapore company listed on the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World for 8 consecutive years and is currently ranked top real estate company. It is also the first to be included in leading global sustainability benchmarks such as the FTSE4Good Index Series since 2002, MSCI ESG Research (AAA rating) since 2009 and Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes since 2011. A committee member of the Global Compact Network Singapore, which is the local network of UN Global Compact for CSR, Esther is a member of the World Green Building Council’s Corporate Advisory Board and the Urban Land Institute Women’s Leadership Initiative Singapore Steering Committee. Her latest appointments include: member of the UNEP Finance Initiative Real Estate Work Group, GRI Corporate Leadership Group on Integrated Reporting and Sustainable Stock Exchanges’ Green Finance Advisory Group.

Matthew is a partner with global law firm CMS and heads the firm’s Funds and Indirect Real Estate practice in Asia, having been based in Singapore since 2010. Matthew’s clients include a wide spectrum of fund managers, from institutional real estate GPs to VC and tech fund specialists. Matthew also advises global and regional investors on all aspects of direct and indirect real estate investment. Matthew’s interest in Proptech is born from the convergence of his institutional and entrepreneurial client bases – with the emergence of Proptech venture capital being a key current trend.

Pauline Oh is Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific at the Urban Land Institute (ULI). ULI is a global multi-disciplinary real estate research and education organization with more than 40,000 members representing all aspects of land use and development disciplines. In this role, Pauline provides oversight and coordinates the region’s business development, corporate relationships and fund raising/sponsorship initiatives to support ULI Asia Pacific’s strategic plan and operating budgets. She is responsible for the annual ULI Asia Pacific Summit – one of ULI’s four major global convenings. Pauline also serves as ULI Singapore Executive Director and leads ULI’s programme of work in Singapore, including the active management of 350-plus members. Pauline has both local and international experience. Prior to joining ULI, she served as General Manager for Terrapinn, where she was a key member of the Asia leadership team responsible for the achievement of strategic, operational and financial objectives for her business unit. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the National University of Singapore and speaks fluent English and Mandarin Chinese.