Webinar - Malaysian REIT Managers Association

FREE ONLINE WEBINAR

Malaysian REITs

Navigating The New Normal

Free Online Webinar

Malaysian REITs: Navigating The New Normal

Tuesday, 1 December 2020 - 9 am to 1 pm

The Second Annual Malaysian REIT Forum 2020

Over the last 15 years M-REITs have become a significant component of the listed capital markets with a CAGR of 37% since its inception to October 2020, from less than RM 500 million to RM40 billion. Malaysia’s REIT industry has, since, provided investment diversification, and its stakeholders income stability, inflation protection, delivering long-term performance and lower risk and volatility. M-REITs saw a landmark development with the launch of the Bursa Malaysia REIT Index in October 2017, increasing the visibility of M-REITs in the capital market.

Thank you to all the participants who joined us on 1 December 2020. If you would like to view the plenary sessions again or download the presentations, click on the button below.

Managing the impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic, maintaining growth and capitalizing on mega global tends

As Malaysia strives to manage the disruption to the global economy brought about an unprecedented global pandemic. MREITs have not been spared. By pivoting to new business models and cost containment, MREITs have managed to stay on track and provide their unitholders with an asset class that has proven to be resilient in these volatile times. They have been quick to capitalize on global mega trends, such as e-commerce, industry 4.0, digitalization, healthcare, education amongst others, MREITs are poised to benefit from these trends.

REITs will be one of the key drivers to sustain prosperity and progress for the country by:

attracting new flows of foreign direct investments into Malaysia.
monetizing and raising capital for real estate and infrastructure development.
generating stable returns for sovereign wealth funds, pension funds and insurance companies, institutional funds and retail investors
enabling Malaysians to own a share of quality real estate, thus empowering wealth creation.
increasing job creation, elevating living standards, and upgrading expertise in the real estate industry.
supporting the fostering of innovation in emerging real estate sub-sectors capitalizing on global mega trends.

The Second Annual Malaysian REIT Forum 2020 – MREITs – Navigating the New Normal will focus on topics that are “Hot Buttons” with investors

Recognizing new trends in Real Estate
The future of the Office and Mall markets
Latest Technology trends in Real Estate
Listing overseas assets in Malaysia
Sustainable dividend growth
By attending this half day webinar participants will get an overview of the MREIT landscape and find out what’s in store for 2021 from a distinguished panel of speakers

Why You Should Join This Free Online Webinar?

The Malaysian REIT Forum 2020 – MREITs – Navigating the New Normal offers a truly global perspective on Malaysia’s REIT market.

Congregating some of the renowned global thought leaders, the Forum gathers Government leaders, business leaders, international institutional investors, senior management and specialists in REIT industry from the region, business leaders and senior representatives of related industries (including banking, retail, industrial property & development, statutory bodies).

Join us for an opportunity to network with decision makers in the industry, engage in high-level discussions that will serve to propel the Malaysian REIT market, and drive the nation towards achieving sustainable economic growth.

Photos from 2019’s REITs Forum

Program

1 December 2020 - 9am

8:00 am

Webinar Room Opens

8:30 - 9:00 am

Welcome by EMCEE and House Rules by Sheahnee Iman Lee

Welcome Address

Remarks By Chairman, Dato' Jeffrey Ng

Dato’ Jeffrey Ng
Chairman, Malaysian REIT Managers Association (MRMA),
Chief Executive Officer and
Non-Independent Executive Director, Sunway REIT Management Sdn Bhd

Plenary One

Presentation

Economic Outlook

Impact of the COVID-19 on the global economy
The Property Overhang
GDP growth estimates and projections for 2021
Impact of disruptions on businesses such as the current Malaysian political situation, US election, Brexit

Speakers

Alan Tan Chew Leong
Chief Economist, Affin Hwang Investment Bank Berhad

Loong Chee Wei
Senior Associate Director, Equity Research, Affin Hwang Investment Bank Berhad

Plenary Two

Keynote Address and Panel Discussion

Keynote Address by Dror Poleg

Rethinking Real Estate : A Road Map to Technology's Impact on the Worlds Largest Asset Class

Speaker

Dror Poleg, Founder of Rethinking.RE
Author of Rethinking Real Estate and the Co-Chair of the Urban Land Institute’s Technology and Innovation Council in New York

How Technology and Data is Changing the Property Market

Digital transformation in Real Estate and its impact on the Real Estate market
Big Data and analytics
Proptech in retail, retail revolution, supply chain management, co working spaces

Moderator

Paul Chen
Radiant, Managing Director and Asia PropTech Co-Founder

Panelists

Akina Ho
Head of Digital Transformation and Innovation, Great Eagle Holdings Limited, Hong Kong

Syahrunizam Samsudin
Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer , UEM Edgenta Berhad

Cha-Ly Koh
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Urbanmetry Sdn Bhd

Bernie Devine
Regional Director, Asia, Yardi Systems, Inc.

Plenary Three

Panel Discussion

Office and Malls – Managing the Challenges of COVID-19

Changes in consumption patterns or working patterns
Office – Impact of remote working and what measures to take for the future
Retail – Threat of e-commerce and has OMNI-channelling taken a forefront?
What are the bright spots in retail?
Valuation – Impact of the pandemic on valuation.

Moderator

Desmond Sim
Head of Research, Singapore & South East Asia, CBRE

Panelists

Dawn Lai
Chief Operating Officer, ARA Trust Management (Suntec) Limited, Manager of Suntec REIT

Eric Yau
Chief Strategy Officer, Link Asset Management Limited, Hong Kong

Malathi Thevendran
Executive Director, Jones Lang Wootton Malaysia

Allan Soo
Principal at Allansoo Asset Advisory

Plenary Four

Presentation and Panel Discussion

Presentation: Analyzing M REITs – Outlook for 2021

Impact of COVID-19 on MREITs YTD 2020
Opportunities and challenges in 2021
Maybank Investment Bank’s MREIT picks and forecast

Speaker
Kevin Wong
Equity Research Analyst at Maybank Investment Bank

How Are M-REITs Managing The New Normal – Strategies for 2020 / 2021

Panel Discussion

Analysis on MREITs
Turbocharging MREITS growth trajectory
Challenges Faced By MREITs
New REITs entries -where they come from?

Moderator

Dato’ George Stewart LaBrooy,
Chairman, Alpha REIT Managers Sdn. Bhd. and
Executive Chairman, Area Management Sdn. Bhd.

Panelists

Leong Kit May
CEO, Axis REIT Management Berhad

Eusoffe Chua
CEO, GLM REIT Management Sdn Bhd

Siva Shanker
CEO, Rahim & Co International Sdn. Bhd.

Plenary Five

Presentation

Asia Pacific REITs – Megatrends and Outlook

What is the outlook for 2021 for the various asset classes
Disruptions and its effects
What is trending in the real estate market and where are the hotspots?
What are the catalyst and opportunities for MREITs regionally.

Speaker

Sigrid Zialcita, Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific Real Estate Association (APREA)

Post Assessment by Participants

1:00 pm

End of Webinar

Note: Q & A is at the end of each Plenary Session

Speakers

Reserve Your Seat

Join us on Tuesday, 1st December 2020 at 9am for our free webinar. Do enter a valid email address as the instructions on how to join this webinar will be sent to you via email.

Reserve Your Seat

Join us on Tuesday, 1st December 2020 at 9am for our free webinar. Do enter a valid email address as the instructions on how to join this webinar will be sent to you via email.

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