China is an emerging economy with good though challenging economic prospects and foreign investment interest in various asset classes, real estate included, is also growing.

Notwithstanding improving real estate standards and practices in the Mainland, substantial differences still exist in the comprehension, understanding, and application of techniques and skills related to real estate development, investment, and facility management (FM) between the Mainland and their foreign counterparts and joint venture partners. These are aspects where Hong Kong professionals can come in and add value e.g. bridging the technical gaps and helping to seek common investment grounds between the parties.

The conference will offer a platform for exchanging such ideas between all parties concerned. The objective is to explain how various real estate development, investment, and facility-asset-portfolio management knowledge, skills, techniques, and practices can help enhance real estate returns, lower risks, and improve overall asset performances.

The conference program will comprise morning and afternoon sessions over two days, broadly covering the following topics with a focus on China where appropriate:

1. Real Estate Development and Project Management
   
   
2. Real Estate Investment and Fund Management
   
   
3. Real Estate Facility, Asset, and Portfolio Management
   
   
4. Real Estate Financing Options and Capital Fund Sources

The targeted participants of this conference are:

• Real Estate Developers, Investors, and Corporate Owners
  
  
• Real Estate Financiers, Investment Bankers, and Derivatives Professionals
  
  
• Project Managers, Facility Managers, and Property Managers
  
  
• Investment Managers, Fund Managers, and Portfolio Managers
  
  
• Architect, Surveyors, Appraisers, and Engineers
  Lawyers, Accountants, Brokers, and Taxation Experts
  
  
• CEOs, Top Executives, and Senior Managers in Public and Private Corporations
  
  
• Top and Senior Echelons of Government Authorities and Public Bodies
  
  
• Prominent Academics and Research Fellows in Economics, Planning, and Real Estate
  

In order to further enhance the dissemination of knowledge, a Professional Development Pack (PDP) will be produced. The PDP will contain multi-media presentations of all speakers including video clips, PowerPoint presentations and/or full paper, in CD-ROM format. Copies of the PDP will be made and distributed among members, interested parties and associated bodies free of charge. Part of the PDP contents will be available on-line for further
dissemination.