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Ivan Lam

Based in Melbourne, Ivan is the Head of International Business at Charter Keck Cramer. Fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese and English, he ensures a smooth investment process for clients from Asia who are looking to invest in the Australian property market. Ivan focuses on providing highly skilled, experienced and cost-effective resources to investors – ensuring that their investments are safeguarded. 

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Lui Violanti

Over the past twenty plus years Lui has worked on a number of significant landmark and award winning projects across Australia. During this time he has been responsible for the design, delivery and management of a number of building typologies including education, health, retail, commercial, and residential.   In this capacity Lui has worked in all facets of the project development, from masterplanning, town planning, design to documentation and construction. This entails developing hand sketches and performance briefs at concept design, through to the management and delivery of production documentation, inclusive of performance specifications and glazing schedules to meet with the design intent, technical performance and budgetary constraints of the project.   His experience has been at the forefront of glass, remedial, envelope development and sustainable solutions in the façade industry. With a background in Architecture, he has worked with façade fabricators, developing expertise in curtain wall design and façade structures. Tony has designed façades on prominent buildings in Australia, in collaboration with the world’s leading consultants.   As Regional Manager for Western Australia has a key leadership role in interfacing with the design and construction teams, coordinating the requirements of the architectural, services, structural, acoustic and project brief requirements within the façade team. He also appreciates the project management systems and quality assurance system that are necessary for the delivery of large complex projects.  A personal interest in creating sustainable outcomes for supporting the construction industry drives Lui, pushing the boundaries around how architects and builders deliver superior quality, buildability and efficiency of the architectural vision and design intent.   Lui’s background as a Practice Director of an Architectural Practice, he also has a keen interest and appreciation of the architectural design, and enjoys working with designers to resolve complex geometries and developing systems that articulate design.  Education and professional qualifications  1991Registered Architect   1989Bachelor of Architecture, Curtin University, Perth  1985Bachelor of Applied Science, Western Australian Institute of Technology,  Perth  Professional History  2013- PresentInhabit, Perth – Regional Manager Western Australian   2001-2013NHArchitecture, Melbourne - Practice Director  1998-2001Daryl Jackson Architects, Melbourne – Project Architect  1991-1998            Bollig Design Group, Perth – Architect  1988 -1991           Ministry of Housing and Construction, Melbourne – Graduate Architect    Specialist skills 

• Project Delivery and Administration of Large Complex Projects 
• Design Delivery / Lead Coordinator  with Design Team 
• Project Management and QA Systems 
• Package Management between façade and other trades 
• Performance Specifications 

• Team Leader 
• Buildability and Onsite works 

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Benson Zhou

Benson heads up the Asia Markets team at Savills in Melbourne. His 10 years’ industry experience paired with his bilingual skills are highly beneficial when communicating with Asian clients. He has a highly motivated network of buyers from across Asia and is regarded as one of the market leaders in his field. Benson was awarded the REIV Commercial Agent of the year award in 2022 and has extensive experience in selling property across the retail, development, and office sectors, with an intimate understanding of the Melbourne commercial market.

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Shanker Ramakrishnan

Qualified Economist (holding Bachelor & Master Degrees in Economics), and a 30 year Banking & Finance Professional in Sydney, Australia, across Corporate & Business Banking, Investment Funds Management, Retail Banking, and currently Self-Employment as a Business & Finance Consultant.   During his career he has worked with some of the largest and most successful Property Developers, and Property Investors in Australia.  He is a practioner of his learning and experience and is a successful property investor, and is passionate about helping everyday Australians secure their financial futures through building and creating personal wealth through Property Investment. 

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Richard Newling Ward

Director co-founded BayleyWard early 2013 with partner Nick Readett-Bayley having arrived in Australia in 2011 from his native London. Richard is Principal Director of Interior Design for the studio with a broad experience in various sectors. He and his studio focus on commercial, multi residential, community centres, luxury private homes and hospitality design. His eponymous studio is known in Melbourne and Sydney as dynamic, creative and considered. The studio is home to 25 architects and interior designers whom pull from local, European, Asian and the Americas. The diversity of style, sophistication and knowledge is captured in their work. Richard’s day to day activities see him across design leadership and more recently as Managing Director. His skills include conceptual design, spatial planning, visioning and design leadership. His knowledge further extends to understanding and driving current trends in design, branding, market targeting, and problem solving. With recent nominations by Belle and Vogue Magazine and Design Institute of Australia and various localised industry awards.

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Peter Li

Sold over 1000 properties in his real estate career, Peter Li is specializing in off the plan apartment sales and marketing of residential projects. Peter Li has participant in over 60 residential project launches including Barangaroo, Darling Square Darling Harbour, Greenland Centre Sydney CBD, REVY Pyrmont, Blue Lavender Bay, SYNC Neutral Bay, MUSE Neutral Bay, Laurier Cremorne , ESQUE Mosman and etc. In 2021, Peter has conceived the Plus Agency, launched it, recruited its team, developed them, obtained projects and listings, and achieved $223,703,900 of sales in the first year and 5 stars ratings on google, REA, domain and rate my agent.  

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Steven Yu

Steven is the founder and CEO of one of Sydney's most highly recognizable property advisory group, Valorton group. Capitalising on his years of experiences on property and cross boarder investment, he advises international clients on site acquisitions, planning strategies, structured financing, and project delivery.   Prior to the formation of Valorton Group, he was the CEO of Longton Property Group where he led the business to deliver high quality residential projects, with emphasis on sustainable building designs and smart home technologies. In his part time, he has been teaching Property Finance at University of Technology Sydney.   Education:  Bachelor of Law / Bachelor of Finance (Melbourne University)  Master of Law (Boston University)  Executive MBA (Colombia University) 

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Edward Haysom

Architect Haysom specializes in resorts and hospitality projects. He has served as both Queensland Chapter President as well as National President of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects. His Brisbane-based practice has won numerous design awards and he received the Centenary Medal for services to architecture in 2003. In 2014 he was appointed City Architect for the City of the Gold Coast. He was also a member of the Australian delegation to the APEC negotiations on international trade in architectural services. Currently the general director of Mode Haysom Architects in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 

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Karl Fu

Currently as Partner, Asian Markets in Winning Commercial Australia, specialized in Marketing & Sales management in property segments of interior furniture & fixtures, building materials specification and supply in residential and commercial developments.  
Professional experiences in the global markets previously working for BlueScope and SMEG with proven records and networks spanning Asia-Pacific and Europe. In Australia, specified and delivered over 200 residential projects for more than 25,000 units, especially in luxury property markets across the country including numerous landmarks such as One Circular Quay Sydney, Opera Residences Sydney, One Sydney Harbour, Elizabeth Quay Developments Perth, and many more with regional price records. 

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Jackson Liew

Jackson has nearly 20 years of experience gained across multiple sectors including education, sports, transport, commercial, mixed use, and multi-residential including build to rent, build to sell, co-living, aged care and retirement living.Prior to joining CCN , Jackson was involved in the delivery of the WA first 6 Star Green Star Green Skills building for the Central Institute of Technology; and the redevelopment of Perth’s Forrest Place which was awarded the Australia’s Great Place Award by Planning institute of Australia (PIA) in 2014.Since joining the practice in 2014, Jackson has contributed to the delivery of four primary school campuses under the WA first Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement for the Department of Education; RAAFA’s Cirrus Apartments and Clubhouse which received the finalist nomination in the 2023 PCA National Retirement Living awards; and Rosewood Aged Care in West Perth which was awarded the UDIA WA 2022 Seniors Living Development of the year and subsequently received the UDIA National Awards for Excellence for Seniors Living in the following year.Jackson has led design of multiple build-to-rent projects. He was one of the keynote speakers at the PCA Future of Residential Conference in 2022; and has also delivered a presentation on Build-to-Rent as part of the PCA Academy Course in the same year. He holds a role as Architectural Advisory/Project Engineer (PE) for the PTA on a number of infrastructure projects including the Canning Bridge Train Station Upgrades project, Mandurah multi-storey car park project and the Public Transport Operations Control Centre (PTOCC).Jackson is currently a member of several Local Authority Design Review Panels including the City of Stirling, the City of Canning, City of Joondalup, City of Melville, Town of Cambridge and South West Design Review Panel. He is a member of the Property Council Australia (WA) Residential Committee whilst maintaining his role as a sessional tutor and thesis supervisor at the Curtin School of Design and the Built Environment for the past four years.