Thien Duong
Grand Final Chairperson
General Director, GroupGSA Vietnam
Thien Duong
Thien Duong is a Canadian Vietnamese architect who carries the distinction of being a Chartered Architect with the Royal Institute of British Architects as well as Masterplanner. With an extensive background of over 25 years, he has contributed to significant architectural projects across various continents including Europe, North America, Africa, and Oceania. As a committed member of the Vietnam Green Building Council’s board of directors since its establishment, Thien has played a key role in shaping sustainable architecture practices. He is the Studio Leader of the award-winning Australian firm, GroupGSA in Vietnam, leveraging his local insight and international experience in sustainability to set new benchmarks in design and technology.
Sorn Seap
Chairperson (Cambodia)
President, Cambodian Valuers and Estate Agents Association
Sorn Seap
Obtaining his BBA and MBA degrees from the National University of Management and Norton University respectively, Sorn Seap has merged his intricate academic knowledge and passion for the field of real estate.
A well-seasoned veteran of over a decade in the real estate and property valuation industry, Sorn Seap contributes his experiences and profound local real estate knowledge cultivated through his former works with renowned local and international real estate companies including Lee Real Estate, Bonna Realty Group, Knight Frank (Malaysia), Knight Frank (Cambodia), Key Real Estate, KH25 Property and Asia Pacific Property Appraisal.
Versed in all aspects of real estate, his experiences have included intensive in-class training on property valuation in Malaysia, including field work on the supervisory and management levels.
Sorn Seap is currently the President for Cambodian Valuers and Estate Agents Association (CVEA), Chairman for KH25 Property, Chairman for Asia Pacific Property Appraisal and he is also the Chairperson of judging panel for PropertyGuru Cambodia Property Awards.
Sr Prem Kumar
Independent Property Advisor
Sr Prem Kumar
Sr Prem Kumar has 35 years experience in providing real estate professional services. He joined Jones Lang Wootton in 1987 and was a Proprietary Partner/ Executive Director/Deputy Managing Director of Jones Lang Wootton up to March 2022. He started his career as a graduate valuer gaining experience in undertaking valuation of various types of properties including, amongst others, office buildings, hotels, industrial premises, plantations, townships, development land, on-going development projects as well as plant and machinery. Besides valuations, he also has extensive exposure to the entire spectrum of real estate professional services such as transactions, property management and research and consultancy.
Jaime A. Cura, Ph.D.
Vice-Chairman of the RGV Group of Companies
Jaime A. Cura, Ph.D.
Jimmy Cura is currently Vice-Chairman of the RGV Group of Companies (a one-stop-shop for real estate appraisal, brokerage, development and management), Chairman and President of Neo Calapan Realty Corporation (a developer of mass housing and urban communities), Chief Executive Officer of CREBA Land Services & Title Warranty Corp., and consultant to several real estate development companies. Schooled in Manila, Philippines, and Boston, USA, he has served his country as a senior government official, and as chairman, president, or CEO of various businesses in engineering consulting, real estate development and management, tourism, financial and insurance services, newspaper and magazine publication, human resource development, and management consulting. He is a four-term past national president of the prestigious Chamber of Real Estate and Builders’ Associations, Inc. (CREBA), past president of the ASEAN Association for Planning and Housing (AAPH), and past executive director of the Consulting Engineers Council of the Philippines (CECOPHIL).
Dr. Nirmal De Silva
Chairperson (Sri Lanka)
Director/CEO, Paramount Realty
Dr. Nirmal De Silva
With a broad-based knowledge of the Real Estate industry, Dr. Nirmal De Silva is a business professional with over 15 years of senior management experience. He was instrumental in setting up operations for Regus PLC, the world’s largest flexible workspace provider in Sri Lanka. Dr. De Silva recently started his new venture Paramount Realty and is serving as the Director/CEO of the company. His success is built by his outstanding results and experience by working for a number of Multi National and Fortune 500 companies. Not only is he a well-respected thought leader in his area of expertise, he is also a much sought after Strategy Consultant & Start up Mentor
Suphin Mechuchep
Chairperson (Thailand)
Chief Executive Officer of Sen x Public Company Limited
Suphin Mechuchep
Current Responsibilities
Mrs. Suphin Mechuchep is currently serving as the CEO of Sen x Public Company Limited, a company dedicated to creating and development business real estate and world-class service in Thailand. With a network of operations spanning from commercial business including office buildings for rent, hotels, shopping centers, service apartments and warehouses to health-related business, Sen X Public Company Limited strives to elevate the standards of operation to an international level.
Work Experience
Suphin Mechuchep has been working with JLL, a leading global and largest real estate consultancy and services firm in Thailand with approximately 1,600 employees, since 1991. She is responsible for driving key business strategies, including various business units such as sales and leasing agents, building management, and consulting services. With extensive knowledge and understanding of managing different types of assets and real estate, she has continuously expanded the company's business growth.
In 2007, she was appointed as the Managing Director of the company, and in 2021, she was appointed as the Chairperson, playing a crucial role in representing clients in conducting large real estate investment transactions.
Doddy A. Tjahjadi
Managing Director, PTI Architects
Doddy A. Tjahjadi
Pending bio
Wenhui Lim
Partner, SPARK Architects
Wenhui Lim
Wenhui is a partner of SPARK Architects, an international design studio of 100 staff with offices in London, Shanghai, Beijing and Singapore. She studied architecture at the National University of Singapore. Wenhui’s focus is the design direction of the Singapore studio and the graphic language of the global SPARK brand that she has developed and implemented over the last 5 years. Collage, drawing and printing are important techniques of investigation in her design work. She has previously exhibited a collection of her mono-prints at the Art House Gallery in Singapore the proceeds of which were donated to a Singaporean children’s charity.
Batjav Batkhuyag
President, Rotary club of Khuree
Batjav Batkhuyag
Batjav Batkhuyag is graduated BA in Architecture, Mongolian State University and he earned his MS in Urban Environmental Management, Wageningen University, The Netherlands. In 1999, he graduated Master in Architecture in Mongolian Technical University. In the past, he worked as a officer at the State Commission of Construction and Architecture, Architect, Chief Architect, Director of Division at the State Design Institute. He worked for a government official and worked as a Deputy Director at the State Commission of Construction and Urban Development. He worked as Director General of the Architecture and Urban Development Department at the Ministry of Construction and Urban Development. He gained experiences in Urban Development and Public Utilities Department at the Ministry of Infrastructure Development as Director General of the Architecture. Also, he worked as Director General of the Urban Development, Housing and Public Services Department for 3 years and Director General of the Policy Implementation Department at the same Ministry. In 2001 he appointed to the post of Country Facilitator of the UNOPS and worked for 5 years. Furthermore, he elected and worked as a President of the Union of Mongolian Architects UMA for 4 years and Deputy Chairman of Asian Architects Association ARCASIA for 2 years. Now he is Honorary President of UMA and Executive Director of Mongolian Green Building Council and also Honorary Member of Japan Institute of Architects JIA and Korean Institute of Registered Architects KIRA.
Paul Tse
Chairperson (Hong Kong & Macau)
President Macao Association of Building Contractors and Developers
Paul Tse
Paul Tse has been active in property development and hotel investment in Asia and North America, sitting on the board of Keck Seng Investments (HK) Ltd, Sheraton Saigon Hotel, Caravelle Hotel in HoChiMinh City, Holiday Inn Wuhan Riverside, W Hotel San Francisco, Sofitel New York, and Golden Crown Development Ltd in Macau, where he was appointed by the SAR Government to serve as member on the Economic Council, Town Planning Council, Urban Renewal Council, as well as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Macau Electric Company. A member of the Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Committee of Yunnan Province, Mr. Tse is the current Chairman of The American Chamber of Commerce in Macau, and President of the Macau Association of Building Contractors and Developers.
Victor Y. Yuan
Chairperson
Chairman, Dataway Horizon
Victor Y. Yuan
He is a President of Dataway, Co-founder of Feimalv, Chairman of Horizon Center of Youth Entrepreneurship for Society（YES, Executive Director of Western Returned Scholars Association, Head of Returnees Entrepreneurship Mentor, Member of National Network Market Supervision Expert Committee, Member of Shanghai Decision Advisory Committee. Obtained Master’s degree at Southwest University of Political Science & Law, Ph. D. at Peking University, Master of Public Administration at John F. Kennedy School of Government, Yale Young Global Scholar, independent media individual. He has published more than 40 books on management, economics, sociology, and law, with more than 12 million words. He provides regular lectures for many famous American think tanks, famous universities, and international relations organizations.
Richard Emerson
Chairperson (Myanmar)
Managing Director, Emerson Real Estate
Richard Emerson
Mr. Richard Emerson is the managing director of Emerson Real Estate, an independent international real estate advisory business specializing in the Myanmar market. He has more than 25 years of experience in international real estate markets, working in the UK and Vietnam, and has been based in Myanmar since 2013.
