HONG KONG, Aug. 4 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- MIPIM Asia today announces that Glenn Maguire, Chief Asia Economist for Societe Generale SA in Hong Kong, is set to keynote MIPIM Asia’s pre-opening conference. This year’s conference programme will more than ever focus on key issues shaping the booming Asia Pacific real estate industry. The third edition of MIPIM Asia will take place 19-21 November 2008, in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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Having joined Societe Generale in 1996, Glenn Maguire is responsible for regional economics, foreign exchange and fixed income research. He is also a member of the Global Capital Markets Economics Team that produces highly regarded economic and cross asset publications. Maguire has a strong knowledge of Far East financial markets and his special keynote address on Asia Pacific economics will give a complete view of the current economic picture in the area.
Through a selection of visionary keynote addresses and expert-led panels, this year’s MIPIM Asia conferences will tackle specific issues such as the impact of the credit crunch in Asia Pacific. Cross-border investments, which already represent 46% of total transactions in Asia, will also be examined with a special focus on rising opportunities in Islamic finance. Cutting edge regional themes such as investment opportunities in Australia -- the country represents no less than 15% of total commercial real estate investment in Asia -- will be addressed by international experts. Rapidly increasing their share too, fast-growing countries such as India, Vietnam and China will also be covered.
Other major topics this year: special focus will be given to Asia with the "Meet the Chairmen" super panel during which a selected number of top leaders will get together to deliver their predictions for the region over the coming year; sustainability in the real estate industry will be addressed with a dedicated keynote on the Asia Green Architecture and a panel on sustainable development.
In order to attend, registrations are to be made on MIPIMWorld -- Asia, the online matchmaking tool with contact details of all participants, which will list all the available workshops at the market as of September. Participants may also attend networking events, thematic lunches and matchmaking sessions.
For more information, please contact:
Belinda CHAN
Tel: +852-2372-0470
Email: belinda@creativegp.com
