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The recent subprime mortgage and credit crisis that originated in the U.S. has had far-reaching effects on the global economy and real estate markets. The Asian real estate market has seen a quicker rebound largely due to the absence of structured credit instruments and low levels of leverage. Encompassing the perspectives of investors, developers, and architects, the panelists will discuss real estate as an asset class, investment opportunities that have emerged as a result of the global financial crisis, and future trends in design and development.
Speakers
Bing WangLecturer in Urban Planning and Design, Harvard University Graduate School of DesignDr. Bing Wang is a Lecturer in urban planning and design at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. She serves as faculty member for Harvard’s Real Estate Academic Initiative and Executive Education programs. She also teaches at the University of Ulster and the University of Cambridge. Her research focuses on the interplays between formal representations of a society and its underlying social structure and economic driving forces. She is on the Editorial Boards of several notable real estate industry publications, the author of the forthcoming book The Architectural Profession and Modernity in China, and co-editor of Prestige Retail: Design and Development for High-end Market and Nexus: Field Studies in Real Estate, Planning, and Design. Professionally, Dr. Wang worked as an investment consultant at Lehman Brothers and is the founding principal of YoungYou Investments LLC, a private equity company based in Shanghai, focusing on investments in real estate industry and equity investments in media production companies. Her design company, HyperBina Inc. has undertaken projects including master planning of a 400-acre site surrounding Dianshan Lake in Shanghai, the value-creation strategies for Yuyuan shopping mall in central Shanghai, a mixed-use project in Tbilisi, Georgia, and as an advisor for the design of temporary structures for Covent Garden in London.
Vinh Q. TranManaging partner, Pinehill Capital LLCDr. Vinh Q. Tran is doing research on global markets and economies as a Visiting Scholar at NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate. He is also Managing Partner at Pinehill Capital LLC, an investment advisory firm. Dr. Tran has been a money manager for over 20 years with global financial institutions, managing global investments, hedged equities and alternative investments, and advising wealthy individuals and institutional investors. He was Director of Alternative Investments at Bank of America, Head of Global Fixed Income at Morgan Stanley, and Director of International Investments at Aetna Life & Casualty. Throughout his career, Dr. Tran has earned high acclaim for his investment performance from Fortune, the New York Times, Morningstar, and others. Dr. Tran has taught advanced investment as adjunct professor of Finance at NYU’s Stern School of Business. He holds a Ph.D. and MBA in Finance from The George Washington University, and graduated magna cum laude in both Accounting and Political Science from the University of Dalat, Vietnam. Dr. Tran is the author of Market Upside Down: How to Invest Profitably in a Shrinking Economy; Evaluating Hedge Fund; and Foreign Exchange Management in Multinational Firms. Dr. Tran resides in Greenwich, Connecticut with his wife and two children.
Jeremy GoodwinPresident and CFO, China Advanced Construction Materials Group, Inc.Mr. Goodwin has been a member of China Advanced Construction Materials Group, Inc Board of Directors since October 2008, and recently assumed the position as acting President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. As the President and CFO, he now oversees the public company activities, financial reporting, internal controls, as well as assisting the CEO in procuring and deploying domestic contracts, and expanding the Company's involvement in international projects, and strategic and financial partnerships. The company is one of 10 companies with the National Certificate of Environmental Protection for Concrete Building Materials in China. Jeremy Goodwin has extensive experience in advising multi-national and Asian companies on key corporate initiatives such as business expansion, project management, strategic partnership, mergers & acquisitions, and financial management and reporting. Mr. Goodwin has experience working with Chinese building material companies, Chinese government agencies and various financial institutions. Prior to this Mr. Goodwin founded 3 G Capital Partners and worked at Baring Capital Partners in Hong Kong and Beijing. Mr. Goodwin received his Bachelor of Science from Cornell University and completed advanced degree studies both in International Finance at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva Switzerland as well as in Chinese affairs from Princeton University and the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Nanjing, China. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and French.
John Macomber (Moderator)Lecturer in Real Estate, Harvard Business SchoolJohn Macomber is a Lecturer in Real Estate at Harvard Business School. His professional background includes leadership of real estate, construction, services, and technology businesses. He is the former Chairman and CEO of the George B H Macomber Company, a large regional general contractor whose clients included Harvard, MIT, EMC, Fidelity, CISCO, Childrens Hospital, Wyeth, and the WGBH Foundation. He is a principal in several real estate partnerships in Massachusetts. At HBS, his courses include “Real Property Asset Management”, “Real Estate Development, Design, and Construction”, “Building Green Business”, and “Sustainable Cities.” John has been a lecturer at MIT in Civil Engineering and Real Estate for almost 20 years, and still teaches a course there in Real Estate Sustainability. Past courses taught have included both Strategy and E-Business in Real Estate and Construction. He is an adviser to and frequent instructor in Executive Education for both HBS and the Harvard Design School. He is chair or co-chair of Executive Education programs including "Real Estate Management," "Real Estate Executive Seminar," and "South Asia Real Estate."
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