Conference Program

Our speakers, who have not only survived but have succeeded at
this process countless times, will help you untangle the mess,
the stress and the personalities involved in the logistics of
corporate move management.

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INCLUDES CASE STUDIES!!  
Case Study: China
▪ Managing suppliers and quality control
▪ Working with the design institutes
▪ Relationship with officials and untangling bureaucracy		 Case Study: India
▪ Dealing with delays
▪ Large projects and managing service providers
▪ Power and infrastructure over the course of the project
   

1. Getting Started
Randy White
Senior Director
DTZ Global Corporate Services, Asia Pacific

▪ The importance of planning
▪ Understanding corporate strategy and needs of end users
▪ Site evaluation and assessment
▪ Establishing budget and scope
▪ Mobilising internal resources
▪ Understanding regulatory requirements and local practices

2. Deciding on the right model - Planning and deliver

Shagufta Anurag
Founder and MD
Space Matrix 		Hareesh Asnani,
Director
– Indian Operations
Space Matrix

▪ Effective and fast project planning strategies
▪ How to communicate with clients, end users, service providers and suppliers
▪ Differences in China/ India tendering processes and contracts
▪ Managing end user expectations
▪ Material selection
▪The procurement process
3. Planning and Delivering Roll Outs in China
Loren M. Smith
Vice President, Asia Pacific
Structure Tone Asia

▪ Working with the designer (international or local)
▪ Adapting design for different spaces and locations
▪ Dealing with bureaucracy and delays
▪ Managing client expectations
▪ Maintaining quality control
 4. India vs. China - An End User’s Perspective
Malcolm Lai
Director of Architecture and Construction Department - Asia Pacific
AIG Global Real Estate Investment (Asia) L.L.C.

▪ India & China market overview including the
construction Industry
▪ Site Selection
▪ Working with the designer (international or local)
▪ Adapting design for different spaces and locations
▪ User operation deadlines
5. Practical Lessons Learnt in India & China - With Client
Steve Khouw
CEO
DNA Global Design

▪ How to start a project
▪ Who are the key players: Selecting a team of stakeholders, drive the relationship not the project
▪ What are the key success factors?
▪ Why focus on time rather than money?
The above is subject to change without notice
Speaker Biographies

 

 

Randy White
Senior Director
DTZ Global Corporate Services, Asia Pacific

With over 20 years experience in Real Estate, Randy heads the Global Corporate Services regional team, where he has responsibility for managing the Asia Pacific business of many of DTZ's multinational clients.
Prior to DTZ, he was with Cushman & Wakefield where he ran the firm's Hong Kong brokerage business and started and ran their Beijing office.
His experience includes managing accounts for clients with needs across the region, a long list of tenant representation instructions for office and industrial properties, advisory services such as lease administration and portfolio/master planning analysis, and valuations. He has also worked in project management for a developer/contractor in Washington , DC prior to his graduate studies, so is well-versed in design and construction issues.

 

 

 Shagufta Anurag,
Founder and MD
Space Matrix

After graduating from the BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore, with a Bachelor of Architecture, Shagufa Anurag built the operations for an Indian Architect in Southern India for five years before giving up her directorship to move to Singapore. After working for a local interior design company for a year, Shagufta struck out on her own to start Space Matrix during the most difficult economic climate in 2001, building it into an established company with strong regional presence and strong reputation. Today, under her leadership, Space Matrix has presence in Singapore, Australia, Thailand, India and China.

 

 

 Hareesh Asnani,
Director – Indian Operations
Space Matrix
After graduating from the BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore, with a Bachelor of Architecture, Hareesh Asnani started his company and successfully ran it for a year before moving onto another company as a partner in order to diversify the clientele. In 2001, Hareesh joined Space matrix with Shagufta and strengthened the Indian Operations. With his focus, energy and unflagging drive, today, Space Matrix operates out of six different locations in India, strategically placed to cover any project in the country.  

 

 

 

 Loren M. Smith
Vice President, Asia Pacific
Structure Tone Asia
Loren brings more than fifteen years of construction experience and an equivalent span of general management experience to the company here in Hong Kong and the region. The bulk of his experience and his specialty rests in the design and construction of telecommunications central offices, collocation centers, wireless networks and mission critical facilities. He has managed projects across the U.S. , Hong Kong , Thailand and China . Over his career, Loren directed site acquisition, architectural design, engineering design, general construction, and equipment installation for markets in Central and Western United States for a US $5 billion public company. Highlights of this experience include the construction and turn-over of telecom central offices, collocation centers and Data Centers from San Francisco to New York City .

 

 

 

 Malcolm Lai
Director of Architecture and Construction Department - Asia Pacific
AIG Global Real Estate Investment (Asia) L.L.C.
Malcolm Lai is responsible for overseeing development & construction projects for all AIG owned and leased property portfolio within the Asia region as well as investment projects. His involvement is from project inception to completion of the projects to meet time, cost and quality constraints.   Mr. Lai possesses over 15 years of working experience in Real Estate. Malcolm has worked on a wide range of projects for AIG from a 39 storey office tower in Hong Kong housing the AIG Headquarters for Asia, to restoration of a 1921 building on the Bund, Shanghai, to condominium housing in Singapore, to office, retail and residential complexes in Japan, to fitting out office interiors in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia & India.

 

 

 

 

 Steve Khouw
CEO
DNA Global Design
From a niche beginning in Singapore , Steve transformed in 1999 an Australian interior design firm into DNA Global Design, an Asia Pacific wide consulting practice in the business of corporate interior space planning, design and construction on behalf of a portfolio of key corporate accounts. As a space strategist, he was instrumental in transforming a number of corporate workscapes, which facilitates best work practices resulting in enhanced office productivity. Steve's understanding of business processes and the application of technology into office workspace originated from his 5-year change management consulting with the Farthing West Group in Australia . Prior to consulting assignments, for 12 years Steve was employed in a variety of interesting industries and exposed to positions across most business functions. Due to rapid growth in the emerging economies, the DNA business now is predominantly focused in India and China.