Time |
Topic |
Location |
Speaker |
11:00
-
11:30 |
Avoid Realtor Pitfalls When Buying Property
- How to identify the right realtor for the property you are looking for?
- What qualifying questions to ask the realtor ?
- Where to verify the realtors qualifications ?
- How to verify property details?
- Studying the sales contract
- Things to look out for in your sales contract?
- Determining the final closing costs
- Knowing your rights as a client
- Where to go for dispute resolution?
- What you should know about “Caveat Emptor” rule in real estate
- How much brokerage to pay your realtor?
|
Area1 |

Chandran Pillay
Honorary Secretary
Institute of Estate Agents, Singapore
|
Feng Shui Knowledge For Your
Property Selection
- The basic principles of classical Feng Shui
- The impacts and influence on your property
- External vs. internal environment assessment
- What to look out for in external environment
- What to look out for in internal environment
- Truths and myths
|
Area2 |

Linda Seck
Director & Consultant
LSECK Consulting Services |
11:45
-
12:15 |
Current Legal Matters for Property Investment in Thailand (Top 10 Tips)
- Land and legality
- Types of investment/ownership
- Contract issues
- Off-the-plan projects
|
Area1 |

Desmond Hughes
Partner
Belmont Limcharoen (Phuket) |
Investment Prospects in Kuala Lumper's Luxury Residential Property Market
- Outline of the current Malaysian economy and the property market
- Prospects and status
- The luxury residential market overview in Kuala Lumpur
- The best places to invest in KL, current pricing, rental levels and yield
- Key pointers for foreigners investing in the property sector - legal rights, taxes and government policies
|
Area2 |

Chee Meng Tang Chief Operating Officer
Henry Butcher Marketing Sdn Bhd (appointed marketing agent for UM Land Berhad) |
12:30
-
13:00 |
Wine – A Palatable Investment
- Why does fine wine goes up in value?
- How do I know what to invest in?
- What are the advantages and risks involved?
- When is the best time to buy and sell?
- Who can I turn to for advice and guidance?
|
Area1 |

Saeed Shah
Sales Director
Australian Wine Index (S) Pte Ltd. |
Secrets to Continuous Income Creation
- What the rich do in investing
- What the rich know and like it to be a secret
- What you can achieve through an income
creation program
|
Area2 |

Daniel Tan
Group Head
OilPods Singapore Pte Ltd |
13:15
-
13:45 |
Markets Update and Facing a Volatile 2008
- Update of market performances in regional
markets
- Overview on the regional markets, and where
the opportunities lie
- Using unit trusts as an investment option to
invest in the region
- How to handle the volatility in 2008
|
Area1 |

Sui Jau Wong
General Manager, Fundsupermart
iFAST Financial Ptd Ltd. |
Portfolio On Solid Ground
|
Area2 |

Vittorio Joosten
Assistant Vice President, Sales, Walton International Group(s) Pte. Ltd. |
14:00
-
14:30 |
Get Motivated – Game Plan for Winning Investment Strategy
- Developing a Clear Vision - Picking Winners for Success
- Top 5 Disciplines of Investment and Success
- Team work and Strategies for Changing Conditions
- Keeping and Selling - Getting the Right Result from your Strategy
|
Area1 |
KEYNOTE

Steve McMahon
ESPN Premier League Commentator &
Former England Player.
|
Structured Warrants and the
Workings of Warrants
- What are warrants and how do they work?
- Types of warrants and factors affecting
warrants price
- Premium, delta and effective gearing
(vs. gearing)
- Other technical parameters for warrants
- Getting started in warrants
|
Area2 |

Lid-Seng Ooi
Vice President – Structured Products (Asia ex-Japan)
Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking |
14:45
-
15:30 |
Building a Sound Investment Strategy for a Changing Singapore Property Market
- How should buyers react amid a changing Singapore economy?
- New emerging opportunities in Singapore property for 2008
- Top 5 districts that are primed for property investment
- Value for money – Singapore luxury residential vs. mid-range residential property
|
Area1 |
PANEL SESSION

Mohamed Ismail Gafoore
CEO
PropNex Realty Pte Ltd.

Raymond Chow
CEO
Ray Harcourts International Real
Estate Group

Alfred Lim
Executive Director
VestAsia Private Ltd.
|
14:45
-
15:15 |
Iskandar Development Region
Explained
- Quick Overview of IDR
- Demographics of IDR and surrounding regions
- Price Index & Property Cycle for Johor
- Singapore Factor For IDR
- Conclusions
|
Area2 |

Chin Soon Ho
Director
Ho Chin Soon Research Sdn Bhd. |
15:45
-
16:15 |
Luxury Residential Property in Singapore |
Area1 |

Raymond Chow
CEO
Ray Harcourts International Real
Estate Group |
CPF Changes: Implications for Financial Planning
- How to have $1 million when you retire
even if you are earning less than $1,500
a month now?
- Getting, keeping and growing your
money
- What are your options?
- What are the implications for your
retirement planning?
|
Area2 |
KEYNOTE

Sze Hian Leong
President
Society of Financial Service Professionals
|
16:30
-
17:00 |
Long Term Growth of Resort Markets
- Sustainability of resort markets
- Finite/scarce supply of prime locations
- Continued growth in demand and value
- Focus on the resort property markets in
Thailand
|
Area1 |

Charlotte Filleul
General Manager, Resort Properties
CB Richard Ellis (Thailand) Co., Ltd. |
Providing Wealth Opportunities
Through Strategic Land Banking
- Returns of up to 400% or even more
- Guidance and steps to ensure a safe and sound investment in the UK
|
Area2 |

Mark Smith
Corporate Communications Manager
UK Land Investments (S) Pte Ltd |
17:15
-
17:45 |
Legal and Regulatory Aspects to
Property Investment in Malaysia
- Insight to Malaysia’s regulatory environment
and legal aspects of property investments
- Initiatives promoting and enhancing
Malaysian property investment
- Analysing the scene and characteristics of
Malaysian property investment
- Clarification of recent government
announcements in relation to government
collaboration with the private sector to
boost foreign and local property investment
- IDR, SEZ, ECER, NCER explained!
|
Area1 |

Chris, Chur Pim Tan
Managing Partner
Chur Associates |
Singapore’s Real Estate Market – Top
Performing Market for 2007,
But Where Do We Go From Here?
- 2007 and first quarter 2008 market overview
- Focus - Singapore’s transformation into a global
real estate market
- How did Singapore do it?
- Understanding the market drivers and risks
- Decoupling - What does it really mean to
Singapore?
- Where is real estate prices headed?
- Exploring the opportunities for 2008
|
Area2 |

Alfred Lim
Executive Director
VestAsia Private Ltd. |
18:00
-
18:30 |
Malaysia My Second Home Programme – an Attractive Avenue for Private Individuals Looking Beyond Profit
- The MM2H Programme and its benefits
- Conditions and requirements of the programme
- The application process
- Various classes of assets available in Malaysia, their current rate of returns and general risk profile
|
Area1 |

Mr. John W.K. Ching
Managing Director, CK-TEN (MM2H) Sdn. Bhd. |
| Why Invest in Vietnam Property
Now? |
Area2 |

Matt Koziora
Associate Director of Residential Project Marketing
CB Richard Ellis (Vietnam) |