Lessons from Everest: Winning Mindsets, Leading in Risky Environments

• Motivational Energy – How clear goals can help ‘up’ this energy
• Resilience - Tolerating smart failures, as well as toughening our minds through simulations
• Optimism - ‘power questions’ that can help sort out the muddle-headedness
• Practical Criticism – identifying potential pitfalls of your own ideas
• The Alpinist’s Pack - Packing for your next step up the investment ladder?  Look at what baggage you are carrying that needs to be changed or dumped to meet new success.

David Lim
Chief Motivation Officer
Everest Motivation Team Pte. Ltd.

David is best known for leading the landmark first Singapore Everest Expedition in 1998. Partially disabled from a devastating rare nerve disorder since 1998, his comeback story of overcoming the odds made him an instant Singaporean icon.

Since 1999, David has been a sought-after expert on motivation, facilitating change, building high performing teams, and creating experiential learning programmes. David has a B.A. in Law from Cambridge University, and is accredited in many profiling instruments. He is also an associate Meta-Coach, certified practitioner in neuro-semantics and neuro-linguistics programming. David hasn't given up climbing, and is a veteran of over 55 alpine and expedition ascents around the world.

Play to Win

Winner of

• Association of Small & Medium Enterprises’ Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2000
• Institute of Management  and Singapore Productivity and Standards Board’s International Management Action Award

Nanz Chong-Komo
Entrepreneur, Motivation Speaker, Business & Personal Development Coach and Author

Founder of the former ONE.99shop and now national best-selling author, Nanz is also one of the most sought-after corporate speakers and trainers today, bringing her large personality and even larger heart into boardrooms to inspire and encourage others to achieve success in business and in life.

Nanz has been a fashion model, TV host, and fashion boutique retailer in Singapore. In 1997, Nanz founded “ONE.99shop”, which grew to 12 outlets in 3 years, with sales exceeding S$12 million. In April 2003, the chain was liquidated due to the SARS outbreak.  She is greatly admired for courageously bouncing back from her failure. Only by the wealth of knowledge gained from going through a failed business herself has enabled her to be an effective coach for many today.

Wealth Journey into the 21st Century

• Why some are successful and many are not?
• The Journey many ignore
• Road to success is narrow but failure
• 8 steps to Wealth Mastery
• Questions & Answers

Thomas Mathew
Senior Branch Partner
IPP Financial Advisers

Thomas holds an illustrious career spanning the military to financial industry to management business to coaching and mentoring field. Through his sheer passion for excellence, Thomas has been instrumental in transforming each of his career engagements’ working landscape and community.

He is considered as an icon in the financial industry. He now co-leads one of the fastest growing teams in the largest independently owned advisory organisation in Singapore.  In the field of coaching and mentoring, he has been a catalyst to building hundreds of the top performers in various industries.

A prolific writer, Thomas has authored many best-seller books and his latest offering is “My Formula – Financial Planning for Lifetime Success”

Market Opportunity: Sovereign Wealth Funds and How to Invest in Them

• What are Sovereign Wealth Funds
• How SWFs will affect the investment marketplace in the future
• The risks and benefits of Sovereign Wealth funds
• Getting into the action of SWF's as a private investor
• SWF to watch for 2009

Alfred  Lim
Executive Director
VestAsia Private Ltd.

Alfred is the executive director of VestAsia, a specialist real estate advisory firm. He is responsible for providing advisory and brokerage services on all real estate investment transactions in Singapore and other major cities in Asia for high net worth individuals / family offices, Pre-REIT funds, private equity funds, property developers and international real estate funds.

Prior to joining VestAsia, he was a senior private banker for over 10 years. He has worked for Wall Street investment banks Merrill Lynch, Prudential Securities, and other financial institutions in Singapore and New York, having started his career as a derivatives sales trader.

Market Outlook & Forecast for Gold Investments

• Gold specifications & characteristics
• Market technical trend & forecast
• 8 ways to invest in Gold instruments
• How to play Gold ETF
• Gold vs. US dolla

Dar Wong
CEO & Principal Consultant / Master Coach   
Acute Precision & Studies Research Inc. (APSRI)

Dar Wong is an independent trainer of Singapore Exchange (SGX) as well as a columnist for The Borneo Post. He also writes financial articles for The Trader’s Journal and Pulses magazine.

He was trained in his early corporate days by BOA Futures Inc, Bankers Trust Futures, Barclays ZW, and Citigroup Shearson. Dar has been trading for 19 years with enriching experiences in most market instruments. Currently, he functions as hedge-consultant, trainer, tour speaker and writer besides trading in his own account. 

Strategies to Refinance Your Housing Loan Wisely

• Understanding a good debt position vs. a bad debt position
• Proper budgeting for your needs
• Why refinancing your housing loan is a good thing
• Strategies to refinance your debt and make sure it’s building value for you
• Is your housing loan working for you?

Dennis is a certified financial planner with 15 years of bank lending experience. He founded www.HousingLoanSG.com - a leading mortgage consultancy in Singapore.
He is a regular contributor to financial magazines and newspapers such as Straits Times, TODAY, The Edge, Business Times, Home & Décor and Lianhe ZaoBao.

He’s been invited by various organisations to speak on financial topics including MAS, CPF, MINDEF, Ministry of Home Affairs, IRAS, SMU, NUS, Nanyang Polytechnic, Nanyang Technological University, DSTA, Bank of East Asia.

Dennis also writes a fortnightly column on personal finance for My Paper. 

Five Mistakes That You Must Avoid When Investing

• Top five mistakes investors should avoid
• two things that you must know to make money in the stock market consistently

Joseph Chai
Trainer ChartNexus Pte Ltd.

Joseph is a passionate trader that has developed and perfected numerous strategies to trade the stock market in any market condition be it an uptrend, downtrend and sideway market. He has performed extensive analysis on the psychology of traders in a bearish market where very sharp trends are usually formed. With his acute sense of the market pulse, Joseph is a popular regional speaker that has trained thousands of traders in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Teaching Kids Financial Survival Skills

Michael Reyes
CEO, Asia Pacific
Money Tree Asia Pacific

Born in 1968 in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia, Michael is currently a director of Money Tree Asia Pacific Ltd, a company which offers and conducts programmes on improving financial, investment and entrepreneurial skills amongst the young.

He is also actively involved in the programme, as he not only trains the trainers involved but also conducts some of the sessions and speaks to youths on issues related to personal financial management and the dangers of credit.

Prior to joining Money Tree, Michael was involved in e-learning consultancy for five years and has also been in the advertising and marketing industry for more than 12 years.

Forex Trading With Candlesticks

• Learn how to spot high probability candlesticks patterns in your trading and plan your entry and exit points

Nicholas Tan
Author and Trader
Courtesy of Rank Books

Nicholas has more than 18 years of experience in the area of forex trading, having worked for 13 years as a forex trader with Bank Brussels Lambert and Chase Manhattan Bank.  Armed with a degree from NUS in 1989, he worked his way up to vice president, making millions in those years. Since 2003, Nicholas has been trading for his own account and has coached numerous individuals on forex. He is also the author of “Handbook on Forex Trading: An Easy Guide to Profitable Currency Trading”.

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

Sui Jau Wong
General Manager, Fundsupermart
iFAST Financial Ptd Ltd.

Sui Jau was born in 1974. He graduated in 1998 with Bachelor of Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University. He then joined Pricewaterhouse Coopers in 1998 and worked as a tax consultant for more than 2 years. In 2000, he joined iFAST Financial as senior analyst and was appointed research manager in April 2003. Subsequently, he was appointed general manager of Fundsupermart in August 2005. He regularly contributes articles and quotes to the media. Fundsupermart is the online division of iFAST Financial Pte Ltd which is a service provider platform licensed as a dealer and investment advisor by MAS.

The Impact of the Resources Boom on the West Australian Property Market  - Hot Spots for Investments

• China is driving record demand and prices for Australian raw materials.
• What this means for the Australian economy and investment in the resources industry.
• Where is the A$100billion of investment having the most impact.
• How and where you can earn rents of 8% nett or greater.
• Future direction of A$ and Australian interest rates.

Angus Murray
Managing Director
PRDnationwide Project Marketing (Perth)

Angus established PRDnationwide Project Marketing in Perth, a business which now has a project development pipeline of more than A$1,250million including coastal resort developments, land developments and luxury city apartment buildings.

Angus' primary role in the business is to provide strategic advice to clients, both developing property and investing in property.  He is an expert on the West Australian property market and the impact of the resources industry on job creation and population growth.

Angus also works directly with the PRD sales team ensuring that each project launched represents excellent value to Buyers and all the company's customers receive a highly professional service.

Managing the Multi-Currency Mortgage Maze for Australian & New Zealand Properties

• What Are Multi- Currency Mortgages?
• What are the Different Types of Multi-Currency Mortgages Available?
  - Standard multi-currency mortgages
  - Cash-back multi-currency mortgages
• What Currencies can I borrow in?
• Do I qualify for such mortgages?
• What are the Pros & Cons of such mortgages?
• How do I manage these mortgages to maximise benefits/hedge risk?
• What are the tax implications of such mortgages?
• Can I continue to have a multi-currency mortgage when I return home?

Ravin Chatlani
Director
Specialist Mortgage & Australasian Taxation Services

Ravin’s area of taxation specialisation includes non-resident property investment, migration and expatriate taxation planning. ATS was established in 1995 to provide specialist taxation services to property investors throughout South East Asia and today attends to the Australian taxation needs of over 1,500 property investors based all around the world. Ravin began his career with ATS in 1998 soon after completion of his degree studies at Monash University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Business. He is a Fellow of the Taxation Institute of Australia.

The Fascination of International Investment in Hokkaido Revealed 

• Who are we and what do we do?
• Why Niseko and Hokkaido fascinate Asia?
• Land price growth against the odds
• Who’s buying and why?
• Risks and Rewards
• Hokkaido tourism
• Opportunities and the future

Simon Robinson
President
Hokkaido Tracks Resort Properties

Simon, a native of Canberra, Australia, can at 47 justifiably claim to have been the spark that led to unprecedented overseas investment in Japanese ski properties.
His US$43m turnover company Hokkaido Tracks, built since 2003 with business partner and wife Joasia, was not his first venture.

An entrepreneur’s passion has led him from restaurants lost in Australian bush fires to start from scratch the very next week with development of stylish ski properties in Japan. 

Simon cites hard work as the key to his success but a rare eye for opportunity and pioneering spirit may be closer to the truth.

Malaysia My Second Home Programme. What’s it All About?

• Background on the MM2H programme
• Who is coming, why are they coming and where they are living?
• How to apply and what are the programme’s terms and conditions?

Andy Davison
Managing Director
Borneo Vision Sdn Bhd

Andy, a British national, spent over 25 years travelling the world with two major American multinationals. Following this, he decided to make Malaysia his home and established The Expat Group. It focuses on offering information and support to resident expats, tourists and people moving to Malaysia.

They have numerous publications including The Expat magazine which has more expat subscribers than any other publication in Malaysia, the KL Welcome Guide which is in some 28,000 hotel rooms in KL and their newest magazine, Senses of Malaysia, which is all about Malaysian property and tourism and distributed in Singapore. 

Wealth Preservation Through Property Investment in Malaysia  

• Wealth preservation include tax, insurance, will and trust
• Property transactions would include sales, rental income, stamp duty, RPGT, etc.
• Tips and traps about the legislation in Malaysia governing property transactions.

Lorraine Kijvanit
Country Manager
Promotevest (MM2H) Sdn Bhd.

Lorraine has over 18 years of experience in advising large multinationals and individual clients on tax matters. She also provides international assignment management and global visa solutions including Malaysia My Second Home visa application.

Top 10 Legal Tips in Investing in Real Estate in Thailand

Desmond Hughes
Partner
Belmont Limcharoen Co., Ltd.

Desmond is an equity partner in Belmont Limcharoen, which has office in Bangkok, Phuket, Koh Samui, and a new office shortly launching in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Desmond is based primarily in Phuket office. The practice focuses on the Phuket and Koh Samui market with work spanning property acquisition and disposal, including leasehold for residential and commercial structures.

Qualified as a solicitor in the United Kingdom, Desmond specialised in commercial real estate law and worked alongside fellow lawyers, corporate financiers, accountants and tax advisers in relation to commercial property deals, mergers and acquisitions involving high value property portfolios. Desmond writes for a variety of real estate industry publications and journals as an industry specialist.

Singapore Property - To Keep or to Flip?

A Buyer's Guide to Understanding Realtor Standards      

• Doing your homework: Identifying and verifying which realtor is right for you.
• Sales contract 101: Understanding it for your protection
• Your rights explained as a buyer and where to go for dispute resolution
• Budgeting your realtor costs: Understanding the fees

Jeff Foo
President
Institute of Estate Agents (IEA) Singapore

Jeff has over 27 years of real estate experiences in Singapore. He was one of the first and last council member of the then Association of Singapore Realtors (ASR) from 1989 to 1998. He is also one of its founders and fellow member when the Institute of Estate Agents (IEA) was inaugurated in 1998. He served with the executive council for two consecutive terms as honourary secretary from 1998 to 2002. He has served as president of the Institute of Estate Agents from 2004 to 2005. He is a Member of FIABCI-Singapore Chapter.

Singapore Property - To Keep or to Flip?

Khalil  Adis
Editor, Property Report Magazine
Ensign Media

Khalil is the editor of Property Report Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. As an editor, he covers property, real estate and marine news and developments from around the region. Khalil has an extensive journalism experience having written for JUICE, ELLE, CLEO, FHM Collections (Asian Edition) as well as copywriting works for People's Association. Khalil graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Communications) from Monash University, Australia.

Singapore Property - To Keep or to Flip?

Market Outlook: Portfolio Health Check for 2008 and Looking Forward to 2009

• Understanding how bulletproof your portfolio was in 2008
• Overcoming short-term market anxieties and gearing up for a lucrative long-term
• The implications for buying, selling and holding now
• Planning checklist for 2009

Mohd Ismail Gafoore
Chief Executive Officer
PropNex Realty Pte Ltd.

Mohd Ismail heads PropNex, one of Singapore’s largest real estate agencies. He is an astute investor and an inspirational coach. He is much sought after property expert by the local media.

Singapore Property - To Keep or to Flip?

How to Invest and Make Million$ In the Market

Patrick Liew
CEO
HSR International Realtors Pte Ltd.

Patrick is the CEO of HSR Property Group, ‘the largest real estate agency’ according to the Singapore Book of Records. He also sits on the board of directors of companies that are involved in education, info-communication technology and investment.

He has co-authored a best selling book and has co-produced personal development systems. Patrick has successfully written 3 training manuals on business management and a multimedia e-Learning programme on entrepreneurship.

Patrick is ‘widely considered as one of the best speakers in Asia’ (Direct Sales Journal). He is the first Asian to teach at the National Speakers Association, the world’s largest body of platform speakers.

Resort Lifestyle and High-End Developments Shaping Singapore's Landscape

• Will Singapore see more resort developments post 2010?
• 5 residential opportunities within CBD area that will hit the markets soon
• Singapore luxury residential – still an attractive offer for investor with a rising mid-market?
• Key factors driving the demand for high-end developments in Singapore
• Money to earn – the expert’s choice for high-end developments

Raymond Chow
CEO / President
Ray Harcourts International

Ray has 17 years in the real estate industry beginning when he returned to Singapore after completing his university education in the United States.  Initially operating as an independent office, Ray became Ray White Singapore for 10 years before reverting to an independent brand.

Why Invest in Vietnam

• Current market situation
• Global economic environments
• SWOT of Vietnam market
• La Perla developments
• Introduction of LPIL first resort project in Asia
• Advantage of La Perla products
• Contact details for further enquires

Rudy Van Bork
Country Director, Vietnam
La Perla International Living

Getting Paid to Buy Real Estate in America’s Last Emerging Real Estate Market

• Learn how to profit from the U.S. real estate downturn, in a quality market, with high returns
• Learn how to use arbitrage to your advantage in the current U.S. housing market and build powerful wealth
• Learn how eco-friendly developments explode your ROI via the use of grants and other sustainability items
• Learn how to become a speed of wealth super affiliate and make $100,000+ a year by simply making referrals
• Learn how to use current assets to leverage into the U.S. real estate market with low risk and a high upside potential

Troy Wragg
President and CEO
Mantria Corporation

Troy, 26, is the chairman of the board and CEO of Mantria Corporation, which he founded in May 2005. While in college, Troy cofounded five different companies ranging from URL and website transactions to private equity services.

Before joining Mantria, Troy was vice president of corporate development for New Wave Design, as well as, chairman and president of Brivia Capital Management, LP. In 2005, Troy graduated magna cum laude from the Fox School of Business at Temple University, with a BBA in both Finance and Risk Management and Insurance.

Getting Paid to Buy Real Estate in America’s Last Emerging Real Estate Market

• Learn how to profit from the U.S. real estate downturn, in a quality market, with high returns
• Learn how to use arbitrage to your advantage in the current U.S. housing market and build powerful wealth
• Learn how eco-friendly developments explode your ROI via the use of grants and other sustainability items
• Learn how to become a speed of wealth super affiliate and make $100,000+ a year by simply making referrals
• Learn how to use current assets to leverage into the U.S. real estate market with low risk and a high upside potential

Wayde McKelvy
Wealth Educator

Wayde, 45, is an 18 year financial services veteran, who is the founder of Retirement TRACS Seminars™ and the Family Insured Banking System™. Wayde has previously held a Series 24, 7, 6, and 63 licenses. He is currently obtaining his Series 24 for 2008. Wayde prides himself on educating the average everyday client on the power of arbitrage, how to capitalise on it, and how to build tremendous wealth from it. Wayde has assisted his clients collectively build over $100 million in wealth over the last 10 years. Wayde has a BS in Business from the University of Colorado.

Market Opportunity: Latin America - Higher Yields for the Shrewd Investor

• Why the Sub-Prime won’t jolt Latin American markets
• Opportunity Review: Growth of Residential and Second-Homes in Brazil and Mexico
• Opportunity Review: Farmland investment in Argentina
• Entering into the Latin America market: Risks and Pitfalls to be Aware of
• Understanding the strength of Latin America fundamentals

Annie McGeachie
Director - Singapore
IP Global Ltd

Annie moved to Asia five years ago and has been an integral part of Intellectual Property’s management team since 2006.  Originally based in Hong Kong, Annie relocated to Singapore in 2007 to establish Intellectual Property’s first regional office outside of Hong Kong.  Prior to her time at Intellectual Property, Annie’s career was spent with Knight Frank in their commercial leasing and investment department.

Annie is a regular key note speaker at industry events speaking on the fundamentals of property investment in emerging and recovering markets. In addition, Annie spends her time reviewing the investment needs of clients and assisting them to build and manage valuable property portfolios.

Invest in Bali

• How can a foreigner own land in Bali?
  
• Why invest in Bali?

Ronald de Boer
Director
Nirwana Group Ltd.

Mr. Ronald de Boer (European Civil Engineer MBA) - the Director of Nirwana Group Ltd. - has more than 20 years experience in designing, developing, building & managing high profile projects throughout South- East-Asia.

Real Estate Investment In Melbourne

• Why Melbourne
• What To Buy
• How To Buy
• When To Buy

David McRae
Property Buyers’ Advocate
McRae Property

David has been in the Melbourne real estate industry since 1965. He has been involved with large local and overseas property corporations in many major projects. With over 60 years of valuation and broad property experience, Mcrae property is well positioned to advise investors on what type of property to buy and at what level of price. our expertise is to find the most attractive type of property which fits our clients’ brief and then to negotiate the best possible deal. Many overseas investors, very often buy the wrong type of property and unecessarily pay above market value. Our task is to save you money, time and to maximise your investment.

How to Make More Money in Turbulent Times With Property

• What’s happening in the world
• What are average people doing
• What are successful people doing
• How property can get you to your goals
• How the right plan with the right property can massively accelerate this
• How to take advantage of opportunities in USA
• How to take advantage of opportunities in Central & Eastern Europe
• Invitation to a free 1 day event on Property education

Steven Molnar
Property Educator
M and C Partners

Speaking from a personal results based platform, and by using his own advanced and creative strategies Steven was able to, in just the first 3 years, secure over 40 properties, settling 26 of these to a value of over AUD$10m by himself and in partnerships.

As an active investor, over the last 10 years Steven has also been in involved in other Asset classes, such as franchising, where with his partners opened up the Bank of Queensland North Sydney franchised branch.

His passion is to teach others how to achieve greater financial security using advanced property investment strategies.