Why Invest in Malaysia and Why Now?

Datuk Richard Fong
Chairman
Malaysia Property Incorporated (MPI)

Datuk Richard Fong, presently is the Group Executive Vice-Chairman of Glomac Berhad. He was first appointed to the Board on 4 April 1988. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Civil Engineering from University College London.
 
Datuk Fong began his career in Mudajaya Construction Sdn Bhd and IJM Corporation Berhad before founding Glomac in 1988 with Tan Sri Dato’ FD Mansor. Today, Glomac has grown into a large, dynamic group with over 20 subsidiaries and associated companies involved in every facet of real estate business covering property development, construction, investment and management.   
 
Datuk Fong is very passionate about the property industry and is very hands-on in the conceptualization and development of each project undertaken by Glomac; spearheading its continual growth. To date, the Group has completed more than 10,000 residential units and approximately 3.0 million sq. feet commercial space.
 
Glomac was also one of the first developers in the country engaged in the development and marketing of business centers, transforming the sleepy suburb of Kelana Jaya into a bustling commercial area with 6 landmark commercial buildings. Moving forward, Glomac has plans to expand its commercial expertise further with new developments along Jalan Damansara, Sri Hartamas (Glomac Galleria) and KLCC (Glomac Tower).
 
Datuk Fong has more than 20 years of experience in the field of property development, building construction and engineering. He is a recognized speaker and is frequently invited to share his experiences at many conferences. He was formerly the Secretary General of FIABCI (International Real Estate Federation) Malaysian Chapter  for the term 1998-2000. He is currently the FIABCI President for the 2008-2010 term.  He is also currently Chairman of the MPI  (Malaysian Properties Incorporated).  MPI is set-up by the Malaysian Government to promote Malaysian as the preferred destination for international property investors.

Consumer Protection in Thailand - The New Era of Enforcement

• An Overview of Thailand since the Asian financial crisis
• Thailand economic outlook in prospective
• Legislation update- Condominium Act ,Escrow Act, Security and Exchange Act, Fiduciary law and the  Consumer Case Procedure Act
• The new Consumer Court

Julian Male
Foreign Legal Adviser
Siam Legal

Julian is an Australian lawyer working in the premier Thailand law firm Siam-Legal International as a Foreign Legal Advisor. His areas of practice include Real Property law, Contract, Consumer Protection Corporations Law Corporate insolvency and Asian culture.  Julian was educated at The Flinders University of South Australia, University of Sydney, and University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. He is a member of the Law Society of South Australia and is renowned international educator writer and speaker on property banking and international finance matters.

• When will the market recover?
• When is a good time to enter the market?
• Where are the good locations to invest?

The Power of the Mind to Creating Wealth

• Think, the grow rich
• How ordinary people using simple secret principles turned their lives around

Dr. Mel Gill
CEO
DMG Capital Corporation Pte Ltd.

Dr Mel Gill is the well-known and much-loved famous psychotherapist & TV personality (Incredible Tales). He has been recognized by the Business Times and The Sentinel as the world’s #1 Asian Americian motivational speaker.

He has created more Master Trainers than anyone on this planet after founding The Master Trainer Institute of New York in 1989.

He helped develop their personalities, voice and thinking abilities and coached them to great heights.

Over the last 18 years, under his mentorship, some of his students have gone from Zero income to $15,000 and some to even $50,000 per month in multiple income streams.

Dr Gill has consulted for Fortune 500 companies such as IBM, Motorola and many others, including Heads-of-State of several foreign governments.

He is the most-renowned expert in subconscious mind re-programming, running courses for SILVA ULTRAMIND all over the world.

A Piece of Land for Peace of Mind

• Leveraging opportunities which take advantage of economic variables globally
• A niche market that generates Return On Investment (ROI), Return Of Enjoyment (ROE)

Mark Smith
Corporate Communications Manager
KPWG International

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?

What are the Prospects of 2009 Recovery?

Private Wealth Management – Where Did it Come From and Where is it Going?

• The evolution of private wealth management
• The breath and scope of private wealth management
• PWM vs. Private wealth creation
• The future of the private wealth manager vs. the future of private banking, premier/status banking and independent financial advisers

Mark Paine
Managing Partner
MEYADO PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Mark has 17 years of experience as an independebt financial adviser at Meyado Private Wealth Management. Having worked in Germany, Czech Republic, UK, Dubai and now Singapore he truly has experience of life as an international executive. Now managing partner of Meyado in Singapore Mark is expanding both the size of the Asian operation as well as the scope of the investment service Meyado are able to offer. Mark is British married with 2 children and one more on the way.

How flexible Management Companies aid property developers and owners during financial crisis? A case study: Philippine serviced apartment/condo hotel success.

• The serviced apartment & condo hotel market are out-performing high-end hotels globally in a price sensitive international market.
• Ultimately, the condo hotel provides high yields during market downturns by focusing exclusively on room revenues.
• Small to medium-sized developers have been historically first to take advantage of utilizing market leading concepts for the sale and operation of mid-range hospitality products.
• New business models and creative use of properties often occur during times of crisis?
• Why today is the right time for hotel owners and developers to look at a wider range of sales and operational alternatives?
• The condo hotel industry success in the Philippines?

John Cole
President & CEO
QUANTUM HOTELS AND RESORTS (HONG KONG & PHILIPPINES)

John Cole has had worldwide experience in the development, management, sales and marketing of hotels working with major international management firms such as Hilton, Radisson, Amfac and Century International Hotels during his twenty-five year career in the hospitality industry.  Some of his past job titles were: Director of Hotel Development, Director of Corporate Sales-Southeast Asia, Area-Director Operations, Area Director of Timeshare Operations-Hawaii and Vice President of Operations. Currently, he is the President and CEO of Quantum Hotels and Resorts based in Hong Kong with properties and business interests in the Philippines and Thailand.

Finally the Millionaire Code Trading and Property Investment Secret Revealed

• Learn Forex Trading, the secret to high profit - low capital, daily income workshop
• How to trade stocks, options, indices, CFD and make money in this market downturn
• Learn to Own “Fire Sale” units in this falling property market with no money down workshop
• Be your own boss - start an online business in this recession - internet marketing workshop

Kishore M
CEO
POWERUP CAPITAL NETWORK PTE LTD

Kishore M went from zero to millionaire in only 2 years. Kishore M is a hedge fund manger and the founder of “Powerup Capital Network” the fastest growing “Speed Wealth & Prosperity” training company in Asia and Middle East.

Kishore M is one of the highest paid trainers on the planet. His telephone consultations start at minimum $1000 per hour. The reason is simple his methods have made his participants thousands of dollars. He is featured in worldwide media channels such as Bloomberg TV, BBC, Malaysia Business TV Channel & Singapore Channel NewsAsia, News Radio 93.8 FM, Asian Banker Journal, Khaleej Times Middle East and on Global Hedge Fund websites such as Hedge fund Center, HedgeWeek, HedgeFund Research and Hedge Funds World.

He is an award winner and the author of the Best Selling Book “Retire Rich in 30 Days” as well as several highly acclaimed courses such as “Daily Income Forex Power Course”, “Monthly Cash flow Options Trading Power Course” , “Rapid Profits Stock CFD Power Course”, “Own Properties with No Money Down Course”, “Internet Marketing ebiz Power Course” etc. He is also the producer and trainer of the world famous “Finally The Millionaire Code Secret Revealed Course” wherein he teaches you to make a million in 2 years or less and achieve fast wealth.

Kishore M has shared stage with some of the top authors and speakers in the world including: T.Harv Eker, Adam Ginsberg, Blair Singer, Joe Girard, Roger Hamilton, Joel Christopher, Peter Elsworth, Steven Molnar, Bellum Tan(Ambassador Robert Kiyosaki), Robert Miles, Tom Gentile, Ray Barros, Mark Laudi, Ron Lanieri. Kishore M high energy, cut to the chase style keeps his audience spell bound. If you want to know how to get from where you are to where you want to be then don’t even think of missing the wealth of knowledge he will be revealing in his session.

Singapore Property Panel -Singapore’s Economy and its Impact on the Property Market - Where Do We Go From Here?

Get Rich Through Property Investment

• Think like an investor
• Quick guide to different  strategies
• Maximizing your investment with a  facelift

Eric Cheng
Group Managing Director
ECG Group of Companies

Mr. Eric Cheng is a successful and active entrepreneur and investor. He is a group managing director of ECG Group of Companies with more then 6 successful businesses including an information technology company. In addition, he owes a fleet of yacht and is a property developer.
 
He is highly sought after for his comments in property investment by the media such as The Straits Times, The New Paper, Wanbao, and Zaobao. Today, Channel New Asia, Channel 5, Channel 8, BBC and many more. He is the author of an upcoming book, Get Rich through Property Investment. He is also a nominee of Singapore Youth Awar, Spirit of Enterprise and Young Professional Award from Singapore Computer Society.

Singapore Property Panel - Singapore’s Economy and its Impact on the Property Market - Where Do We Go From Here?

Dennis Ng
Founder
www.HousingLoanSG.com

Dennis Ng is a Certified Financial Planner with 15 years of bank lending experience. He founded http://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 organizations 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.

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

Singapore Property Panel - Singapore’s Economy and its Impact on the Property Market - Where Do We Go From Here?

Steve Melhuish 
Co-founder & Director
PropertyGuru.com.sg

Steve is an entrepreneur with 17 years experience of growing, leading and transforming mobile, Internet and digital media businesses.

He founded Business2profit in 2004 to provide practical, hands-on business development support to start-ups, corporates and investors in the digital media space. He has advised Ariadne Capital and its portfolio clients since 2005 and sits on the board of Leiki (digital content and advertising personalization) and ComiAsia (web/mobile 2.0 Red Herring Asia 2007 winner). Steve is active in the Asia venture community, an angel investor and mentor to new businesses.

Steve has worked with numerous start-ups in the Mobile, Internet, digital content and interactive marketing spaces, and led projects for corporate clients including Skype, AOL, Extreme Media, Virgin Media, Vodafone, iPass, BT, Carphone Warehouse and Venture Capital firms. Steve previously held senior roles in Cable & Wireless, Mercury Communications, AEG and Plessey (now BAE). His experience includes building an international mobile business into $200m turnover and market leadership; Managing a $500m turnover P&L; Securing $m's in VC funding; Building and leading multi-cultural teams globally; Securing $150m+ outsource and global contracts at board level; Building new broadband, MVNO/mobile and VoIP businesses.

Steve is a member of the Singapore Venture Capital Association (SVCA) and Business Angels Network South East Asia (BANSEA), as well as occasional business plan competition judge at INSEAD, National University of Singapore and Singapore Media Development Authority. He received a Singapore Spirit of Enterprise award for 2007, recognizing his contribution to entrepreneurship.

Singapore Property Panel - Singapore’s Economy and its Impact on the Property Market - Where Do We Go From Here?

Subra M Suppiah
Partner
M S Subra TT & Partners

Mr Subra M Suppiah graduated from the University of Wolverhampton with L.L.B (Hons). He is a Barristers-at-Law, Lincoln’s Inn and was called to the Singapore Bar in the 1998.

Mr Subra is an active member of the following organizations and holds the following position in them:-

 Executive Committee Member of the People’s Action Party (PAP) Clementi Branch
 Legal Advisor to the People’s Action Party, Clementi Constituency
 Member of a team actively providing legal counseling at the Clementi Community Centre
 Vice-Chairman of the Inter-Religious Confidence Circle (Clementi Constituency)
 Vice-Chairman of the Indian Activity Executive Committee (Clementi Constituency)

Restoration of Wealth in These Difficult Times
While the recent market meltdown has created many bankruptcies and financial shocks, we
see great opportunities to positioned for exponential wealth creation.
‐ Restore the basic foundations of wealth creation
‐ Difference between trend and understanding
‐ Build strategic bridges towards your wealth plan


Thomas  Mathew
Senior Partner
IPP Financial Advisers Pte Ltd

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”

Planning Ahead For Your Financial Freedom

• My philosophy - 4 steps to financial  freedom
• Reflecting & re-evaluating your life goals
• Planning ahead for your financial future
• Quiz

Sean Toh
Author & Speaker

Sean Toh is the author of “4 Steps To Financial Freedom” a best-selling financial guide book which sold out within its first year running.  Sean is an investor, financial consultant, educator and a competitive bodybuilder. His believes that  “financial freedom is about building financial muscle. The difference between the rich and the poor is that the rich has more financial muscles than the poor!" He always advises people to take care of their health in their wealth creation journey because they are the greatest wealth building machine!

Fengshui Predications for the Financial Markets in 2009/2010

Tony Tan
Destiny and Fengshui Consultant
Harmony Fengshui Astrology Centre

Master Tony Tan was a former stockbroker from 1994 to 2001. He was the most popular weekly stock market guest commentator on the Mandarin radio station FM95.8 for eight years.

As an invited speaker in the 3rd International Fengshui Convention (IFSC 2006) held in November 2006 in Singapore, Tony has established his reputation among practitioners in the Fengshui fraternity, while all the while enjoying the confidence and trust of his customers and friends.

He has also appeared on BBC's Asian Market Report, CNBC Asia and Bloomberg TV for financial market predictions. He writes for South China Morning Post in Hong Kong, too.Post in Hong Kong.

What and Why is Everyone Telling You to Invest this Year and Why You Should Not Do It.  

• The experts: Why and what to invest in  2009
• The track record of  experts
• The problem: The possibility of a lost  decade
• The solution: Different folks, different  strokes
• The attitude: Confront the brutal facts and yet  retaining the faith

Christopher Tan
CEO
Providend Ltd

Chris is the CEO of Providend Ltd, the first and sole fee-only private wealth management firm in Singapore. Chris has more than a decade of experience in the wealth management industry. He is an eminent figure who is frequently quoted and interviewed by the media, and who has spoken at hundreds of entities and esteemed events on personal financial planning and wealth management matters, both locally and internationally. Chris was awarded the first prize for the Best Financial Advisor Award by Asia Financial Planning Journal in 2005 and was a nominee for the Spirit of Enterprise Award by ACE in 2006. Under his leadership, Providend won the Singapore Prestige Brand Award, Promising Brand, in 2008.

Sydney Property Market Update

• Why is Australia different from the US and Europe?
• What do experts predict for the Australian economy?
• Why is Australian property a smart choice?
• Positive currency movements
• Foreigners investing in the Australia : new & improved FIRB guidelines
• Which Australian cities offer the best forecast total returns and why?
• Relative value in Sydney: what will you get for your money?
• What is the right market segment (property price range)?
• Sydney hotspots
• Sydney primary stock
• Parties involved in the real estate transaction

Oliver Stier
Director
OH Property Group
 
Oliver brings a decade of professional experience in finance and investment to his role as Director and Licensee-in-Charge of OH Property Group. Prior to starting his own agency, Oliver was with the International Finance Corporation (private sector arm of the World Bank Group) where he worked extensively on property and housing finance in emerging Asian markets. Before that, Oliver was Vice President of Lehman Brothers based first in New York and in then Tokyo responsible for ex-Japan Asia credit products.

Years of working on large and complex deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars has given Oliver a distinct edge when it comes to rigorous and meticulous investment analysis and closing deals. Even more notable are Oliver's unparallel negotiation skills, which have seen him consistently negotiate the purchase of properties substantially below the original asking price.

Oliver was educated at Cambridge University (UK), University of Toronto (Canada) and Princeton University (USA). In addition to being a fully Licensed Real Estate Agent in NSW, Oliver also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

Oliver is an avid property investor and has made personal investments in both residential and commercial properties in USA, Singapore and Australia. Having been an expat investor himself, Oliver is well aware of the value that a good buyers' agent can provide to investors who live abroad.

Value Investing in Equities

• When to hold and when to trade
• Protect your capital
• How to pick stocks and derivatives
• How to diversify
• Go for multi-baggers
• Listen to the market

Sebastian Chong
Managing Director
Shareowl.com
 
Sebastian Chong is managing director of Financial Info Analysis Pte Ltd and its popular investing ideas and education website, www.shareowl.com . He is the key writer of analysis articles and moderator of the website’s daily forum postings. He has published three books on investment analysis, including “Value Investing” of which all 6,000 copies printed were sold out in Singapore.  He is a frequently sought after speaker and trainer in value investing and financial statement analysis. Before founding his own company and website in 1983, he was a fulltime professor in accounting and finance at the National University of Singapore for 23 years and prior to that he was an audit manager with a big four international accounting firm. He has been an active investor in equities since 1975.
 
Sebastian is a CPA and holds a Master of Economics (Accounting) degree from the University of Sydney.

How to Make Money Without Predicting Market Direction  

• Conventional way of  trading
• Market directional / timing is no longer  necessary
• Trade and win like a  bookie
• High winning percentage
• New dimension of trading
• Make money without prediction market  direction
• Make money predicting where the market won’t  go

Dave Foo
Options Strategist
Non Directional Trading

Dave Foo has more than a decade of trading experience in futures, stock and options trading. Utilizing his expertise and experiences in the markets he has been trading naked and covered options for more than 5 years with astounding success. He left his job in 2003 to pursue a more lucrative full time trading career. Dave Foo is currently a full time trader.
 
He has been invited on numerous occasions by Options Trading Club of Singapore to give a talk to their member on how to trade non directional options trading.
Dave Foo is also the author of the book “Handbook on Options Trading” which is published by Rank Books Singapore.

• Introduction to pre-development land investing
• Fundamentals driving U.S. growth
• Walton’s “Four Pillars of Strength”

Vittorio Joosten
Vice President of Business Development, Singapore
Walton International Group (S) Pte Ltd.

Tips & Traps to Wealth Planning Through Property Investment in Malaysia

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.

Her work experiences include Malaysian tax compliance, advisory and outbound investments, cross-border investment structuring, real property transactions, company restructuring and establishment of new business start-ups.

Investing in Vietnam

Mark D’Alelio
Partner
Belmont Limcharoen

Mark D'Alelio is a partner with Belmont Limcharoen. He is based in the firm’s Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Office.  Mark has practiced law in South East Asia since 2004. He was first based in Bangkok, Thailand before settling in Vietnam.  He has considerable experience in real estate development and foreign direct investment in many different sectors, having assisted small/medium enterprises as well as multinationals in establishing business in Vietnam.  Before joining Belmont Limcharoen, Mark worked at one of the largest international law firms at its Vietnam office. 

Mark was admitted to the bar in New York and Massachusetts, USA and possesses a B.S. in Supply Chain Management from Arizona State University (1998).  Before embarking on a legal career, Mark worked in the financial services industry, providing contract oversight and negotiations for commercial transactions primarily in the telecommunications, information technology, software licensing, and consulting arenas.