The Built Environment is at a turning point. Sustainability is no longer just an environmental ambition—it is a capital allocation decision shaped by risks, returns, and execution capability. To accelerate action, we must resolve the core issue: economic alignment between stakeholders.
Key Takeaways
The Funding Question: Defining who bears the cost—owners, tenants, or lenders—and how incentives can be reshaped.
Financial Value: Moving beyond theory to measure how ESG impacts asset value, including the reality of the green premium versus the brown discount.
Bridging the Gap: Practical strategies to align capital decisions with real-world project execution.
Expert Panel Highlights
We are honored to host industry leaders who are redefining how we approach the built environment:
Joanna Chen, representing the Operator and Execution perspective
Director, Sustainability Operations APAC, JLL
Joanna leads regional sustainability initiatives across corporate real estate. With deep expertise in ESG strategy, net-zero execution, and carbon markets, she provides a vital perspective on the operational challenges of decarbonizing the physical world.
Justin Lau (Banking Sector), representing the Capital Provider and Banking perspective
A senior leader in real estate financing and structured lending, Justin focuses on the intersection of credit risk, capital structuring, and sustainability. His insights highlight how lending decisions act as the primary lever for sustainability investments
Jiayi Chen (SCEM, GARP-SCR), representing the Operator & Real-World Execution Perspective
Co-Founder, Nexflow Climate Solutions Pte Ltd
Jiayi is a clean energy champion with over 15 years of deep expertise spanning energy management and sustainable asset optimization. Throughout his career, he has bridged the gap between environmental goals and financial reality, notably engineering over S$4 million in verified annual utilities savings and driving technical engineering for Green Mark Platinum developments.
Miak Ou
Senior Director, Head of Sustainability, SC Capital Partners
Miak oversees the intersection of ESG integration, investor expectations, asset-level realities across a diverse regional portfolio at SC Capital Partners, a Singapore-based private real estate fund manager investing across the Asia Pacific. With over 15 years of sustainability experience, she brings a grounded perspective on balancing investor priorities, operational realities, and regulatory expectations in the transition towards decarbonisation .
Ho Chee Kit
Strategic Advisor, Chasel Solutions
Chee Kit is a Strategic Advisor to Chasel Solutions, bringing over a decade of executive leadership in real estate sustainability, smart building technology, and regional asset optimization.
Prior to his advisory role, Chee Kit was the Senior Director at Cushman & Wakefield, where he led the Sustainability and Net Zero Carbon Asset Consultancy across the Asia Pacific region. Since 2013, he played a pivotal role in expanding C&W's regional sustainability footprint, aligning corporate ESG targets with real-world building operations.
An expert in leveraging AI, IoT, and data-driven technologies to maximize asset value and reduce carbon footprints, Chee Kit now leverages his extensive experience to guide Chasel’s strategic direction. He works closely with the leadership team to align Chasel's Workplace Management AI and smart sensor solutions with the evolving decarbonization and portfolio needs of enterprise property owners and REITs across Asia.