Vicharee is the co-founder and managing director of theCOMMONS, a community space on Thonglor, featured in the New York Times as one of the world’s coolest, most cultured malls. She is also the founder of Little Pea, a family cafe and creative space for kids. In addition, Vicharee is on the board and management team of Think Beyond, which operates F&B concepts such as Roast, Roots Coffee and Ocken. Prior to this, she worked at the Boston Consulting Group and major retailers Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works in the United States. She received her undergraduate degree in Economics from Brown University and her MBA from Stanford. She is married to Chalee Asavathiratham and is the proud mother of two little ones, Varit (10) and Varissa (7).

Futuristic thinker, entrepreneur and senior executive with substantial experience of Real Estate, large scale master-planned projects, cities planning and economics, shopping malls design,development, construction and operation, entertainment, digital disruption, Innovation labs, property development and management, with over 20 years of development and planning experience in Europe and the Middle East Active senior player in the Real Estate Portfolios and Retail industry, Hussam is international speaker and advisor on the topics of Mega Development,Cities planning and governing systems, shopping malls and new Retail Trends, Disruptive Innovation, Data Analytics and the cognitive business models, Mixed-Use real estate development, place making, urban planning, smart cities and large-scale shopping Malls development. Designing and managing FUTURE THINKING LABS to bring Innovative Schemes and Futuristic Vision for businesses In his various roles, Hussam has been pivotal in creating value across conglomerate and private groups by improving their Design Thinking strategies, governance systems, implementing innovative and international best practices in the planning, development, and management to bring superior performance and returns Hussam Raouf is the former head of the Retail Real Estate portfolio of Emaar Properties, holding various senior roles, including Executive Director Real Estate Development, Head of Shopping Malls business unit. Senior advisor to the Group, member of various committees In addition to Real Estate and Shopping Malls planning, repositioning, development and construction, Hussam researches focus on: data analytics, Retail trends, and smart cities planning Hussam completed his executive education at HARVARD University in Real Estate Development, Design and Financing, and he holds a bachelor’s degree of Architecture and Urban Planning Member of the Urban Land Institute, International Council of shopping centers, Lecturer and regular speaker at real estate conferences and institutes

Dr Tan Loke Mun is a prominent award winning Architect from Malaysia. Dr Tan obtained his architectural training from Deakin University and later his doctorate from the University of Melbourne He is a member of the Board of Architects Malaysia (LAM), a past President of the Malaysian Institute of Architects (2005-2007) and was responsible for the setting up of the GBI green rating tool for Malaysia Dr Tan is well regarded as a visionary innovator and a bit of a maverick. Often working from the basis of typologies, he has successfully interpreted and translated green regional metaphors into his architecture and masterplans He lectures widely on architecture and design, and is currently industry advisor to Taylors University and Tunku Abdul Rahman University College With a career spanning more than 30 years, Dr Tan’s works are widely published and his practice is amongst the most awarded in the region. Significant architectural awards include the ASEAN Energy Award 2013, Asia Pacific Design Awards for sustainability 2012 and 2013, Futurarc Green Leadership Award 2012, FIABCI Prix D'Excellence Awards 2014 and 2016, and numerous REKA and PAM Awards

Tan Sri Dato’ A K Nathan is the Executive Chairman and Group Managing Director as well as founder of Eversendai Corporation Berhad. He built the company from a modest structural steel erection company in Malaysia to one of world’s most sought after integrated structural steel turnkey contractors.Under his leadership, the company grew from strength to strength and spread its business from Malaysia to ASEAN, South Asia and the Middle East. Some of the prominent structures built by Eversendai over the course of more than three decades of operations include the Petronas Twin Towers (Tower 2), Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Burj Al Arab, Burj Khalifa, Hamad International Airport and Capital Gate. He was also instrumental in establishing Eversendai’s steel fabrication facilities in Rawang, Dubai, Sharjah, Doha, Ras Al-Khaimah and Trichy. With its 7th steel fabrication facility from its partnership with a local company in Thailand, Eversendai now produces a combined annual capacity of over 204,000 tonnes. Today, Eversendai has a workforce of over 15,000 in 10 countries and operates out of 15 offices. His charismatic approach to business and the construction industry has earned him many accolades like the Malaysian Entrepreneur of the Year 2008 from Ernst & Young, the CEO of the Year Award in 2008 by CIDB and the Lifetime Achievement Award for Leadership in Construction Industry by the World Chinese Economic Forum in 2015.

Lionel Wong is the co-founder and managing director of Upgrown Farming Asia Pte Ltd. Upgrown was started in Singapore in 2014, with its main focus in serving the Asian market. It is an smart precision agriculture solutions provider serving markets and projects in controlled environment agriculture, including greenhouses and indoor plant factories, mainly across Asia. Lionel is responsible for strategy & business development, as well as developing commercial farming financial models for Upgrown clients, across different types of technologies, systems integrations, and markets. Lionel has an academic background in Biotechnology & Innovation Management from the University of Queensland, Australia. Driven by passion for technology and science, yet an entrepreneur at heart, his approach to problem solving has an emphasis on commercial viability and future sustainability.