RCLG Club Speaker event with Chris Chong

of Capitaland Retail

"What does the Mall of the future look like?"

Monday 10 September at 6.30pm

The CapitaLand Story

CapitaLand is one of Asia’s largest real estate companies. Headquartered and listed in Singapore, it is an owner and manager of a global portfolio worth S$91 billion as at 31 March 2018, comprising integrated developments, shopping malls, serviced residences, offices, homes, real estate investment trusts (REITs) and funds. Present across more than 150 cities in over 30 countries, the Group focuses on Singapore and China as core markets, while it continues to expand in markets such as Vietnam and Indonesia.

Key business challenges & Transitions

Retail in the region proves to be more challenging than ever for Retailers and for Mall Developers. Disruption is the buzz-word in the industry and megatrends like “the Ecom boom”; “the millennials”; or “the omnichannel experience” seem to impact not only the brands but also a very popular and sacred place: the shopping mall. From China to Southeast Asia, the “connected mall” is becoming a reality. The transformation is on its way for Mall Developers to meet the new consumer needs and expectations. How will the shopping mall of the future look like? What does disruption mean for an established Mall Developer such as CapitaLand? How are Millennials reshaping our traditional mall?

Mr Chris Chong is the Deputy Managing Director of Capitaland Retail in Singapore from 1 May 2018. In this role, he is responsible for the strategic innovations and development of New Retail within Capitaland Retail. These include the deployment of e-payment, e-vouchers and omni-channel strategies as well as all digital initiatives across the Capitaland malls in Singapore. Join us to hear Chris give his perspectives on retail development in Singapore.

Prior to this, Chris was the CEO of Orchard Turn Developments Pte Ltd, a joint venture company between CapitaLand and Sun Hung Kai Properties between 2013 to 2018. In this role, he was responsible for the strategic, financial and asset management of ION Orchard as well as the developer sales of The Orchard Residences. Chris was also formerly the Senior Vice President and Head of the Asset Management team for Starhill Global REIT, a S$2.7 billion REIT listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange with office and retail assets in Singapore, Malaysia, China, Australia and Japan.

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