A widely experienced technical hospitality professional with significant exposure to strategic, design development, project management, construction, and hotel operations functions throughout Asia Pacific.
Nigel has worked in the region for the past 27 years with senior management positions in design, commercial, consultant and hotel management companies, as well as managing his own hospitality consultancy practice. He has lived and worked in several Asian countries including Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, India, Thailand and The Philippines.
During this period his direct technical experience within the hospitality industry has been extensive, and has included senior regional roles with Shangri La Hotels, Intercontinental Hotels, and Hilton Worldwide.
Nigel is a qualified UK architect who currently heads the Projects and Product division of Onyx Hospitality, based in Bangkok, where his role includes the management and design coordination of over 20 projects through the Asia Pacific and Middle East region. He is also instrumental in profiling the newly created Onyx Brand designs, their technical standards, and facility profiles for the group through its aggressive expansion plans.

Dharmali Kusumadi
Senior Vice President
Banyan Tree Group

Dharmali Kusumadi is the Managing Director of Architrave Design & Planning Services, a leading architectural design company which specialises in architectural and interior design services for hospitality and residences projects. As the Principal Architect, he is heading the operations of Singapore office and overseeing the regional offices in Bangkok, Shanghai, Chengdu and Mexico.
He is concurrently the Senior Vice President of the Banyan Tree Group and responsible for the design and planning developments of the properties managed by the Group. In his two decades with the Group, he has helped to create the iconic award winning architectural and interior designs, which are the hallmark of Banyan Tree and Angsana resorts. He was personally involved with the projects in Maldives, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, China, Mexico, Morocco, Seychelles, and other countries. He was also involved in the Asia first integrated resort project, Laguna Phuket and other integrated resorts.
He has been a Professional Member of the Indonesian Institute of Architects since 1991 and graduated from Parahyangan Catholic University, Bandung, Indonesia.

Vincent Ng is an award winning architect and an urban designer.  Graduated from the University of Hong Kong in 1985, Ng obtained the degree of Bachelor of Architecture with Distinction.  He further obtained the degree of Master of Urban Design in 1994, and was awarded the Young Architect Award in the same year.  In 1999, he founded the architectural and urban design practice AGC Design Limited.
Ng was Vice-President of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects in 2005-2006, Vice-chairman of the Architects Registration Board in 2007-2008 and Convenor of the Hong Kong Urban Design Alliance in 2004.  He has also served in numerous government advisory committees including the Harbourfront Enhancement Committee and was elected Chairman of Harbour Plan Review Sub-committee from 2004-2010.  He was a member of the Steering Committee of Urban Renewal Strategy Review from 2008-2010.  He is appointed as a member of Harbourfront Commission in 2010, and was elected Chairman of Task Force on Kai Tak Harbourfront Development. He is a founding member and currently Vice-President (Local Policies) of Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design.
Ng is also a columnist writing regularly on architecture and urban design.

Brian spends much of his time assessing the cultural significance of buildings and their sites within the context of their surroundings. At Highbury Football Stadium, for instance, where the Grade II listed stands have been converted into luxury apartments, his role was to advise both Arsenal Football Club and the design team on what was achievable, and then to act as intermediary between the Club, English Heritage and the local planning authority to make it happen.
Acting as the catalyst to bring redundant buildings back into beneficial use is a position he particularly relishes. Intrigued by complicated puzzles, he enjoys making the multifarious decisions necessary to pull off such a project, reconciling the sometimes conflicting demands of a wide range of stakeholders.
Highly motivated and adaptable, Brian’s contribution to the practice team is about more than just architectural design and building construction. Urban design is a considerable growth area for the firm, exploiting its expertise in conservation, and Brian’s experience is invaluable in evaluating town centre developments. Increasingly, too, he acts as a project manager, and provides technical and architectural direction to the production team, as well as managing everybody involved, from quantity surveyors to clients.

Paul Zimmerman is a district councilor representing the Pokfulam constituency and the CEO of Designing Hong Kong, a non-profit organization devoted to improving urban planning, design and livability. He has championed these causes by advocating good planning and sustainable development through many NGOs. He was awarded an Honorary Membership of the American Institute of Architects (HK) for his role in improving the harbourfront of Victoria Harbour. Prior to his public work, he had owned a successful design company from 1987 to 1998 and was Executive Director of MF Jebsen International from 2003 to 2009 with responsibility for travel and automotive businesses. Born in the Netherlands, Paul arrived in Hong Kong in 1984. He has a Masters in Social Science (Economics) from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, and is currently doing post-graduate studies in transport planning at The University of Hong Kong.

Malcolm Y.S. Lai

Malcolm Lai is responsible for overseeing development & construction activities throughout the Asia Portfolio for the Invesco Real Estate sponsored Asian and Japan Real Estate Funds.  Previously, these funds were managed under the AIG Global Real Estate business platform which was divested to Invesco Real Estate in December, 2010. Malcolm joined AIG Global Real Estate in 1997 before being transferred to Invesco Real Estate.
Malcolm possesses over 21 years of working experience in Real Estate. Prior to joining AIG in 1997, Malcolm worked for Sherman Kung Architects (Associated with I.M.Pei & Partners for the Bank of China Tower project), Ong & Ong Architects (office of First Lady of Singapore) and Leigh & Orange Architects. Malcolm has worked on a wide range of projects for AIG from an award winning 39 storey office tower in Hong Kong housing the AIG Headquarters for Asia, to restoration of a historic 1921 building on the Bund, Shanghai, to the tallest residential towers in Singapore (The Sail@Marina) and Japan (Kachidoki Tokyo Tower). Malcolm has also implemented office, retail, industrial and residential base buildings and interior fit out projects in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, India and Australia.

James Law

Accredited as a Young Global Leader 2010 by World Economic Forum, James Law has won numerous international awards on architectural design and leadership, highlighted by achieving the CNBC International Architecture Awards 2009. By coining the notion of Cybertecture, James leads the charge in blending new materials and technologies within architecture, to pave the way for innovating the fabric of mankind.
To enlighten fellow futuristic thinkers of his time, James is an adjacent professor at Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and KISS (KAIST IT Service Syncretism), a board member of the Hong Kong Design Center and winner of HKICT Best Lifestyle Bronze Award 2011 with his innovative Cybertecture Mirror.

Donald Choi is the Managing Director of Nan Fung Development and former Chairman, Architects Registration Board HKSAR. Before joining Nan Fung, he was Director of Foster and Partners and the Authorised Person – Architect responsible for the Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok and Hung Hum Rail Terminus Extension.
Donald studied architecture at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). He has degrees from RISD, University of British Columbia, Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of Hong Kong, London Business School and Columbia University. He is a believer of everyday urbanism and writes a blog column for the Hong Kong Economic Journal. He co-edited the book „One Hundred Years of Hong Kong Architecture‟ and his paper “The need of a paradigm shift in Hong Kong built heritage conservation” was awarded the Hong Kong Institute of Architects Journal Best Paper Award 2006 under the Design Paper Category.

James Mabey
Senior Director of Development – Asia Pacific
Marco Polo Hotels

James Mabey is the Senior Director of Development for Marco Polo Hotels, and is responsible for the company’s growth and development across Asia Pacific region. Marco Polo Hotels, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Wharf (Holdings) Ltd, owns and operates hotels across China, Hong Kong, Thailand and Philippines.
James has lived in Asia since 1999, he is fluent in Thai, Mandarin, Spanish and Laotian. He has over a decade of business consulting and real-estate development experience in the region, and was previously Director of Development for Jumeirah Private Island. He also served as Economic and Tourism Development Advisor to the Thailand Government from 2005 to 2011.
James has a MBA in Hospitality and Tourism, and is currently completing a PhD in Hospitality and Tourism Management from Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Giambattista Burdo
Managing Director to Partner, Oobiq Architects

Giambattista Burdo possesses a Degree in Architecture, specialising in Maintenance and Renewal of Ancient and Historic Architecture. Mr Burdo has also received a specialist diploma in Restoration of Architectural Artefacts in a State of Ruin. In addition, Mr Burdo has taken a Master of Science in Bioecological
Architecture and Environmentally Innovative Technologies at the University of Florence.
Mr Burdo’s employment credits include teaching assistant in Architectural Design in the Faculty of Architecture, University of Florence; architect in the eminent architectural office in Italy specializing in the restoration of historic buildings; and architect in the pre-eminent engineering and sustainability consultancy in London.
He is a member of the Register of Architects of Matera and authorized architect in all of the European Union.

Laurence Liauw
Principal Director
SPADA Limited

Laurence Liauw is Principal Director of SPADA Limited, and Associate Professor (part-time) at The University of Hong Kong. An ex-investment banker, he has over 18 years practice experience as a UK and HK Registered Architect, professional urban designer, strategic development consultant in UK, Malaysia, Mainland China and Hong Kong. Graduate of the Architectural Association School, London and City University London. Winner of international competitions and design awards. His expertise is in China’s urbanization, strategic planning, urban and architectural design, which led to a book publication, AD: New Urban China (Wiley 2008). Liauw’s project experience in the Asia region includes CBDs, financial districts, aviation industry, arts & cultural institutions, academic campuses, waterfronts, urban regeneration, technology parks, creative industries, aging population communities, hotel concepts, residential and commercial mixed use developments. Expert advisor to Government planning bureaus and development agencies in China and Asia. Liauw was a Shenzhen Pavilion Creative Team member for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, and an exhibitor at the 2006 Venice Architecture Biennale. He has lectured internationally on design and urban development, including at Harvard University, Columbia University New York, University College of London, Tsinghua and Peking Universities.

Jules Kwan
Co-Founder
Space-Development & URBN Hotels and Resorts

Jules has been a China-based entrepreneur since 1999. He was born in Sydney Australia and hold degrees in Construction Management from UNSW Australia, Mandarin from Beijing University and Finance from U21 Global Singapore.
In 2006, Jules co-founded Space Development, a leading boutique property developer specializing on world first, sustainable property development projects. Space Development went on to develop China’s leading boutique hotel, URBN – China’s 1st carbon neutral hotel. The company also owns, operates and manages the China Boutique Hotel Group of which URBN is one of the brands.
Jules has managed all areas of our projects including but not limited to deal sourcing, raising investment, design, construction and project management as well as the major key operational roles within the hotel. For the past 2 years he has been elected President of the Shanghai Chapter of the Entrepreneurs Organization (EO), a global network of 8,000 business owners in 38 countries with revenues of US$138 billion. Membership is by invitation only.

David Fung
BIM Specialist, Architect
Architect (HKIA), Board Member of Hong Kong Institute of Building Information Modelling (HKIBIM), Assistant Professor, Chu Hai College, Adjunct Lecturer, HKUSPACE

David Fung has over 19 years of architectural experience in Australia and Hong Kong since graduating from University 1993. With Particular interest in the application of I.T. technology in architectural practice, he has been at the frontier of the latest technological applications. He has been using Building Information Modelling technology for 14 years and applied this state-of-the-art technology into the building design, documentation and co-ordination, construction and Facility Management, establishing the most efficient way of working practices. David was the Vice President of Hong Kong Institute of Building Information Modelling (HKIBIM, formed 2008) promoting BIM in Hong Kong. He was a member of Hong Kong government’s CAD Standard for Works Projects (CSWP) Working Committee, HKIA’s I.T. Committee, HKIA’s Board of Practices, and the past Chairman of the Autodesk’s Industry Advisory Board.
His BIM projects include residential towers, houses, offices, shopping centres, churches, universities, logistic centre, train stations/ depots, internal fitting outs and even furniture.  His BIM team won the Hong Kong BIM and International Revit Experience Award in 2007 and HK BIM Award 2009.  In 2011, he led a team and won the Singapore’s International BIM Competition and was awarded the Most Outstanding BIM Design.

David Tsui
Principal
HASSELL

With over twenty years of Interior Design experience, David is committed in numerous prestigious projects within various categories, such as hospitality, residential, commercial and golf clubhouse, spreading across Hong Kong, China, and Asia including Indonesia and Korea.
David is recognized throughout the industry and has received numerous awards including Winner of the Australia and Hong Kong Interior Designer Association Hospitality Interior Design, First Prize Winner for Interior Design China Hospitality Design Awards, Top Ten Outstanding Designer in Hong Kong, and the Outstanding Greater China Design Award.

Callum Bothwell
Regional Director
Confluence

Regional Director and Confluence Board Member, Callum Bothwell, heads the Confluence team in North Asia, the Middle East and Subcontinent. He is responsible for the strategic direction, business management, business growth and often takes on an active role in managing major projects. Callum is renowned for his collaborative management approach, engaging stakeholders and project teams to create the best business solutions for Clients. Over the course of his career, he has facilitated and successfully led various iconic projects including the 80-storey Index tower, Gate Village District and The Ritz Carlton at Dubai International Financial Centre together with The Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong. He has also led a number of major data centre and corporate real estate projects for clients such as Equinix, Pacnet and Deutsche Bank.