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Panelist

Ms. Siew Kim Beh

Chief Financial & Sustainability Officer, Lodging / Managing Director, Japan and South Korea The Ascott Limited

Ms Beh Siew Kim is the Chief Financial & Sustainability Officer, Lodging, CapitaLand Investment with a concurrent role as Managing Director, Japan and South Korea, The Ascott Limited. She oversees all aspects of Lodging’s finance, treasury, and investors relations functions, and lead Lodging’s sustainability efforts. In addition, she has an oversight on the Ascott’s business and operations in Japan and Korea. She is also the non-executive director on CapitaLand Ascott Trust (CLAS), a sponsored trust by The Ascott Limited. CLAS is Asia’s largest hospitality trust listed in the Singapore Stock Exchange, with a Asset under Management of US$6billion. Prior to this, Ms Beh was the Chief Executive Officer of the Managers of CLAS. Under her leadership, CLAS has also been recognised for its excellence in sustainability and corporate governance. CLAS was named the ‘Global Sector Leader – Hotel’ in the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark, ranked 1st in the Singapore Governance and Transparency Index for REITs and Business Trusts and was also the first hospitality trust globally to issue a sustainability linked bond in April 2022. Ms Beh has over 25 years of experience in investment, financial and corporate planning, development, compliance and audit.

Speaking at

Tue 19 Nov 3:10 PM — 3:50 PM (GMT+07:00) Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta Hilton Saigon, Saigon Ballroom, Level 5

Panel discussion: Sustainability & Resilience – Building Tomorrow’s Southeast Asian City: Resilience at the Forefront

In the face of increasing climate threats, the need for resilient urban development has never been greater. This session will explore how countries like Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand are enhancing and adapting their built environments to mitigate the worst risks of climate change. Our panel of experts will discuss innovative strategies to balance coastal development with climate resilience, ensuring economic growth does not come at the expense of our environment. We will also consider the critical question of how to make tourism infrastructure compatible with sustainable economic development. Can we really keep resilience and sustainability at the forefront of building tomorrow’s cities?