Speaker

Mr. Andrew Moore

Head of Real Estate, Asia Pacific, Schroders Capital Schroders

Andrew Moore is Head of Asia Pacific Real Estate at Schroders Capital. He was previously Chief Executive of Pamfleet, which he co-founded in 2000 and led through its integration with Schroders in 2020. At Pamfleet, he guided the business in originating, co-investing and asset managing value-add real estate investments, with notable transactions in Hong Kong, Singapore and Shanghai. Andrew began his career in real estate in London in 1987 as a graduate with Edward Erdman Chartered Surveyors, moving to Nelson Bakewell the following year. He moved to Asia with Jones Lang Wootton (now JLL) in 1993, taking on responsibility for The Peninsula Hong Kong’s extension project and Jardine’s new development in Ho Chi Minh City. Between 1995 and 2000 Andrew worked at Jardine Fleming as portfolio manager of a pan-Asian real estate fund. He holds a Bachelors (Honours) degree in Urban Land Administration and a Masters degree with Distinction in International Real Estate. Andrew is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors, the Manager Advisory Council of the Asian Association for Investors in Non-listed Real Estate Vehicles (ANREV) and the Urban Land Institute’s Asia Pacific Capital Markets Council.

Speaking at

Wed 23 Oct 3:30 PM — 4:15 PM (GMT+08:00) Beijing, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Urumqi

Main Plenary – A Bull vs Bear Debate – Hong Kong’s Retail Market Landscape – What’s Next?

Ms. Sarah Cooper, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Mr. Tom Andrews, Henderson Land Development

Mr. Phil Kim, Jerde Partnership

Mr. Andrew Moore, Schroders

Mr. Aamir Sakhia,

While retail figures have rebounded after reaching historic lows in 2020 due to the pandemic, the preferences and behavior patterns of both tourists and residents have changed. The rise of "budget travel" and Gen Z's propensity to spend money on experiences rather than physical goods presents major challenges, thus vacancy rates across the city are at an all time high, with large numbers of visibly empty shop fronts.
During our two-on-two debate session, the teams will address the following key questions:

• Is high rent killing retail?
• Can retail tourism be brought back?
• Is luxury retail the solution?
• Can budget travel revitalize the trade?
• How can Hong Kong local trade survive in the face of leakage to Shenzhen?
• Is the existing offer adequate, or does Hong Kong retail need to be re-invented?