Melanie Chin, brand & community manager, CIBC Square, Hines

Chin is the brand & community manager for CIBC Square, Toronto’s new international standard of community, providing an elevated environment for all to thrive through work, wellness and sustainability. Chin leads the marketing, communications, branding and programming direction for the development. Prior to joining Hines and the CIBC Square team, Chin worked at Midway in Houston, Texas, a real estate investment, development and management firm, as a senior marketing co-ordinator managing the marketing programs for multiple developments. She has worked with a number of global brands such as Kia, Nike, the NFL, and the Houston Rockets to create unique experiences.

Jon Lesquereux, regional head, APAC, Equiem

Lesquereux BSc (Hons) Urban Land Economics, FRICS & GAICD has more than 30 years’ experience in the commercial property industry. He has held senior positions within large real estate groups in the UK, New Zealand and Australia. In Auckland, Lesquereux held leadership roles in capital transactions, leasing, development origination and asset management for diversified listed real estate trust, Kiwi Property. In more recent years, based in Sydney at CFSGAM and then at AMP Capital, he led office & industrial investment management teams, driving investment performance for multiple listed and unlisted funds.

In 2019, Lesquereux joined Equiem to head up its Asia Pacific business, where he has overall responsibility for the performance of the region, including oversight of a team of 100 across customer services and engagement, client retention, growth and acquisition, the region’s product roadmap and services evolution.

Tom McClellan, country director, UK & Ireland, WiredScore

McClellan joined WiredScore in 2017 to run the company’s expansion across the United Kingdom and Ireland. Previously, he worked in commercial real estate investment and portfolio management working across a range of funds and risk appetites. McClellan currently sits on the Urban Land Institute tech committee.

Gilbert Yule, estate and customer service lead – King’s Cross, Argent

An accomplished senior operations leader with a history of delivering strong results and lasting value, Yule has considerable experience of leading large complex site operations and multi-site portfolios within cross-sector market-leading organisations. He is currently working for Argent, one of the top real estate development companies in the UK, driving best-in -class property, facilities and operational management excellence for the entirety of the King’s Cross Estate.

Yule was formerly operations director – estates (Europe) at Lendlease, owning development and delivery of detailed estate management strategies for the lifecycle of a £26.4bn pipeline of urbanisation projects. He has a strong track record of customer service implementation, recruitment and team training/development, and leads with an engaging management style that gets commitment and results from the team.

He brings a natural aptitude for interacting effectively with staff and clients at all levels and is well-accustomed to collaborating with executive management. Yule perates with utmost integrity; capably winning buy-in, co-operation, and support of key stakeholders.

Chair: Damian Wild, director of market development, EG

Wild has been with EG since 2009 as editor, editor in chief and publisher. Director of market development since January 2021, he is now focused on EG’s strategy and ensuring its products and services meet the needs of the real estate market. He continues to host the Future of Real Estate podcast and is a regular contributor to industry events.