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EVENTS
Chicago Summer Soiree
GOS threw a Summer Soiree in Chicago to celebrate
our new global headquarters. Colleagues and
clients attended the event, which was themed after
our GOS Heroes. Attendees had fun in the photo
booth, enjoyed hors d’oeuvres, and sipped on GOS
Heroes inspired cocktails, which included Facilitator-
tinis, Portfolia Palomas, Projecto Pinot, Strategia
Margaritas, and Transactor Tonics.
Annual APAC Leadership Conference
The annual APAC Leadership Conference in Singapore
and was attended by 70 business leaders from across
APAC and Greater China.
The event provided an opportunity to review the
business’s progress in the past year and kick-start
planning for 2018. It was also a great networking
session for all the leaders.
A highlight of the intense two-day schedule was
Shark Tank – a series of workshops in which eight
workgroups brainstormed investment ideas before
presenting their top proposal to a panel comprising
of
Brett White
, Chairman and Global CEO;
Stuart
Roberts
, Chief Executive, APAC;
Edward Cheung
,
Chief Executive, Greater China; and Lauralee Martin,
ex-CEO of JLL Americas. The audience voted for
the winners based on the diverse range of ideas put
forward with the Valuations, Australia, and Singapore
teams taking the top three places.
The itinerary also featured presentations by
distinguished speakers including Simon Cooper, CEO,
Corporate & Institutional Banking, Standard Chartered
and the awarding of plaques to members of Cushman
& Wakefield’s USD1 million-dollar fee club –
Yoshiyuki
Tanaka, Kosuke Ogi, Priyaranjan Kumar, Tetet Castro,
Isao Suga, Michael Callow, Shaun Poh,
and
Michael
Kearins.
I-Suite Event in London
The Cushman &
Wakefield EMEA
team launched a new
client programme
designed to “inspire
the influencers.” The
I-Suite is comprised
of a series of events
tailored specifically
for ‘influencers’ of the
real estate and related
industries.
The launch event focused on how to create a
personal brand, where leading entrepreneurs formed
a panel debate chaired by a specialist reporter. This
event was followed by a boat cruise, where attendees
networked and enjoyed each other’s company.
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