Opening Welcome: Rethinking Workforce Transformation

Jeremy Sheldon, FRICS, HKIS (Managing Director, Leasing and Client Partnerships, APAC, JLL)
Jeremy has been at JLL for 34 years, starting in HK in 1990, before which he was based in the UK from 1986, with a former company. He is presently in charge of Office Leasing, transaction management and Client partnerships for APAC. He sits on the APAC board, the global IT SteerCo, and the Global Leasing Executive.
Over that time he has worked in various different roles, from Tenant representation in HK, then through APAC, to becoming the Business Development Director for all corporate clients, and then moving to NYC to start an International BD function in 2006 working for the global CEO. In 2009, he moved back to HK. He is responsible for Office Leasing and corporate client management for APAC, reporting to the APAC CEO. He has been focused on a series of business transformation initiatives that have included: Data Center leasing, a single APAC operating platform and Database system for the 14 country region, different operating leasing structures in India, China and SEA as well as sponsoring various standalone technology roll-outs.

In addition to his role as the Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, former Chair of the RE committee, he is also an ex-officio member of the HK Association Committee, a former RICS examination member, a non-executive board member of a HK design company and sits on a variety of HK based business forums. He is just starting to mentor tech companies as part of the HKSTPI mentor program.