IPAX Asia Pacific 2026

The Asia Pacific Property Awards
& The Asia Pacific Hotel Awards

Wednesday 6th & Thursday 7th May 2026 - Thai Chitlada Ballroom
Bangkok Marriott Marquis Hotel Queen's Park, Thailand

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Welcome to the IPAX Asia Pacific Property & Hotel Awards 2026

The awards celebrate the highest levels of achievement by companies operating in all sectors of the property & real estate industry. An International Property Award is a world-renowned mark of excellence. Winners will be announced amidst the striking surroundings of the world-renowned Marriott Marquis Bangkok hotel in Thailand.

Come and collect your award, learn from our speakers and celebrate with your fellow winners at this not-to-be-missed event.

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  • Wednesday 6th May

Day Schedule

  • 09:00

Registration & Coffee/Tea Networking

  • 10:00

Opening Welcome

  • 10:15

Key Note Speaker

  • 10:30

IPAX Talks Architecture

Future Now: Architectural Innovations Reshaping Practice and Projects
Architects discuss the new ideas, materials and technologies that are changing how their award-winning buildings are conceived and delivered
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  • 11:00

Architecture Award Presentations

  • 12:30

Networking Lunch

  • 13:45

Key Note Design Seminar:
Elevating Water Experiences Through Innovation
Mr Antoine Besseyre des Horts - Leader, LIXIL Global Design, Asia.

  • 14:15

IPAX Talks Interior Design

Interiors 2030: Wellbeing, Flexibility and Experiential Design
Designers explore how tomorrow’s homes, workplaces and hotels prioritise comfort, adaptability and memorable experiences
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  • 14:45

Interior Design Award Presentations

  • 16:00

Refreshment & Networking

  • 17:00

Close of daytime event

  • Thursday 7th May

Day Schedule

  • 09:00

Registration & Coffee/Tea Networking

  • 10:00

Key Note Speaker:
Maximising Your Award Success

  • 10:20

IPAX Talks Real Estate

Real Estate Reinvented: How Today's Technology Is Rewriting Tomorrow's Rulebook
Agents and innovators unpack how AI, data and digital tools are transforming clients, listings, and the way that deals are done
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  • 11:00

Real Estate Award Presentations

  • 12:00

Networking Lunch

  • 13:15

Development Seminar

  • 13:45

IPAX Talks Development

Developing for Tomorrow: Data, Design and Disruption
Developers at every scale discuss how data, new models and ESG pressures are reshaping what is built, funded and sold
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  • 14:15

Development Award Presentations

  • 15:00

Refreshment & Networking

Evening Schedule

  • 18:30

Gala Drinks reception

  • 19:00

Gala Dinner

  • 21:30

Lixil Sponsor Award

  • 21:45

The International Property &
International Hotel Awards
Regional Nominees

  • 23:30

Close of Event

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Speakers and Participants

Patchari Raksawong

Presenter

Patchari Raksawong

  • Thai-born and Qatar based.
  • Radio and television show host. 
  • News presenter
  • Master of Ceremonies for national, regional and international events. 

Audrey Yeo

LIXIL

Audrey Yeo

Audrey Yeo is the Leader for LIXIL Water Technology (LWT), Asia Pacific. She was appointed to her role on 1 April, 2024 and is responsible for leading, developing, and accelerating LIXIL’s water technology business across Asia Pacific, a region poised as LIXIL’s future growth engine.

Antoine Besseyre des Horts

LIXIL

Antoine Besseyre des Horts

Antoine Besseyre des Horts is the Leader, LIXIL Global Design, Asia. He leads an international team providing creative direction to translate LIXIL brands’ -such as Grohe, American Standard and INAX- strategies into culturally relevant consumer experiences, through product, packaging, environment, and communication.

Rafael Acosta

Aedas

Rafael Acosta

Rafael is a Principal at Aedas with over 25 years of experience stretching over 60 projects in 10 different countries – including Colombia, the USA, China, Singapore, and India. Since 2022, Rafael has been the Country Head for the Indian Subcontinent – where he leads projects of different typologies and is responsible for driving business growth by securing key projects.

Etholle George

IPAX Moderator 

Etholle George

IPAX Moderator

Engr. Giuseppe Garofalo

Italpinas Development Corporation

Engr. Giuseppe Garofalo

Engr. Giuseppe Garofalo is a visionary leader, strategic thinker, and seasoned executive whose career spans over two decades across real estate development and corporate management. Known for his sharp operational insight and people-centered leadership style.

David Yu

Lead8

David Yu

David is a Director – Architecture at Lead8. Graduating from the University of Bath with a Master’s Degree in Architecture, David is a qualified architect, and a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), the Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA) and the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC).

Tammy Tang

Colliers

Tammy Tang

Tammy has over 29 years’ experience in the China real estate market, working in developers, occupiers and brokerage sides. She has worked in Guangzhou,
Shanghai, Beijing, Shenyang, Chengdu and Xi’an. Her expertise includes site selection, acquisition, disposition and portfolio strategy for occupiers.

Gary Wong

LKF Group

Gary Wong

Gary Wong is the Property Development Director of LKF Group, leading the property and real estate team in crafting and executing business strategies focused on investment and development management. Gary’s combination of architectural, business development and real estate development expertise.

Thatree Pangote

Rhyme Design Group

Thatree Pangote

Thatree Pangote is a visionary architect specializing in luxury architecture, spanning
villas, condominiums, and public buildings.. With over 23 years of experience, He integrates advanced technology with passive design principles to create functional, distinctive spaces tailored to each project. 

No Architecture speakers currently

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David Yu

Lead8

David Yu

David is a Director – Architecture at Lead8. Graduating from the University of Bath with a Master’s Degree in Architecture, David is a qualified architect, and a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), the Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA) and the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC).

Rafael Acosta

Aedas

Rafael Acosta

Rafael is a Principal at Aedas with over 25 years of experience stretching over 60 projects in 10 different countries – including Colombia, the USA, China, Singapore, and India. Since 2022, Rafael has been the Country Head for the Indian Subcontinent – where he leads projects of different typologies and is responsible for driving business growth by securing key projects.

David Leschinski Ivanov

Kume Design

David Leschinski Ivanov

David is an accomplished Architecture Design Manager with over 14 years of experience in hospitality, residential, and master planning projects. He has led multidisciplinary teams in architecture, landscape, and interior design, delivering large-scale hotels, resorts, and luxury villas across Spain, Vietnam, and Cambodia.

Christopher Mo

Swan & Maclaren Group

Christopher Mo

Christopher is the General Manager of Thailand and Vietnam markets at Swan & Maclaren Group.  The Group is involved in Total Built Environment and Sustainability and operates in 10 international markets including Europe and the Middle-East. Under Christopher’s leadership, the Group aims to redefine sustainability, adaptive-reuse, and user-experience in the region.

Antoine Besseyre des Horts

LIXIL

Antoine Besseyre des Horts

Antoine Besseyre des Horts is the Leader, LIXIL Global Design, Asia. He leads an international team providing creative direction to translate LIXIL brands’ -such as Grohe, American Standard and INAX- strategies into culturally relevant consumer experiences, through product, packaging, environment, and communication.

Thatree Pangote

Rhyme Design Group

Thatree Pangote

Thatree Pangote is a visionary architect specializing in luxury architecture, spanning
villas, condominiums, and public buildings.. With over 23 years of experience, He integrates advanced technology with passive design principles to create functional, distinctive spaces tailored to each project. 

Palach Painupong

That is ITH Interior

Palach Painupong

An award winning designer who has been the driving force behind numerous prestigious projects across asia. After collection 12 years of intensive working experience in Bangkok and Hong Kong in hospitality, residential, retail and corporate designs, with several international design awards and recognitions.

Kris Lin

International Design

Kris Lin

Kris Lin graduated from Feng Chia University in Taiwan with a degree in Architecture and obtained a Master’s degree in Architectural Management from CNAM in France. In 2001, he founded KLID (Kris Lin International Design) in Shanghai, dedicating himself to the field of architectural and interior space design.

No Real Estate speakers currently

Please check back at a later date for any updates to our speakers. If you wish to be a speaker at our event, then please get in touch and a member of staff will guide you in the steps to become a speaker.

Tammy Tang

Colliers

Tammy Tang

Tammy has over 29 years’ experience in the China real estate market, working in developers, occupiers and brokerage sides. She has worked in Guangzhou,
Shanghai, Beijing, Shenyang, Chengdu and Xi’an. Her expertise includes site selection, acquisition, disposition and portfolio strategy for occupiers.

Cam Winter

Oliver Road Luxury Real Estate

Cam Winter

With a wealth of experience and an entrepreneurial spirit, Oliver Road’s Founder Cam Winter has established a reputation as one of New Zealand’s leading real estate agents. Over the past fifteen years, he has sold more than 500 homes and been instrumental in transforming the luxury real estate industry.

Tasos Stavrou

Leading Real Estate

Tasos Stavrou

Tasos Stavrou is Vice President of Global Business Development at Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LeadingRE), where he oversees global growth and leads the company’s Destinations by LeadingRE new developments marketing program and LeadingRE Commercial.

Romolo V. Nati

Italpinas

Romolo V. Nati

Executive Chairman & CEO of Italpinas Development Corporation, Ar. Romolo V. Nati employs biomimicry to create sustainable green buildings that blend modern design with the use of environment-friendly technology. He is also the Vice Chairman of Philippine Constellation Energy (CEC), a renewable energy company.

No Development speakers currently

Please check back at a later date for any updates to our speakers. If you wish to be a speaker at our event, then please get in touch and a member of staff will guide you in the steps to become a speaker.

Audrey Yeo

LIXIL

Audrey Yeo

Audrey Yeo is the Leader for LIXIL Water Technology (LWT), Asia Pacific. She was appointed to her role on 1 April, 2024 and is responsible for leading, developing, and accelerating LIXIL’s water technology business across Asia Pacific, a region poised as LIXIL’s future growth engine.

Gary Wong

LKF Group

Gary Wong

Gary Wong is the Property Development Director of LKF Group, leading the property and real estate team in crafting and executing business strategies focused on investment and development management. Gary’s combination of architectural, business development and real estate development expertise.

Engr. Giuseppe Garofalo

Italpinas Development Corporation

Engr. Giuseppe Garofalo

Engr. Giuseppe Garofalo is a visionary leader, strategic thinker, and seasoned executive whose career spans over two decades across real estate development and corporate management. Known for his sharp operational insight and people-centered leadership style.

Huzaifa Chahwala

Aesthetic Design

Huzaifa Chahwala

Ar. Huzaifa Chahwala completed his Masters in Sustainable Tall Buildings from University of
Nottingham. Since then, he has been practicing in Mumbai
and globally (in London, Dubai and Uganda). He has also been a Speaker in IPAX Awards in
2020-2021. He has also held talks in numerous Global Architectural events.

Showcasing your Company

Taking showcase space at IPAX gives you the opportunity to present your services and projects to other firms working in the property industry.

Our events are attended by a wide range of expert property developers, architects, interior designers and real estate agencies who are looking to collaborate with each other.

IPAX events have been the origin of many significant new contracts and business agreements between attendees.

• Showcase space can be used for everything from prepared popup stands and marketing material distribution to a simple table and chairs.

• The Wall of Fame puts an individual project and award on display at the event.

• The Event Delegate Guide is a brochure supplied to all attendees, filled with profiles of winners and including the opportunity to advertise your company to readers.

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