Morgan Laughlin is a managing director and global head of Data Center Investments at PGIM Real
Estate. He is also member of its Asia Pacific Investment Committee and Executive Committee.

Morgan was previously country head for PGIM Real Estate in Japan and Korea, head of Asia Pacific
and head of Asia Pacific Debt.

Prior to joining PGIM Real Estate in 2013, Morgan was Head of Grosvenor Fund Management for
Asia Pacific and held senior positions at Royal Bank of Scotland including head of Asia Pacific Real
Estate Finance.

In 1999 to 2006, Morgan established and led DB Real Estate (RREEF) for Non-Japan Asia. Prior to it
being acquired by Deutsche Bank AG, Morgan worked for Bankers Trust Company. He began his
career in investment banking at PaineWebber in New York. 

Morgan holds a bachelor’s degree in Latin American studies from Columbia College. He has been
based in the Asia Pacific region since 1989, including in Japan, Thailand, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Johnny has been CEO of WeWork Japan since March 2021.

Prior to WWJ, he spent 5 years at SoftBank Corp. as VP of Investments and Business Strategy Division inside the Business Development Unit.

He also has five years of experience in a few startups in the Kansai area and spent 22 years as a trader/investor working for some of the large US investment banks such as Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup.

Johnny was an early investor in PayPal in 1999 and has personally invested and supported many venture deals over the last 25 years.

He holds a Double BA in Economics & Rhetoric from University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley).

Jin is a Director at Turner & Townsend, where he leads the Tokyo business and manages a team of construction consultants specializing in project management, cost management, and advisory services.

His core expertise lies in construction cost management, procurement, and project controls. Jin has successfully delivered projects across a diverse range of sectors, including high-tech facilities such as data centres and semiconductor fabs, commercial office developments, and retail spaces, in both the US and Japan.

With a background in Construction Engineering Management, Jin combines theoretical knowledge with practical experience gained over his career, playing a key role in establishing Turner & Townsend as a trusted source of local construction market insights in Japan.

Jin is able to provide valuable perspectives on the intricacies of the Japanese construction market, particularly concerning high-tech projects and the ongoing evolution of the industry.

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company specializing in program management, cost management, and sustainability solutions across real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources. Majority-owned by CBRE Group, we collaborate to provide clients with leading project and cost management services worldwide.

Rodrigo González is the Director for Tokyo of Economist Intelligence Corporate Network.

He works closely with regional business leaders to assist them in economic and market trends, business competitiveness, monetary and fiscal policy and general economic advisory to help them optimise their business strategies and further enhance their connections to their c-suite peers.

He has vast experience in statistical analysis, strategy consulting and market research in different industries in and outside Japan. Rodrigo is a published author in environmental and transport economics and has spoken at international conferences in global warming and fiscal policy throughout the world.

Rodrigo holds a PhD in Economics from Keio University and is fluent in Spanish, English, French and Japanese.