James Macdonald was appointed as Head of Savills Research, China in 2007. He has the overall responsibility to ensure the successful delivery and expansion of Savills research capabilities as well as to consolidate and integrate all research activities across mainland China. The research team covers a wide range of cities and assets classes.

The increased capabilities of the Research department will support the continuing expansion of the company in one of the world’s fastest developing nations, securing Savills position as a dominant player in the China real estate market.

As the head of research James has spoken at numerous conferences hosted by PERE, REIW, MIPIM and ULI as well as various other chambers of commerce and investment banks, he is also frequently cited in both the trade press and mainstream business press.

Originally from London, UK, James has lived and worked in Shanghai since 2002. Since joining Savills that year, James has been actively involved in the growth of the Research department, advising and liaising with numerous international and domestic developers, and financial institutions.

Mr Zhang is an associate director with Juwai.com where he has assisted more than 30 top developers to enter the China market by establishing branding, providing China marketing strategic advice and total solution, and connecting with top real estate professionals. Having graduated with an MBA from the University of Aberdeen, Mr Zhang has more than five years overseas living and working experience and over 5 years’ experience in global real estate marketing and analysis. He is a frequent guest speaker at events about Chinese global property investment, such as Taiwan International Estate Expo.

Jason DiBona is Senior Vice President of Global Sales Strategies for Lennar International, a Division of Lennar Corporation, America’s largest homebuilder. Jason leads the global sales and marketing organization and oversees all efforts to direct foreign investment to home sales across Lennar’s diverse U.S. real estate platform. Lennar International’s extensive, global network serves the needs of buyers, brokers and agents from more that 120 countries around the world.

Jason has over 25 years of sales, sales leadership and marketing experience across diverse industries, including healthcare, education and staffing. Prior to Lennar International, Jason spent 16 years at General Electric, serving in multiple sales leadership and business development roles across the global organization.

Jason brings a global perspective to his work that has been informed by decades of experience leading sales efforts for large multi-national companies like General Electric, as well as for internationally-based companies such as Datex-Ohmeda, Inc. Most recently, he served as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for ePreop, Inc., a medical software developer.

Jason earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular Biology from the University of Central Florida.