January 16, 2027, The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai.By invitation · 98 seats
Not an expo. No booths, no tickets. The whole day is organised around one question:When a Chinese family moves assets overseas, what do they need to solve at the same time, and in what order.
Most events cover only one piece—property events skip residency, residency events skip tax—and everyone goes home separately. The result is that clients discover the pieces conflict with each other: buying property first can affect the documentation logic of a residency application, while doing residency first can change the tax burden of ownership.
We put all five matters on the same day and the same table, arranged in the order a family actually decides. Each session runs about forty minutes, with question time after each; with so few people in the room, questions can be asked to the end.
Identity check against your invitation, and collection of the day's session handbook and seat card
Why these five matters are covered in a single day
Selection criteria, holding costs, renting and exit—the complete account of a project from purchase to sale
Route assessment and family member sequencing—what must come first and what can wait
The projects on sale that year, each explained in terms of location, price and the local market
Filing obligations during ownership, cross-border fund routes, and common mistakes
Guests and attending families ask questions together, finishing what the day did not
Dine at shared tables, with advisors present; one-on-one conversations can be arranged
The agenda follows the live programme on the day; January 16, 2027, The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai.
Start with selection criteria: what the same budget buys in different countries, and how title, taxes, rental yield and exit options differ. The point is not to recommend a project, but to give you a method you can use on your own.
Whether residency or property comes first depends on the structure of your family. We cover route assessment, documentation logic and timelines, and which steps have to be redone if the order goes wrong.
Company incorporation, account opening, cross-border structures and annual compliance. Suited to business owners with cross-border operations, and to families holding assets through a company.
How to assess schools and school districts, the rhythm of applications and interviews, and how to arrange guardians. Education is often the starting point of a family's cross-border decision, not an add-on.
Settling in, bank accounts, health insurance and long-term travel. The long list of things after buying the property is what truly decides whether you live there comfortably.
Questions that could not be asked during the day are saved for the roundtable and dinner. With so few people, no question dies in the room.
Aged 40–55, main business in China, beginning to think about diversifying assets and residency.
Aged 30–44, with liquidity from equity exits that needs to be placed into tangible assets.
Children already abroad or about to go; property, residency and education need to be arranged together.
One edition has been held every year. The 2025 edition took place in London, with guests mostly being local property-buying and cross-border families.
There are 98 seats, and once full, it closes. There is no ticket channel.
No. Entry is by invitation only. Seats are nominated by members or partner institutions, reviewed, and invitations issued.
The seating capacity of the venue and the dinner. With fewer people, every session can be followed by questions and one-on-one time.
Yes. After the property session there is dedicated one-on-one time, and a private meeting after the event can also be arranged.
Your advisor can arrange a separate session after the event, covering the same content.
Seats are limited and entry is by invitation. Leave your contact details; an advisor will first confirm your needs before deciding whether to issue an invitation.
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