On the first day of the conference, prior to the Opening Plenary, eighteen VIP Owner/Developers in attendance were invited to join CTBUH Executive Director Antony Wood and CTBUH Chairman David Malott on stage for a photo. Among the 18 were building representatives of 14 “City’s Tallest” and four “World’s Tallest” Title holders.

VIP-Photo

Front Row (left to right)
 

James Robinson
Executive Director, Hongkong Land

Jardine House
Hong Kong, 1973
179 m / 568 ft
Former Tallest in Asia (1973)

Irene Wai
General Manager, Sun Hung Kai Prop.

International Commerce Centre
Hong Kong, 2010
484 m / 1,588 ft
Tallest in Hong Kong

Joseph Chou
President, Taipei Financial Center Corp.

TAIPEI 101
Taipei, 2004
508 m / 1,667 ft
Former Tallest in the World (2004–2010)

Irvine Sellar
Chairman, Sellar Property Group

The Shard
London, 2013
306 m / 1,004 ft
Tallest in the UK & Western Europe

Mounib Hammoud
CEO, Jeddah Economic Company

Jeddah Tower
Jeddah, 2018
1,000+ m / 3,281+ ft
Future Tallest in the World

Alexander Durst
CDO, The Durst Organization

One World Trade Center
New York City, 2014
541 m / 1,776 ft
Tallest in the Americas

Sorapoj Techakraisri
CEO, PACE Development

MahaNakhon
Bangkok, 2016
314 m / 1,031 ft
Future Tallest in Thailand

Datuk Hashim Wahir
CEO, KLCC Property Holdings Berhad

Petronas Twin Towers 1 & 2
Kuala Lumpur, 1998
452 m / 1,483 ft
Former Tallest in the World (1998–2004)

Byung Yong Noh
CEO, Lotte Corporation

Lotte World Tower
Seoul, 2016
555 m / 1,819 ft
Future Tallest in Korea

John Kessler
President, Empire State Realty Trust

Empire State Building
New York City, 1931
381 m / 1,250 ft
Former Tallest in the World (1931–1974)

Robert Pratt
Managing Director, Tishman Speyer

30 Rockefeller Center
New York City, 1933
259 m / 850 ft
New York / Global Skyscraper Icon since 1933

Wai Ming (Thomas) Tsang
CEO, Shenzhen Ping An Finance Centre

Ping An Finance Centre
Shenzhen, 2016
599 m / 1,965 ft
Future Tallest in China

 

Joseph Moinian
CEO, Moinian Group

3 Hudson Boulevard
New York City, 2019
315 m / 1,034 ft
1.8 Million Square-Foot, LEED Platinum Tower

L. Jay Cross
President, Hudson Yards

Hudson Yards Development
New York City, 2019
387 m / 1,268 ft
Largest Private Development in US History

David Malott
Principal, KPF / CTBUH Chairman

China Zun Tower
Beijing, 2018
528 m / 1,732 ft
Future Tallest in Beijing

Antony Wood
Executive Director, CTBUH

Author: 100 of the World’s Tallest Buildings
Published by CTBUH with Images Publishing
Hard cover, 295 pages, 2015
Photos, Drawings, & Data on the World’s 100 Tallest

Harry Macklowe
Chairman, Macklowe Properties

432 Park Avenue
New York City, 2015
426 m / 1,396 ft
Tallest Residential Building in the World

Ric Clark
CEO, Brookfield Properties

Manhattan West
New York City, 2019
303 m / 995 ft
5.4-Million Square Foot Development

Tengku Aziz Tengku Mahmud
CEO, PNB Merdeka Ventures SDN Berhad

KL118 Tower
Kuala Lumpur, 2019
644 m / 2,113 ft
Future Tallest in Malaysia

Wing Ip (David) Ho
Head of Design, New World Development

Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre
Guangzhou, 2016
530 m / 1,739 ft
Future Tallest in Guangzhou