Mr Hui has been Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury since 2020. He serves on the boards of Mass Transit Railway Corporation Limited, Hong Kong Airport Authority and also as the Chairman of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation. He was an Administrative Officer in the Government from 1999 to 2003 and served in the Economic Development Branch, the Office of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in Beijing and the Home Affairs Department. After leaving the Government, Mr Hui spent 13 years at the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, having been the Managing Director for Market Development and Head of Project Management and also in various senior roles in Listing and Market Development. He worked for a number of multi-national companies in the private sector as well. He was appointed the Executive Director of the Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council from 2019 to 2020. Mr Hui previously held a number of public roles including Councillor of the City University of Hong Kong, Member of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority Process Review Panel, Hong Kong Stock Exchange Listing Review Committee and also Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants Disciplinary Panel. Mr Hui holds Bachelor and Master (Hon) Degrees in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford, and Master of Business Administration Degree from INSEAD. He also attended the Stanford Executive Programme (SEP).
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Ir Fong is currently the Director of Civil Engineering and Development, leading the Department in taking forward Hong Kong’s new town development and land supply projects, among which are the Northern Metropolis and the Lantau Tomorrow Vision that serve as the two key drivers for the social and economic growth of Hong Kong.
Over the past 30 years, Ir Fong held numerous positions in various works departments and the Development Bureau. Ir Fong is widely known in the construction industry as a determined champion of construction safety and innovation technologies.
Michael Is a Partner with KPMG based in Sydney, and previously worked with KPMG in Hong Kong where he led the Infrastructure Sector for China. Michael presently leads KPMG’s Government Sector Network for Asia Pacific and is focused on social infrastructure and construction industry transformation. Between 2015-2022, he advised the Government of Hong Kong on several of the region’s largest infrastructure projects and construction industry-wide reforms including the $5bn Kai Tak Sports Park, West Kowloon Cultural District, Central Markets Redevelopment, Construction 2.0, Digital Site Supervision, Procuring for Value, the Major Project Leaders Program and the Construction Research and Testing Institute. Michael is currently supporting clients in the Australian market in relation to several high-profile placemaking projects and transformation initiatives.
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Prof. Xiangsheng Chen, Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (since 2017) and specially-appointed Professor at Shenzhen University, is the Dean of the College of Civil and Transportation Engineering and Director of Underground Polis Academy of Shenzhen University. He is also the Chairman of the Technology Committee of Shenzhen Metro Co. Ltd.
After graduating in 1982 from Huainan College of Mining, he worked continuously in research on shaft construction and tunneling in soft ground until 2001. Prof. Chen undertook research for the Shanghai Metro Co., Ltd. on the cross-river passage construction in soft ground for his study for PhD at Tsinghua University. He graduated from Tsinghua University with a PhD degree and his thesis was awarded the “Distinguished PhD theses” by the Ministry of Education of China. He shifted to Shenzhen Metro Co., Ltd. in Feb. 2001 and was appointed Chief Engineer in Jan. 2003. He had taken charge the construction of more than 8 metro lines with use of many large underground spaces in the most difficult complex strata in Shenzhen, China since 2001. He has been specially appointed Professor since March 2018 and the Dean of the College of Civil and Transportation Engineering and Director of Underground Polis Academy of Shenzhen University since March 2019. His main interests are tunneling, underground engineering, geotechnical engineering and shaft construction, especially ground freezing technique, ground move control technology and security environment synergism technology for engineering adjacent to subway structure. He is the author of 10 monographs and more than 110 academic papers and has been awarded by the State with 3 Prizes of National Scientific and Technological Progress and etc.
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Head of Global Banking Sustainability, Asia-Pacific at HSBC. Jonathan graduated with an MA in Economics from Cambridge University in England and is also qualified as a Chartered Accountant. Jonathan started his banking career more than 30 years ago in London and has worked in a diverse range of markets including Latin America and the Middle East has been based in Hong Kong since 1997 witnessing first-hand the rapid growth of Asia. During this time, he has been involved successful advisory and financing transactions across a wide range of industrial and services sectors including energy, manufacturing, transportation, infrastructure and financial services, with a focus on resource efficiency and sustainability. These transactions have involved supporting projects, corporates and institutions to approach various financial markets and structuring innovative and tailored solutions to meet the often large and always specific needs of clients. Over the last 8 years Jonathan has led HSBC’s efforts in Sustainable Finance in Asia, assisting clients in the development of sustainability and transition strategies and communicating these to ensure best access to financial markets. Jonathan has also been active in broader market development including driving awareness and engagement on the urgency of the need to transition and the development of robust financial products to support the implementation of the transition to a sustainable and resilient future. Jonathan is a member of the Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Green Finance Association and is also the founding chair of the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association Green and Sustainable Loan Committee.
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Mark is a keen champion of digitalisation in the built environment and is particularly interested in: outcomes-focused systems-thinking, collaborative delivery models, connected digital twins and the circular economy. Mark is the Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor in the digitalisation of the built environment at the University of Cambridge. As Strategic Advisory Director at Mott MacDonald, Mark provides advice to key clients on digitalisation and broader industry transformation. Previously, Mark was the CTO of Mott MacDonald and the Director of the Centre for Digital Built Britain, where he was the Head of the UK’s National Digital Twin programme.
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Professor Wei FENG is a tenured Associate Professor at the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT). His research includes zero carbon buildings and clean energy systems modeling. Prof. Feng has over 20 years of research experience in energy efficiency and low-carbon building systems. Prior to join SIAT, he was a Research Scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He was the building sector technical lead of the Biden Administration's Net Zero World initiative to promote low carbon buildings over 10 countries. He has published over 90 scientific papers including on Nature Energy and Nature Communications journals, with the H index of 39. He is an Associate Editor of Heliyon journal, Cell Press. Prof. Feng is also selected as one of the world top 2% scientists in energy and building sector.
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Mr Ivan Fu is a Director of LWK + PARTNERS and CEO of its holding company, with over 30 years of industry experience. He has been extensively involved in projects across Greater China and Asia Pacific, while leading the Group through its diversification from architectural design into urban planning, interiors, landscape, heritage conservation and digitalisation. The Group employs over 1,000 members of staff.
Ivan has been participating actively in various public platforms in Hong Kong and mainland China, including statutory bodies like Town Planning Board, Construction Industry Council, Urban Renewal Fund, Enhancing Self-Reliance Through District Partnership Programme and China Green Building Council. Ivan is particularly interested in conservation and sustainability in social and environmental sense. He involved in various forward looking projects to address social needs and environmental issues. Projects like Blue House, Light Housing, homeless home are well received by the public with social impact. He is appointed a Justice of the Peace and is a Medal of Honour recipient in Hong Kong SAR.
Steve is a Chartered Surveyor and Partner at EY where he leads the Infrastructure, Major Projects and Construction Advisory business. Steve has experience of working with organisations at a strategic, programme and project level in both the private & public sectors in the UK, China, Middle East and Asia Pacific.
Steve has extensive experience advising on a range of fast moving and complex projects in a variety of roles spanning the asset lifecycle and as a lead adviser on a large range of infrastructure and other built asset construction and operation programmes. Steve has held roles in Government, quasi-Government and private sector programmes including the provision of advice in respect of infrastructure digitalisation and technology enabled development and operation, setting up complex projects and managing all elements of delivery, operation, construction, asset management, procurement and contract strategy, risk management, project controls structures, systems and methodologies and major programme organisational design.
Mr. Li Jin has led the thermal and air conditioning design for a series of large-scale, complex, and technologically challenging major projects, including the Guangzhou Tower, Guangzhou International Sports and Performing Arts Center, Zhuhai Crossgate Central Business District Exhibition Business Cluster, China Southern Power Grid's new headquarters, Shaoshan Mao Zedong Cultural Relics Museum, Chinese Academy of Sciences' High-Intensity Heavy Ion Accelerator (HIAF), Guangzhou Zhujiang New Town Core Area Central Cooling Expansion and Optimization Phase One and Phase Two. These projects encompass various types, such as supertall buildings, urban complexes, district energy systems, and high-efficiency air conditioning and refrigeration systems. Mr. Li has received several provincial and ministerial awards for outstanding engineering design and invention patents.
Mr. Li Jin has made remarkable achievements in the field of low-carbon and energy conservation. The Guangzhou Tower project, for which he led the thermal and air conditioning design, was awarded the title of "Green Building Demonstration Project" by the nation. The Guangzhou International Sports and Performing Arts Center received the second prize in the National Green Building Innovation Award. His design for energy-saving retrofitting of building air conditioning systems won the gold medal in the National Architectural Environment and Equipment Engineering Professional Young Designer Competition. Projects he was involved in, such as Guangzhou Zhujiang City, received the title of "Low-Energy Consumption Building Demonstration Project" by the nation, and the Baiyue Hotel renovation project received the third prize in the National Green Building Innovation Award. Additionally, Mr. Li Jin has been recognized with second prizes in four energy-related scientific research projects, including the study on energy efficiency assessment and diagnostic methods for existing building air conditioning and refrigeration equipment. He is currently leading the 2021 Science and Technology Plan Project of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, "Research on the Synergy Mechanism of Green Finance and Building Energy Conservation and Green Building."
Mr. Li Jin holds considerable influence in the green building and low-carbon industry. In addition to his leadership roles in important academic organizations, he was selected as one of the first "Top 100 Outstanding HVAC Youth" in 2017 and serves as an external mentor for postdoctoral researchers at universities, including South China University of Technology.
Liang Huqing, the Secretary of the Communist Party Committee and Chairman of Guangzhou Municipal Construction Group, is a foreign academician of the Russian Academy of Engineering, a distinguished professor-level engineer, an accomplished economic researcher, and holds a Ph.D.
With more than 30 years of experience in the construction and engineering field, he has been the recipient of numerous prestigious awards and honors. These include recognition as one of China's top ten outstanding contributors in the construction industry, the National Outstanding Achievement Award in the field of engineering and construction, acknowledgment as one of China's top 100 outstanding figures in the field of economics, and various other titles, such as an exceptional talent in contributing to the development of Xinjiang at the provincial and municipal levels nationwide. He is also acknowledged as one of the top ten outstanding contributors to brand management in the construction industry, an exceptional entrepreneur in Guangdong Province, and a reserve talent for the "Lingnan Heroes Project" in Guangzhou City.
Under his leadership, Guangzhou Municipal Construction Group has made it to the Fortune Global 500 companies for three consecutive years, securing the 380th position in 2023.
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Kevin joined Balfour Beatty, a shareholder of Gammon, in Hong Kong in 1996 and moved to Gammon in 2004 where he held a number of senior roles. Kevin was then appointed Chief Executive of The Jardine Engineering Corporation in 2018 where he was responsible for all businesses across Asia. He re-joined Gammon as the Chief Executive in 2021.
Kevin has over 30 years’ extensive management experience in the construction and engineering industry covering both the private and public sectors. He is a fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors.
He is the Chairman of the Business Environment Council, Honorary Fellow of the Vocational Training Council and a member of the Industry Advisory Board for the Department of Real Estate and Construction - Faculty of Architecture at the University of Hong Kong.
Ir Rocky POON is the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of FSE Lifestyle Services Ltd. He is primarily responsible for overseeing daily operational management and business performance of the Group and leading the E&M engineering business units in Hong Kong, Macau and the PRC. Ir POON is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, a Chartered Engineer of the Engineering Council in the United Kingdom, and a fellow of both the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers in the United Kingdom and the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers. He is also the fellow member of Hong Kong Institute of Construction Managers. He is the President of the Hong Kong Federation of Electrical & Mechanical Contractors Limited, past president of the Hong Kong E&M Contractors’ Association Limited, President of the Macau Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Chamber of Commerce, President of Macau Electrical Chamber of Commerce, member of the 7th Trust Committee of the Henry Fok Foundation, Vice President of the 10th Council (2020-2023) of the Macau Construction Association and Director of Macau Urban Renewal Ltd. Mr. Poon was awarded the Medal of Merit – Professions by the Macau SAR Government in September 2019.
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Carmen is an experienced finance professional with a focus in impact investing and sustainable finance. She joined CACIB’s Sustainable Investment Banking (SIB) team in 2018, and has made key contributions on the green structuring aspects in a range of milestone transactions in the Asia-Pacific region, including the inaugural and subsequent Hong Kong SAR Government Green Bonds, debut South Korea Government Green & Sustainability Bond, ICBC’s mega Greater Bay Green Bond, AIIB’s Sustainable Development Bond Framework, and China’s first onshore tri-party green repo, etc. She represents CACIB as the Co-chair of the Green Investment Principles of the B&R region Climate Disclosure Working Group, and serves in the cornerstone member working group of the Alliance for Green Commercial Banks. Carmen started her career in UBS AG as a fixed income advisor in wealth management, and subsequently joined a boutique impact advisory firm facilitating capital flows to microfinance mandates in China. Carmen has a degree in BBA majoring in Global Business and Operations Management from the HKUST. She is a certified ESG Analyst of the EFFAS, and serves as an advisor to HKUST’s BSc in Sustainable and Green Finance program.
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Tracy Wong Harris is the Head of Sustainable Finance for Asia at Standard Chartered Bank, focusing on the Bank’s sustainable finance strategy, by developing new products and solutions, further incorporating ESG considerations into banking decisions, and identifying sustainable finance opportunities for clients. Tracy is also the Executive Vice President of Hong Kong Green Finance Association (HKGFA), an appointed Policy Research Committee member of Financial Services Development Council (FSDC) and Senior Advisor to the Green Building Project of HK2050isNow. Prior to joining Standard Chartered, Tracy had been driving the green and sustainable finance development in Hong Kong and had over 20 years of financial markets experiences across various fixed income and complex structured products in JPMorgan, Mizuho International, Barclays Capital and BNP Paribas based in London and Hong Kong. Tracy received her MSc and BA in International Finance and Capital Markets in the United Kingdom and graduated from the Oxford Said Business School in Social Finance Program. Former appointed member of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) Climate Change Technical Expert Group (TEG), served as Board member of AIDS Concern, Hong Kong LGBT+ Interbank, and founder of the JPM PRIDE HK network.
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National Class A Registered Architect, Professor Level Senior Engineer, Deputy Secretary General of the Building Energy Efficiency and Green Building Committee of Science and Technology Commission of Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Deputy Director of Green Building and Energy Efficiency Committee of Chinese Society for Urban Studies, member of the Standing Committee of the Seventh Shenzhen Municipal People's Congress and other social positions.
In the past 20 years, she has been committed to the research of building energy efficiency, green building and eco-city technologies with Chinese characteristics, and promoted the sustainable development of green and low-carbon cities. She has been also a key contributor to Code for green design of civil buildings(JGJ/T229) and many other Chinese national and industrial standards and more than 20 research projects including the key research and development of the National 13th Five-Year Plan. She led the design of construction projects of more than 2 million square meters such as Shenzhen IBR Headquarters, IBR Future Complex, and Xiong'an Commercial Service Center. She also presided over the research on the livable development index of China's eco-city and the special research on the green Xiong'an index system, etc., making outstanding contributions to the development of green buildings and green cities in China. She is awarded as one of the "Outstanding Innovative Talents" (40 people) for the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone. In addition, she is the Worldwide Young Chinese Architects, a Green Building Female Leader in the Asia-Pacific region of the World Green Building Council, one of the Top 100 Chinese Contemporary Architects, National Outstanding Scientific and Technological Worker, the expert in planning evaluation of Xiong’an New Area，Guangdong Provincial Engineering Survey and Design Master，National Woman Pace-setter.
Dr Lam graduated from the University of Hong Kong in 1985. A Paediatric and Community Medicine specialist, he is the CEO of Haven of Hope Christian Service, an NGO providing healthcare, education and social services. Under Dr Lam’s leadership, Haven of Hope Christian Service has advocated the “Healthy City” concept since 1997 in the Tseung Kwan O district in Hong Kong. With his extensive knowledge of local public health policies and services, Dr Lam has sat on multiple statutory and advisory bodies. He is a non-official member of the Executive Council of the HKSAR Government and has been a member of the Steering Committee on Primary Healthcare Development of the Health Bureau since 2018. He also serves as the Chairman of the Steering Committee on Review of Manpower for Healthcare Services in Residential Care Homes, the Healthcare & Wellness Training Board of the Vocational Training Council and the Independent Commission Against Corruption Complaints Committee. As an advocate of sustainability, Dr Lam also serves as the Chairman of the Council for Carbon Neutrality & Sustainable Development and is a member of the Green Technology & Finance Development Committee. He believes that sustainable development should be everyone’s mission and encourages the public to adopt low carbon lifestyle. Dr Lam was honoured by the HKSAR Government with the Justice of Peace in 2003 and Silver Bauhinia Star in 2019. In 2018, apart from receiving Honorary Fellowship from Lingnan University, he received the Ageing Asia Global Ageing Influencer Award (Special Recognitions) in recognition of his devotion to public services and his influence on policy-making for the global ageing trend.
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Mr Edward Tse is currently the Director of the Architectural Services Department (ArchSD). In the past 30 years of his service in the Government, Mr Tse also served in the then Environment, Transport and Works Bureau and the Development Bureau from mid-2004 to end of 2009. During his tenure in the ArchSD, Mr Tse worked on a wide spectrum of projects covering the development and construction of leisure, recreational, sports, cultural, environmental and health care facilities. Mr Tse now oversees a vast portfolio of new projects of different nature and the upkeeping of government facilities, including the 10-year Hospital Development Plan, law court buildings, projects under the ‘single site, multiple use’ initiative at Tseung Kwan O town centre and the Anderson Road Quarry, automated car parking systems at mixed used development projects, etc. He also actively promotes the adoption of Modular Integrated Construction (MiC) and Multi-trade Integrated Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MiMEP) techniques for offices, schools and government quarters to improve buildability, safety and speed of construction. Mr Tse continues to steer his project teams in ArchSD to make improvement on public works through the application of new technologies and innovative solutions to provide a better living environment for public enjoyment in Hong Kong.
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Ir Professor K. F. CHUNG was appointed by the State Ministry of Science and Technology, People’s Republic of China to be Director of the Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Steel Construction (Hong Kong Branch) in October 2015.
Professor Chung is a renowned academic, researcher and structural engineer with established expertise in structural engineering and steel construction. Currently, Professor Chung is a Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Founding President of the Hong Kong Constructional Metal Structures Association. Currently, he is a Council Member of the Construction Industry Council in Hong Kong.
Professor Chung works on a wide range of inter-disciplinary engineering analysis and design, especially on modern steel and composite building structures. His research interests include limit state analysis and performance-based design of structural systems, structural fire engineering and fire protection in buildings and tunnels, and design codification. He has published about 200 conference and journal papers as well as 9 professional design guides on modern steel construction technology. Professor Chung is a frequent speaker in international conferences and symposia as well as in professional short courses for practicing engineers.
Recently, Professor Chung was selected to receive the following 3 awards:
National Award for Excellence in Innovation, China Association for Science and Technology
Grand Prize on Innovative Application of The HKIE Grand Award 2023, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
Grand Award of The CSCS Science and Technology Awards 2022, China Steel Construction Society
Experienced and qualified Mechanical Engineer, Construction Manager Design Risk Advisor etc with a Master’s in General Engineering and BEng(Hons in Mechanical Engineering.
Previously Technical Director & Partner, incl. Head of H&S /Compliance for various design & construction organisations and as Client’. Also served ex-Regular Military Engineer & Head of SHEF-Tutor for the Royal Engineers Reserves.
Chair of CIOB’s Health, Safety & Wellbeing SIG and active on the HSE’s BIM4 Working Group, incl. 4D Planning workshops, incl. various professional working bodies/groups on the CDM & new the Building Safety legislation. Key speaker on Digital Engineering & Design for Safety (DfS) incl. training and master classes for IOSH & Ministry of Manpower at the DfS conference in Singapore & CIC in Hong Kong and advise on DfS programme.
Author for various industry publications & co-author for a OH&S case study published by IOSH for the policy & practice journal, Clients Guidance for PIR’s and Design Risk Management (DRM). Developed/delivered bespoke/accredited DfS / DRM training courses.
Robert Dijksterhuis is the Dutch Envoy for Sustainable Building, a position created in 2020 after the presentation of the European Green Deal, the ambition to make Europe a climate neutral and sustainable continent in 2050. His focus is on the interaction between the plans of the European Commission on the Green Deal and the Dutch climate policy with regards to the built environment. Previously he was managing the Spatial Policy department at the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, where he was among other responsible for urbanization policy, smart cities, finding space for the energy transition and territorial cohesion. Before joining this ministry he was the director for International Development at the Netherlands Enterprise Agency. He started his career in 1991 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he held a number of positions, ranging from urban poverty reduction to promoting international entrepreneurship and business development and to international gender policy.
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Ayla Dincay is a Technical Buildings Manager for the SBTi, working for We Mean Business Coalition. Within the Science Based Targets initiative, Ayla is responsible for developing target-setting resources for the buildings sector. Prior to joining We Mean Business Coalition and SBTi, Ayla has worked in various sustainability roles in real estate and construction businesses as well as in sustainability consulting, helping real estate investors, developers, and contractors to manage and report their ESG performance. Ayla holds a BEng in Environmental Technology and MSc in Environmental Sciences.
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Mr Ivan Fu is a Director of LWK + PARTNERS and CEO of its holding company, with over 30 years of industry experience. He has been extensively involved in projects across Greater China and Asia Pacific, while leading the Group through its diversification from architectural design into urban planning, interiors, landscape, heritage conservation and digitalisation. The Group employs over 1,000 members of staff.
Ivan has been participating actively in various public platforms in Hong Kong and mainland China, including statutory bodies like Town Planning Board, Construction Industry Council, Urban Renewal Fund, Enhancing Self-Reliance Through District Partnership Programme and China Green Building Council. Ivan is particularly interested in conservation and sustainability in social and environmental sense. He involved in various forward looking projects to address social needs and environmental issues. Projects like Blue House, Light Housing, homeless home are well received by the public with social impact. He is appointed a Justice of the Peace and is a Medal of Honour recipient in Hong Kong SAR.
Associate Professor Goh is Assistant Dean at the College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore and the Director of the Centre for Project and Facilities Management, NUS. He concurrently leads the Safety and Resilience Research Unit in the Centre. Assoc Prof Goh’s expertise is in Workplace Safety and Health, project management and risk management.
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A veteran HR leader, Mr Lawrence Hung Yu-yun possesses a wealth of industry experience of over 25 years and is currently the Director of Human Resources at Chinachem Group, a leadership role he has held since 2019. As part of the management team, he spearheaded innovative HR policies and initiatives at MNCs including Richemont Asia Pacific, Pepsico, Caltex, and Hong Kong Disneyland across the sectors, from real estate to theme parks to petroleum, fast moving consumer products to luxury retail in Asia. Mr Hung is a professional trainer specialising in business coaching and reward management. He received the Global Professional in Human Resources credential from HRCI in 2019, a Registered Corporate Coach designation from the Worldwide Association of Business Coaches in 2015, and was appointed as a Faculty Member of WorldatWork in 2005. Furthermore, giving back to the community is a cause Mr Hung dedicates himself towards. To this end, he serves as a member of the Career Development Board for The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Member of Advisory Committee for Graduate Employment for City University of Hong Kong. Mr Hung earned his MBA from the University of Birmingham and a Master of Science in Management from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
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Dr Robin Kennish is a Senior Partner at ERM and is the Asia Lead for Renewables & Climate Change Services. Robin’s focus is on advising his Clients on their transition to a low carbon economy and working with their teams to ensure that a robust strategy is in place so they can meet their climate, nature and ESG goals. This has included advisory services around climate disclosures including CDP and TCFD, GHG assessments, net-zero transition plans and SBTi submissions. Robin has significant experience in obtaining approvals (regulatory permits as well as lenders) for energy projects in the Asia region including offshore and onshore wind, hydropower, waste to energy and solar.
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Matt Lyon has over 15 years' experience helping clients deliver lasting performance improvement, and cultural and behavioural change initiatives across large organizations. Matt specialises in helping clients build and deliver the architecture required to implement effective change. Through the practical application of cultural and behavioural change methodologies he engages with organisations at every level helping them to overcome challenges, accelerate strategy execution and release potential in their talent.
As a change architect Matt employs methodologies and key insights from Neuroscience, Anthropology and Psychology to increase the likelihood of success. Matt has studied Change at Stern Business School, is a certified Prosci change manager as well as having attended and delivered programmes on strengths based leadership, emotional intelligence, NLP, Tetramap, communication and many more.
Matt is a graduate of Durham University in England with a BSc Hons in Economics & Politics. Past and present clients include: Goldman Sachs, UBS, Morgan Stanley, HSBC, Hong Kong Exchange, DBS, Manulife, SFC, AIA, Nomura, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Deloitte, KPMG, Moet Hennessy, Ralph Lauren, Saks Avenue, Disneyland, GAP, Pfizer, Hilton and Ogilvy.
Jakub is the ESG & Climate Research Lead in Hong Kong and focuses on financial sector and fixed income research. He joined MSCI in January 2019. In his previous role, he was a buy-side fixed income analyst at UBS WM Chief Investment Office. Jakub holds an MSc in Finance and Investment from the University of Edinburgh and is a CFA charterholder.
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Dr. Serge Stinckwich is a computer scientist and the Head of Research at United Nations University Institute in Macau, a UN think tank taking a human-centred lens to look at how we can amplify the positive contributions of digital technologies for sustainable development and mitigate their risks. His main research interests are in Modelling of Complex Systems, Social Simulation and the impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Before joining UNU, Dr. Serge Stinckwich was Associate-Professor at the University of Caen Normandie in France and a researcher in the international joint research unit UMMISCO of IRD (French Research Institute on Sustainable Development), Sorbonne University and 4 universities from the Global South located in Cameroon, Morocco, Senegal&Vietnam. He worked in Vietnam from 2008 to 2012 with the University of Science and Technology of Hanoi and in Cameroon from 2017 to 2020 with the University of Yaoundé I.
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Ir Dr. Pang Yat Bond, Derrick, JP serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Asia Allied Infrastructure Holdings Limited, a conglomerate with diversified businesses. At the same time, he holds a number of important public offices, including a member of the Henan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, an executive member of the Construction Industry Council, a council member of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, a non-executive director of the Insurance Authority, and a member of the Aviation Development and Three-runway System Advisory Committee. In 2017, he was appointed as a Justice of the Peace by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.
Ir Dr. Pang has over 23 years of geotechnical design and construction experience in the United States and Hong Kong. Ir Dr. Pang received a Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He is a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, the United Kingdom and the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of California, United States.
Mr Rex Wong Siu-han, JP is the CEO of Kum Shing Group, which actively participates in decarbonization-related projects. He is currently a member of the Construction Industry Council, Occupational Safety and Health Council, Steering Committee of New Energy Transport Fund and the Council of the City University of Hong Kong. He also serves as a Board member of CIC-Zero Carbon Park and BEAM Society, as well as the Chairman of the Environment Committee and Health & Safety Committee of Hong Kong Construction Association. He is a qualified BEAM Pro, LEED AP and a registered architect in the USA.
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Yeow Teck has more than 20 years of experience in construction-related businesses such as defence, building materials, renewable energy and ground engineering.
He is currently the Singapore General Manager for Keller, one of the world’s leading specialist geotechnical contractors.
With Keller, he has diverse experience, having worked in different functions of engineering, contracting, business development and operations. Yeow Teck has also good knowledge of ASEAN having successfully led the development of new markets and managed major projects across different countries.
Yeow Teck strongly believes that a good organisation should take care of her people and the Community. He enjoys ideas and discussions that promote business in these aspects.
Dr. Felix Yip regards himself as a Practitioner-Scholar. Before joining the academic Sector in 2011, he assumed Human Resources Leadership roles with leading multinational companies in different industries, like food retailing and trading, beverage manufacturing and selling, Multimedia Communications and TV production, Container Terminal Operations, and Car dealership in Greater China Region for over 27 years. He currently assumes the role of Teaching Consultant in the Department of Management, Marketing and Information Systems, as well as Associate Director of Centre for Human Resources Strategy and Development at Hong Kong Baptist University.
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Ms Bernadette Linn was appointed the Secretary for Development on 1 July 2022. She joined the Administrative Service in 1989 and rose to the rank of Administrative Officer Staff Grade A1 in 2019. She has served in various bureaux and departments, including appointments as Deputy Secretary for Education in 2005, Deputy Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Treasury) in 2008, Private Secretary to the Chief Executive in 2010, Director of Lands in 2012 and Permanent Secretary for Development (Planning and Lands) in 2017. Ms Linn holds a Bachelor Degree from the University of Hong Kong (major in Literature) and a Master Degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (major in Communication Studies).
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Ms Ho is appointed the Secretary for Housing on 1 July 2022. Ms Ho joined the Government as Architect in 1992 and was promoted to Chief Architect in 2009, and to Government Architect in 2012. She was appointed the Director of Architectural Services in 2020. Apart from serving in the Architectural Services Department, Ms Ho had been posted to work as the Deputy Head of Energizing Kowloon East Office under the Development Bureau. During the out-break of COVID-19 in 2020 to 2022, she has actively participated in the construction of quarantine facilities, temporary hospitals and community isolation facilities at Penny’s Bay, Kai Tak and many other locations by adoption of Modular Integrated Construction method.
Ms Ho graduated from the Faculty of Architecture of The University of Hong Kong. She also attended the Advanced Management Program of INSEAD in France. She is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects and a Registered Architect.
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Dr. Samuel HK Chui is an environmental engineer (Fellow Member of HKIE) with over 30 years of experience in the field of environmental engineering. He has been responsible for a number of tasks including sewerage infrastructure planning, the Harbour Area Sewage Treatment Scheme, O-PARK, O-PARK2, I-PARK1, and the Review of the Environmental Impact Assessment Process. Dr. Chui is an expert in wastewater treatment and has published over 30 international journal papers with over 1,400 citations, received 5 international awards, and won the Best Ph.D Thesis Award of the University of Hong Kong. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he used his expertise to launch a territory-wide sewage surveillance program that successfully identified over 26,000 COVID cases and broke the chain of transmission. Dr. Chui had also been teaching "Wastewater Treatment and Reuse", a Master of Science course at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, for 20 years. Dr. Chui is now the Director of Environmental Protection Department of the Hong Kong SAR Government.
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Ir John KWONG is the Head of Project Strategy and Governance (PSGO) of the Development Bureau. He is a civil engineer by training and possesses over 30 years’ experience in overseeing and delivering a wide-range of major projects in various bureaux and departments. He graduated from the University of Hong Kong and obtained several postgraduate degrees in engineering and laws.
John established PSGO in 2019 and has been leading this dedicated office with multi-disciplinary professionals to devise and implement a series of strategies for improving the overall productivity and enhancing project cost governance in a holistic manner, with an aim to uplifting the performance and cost-effectiveness of public works projects.
中國工程院院士、國際歐亞科學院院士，廣東省科學技術協會主席，能源與環境工程技術專家。1995年入選中國科學院百人計劃。曾任國家863能源領域專家委員會副主任、中國科學院廣州分院、廣東省科學院院長、中國科學院廣州能源研究所所長。
長期從事有機固體廢棄物能源化與資源化利用理論與技術研究、生物質能利用技術研究與開發。以熱化學轉化、物理轉化、化學轉化、生化轉化系列技術及集成為手段，實現生活垃圾、畜禽糞便、農林廢物的能源化與資源化高值利用。在長期研究基礎上，提出了“城鄉礦山”和“城鄉礦山雲”理念，建立了“農村代謝共生產業”新模式。參與能源戰略和生態文明建設戰略咨詢研究。主編著作7部，參編著作11部，獲“全國優秀環境科技工作者”、“國家科學技術進步獎二等獎”等榮譽。
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Ir Albert CHENG is the Executive Director of the Construction Industry Council of Hong Kong and a seasoned construction professional with over 30 years’ experience in the planning, design, management and implementation of mega public works projects. Prior to joining the Construction Industry Council, Ir CHENG was the Head of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Project Management Office of the Highways Department and the Head of the New Territories East Development Office of the Civil Engineering and Development Department. Ir CHENG is the Immediate Past President of the Hong Kong Institution of Highways and Transportation, currently a Fellow Member of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and Institution of Civil Engineers.
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Driven by a deep-seated belief that design can make the world a better place, Donald Choi is both architect and developer. Previously Managing Director of the Nan Fung Group, and a Director of Foster and Partners, Donald has worked on a large number of high profile public and private projects worldwide. He has also held multiple leadership roles in NGO and professional bodies that focus on community, design and innovation. He is currently the Board Chairperson of the Construction Innovation and Technology Application Centre, Advisor of Our Hong Kong Foundation and a Board member of the Business Environment Council, Hong Kong Design Centre, Hong Kong Green Building Council, Habitat of Humanity HK, and Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation. He is also a member of the Council for Carbon Neutrality and Sustainable Development, Land and Development Advisory Committee, the Hospital Governing Committee [HGC] of Hong Kong Eye Hospital & Kowloon Hospital and the Chairman of Sub-committee on Capital Works of the HGC of North District Hospital.
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Barry is a highly regarded sustainability professional with over 25 years of experience advising business leaders on formulating sustainability strategies and integrating them into corporate values and culture. In 2022, Barry joined the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks (HKSTP) where he currently leads the sustainability strategy and HKSTP’s net zero roadmap implementation. His role also involves driving the momentum of building the next generation of bankable climate solutions ecosystem for Hong Kong and beyond. Prior to joining HKSTP, Barry served as the Regional Head of the Climate Solutions Partnership at HSBC Asia Pacific. Throughout his 15-year tenure at HSBC, Barry acted as a subject matter expert, offering guidance to top management on advocating for sustainability. In addition to his professional roles, Barry served on the vetting committees of the Environment & Conservation Fund and the Council for Sustainable Development.
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Katherine has extensive 30 years’ working experience in the industry as an architect for Chung Wah Nan Architects Ltd. and project manager for Wing Tai Properties Limited and New World Development Co. Ltd previously.
As a General Manager (Project Management) for the Hong Kong Housing Society, she is now working on various building types, namely Subsidized sale flats, public rental housing and Elderly housing. She is specializing and focusing on elderly housing projects with passion. eg. well recognized The Tanner Hill, Blissful Place and the Purpose-built elderly housing with MiC at Jat Min Chuen, Shatin. She also has much involvement in the evolution of Universal Design to Accessible Design and currently Intergeneration Design for different age group with due care of social and community aspects.
Ir Thomas HO is the Chairman of the Construction Industry Council (CIC). The mission of CIC is to CONNECT, LEAD and EXCEL. He possesses over 40 years of experience in construction industry. He has been dedicated to spearheading project management and general management, safety initiatives, sustainable development and innovation excellence in the construction industry. He is recognised by the industry as the figurehead in promoting excellence in construction management, safety leadership, as well as sustainable and quality construction. After joining CIC, he promoted Mi-Infinity, Integrated Common Data Environments and holistic Robotic Construction, he also insisted Design for Safety, High Productivity and Sustainability in the future of Construction. Livability and Well-being will be the ultimate game. In recognition of his advanced mindset in advocating innovative and green construction initiatives, Ir HO received the Outstanding Achievement Award from Hong Kong Institute of Construction Managers in 2018.
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Mr Ivan Fu is a Director of LWK + PARTNERS and CEO of its holding company, with over 30 years of industry experience. He has been extensively involved in projects across Greater China and Asia Pacific, while leading the Group through its diversification from architectural design into urban planning, interiors, landscape, heritage conservation and digitalisation. The Group employs over 1,000 members of staff.
Ivan has been participating actively in various public platforms in Hong Kong and mainland China, including statutory bodies like Town Planning Board, Construction Industry Council, Urban Renewal Fund, Enhancing Self-Reliance Through District Partnership Programme and China Green Building Council. Ivan is particularly interested in conservation and sustainability in social and environmental sense. He involved in various forward looking projects to address social needs and environmental issues. Projects like Blue House, Light Housing, homeless home are well received by the public with social impact. He is appointed a Justice of the Peace and is a Medal of Honour recipient in Hong Kong SAR.
Professor Xiang-dong Li is a highly distinguished scholar in environmental science and sustainable urban development. In 2022, he was honoured with the prestigious Clair C. Patterson Award (Innovative Breakthrough in Environmental Biogeochemistry in the last decade) from the Geochemical Society. The award acknowledged Prof Li’s pioneering research in the fields of regional contamination, urban air PM2.5 pollution, and the origin and dissemination of antimicrobial resistance.
Professor Li’s groundbreaking research project entitled “Unravelling the Black Box between Air Pollution and Public Health for Transformative Air Quality Management” was awarded HK$44.52 million from the Research Grants Council Theme-based Research Scheme in 2022/23. This project aims to identify the key toxic components and their associated sources responsible for PM2.5 health effects and develop effective and economical approaches to manage air quality and public health.
Professor Li has been the principal investigator of numerous research projects funded by the RGC, NSFC, and UGC Area of Excellence Scheme. He boasts an impressive publication record, with over 250 papers primarily appearing in prestigious international journals. Additionally, he has authored more than ten publications that rank among the top 1% most cited papers in Environment/Ecology, according to the ISI database.
Humankind and the built environment are facing critical challenges such as climate change and ageing workforce. To address the critical challenges, modular construction technology has been adopted in many countries and regions, and in Hong Kong it is promoted under the policy term “modular integrated construction (MiC)”. The Department of Civil Engineering of The University of Hong Kong is a leading research unit on MiC. We have introduced the concept of MiC to Hong Kong and provided the theoretical basis and methodological guidance for its adoption. Our research shows that the use of MiC can increase labour productivity by at least 100% over conventional construction. We are exploring more innovative MiC solutions to further uplift construction productivity. For example, our established smart MiC planning platform can ensure efficient and safe transport of hefty modules and our developed smart MiC lifting planning and monitoring system can safeguard module installation. In addition to high-productivity, we have also been developing low-carbon MiC solutions, such as novel module wall and floor connections for minimising lifecycle embodied carbon emissions of buildings. With established collaboration with government and industry, we seek innovation-driven and problem-solving-oriented solutions for enhancing construction productivity and sustainability continuously.
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