Caroline Cheng is the co-founder of award-winning Yi Design and is dedicated to finding a circular solution for ceramic waste.

She is an artist and curator who has promoted Chinese ceramic arts for decades, earning renown in China and worldwide. Her work is included in the collections of the British Museum, the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, etc.

Cheng received the “Outstanding Achievement Award” from the American National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) in 2014 and the Japan Good Design Award for Community Development in 2020.

Caroline Cheng is also the owner of the world-renowned Pottery Workshop in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Jingdezhen

My Sustainability Goals for 2025:

1. Cut down household and transportation carbon emissions by 20% in 2025.
2. Zero waste in households, eliminate 50% plastic products and packaging. Compost organic waste for fertilizing the farmland in Hong Kong.
3. Use recycled products rather than mining raw materials for new products.
4. Research alternative solutions to use clean technology materials rather than cement.

Mr. John Fiorino, based out of Malaga, Spain, heads the technical/R&D and the international departments within Krystaline Technology S.A. John is currently overseeing the development of various eco related solutions utilizing a unique approach focused on concrete’s own natural hydration abilities to provided increased durability, strength, and to self healing. These benefits allow for an improved concrete life span beyond concrete’s normal abilities while completely eliminating the need for environmentally unfriendly membrane systems. The sustainability benefits alone will result in a reduction in the carbon footprint.

My Sustainability Goals for 2025:

That Hong Kong continues to improve the quality of life by advancing with sustainable concrete solutions.

Dr. Howard Ku is a dedicated professional with over 30 years of experience in industrial automation, contributing to technological advancements. Holding a DBA, MSc in AI & Data Science, and an MBA, he combines technical expertise with practical business insights. Howard focuses on developing AI-integrated LED energy-saving solutions, aiming to create smart, sustainable innovations that address energy challenges. Committed to environmental progress, he works to deliver thoughtful, eco-friendly technologies, using his skills to foster a greener future.

Mostafa Monira Firdouse is a sustainability strategist and ESG consultant with over a decade of experience in climate finance, carbon valuation, and inclusive business transformation. As the CEO and Founder of Carbon Valuation Services Limited, she leads efforts to help organizations monetize carbon reduction, manage ESG risks, and align with global sustainability goals.

She has advised governments, development agencies, and financial institutions across more than 30 regional projects, focusing on energy efficiency, green buildings, water, and agribusiness. Her work emphasizes empowering women-led SMEs, promoting carbon-conscious decision-making, and integrating sustainability into everyday business practices.

“Sustainability isn’t a side project—it’s a mindset shift. When we rethink how we work, we unlock new value for people, planet, and performance.”
— Mostafa Monira Firdouse

Join us as she leads a dynamic session designed to challenge assumptions, inspire innovation, and equip you with actionable strategies for a more sustainable work future.

Anu is a highly accomplished finance and sustainability leader renowned for her strategic insight and commitment to driving commercial success. With over a decade of experience, she has consistently delivered impactful initiatives across various industries, enhancing organizational performance while promoting sustainability.

Anu’s career is marked by her expertise in advising organizations on critical sustainability initiatives. She specializes in conducting comprehensive carbon footprint assessments, helping businesses understand and mitigate their environmental impact. Her proficiency in setting ambitious net-zero targets has empowered numerous organizations to align their operations with global sustainability goals.

In addition to her advisory role, Anu excels in strategic decarbonization planning. She collaborates closely with stakeholders to develop actionable roadmaps that facilitate the transition to low-carbon operations. Her ability to integrate financial strategies with sustainability objectives not only drives profitability but also fosters long-term resilience in a rapidly changing market.

Through her leadership, Anu has successfully championed initiatives that not only meet regulatory requirements but also enhance brand reputation and stakeholder engagement. Her commitment to sustainable development is unwavering, as she continues to advocate for practices that create lasting value for both businesses and the planet.

In her free time, Anu enjoys mentoring emerging leaders in the field, sharing her knowledge, and inspiring the next generation of finance and sustainability professionals.

My Sustainability Goals for 2025:

1. Aim to significantly reduce waste by adopting a zero-waste lifestyle, focusing on reusing.
2. Start a small garden on my balcony.

Richard Bourne is the Senior Vice President for Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) and a member of the Senior Leadership team at EcoVadis. Over his 16-year tenure, Richard has played a pivotal role in expanding the company’s sustainability network, significantly contributing to the growth of its global rated network, which now includes over 150,000 companies. His leadership has been instrumental in engaging both requesting and rated companies, promoting sustainable business practices across SMEs and large corporations alike. Richard’s expertise continues to shape the future of sustainability in the APJ region and beyond.

My Sustainability Goals for 2025:

1. Fostering transparent collaboration between the public and private sectors.
2. Making sustainability practical and accessible for small and medium-sized businesses.
3. Moving from promises to progress.

Joey Lau currently serves as the Sustainable Development Manager at Swire Properties, one of the leading property developers in Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland. Her role involves providing strategic advice around implementation of the company’s sustainable development strategy and is heavily involved in managing responses for a wide range of sustainability indices.

She has over 10 years of experience in sustainability and has been engaged in different roles and sectors, from consultancy to in-house; serving in long-standing conglomerates and top real estate developers. Her roles allowed her to develop extensive experience around GHG accounting and management, environmental target setting, nature and biodiversity impact assessment, supply chain ESG, sustainability reporting, environmental impact assessment, green building certification and climate risk assessment.

Valerie Wang is the Senior Sustainability Solution Consultant at EcoVadis, a purpose-driven company partnering with global customer base to drive positive impact in the supply chain through trusted data and robust supplier risk & engagement intelligence.

In her role, Valerie guides businesses to strategize and maximize EcoVadis’ solution suite value for each customer’s specific use cases and objectives. Her passion and main focus areas are modern slavery, living wage, and Scope 3 value chain emissions.

Prior to her current role, Valerie worked as a Senior Sustainability Analyst and Team Lead focusing on labor and human rights Ratings methodology and engagement with the rated companies.

Valerie obtained Master’s Degree in Sustainability and Social Innovation from HEC Paris.

Aiman Ali is the Global Head of Sustainability for Product Certification business at BSI.
He is also a BSI certified GHG Professional and Practitioner responsible for sustainability portfolio for BSI.

Aiman brings a blend of technical know-how in health, safety, and risk and commercial experience of 10+ years to support clients globally to embark on sustainability journey.
Join Aiman at the upcoming ReThink for a sharing on BSI sustainability schemes on carbon footprint, carbon neutrality, and circularity.

My Sustainability Goals for 2025:

1. Increased availability of information and education on how APAC manufacturers can reduce their carbon footprint.
2. Uptake in independent certification to carbon standards such as ISO 14064 ISO and 14068-1 to ensure sustainability claims stand up to scrutiny.
3. BSI can provide support for those exporting products, and wanting to comply to local HKFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards for example.

Dion leads Mott MacDonald’s Climate and Sustainability advisory services in Asia, delivering projects across multiple sectors for public and private Clients.

As a designer focusing in sustainable design, Dion advocates for low carbon solutions in city planning, new build and existing asset portfolio conserving resources while enhancing the overall spatial and environmental quality. They hold project director and project manager roles for sustainability framework, green certification, building performance and carbon management strategy coordinating between various specialist consultants to achieve the project’s sustainability goals.

Erica Colson is an experienced marketing leader specialising in the intersection of sustainability, certification and commercial growth. With a background in psychology and a passion for human behaviour, Erica brings a unique perspective to sustainability marketing, crafting strategies that resonate with both technical and commercial audiences. A seasoned international speaker and facilitator, she draws on real-world case studies, including brands securing major retail listings, improving tender success, and meeting ESG buyer criteria across the UK, Europe and APAC, to demonstrate how verified sustainability claims can unlock competitive advantage in regulated markets. At ReThink HK, Erica will explore how data-driven certification enables climate leadership, market access and business resilience in an era of rising stakeholder expectations. Her insights are shaped by global client collaborations and a strong understanding of the commercial power of credible climate action.

 My Sustainability Goals for 2025

• Collaboration throughout the supply chain and across sectors to drive innovation, facilitating more sustainable manufacturing practices.
• Alignment of international objectives to support a sustainability ecosystem that transcends boarders.
• Leading brands making the most of their sustainability achievements, marketing these credentials to offer consumers the choice to support sustainable products and services.

Orwell is a leader at BD8 Ecoplastics, who are looking to reduce the environmental impact of lenses in eyewear industry with the innovative use of sustainable materials.

Spencer Liu is Executive Director of the Climate Governance Initiative Hong Kong Chapter (CGI HK), a non-profit initiative dedicated to empowering board directors to exercise effective climate governance. In this role, Spencer works with business leaders and governance professionals to strengthen boardroom capabilities and embed climate oversight across Hong Kong’s corporate landscape, influencing through practical guidance, cross-sector engagement, and original research to support decision-making in the climate transition.

Beyond CGI HK, Spencer has founded Riverwood Climate Solutions, where he advises corporations and startups across Asia on climate technologies, with a focus on strategy and venture co-building in the sustainable transportation value chain. He also serves as Advisor & Director at Power Dime Inc., a Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (CPPA) platform helping businesses access traceable, auditable carbon-free power across global markets.

Earlier in his career, Spencer spent eight years at McKinsey & Company, where he co-led sustainability and green business building in Greater China as an Associate Partner. He is a CFA charterholder, CESGA holder, and LEED Green Associate.

My Sustainability Goals for 2025:

Corporations continue to see climate actions as priority, with a long-term outlook on such matter

Anthony Cheung is Managing Director and Head of ESG at one of Asia’s largest multi-manager investment platforms, where he oversees ESG integration and sustainable investment strategies. With over 20 years of experience in asset management across Europe and Asia, he served at renowned institutions including Gartmore, Pictet, and BNP Paribas.

As the first Certified ESG Analyst (CESGA) in Asia, Anthony has served on the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) Supervisory Board, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Stakeholder Council, and the CFA Institute ESG Technical Committee. He contributes to climate governance as a board member of Friends of the Earth (HK) and the Hong Kong Institute of Directors.

Recognized by the 2019 Regional ESG Leader Award by Insights and Mandate, Anthony actively advocates for advancing science-based, implementable climate accounting and sustainability reporting frameworks in Asia. Anthony is a Fellow of CPA Australia and based in Hong Kong

Manshu leads the Hong Kong Chapter at the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ). Building on the works by the GFANZ APAC Network, she focuses on engaging and building capacity with financial institutions across Greater China to scale transition finance to support the real economy transition to net-zero.

Before joining GFANZ, Manshu performed various roles covering programme management, market research and data analytics, at the Hong Kong Academy of Finance, Climate Bonds Initiative, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Bloomberg. Manshu holds a master’s degree in Financial Analysis from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and bachelor’s degrees in Science and Commerce from the University of Ottawa, Canada.

Manshu is now based in Hong Kong. She is fluent in Mandarin, English and Cantonese.

Pooi Funn MOONG is Director for Asia Pacific and leads A4S activities in the region, including the Asia Pacific Chapter of the A4S CFO Leadership Network and supporting CFOs and finance teams to embed sustainability.

Prior to joining A4S, Pooi Funn was at Deloitte professional services and assisting organisations on reporting, internal controls, business processes, risk management and governance. She has worked with a wide range of organisations in the global financial services industry, has held regional roles and led complex projects involving cross-border and cross-functional teams in the UK, Middle East, and Southeast Asia.

Pooi Funn is a Fellow Chartered Accountant, member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), and member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA).

Suki has 10 years of experience in sustainability consulting, stakeholder engagement, and policy research. Currently at BEC, Suki leads research initiatives related to climate change and energy transition, including BEC’s Climate Change Business Forum, Net-zero Carbon Charter and sectoral energy transition research projects.

Previously, Suki worked with a range of clients across different sectors on sustainability issues in the US and Hong Kong. Her responsibilities included researching international renewable energy policies and developing ESG strategies. She also worked in private equity and venture capital. She has actively participated in international climate change negotiations and policy development, such as COP21.

Suki holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology, a Master of Environmental Management degree from Duke University, and an MBA degree from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Ms Cody Leong is a Senior Officer on the Policy & Research team at BEC, where she facilitates and leads initiatives under the Climate Change Business Forum Advisory Group. Her responsibilities include managing various projects, including the BEC Net-zero Carbon Charter and the BEC Carbon Disclosure Programme, as well as report writing and providing support for other initiatives. Prior to her current role, Cody worked as a Sustainability and Workplace Health and Safety Coordinator in the hospitality sector in Australia. In that capacity, she developed and assisted the Management Team in implementing sustainability policies, plans, initiatives, and programmes while actively engaging with multiple stakeholders.

Alexandre Levy is a seasoned sustainability professional with 23 years in Greater China (mandarin fluent). Alex and his team has held 300+ workshops about climate change and impact reduction. Specializing in supply chain and carbon footprint analysis, Alex also deploys in Asia workshops about biodiversity, digital economy impact and circular economy.

Alex is a trained carbon accountant (GHG protocol), Climate Fresk trainer, ex-VP of the French chamber of commerce in China (CCIFT) and a French Foreign Trade Advisor since 2014 (appointed by the French Prime Minister).

My Sustainability Goals for 2025:

Keep my personal carbon footprint below 5 tons of CO2e

Dr. Sujata S. Govada is an award-winning, qualified urban designer, certified urban planner and registered architect in India with over 35 years of experience having worked on a diverse range of projects in Hong Kong, US, Philippines, India and the region. She is the CEO and Managing Director of UDP International, an award winning global boutique practice based in Hong Kong since 1994, with representative offices in San Francisco, and Hyderabad, India. UDP International has won 16 major planning and design awards including Central Harbourfront Master Plan, Graham Street Urban Regeneration Alternate Proposal, Harbourfront Connectivity Study in Hong Kong, the Clark Green City Master Plan in the Philippines, Naya Dharavi Master Plan and IT Master Plan in India. UDP International is Innovative by Design leveraging award- winning smart and sustainable design and planning with a collaborative place-making approach with a focus on People, Place and Planet. Some of her recent and current projects include Kai Tak Sports Park and Smart Cultural Precinct @ Central in Hong Kong; large waterfront master planning projects in the Philippines and Balanced land use plan for a Marina District in the US; and the ADB Metro Rail TOD Project in Bengaluru and Urban Design and Architectural Guidelines for Amaravati in India.

Dr. Govada is the Founding Director of the Institute for Sustainable Urbanisation (ISU) which she set up in 2014 in Hong Kong. She has undertaken Smart City Research leading to the Hong Kong sections in Springer publications “Smart City Smart Economy” (2016), “E- Democracy” (2017), “Smart Metropolitan Region” (2018), “Smart Environment for Smart Cities” (2019), “Smart Living for Smart Cities (2020) and Smart Mega Cities” (2021) edited by Prof. T.M.V Kumar. ISU has also undertaken local initiatives such as the Smart Cultural Precinct (SCP) engaging the local community with a vision to develop a walkable Cultural Precinct in Central, Hong Kong. Over the last two years Dr. Govada has been involved with Ar. Sergeijs and his team in the Rebuilding Cities Workshop and was instrumental in making it an international workshop getting universities in Hong Kong, India and the US to participate as well. She has gained a reputation as a thought leader in shaping smart, sustainable, resilient, liveable and walkable communities and cities around the world.

In 2025, Dr. Govada was teaching as Part-time Lecturer in the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Urban Design & Regional Planning Program of City University of Hong Kong. Prior to this, as an Adjunct Associate Professor, at the School of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Dr. Govada taught courses and studios as part of the master’s program in Urban Design that she also helped to start. She also was Assistant Professor at Urban Planning at the Department of Urban Planning and Design, the Faculty of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong, teaching part time in the master’s programs in Urban Design and Planning. She was also a Global Trustee of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and was an Exco Member as well as the 2015 President of the Hong Kong Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Hong Kong). She was also the Founding Vice President of the Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design (HKIUD), which she was primarily responsible in setting up. Dr. Govada was also a former representative of the Harbourfront Commission in Hong Kong instrumental in the enhancing the Hong Kong harboufront. Dr. Govada was also an advisor for World Bank on their Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Study focused on design, planning, development, implementation and scaling up of TOD based developments around the world.

Matthew is the Founder and Managing Director of BaseCreate.com, a multidisciplinary branding and marketing agency with offices in Asia Pacific. With two decades of experience working with both startups and large corporations, he brings a brand growth mindset to every branding project.

Jeanne Lim is the Founder and CEO of beingAI Corporation, a company building the future of engagement and value creation, with its artificially intelligent agents (AI beings®) transforming how people connect, decide, and act, and its shared ownership platform expanding access to assets.

Jeanne has over 25 years of experience in business management and technology marketing and is the former CEO and Chief Marketing Officer of Hanson Robotics, where she played a key role in creating and building the brand of Sophia the Robot. She has held senior marketing leadership positions at technology companies including Apple, Dell, Cisco, and Danaher. At Apple, Jeanne served in product management, marketing management, and business management roles and launched some of the company’s most groundbreaking products in Asia Pacific.

Jeanne is a Board Member and Chairperson of the Advisory Board for The Cathy Ann Hall Sphere Foundation, a Founding Member and Advisory Board Member of the Artificial Intelligence Association of Hong Kong and the board sponsor of its Responsible AI sub-committee, and a member of the GenAI User Committee at Hong Kong University. She is an advocate for the startup ecosystem, contributing as an angel investor, advisor, mentor, and judge for startup competitions.

Jeanne holds a Ph.D. in Integrated and Holistic Health, an MBA from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and a BA in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley. She is also a certified yoga instructor and lifelong student of its philosophy, having completed Georg Feuerstein’s five-year Traditional Yoga Studies program.

My Sustainability Goals for 2025:

1. Reduce Microplastic Pollution

Hong Kong should aim to significantly reduce microplastic leakage into its marine and urban environments. This can include banning or phasing out microbeads in consumer products, strengthening wastewater treatment to capture microplastics, and introducing stricter regulations on plastic packaging.

2. Reduce Food Waste

Hong Kong generates over 3,000 tons of food waste daily. Possible programs include mandatory food waste separation in businesses, subsidies for food redistribution programs,. Restaurants and supermarkets can also be incentivized to donate surplus food.

3: Transition To Electric Public Transport

Hong Kong’s public transport system is efficient but transitioning buses, minibuses, and taxis to electric or hydrogen-powered vehicles could greatly reduce air pollution and carbon emissions. A target could be for public transport fleet to be 50% zero-emission in the next 10 years.