Dr CHEUNG Tin-cheung is the Chairman of the Hong Kong Green Building Council. He is also an Adjunct Professor of City University of Hong Kong, the University of Hong Kong and the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong. In addition, he is a member of the Private Columbaria Licensing Board, the Appeal Tribunal Panel under section 45 of the Buildings Ordinance, the Appeal Panel under section 48 of the Basic Housing Units Ordinance, the Expanded Building Committee of the Buildings Department, the Project Board for New Railway Projects of the Transport and Logistics Bureau, and the Independent Railway Expert Advisory Committee for New Railway Projects of the Transport and Logistics Bureau.

Dr CHEUNG holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Estate Management from the University of Reading, UK, a Master of Science Degree in Construction Management from the University of Bath, UK, and a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Fire Engineering from the City University of Hong Kong. He has held professional qualifications in building surveying, property management and facility management. He is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors, a Registered Professional Surveyor (BS), an Honorary Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Facility Management, and a Fellow of the World Institute of Sustainable Development Planners.

Dr CHEUNG was previously Director of Buildings in the HKSAR Government and received the Silver Bauhinia Star Award in 2019 for his dedicated and meritorious service to the Government, particularly in promoting building safety and a sustainable built environment in Hong Kong. He previously also served as an Honorary Professor in the Department of Building and Real Estate at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and is a recipient of the Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award in Professional Achievement.

Daniel Chan is the Field Quality & Excellence Director and Sustainability Lead at Jardine Schindler Group (JSG), based at the Group Headquarters in Hong Kong. In his current role, he takes the lead to drive initiatives in field quality, operational excellence, and sustainability, with a focus on enhancing safety, performance, and environmental outcomes across the organization. As Sustainability Lead, he also supports efforts to advance low carbon and resilient practices within the built environment.

Daniel joined Jardine Schindler in 2003, following an earlier role as a Project Engineer with Mitsubishi. He began his career in engineering and project management, progressing from Senior Project Engineer to Project Manager, before moving into leadership roles in Jardine Schindler Macau as Projects Director and subsequently Field Operations Director.

In 2010, he was seconded to Jardine Schindler Taiwan, where he served as Product Line Manager for New Installations and later as General Manager. Upon returning to Hong Kong in 2012, he was appointed Projects Director and subsequently took on broader responsibilities overseeing New Installation fulfilment and Sales Engineering across Hong Kong and Macau. Since 2017, Daniel has held senior technical leadership roles with regional responsibilities spanning Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, covering safety and quality operations. His career reflects a strong track record in operational leadership, technical excellence, and the integration of sustainability into business practices.

Beyond his corporate role, Daniel actively contributes to the industry in Hong Kong. He has served with organizations including the Lift and Escalator Contractors Association and the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, and currently holds roles with the Vocational Training Council, the Pacific Asia Lift and Escalator Association, and the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce.

Daniel holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in industrial engineering and industrial management. He is a Registered Lift and Escalator Engineer in Hong Kong, a Chartered Engineer in the mechanical discipline, and a member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).

My Sustainability Goals for 2026:

• Hong Kong can work out a better roadmap in supporting the waste management handling including the governance on the industrial waste collection and recycling
• Green energy promotion to encourage enterprise can find ways to easily access to get Green Energy instead of buying Renewable Energy Certificate
• Policy to encourage the E&M equipment upgrade/modernization shall have the energy efficient product/system feature

Bryant Lu, Vice Chairman of Ronald Lu and Partners (RLP Asia) and founder of its insight partner Behave, is a sustainability leader in the architecture and design industry. Under his leadership, RLP Asia creates life-centric designs that connect the community, while being sustainable, climate-resilient, future-ready and that honour local culture and heritage.

During his 20+ years at RLP Asia, the firm has received over 500 international and local design accolades. Among these, RLP Asia was honoured with the 2nd Green Building Leadership Pioneer Award and the 39th award from the global GBC network presented by Hong Kong Green Building Council and World Green Building Council, recognising the practice’s pioneering role in sustainable architecture.

Major contributions under his leadership include the world-renowned Xiqu Centre, a Hong Kong icon purpose-built for the traditional art form of Cantonese opera; CIC – Zero Carbon Park, the first net-zero building in China for civilian use; TODTOWN, the first real transit-oriented development in China; Integral, a sustainable industrial garden in Guilin, and numerous others – helping to design a better life for the community and the environment.

As a civic-minded architect, Bryant actively supports the architecture industry and various arts organizations. He serves as a Shenzhen Construction Project Bid Evaluation Expert; a Council Member of the Federation of Hong Kong Beijing Organizations; an expert member of the Transit-Oriented Development Committee of the China Society of Territorial Economists; a member of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council Infrastructure Development Advisory Committee; a senior member of the Chinese Society for Urban Studies; and the Chairman of the Campus Development and Management Committee at Lingnan University. Bryant is also an inaugural Council Member for Design and Architecture at the M+ Museum, the Honorary Secretary of the Council for the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, and the Vice Captain of the Hong Kong Golf Club.

Prof. Martin Zhu is Co-Founder and CEO of i2Cool, whose electricity-free radiative cooling technology offers a retrofit pathway for existing buildings to cut energy demand without major structural upgrades.

He earned his PhD in Energy and Environment from the City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) under the supervision of Ir Prof. Edwin Chi-Yan Tso, and now serves as Adjunct Professor in the University’s College of Business. He also sits on the HKSAR Government’s Green Technology and Finance Development Committee, and was named to Forbes China’s 30 Under 30 and the Hurun U30 China Entrepreneurship Pioneers list.

Co-founding i2Cool with Prof. Tso, Prof. Zhu has taken passive radiative cooling from lab research to commercial deployment across 30+ countries and regions, completing 500+ projects and saving over 15 million kWh of electricity to date.

My Sustainability Goal for 2026:
“From façades to fabrics — rethinking how the world stays cool, one surface at a time.”

Rose is a multidisciplinary strategist with over 15 years of experience shaping real estate and urban development narratives across the United States and Asia Pacific. As part of the Thought Leadership and Programmes team at ULI Asia Pacific, she leads industry dialogue on sustainability, resilience, and placemaking.

Rose is a co-author of ULI Emerging Trends in Real Estate® Asia Pacific and the ULI Asia Pacific Home Attainability Report, delivering data-driven insights and best-practice recommendations for developers, policymakers, and community stakeholders.

A registered architect in both Victoria and California, and a LEED AP BD+C, she combines technical expertise with a strong strategic lens.

Ryan is the Vice President and Executive Director of Public Policy Institute at Our Hong Kong Foundation. He leads the Foundation’s think tank to advise the government and private sector organisations on public policy and strategic development. Before joining OHKF, he was an economist at JLL and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. He holds a Master of Science degree in Economics from the London School of Economics and is a Chartered Surveyor. He is also an Independent Non-Executive Director at China Merchants Land Limited.

Ryan is active in public service and is a member of the Advisory Committee on the Northern Metropolis, the Land and Development Advisory Committee, the Town Planning Board, the Tourism Strategy Committee, the Estate Agents Authority, and the Hong Kong Maritime and Port Development Board. He is also a Vice President of the China Real Estate Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong and International Chapter, and a board member of the Hong Kong Proptech Association.

Wong Ho Yin (Deacon) is a Director of IFMA Hong Kong Chapter and a PhD researcher in Fire Safety, with a strong focus on smart building technologies, AIoT applications and future-ready facility management. His work bridges academic research, building operations and technology adoption, particularly in how data, sensors, artificial intelligence and connected systems can help property and facility management teams move from reactive maintenance to more predictive, proactive and resilient operations.

My Sustainability Goals for 2026:

1. Smarter buildings: Use AI, IoT and data-driven facility management to improve efficiency, safety and resilience. SDG 9, 11

2. Resource efficiency: Reduce energy waste and unnecessary consumption through predictive maintenance and smarter operations. SDG 12, 13

3. Collaboration: Connect facility managers, property owners, technology providers and researchers to scale practical sustainability solutions. SDG 17

Barry is the President (2026-2027) at ASHRAE Hong Kong Chapter. He is the Head of Building Services at Swire Properties Limited. His works involve formulating the corporate decarbonization and energy saving strategies within Swire Properties to pave way for the company in advancing towards a net zero future, implementation of digitalization, artificial intelligence & innovative solution for building applications.

My Sustainability Goals for 2026:

1) Adopt Artificial Intelligence to achieve system optimization to drive decarbonization for Building Sector instead still under piecemeal consideration
2) With more open-minded collaborations between different stakeholders within Building Sector to work towards carbon neutrality

Joshua Sharman, Chief Commercial Director of ISS Hong Kong, has over 15 years of Facility Management experience.

Joshua joined ISS in 2020, having already worked in FM in Hong Kong and around the Asia Pacific region for the previous 7 years and in the FM industry in the UK prior to that in a variety of Business Development and Operational roles.

Joshua was born and raised in Hong Kong. Joshua’s career to date has included helping different clients to review their contracts so as to identify areas for savings, operational gaps, reducing wastage, improving productivity through alternative business models and driving the ESG agenda.

Joshua has a passion for ESG and the unique strength our industry has to help drive it, as well as trying to attract new talent to the FM industry that he himself has gained so much learning and benefitting from. Having originally started in the sustainability industry, Joshua has taken great pride in carrying through his early honed specialisms to help continue to drive the advancement of the ESG agenda within a much broader context.

My Sustainability Goals for 2026:

• Greater use of data driven decision making to make smarter ESG decisions.
• The advancement of green energy sourcing, including energy from waste but also longer term plans for greater use of wind and solar.
• Continued momentum in electrification of vehicles.

Rick Cheung is Assistant Vice President of Emerging Technologies and Solutions Development at HKT Enterprise Solutions, one of Hong Kong’s leading telecommunications and technology service providers. Rick leads the conceptualisation and commercialisation of next-generation enterprise solutions, with a particular focus on Artificial Intelligence, robotics automation and smart city applications.

Rick brings over a decade of hands-on experience in solutions development and technology innovation. Throughout his tenure at HKT, Rick has been instrumental in driving the adoption of AI-powered platforms and robotics across multiple industry verticals, including public utilities, healthcare, public transportation operators and large-scale property development. He has championed the integration of robotics and automation into enterprise workflows.

Rick is a recognised thought leader on the convergence of AI, 5G and physical automation, and regularly engages with academia, industry bodies and government partners to shape Hong Kong’s digital transformation agenda.

My Sustainability Goals for 2026:

• Drive low-carbon smart infrastructure by integrating AI, IoT, and 5G to optimise energy consumption and operational efficiency across buildings, transport, and utilities.
• Accelerate adoption of robotics and automation to reduce human-intensive processes, improve resource utilisation, and enhance workplace safety in high-risk or labour-constrained environments.
• Collaborate with government, academia, and industry to develop scalable smart city solutions that support ESG targets, including carbon reduction, sustainable urban planning, and data-driven environmental monitoring.

Garrick specialises in driving organisational change that creates business value alongside positive impact through the Creating Shared Value (CSV) strategy.

His 20+ years of experience and expertise cover real estate and hospitality asset management, organisational development, corporate sustainability, impact measurement and management, social intrapreneurship, NGO management, charitable fundraising, and grant management.

In his current role with a leading private conglomerate in Hong Kong, Garrick leads efforts to embed sustainability and shared value principles across the group’s operations and value chain through a Sustainability-as-a-Service approach. A core responsibility of his team is to implement new solutions that support commercial tenants in achieving their sustainability goals through green and social leases, to continuously enhancing the company’s competitiveness. In addition, his team oversees voluntary reporting related to decarbonisation and climate, nature, governance, and green financing.

For the wider industries, he advocates for the implementation of impact measurement, through thought leadership and consultancy engagement, to enable the continuous improvement of the effectiveness of corporate impact funding with transparency and accountability. These efforts extend beyond the local market and have received unprecedented recognition from global platforms, including the Shared Value Award and Social Value Award.

In addition to his professional role, Garrick serves on a voluntary basis as Chairperson of the Advisory Committee on Graduate Employment at The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, Vice President of CareER (a charity supporting employability for students with special needs), and a Board Member of Junior Achievement Hong Kong (a charity promoting youth employability).

Phoebe Leung is the Senior Sustainable Development Manager of Swire Properties. Her work involves supporting the Company’s Sustainable Development (SD) 2030 Strategy as well as action plans and programmes to improve the company’s overall SD performance.

She leads the planning and execution of Swire Properties’ SD tenant engagement strategy and bespoke tenant programmes, such as the Green Performance Pledge and Green Kitchen Initiative, fostering landlord-tenant partnerships to incorporate sustainability throughout the design, fit-out and occupancy stages.

In addition, she drives the Company’s Resource and Circularity Taskforce, made up of representatives from portfolio teams and hotels, to regularly analyse waste performance and facilitate new initiatives. She leads the development of new partnerships and innovations to design out waste, encourage reuse and enhance resource recovery. Her recent projects include the Taikoo Place Smart Reusable Cup and Food Box Programme, and launching the Smart Waste Reduction Challenge which utilises smart scales and a digital engagement platform to gamify the Company’s collective sustainability journey with tenants.

Phoebe is a Chartered Environmentalist and also holds a Master of Public Administration from Columbia University.

Olivia Wong is the General Manager – Environmental & Social Responsibility at MTR Corporation Ltd and is responsible for formulating and implementing clear and effective strategies in achieving MTR’s social and environmental objectives and in championing the corporation’s ESG efforts and commitments.
Prior to joining MTR, Olivia spent her entire professional career with the Swire group in different business units including Cathay Pacific and Swire Properties. Her last role in John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Ltd was the Group Head of Diversity & Inclusion where she developed a coherent diversity and inclusion (“D&I”) strategy and aligned D&I initiatives across the Swire Group.

At Swire Properties Ltd. she was the Director HR & Administration and prior to that she was General Manager – Leadership Development at John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Ltd with responsibility for recruiting and fostering talent for the Swire Group. She started her career in Cathay Pacific and held leadership roles in Hong Kong, Southeast Asia and Europe.

Olivia graduated with a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree from the University of California, Berkeley and has an MBA from the University of Michigan. She is a resolute volunteer with Habitat for Humanity since 2005 and recently stepped down as Chair of Habitat for Humanity Hong Kong after serving on the board for nine years. She continues to serve as a director on Habitat for Humanity International board. She has joined the board of ImpactHK in September 2025.

My Sustainability Goals for 2026:

My personal hope for Hong Kong in 2026 and beyond is that sustainability becomes understood and practised as an inseparable balance between environmental and social impact. We need to move beyond recognising this relationship in theory, and embed it in the way decisions are made, partnerships are formed, and progress is measured. I also hope Hong Kong will embrace the opportunities of AI responsibly — ensuring this powerful technology accelerates climate and sustainability solutions while helping to build a more equitable society where everyone can benefit. Above all, I hope to see deeper and more genuine partnership across civil society, with government, corporates, educational institutions and NGOs working together with shared purpose to build a more sustainable, inclusive and resilient Hong Kong.

With more than 35 years’ experience working with some of the world’s most renowned companies – from Huawei to Microsoft to Coca-Cola – Mark helps brands tell their stories in an increasingly complex communications environment.

Over the last five years, he has focused on helping organisations of all sizes and types, break through the clutter in and around sustainability helping them raise funding, find new customers or stay on the right side of regulators.

My Sustainability Goals for 2026:

The embedding of sustainability into the HKSAR Five-Year plan.

Jens-Peter is an expert in the transportation sector for 30 years and a Fellow of IET.

He has degrees in electrical engineering and economic psychology, because for him, technology and people belong together, especially when it comes to digital transformation and the application of artificial intelligence.

By living and working throughout Europe, America and Asia, he became passionate about diversity and leveraging cultural synergies for the development of disruptive innovations.
As the CEO of Siemens Mobility in Hong Kong, he is working with his team and local partners to turn Hong Kong into a sustainable and smart city.

Holding patents by himself, he is always looking for bright ideas and supports talents and their visions. And still today he is dealing with latest technologies and is using AI for developing apps by himself, just for fun.

My Sustainability Goals for 2026:

• Accelerate impact with smart and sustainable solutions for Hong Kong

Ir. H.W. Chan is widely experienced in communications, control and network systems and has over 30 years of related exposures, most of which have been associated with the MTR Corporation in Hong Kong. Mr. Chan has broad experience in a number of railways around the region with in-depth knowledge in many telecom, control facilities and network in use by railways. He heads up a team of young engineers to drive innovation by introducing smart technology for enhancement of railway operations and maintenance. The introduction of the smart systems contributes to the Corporate growth and support the improvement of staff and passengers’ safety, railway operation and maintenance efficiency and customer experience. He has been invited to share expert opinions for the adoption of smart transport, digitalization and cyber security to MTR subsidiary railways in China and overseas, throughout these years.

Tom Owen joined HAECO as Group Director Corporate Development in January 2026. He oversees the group’s strategic development, information and digital technology, and sustainable development, and manages relationships with joint venture and government partners. Prior to HAECO, he served as Director Cargo and Director People at Cathay. Since joining the Swire Group in 1995, Tom has held diverse leadership roles in both Hong Kong and abroad.

Mr Ralph Xu is now the Head, Green Transportation at Centre of Advanced Power and Autonomous Systems (APAS), Hong Kong Productivity Council(HKPC). He joined HKPC with his solid background of automotive industry and electric vehicle development. He has been working in automotive industry for 18 years, with profound experience in R&D, manufacturing and quality control.

Mr Xu obtained bachelor’s degree of engineering in Shanghai Jiao Tong University and started his career in automotive industry as quality engineer in Honda’s local joint venture. He is equipped with broad knowledge of vehicle engineering, component design and development, and good understanding of automotive suppliers. Along with the booming of EV market, he started the EV development career in DENZA, the joint venture of Daimler and BYD from 2011. Throughout 10 years, as R&D manager, he participated in the development of 4 BEV and 1 PHEV models. He has vast experience on EV project planning, product development, testing and validation. He provides a unique insight of NEV industry with the knowledge of electric vehicle integration, HV system and EV testing. He is now responsible for R&D projects in APAS focusing on new energy transportation including EV and hydrogen energy technology.

My Sustainability Goals for 2026:

• Promote energy-efficient buildings and smart city solutions
• Support green businesses and local innovation
• Promote environmental education in schools and workplaces.
• Encourage local partnerships between government, businesses, and citizens
• Increase the use of electric vehicles and clean public transport

Jason is the Assistant Research Director and Head of Land and Housing Research at Our Hong Kong Foundation, where he leads a team of research professionals conducting in-depth analysis across land and housing, transport and logistics, and retail and tourism.

Drawing on his expertise in research, advisory, and consultancy, he provides evidence-based insights and actionable recommendations to government agencies, statutory bodies, and major corporations. His work has directly influenced public policy, and he has authored 15 research reports and co-written a book.

A chartered surveyor and regular media commentator, Jason has written over 100 op-eds and appears frequently on local, Mainland, and international outlets to provide expert analysis on land and housing policies and real estate market dynamics. He is also an RICS Inspire Ambassador, actively contributing to the surveying profession and the next generation of built environment professionals.

Li Yuehuan, holds a B.Sc. in Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering from Wuhan University and an advanced degree from the University of Hong Kong. She is currently Deputy General Manager of Business at SUTPC Digital Technology (Hong Kong) Limited.Specializing in digital twins, low-altitude economy and smart mobility, she has led the R&D and delivery of multiple large-scale smart-city projects in Shenzhen and spearheaded international flagship initiatives such as the Hong Kong Low-Altitude Economy Sandbox, the UAE Smart Transportation Project and Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Integrated Operations Management Center, driving global advances in smart urban and low-altitude economic development.

Ken Ho is the Head of Sustainability and Environment at Hip Hing Construction Co. Ltd., leading corporate ESG strategy, decarbonization roadmaps, and sustainable construction practices across major building and infrastructure projects in Hong Kong.

With deep expertise in site environmental management, Scope 1–3 emissions reduction, and low-carbon technology integration, Ken is a key driver of resource circularity within the local built environment.

Ken actively advocates for practical, scalable circular economy solutions—focusing on material lifecycle optimization, onsite waste reduction, and material reuse to accelerate Hong Kong’s transition toward net-zero, resilient urban development.
Speaker’s Sustainability Goals for 2026

My Sustainability Goals for 2026:

• Accelerate Construction Material Circularity: Expand onsite material sorting, reclamation, and reuse protocols across key building projects to reduce construction waste diverted to landfills.
• Drive Embodied Carbon Reduction: Collaborate with material suppliers and design teams to standardize low-carbon, recycled, and upcycled building materials in project specifications.
• Advance Whole-Lifecycle Stewardship: Foster regional supply chain partnerships to enable material traceability and turn temporary site resources into long-term circular assets.

Based in Shanghai, Jing Wang serves as Vice President for North Asia at USGBC and GBCI, the organizations that developed and administer LEED, one of the world’s leading green building rating systems. She works with industry leaders, developers, investors and public-sector organizations across North Asia to advance sustainable buildings and accelerate market transformation. A frequent speaker at regional industry forums, Jing shares insights on sustainable development, green building and market transformation, and is committed to fostering collaboration across the built environment.

Prior to joining USGBC and GBCI, Jing led the Marketing & Communications function at CBRE China, a leading global real estate services firm. She also held regional marketing roles with Starwood Hotels & Resorts in Singapore and China before the company became part of Marriott International.

Jing holds an MBA from the University of Manchester and is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Mr. Pak Kin Cheung joined the HKSAR government as engineer in 2011 and joined CEDD in 2014.  He is taking part in the development of Northern Metropolis (NM), and currently oversees the Fanling North / Kwu Tung North New Development Area implementation.  Before participating in NM, Mr. Cheung spent over 10 years for the sustainable development and conservation in Lantau Island including Tung Chung New Town Extension, South Lantau Eco-recreation Corridor and Study for Kau Yi Chau Artificial Islands.  Before joining CEDD, he worked in the Drainage Services Department responsible for major flood prevention projects against climate change.

Iping Yang, LEED Fellow, is Sustainability Manager of TAIPEI 101 Tower, responsible for green building marketing and strategy in order to ensure the green leadership for TAIPEI 101. Iping is a sustainability expert specialized in LEED & WELL, CSR, SDG, ESG, and successfully helped TAIPEI 101 to achieve LEED v4 O+M platinum certification. Iping is also in charge of TAIPEI 101’s new business line for green building consulting including LEED certification and green property management.

Iping maintains strong relationships with key organizations internationally. She is currently Chairman of Taiwan’s official LEED Professionals Association, seed. She is invited to join CTBUH Expert Peer Review Committee since 2018. With Iping’s support, in 2019, TAIPEI 101 team helped CTBC bank to achieve LEED v4.1 platinum certification, and CTBUH recognized TAIPEI 101 as one of the world’s “50 Most Influential Tall Buildings of the last 50 years”.