The pathway to net zero construction begins on site, where energy use and emissions have the most immediate impact. As the industry explores cleaner and smarter alternatives to traditional diesel power, adopting renewable energy, electrified machinery, and hybrid solutions is becoming increasingly feasible. This session will bring together industry pioneers and innovators to examine how clean energy adoption is evolving from pilot initiatives to practical deployment across project types and scales. The discussion will emphasise the importance of collaboration, data, and innovation in tackling operational emissions while maintaining productivity and safety. By showcasing local and regional experiences, the session aims to inspire actionable strategies for advancing Hong Kong’s journey toward low carbon, energy efficient construction.

Session Learnings:

• Discover emerging clean energy solutions and technologies enabling lower carbon construction site operations.
• Learn practical approaches to integrate renewable power, electrified equipment, and hybrid systems into existing projects.
•  Understand key challenges and success factors in managing energy efficiency and emission reduction on site.
•  Explore case examples of collaborative initiatives and pilot projects driving cleaner construction practices.
• Gain insights into how digitalisation and behavioural change can accelerate the industry’s transition toward net zero operations.

Post-Event Actions

• Review organisational energy strategies to align on site operations with corporate net zero and ESG commitments.
• Develop pilot initiatives or implementation roadmaps to integrate clean and hybrid energy solutions into construction projects.
• Establish performance metrics and tracking systems to measure on site energy efficiency and emission reductions.
• Strengthen collaboration with industry partners, suppliers, and technology providers to accelerate low carbon innovation.
•  Incorporate clean energy best practices into corporate sustainability frameworks, tender requirements, and workforce training programmes.

As jurisdictions around the world move from planning to implementing Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) policies, a wide range of demand side mechanisms are emerging — from passenger levies and fuel mandates to voluntary corporate procurement and hybrid models. While these approaches are often cited as “best practice”, early experiences show that design choices matter greatly in determining cost impacts, competitiveness, and real emissions outcomes.
This panel brings together aviation, fuel, corporate and policy perspectives to reflect on what different jurisdictions have learned so far from SAF demand mechanisms, including unintended consequences and trade offs. The discussion will focus on which approaches may be suitable — or unsuitable — for Hong Kong’s role as an international aviation hub, and how Hong Kong can design SAF demand signals that are credible, competitive and investment ready.

Session Learnings:

• How different SAF demand mechanisms (levies, mandates, voluntary and hybrid models) are being implemented across key jurisdictions
• What early lessons and unintended consequences are emerging from these approaches
• How SAF demand design affects airline costs, hub competitiveness and passenger affordability
• The role of corporate demand and voluntary mechanisms in complementing government policy
• Key considerations when translating global SAF policy experiences to Hong Kong’s context

Post-Event Actions:

• Re evaluate whether overseas SAF policy models are directly transferable to Hong Kong
• Identify demand side SAF approaches that align with their organisation’s role in the aviation value chain
• Engage more critically with industry discussions on SAF policy design
• Explore how corporate SAF demand or partnerships could complement emerging policies
• Incorporate competitiveness and cost impact considerations into SAF strategy

This panel explores Hong Kong’s journey toward net-zero vehicular emissions by 2050. While the transition for private cars is already underway, greening the commercial fleet presents a more complex challenge. We will discuss the roadmap for transitioning buses, light buses, taxis, vans, lorries, and heavy trucks between 2030 and 2050, as well as the strategic and physical infrastructure, smart mobility initiatives, and the additional regulatory and financial instruments needed to support large-scale electrification.

Session Learnings:

• Short-and long-term mobility scenarios aligning with-and could potentially serve as blockages to-the HKSAR roadmap
• Identification of additional strategies, along with actionable items and milestones for government, utility, developers and fleet operators.

Post-Event Actions:

• Revisit the current EV roadmap and milestones, strategies and action plan
• Identify potential solutions to discussed gaps in consultation with stakeholders.
• Benchmark global initiatives and explore collaboration beyond Hong Kong

This panel traces the complete journey of capital for the net zero energy transition—from project origination to institutional deployment. Five experts representing each link in the chain (project development, investment banking, institutional investment, professional assurance, and policy/blended finance) will unpack the bottlenecks, handoffs, and solutions at every stage. The discussion follows a three-round format: brief self-introductions, targeted questions on each link’s specific challenges, and one-sentence takeaways on the most critical actions needed. Attendees will gain a holistic, practical understanding of how renewable energy projects get financed, why gaps persist, and what each stakeholder must do to accelerate capital flow. Designed for financiers, developers, policymakers, and advisors, this session bridges silos across the energy transition finance ecosystem.

Session Learnings:

• How a renewable energy project moves from origination to bankability and eventual institutional ownership.
• The distinct roles and pain points of investment banks (capital raising & securities) vs. institutional investors (long-term equity).
• Why professional bodies (SPO providers, auditors, lawyers) are critical for market credibility and unlocking mainstream capital.
• The real-world bottlenecks at each stage—and how policy, blended finance, and assurance mechanisms address them.
• A clear, end-to-end mental model of the climate finance value chain specific to the energy transition.

Post-Event Actions:

• Map your organization’s current position onto the energy transition finance chain and identify the most critical upstream/downstream partner you need to engage.
• Apply a “chain review” to your next energy project: document the financing handoffs and verify that each link (including assurance and policy enablers) has been addressed.
• Initiate a cross-stakeholder conversation (e.g., with your bank, investor, or SPO provider) to pre-identify bottlenecks before structuring a deal.
• Use the one-sentence takeaways from speakers as internal briefing points for your team’s next investment or policy memo on energy transition finance.
• Advocate for stronger integration of professional assurance (taxonomy verification, legal reviews) early in project development to avoid downstream delays.

As the global energy transition deepens, ASEAN is emerging as one of the most dynamic growth regions for renewable energy deployment. Rapid demand expansion, evolving regulatory frameworks, and increasing cross border capital flows are reshaping the region’s clean energy landscape. At the same time, project compliance standards are rising, localisation requirements are intensifying, and financial structures are becoming more sophisticated. Traditional equipment export models are proving insufficient in this new environment. Sustainable growth increasingly depends on integrated approaches that combine capital structuring, project development and value chain coordination. This session will examine how climate finance can unlock scalable renewable investment across ASEAN — strengthening bankability, enabling cross regional capital partnerships, and accelerating the transition from transactional market entry to long term, system level energy transformation.

Session Learnings:

• Navigating the ASEAN Renewable Energy Landscape: Discover the surge in demand, shifting regulations, and increased cross-border investments that are transforming clean energy deployment in the region.
• Mastering Financial and Compliance Standards: Understand the rising compliance demands, strict localization requirements, and the move towards complex financial frameworks in ASEAN renewable projects.
• From Conventional to Integrated Growth Models: Learn why traditional equipment export strategies are inadequate and how to adopt integrated approaches that combine capital, project development, and value chain management.
• Leveraging Climate Finance for Investment: Explore how climate finance can boost project viability and promote regional collaborations to enhance renewable energy investments across ASEAN.
• Driving Long-Term Energy Transformation: Examine strategies to achieve sustainable growth through comprehensive energy transformation beyond simple market entry.

Post-Event Actions:

• Transforming Project Engagement: From Transactional to Integrated Models: It’s time to rethink our market-entry strategy beyond simple equipment exports. We should create integrated business models that include capital structuring, project development, and local value chain coordination.
• Strengthening Compliance and Localization Initiatives: We must update our internal standards to meet the rising regulatory and localization demands in ASEAN, ensuring our projects are bankable and socially accepted.
• Cultivating Regional Capital Collaborations: We should actively seek partnerships with regional financial institutions and climate finance providers to develop innovative financial structures that manage risk and attract significant investment for renewable energy.
• Adopting Comprehensive Energy Transformation Strategies: Let’s focus on long-term contributions rather than isolated project wins, aligning our growth with the energy transition goals of ASEAN member states.
• Utilizing Climate Finance for Project Stability: Integrating climate finance mechanisms in early project planning will enhance financial viability and attract a broader range of investors, ensuring sustainable growth.

As the world shifts towards net zero, Asia’s energy transition remains one of the most complex landscapes to navigate. The region’s energy mix is still heavily reliant on fossil fuels, while rising demand from industrial growth and AI boom, combined with geopolitically driven energy price volatility and emerging cross‑border emission‑reduction measures, intensifies the challenge of balancing decarbonisation with economic resilience. At the same time, dense populations and concentrated industrial clusters put pressure on how to manage the social and economic impacts on workers and local communities and ensure a genuinely just energy transition.

This session examines how investors are navigating these tensions in practice. It will address the on‑the‑ground realities of reducing fossil‑fuel dependence, closing the capital gap for scaling up renewable energy and enabling infrastructure, and aligning these priorities with industrial competitiveness and just transition considerations. Panellists will explore how investors can support this transition through stewardship, strategic asset allocation, de‑risking instruments and more explicit expectations of companies and policymakers.

Session Learnings:

• Learn how the evolving global energy, industrial and climate policy landscape in Asia is reshaping investors’ expectations on fossil‑fuel‑to‑renewables portfolios.
• Identify how investments help accelerate Asia’s transition from fossil fuel dependency to a clean energy-driven model
• Understand how investor stewardship could help shift capital towards unlocking opportunities in the energy transition.

Post-Event Actions:

• Identify investment and stewardship opportunities to deepen engagement efforts on just and economic-resilient energy transition
• Strengthen capital alignment mindset as part of an integrated business strategy that considers energy transition
• Develop a clear, time‑bound fossil‑fuel‑to‑renewables transition roadmap