Navigating the Future: The Role of AI in the Workforce

Sarah Fairhurst is a highly regarded strategy consultant with over 30 years of experience in the energy sector. Known for her in-depth expertise in energy markets, infrastructure, regulatory frameworks, and corporate strategy, Sarah has advised on more than 50 power investment transactions exceeding USD 10 billion, encompassing coal, gas, LNG, wind, solar, geothermal, and hydroelectric investments. Currently, she holds several influential board positions, including her role as Chair of the Strategy Committee at Palm Concepcion Power Corporation and as an Independent Non-Executive Director at Equis Development Pte. Ltd. Her recent advisory work through SFairhurst Advisory and her position on the Advisory Board of Sydney Investors, Professionals, and Business Networking Group Inc. (SIPBN) in 2024 underscore her commitment to guiding companies through strategic energy transitions. In 2025 she was made a Fellow of the Advisory Board Centre and currently Chair’s the Advisory Board of three start-up companies in the sustainable energy space. As a co-founder and former director of The Lantau Group, Sarah is recognized for helping companies pivot toward renewable energy and sustainable finance, leveraging her deep understanding of just transition financing and corporate governance. She is also a HK
Women’s Foundation “Woman to Watch” and a mentor in the Female Leadership programme.

My Sustainability Goal for 2025:

• Better Government policy particularly with respect to Governance, Sustainability, diversity and housing for the poor.

Mr. Andre Blumberg leads and strategically manages all Digital functions for CLP Hong Kong including Strategy & Architecture, Portfolio Management, IT delivery and operations, Data Services and Cyber Security. He is also responsible for related CLP Group-wide policies, standards and assurance and provides vision and leadership across CLP in the development and implementation of viable and sustainable technology and business solutions that align with and enable CLP business strategy and achieve Group synergy.

Mr. Blumberg joined CLP in 2001 and has held several senior positions within Group IT. He holds Bachelor Degrees in Business Administration and in Information Systems from the University of Cologne and participated in Executive Development Programs at IMD and Richard Ivey School of Business. Prior to joining CLP, he served various Fortune 100 clients across the Asia-Pacific region as a Management Consultant with PwC based in Singapore.

Mr. Blumberg serves on IT Committees of several international Chambers of Commerce and other advisory committees.

Head of ASEAN for LinkedIn Learning & Engagement at LinkedIn

Carol Chuah is the Head of ASEAN for LinkedIn Learning. Her team works with enterprises across Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, and Taiwan to accelerate digital transformation, learning culture, and implement data-driven talent strategy. She is a seasoned leader with over 18 years of experience in data & content strategy, enterprise sales, and talent management. Prior to joining LinkedIn, Carol spent over 10+ years in the fintech industry managing global teams and leading the data business. Carol is passionate about building winning teams, new product innovation, and leveraging transformative technology to create business impact.

My Sustainability Goals for 2025:

1. Integrate GenAI & Upskilling frameworks to help with sustainability mindshare & practices. Examples can be improved resource planning, monitoring, ESG forecasting
2. Create peer learning alliances across Asia to share best practices and share data/benchmarks

Kevin Pereira is currently a Managing Director at Blu Artificial Intelligence, a consulting firm that specializes in Artificial Intelligence. After growing up in Hong Kong, he started his career in Private Banking with Citi in New York. He then moved back to Hong Kong and joined Bank of New York Mellon’s Asset Management business, where he helped to start a new group that specialized in products tailored to High Net Worth Individuals. After obtaining his MBA, Kevin worked at a technology startup in Myanmar that was building internet infrastructure which included fiber optic, cell towers and data centers. Kevin is also a Part-time lecturer at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), where he teaches an MBA course titled, “Artificial Intelligence for Business Leaders”. At the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), he teaches “Big Data in Finance” and “AI in Marketing” to MBAs and other Masters’ students.

Kevin graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Economics with concentrations in Finance, Management and Marketing from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He also has an MBA from INSEAD.