Ar. Clarence LEUNG has over 30 years of professional experience in real estate development in Hong Kong and Mainland China. He has practiced in architectural consultants and held key project management positions with major developers in Hong Kong. He has managed and delivered a number of large scale residential commercial and mixed-use development projects in Hong Kong and Mainland China.

Ar. Leung graduated from the University of Hong Kong with bachelor’s degrees in Arts and Architecture. He is an Authorized Person, a Registered Architect in Hong Kong and a fellow member of The Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA). Ar. Leung has been appointed by the Development Bureau as a Council Member of the Construction Industry Council (CIC) since 2022 and serves as a director of the Hong Kong Green Building Council. He is Chairperson of the Committee on Environment and Sustainability and Chairperson of the Management Committee on Technically Competent Persons Registration Scheme under CIC. Ar. Leung is also a member of the Appeal Tribunal (Buildings Ordinance). Meanwhile, He has been actively serving the HKIA on professional accreditation.

Ar. Clarence LEUNG has over 30 years of professional experience in real estate development in Hong Kong and Mainland China. He has practiced in architectural consultants and held key project management positions with major developers in Hong Kong. He has managed and delivered a number of large scale residential commercial and mixed-use development projects in Hong Kong and Mainland China.

Ar. Leung graduated from the University of Hong Kong with bachelor’s degrees in Arts and Architecture. He is an Authorized Person, a Registered Architect in Hong Kong and a fellow member of The Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA). Ar. Leung has been appointed by the Development Bureau as a Council Member of the Construction Industry Council (CIC) since 2022 and serves as a director of the Hong Kong Green Building Council. He is Chairperson of the Committee on Environment and Sustainability and Chairperson of the Management Committee on Technically Competent Persons Registration Scheme under CIC. Ar. Leung is also a member of the Appeal Tribunal (Buildings Ordinance). Meanwhile, He has been actively serving the HKIA on professional accreditation.

Ir CHAN Chung-yan, Joe is the Senior Electrical & Mechanical Engineer of the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department. He is responsible for promoting hydrogen fuel development and regulating hydrogen fuel safety in Hong Kong, including the formulation of technical guidelines and the assessment of hydrogen-related facilities.

Ir CHAN has served the Government for over 30 years, taking up professional roles in engineering services, project management, technology, and regulatory enforcement. In recent years, he has focused on hydrogen safety regulation and the advancement of hydrogen as a low-carbon energy solution for Hong Kong.

Henry Ho is Senior Sustainability Manager and ESG Lead at China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong) Limited (CSHK), where he leads group-level initiatives in climate action, circular economy innovation and stakeholder engagement.

With more than 15 years of experience spanning biodiversity conservation, public policy and corporate sustainability in asset-intensive industries, Henry brings together technical environmental expertise, business strategy, evolving policy requirements and capital-market expectations.

At CSHK, he leads initiatives in low-carbon construction, clean energy transition, ESG data management and transparent supply-chain practices. His work supports national strategies for a greener and more resilient future for Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area. He also has extensive expertise in waste management and circularity, having pioneered operational waste-reduction and resource-recovery programmes in the aviation sector.

Henry is a Professional Member of the Hong Kong Institution of Qualified Environmental Professionals (HKIQEP) and holds a range of recognised professional qualifications, including ESGCP®, CEP®, CEMAHK and the CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing. He served on several HKSAR Government advisory and statutory bodies, strengthening his understanding of environmental, housing and public-policy matters.

In 2019, Henry was recognised as an Outstanding Green Achiever under Hong Kong Area of Environmental Excellence . Passionate about translating complex ESG challenges into clear governance structures, actionable strategies and meaningful KPIs, he helps organisations move beyond compliance to create long-term shared value across their value chains.

With over 15 years in global and national construction equipment rental and trading, I bring deep expertise in construction power equipment operations, supply chain logistics, and B2B sales. Now, as Director of a New Energy Technology section, I am driving the clean energy transition—turning my industry networks and hands-on equipment knowledge into real-world hydrogen solutions. I bridge traditional infrastructure and green innovation, ensuring our generators are robust, reliable, and market-ready.

My Sustainability Goals for 2026:

My mission is to deliver Green Energy and Zero-Emission Power that performs like diesel, helping industries decarbonize without compromising productivity. Together, we are building a sustainable, energy-secure future for Hong Kong.

Ir Kong is a professional engineer and a member of both the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) and the Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM). A 26-year veteran of Hong Kong’s gas and energy sectors, Ir Sammy Kong leads strategic commercial initiatives and market development for Towngas.

Over recent years, he has been a prime mover in advancing local hydrogen energy solutions, pioneering key projects spanning hydrogen sourcing, green transportation, and zero-emission power generation. Representing Towngas, Ir Kong leverages deep industry expertise to deliver actionable, sustainable energy solutions that drive decarbonization across the built environment.

My Sustainability Goals for 2026:

1. Local green hydrogen source (Landfill to Hydrogen)
2. Different applications of Hydrogen energy

Chunshan SONG is the Dean of the Faculty of Science and Wei Lun Professor of Chemistry at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the Pennsylvania State University in the US where he was Director of Energy Institute, Distinguished Professor of Fuel Science and Chemical Engineering, and the founding Director of the University Coalition for Fossil Energy Research consisting of 15 US universities funded by the US Department of Energy. He received PhD and MS in Applied Chemistry under the supervision of Prof. Masakatsu Nomura at Osaka University, Japan, and BS in Chemical Engineering from Dalian University of Technology, China. He began CO2 research in the 1990s, and is widely recognized as one of the world leaders in CO2 capture and utilization research. His work focuses on the catalysis and chemistry of energy and fuels including CO2 capture, catalytic/plasma-catalytic CO2 conversion to chemicals and fuels; adsorptive desulfurization and catalytic processing of fuels; shape-selective catalysis; synthesis and application of nano-porous materials. He has 560 refereed journal articles, 9 patents, 15 edited books, and 35 book chapters (with 60,000 citations and H-index of 118 in Google Scholar, Jul 2026). He has received George A. Olah Award in Hydrocarbon or Petroleum Chemistry and Henry H. Storch Award in Energy Chemistry from American Chemical Society (ACS), Fulbright Distinguished Scholar from US-UK; ACS Fellow; ACS Energy & Fuels Distinguished Researcher Award; Outstanding Achievement Award from the Chinese American Chemical Society; Chang Jiang Scholar Award from Ministry of Education of China; Fellow of RSC; and Distinguished Fellow of International Association for Carbon Capture. Within Penn State, he was recognized by the Faculty Scholar Medal, Distinguished Professor, Faculty Mentoring Award, and Matthew and Anne Wilson Award for Excellence in Research. Most recently he received the Michele Aresta Prize in CO2 Utilization Research at ICCDU in Lisbon, Portugal in 2025, and the 2025 Pioneer in Energy Research (PIER) by the ACS journal “Energy and Fuels” in the field of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS). He was elected as 2025 Fellow of Hong Kong Academy of Engineering (HKAE).

Dr. Xiao “Leo” LIAO is Co-founder and VP of DeCarbon Tech (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. and an internationally certified Registered Technology Transfer Professional (RTTP). He previously served as Deputy General Manager of China Resources Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. and Deputy Director of the Technology Transfer Center at the Southern University of Science and Technology.

Dr. LIAO obtained his PhD from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and has more than ten years of study and professional experience in Hong Kong. He has extensive experience in technology commercialization, technology start-up incubation and the industrial application of advanced technologies, having supported the commercialization of nearly 40 frontier technology projects.

As an inventor, he has been granted 15 Chinese invention patents and seven US patents. His honours include a Gold Medal with the Congratulations of the Jury at the International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva and the Hong Kong Awards for Industries: Equipment and Machinery Design Award. He also serves on the ATTP Global Technology Transfer Standards Committee and the AUTM East Asia Strategy Committee.

My Sustainability Goals for 2026:

• Develop Hong Kong into a regional hub for high-integrity carbon markets and carbon removal;
• Accelerate the deployment of trial sites in Hong Kong, or partner with HK companies.

Howard Pang is Principal Manager, Strategic Planning and Innovation at CLP Power Hong Kong. A chartered professional with an MBA from Warwick Business School, he brings over 15 years of experience in decarbonisation strategy and renewable energy development across Asia-Pacific. His expertise spans a range of energy transition technologies, including energy storage, carbon capture and utilisation, hydrogen and distributed energy resources. At CLP, he leads strategy and planning initiatives that support Hong Kong’s net-zero goal while balancing decarbonisation with reliability, affordability, and customer value.‌

My Sustainability Goals for 2026:

• Integrate zero carbon energy and demand side flexibility into the network.
• Maintaining reliability and make the net-zero transition affordable for customers.

Henning Rath is Chief Executive Officer of EnerVenue Holdings Ltd, the energy storage company behind the Aqueous Metal Cell (AMC): a water-based metal battery platform for long-duration storage, built on nickel-hydrogen chemistry. He was appointed CEO on 31 March 2026 alongside a $300M Series B extension led by Full Vision Capital. Henning leads EnerVenue’s published economic thesis that long-duration storage is governed by throughput-over-life and the elimination of augmentation cycles, not by discharge length, a framing carried in his three March 2026 Insights articles. German national; Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum Class of 2026. Continues as a Board Member at Enpal.

My Sustainability Goals in 2026:

1. Make replacement the exception, not the plan
2. Put storage where the energy is used
3. Build the recycling factor back into energy storage

Prof. Jin Shang is a Professor in the School of Energy and Environment at City University of Hong Kong, where he leads the Adsorption Separation Laboratory. He earned his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Melbourne and subsequently undertook postdoctoral research at the Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO2CRC), the University of Melbourne, and the Georgia Institute of Technology. His research advances adsorption-based gas separation for carbon capture and removal, natural gas purification, air separation, and toxic gas abatement. He discovered the molecular trapdoor mechanism, now recognized as the fourth major adsorption-based separation mechanism, which enables non-size-based molecular sieving. His honors include the 2024 Carbon Capture Award for Excellent Research and the 2022 ISTP-Bogen Young Scientist Award. He has published more than 150 papers, received over 9,900 citations, achieved an h-index of 57, and has been listed among Stanford’s top 2% most-cited scientists.

My Sustainability Goals for 2026:
1. Accelerate real-world deployment of carbon-management technologies.
I hope Hong Kong will establish more large-scale demonstration projects that move carbon capture, utilisation and removal technologies beyond the laboratory, particularly in buildings, data centres, transport infrastructure and other hard-to-abate sectors.

2. Promote integrated, energy-efficient net-zero solutions.
Hong Kong should better connect carbon capture with renewable energy, energy storage, waste-heat recovery and advanced cooling systems, enabling emissions reduction without imposing excessive energy or economic costs.

3. Strengthen Hong Kong’s climate-technology ecosystem.
I hope to see closer collaboration among universities, government, industry and investors, supported by shared pilot facilities, innovation-friendly procurement and funding mechanisms that help locally developed technologies progress from research to commercial implementation.

Mr. Merlin Lao is the Head – Policy & Research at Building Environment Council Limited (BEC). He is leading a team to share clear policy positions on pressing climate and environmental topics in Hong Kong, through research on latest domestic and international trends, engaging with the Hong Kong SAR Government and connecting insights of the local business sector. He is keen on net-zero transition that not only looks at decarbonisation, but also a more equal and liveable built environment.

Mr. Lao is a programme management professional with 15 years of climate change and environment career experience across private, public and non-profit sectors in East Asia, with major exposure in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and South Korea. Prior to joining BEC, he was the senior programme manager at an international non-governmental organisation driving sustainable cities agenda in China, Japan, Mongolia and South Korea, covering topics of air quality, low-emission development, urban resilience, circular economy and nature-based solutions. He also led the environmental protection planning at the Macao Environmental Protection Bureau and worked in a technical consultancy dedicated in carbon accounting and management in his earlier career.

My Sustainability Goal for 2026:

Hoping to see deeper work for various business sectors to look into decarbonisation roadmaps, in connection with abatement curves, economic transition and opportunities.

Grace Cheung is General Manager Sustainability at Cathay Pacific. Leading the Group Sustainability Department, Grace oversees sustainability strategy and ESG performance of the whole Cathay Group. Under Grace’s leadership, sustainability has changed from a standalone specialist function to an integrated strategic and operational imperative in the airline group.

During Grace’s tenure, Cathay Pacific has committed for its net zero carbon emissions goal by 2050, supported by its mid-term target for using 10% sustainable aviation fuel and 12% carbon intensity improvement by 2030. The airline has also launched the first major Corporate Sustainable Aviation Fuel Programme in Asia in 2022.

Grace has also led Cathay’s effort in circular economy, reducing its environmental footprint on materials and waste. The airline has reduced its customer-facing single-use plastic items from an average of 7.7 pieces per passenger in 2019 down to 3.1 in 2023. A new target is set to bring it down further to 1.5 pieces per passenger by 2025, supported by additional targets on recycled plastics usage and recycling rate.

Grace represents Cathay in a number of industry working groups advocating for supportive policies and best practices sharing for further development of sustainability in the airline industry. Grace is the Chair of the Environment & Sustainability Board at the Oneworld alliance and the Vice Chair of the Sustainability & Environment Advisory Council at the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Shutong is the Director of partnership of ASAFA Asia SAF Association. Asia SAF Association (ASAFA) is Asia’s first independent non-profit dedicated to advancing the adoption and integration of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) across Asia. We are dedicated to accelerating aviation decarbonization in Asia by promoting SAF adoption, advancing robust policies and market integration, ensuring a diverse SAF supply chain, enhancing technical expertise through collaboration, and mobilizing investments for infrastructure and innovation to drive economic growth and sustainability in aviation.

Shutong is also the founder and CEO of MotionECO, a company promoting sustainable fuel industry in China, and providing industry strategic consultancy, brokerage, and advisory on EU-RED, CORSIA, ISCC/RSB certification services etc. MotionECO covers sustainable fuels applicable to all transportation sectors, including SAF, biodiesel, , green methanol/ethanol as well as developing E-fuels project.

Based in China since 2011, Huw is a Climate and Energy Specialist at ClientEarth. His areas of expertise include carbon markets, low-carbon development and China’s energy transition. He has published a range of widely read papers and reports dealing with carbon market design and implementation. He recently served as a member of the Continuous Improvement Work Programme on Transition Credits for the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market, focussed on establishing standards for high integrity carbon credits. He has previously worked on EU-funded projects supporting bilateral engagement and cooperation with China on emissions trading, and on environment and green economy. He was also responsible for establishing the grant facility under the UK Prosperity Fund China Energy and Low Carbon Economy Programme. Huw served as Chair of the European Chamber of Commerce in China’s Carbon Market Working Group in 2021-22, and is the lead author of the annual China Carbon Pricing Survey reports, the most in-depth and extensive summaries of stakeholder views on China’s carbon market development.

Prof. C C Chan holds BSc, MSc, PhD, HonDSc, HonDTech degrees. He has had over 50 years academic and industrial experience. He is currently the Distinguished Chair Professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the Honorary Professor at the University of Hong Kong. He is the Founding President of the International Academy for Advanced Study. He served as Visiting Professor of a number of well-known universities around the world, including MIT, University of California Berkeley, University of Cambridge, etc. He is Co-founder and President of the World Electric Vehicle Association, the President of the Electric Vehicles Association of Asia Pacific, and Past President of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers. He serves as Senior Consultant to governments and industries worldwide. Prof. Chan is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, U.K., the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the Ukraine Academy of Engineering Sciences, IEEE, IET and HKIE. He received the IEE International Lecture Medal in 2000 and delivered lectures on electric vehicles worldwide. He was selected as one of Asia’s Best Technology Pioneers by Asiaweek; named as “Father of Asian Electric Vehicles” by Magazine Global View; named as “Pitamaha (Grandfather) of Electric Vehicle Technology” in India; received the “Environmental Excellence in Transportation Award” from the Society of Automotive Engineers U.S.A.; Honour of “China Automobile Industry Character”; Gold Medal of Hong Kong Institution of Engineers. He authored and coauthored 11 books, over 300 technical papers and holds 9 patents. His mission is to promote the global collaboration for the advancement of science and technology for global sustainable development.

At a certain the point in time, listed company board members become or will become aware that their company is failing to create maximum value from its energy affairs. Robert Allender has 35 years’ experience guiding corporations and business units to turn that failure around.
For the past 9 of these years his main work has been helping listed company boards that want:

• All board members to be appropriately educated and regularly updated on both general and company-specific corporate energy affairs (CEA) issues;
• An energy affairs strategy that outperforms any of their competitors in both profitability and resilience;
• A higher energy affairs maturity score than last year.

Creating value is not the only dimension of Robert’s work; avoiding value destruction is another. These days the hot CEA issues are decarbonisation, the energy transition, Scope 3, and the energy-and-carbon-half of ESG. But business continuity is always the baseline, and controlling energy-related opex and capex cannot be taken for granted. Robert enjoys helping company senior leaders become aware of how complex and consequential their company’s energy affairs have become, and to be free of any 1970s ideas about energy-use ecosystem realities.

Clients for Robert’s CEA work have come from across the world, but Hong Kong has been his home since 1989. He has a business degree from Cornell University, and has been a speaker and writer on CEA and related topics since 1994. He is regularly invited to serve as conference chair, awards judge, MBA guest lecturer, and association and charity director.

My Sustainability Goals for 2026:

In keeping with my personal mission of having all medium and large businesses put their energy-use strategy in writing, I hope 2025 is the year this practice becomes a hallmark of Hong Kong businesses, one that the city is widely praised for.

Prof. C C Chan holds BSc, MSc, PhD, HonDSc, HonDTech degrees. He has had over 50 years academic and industrial experience. He is currently the Distinguished Chair Professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the Honorary Professor at the University of Hong Kong. He is the Founding President of the International Academy for Advanced Study. He served as Visiting Professor of a number of well-known universities around the world, including MIT, University of California Berkeley, University of Cambridge, etc. He is Co-founder and President of the World Electric Vehicle Association, the President of the Electric Vehicles Association of Asia Pacific, and Past President of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers. He serves as Senior Consultant to governments and industries worldwide. Prof. Chan is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, U.K., the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the Ukraine Academy of Engineering Sciences, IEEE, IET and HKIE. He received the IEE International Lecture Medal in 2000 and delivered lectures on electric vehicles worldwide. He was selected as one of Asia’s Best Technology Pioneers by Asiaweek; named as “Father of Asian Electric Vehicles” by Magazine Global View; named as “Pitamaha (Grandfather) of Electric Vehicle Technology” in India; received the “Environmental Excellence in Transportation Award” from the Society of Automotive Engineers U.S.A.; Honour of “China Automobile Industry Character”; Gold Medal of Hong Kong Institution of Engineers. He authored and coauthored 11 books, over 300 technical papers and holds 9 patents. His mission is to promote the global collaboration for the advancement of science and technology for global sustainable development.

Ir Roger Law is the Engineering Director at Citybus Limited, the major franchised public bus operator in Hong Kong, where he leverages over 25 years of infrastructure and equipment expertise to drive new energy transition and asset modernization of its fleet and supporting infrastructure.

With a distinguished career spanning metro networks and container ports, he now applies this multi-modal expertise to lead critical engineering advancements within the bus sector. Throughout his career, he has successfully led multi-hundred-million-dollar infrastructure developments, focusing on fleet electrification and automation, alternative energy systems, nurturing in-house maintenance capabilities and formulating asset management strategies.

Currently, he oversees the strategic engineering direction for major assets, championing the commercial viability and operational safety of the green energy transition. As an experienced engineer and a Corporate Member of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and Engineers Australia, Ir Law is dedicated to transforming the public bus transport sector into low-carbon, future ready infrastructure systems.

Dr Jiayan is a battery technology and supply chain analyst of BloombergNEF covering APAC battery supply chain as well as analyzing battery technologies of the future. She is the lead author of BNEF’s annual reports Global Battery Manufacturers and China Lithium-Ion Battery Supply Chain Update, which draws together updates on players, demand, supply, price, margins and bottlenecks across the industry.

Before joining BNEF, she conducted research at Argonne National Lab in US. Jiayan has a PhD degree of Chemical and Environmental Engineering from University of California, Riverside.

Mr. Merlin Lao is the Head – Policy & Research at Building Environment Council Limited (BEC). He is leading a team to share clear policy positions on pressing climate and environmental topics in Hong Kong, through research on latest domestic and international trends, engaging with the Hong Kong SAR Government and connecting insights of the local business sector. He is keen on net-zero transition that not only looks at decarbonisation, but also a more equal and liveable built environment.

Mr. Lao is a programme management professional with 15 years of climate change and environment career experience across private, public and non-profit sectors in East Asia, with major exposure in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and South Korea. Prior to joining BEC, he was the senior programme manager at an international non-governmental organisation driving sustainable cities agenda in China, Japan, Mongolia and South Korea, covering topics of air quality, low-emission development, urban resilience, circular economy and nature-based solutions. He also led the environmental protection planning at the Macao Environmental Protection Bureau and worked in a technical consultancy dedicated in carbon accounting and management in his earlier career.

My Sustainability Goal for 2026:

Hoping to see deeper work for various business sectors to look into decarbonisation roadmaps, in connection with abatement curves, economic transition and opportunities.

I have been working in the new energy sector for nearly 10 years. Previously, I served as Channel & Business Development Manager for Huawei Digital Power in Hong Kong, where I drove “from zero to one” breakthroughs for business in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, covering intelligent photovoltaic solutions, charging network projects, and data center-related initiatives.

I am currently General Manager at Builders Company Limited, a company under Envision Greenwise Group (HK.1783), and also General Manager at Chun Yang Internation (HK). In these roles, I oversee the group’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure engineering business and the operations development for Hong Kong’s first lithium battery recycling facility.

My Sustainability Goals for 2026:

Fully committed to transport electrification, and I hope to further advance it—contributing to Hong Kong’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2050.

Ir Simon Lam
Director – eMobility

Simon has been working in CLP for almost 30 years. He had held key positions in CLP Engineering/CLPe Solutions and CLP Power, with sound experience in project and contract management, customer services, developing new business areas and formulating marketing strategies. In his current role, he leads the eMobility strategies to accelerate the electrification of commercial vehicle and marine vessel in Hong Kong. He has the mission of leveraging technical knowhow, commercial experience and networking to facilitate eMobility infrastructure development and orchestration of various stakeholders to achieve zero carbon transportation target.

Mr. Ng currently serves as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for Huawei’s Digital Power Data Center Facility and Critical Power Business in Hong Kong. A distinguished expert in data center infrastructure across the Asia-Pacific region, Mr. Ng brings over two decades of industry experience. His core competencies encompass data center power supply and distribution systems, intelligent energy management, and low-carbon technologies. He possesses extensive expertise in the planning of ultra-large-scale data centers, the design of high-reliability power solutions, and full lifecycle operations and maintenance.

Mr. Ng has spearheaded several benchmark projects in Hong Kong and the surrounding region, including the deployment of energy systems for ultra-large data centers, AI computing hubs, and sustainable, low-carbon campuses. Leveraging his profound understanding of industry standards and localized practices, he has successfully integrated Huawei’s digital power technologies to accelerate the widespread adoption of prefabricated power modules and smart lithium battery systems within the Hong Kong and Macao markets. As a technical leader, Mr. Ng continues to drive the evolution of data center infrastructure in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, advancing it toward higher density, streamlined design, and sustainable development. Under his leadership, his team delivers highly reliable projects, thereby establishing a robust foundation for the region’s digital economic growth.

Astor is CFO of Sino Express, a Hong Kong developer and operator of electric vehicle charging infrastructure and networks. She leads financial strategy and investment planning supporting the development of smarter, more sustainable eMobility solutions.

Dual-qualified as an ICAEW ACA and HKICPA member, Astor has experience across FDD, strategic finance and PE, with academic credentials from the London School of Economics and Political Science and the University of Warwick.

At Sino Express, she brings together finance, ESG and infrastructure strategy to advance an integrated eMobility ecosystem spanning EV charging, energy storage and circularity, supporting Hong Kong’s transition towards smarter, lower carbon mobility.

Dr. Ivan LI is an Executive Director in China Galaxy International Holding limited and found the first carbon business department among all Chinese Financial Institutions in Hong Kong. He managed a team to develop innovative carbon business, green & sustainable finance products and promoting cross-border carbon trading. He led the team to create the first cross-border carbon futures product and the first domestic “Insurance + carbon futures” product, providing domestic enterprises with financial tools to hedging the CBAM risk. Among them, the “EU Carbon Emission Futures Contract Cross-Border Return Swap (TRS)” received the Pioneer Award in the Annual Green Finance Excellence Cases of the Greater Bay Area of Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau, the Best Solution Award in the Hong Kong China Finance Association’s “Excellence in Cross-Border Financial Services Awards.”, as well as 2023 The IFF Global Green Finance Award- Innovation Award. He took lead to issue the world’s first green bond using “drone + carbon satellite” certification. He successfully facilitated the first cross-border sale of “one-Yuan carbon offset project” and was awarded the Special Excellence Award in the Hong Kong China Finance Association’s “Excellence in Cross-Border Financial Services Awards.” He designed the first QFLP cross-border carbon fund, which is the first northbound fund to participate in serving the development of the domestic carbon market; and participated in the launch of the Asia Pacific Low Carbon Index ETF, which is the world’s first low carbon ETF covering the Asia Pacific region and the largest equity ETF listed on the SGX. He is one of the members of the first session of the Emission Peak and Carbon Neutrality Professional Committee of the China Society for Environmental Sciences. In the China Society for Environmental Sciences Carbon Emission Trading Professional Committee Establishment Conference and China Carbon Market Development Seminar, he was elected as a member of the Carbon Trading Professional Committee. He is also the Secretary General of the Hong Kong Energy Services Association and has been invited to join the Hong Kong Finance Development Council’s Carbon Market Opportunities Task Force as an expert.

My Sustainability Goals for 2026:

1. Connect carbon markets and climate financing – a goal aligned with Article 6 of the 2015 Paris Agreement -with a view to facilitate Chinese investment;
2. Move a small step forward for Hong Kong’s goals of becoming a major green and climate finance hub, amid growing concerns about the effects of climate change across the Asia-Pacific

Ms Wivinia Luk holds the position of Senior Manager of Policy Research at the Financial Services Development
Council (FSDC). She steers the Council’s research agenda, covering policy development across several key financial sectors. Her areas of focus include green and sustainability, FinTech, asset and wealth management, insurance, and connectivity with the Mainland and international markets.

Prior to joining the FSDC, Ms Luk worked in the field of corporate strategic planning and development, with a series of commercial roles in the banking and financial services sectors.Ms Luk graduated with a Bachelor of Social Science in Economics and a Master of Social Science in Global Political Economy from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Dragon Tang is Professor of Finance at the University of Hong Kong. He is also a Changjiang Scholar Chair Professor by Ministry of Education of China and Managing Editor of International Review of Finance. He was the former head of finance area in HKU Business School. His research specialties are green finance, ESG, credit derivatives, and China markets. He served as consultant expert on green finance and ESG issues for Asian Development Bank, World Bank and Hong Kong Centre for Green and Sustainable Finance. He provided training lectures for People’s Bank of China and China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission. He received research grants from many organizations including ClimateWorks Foundation. His research findings are published in, among others, Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Accounting Research, Management Science and featured in Bloomberg, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal and so on. He received several best research paper awards from journals, conferences, and international organizations including the Global Research Alliance for Sustainable Finance and Investment. He was an inaugural recipient of the Best Doctoral Dissertation Supervisor Award by National Economics Foundation of China. He launched the Master of Sustainable Accounting and Finance (MSAF) program at the University of Hong Kong in 2025.

With dual educational backgrounds in business and engineering in Sweden, he pursued his academic journey across two institutions, bachelor at Stockholm University Business School and master at KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Starting back in 2006, he took up the position of Commercial Director for China at Swedish enterprise TRICORONA. Over many years, he immersed himself in front‑line carbon asset management work, and successfully developed over 300 carbon projects both in china and globally. In 2019, TRICORONA was granted certification by the United Nations Environment Programme, securing its position as the world’s second‑largest carbon trader.

He possesses insights into how global carbon markets function, alongside end‑to‑end professional capabilities spanning carbon credit project development as well as cross‑border transactions. At present, he manages Treasure Carbon’s(parent company of Cyan Peak) domestic and international commercial departments, and is responsible for steering the company’s globallization startegy layout and driving continuous cross-border business expansion.

My Sustainability Goals for 2026:

more participants joining the industry and greater capital inflowing

Serena Yang
Deputy CEO, China Galaxy International Holdings Limited (“CGI”)
Board Director, CGS International Securities (“CGSI”)

Serena Yang serves as Deputy CEO of CGI and a board member of CSGI, bringing over 20 years of expertise in capital markets and mergers & acquisitions. She specializes in both domestic and international capital markets, with deep knowledge of financial products and instruments.

Throughout her career, Serena has advised a diverse portfolio of clients including multinational corporations, Chinese state-owned enterprises, and private companies such as Budweiser, E-Land Group, Danone, China Tourism Group, China Duty Free, China Everbright Group, CGN Power, CSR Corporation, CCTC, Seres Group, China Unicom, Nongfu Spring, Anta, SF Holdings, Giant Biogene, Liby Group, Full Truck Alliance, and Wharf. She has led numerous landmark transactions across Hong Kong IPOs, US IPOs, A-share IPOs, M&A deals, and debt financing, with total fundraising exceeding US$80 billion.

Serena’s exceptional performance has earned her recognition as Best Investment Banker of 2023 and 2024 by FinanceAsia for two consecutive years. She is also a member of the Frost & Sullivan Consumer Expert Committee.

Prior to joining CGI, Serena was Managing Director and Head of Consumer Group in the Investment Banking Department at China International Capital Corporation (CICC). She began her career in HSBC Hong Kong’s Investment Banking Department. Serena holds a master’s degree from Peking University.

Mr. Plato Yip is an investment professional with over 20 years of experience in private equity, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic planning across the Asia-Pacific, MENA, and ASEAN regions. Specializing in green finance, fintech, renewable energy, and environmental technology, he leverages cross-border networks and innovative structuring to drive energy transition and sustainable development.

He has held senior roles at a U.S. private equity firm, global corporations, and entrepreneurial ventures, leading fundraising, private equity transactions, and complex M&A in renewable energy and environmental projects. Recognized for strategic vision and operational expertise, he crafts financing solutions that align policy, technology, and capital to deliver sustainable value.

Current Public Services:

1. Policy Research Committee Member, Financial Services Development Council, HKSAR
2. Middle East Advisory Group Member, Financial Services Development Council, HKSAR
3. Investment Committee Member, HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund
4. Investment Committee Member, HKSAR Government Self-financing Post-secondary Education Fund
5. Member, HKSAR Government Advisory Committee on Built Heritage Conservation
6. Member, HKSAR Government Sir David Trench Fund for Recreation Investment Advisory Committee
7. Chairman of the Board of Governors, Friends of the Earth (Hong Kong)
8. Chairman of Green Finance, Greater Bay Area Economic and Trade Association
9. Inaugurate Catto Fellow, The Aspen Institute cum Member of the Global Leadership Network
10. Advisor, AWF (African Wildlife Foundation)

Previously:

1. Member, Quality Education Fund Investment Committee of HKSAR
2. Member, Environment and Conservation Fund Investment Committee of HKSAR
3. Member, Small and Medium Enterprises Committee (SMEC) of HKSAR
4. Member, Advisory Council on the Environment of the HKSAR Government
5. Member, Education and Publicity Sub-committee, Council for Sustainable Development of HKSAR
6. Member, Advisory Committee of the Sustainable Fisheries Development Fund of HKSAR
7. Specialist Advisor, Hong Kong 2030 Planning Vision and Strategy of HKSAR
8. Founding Director, Centre for Environmental Management Education and Development of
9. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Vina Cheung is responsible for global RMB business development and connecting international business to opportunities arising from China internationalisation and One Belt One Road Initiative.

She is the subject matter expert on the latest development for both corporates and institutions, in the changing landscape of global treasury and cash management involving RMB, China and China’s integration with the global financial systems in the new era. In 2021 & 2014, Vina was the Chairperson for RMB Service Committee at Hong Kong Association of Banks.

She has been with HSBC Global Payments Solutions team for over twenty years and worked in various roles spanning from sales to product management in Singapore and Hong Kong. She was with Bank of New York Mellon specialised in liquidity and investment management supporting a wide range of business and clientele in Global Corporate Trust, Asset Servicing, and Broker-Dealer Service in the Asia-Pacific region. Her cash management profession was first started in Vancouver working in Royal Bank of Canada.

Vina holds a bachelor degree in Business Administration from Simon Fraser University, Canada; a diploma in International Trade from British Columbia Institute of Technology, Canada; and a certificate in International Cash Management from the Association of Corporate Treasurers.

My Sustainability Goals for 2026:

HSBC’s overarching sustainability ambition is to become a net zero bank by 2050. To drive this, our Net Zero Transition Plan aims to mobilize US$750bn-US$1tn in sustainable finance and investment by 2030. As at mid-2025, progress stands at US$447.7bn mobilized since 2020 (Net Zero Transition Plan 2026 is not out yet).

Laurence Delina is an Associate Professor of Environment and Sustainability at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. His work focuses on climate finance, resilience, and just energy transitions, with a particular emphasis on Southeast Asia and the role of financial centres in mobilising capital for sustainable development. He has authored over 100 peer‑reviewed publications and four books. Laurence has held fellowships including a Visiting Fellowship at Harvard Kennedy School and was previously a Rachel Carson Fellow. He received his PhD from the University of New South Wales Sydney.

My Sustainability Goals for 2026:

Laurence’s sustainability goals for 2026 are anchored in advancing transformative solutions for climate action across Asia. He aims to catalyse the flow of capital into resilient and low‑carbon infrastructure, particularly in vulnerable communities, while elevating Hong Kong’s role as a hub for sustainable finance. Through deeper collaboration with policymakers, industry, and civil society, he seeks to turn cutting‑edge research into scalable, real‑world impact that accelerates a more just and enduring energy transition.

Gabriel Wilson-Otto is the Head of Sustainable Investing Strategy at Fidelity International and based in Hong Kong.
Gabriel leads the global development of sustainable investment frameworks, proprietary tools, client solutions, and enterprise reporting. He works closely with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to support Fidelity’s sustainable investing ambition and to develop solutions for clients.

Bien Wong is an experienced professional with experience in ESG strategy development, corporate communications, and investor relations. As the head of Group ESG, he oversees the integration of sustainability concepts into business strategies, ensuring compliance with stringent international sustainability standards. Concurrently, he also leads the Group Knowledge Management Office, focusing on capturing critical knowledge and embedding it within the company’s culture. Prior to joining Towngas, he worked consistently in the sustainability industry, which deepened his passion for driving positive, lasting impact for the community.

Beyond his professional responsibilities, Bien serves on various advisory committees of the HKSAR Government and on the Board of various non-profit organizations and professional associations. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor at Hong Kong Baptist University and a member of the Advisory Committee of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Bien holds a Master’s degree from The University of Hong Kong and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of York, United Kingdom. He was among the first ESG professionals in the Asia-Pacific region to complete the EFFAS Certified ESG Analyst (CESGA) programme and was subsequently invited by the European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies (EFFAS) to serve as an examiner for the qualification, contributing to the development of ESG professional standards in the region.

Valerie is the director overseeing Climate Action 100+, an investor-led initiative to ensure the world’s largest corporate greenhouse gas emitters take necessary action on climate change. She co-leads the Asia workstream from within Climate Action 100+, and oversees the team’s co-ordination of corporate engagement activities for Asian focus companies. This includes convening sector roundtables to support corporate transition to net zero. Valerie is part of the strategic projects working group and convenes Asia Advisory Group discussions to build investor capacity on stewardship. Outside of CA100+, she is also involved in capacity building for investors in strengthening corporate engagement outcomes through considering various tools and approaches of engagement.
Prior to joining AIGCC, she worked for two sustainability advisory firms and advised clients’ sustainability and risk management strategies. She also conducted environmental and social due diligence for private equity clients. Her career started in public affairs with a Hong Kong-based consultancy. Valerie holds a MSSc in Business and Community from the University of Bath in the United Kingdom.

My Sustainability Goals for 2024:

It would be great to see Hong Kong introduce medium term goals in renewable energy development to meet its net zero goals, and better response with stronger resilience and readiness for physical risks.

Based in Hong Kong, Yi Jin supports the Asia based investment teams with ESG integration research and process, company engagement, and thematic research.

Prior to joining Manulife Investment Management, Yi Jin works as an ESG Analyst at Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) in London, focusing on Private Debt, Infrastructure and Real Estate ESG research.

Yi Jin graduated from Imperial College London with MSc Climate Change, Management & Finance degree

Jane is the Head of Stewardship, APAC at BNP Paribas Asset Management and leads the firm’s stewardship activities in the region. This includes direct corporate engagement, proxy voting and working with policymakers on key issues relating to sustainable finance and investment. She represents BNPP AM in key investor networks, including as a member of Climate Action 100+’s global Steering Committee, co-chairing the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change’s (AIGCC) Engagement & Policy Working group, and as a member of Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA)’s ESG Committee.

She joined from the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC), where she was the Director of Investor Practice. During her time at AIGCC, she spearheaded and led global initiatives where AIGCC is a network partner, and she launched AIGCC’s Asia Utilities Engagement Program, a collaborative engagement program that runs in parallel to Climate Action 100+. Prior to AIGCC, Jane was an equities portfolio manager at JPMorgan Asset Management for more than ten years.

Jane was also recognised as the Sustainability Champion of the year for Asian Investor’s Asset Management Awards 2026 for her leadership in advancing high impact stewardship and systemic sustainability outcomes across Asia Pacific.

Jane holds a B.A. in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford, St. John’s College; and an MSc. in Sociology from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Jane is based in Singapore.

My Sustainability Goals for 2026:

• A city wide adaptation plan for HK
• An updated fit for purpose HK Climate Action Plan

Tomomi Shimada, Executive Director, is the Head of Investment Stewardship for Asia Pacific ex-Japan, based in Hong Kong. She is responsible for engaging with corporate board directors and management on key investment material issues, including climate risk, human capital management, and corporate governance across the Asia Pacific ex-Japan region. Tomomi also advises analysts and portfolio managers on the sustainability and governance practices of portfolio companies and coordinates proxy voting activities. An employee since 2010, she previously served as the Head of Sustainable Investment Specialists for Asia Pacific, where she was responsible for client engagement and the implementation of the firm’s sustainable investment strategy, solutions, and product innovation. Before relocating to Asia in 2021, she was a Sustainable Investing Specialist for EMEA, based in London. Tomomi has also worked as an Investment Stewardship Specialist covering European and Japanese companies in both London and Tokyo. Tomomi began her career as a Client Adviser at JPMorgan Asset Management’s Tokyo office, covering securities companies and major retail banks. She later moved to London as a Business Liaison Manager, managing Japanese institutional and funds clients. Tomomi holds a B.A. in Law from Keio University, Japan.

Piers is the head of ESG advisory services in Greater China and has over 25 years of ESG advisory experience. He has advised multinational investors on ESG risk management in relation to their investments in China, and Hong Kong-listed Chinese companies on ESG services of capital market transactions. He has served virtually all industry sectors, the major project experience includes climate risk assessments (TCFD) for various assets, ESG disclosure for listed companies etc.

Piers has advised multinational investors on managing ESG risks associated with inbound investments into Asia and listed corporates on the ESG aspects of capital market transactions, outbound M&A and investor relations. He has worked with the safeguard policies of major financial institutions including the World Bank/IFC, AIIB, ADB, EBRD, ECAs and Equator Principles Financial Institutions. He has acted as Lenders’ IESC on close to 100transactions across various industry sectors.

Mr Chim is a seasoned public administration specialist in the Hong Kong SAR Government with 20 years of experience in diverse areas of public policy. He oversees policy matters related to Hong Kong’s maritime and port development and the formulation of long-term development strategies in reinforcing and enhancing Hong Kong’s role as an international maritime centre. Prior to joining Transport and Logistics Bureau in October 2025, Mr Chim served in various government bureaux and departments, including Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Brussels, Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, the then Transport and Housing Bureau, etc.

Professor Lapman Lee is a Professor of Practice at the HK Polytechnic University, where he focuses on sustainability from a ratings, reporting, risk management, sustainable finance and technology perspective.

Prior to his academic role, Lapman was a Deloitte Partner focusing on risk management, sustainability and technology and was on the FinTech Association Board responsible for the AI Committee. He is a judge at the HK Green Council annual UN SDG Awards.

He sits on HKMA-HKIMR advisory council member, and as Vice Chairman of the Dutch Chamber sits on the Board of the European Chamber of Commerce.

My Sustainability Goal for 2026:

See ESG and sustainability as not only a regulatory reporting requirement and risk but also a potential business opportunity.

CharIN Asia Managing Director since 2016. Promoting the rollout of the Combined Charging System (CCS)/MCS (Megawatt Charging System)/ ISO15118-20 for E-Mobility in Asia, Australia and New Zealand

Managing Director Sigma – W2 Ltd since 1991

Business Development: Assisting Technology companies with their European or Asian market entry and Implementing sales & market strategies for Western companies into Asia

MBA Rutgers University (NJ, USA)

Master’s degree in engineering with a specialization in Applied Nuclear Physics (University of Brussels, Belgium)

My Sustainability Goals for 2026:

• Accelerate global adoption of electric vehicles (EVs)—including two- and three-wheelers, passenger cars, mining equipment, and marine vessels—by implementing interoperable charging standards like CCS and MCS, while cutting CO2 emissions and advancing climate-neutral transportation worldwide.
• Design and Certify standardized, reliable, and user-friendly charging solutions to streamline EV infrastructure, reduce costs, and enhance accessibility for sustainable urban mobility.
• Support climate-neutral cities by scaling EV charging infrastructure, aligning with UN Sustainable Development Goal 11 to create inclusive, safe, and resilient urban environments

Mr Chim is a seasoned public administration specialist in the Hong Kong SAR Government with 20 years of experience in diverse areas of public policy. He oversees policy matters related to Hong Kong’s maritime and port development and the formulation of long-term development strategies in reinforcing and enhancing Hong Kong’s role as an international maritime centre. Prior to joining Transport and Logistics Bureau in October 2025, Mr Chim served in various government bureaux and departments, including Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Brussels, Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, the then Transport and Housing Bureau, etc.

Lam Wing Chiu is Head of Terminal Development at Modern Terminals Limited. He has more than 30 years of experience in operational improvement, port development, and decarbonisation and environmental projects.

Modern Terminals opened Hong Kong’s first purpose-built container terminal in September 1972 and since then has been operating container port facilities in both Hong Kong and Chinese Mainland. The Company has established two decarbonisation goals – to eliminate all direct GHG emissions in operations by 2030 and to become carbon neutral by 2050. In October 2023, it became the first company in Hong Kong to trial renewable diesel, Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), in its operations.

Since 2021, Mr Lam has served as a member of the Marine Department’s Pilotage Advisory Committee, appointed by the Government of the Hong Kong SAR. He has also been a part-time lecturer in the Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University since 2015.

He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) from the University of New South Wales, Australia, and an Executive MBA from City University of Hong Kong.

He has been appointed a Steering Committee Member of the Business Environment Council’s (BEC) Energy Transition Advisory Group for 2025–2027. He was previously a member of BEC’s Sustainable Living Environment Advisory Group for 2023–2025.

Mr. Ying is the Assistant General Manager of Operations at Hongkong International Terminals Limited (“HIT”). He joined HIT in 2000 and has accumulated over 25 years of extensive experience in terminal operations and operations development. Throughout his career, he has held key management positions at HIT, Yantian International Container Terminals, and COSCO-HIT Terminals (Hong Kong) Limited, providing him with deep insight into the operational dynamics of major ports across the region. Mr. Ying holds a Master of Science in Management Science from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Junice Yeo is Managing Partner at Eco-Business, where she leads research, advisory and executive training engagements across Asia Pacific focused on energy transition, decarbonisation, climate risk, carbon markets and sustainable finance. She oversees the organisation’s engagements in Greater China and ASEAN, working with corporates, financial institutions, policymakers and industry stakeholders on transition readiness, disclosure standards and low-carbon development pathways.

With over 20 years of experience across China and Southeast Asia, Junice brings a cross-sector perspective spanning sustainability strategy, market development, public policy and stakeholder engagement. She previously established the Southeast Asia practice of UK-based ESG consultancy Corporate Citizenship, advising listed companies and multinationals on ESG strategy and reporting.

Junice was previously part of the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City (SSTEC) project — one of China’s earliest flagship sustainable urban development initiatives — where she worked at the intersection of urban sustainability, investment promotion and public engagement.

Her work today frequently intersects with transition finance, clean energy systems, industrial decarbonisation, climate technologies and carbon market developments across Asia. She regularly convenes and moderates executive and multi-stakeholder dialogues on regional energy transition trends, regulatory developments and implementation challenges shaping Asia’s pathway to net zero.

Junice holds the CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing, and is an FSA Level II Candidate. She also serves as an external advisory member to the Airbus Executive Committee.

Eleanor is Head of Sustainability at The Caravel Group, where she leads the Group’s global sustainability strategy and decarbonisation performance across a fleet of more than 580 vessels under management via Fleet Management Limited, the Group’s shipping subsidiary. She has led fleet-wide climate and nature risk assessments and decarbonisation roadmaps, working across operations, technical and safety teams to move low-carbon technologies and green fuels from pilot to scaled deployment, using AI-supported analytics to strengthen carbon-risk forecasting and disclosure accuracy.

With over 15 years across consulting, maritime and hospitality, she builds the governance and data infrastructure that underpins credible disclosure and advises C-suite leadership on translating climate transition planning into operational roadmaps that address the regulatory and commercial realities of the maritime sector’s net-zero transition.

Ms. Li Fan is an ESG practitioner with over 14 years of experience in developing and managing comprehensive corporate ESG initiatives. In her current role, she is responsible for formulating strategic ESG frameworks, addressing climate change challenges, establishing decarbonisation targets, and creating pathways to carbon neutrality. Ms. Fan is also dedicated to enhancing corporate governance and promoting equality and diversity while actively engaging stakeholders and investors through ESG roadshows.

Her career began as an environmental consultant, where she provided expertise to multinational clients across various sectors, such as real estate, energy, automotive, mining, and pharmaceuticals. Her experience with a leading Hong Kong property firm and a prominent energy company has significantly deepened her understanding of ESG best practices and the complexities inherent in these sectors.

Ms. Fan holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Technology and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Imperial College London. She is a Certified Environmental, Social, and Governance Analyst and a Certified Carbon Auditor Professional. Having lived in the UK and Germany for over a decade, Ms. Fan brings a valuable global perspective to her work, enriching discussions on sustainable development and corporate responsibility.

Mark Teng is the Chief Financial Officer at SeaKapital, a Hong Kong-based maritime leasing and investment company, and the former Managing Director in the Shipping and Offshore department of Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank.

Throughout his 25+ year career, Mark has originated and executed extensive maritime transactions across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East, with recent experience in financing alternative fuel vessels using use-of-proceed as well as sustainability-linked loans, green bonds, and other ESG-compliant structures specifically designed for the maritime sector’s transition to net-zero emissions. Mark’s combination of practical transaction experience and attention to prevailing trends in sustainable finance continues to bridge global capital with Asia’s shipbuilding ecosystem to accelerate the sector’s transition to net-zero operations.

Mark has a long track record as a keynote speaker, moderator, and panelist at international maritime finance conferences across Asia. His speaking portfolio demonstrates expertise across sustainable finance, decarbonization, and maritime banking, including the recent keynote presentation “Sustainable Finance in Shipping” at the 17th World Ocean Forum 2023 in Busan, Korea. He also serves as a regular panelist at annual Marine Money conferences in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Shanghai, where he has addressed topics ranging from bank finance evolution to ESG best practices in shipping. His presentations consistently focus on bridging the technological and financial challenges of maritime decarbonization, emphasizing the critical role of governments and financial institutions in supporting the industry’s ambitious IMO 2050 net-zero targets.

Mark holds a B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School and a B.A. in International Studies from the University of Pennsylvania.

My Sustainability Goals for 2026:

One way Hong Kong can elevate its port competitiveness is by promoting alternative fuel bunkering availability, in line with its “green and smart port” strategy. In parallel, wider adoption of innovative green financing solutions such as use-of-proceeds financing for green fuel, supply chain infrastructure, or decarbonizing retrofitting equipment would further expand the supply of green funding to the address the rising demand under IMO 2050.

Andrew Wong joined MLA College in January 2026 as Business Development Manager for Asia. He is responsible for driving B2B growth and strategic partnerships across the region, as well as supporting the establishment and operations of the College’s first overseas campus in Singapore.

With over a decade of experience in business development and operations management within the maritime sector, Andrew brings strong regional expertise and a proven track record in market expansion. Prior to joining MLA College, he led the APAC team of an international maritime professional body, where he played a key role in (re)designing products, developing new revenue streams, and penetrating emerging markets.

Andrew graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2010 with a BSocSci (Hons) in Government and Public Administration. In 2024, he completed his MSc in Sustainable Maritime Operations at MLA College with Distinction. As an alumnus, Andrew is proud to return to MLA College and contribute to advancing its mission across Asia.

Roberto Giannetta has 35 years of service in the shipping industry. Having served as director of system development, financial controller, executive director, and now Chairman for shipping agreements and associations, he has a vast cross-reference of knowledge in shipping practices across Asia.

As Chairman of the Hong Kong Liner Shipping Association, Roberto represents the interests of container liner principals on numerous industry and governmental organisations (including APEC Shipping Port Network Security, Hong Kong Maritime and Port Board, Article Number Association, and others) covering operational, safety, environmental, regulatory, trade, and policy matters vis-à-vis government and industry stakeholders. With a board of directors comprising CEO and MD level representatives from major shipping lines serving trades to/from Asia and the rest of the world, Roberto has a well-guided understanding of shipping liner needs, objectives, and environment.

Based in Hong Kong, Vineet heads Citi’s Asia Pacific Global Shipping franchise. His main responsibility includes originating and structuring transactions across Asia Pacific region.

Over past 20 years, Vineet has helped Citi’s clients raise over US$20 billion in capital raising. In this capacity, Vineet works closely with Citi’s clients in the region to help them on Strategic Discussions for inorganic growth, Capital Structure analysis, Ratings Advisory, Capex Financing, Structured Financing, Risk Management Framework and optimal Cash and Trade Finance Solutions.

Born in India, Vineet holds a Master of Business Administration in Finance.

Vineet has 21 years of global banking experience across corporate finance, capital markets, capital management, transactions services, corporate and investment banking and speaks fluent English and Hindi.

Dr Roy Kaushik is the Adviser to the world’s 4th largest shipping registry, a Board Member of the Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology (IMarEST), the Vice President of the Nautical Institute (NI), the Chair of the Nautical Institute Hong Kong, and a Council Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Marine Technology (HKIMT), IMarEST, and NI. He holds four ‘Charter’ & five ‘Fellow’ statuses; PRI assessor for Chartered Master Mariner (CMMar) and Chartered Marine Technologist (CMarTech). He is a Committee Member of 3 renowned classification societies: the ABS, BV, and LR and is an LNG safety, operation, joint venture start-up & management expert. Kaushik is a Doctorate (PhD) in Maritime Management, ‘Harvard-educated negotiator & mediator, and an expert witness on tankers & gas carriers and is also the first Asian origin Chartered Master Mariner and the first in Southeast/Far East Asia and China. He is one of the founding members of the Nautical Institute Armillary Club and secured the world’s first Green Award to the LNG vessel and the operator. He was involved in Argentina, Indonesia, & Japan’s 1st LNG STS operations & commissioning of HYLNG, Tianjin, Dhabol, and Adriatic-LNG terminals. Kaushik is the first Overseas Representative of the Registration Authority of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners, UK. Kaushik is the Govt. Adviser and Mentor to cadets/ interns and professionals of the Marine Society, UK, and Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is well known in the maritime clusters of the East and West.

Kaushik completed his PhD on Maritime Management and his Master’s on International Trade Law from the University of Northumbria, UK. He was a full-time Nautical Studies Lecturer at the NAFC Marine Centre/ University of Highlands and Islands (UHI), UK.

Malene is qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales and Hong Kong. She joined Gard in 2020 as a Defence lawyer, advising owners and charterers in Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan and Korea on dry shipping disputes and contractual clauses. She is now the Managing Director of Gard Hong Kong.

Malene has a bachelors degree in international relations and a masters degree in computer science. She previously worked as a computer programmer in investment banks and hedge funds in New York and London. She is natively fluent in English and Mandarin.