HK2050isNow Energy & Mobility Summit

Mr Evan Au Yang is the Group President of Animoca Brands, a Hong Kong-based multinational blockchain technology and investment company focused on developing the digital property rights ecosystem, including play-to-earn games, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), decentralized finance (DeFi), blockchain marketplaces, infrastructure and more.

Mr Au Yang is also the Chairman of the Board of Civic Exchange, a non-partisan public policy think tank. He serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director on three boards: the Urban Renewal Authority, Sun Hung Kai & Co. Ltd., and Asia Financial Holdings Limited. He is an Advisor for Our Hong Kong Foundation, and serves on the Innovation and Technology Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, the Transport Policy Committee of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, the Development Fund Committee of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service, the Advisory Council for Institute at Brown for Environment and Society for Brown University, as well as the Board of Advisors of Hong Kong 2050 is Now. In addition, Mr Au Yang is a lecturer at the Hong Kong Academy of Politics and Public Policy.

Jens-Peter is an expert in the transportation sector for 30 years and a Fellow of IET. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and economic psychology, because for him, technology and people belong together, especially when it comes to digital transformation. As the CEO of Siemens Mobility in Hong Kong, he is working with business partners to make this city smarter and more sustainable.

My Sustainability Goals for 2022:

To accelerate the adoption of sustainable mobility and energy-optimized operations for mass transit and properties

Grace is a seasoned sustainability professional with more than 20 years’ experiences in sustainable design and green building projects in Hong Kong, China and across Asia-Pacific. With an environmental engineering background, Grace is a keen advocate of regenerative sustainability for the built environment. She is currently a member of the Council for Sustainable Development, Director of Hong Kong Green Building Council, Director of Hong Kong Institute of Qualified Environmental Professionals and Founding Vice President of Greater Bay Area Carbon Neutrality Association.  Outside Hong Kong, she led AEC Group to become WorldGBC’s Asia Pacific Net Zero Collaborator, and shares best practices through her roles in the LEED Technical Advisory Group, BRE ESG Advisors Club, IWBI Health Equity Advisory, and GRESB Real Estate Standards Committee. Driven by a vision to shape a sustainable future for all, Grace works with building and other sectors through ESG and Green Finance advisory to build climate resilience and accelerate net-zero transition.

My Sustainability Goals for 2022:

To accelerate our own net zero transition, we have been striving to achieve our goal of net zero carbon business operation by 2030. I hope to see a clearer decarbonization roadmap for different sectors and how cross-sectoral collaboration could be facilitated to achieve the carbon neutrality goal.

Professor Linda Chelan Li is Professor of Political Science at the Department of Public and International Affairs, City University of Hong Kong. She stresses the role of collaboration as well as conflict in understanding politics and public policy. Her major areas of research include intergovernmental relations, government reforms, public finance, cross-border relations and sustainable development.

My Sustainability Goals for 2022:

To identify, analyze and develop solutions to meet critical sustainability issues in Hong Kong and the Asian Region from a cross-disciplinary, cross-border and cross-sector perspective.

Yushen joined the company in 2009, she manages BNEF commercial teams in Greater China, Japan, and Korea, as well as the overall operational efficiency of the business in the APAC region. Through engaging with both internal and external stakeholders, she helps the company build strategic relationships with key clients and is responsible for developing long-term business strategies. Yushen and her teams manage an impressive client’s portfolio across utilities, energy corporations, supply chain companies, banks, funds and policy makers. Yushen is also responsible for coordinating and managing BNEF’s marketing, events, and localization efforts in the region.

Yushen holds a bachelor’s degree in law from Nankai University and a MSc Degree on Human Resources Management and Organizational Analysis from King’s College London, and is a current EMBA student at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Thomas is Associate Director – Decarbonisation Architecture at CLP Power Hong Kong. He is a versatile business and engineering professional dedicated to the power industry, with wide ranging experience covering strategic development, engineering and commercial strategy. He has been one of the key members responsible for devising CLP Power’s long-term decarbonisation plan.

My Sustainability Goals for 2022:

We aim to use our experience and expertise to work with the government and other key stakeholders to support Hong Kong’s long-term decarbonisation strategy set out in the Climate Action Plan 2050 and help the city reach carbon neutrality before 2050.

Mike Thomas is a founding partner and managing director at The Lantau Group, an economic consultancy focusing on the energy sector in the Asia Pacific region. Mike advises energy sector stakeholders on matters involving commercial transactions, regulation and market design, strategy, and economic evidence in commercial, competition, and regulatory disputes.

My Sustainability Goals for 2022:

Through careful attention to the details, find ways to make better decisions to reach sustainability objectives faster and at lower cost and more equitably for everyone.

Mr Victor Kwong has more than 39 years of experience in the areas of corporate sustainability, environmental protection, building energy saving, occupational health and safety, fire protection, crisis management and security protection, etc. He coordinates the corporation’s efforts to improve sustainability and safety performance through effective risk management system, energy saving programs, carbon reduction, climate change risk reduction, etc.

Active profession in energy sector for more than 20 years in the field from power generation, renewables energy, transmission and distribution down to low voltage electrical installation. Deep involvement on new energy solution including wind & solar power, hydrogen and energy storage in Siemens Energy

My Sustainability Goals for 2022:

Go ahead with innovative hydrogen application project in Hong Kong to make a solid step to reach decarbonization goal of Hong Kong

Summer is a senior advisor of business low carbon economy transition and supports companies at all stages of their decarbonisation journey, from developing a net zero strategy, implementing energy efficiency or reduction measures, to deploying low-carbon technologies, such as CCUS, Hydrogen. She was nominated as the Impact Champion by Women in Renewables Asia in 2021.

Alfred Wong is the CEO of Ballard China. He holds P&L responsibility for Ballard’s business in China and its joint venture with Weichai Power. He also serves on the board of directors of Wisdom Motor.

In his 22 years with Ballard, Alfred has led global technical and commercial teams focused on helping customers transition to hydrogen energy in mobility and stationary power applications.  He has spearheaded some of the industry’s largest fuel cell programs and partnerships, and worked with stakeholders to deploy over 3,500 fuel cell electric vehicles in various demonstration fleets.

Alfred is a licensed Professional Engineer (Canada), and holds B.A.Sc. and M.Eng. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of British Columbia, a MBA from Simon Fraser University, and an executive leadership certificate in Corporate Governance from Stanford University.

Having served at Towngas for over 30 years, Isaac Yeung’s experience spans ESG, company secretarial services, human resources, project investment, corporate affairs and beyond.

Mr Yeung holds a MBA degree from CityU and a BBA degree from CUHK. He is an Associate with the designations of Chartered Secretary and Chartered Governance Professional of The Chartered Governance Institute UK and an Associate of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute. He is also a member of the Hong Kong Professionals and Senior Executives Association.

My Sustainability Goals for 2022:

It would be great, if possible, to witness the wider application of hydrogen technologies in Hong Kong through active collaboration between different stakeholders.

Karina Chow is a Research Analyst at Civic Exchange, focusing on the decarbonization of the building sector and the Greater Bay Area. Her interest lies in public policy and hopes to address Hong Kong’s environmental problems through research-based, impactful policies. Karina holds a BSc in Environmental Management and Technology from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Arthur Lam is the CEO, Co-founder and director of Negawatt Utility Limited, an AIoT (Artificial Intelligent of Things) prop-tech company specializing in smart building digitization and ESG solutions. As a serial entrepreneur, he has over 14 years in property technologies with the focus on sustainability. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, United States, with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in May 2008 and he is a certified Carbon Audit Professional and a certified Energy Manager of The Association of Energy Engineers (Hong Kong Chapter).

My Sustainability Goals for 2022:

• Supporting large corporates to meet ESG requirement
• Deployment of COVID risk management to increase public health & safety awareness
• Reducing energy consumption for large corporates to meet upcoming CO2 reduction target of 2030
• Enhancement of communication between stakeholders to improve corporate management efficiency

Peter Chan is a qualified LEED AP, BEAM Pro and sustainable building specialist consultant with over 28 years of experience in leading numerous sustainability assignments related to the built environment. These include: providing energy saving and decarbonising advice for over 30 government premises for Retro-commissioning (RCx) projects; and formulating sustainable building design options for over 50 developments to achieve the superior BEAM/LEED Platinum rating.

Lawrence Iu is Executive Director at Civic Exchange. As a professional environmental strategist, he has profound experience in crafting climate change models and impactful public policies. His current focuses are on policy action in Energy, Building Energy Efficiency and Mobility. He has successfully built a platform with public, corporate and government stakeholders to craft an inclusive transition plan with strong buy-in.

In his previous roles in a multinational corporation and a higher institution, Lawrence led environmental sustainability and occupational health & safety projects across Asia Pacific and coordinated emerging technology management, circular economy and green chemistry research.

My Sustainability Goals for 2023:

Despite these difficult times, we must remain forward looking and anticipate the time of recovery. Even more so, we are now in a favourable position to make fundamental policy decisions to rethink our economic model, making it fit for a low carbon missions world, and to set course for a better, sustainable, and more liveable future for Hong Kong.

I help organizations institute integrated thinking and value creation as part of sustainability and climate resilience action plans. This includes assessing future energy trends, producing climate impact reports to identify at-risk physical assets, establishing protocols to monitor ESG performance and enlisting support and securing alignment across the organizational value chain.

My Sustainability Goals for 2022:

Coordinated and collaborative effort, particularly among industry peers instead of individual efforts.

Arthur Lam is the CEO, Co-founder and director of Negawatt Utility Limited, an AIoT (Artificial Intelligent of Things) prop-tech company specializing in smart building digitization and ESG solutions. As a serial entrepreneur, he has over 14 years in property technologies with the focus on sustainability. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, United States, with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in May 2008 and he is a certified Carbon Audit Professional and a certified Energy Manager of The Association of Energy Engineers (Hong Kong Chapter).

My Sustainability Goals for 2022:

• Supporting large corporates to meet ESG requirement
• Deployment of COVID risk management to increase public health & safety awareness
• Reducing energy consumption for large corporates to meet upcoming CO2 reduction target of 2030
• Enhancement of communication between stakeholders to improve corporate management efficiency

Dr. Thilakaratne is an academic and a Fellow of the RIBA specialized in environmental sustainability with over 20-years international experience. She is a LEED-AP, WELL-AP, Certified Carbon Auditor, and a BEAM Professional. Ruffina is experienced in large scale mixed-use development projects, healthcare and education, science & technology projects.

My Sustainability Goals for 2022:

In order for Hong Kong to achieve Net-Zero targets by 2030 and 2050, I wish to see commitments on renewable energy production, mandating OTTV and mandating Whole Building Lifecycle Assessment for all new projects.

Lawrence Iu is Executive Director at Civic Exchange. As a professional environmental strategist, he has profound experience in crafting climate change models and impactful public policies. His current focuses are on policy action in Energy, Building Energy Efficiency and Mobility. He has successfully built a platform with public, corporate and government stakeholders to craft an inclusive transition plan with strong buy-in.

In his previous roles in a multinational corporation and a higher institution, Lawrence led environmental sustainability and occupational health & safety projects across Asia Pacific and coordinated emerging technology management, circular economy and green chemistry research.

My Sustainability Goals for 2023:

Despite these difficult times, we must remain forward looking and anticipate the time of recovery. Even more so, we are now in a favourable position to make fundamental policy decisions to rethink our economic model, making it fit for a low carbon missions world, and to set course for a better, sustainable, and more liveable future for Hong Kong.

Lawrence Iu is Executive Director at Civic Exchange. As a professional environmental strategist, he has profound experience in crafting climate change models and impactful public policies. His current focuses are on policy action in Energy, Building Energy Efficiency and Mobility. He has successfully built a platform with public, corporate and government stakeholders to craft an inclusive transition plan with strong buy-in.

In his previous roles in a multinational corporation and a higher institution, Lawrence led environmental sustainability and occupational health & safety projects across Asia Pacific and coordinated emerging technology management, circular economy and green chemistry research.

My Sustainability Goals for 2023:

Despite these difficult times, we must remain forward looking and anticipate the time of recovery. Even more so, we are now in a favourable position to make fundamental policy decisions to rethink our economic model, making it fit for a low carbon missions world, and to set course for a better, sustainable, and more liveable future for Hong Kong.

Jens-Peter is an expert in the transportation sector for 30 years and a Fellow of IET. He holds degrees in electrical engineering and economic psychology, because for him, technology and people belong together, especially when it comes to digital transformation. As the CEO of Siemens Mobility in Hong Kong, he is working with business partners to make this city smarter and more sustainable.

My Sustainability Goals for 2022:

To accelerate the adoption of sustainable mobility and energy-optimized operations for mass transit and properties

Adam is a dynamic leader and influencer, with a proven track record of delivering transformational changes to bus systems around the world including London and Singapore when he was CEO of Tower Transit. Off the back of these award-winning, high-profile successes, Adam established Ascendal Group, with a vision of bringing cities to life by re-thinking public transport systems in the world’s leading cities. With operations currently across three continents, advisory projects in over 50 cities globally, Adam is redefining standards as to what good public transport looks like. He is currently leading one of Hong Kong’s primary bus operators, Bravo Transport, the owner of Citybus and New World First Bus which serves more than 1 million passengers on over 300 routes a day.

My Sustainability Goals for 2022:

We are active in working with Government to fast track zero emission buses to Hong Kong. We also believe there is a tremendous opportunity to transform public transport in Hong Kong to generate further modal shift which will have a substantial impact on the sustainability of Hong Kong.

Henry is a seasoned professional with multi-disciplinary working experiences covering corporate strategy, business transformation, new growth business and investment, engineering and technology as well as project management. He is currently the General Manager – MTR Lab responsible for leading and managing the development and operation of new growth business anchored on innovation and technology in the areas of smart city, smart mobility, construction technology, railway technology and green technology supporting ESG. He is also overseeing a corporate venture arm specializing on technology investment.

Prior to his current role, he was the Head of Corporate Strategy of MTR Corporation responsible for formulation of business strategy of the group, and took part in and managed the execution of a corporate-wide transformation programme. Henry is also a chartered civil engineering with experience on mega infrastructure project management, civil engineering design and R&D.

My Sustainability Goals for 2022:

Continuous development of a society with equality that takes care all walks of life balancing environmental, social and economical needs.

Sylvia He is Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Resource Management at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is on the Editorial Board of Journal of the American Planning Association, Transportation Research Part D, Travel Behaviour and Society, and Asian Transport Studies. She is Board Member of the International Association for China Planning, the World Society for Transport and Land Use Research, and the Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies.

Based in Hong Kong, Nelson is a Consulting Partner of Ernst & Young Advisory Services Limited. Nelson has been assisting CEOs and senior executives in transformational initiatives to drive growth and operational excellence for many years. His areas of focus include Energy, Consumer Products and Public sectors. Nelson is a regular speaker at forums and has published thought-leadership articles related to e-mobility, sustainability and the Greater Bay Area. He has recently been invited to speak at the SCMP Climate Change Hong Kong Summit 2022, share views on radio programs at Metro Broadcast, contribute an article to Bloomberg, and many more. Nelson is the President of the Institute for Supply Management Hong Kong branch (ISM-HK) and he also teaches global supply chain at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

David Fung brings decades of experience in Product Planning leadership positions, primarily in the global automotive industry. David is currently the Deputy General Manager – Product Planning & Distribution of Inchcape Greater China. Through his extensive market knowledge, David is responsible in informing the planning and design of new models, tailoring to the needs of markets in Hong Kong and Macau.

My Sustainability Goals for 2022:

Broaden coverage of incentives to include all environmentally friendly vehicles as well (eg plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle)

Mr Michael Law graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor Degree of Science in Civil Engineering. Since then, he has been working in the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for various civil engineering projects, including the design and construction of To Kwa Wan Typhoon Shelter and the Tseung Kwan O – Lam Tin Tunnel, which is now under construction. He has also been substantially involved in information technology during his career. For example, he was the Chief Engineer/Smart Mobility of the Transport Department in 2018 responsible for intelligent transport systems. He is now Assistant Commissioner/Technical Services of the Transport Department responsible for delivery of various smart mobility initiatives.

Cliff joined Hong Kong EV Power Limited (香港電動能源有限公司, “EV POWER”) in March 2014 and is currently the General Manager for the company directing multidisciplinary teams, managing daily operations, R&D, P&L and strategic decisions, as well as taking forward the investment and development of EV charging infrastructure in Hong Kong and Macau.

My Sustainability Goals for 2022:

Let’s cooperate in the development of INTELLIGENT, GREEN and SUSTAINABLE charging infrastructure in Hong Kong.

Lawrence Iu is Executive Director at Civic Exchange. As a professional environmental strategist, he has profound experience in crafting climate change models and impactful public policies. His current focuses are on policy action in Energy, Building Energy Efficiency and Mobility. He has successfully built a platform with public, corporate and government stakeholders to craft an inclusive transition plan with strong buy-in.

In his previous roles in a multinational corporation and a higher institution, Lawrence led environmental sustainability and occupational health & safety projects across Asia Pacific and coordinated emerging technology management, circular economy and green chemistry research.

My Sustainability Goals for 2023:

Despite these difficult times, we must remain forward looking and anticipate the time of recovery. Even more so, we are now in a favourable position to make fundamental policy decisions to rethink our economic model, making it fit for a low carbon missions world, and to set course for a better, sustainable, and more liveable future for Hong Kong.

Looking after sustainable development and corporate social responsibilities for the Cathay Pacific Airways Group, Grace is a firm believer that commercial organisations have a responsibility to be proactive in terms of their environmental practices and have an obligation to give back to the communities they operate in.

Jonathan graduated with an MA in Economics from Cambridge University in England and is also qualified as a Chartered Accountant.  Jonathan started his banking career more than 30 years ago in London and has worked in a diverse range of markets including Latin America and the Middle East has been based in Hong Kong since 1997 witnessing first-hand the rapid growth of Asia.  During this time, he has been involved successful advisory and financing transactions across a wide range of industrial and services sectors including energy, manufacturing, transportation, infrastructure and financial services, with a focus on resource efficiency and sustainability. These transactions have involved supporting projects, corporates and institutions to approach various financial markets and structuring innovative and tailored solutions to meet the often large and always specific needs of clients. Over the last 8 years Jonathan has led HSBC’s efforts in Sustainable Finance in Asia, assisting clients in the development of sustainability and transition strategies and communicating these to ensure best access to financial markets.  Jonathan has also been active in broader market development including driving awareness and engagement on the urgency of the need to transition and the development of robust financial products to support the implementation of the transition to a sustainable and resilient future.  Jonathan is a member of the Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Green Finance Association and is also the founding chair of the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association Green and Sustainable Loan Committee.

My Sustainability Goals for 2022:

Delivering capital solutions to enable clients to transition and grow their business to be resilient and create real value for their stakeholders.

Mr. Lee is the General Manager, Sustainability of the Airport Authority. He supports, guides and advises the Authority on the formulation and implementation of long-term sustainability strategies. He also leads and manages all environmental matters related to the planning and implementation of the Expansion of the Hong Kong International Airport into a Three-Runway System, which is to maintain Hong Kong as an international aviation hub at the heart of Asia Pacific region. Before joining the Airport Authority in June 2012, Mr. Lee has over 20 years’ experience in environmental and engineering consultancy, leading and managing the EIA studies for a number of major infrastructure and urban development projects such as Kai Tak Development, Integrated Waste Management Facilities, Harbour Area Treatment Scheme Stage 2A, Deep Bay Link, and so on. Mr. Lee is a founding fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Qualified Environmental Professionals and the Secretary General of the Marine Ecology Enhancement Fund and the Fisheries Enhancement Fund.

Mr. Nik Sam joined WWF-Hong Kong in 2017. Nik is leading the Low Carbon Operation Programme designed to empower corporates in transitioning to net zero.

He also dedicates time to climate policy research and stakeholder engagement, with a recent publication “Broader Application of Biofuel in Hong Kong” advocating for the development and deployment of waste-based biofuel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in greater China region.

My Sustainability Goals for 2022:

Risk also means opportunities to turn B-A-U into something innovative and extraordinary. It is time for all climate and sustainability actions to come to life!

Louis joined the ICE HKA in 2013 and became Chairman in 2021. He is the Deputy General Manager of Henderson Land Development Co Ltd, responsible for overseeing its building projects in HK.

My Sustainability Goals for 2022:

Responsible consumption and production – shift towards a more resource efficient economy by changing the way we produce and consume goods and resources, encourage recycle and reduce waste.