Innovations & Technology Theatre
Our Future Energy Fix: Rethinking Strategies and Alternative Value Chains
Day 1 : 12:20 – 13:10
As commercial, industrial, domestic and other forms of electricity consumption continue to grow, decarbonisation of the energy sector remains of highest priority in order for the city to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. What opportunities exist for Hong Kong to diversify its energy mix to include more clean energy sources, and fund and procure local renewable energy technologies?
Learnings
- As hydrogen, waste-to-energy and other new energies emerge to fulfil their potential as clean energy sources, what are the opportunities and challenges – technological, financial, geopolitical – of adoption in Hong Kong?
- What are the partnerships, technological, regulatory and investment support required for viability and scaling up cost-efficient, high quality solutions?
- Case studies from the transportation, buildings and additional sectors
Post-Event Actions
- Gain insights on the latest technological, regulatory and investment trends for developing renewable and clean energy sources in Hong Kong.
- Consider how your company and industry can step up decarbonisation ambitions in tandem with the city’s transition to cleaner energy sources.
Speakers
Moderator
Peter Thompson
East Asia Energy Business Leader
Peter Thompson
East Asia Energy Business Leader
Peter Thompson is a Director and East Asia Energy Business Leader for Arup based in Hong Kong. He has more than 35 years of experience in the management of the design and implementation of major energy and infrastructure works projects across a wide variety of overseas countries. In line with the firm’s strategy to facilitate the development of sustainable future outcomes, he has a focus on works that lead to positive climate impacts, improved resilience and net-zero solutions.
My Sustainability Goals for 2023:
To facilitate and enable the implementation of a hydrogen economy for the city.
Vincent De Givry
Principal
Blunomy
Vincent De Givry
Blunomy
Principal
Vincent is a specialist in energy transition for businesses and financial institutions. He has been for 2 years with Blunomy, a strategy advisory firm based in Hong Kong. Prior to this, he spent 30 years working in industry, the last 5 of which were spent transforming business portfolios with a low carbon offering. He is passionate about analysing opportunities, changing business models, building coalitions and looking in detail at the challenges to successful decarbonisation. He has strong expertise in the Asian market, advising some major companies on their energy and climate transition.
My Sustainability Goals for 2024:
Support Hong Kong in drawing up a solid roadmap for energy transition that can be rapidly activated and that will enable the city to become a world leader and a green benchmark
David Fung
General Manager – Product Planning & Distribution
David Fung
General Manager – Product Planning & Distribution
David Fung brings decades of experience in Product Planning leadership positions, primarily in the global automotive industry. David is currently the 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 Macao
My Sustainability Goals for 2023:
HK should consider to align with the Mainland and adopting a more balace approach in the development of alternative energy vehicles, on top of EV e.g hydrogen.
Peipei Gao
China Management Consulting Lead
Peipei Gao
China Management Consulting Lead
Peipei Gao is AFRY’s China Management Consulting Lead based in Beijing. With 18 years of experience in energy and utilities sectors, she is a recognised expert in cross-border energy sector mergers and acquisitions. At AFRY, Peipei leads a team of China power market experts to advise multinational companies and global investors on renewables sector transactions. With in-depth power market insights, she also actively works with corporates looking to achieve ambitious climate targets, helping businesses chart an actionable path to address wicked sustainability problems against China’s complex and fast-changing policy and market landscape. She most recently worked with a global apparel retailer to identify renewable electricity procurement solutions for 200+ suppliers across China.
Prior to joining AFRY, she was Investment Director at CITIC Construction overseeing the company’s overseas investment, and before that she had held positions at Aramco, EDF, and BP.
Rory Meng
General Manager / Regional Business Field Coordinator
TUV Rheinland Hong Kong Ltd
Rory Meng
TUV Rheinland Hong Kong Ltd
General Manager / Regional Business Field Coordinator
Over 12 years of career, Mr. Rory Meng has been committed to the work of safety integrity management in petrochemical, machinery manufacturing, new energy, lithium electric manufacturing, semiconductor and other industries. He has rich experience in risk management system and equipment integrity management consulting, proficient in mechanical safety, process safety, chemical safety, functional safety, explosion-proof safety, electrical safety, product safety and many special technologies, integrated manufacturing system, equipment integrity management system, process safety management system, quality management system, asset integrity management system, engineering project management and many other production management system capabilities.
He has served 50+ leading companies in the related industry, and has participated in or led more than 20 projects of hydrogen energy and hydrogen related projects in general industry.
Supported by
Hong Kong 2050 is Now
Hong Kong 2050 is Now is a Hong Kong-based platform for education, collaboration, and action on the climate crisis. We seek to inspire ambitious target setting, induce behavior change, and mobilise collective action towards a carbon-neutral Hong Kong.
Our initiative in accelerating sustainable development in Hong Kong:
- Educate and engage the public on the risks and opportunities facing Hong Kong in an age of climate crisis, based on rigorous scientific and policy research.
- Encourage personal, corporate and government action to be undertaken now in combating the climate crisis, including personal lifestyle, business best practice, and regulatory change.
- Aggregate the efforts of stakeholders working towards the vision of a Net-Zero carbon Hong Kong, leveraging existing grassroot and community movements to further catalyse their impact.
Institution of Civil Engineers, Hong Kong
Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is one of the world’s most respected professional engineering associations. Established in 1818, it has 95,000 members across the globe. ICE’s vision is to place civil engineering at the heart of society, delivering sustainable development through knowledge, skills and professional expertise.
Our sustainability goals for 2024:
- Place the decarbonisation of our industry at the heart of our agenda (UNSDG 9.4)
- Working with others, both in the UK and overseas, to build resilience and mitigate the significant effects of climate change (UNSDG 13)
- Transform the availability of potable water and sanitation across the world (UNSDG 6 & 7)
- Transform the productivity of our industry by driving modern methods of procurement and manufacture (UNSDG 8 & 9)
- Enhance the knowledge, insight and ethical understanding of engineers wherever they work across the world
With thanks to
Blunomy
Blunomy was founded 15 years ago. We aim to activate end-to-end strategy consulting solutions to speed up transitions towards decarbonized, circular and inclusive business models. We believe the best is yet to come and are committed to working with different stakeholders to invent new rules for a new economy.
Blunomy has 6 offices Hong Kong, Singapore, Paris, London, Sydney and Melbourne.
Our sustainability goals for 2024:
- Leverage scientific knowledge and industrial and financial expertise to develop a common understanding of the transition, its pathways and available options.
- Provide advice on (and, when relevant, devise) corporate and financial solutions to facilitate a large-scale brown-to-green transition of human and financial resources.
- Develop partnerships to overcome silos, connect the dots and align interests in the long term.
Create new ways to measure success and impact and draw on these standards to ensure alignment and encourage go-getters. - Make the most of data and digital technology to facilitate the transition.
Solutions Showcase:
- ESG Reporting/Consultancy
- Green Finance & Investments
- Renewable Energy
- Strategic/Corporate Consultancy
- Sustainability Services
UN SDG goals that we align with:
- SDG 1 No Poverty
- SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
- SDG 5 Gender Equality
- SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
- SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
- SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
- SDG 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
- SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
- SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
- SDG 13 Climate Action
- SDG 14 Life below Water
- SDG 15 Life on Land
Legal Name: Blunomy Advisory Hong Kong Limited
General Business Address: 23F, One Taikoo Place, 979 King’s Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong
Meet our speakers:
Inchcape Hong Kong Limited
Inchcape is the leading independent multi-brand global automotive distributor, with strong fundamentals and significant growth opportunities ahead. We are on an ambitious growth journey to deliver value to our employees, our partners, shareholders and in the communities where we operate.
Our sustainability goals for 2023:
To deliver our vision for responsible business, we have developed a robust framework. Our Driving What Matters plan, developed in 2021, was designed collaboratively with our operations teams for ownership and delivery by our people, locally.
The plan comprises our four pillars of Responsible Business: Planet, People, Places and Practices.
Planet: Rapping the risk and opportunities of climate change; Setting GHG targets;
Reducing waste People: Prioritising well-being and safety; Creating and diverse and inclusive colleague base
Places: Having a positive impact on local community; Supporting safer roads; Facilitating mobility solutions for those with disability.
Practices: Strengthening our governance policies reflecting our position as an international plc.
Legal Name: Inchcape Hong Kong Limited
General Enquiry Email Address: info@crown-motors.com
General Enquiry Phone Number: 2880-1395
TUV Rheinland Hong Kong Ltd
Booth H25
150 years of safety: Since 1872, TÜV Rheinland’s mission has been to make technology safe for people and the environment. From the steam engine to digitalization, what started as a regional association for the monitoring of steam boilers has evolved into a global testing service provider. Today, TÜV Rheinland ensures safety and quality in almost all areas of business and life. Since 2006, TÜV Rheinland has therefore been a member of the United Nations Global Compact for more sustainability and against corruption.
Solutions Showcase:
- Circular Solutions
- ESG Reporting/Consultancy
- Government Agency
- Sourcing & Supply Chain
- Sustainability Services
UN SDG goals that we align with:
- SDG 5 Gender Equality
- SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
- SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
- SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
- SDG 13 Climate Action
- SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Legal Name: TUV Rheinland Hong Kong Ltd
General Enquiry Email Address: service-gc@tuv.com
General Enquiry Phone Number: 21921022
