Transformative Innovations: Building a Low-Carbon and Resilient City

Natacha Cuvelier is a Managing Director at Accenture Song, where she spearheads the Marketing Transformation Practice in Greater China. With over 12+ years, She excels in strategic consulting, specializing in digital transformation, marketing, e-commerce and operations across various regions such as Greater China, ASEAN, ANZ and Europe.

Throughout her career, she has worked with esteemed organizations in different industries, such as Retail, Travel, Hospitality and Consumer Goods. Helping them navigate the ever-changing landscape of digital transformation to achieve their business goals. Natacha’s passion lies in empowering businesses to cultivate robust customer relationships and deliver exceptional customer experiences that set industry benchmarks.

My Sustainability Goals for 2023:

I hope to see proactive behavioral changes toward sustainability at an individual level (e.g. mindful water consumption, minimizing waste production) and to see corporates actively investing in reducing their carbon footprint, not just publicizing activities and goals they have.

Dr. Bruce Chong is a Fellow and Director of Arup, leading climate, urban sustainability, and smart city-related services, and has supported international organisations such as the World Bank, IFC, ADB, AIIB, and EMF on climate adaptation, sustainable infrastructure, and circular economy initiatives. His work also includes a super-typhoon study for the South China region, advising on the TCFD, 3D city map production, Digital Twin Standard, and a smart city district plan for Kowloon East – the first pilot area to explore the feasibility of developing a Smart City in Hong Kong. Bruce is a Cambridge Overseas Scholar and Research Fellow at Sydney University. He is also a fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers(ICE), Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), and Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), as well as committee members of various organisations, including the co-chairperson of the Real Estate Working Group in the HKGFA, Committee Member of the ESG Group of the Financial Service Development Council (FSDC), Director of the Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC), Working Group Member on Engineering & Climate Change of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO), and Council Member of the Appointment Advisory Board of the HK International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC). His book Smart-Green-Resilient was published in 2016 by Hong Kong University Press, and his upcoming title, Tackling Climate Hazards in Coastal Urban Areas of Est and Southeast Asia: Connecting Climate Science, Engineering, and Finance, will be released by ICE Publishing in November 2025.

Steven Lai is the Chief Executive of Environmental Engineering at ATAL Engineering Group, overseeing the Group’s environmental engineering operations. With over 30 years of experience in infrastructure mechanical and electrical engineering, Steven has a proven track record in designing and implementing innovative solutions that enhance the efficiency, sustainability and cost-effectiveness of water, wastewater, solid waste, gas treatment processes and infrastructure projects in Hong Kong and overseas.

My Sustainability Goals for 2024:

Increased use of renewable energy and hydrogen, proper and effective waste separation to enhance recycling and waste-to-energy, more underground infrastructure, and use of AI with big data

Antonio has dedicated 20 years of his life leading sustainable design, innovation and strategy for some of the world’s most renowned architecture, engineering and construction firms. But with buildings and construction sector’s global carbon emission remain stubbornly at around 40% year after year, Antonio decided to chart a different course by founding Formwork IO in 2020 with the goal to drastically reduce upfront carbon and Scope 3 emissions in the built environment. Formwork IO applies Whole Life Carbon Thinking to design innovative products that help developers and asset managers win the Net Zero Embodied Carbon race.

My Sustainability Goals for 2023:

To reach carbon neutral in the R&D of our initial paving block product. Personally, I hope to see the development of Hong Kong as regional carbon exchange for both mandatory and voluntary carbon markets.

With over 20 years of experience in the Professional Services and Information Technology sectors across four continents, Eimund has a proven track record of creating and delivering sustainable, innovative, and impactful business value for Fortune 500 clients, government departments and small-to-medium enterprises through in-depth advisory services and digital transformations.

My Sustainability Goals for 2023:

I would love to be part of the sustainability transition of Hong Kong where we move from checking boxes and focusing only on mandatory reporting towards real impactful change in society.