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Innovations & Technology Theatre

Transformative Innovations: Building a Low-Carbon and Resilient City

Day 2 : 12:20 – 13:10

Full Programme
Innovations and Technology Theatre

Our climate ambitions will require changes in the ways in which energy, mobility, buildings, waste management and other goods and services are delivered, distributed and consumed. How does harnessing collective technological innovation help us gain momentum, and accelerate Hong Kong’s path towards becoming a more resilient and future ready city?

Learnings

  • How can the business community best collaborate and make use of digital innovation to drive progress on sustainable business practices? Perspectives from reducing greenhouse gases, developing climate resiliency, promoting a circular economy and more.
  • What obstacles exist, and how can we overcome them? Perspectives from finance, technology, operations and more.
  • How can we leverage market opportunities – locally and with the GBA – to scale solution trials and adoption, with the aim of promoting entrepreneurship, technical skills development and innovative technology applications?

Post-Event Actions

  • Rethink how your company and industry can contribute to bringing people and ideas together and harness collective innovation.

Speakers

Natacha Cuvelier

Greater China Marketing Lead, Managing Director

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.

Bruce Chong

Hong Kong Green Finance Association

HKGFA Real Estate Working Group Co-Chair

Ir Dr Bruce Chong is a Fellow and Director of Arup, leading City Advisory, Climate and Urban Sustainability services in East Asia, working with various clients across this region on carbon neutrality, climate resilience, smart city, city informatics, sustainable infrastructure and circular economy. Bruce is a Cambridge Overseas Scholar, a fellow member of HKIE, ICE, CIBSE and IET,  as well as being committee members of various organisations such as the Director of HK Green Building Council (HKGBC), co-Chairman of Real Estate Working Group in the HK Green Finance Association (HKGFA), Vice Chairman of Real Estate & Infrastructure Committee of Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (HKGCC), Committee Member of ESG Group of the Financial Service Development Council (FSDC), Working Group Member on Engineering & Climate Change of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) etc., using his knowledge to drive cross-sector collaboration, create values and generate momentum of change for the industry, example being the Smart-Green-Resilient framework which has now been adopted by all the strategic planning projects in HK.

My Sustainability Goals for 2024:

Drive the industry to realize our goals on net zero, circular economy and climate resilience; and create value to the society as a whole.

Speaking at:

Day 1

Unleashing Existing Buildings’ Potential for Decarbonisation

Steven Lai

ATAL Engineering Group

Chief Executive, Environmental Engineering

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

Speaking at:

Day 1

Smart Cities: Enhancing Urban Living Through Technology

Antonio Ng

Founder/Director

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.

Eimund Loo

Partner, Digital Advisory

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.

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