Finance & Supply Chains Theatre
Maintaining the Ambition for Net Zero During Economic Uncertainty
Day 1 : 11:05 – 11:55
In an era marked by economic uncertainty, it is important to delve into the strategies that will enable us to achieve net-zero and secure long-term success. The current landscape of uncertainty presents a unique opportunity for innovation, empowering businesses to not only enhance their profitability but also build resilience through strategic transition planning and investment.
Join us for an engaging panel session that will explore the opportunities that arise from investing in decarbonization activities. We will delve into the imperative for businesses to transition and maintain their relevance in the ever-evolving market. Additionally, we will shed light on the vital role played by partners and banks in supporting customers throughout their transformative journey towards sustainability.
Learnings
- What are the key resources/tools required from bank and ecosystems partners to assist customers in their transition?
- How can businesses learn to understand and navigate economic uncertainty?
- What unique strategies can businesses use in their transition planning?
- How can sustainable investing support the transition to net-zero?
Post-event Actions
- Start to understand the skills required to develop Your Sustainable Investment Strategy.
- Be able to take away the essential information to integrate ESG criteria into your business model.
- Understand how to remain relevant and on track with transition planning.
- Prioritize actions based on impact and feasibility. Consider quick wins alongside long-term initiatives and align these actions with your organization’s core competencies.
Speakers
Moderator
Yushen Liu
Co-head of APAC Commercial, BloombergNEF
BloombergNEF
Yushen Liu
BloombergNEF
Co-head of APAC Commercial, BloombergNEF
Yushen Liu joined the company in 2009 and has held various roles to develop BNEF’s business across APAC. In her current role as co-head of BNEF APAC commercial, Ms.Liu manages BNEF commercial teams in Greater China, Japan, and Korea to provide research solutions for clients across multiple asset classes to shape their decarbonization strategy. Ms.Liu also co-leads the overall business operation in the APAC region.
Ms. Liu 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. She also holds an MBA degree at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Wesley Choi
President
qonvolv Ventures
Wesley Choi
qonvolv Ventures
President
Wesley has over 20 years of general management and investment experience, and is currently President of qonvolv Ventures, established in 2023, the corporate ventures arm of Tessellation Group. qonvolv Ventures aims to be the hub of industry knowledge and technologies for innovative growth in fashion industry and beyond, and conducts both incubation of creative solutions as new businesses and investments in emerging technologies in manufacturing excellence, digital value chain, green tech, and enablement of future workforce.
Previously Wesley spent over six years with Esquel Group, having taken on various positions including Chief of Staff to Chairman, Head of Corporate Communications, and Head of Group Finance before establishing Esquel Ventures in January, 2022.
Prior to joining Esquel, Wesley was an Executive Director of China Infrastructure Partners Fund and Bank of China International Private Equity, evaluating and investing in private equity opportunities with Greater China and Asia angles. Wesley also worked in investments and M&A at Oaktree Capital and Alibaba, after having started his career as a management consultant at Bain & Company.
Born and raised in Hong Kong, Wesley obtained his Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering degrees in Civil Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
My Sustainability Goals for 2024:
I hope to see HK implement measures to:
– have much more and practical smart energy systems to reduce utility use in buildings (e.g. air conditioning)
– much more progressive and aggressive plastic collection, separation and recycling initiatives that are practical, likely requiring PPP
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
Alice Suen
Head of Sustainable Finance
HSBC
Alice Suen
HSBC
Head of Sustainable Finance
Alice Suen is the Head of Sustainable Finance, HSBC Hong Kong. She engages with Hong Kong’s broad sustainable finance ecosystem looking for opportunities to leverage HSBC’s capabilities and market position to support sustainable market development and deliver new solutions to address local, regional and global needs. She is responsible for driving the Sustainable Finance agenda among the Bank’s customers, enhancing business customer’s awareness and understanding towards sustainability, supporting clients in the development of sustainability and transition strategies, and assisting them in disclosure to gain better access to financial markets.
Having worked in the financial services industry for almost 20 years, Alice has a wealth of experience across frontline relationship management, business strategy, and people management. She has a dedicated focus on Greater China Business, and she has previously worked in Shanghai and the Greater Bay Area.
Outside of her professional career, Alice is an enthusiast in ESG-related volunteering activities.
My Sustainability Goals for 2024:
Sustainability is a fast-evolving and non-linear topic. I hope to see even more Hong Kong companies articulating Sustainability plans and objectives, as we all collectively strive towards net-zero.
Kingsley Tam
Head of Global Sales and Client Operations
MioTech
Kingsley Tam
MioTech
Head of Global Sales and Client Operations
Kingsley Tam, Head of Global Sales and Client Operations at MioTech. Coming from a Tech background, Kingsley oversees the implementation of MioTech’s data, software and services to facilitate sustainability transformation for clients from various industries. Prior to joining MioTech, Kingsley held multiple positions at UBS. He holds a Master of Data Science from HKU.
With thanks to
HSBC
Co-Headline Sponsor for the Finance & Supply Chains Theatre
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited is the founding member of the HSBC Group. HSBC serves customers worldwide from offices in 62 countries and territories. With assets of US$3,001bn at 31 March 2024, HSBC is one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organisations.
Our purpose – Opening up a world of opportunity – explains why we exist. We’re here to use our unique expertise, capabilities, breadth and perspectives to open up new kinds of opportunity for our customers. We’re bringing together the people, ideas and capital that nurture progress and growth, helping to create a better world – for our customers, our people, our investors, our communities and the planet we all share.
Our sustainability goals for 2024:
“We’re focused on helping to deliver a net zero global economy. It’s a pillar of our strategy as a business.”
In 2020, we set an ambition to become a net zero bank by 2050 and since then we have announced several significant policies and ambitions around climate and the transition. In January this year, we published our first Net Zero Transition Plan – setting out our strategic vision and approach to net zero.
We want to make financing choices that can lead to a meaningful impact on emissions reduction in the real economy, not just in our portfolio. Achieving this requires engagement with our clients and customers on their transitions to help finance decarbonisation in the sectors and regions with the most change ahead.
We believe we can do this best by promoting change in three key areas that play to our strengths as an organisation and can help deliver a broader impact on decarbonisation in the real economy: transitioning industry, catalysing the new economy, and decarbonising trade and global supply chains.
UN SDG goals that we align with:
- SDG 13 Climate Action
Legal Name: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
Meet our speakers:
Vivian Wong
Director
HSBC
Lamiae Bouslikhin
Vice President – Infrastructure Finance
HSBC
Stuart Wood
Head of Procurement East Asia Cluster
HSBC
Abhishek Chopra
Managing Director & Regional Head – Solution Structuring, Global Trade Solutions
HSBC
Max Thomas
ESG Solutions
HSBC
Alice Suen
Head of Sustainable Finance
HSBC
Francois-Xavier Guiot
Head of Strategic Growth, Collaboration, and Sustainability
HSBC
UNIFi3D
Booth G25
Headline Sponsor for the Change Makers Stage
UNIFi3D was the original team at Li & Fung’s Digital Product Development Center of Excellence since 2016. In 2021, UNIFi3D spun-off as an independent entity under LFX. We help fashion brands to accelerate their digital transformation. We’re passionate about using digital technology to transform design processes to bring products to market faster. Promoting sustainable consumption, we only produce what consumers want to increase sell through and eliminate waste.
Our sustainability goals for 2024:
-Digitize fabric swatches to reduce the reliance on physical samples.
-Promote produce-on-demand services to minimize inventory and waste.
-Optimize virtual fitting technologies to reduce the need for physical fittings.
-Integrate lifecycle assessment tools to evaluate environmental impact.
-Provide education and collaboration to raise awareness of sustainable practices
Solutions Showcase:
• Brand Owner
• Design/Interior Design
• Print & Packaging Solutions
• Sourcing & Supply Chain
• Sustainability Services
• Sustainable Products
• Technology & Innovation
UN SDG goals that we align with:
• SDG 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
• SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
• SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
Legal Name: UNIFi3D (Hong Kong) Limited
General Business Address: 7/F HK SPINNERS INDUSTRIAL BUILDING PHASE I&II, 800 CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD, Hong Kong
Meet our speakers:
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