Navigating People-centric Smart Mobility

Ir. Andy Chan is an Executive Director at AECOM with extensive experience in managing, designing, and implementing Smart Mobility and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) projects in Hong Kong and Asia.

Throughout his 30-year tenure at AECOM, his expertise spans Traffic Control and Surveillance Systems (TCSS), Area Traffic Control Systems (ATCS), Free-flow Tolling System (FFTS) and In-Vehicle Units (IVU), Connected Vehicles and Automated Vehicles (CV/AV), as well as transport planning and highway engineering design for the New Development Areas in Hong Kong.

From developing the Traffic and Incident Management System (TIM System) in 2011 to installing Traffic Detectors on selected strategic routes and Toll Information Display Systems (TIDS) for Hong Kong’s three road harbour crossings and Tai Lam Tunnel in 2024, Andy has been instrumental in driving ITS and smart mobility solutions in Hong Kong.

These initiatives help optimize mobility and connectivity, reduce congestion and enhance the integration of public transportation with real-time updates. The availability of real-time data, in turn, creates a seamless, flexible, and integrated experience to benefit all travelers.

My Sustainability Goals for 2024:

• The first and last mile experience of a commuter’s journey becomes very crucial with people-centric smart mobility gaining traction as a key aspect of smart cities. I look forward to fostering the implementation of advanced smart mobility such as green transit systems, connected and autonomous vehicles (CV/AV), electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft, electric mobility devices (EMD).
• Enhance connectivity between Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area to foster the development of green mobility.

Jens-Peter is an expert in the transportation sector for 30 years and a Fellow of IET.

He has degrees in electrical engineering and economic psychology, because for him, technology and people belong together, especially when it comes to digital transformation and the application of artificial intelligence.

By living and working throughout Europe, America and Asia, he became passionate about diversity and leveraging cultural synergies for the development of disruptive innovations.
As the CEO of Siemens Mobility in Hong Kong, he is working with his team and local partners to turn Hong Kong into a sustainable and smart city.

Holding patents by himself, he is always looking for bright ideas and supports talents and their visions. And still today he is dealing with latest technologies and is using AI for developing apps by himself, just for fun.

My Sustainability Goals for 2024:

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

Kelvin Cheng, Managing Director – Transportation and Water, Asia at AtkinsRéalis

Kelvin Cheng is the Managing Director for Transportation and Water in Asia at AtkinsRéalis. Based in Hong Kong, Kelvin is a seasoned executive with over 30 years’ experience leading flagship multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects in the public sector, from investigation, design, tender to execution and final delivery phases. At AtkinsRéalis’, he is responsible for elevating the Company’s transportation and water business into its next phase of strategic growth, strengthening relationships with existing and new clients in Hong Kong and Asia. His in-depth industry expertise covers railways, highways, and urban development projects. Prior to his association with AtkinsRéalis, he was an Executive Director at AECOM within the transportation and land supply business in Hong Kong. Some of the key projects he led include the Sha Tin New Town development, San Tin Technopole and Wetland Conservation Park Study under Northern Metropolis Development Strategy, widening of Tai Po Road, development of Anderson Road Quarry Site, Express Rail Link – West Kowloon Terminus, and Central-Wan Chai Bypass. Kelvin holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil and Structural Engineering from the Hong Kong University and has been a Corporate Member of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers for over twenty-five years.

My Sustainability Goals for 2024:

1. Promote green transportation by expanding the use of electric vehicles (EVs), introducing hydrogen as an alternate fuel for vehicles and improving public transportation infrastructure to help the city achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

2. Build sustainable, resilient cities of the future by Integrating energy-efficient building practices and designs in the ongoing urban development to help create more green spaces and improve the quality of living for the residents. The public and private sectors need to work together to ensure new buildings and other infrastructure projects in the city reduce electricity consumption and adopt more sustainable practices.

3. Promote water conservation and fresh water supply by implementing advanced water management systems and technologies. Desalination plants and water recycling methods need to be adopted to increase fresh water and avoid wastage.

Jackie is currently the Chief Digital Development & Innovation Manager of MTR Corporation, responsible for planning and driving the development of Smart Mobility programme in MTR, with the objectives of enhancing overall customer satisfaction, supporting the Corporation’s vision to become a global leader in customer service.

He has extensive experience in marketing and has been working in innovative and digital service/product development, digital marketing, customer experience for over 15 years. He is passionate on driving customer-centric services/products to continuously uplift customer experience on MTR rail service.

I am working at the intersection of pedestrian mobility and public transport systems. Few cities currently collect quantitative and qualitative data on walking, even “smart” city planning often ignore walking as mobility mode. As member of the international working group on walking data standards and lead in the Mobility Research Project, we are trying to change the perception of urban walking. A stronger alignment of walking and public transport could contribute to better use of urban space and increase liveability of cities. I am regularly contributing to the UN World Urban Forum, Walk21 and the Women in Mobility Network transformative mobility policies.

In Hong Kong, I was a senior research lead in the Mobility Research Project at the University of Hong Kong on “Intermodal Transport Data Sharing”, a multi-stakeholder, open innovation programme on sustainable mobility in Hong Kong. It aimed to build a trusted data space for a large and diverse group of stakeholders to collaborate on sustainable mobility in Hong Kong.

My Sustainability Goals for 2024:

For a densely populated city like Hong Kong, Goal 13 addresses the future of sustainable cities.

SDG 17 is one of the most important goals to develop better collaboration and partnerships between all stakeholders.