Unpacking Transport Trends, Opportunities and Challenges in Hong Kong

Day 2 : 10:50 – 11:20

The transport industry in Hong Kong helps interlock and join us together, how our businesses are able to support the decarbonisation will impact the bigger picture of the city’s mission. Join us as leaders in their field gather to discuss the intricate tapestry of urban mobility.
We will explore three key areas of mobility Rail, Roadways and Fuel. Exploring topics such as how do we balance convenience with congestion, Hong Kong’s transition to e-vehicles, reimagining roads as shared spaces as well as the challenges and opportunities of green fuels and their potential in Hong Kong.
Join us in this fireside chat, as our speakers— experts in their fields’ will dissect the present state of play of the mobility sector in Hong Kong.

Speakers

Lawrence Iu

Civic Exchange

Executive Director

Lawrence Iu is Executive Director at Civic Exchange. As a professional environmental strategist, he has profound experience in crafting climate change models and impactful public policies. His current focuses are on policy action in Energy, Building Energy Efficiency and Mobility. He has successfully built a platform with public, corporate and government stakeholders to craft an inclusive transition plan with strong buy-in.

In his previous roles in a multinational corporation and a higher institution, Lawrence led environmental sustainability and occupational health & safety projects across Asia Pacific and coordinated emerging technology management, circular economy and green chemistry research.

My Sustainability Goals for 2023:

Despite these difficult times, we must remain forward looking and anticipate the time of recovery. Even more so, we are now in a favourable position to make fundamental policy decisions to rethink our economic model, making it fit for a low carbon missions world, and to set course for a better, sustainable, and more liveable future for Hong Kong.

Martin Cadman

The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Ltd.

Safety Director / Director of KMB Academy

Martin is KMB’s Safety Director and Director of the KMB Academy with responsibility for all aspects of operational and occupational safety in the former and driving and technical training in the latter. He is also a member of the company’s ESG Task Force and Risk Management Task Force, both of which oversee sustainability initiatives and progress.

My Sustainability Goals for 2024:

Hong Kong remains at the forefront of ‘getting business done’ and this helps to provide a living the city’s residents. Transitioning to greater sustainability, in all areas of life (and work), needs to consider this human factor … I hope to see more thought and planning on balancing demands and making the transition … sustainable.

Kenneth Chung

Shell Hong Kong Limited

Head of E-Mobility

As a commercial leader with expertise in driving innovation across industries at global and local levels, Kenneth has 15 years of experience in business strategy setup, strategic partnership formation, brand development, and omni-channel marketing. He is currently the Head of E-Mobility Business at Shell Hong Kong, where he plays a key role in leading the energy transition, unlocking the future of mobility, and connecting communities in a cleaner way. Under his leadership, Shell Recharge has become one of the fastest-growing public EV charging networks in Hong Kong, with over 55 stations and 550+ charging points. Kenneth spearheaded the launch of the city’s fastest 300kW charger in Tsim Sha Tsui and forged strategic partnerships with major property developers. Being a strategic innovator, he always creates industry-first offers and initiatives to keep the company ahead of the game.

 

Gill Meller

MTR Corporation

Legal and Governance Director

Gill Meller is MTR’s Legal & Governance Director. She is responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Company’s environmental, social and governance strategy and also leads the Company’s legal, company secretarial, compliance, insurance and risk management functions and a central procurement and supply chain function.

My Sustainability Goals for 2024:

My sustainability goals for 2024 are to continue to embed MTR’s environmental and social objectives in the Corporation’s businesses and to do my part to ensure that ALL companies recognise that engagement with social and environmental issues will become more, not less, critical to business resilience and long-term value creation.

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