Building The Future – Where Construction Meets Sustainability, Innovation & Finance : Closing Ceremony
11 Sep (Thur) Day 1 : 17:35 – 17:45
Co-organised by the Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Macau, the Business France, CCEF, and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) the sixth edition of the Sustainability Lecture Series is hosted at ReThink HK for the first time.
As part of the Sustainability Lecture Series: Building the Future—Where Construction Meets Sustainability, Innovation, and Finance. This short dialogue session explores how financial institutions and academic experts are leveraging market mechanisms to advance sustainability goals.
Speakers
Stéphanie Dodin
Executive Director
French Chamber in Hong Kong
Stéphanie Dodin
French Chamber in Hong Kong
Executive Director
Stéphanie Dodin is the Executive Director of the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Hong Kong, leading its strategy to strengthen Franco-Hong Kong business ties. She brings over 20 years of experience in international tax, M&A, and corporate law, having held senior legal and advisory roles in Europe before taking on her current leadership position in Hong Kong.
Pascal Gondrand
Director of Business France – China and Hong Kong
Business France China
Pascal Gondrand
Business France China
Director of Business France – China and Hong Kong
Pascal GONDRAND is responsible for the Business France offices in Mainland China and Hong Kong. With extensive experience in Asia, he is in charge of trade relations and support for French companies, and Chinese investment projects in France.
Marie Helene Prevot
French Foreign Trade Advisor
French Foreign Trade Advisors Hong Kong
Marie Helene Prevot
French Foreign Trade Advisors Hong Kong
French Foreign Trade Advisor
From 25 years experience in brand management and retail strategy for luxury and high-end brands and corporate and an international career with 15 years based in Hong Kong, Marie-Hélène Prévot has established an extensive and solid network of experts and professionals all related to retail. This allows Tribe22 to provide relevant strategies and innovative solutions for retail revamping and transformation projects. Rebranding, reinforcing brand image and commercial approach are today essential in the context of drastic changes happening in consumption behaviours within the whole “Chinese Asia”.
Supported by
Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Macao
From the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change to the recent United Nations Ocean Conference heldin Nice in June 2025, France has taken the lead in engaging a global conversation on sustainability. The Consulate General of France places sustainable development at the core of its actions with many initiatives and events to raise awareness on environment protection.
General Enquiry Email Address: scac.hong-kong-cslt@diplomatie.gouv.fr
So French So Green
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) aspires to be an innovative world-class university that pursues excellence in education, research and knowledge transfer. PolyU is dedicated to building a green learning environment. We have been undertaking campus development initiatives to advance our leadership in education and research as well as support a carbon-neutral Hong Kong. Leveraging our own innovations, these projects aim to facilitate the adoption of sustainable applications beyond the campus for the betterment of Hong Kong, the Nation, and the world.
Our sustainability goals for 2025:
- 1. To establish on PolyU campus a teaching, learning, and research environment conducive to sustainability;
- To implement sustainable initiatives within the campus environment;
- To include sustainability-related topics, where appropriate, in PolyU academic programmes
and research; - To transfer knowledge of sustainability to the wider community; and
- To encourage the University community to embrace sustainability principles and practices and to engage that community in the University’s drive towards sustainable excellence
Solutions Showcase:
- Carbon Management/Carbon Offset
- Construction/Construction Products
- Efficient Energy & Utilities
- Green/Smart Buildings/PropTech
- Renewable Energy
- Technology & Innovation
Legal Name: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
General Enquiry Email Address: rio.general@polyu.edu.hk
General Enquiry Phone Number: 3400 2806
General Business Address: Room GH256, GH Podium Annexe, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong