Opening Welcome: Rethinking Liveable Cities

Mr Evan Au Yang is the Group President of Animoca Brands, a Hong Kong-based multinational blockchain technology and investment company focused on developing the digital property rights ecosystem, including play-to-earn games, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), decentralized finance (DeFi), blockchain marketplaces, infrastructure and more.

Mr Au Yang is also the Chairman of the Board of Civic Exchange, a non-partisan public policy think tank. He serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director on three boards: the Urban Renewal Authority, Sun Hung Kai & Co. Ltd., and Asia Financial Holdings Limited. He is an Advisor for Our Hong Kong Foundation, and serves on the Innovation and Technology Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, the Transport Policy Committee of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, the Development Fund Committee of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service, the Advisory Council for Institute at Brown for Environment and Society for Brown University, as well as the Board of Advisors of Hong Kong 2050 is Now. In addition, Mr Au Yang is a lecturer at the Hong Kong Academy of Politics and Public Policy.

Prior to joining Animoca Brands, Mr. Auyang was the Managing Director and Head of GLG International (Gerson Lehrman Group), a technology-enabled expert insight platform where he ran and grew its business spanning Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific across 15 locations. Before GLG, Mr Auyang was the Deputy Managing Director of the Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd. (“KMB”) and a board director of Transport International Holdings Limited, the parent company of KMB. Prior to joining Transport International and KMB, Mr. Auyang was an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company. Before that, Mr. Auyang worked at Citigroup’s Derivatives Structuring and Marketing unit.

He obtained his undergraduate degree in Economics and Political Science from Brown University and his MBA degree from the Kellogg School of Management.

My Sustainability Goals for 2025:

Commitment to decarbonize the transport sector via developing a clear roadmap for the industry including vehicle/fleet changes and regulations

Johnny Cheuk graduated from Cambridge University with his PhD in geotechnical engineering. He is currently Senior Vice President & Hong Kong Executive Leader of AECOM overseeing the business growth strategy, client services, project delivery and operations management for AECOM in Hong Kong. He has extensive experience in managing complex and challenging projects including the West Kowloon Station of the MTRC Express Rail Link, Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Link Tunnels and recent assignments for relocating facilities into caverns. In 2013, he was named Young Engineer of the Year by the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), for his contributions to the continuous development of Hong Kong through engineering achievements.

In addition to his role at AECOM, Dr Cheuk is actively involved in industry affairs. His current external appointments include Chairperson of ICE Hong Kong Association and Council Member of HKIE. Furthermore, he was elected as Chairman of the HKIE Geotechnical Division for the 2022/2023 term. He also serves as Adjunct Professor at the University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He is also an advisory board/committee member of Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering) and Vocational Training Council (VTC).

My Sustainability Goals for 2025:

• Wider adoption of carbon assessment at early stages of all construction projects
• More innovative ideas on the use of low carbon construction materials