The 2030 Horizon: Navigating Ecological Overshoot – Strategies for Adaptation, Equity, and Resilience

I am a visionary entrepreneur and sustainability advocate, currently leading Micro-Clean Nexgen and Andromeda International. With a strong foundation in international business and innovation, I focus on developing micro clean-tech startups that address grand challenges through circular and holistic solutions. Alongside my ventures, I actively provide consultancy in leadership and entrepreneurship, and mentor early-stage startups to help them scale with purpose and resilience. I’m deeply committed to driving environmental impact through creative entrepreneurship and have been recognized across Asia for my leadership in green innovation and sustainable business development

My Sustainability Goals for 2025:

1. Accelerate Micro Clean-Tech Deployment Launch and scale Micro clean-tech startups focused on circular economy principles, targeting sectors such as Energy efficiency, water Conservation, and low-carbon mobility and clean & hygiene.
2. Mentor 20+ Green Entrepreneurs Provide leadership and entrepreneurship mentoring to a new generation of founders working on climate-positive solutions, with a focus on underserved regions in Asia.
3. Establish a Regional Sustainability Innovation Hub Set up a collaborative platform that connects startups, corporates, and policymakers to co-develop scalable clean-tech innovations and pilot them in urban retrofitting projects

KitPing Au-Yeung is board member and a seasoned global business leader with decades of extensive experience in both executive and non-executive roles with multinational corporations in the services and manufacturing industries.

Throughout her career, she has worked and lived in diverse jurisdictions, including Hong Kong SAR, the UK, Vietnam, the Philippines, Australia, and Mainland China, equipping her with a nuanced understanding of global markets and local cultures.

An authentic and inclusive leader, KitPing is committed to inspiring culturally diverse teams worldwide, driving organizational transformation, enhancing stakeholder value, and strengthening corporate governance through ethical leadership. She holds a Master’s and Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, a Non-Executive Director Postgraduate Diploma, and various professional qualifications.

A passionate advocate for sustainability and holistic wellness, KitPing believes in life-long learning and continuous improvement. Besides stiving for her personal best, she is dedicated to leveraging her knowledge and expertise to empower organizations and individuals to thrive and excel.

My Sustainability Goals for 2025:

Walk the talk. Continuously embrace and practice sustainability in both my professional and personal life, and also actively advocate it whenever and wherever I can so that it is not just a mere box-taking exercise or something good on paper or company publications.

Dr. Joanne Chai is a strategic finance leader with over 30 years of experience driving sustainable business performance through data-driven decision-making, financial governance, and ESG integration. As a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA), Certified ESG Planner (CEP), and Chartered Sustainable Finance Manager (CSFM), she specializes in designing governance frameworks for ESG initiatives, with a particular focus on ethical AI adoption, risk mitigation, and compliance.

As Director of boutique consultancy Altus Advisors, she leverages her expertise to bridge finance, technology, and governance, enabling clients to embed robust AI governance, ethical controls, and accountability structures into their ESG strategies. Her prior experience includes partnering with multinational corporations like Hewlett Packard (HPE) and Dell (EMC) across Asia Pacific, where she implemented resilient financial and operational frameworks that balance innovation with regulatory compliance.
Joanne holds a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) from the University of Newcastle, Australia, where her research advanced organizational governance, risk management, and cybersecurity in emerging technologies. Passionate about governance-led sustainability, she serves as a Regional Council Member of Seplaa Global Impact Network (SGIN) and Advisor to the Global ESG Leadership Organization, mentoring professionals, especially women in AI and tech, to deploy diverse, interdisciplinary skills for ethical, governance-anchored ESG impact.

My Sustainability Goals for 2025:

1. Upskill ESG practitioners in strategic AI implementation.
2. Advance gender diversity in AI through women’s leadership pathways.
3. Leverage Silver Economy potential by enabling older adults to reskill, share expertise, and participate economically.

The author of Life Hacks and Growth Hacks, Dr. Ken Ip is an award-winning brand strategist, assistant professor, and expert commentator in Web3, AI, branding, and the digital economy. He has held senior positions across leading multinational corporations and conglomerates, with a portfolio spanning corporate consulting, strategic communications, and public affairs.

Dr. Ip currently serves as Chairman of the Asia MarTech Society and Associate Director of the Innovative Incubation Centre at Saint Francis University. He sits on advisory boards of several professional bodies and universities, and is a strategic advisor to a Web3-focused venture capital firm managing a USD 75 million portfolio. A frequent media contributor, his commentary and columns have appeared in SCMP, HKEJ, Sing Tao Daily, and China Daily.

My Sustainability Goals for 2025:

1. Push for scalable innovations in carbon reduction, renewable energy, and climate-resilient infrastructure.
2. Promote circular economy models, sustainable packaging, and ethical supply chains.

Crystal Lam, J.D.
Founder, Think Tank | Human Values Institute

A listed company governance and ESG specialist, bridging publicly traded companies, tertiary institutions, and public sector organizations. Develops integrated frameworks spanning operational management, corporate governance, and public cultural education. Built large-scale AI-driven B2B and B2C innovation technology systems and risk governance projects for clients including China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), HSBC, Hutchison Whampoa Group (ChiMed), and Big Four accounting firms across Beijing, London, Eastern Europe, and Singapore. Synthesizes leading Chinese and international governance philosophies and frameworks to guide enterprises towards ethical business governance. Leveraging 20 years of practical governance experience within listed companies and tech startups, has delivered landmark case studies and steered industry direction, establishing multi-stakeholder economic cooperation standards.

Active in advancing holistic leadership development to cultivate future-ready leaders. Member of the Advisory Council for The Women’s Foundation Mentorship Programme for Women Leaders.

Conducted executive research on data platform governance at Harvard University and MIT.

Graduated with honors (Juris Doctor) from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Studied English Literature and Law at multiple UK universities, including the University of Cambridge, University of London, and University of Exeter.

My Sustainability Goals for 2025:

1. More sustainable clothing and books drives for used clothes and books to be monetised.
2. Promotion and advocacy plus community based drives for sustainability education in housing estates and residential districts in Hong Kong. Promotion to be more publicised on television, radio, supermarkets etc.
3. More public green space and use of these designated spaces for community engagement. Increase public awareness of fitness maintenance and joy in opting for more environmentally friendly ways of working out and living.

Mr. Raymond Lui is the Director of Enterprise Solution and Marketing at British Standard Institution (BSI). As a noteworthy leader of a global leading certification body, driving ESG initiative is his top priority for the key business development strategy. Raymond is on a mission to help enterprises to integrate sustainability practices into their finance and business model. From his perspective, sustainability-orientated business not only resolves the great Environment, Society and Governance (ESG) challenges globally, but also benefits enterprises and investors financially. He dives into deep learning the economic implications of sustainable entrepreneurship, industry standards, public policy as well as social impact. He also promotes ESG model simplification and helps local enterprises to adopt international standard in “Carbon Naturality”.

Raymond is GBA Carbon Neutrality Association Strategic member & advisor, Hong Kong Green Finance Association member, British Chamber Sustainability & Education committee. He is also BSI lead applicant of Hong Kong Monetary Authority Green Finance Grant Scheme External Reviewer, United Nation Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Verifier Verra Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Verifier. Also, he was awarded the ISO 14064 Green House Gas Measurement Implementation, ISO 5001 Energy Management Implementation, ISO 27001 Information Security Lead Auditor qualifications.

Apart from ESG, Raymond has over 10 years experiences in digital transformation as a business advisory. He takes the lead of devising strategies for hundreds of organisations in integrated communication technology and payment system. His business acumen and advisory capacity lead to his success in IOT business projects and mobility solutions.

My Sustainability Goals for 2025:

1. Promote sustainable supply chains by encouraging suppliers to align with environmental and ethical standards.
2. Support community sustainability efforts through increased employee volunteering and local partnerships.

As a youth ambassador of onepile,I have advocated for Quality Education and Sustainable Cities in UNIGF. I have also travelled to Laos, learnt about how esg works there and what did the youths do there, as a young envoys of UNICEF HK. I have also been to Suzhou and Hangzhou ,learning how to translate the SDGs into children-friendly cities.

My Sustainability Goals for 2025:

1. 4 Quality Education
2. 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities