Accelerating the Transition: Implementing Circular Supply Chains from Design to End-of-Life

Nelson Chow stands at the forefront of business transformation in Asia as both the President of the Institute for Supply Management – Hong Kong Branch (ISM-HK) and the leading Partner at Argon & Co. With over twenty years of experience, his expertise spans operational excellence, margin enhancement, supply chain risk management, sustainability and digital transformation across both multinational and local organizations. He has served 50+ clients worldwide and managed 100+ strategic projects across sectors including Automotive, FMCG, Food & Beverages, Luxury & Fashion, Private Equity, Retail & E-commerce, Power & Utilities, Life Sciences, Transport & Logistic, Trading and Industrial.

Nelson is passionate about nurturing the next generation of business and digital talents, highlighted by his roles as a Professor of Practice at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and an Advisor at The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong. Nelson is currently a Doctoral Candidate at the Business School Lausanne. He has enriched his academic credentials with Executive programs from prestigious institutions including The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Stanford, and Cambridge.

A sought-after speaker, Nelson recently spoke and moderated the 8th SSCL China Convention and Exhibition, Asian Logistics, Maritime and Aviation Conference 2024 (ALMAC), ESG Xchange 2024, Suzhou American Chamber Manufacturing Conference, 2nd Annual ASEAN Procurement Innovation Summit, Digital Procurement Transformation 2024, Luxury Symposium 2024 and more. He, representing ISM-HK, will be co-organizing the Supply Chain, Procurement and Logistics Theatre with ReThink HK 2025.

As Colgate-Palmolive’s Packaging Sustainability Innovation Manager for APAC, Tze leads the development, deployment, and advocacy of Packaging & Plastics Sustainability programs to advance Colgate’s key packaging sustainability goals within APAC. She is also responsible for building external engagement networks for packaging sustainability with NGOs, Government Agencies, Recycling Value Chain and Infrastructure, Packaging Suppliers, and other organizations.

Prior to joining Colgate- Palmolive, Tze was a Circular Packaging Manager at Danone. She was responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and monitoring projects and partnerships contributing to Danone brands’ sustainability and circularity targets. In addition, Tze was a consultant at the World Bank, where she provided advisory on projects related to the circular economy, private sector competitiveness, and plastic value chain analysis.

Tze is an advocate for a zero-waste lifestyle and volunteers as a speaker for Zero Waste Malaysia. Tze graduated with a Master in Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School and BSc in Economics from London School of Economics.

My Sustainability Goals for 2026:

1. Build systems that better embed sustainability into our core business and innovation processes
2. Contribute to shaping a competitive and resilient 2030 plastic and packaging sustainability roadmap
3. Advocate for collaboration both internally and externally to drive change at systems level

Benjamin ZB Yue joined CEM in 1999. He has been involved in different areas of power system operation and management for more than 30 years. He currently serves as Principal Advisor to the Executive Committee.

Mr. Benjamin Yue holds a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree in Power System and Automation from Shandong University. He also earned a Master degree of Business Administration from University of Saint Joseph, as well as a Doctorate of Business Administration from the University of Macau. In addition, he is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers USA, and has been actively participated in the management of the Macau Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for many years.