From Climate Risk to Resilience: Strategic Approaches for the Built Environment

Vivian Lee is the Market Director, Environment & Sustainability for Asia at Aurecon, an Asia-Pacific based leadership-owned engineering consulting company. She is a civil/environmental engineer with over 28 years of local, regional and international experience. Her expertise entails the integration of sustainability into various kinds of development projects from planning stage to final implementation. She is also adept in the advisory of sustainability and climate strategies for projects and corporates.

Vivian has a long history of working on climate risk assessments and climate resilience designs. In the early 2010s, she was involved in the study of climate change impact on the National Flood Insurance Program and Improvement of Coastal Floodplain Mapping commissioned by the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency to devise a science-based approach for evaluating financial impacts associated with climate risks. Over the years, she has continued to address climate risks and integrate climate resilient design into many projects, including the feasibility study for national flood control and drought relief command system for the PRC Ministry of Water Resources, application of nature-based solutions in flood management project for Alameda Creek in California, design of green infrastructure for redevelopment of Singapore National Stadium into the Sports Hub, integrated river and wetland management system for the Pak Phanang Basin in Thailand, decarbonisation plans for low carbon cities in Sarawak in Malaysia, zero irrigation and rainwater harvesting system at Shui Chuen O public housing estate in Hong Kong, etc.

She is currently a member of the Business Environment Council Climate Change Business Forum Advisory Group, and General Chamber of Commerce Environment & Sustainability Committee.

MK Leung is Director of Sustainable Design of Ronald Lu & Partners (RLP Asia), and Principal Behaviourist of RLP Asia’s insight partner, Behave. His team has delivered numerous high-profile projects, including CIC – Zero Carbon Park, a vertical campus for THEi, Treehouse – the firm’s winning entry in the inaugural Advancing Net Zero Ideas Competition, and many consultancy studies on low-energy residential building design, infrastructure design and construction under extreme temperatures, sponge city design, and others. MK was awarded SIA-Uniseal G-Architect Laureate in 2014 by the Singapore Institute of Architects. He has been recognised around the world for his specialised knowledge and integrated skills in sustainable, net-zero building design projects.

As Senior Sustainability Manager at Link Asset Management, Woody Chan oversees the strategic development and communication of Link’s sustainability framework in close alignment with business model evolution. Most recently, he spearheaded the first ever Sustainability-Linked Insurance renewal in APAC, establishing Link as a thought leader in climate resilience and adaptation finance.

Prior to joining Link, Woody established the CSR & Sustainability team at foodpanda Hong Kong, providing strategic oversight and hands-on execution in focus areas such as emissions and waste reduction as well as social wellbeing. Most notably, he pioneered the first-ever reusable food packaging pilot in Hong Kong in collaboration with WWF-HK in 2022.

Earlier in his career, Woody has also led projects at CWR, one of Asia’s leading think tanks on embedding climate and water risks into business and finance, honing his skills in research and analysis

Daniel Chan is the Field Quality & Excellence Director and Sustainability Lead at Jardine Schindler Group (JSG), based at the Group Headquarters in Hong Kong. In his current role, he takes the lead to drive initiatives in field quality, operational excellence, and sustainability, with a focus on enhancing safety, performance, and environmental outcomes across the organization. As Sustainability Lead, he also supports efforts to advance low carbon and resilient practices within the built environment.

Daniel joined Jardine Schindler in 2003, following an earlier role as a Project Engineer with Mitsubishi. He began his career in engineering and project management, progressing from Senior Project Engineer to Project Manager, before moving into leadership roles in Jardine Schindler Macau as Projects Director and subsequently Field Operations Director.

In 2010, he was seconded to Jardine Schindler Taiwan, where he served as Product Line Manager for New Installations and later as General Manager. Upon returning to Hong Kong in 2012, he was appointed Projects Director and subsequently took on broader responsibilities overseeing New Installation fulfilment and Sales Engineering across Hong Kong and Macau. Since 2017, Daniel has held senior technical leadership roles with regional responsibilities spanning Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, covering safety and quality operations. His career reflects a strong track record in operational leadership, technical excellence, and the integration of sustainability into business practices.

Beyond his corporate role, Daniel actively contributes to the industry in Hong Kong. He has served with organizations including the Lift and Escalator Contractors Association and the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, and currently holds roles with the Vocational Training Council, the Pacific Asia Lift and Escalator Association, and the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce.

Daniel holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in industrial engineering and industrial management. He is a Registered Lift and Escalator Engineer in Hong Kong, a Chartered Engineer in the mechanical discipline, and a member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).

My Sustainability Goals for 2026:

• Hong Kong can work out a better roadmap in supporting the waste management handling including the governance on the industrial waste collection and recycling
• Green energy promotion to encourage enterprise can find ways to easily access to get Green Energy instead of buying Renewable Energy Certificate
• Policy to encourage the E&M equipment upgrade/modernization shall have the energy efficient product/system feature