Ms. Tientip Subhanij is Chief of Investment and Enterprise Development of United Nations ESCAP. She has more than 20 years of experience in macroeconomics, financial sector, international trade and investment issues. Throughout her career, she has served in several key managerial and professional positions in academia, government and private sector, including the Bank of Thailand, the Stock Exchange of Thailand, Bank for International Settlements and South East Asian Central Banks. At United Nations ESCAP, she has managed a large portfolio of work on climate finance, SME financing and infrastructure investment for a wide range of countries in Asia Pacific region and beyond.

She provided advisory services on sustainable capital market development and successfully helped the Royal Government of Bhutan issue its first-ever sovereign bond in 2020. She is a founder of the Infrastructure Financing and Public- Private Partnership Network of Asia and the Pacific and is instrumental in mobilizing private finance for sustainable development. She has published widely in the areas of macroeconomics, financial market, international finance, business and investment. Ms. Subhanij holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Mr Chan was appointed the Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury on 16 August 2017.

Mr Chan has many years of senior executive experience in the banking industry. He was a Managing Director in the Global Markets Division of Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, and was a Managing Director in Financial Markets of Standard Chartered Bank.

Prior to joining the Government, Mr Chan held multiple roles in a number of public and professional bodies, including Vice President of the Hong Kong Society of Financial Analysts, Director of Hong Kong Securities & Investment Institute, Advisor of the Chinese Gold & Silver Exchange Society, as well as a General Committee member of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce.

Mr Chan was also a member of the Central & Western District Council. Mr Chan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics (Hon) and Psychology from the University of Michigan, USA. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Mr Lui is a Fellow Member of The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) and a Member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He was elected President of HKICPA in 1997.

He was a Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers (“PwC”) in Hong Kong, Lead Director of the Board of Partners and a member of the Global Board of PwC International Limited.

Mr Lui has been active in public and community service. Currently, he is Chairman of the Education Commission and a member of the University Grants Committee and the Public Service Commission.

Currently, Mr Lui is a Director of the Academy of Finance. He is also a member of the Financial Leaders Forum and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s Exchange Fund Advisory Committee and Banking Advisory Committee.

Dr. William Yu is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of World Green Organisation (WGO). Dr. Yu is an energy economist and climate professional by training and completed his PhD at the University of Cambridge. He also earned an Executive MBA degree from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona State University in the U.S. Additionally, Dr. Yu had gained valuable regional management experience by working at US multinationals and a financial institution. Dr. Yu is currently the Adjunct Professor of several local and overseas universities.
Currently, Dr. Yu is the ESBN Task Force Member of The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) of United Nations. Dr. Yu sits in the Steering Committee of FOOD-CO of the Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund. He also serves in the working group of Sustainability Charter, Hong Kong and Malmo, Sweden, and is a Faculty of The Hong Kong Green Building Council. Dr. Yu belongs to the Air Quality Objectives Review Working Group of HK Environmental Protection Department, and is a Member of the Appeal Board Panel, Town Planning as well as Sustainable Development Council, HK SAR Government.
Dr. Yu has served as Deputy Chairman of Final Judging Panel of Smart Living Award and Head Assessor in Smart Healthcare Stream, The Hong Kong ICT Awards. He is the Chairman of the Judging Panel of BDO ESG Awards. He advises investment banks and public accounting firms on Sustainable Investing and ESG reporting, respectively. Dr. Yu is also appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of a publicly listed company.

Dr Au is Executive Director of Financial Services Development Council (FSDC). Prior to joining the FSDC, he was President of Value Partners Group Limited. Dr Au also served as CEO of Eastspring Investments (Hong Kong) Limited and CEO of BOCHK Asset Management Limited. He also held various senior management positions at other financial institutions including Baring, GMO and HSBC Global Asset Management.

Dr Au was named CEO of the Year in Hong Kong by Asia Asset Management in 2012 and 2014. He was awarded the Medal of Honor by the HKSAR Government in 2008 for his valuable contributions to the securities and asset management industry. He was also the Chairman of the Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute (HKSI) from 2006 to 2008 and the Chairman of the Hong Kong Investment Funds Association in 2004/2005.

Dr Au is currently serving as a Council member of the Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Public Accountants, an Index Advisory Committee member of China Securities Index Co., Limited and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Hong Kong among other public services.

Dr Au is a CFA Charterholder and a Senior Fellow of HKSI. He received his BA in Physics from the University of Oxford and PhD in Theoretical Particle Physics from the University of Durham.

Dr. George Lam is Chairman of Hong Kong Cyberport, a member of the Committee on Innovation, Technology and Re-Industrialization, the Governance Committee of the Hong Kong Growth Portfolio, and the Development Bureau Common Spatial Data Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Convenor of the Panel of Advisors on Building Management Disputes of the Hong Kong Government Home Affairs Department, a member of the Court of the City University of Hong Kong, the Metropolitan University of Hong Kong Lee Shau-Kee School of Business and Administration International Advisory Board and the Tencent Finance Academy (Hong Kong) Advisory Board, Chairman of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) Sustainable Business Network (ESBN), Vice Chairman of Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC), and a member of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council Belt and Road and Greater Bay Area Committee and the Sir Murray MacLehose Trust Fund Investment Advisory Committee.

Dr. Lam is a Solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong, an Accredited Mediator of the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR), a Fellow of Certified Management Accountants (CMA) Australia, the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators, the Hong Kong Institute of Directors and the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM), and an Honorary Fellow of Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Australia, the Hong Kong Institute of Facility Management and the University of Hong Kong School of Professional and Continuing Education.

Albert Ip was an International banking executive, with over 30 years of experience in the U.S. and Hong Kong. Previously Managing Director at Citigroup and Managing Director (Investments) at Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific), Mr. Ip was Chief Executive Officer of Langham Hospitality Investments from 2014 to 2019.

Mr. Ip is an Independent Non-executive Director of New World Development, Power Assets, Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong and Lifestyle International Holdings. He is also a non-executive Director of Eagle Asset Management (CP) Limited. Mr. Ip was previously Independent Non-executive Director of Hopewell Holdings, Hopewell Highway Infrastructure, New World China Land, TOM Group and Aeon Credit Service (Asia) Co.

Mr. Ip is a Council Member of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He is a trustee of the Board of Trustees at Washington University in St. Louis and an alumni Hall of Fame at the Electrical and Systems Engineering. He was previously a Council Member of Lingnan University and a Board of Governor of Technological & Higher Education Institute.

He is an Adjunct Professor of Chinese University, City University, Hang Seng University and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He is also an Adjunct Distinguished Professor in Practice at University of Macau.

Mr. Ip is Chairman of the World Green Organisation and an Honorary Fellow of the Vocational Training Council. He was previously Council Member of the Better Hong Kong Foundation and a Member of the Legal Aid Services Council of the HKSAR.

Mr. Ip earned a BS degree from Washington University in St. Louis, summa cum laude and MS degrees from Cornell University and Carnegie-Mellon University.

Dr. Cheng is the Dr. S H Ho Professor of Banking and Finance. He is also the Director of the Research Centre for ESG as well as the Research Institute for Business at the Hang Seng University of Hong Kong. He is a member of the Investment Committee of the Hospital Authority Provident Fund Scheme (2016-2022) in which he leads the effort in promoting ESG integration for an investment portfolio of about USD 8.74bil (as of March 2020). Dr. Cheng actively engages in ESG and green finance research. In addition to publishing on Green Bond, he received various research donation and grants related to ESG and financial services for a total exceeding HKD8mil. He is also a coauthor of a book chapter titled “Fintech Unicorns” in The Palgrave Handbook of Fintech and Blockchain, 2021.

Dr. Cheng is a member of the Business Studies Assessment Panel for Competitive Research Funding Schemes for the Local Self-financing Degree Sector under the Research Grants Council (RGC). He also served as a member of the Business Studies Panel (Joint Research Schemes) for the RGC, Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal Panel, and University Council and Trustee Board of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University Pension Fund. He is currently a member of the Examination Board of The Institute of Financial Planners of Hong Kong (IFPHK).

Dr. Cheng graduated with a DBA in Finance from Louisiana Tech University in 1989. He has been a CFPCM certificant since 2001. Before joining Hang Seng University, he was Professor of Finance and Director of Economic Sustainability and Entrepreneurial finance at PolyU. From 1989 to 1998, he was an Assistant Professor and then Associate Professor at Murray State University in Kentucky. In 2003, he served as the HSBC Fellow at the University of Exeter in UK. Moreover. He has over 100 articles and books published including the Journal of Finance. Dr. Cheng is an author of Fundamentals of Financial Planning, and the lead author of Financial Planning and Wealth Management: An International Perspective, both by McGrawHill.

Dr. Cheng served as a project consultant for various organizations including United Nations, Bank of China (HK) Private Banking, Investor Education Centre (IEC), Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), Mandatory Provident Fund Scheme Authority (MPFA), Value Partners, Agricultural Bank of China (HK) Private Banking, Bank Consortium Trust Hong Kong, Fubon Bank, Hong Kong Exchanges (HKEx), Charles Schwab (US), Tai Fook Securities, and Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute (HKSI).

Dr. Shauhrat S. Chopra received his PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the Swanson School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh, USA, in 2015. His doctoral dissertation was focused on resilience of complex systems including economic systems, industrial symbiosis, and critical infrastructure systems at urban and national levels. Before joining the School of Energy and Environment, Shauhrat worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute for Environmental Science and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, on the U.S. EPA funded LCnano project focused on sustainable design of future transformative emerging technologies, such as nano-enabled products. His data-driven research is focused on designing indicators for sustainability and resilience of the built environment in support of environmental decision-making.

Ricky Cheng is the firm’s Director and Head of Risk Advisory, with major responsibility in the area of risk advisory services. He specialises in assisting clients in managing their internal audit function and meeting corporate governance requirements in both China and Hong Kong.
Ricky has 20 years of risk and assurance experience. He worked for large international accounting firms and had commercial internal audit experience. His expertise covers various services such as Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, risk management assessment, compliance assistance, corporate governance compliance review, internal audit assistance, business process review, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) readiness and reporting support services review, stored value facilities (SVF) licence independent assessment review, etc.
The portfolio of clients managed by Ricky comes from various industries including transportation, property development and construction, gaming and entertainment, hospitality, manufacturing, gold and minerals mining, fast moving consumer goods, retailing and department chain stores, financial institutions such as brokerage houses and derivative products companies.
Ricky is a frequent event speaker of related topics for professional body organisations and training for listed and non-listed companies.
Qualifications and professional affiliations
‐ Committee Member of ACCA Hong Kong (2011-2013)
‐ Training committee member of The Hong Kong Institute of Directors (since 2013)
‐ Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants
‐ Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
‐ Certified Internal Auditor

Mr. Jacquetin is currently the Managing Partner of Cavendish Investment Corp., a private equity firm.
Mr. Jean-Sébastien Jacquetin has over 20 years of corporate and investment banking experience. Mr. Jacquetin began his career as a Project Officer for UNESCO in Paris and then as an Investment Manager for Natixis Banque both in Paris and New York, where he coordinated fund sponsors and capital markets contacts. Since leaving Natixis Banque, Mr. Jacquetin was with both Meredith Financial Group and Du Pasquier in New York, Citic Hyperion in Hong Kong where he was involved in corporate finance and institutional brokerage. Mr. Jacquetin is currently the Managing Partner of Cavendish Investment Corp., a private equity firm. Mr. Jacquetin has a BSc in Political Science and a MSc in Political Science from the University of Montreal and an MBA from IEP-MBA Sciences Po Paris.

Mr Wallace Lam is DBS Bank’s Managing Director and Deputy Head of Institutional Banking Group, Hong Kong. He joined the bank in Sep 2021.
Mr Lam is responsible for managing and growing the bank’s franchise in the large corporate and mid-cap businesses in Hong Kong, as well as overseeing the strategic advisory and syndicated finance business.

Before joining DBS Hong Kong, Wallace was the Head of Corporate, Commercial Banking, Hong Kong at HSBC. With over 26 years of experience with HSBC, Wallace has held various senior management positions, including Head of High Yield Capital Markets for Asia-Pacific, Head of Client Coverage for Commercial Banking in China and Co-Head of Global Banking in Hong Kong.

Wallace graduated from the Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley, USA, with a double emphases in Finance and Marketing.

Dr Bruce Chong is the City Advisory, Climate Service, Cliamte Change & Urban Sustainability Leader for Arup in the East Asia region. He works with clients to formulate strategies and implementation plans for smart cities, climate resilience, resource efficiencies and green infrastructure for city government and corporates.

Over the past 10 years, Bruce was leading many strategic consultancy on smart city, climate resilience, city informatics and circular economy for city governments, private developers and organizations such as World Bank, ADB, ACCCRN, APEC, Rockefeller, Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF). Over the past two years, Bruce has focused on statistical based approach for conducting TCFD, ESG and related climate risk consultancy for top-tier listed companies.

Bruce is a Cambridge Overseas Scholar and a Research Fellow at Sydney University. He was awarded as the Young Green Leader by HKIE in 2013,and has been playing an active role in creating value and generating momentum for industry-wide change, such as developing a Smart Green Resilient Framework, which has now been adopted by the government in Hong Kong. Recently, his team co-founded the Asia Corporate Coalition for Climate Change Resilience (A4CR) platform with WGO to drive a more climate resilience business community.

Mr. Russell Yau currently is the CEO of 1Source, a preventive healthcare platform

• Director, Sunkids Kindergarten & Preschool
• CEO, SUNGEN solar companies in Australia, Germany, Hong Kong & USA
• Director, Sanctuary Energy, Sydney Australia
• President, Anwell Technology America Inc., San Francisco
• CEO, 1Source Technology, Inc., San Francisco & Hawaii

Alvin Ying is the Chief Investment Officer of BOC Life, where he leads a team managing USD15bn in assets across fixed income, global equities and alternative investments. Over the last eight years, Alvin and his team have expanded the firm’s investment profile from high grade debt and domestic equities only to a well-diversified portfolio spanning a full range of asset classes. In his previous role as Head of Fixed Income and Equity Investments he led the effort in introducing new products like leveraged loans and emerging market bond funds into the life insurer’s portfolio. In order to achieve BOC Life’s investment goals, the firm uses a combination of in-house and external managers, and Alvin’s team is responsible for overseeing both efforts.

Prior to BOC Life, Alvin spent 12 years across various sell side and buy side roles in New York, London and Hong Kong. He was a sovereign credit analyst at UBS in London. Prior to that, he spent 2 years managing a multi-asset portfolio at London-based Seven Pillars Capital Management. He started his career at JPMorgan in New York and worked in various roles throughout the bank, mostly in emerging market debt. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Management Systems from Columbia University.

Margaret Kim is the CEO of Gold Standard, a leading standard that allows climate and development initiatives to quantify, certify and maximize their impact towards climate security and sustainable development.

Ms. Kim has over 15 years of experience in international management roles including at the Global Green Growth Institute where she held various posts including the Head of Green Climate Fund liaison and Head of Strategy and Integration.

Prior to this role, she occupied leadership roles in the private sector in business development and corporate strategy at a leading biotechnology company.

Dilys has over 20 years of experience in international financial institutions. She is an expert in providing innovative data solutions and governance framework, investment compliance and reporting. Ms. Lam has been a guest speaker on ESG data and ratings topics and a member of the judging panel of the Junior Chamber International Hong Kong SDG Pioneer Program 2022 who drives the SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) initiatives in 16 countries in Asia Pacific.

Ms. Lam is a Master of Christian Studies (Marketplace Theology) awarded by the China Graduate School of Theology. She also obtained a Postgraduate Diploma of Corporate Administration from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, an Executive Certificate in ESG Investment from International Institute of Finance, and a Bachelor of Laws degree from University of London.

** To be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Investment Management and Financial Intelligence by the HKU Space in Nov 2022.

Ms. Verna Lin, Head of Greater China Region, GRI (Global Reporting Initiative), is an experienced sustainability and investment management professional. Her knowledge and exposure in capital market equips her to interpret ESG disclosure from investors’ perspective. GRI helps businesses and governments worldwide understand and communicate their impacts on crucial sustainability issues. Verna, representing GRI in the region, seeks continuing collaborations with policy makers to further advance global sustainability agenda. Verna is a CFA charter-holder.

Sean Kidney is CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative, an international NGO, working to mobilize global capital for climate action.  Projects include a green bond definitions and certification scheme with $34 trillion of assets represented on its Board; working with the Chinese central bank on how to grow green bonds in China; market development programs in Brazil, Mexico, ASEAN and Africa; and market tracking services for the green bonds industry. He is a member of the European Commission’s Platform on Sustainable Finance, and was a member of its predecessors, the 2017 EU High Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance and the EU Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance. He is also a member of green finance committees in China, India, Mexico and Kazakhstan. Sean is also a Professor in Practice at SOAS University of London.

As Head of Sustainable Investment, Asia Pacific, Helena is responsible for FTSE Russell’s Sustainable Investment strategy and product development across the Asia Pacific region, focused on indexes, data and analytics solutions. Working with research and leadership teams, she has a responsibility for developing FTSE Russell’s Asia Pacific Sustainable Investment proposition and expansion.

Helena relocated to Hong Kong in 2014 from London – a key hub for ESG investments, where she worked for the responsible investment arm of Hermes Investment Management, enabling pension funds and asset managers to integrate sustainability criteria into passive and active portfolios.

Helena’s experience prior to joining FTSE Russell included ESG integration, equity analysis and advising on philanthropy for family office, asset management and institutional clients. She has been working in ESG and Sustainable Investment since 2008.

Mervyn Tang is the Head of Sustainability Strategy, APAC. Currently based in Singapore, Mervyn is responsible for Schroders’ Sustainability Strategy in the Asia Pacific. He works in partnership with client facing and product teams to build the firm’s sustainable investment propositions across the region, and lead the company’s Regional Centre of Excellence for Sustainability.

Prior to joining Schroders in July 2021, Mervyn was Global Head of ESG Research at Fitch Ratings, overseeing a research team of 4 analysts across London and Hong Kong which primarily focuses on thematic and cross sector ESG research. He also held roles at MSCI, Fitch Ratings, the Bank of England, and Citigroup.

Mervyn holds a Master of Arts degree in Economics and Management from the University of Oxford and a Master of Science degree in Economics from the University of London. Mervyn is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.

Glenda So is Co-Head of Markets at HKEX and a member of its Management Committee.

Prior to HKEX, Glenda spent four years as COO of a macro hedge fund in Singapore. Prior to this, she had a 23-year career with Goldman Sachs, where she was a managing director responsible for overseeing sizable operations teams, including Global Listed Derivatives and OTC Clearing operations, Asia Securities and Clearing Operations, and Asia Ex-Japan Operations.  During her time with Goldman Sachs, she also spent three years in Currency Options Trading and Listed Derivatives Business Development.

Glenda is a board member at the International Securities Services Association and a member at the Hong Kong Trade Development Council’s Financial Services Advisory Group.

Glenda holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Baruch College, The City University of New York, USA.

Mr. Fan Dongxing is currently the Deputy Director of the National Carbon Market Operation Center of Shanghai Environment and Energy Exchange.

His main research areas include the design of carbon emission trading systems, research on trading rules and regulations, trading market and risk management, etc.

From 2015 to 2017, he served as the head of the transaction management department of the Shanghai Environment and Energy Exchange, responsible for the trading organisations and market management of the spot and future business of the Shanghai carbon market.

Since 2017, as a core backbone, he has participated in the national carbon emissions trading system and building of the declaration work. After the national carbon emissions trading system is settled in Shanghai, he continued to promote the building of the national carbon market trading rules and regulations and other related works. During the period, he participated in more than ten major projects in the field of carbon trading and pollution emission trading by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the National Development and Reform Commission, Shanghai Municipality, and the World Bank, including “Research on National Carbon Emission Trading Rules”, “National Carbon Market Trading Supervision Mechanism Research”, “Shanghai Second Phase Carbon Trading Overall Design and Scheme Formulation”, “Yangtze River Delta Cross-Regional Emission Trading Platform and Support System Research”, etc.

Ken Chiu serves as Senior Vice President of Head of Carbon & ESG Products at HKEX since 2022, responsible for fostering the Carbon & ESG product businesses for the exchange.

Mr. Chiu has more than 15 years of experience in the industry. He has worked in various functional areas including structuring and marketing positions in global markets of investment banks in both Hong Kong SAR and Mainland China. He has also been actively engaging in RMB internationalisation and cross-border business activities since 2009.

Mr. Chiu joined HKEX in 2018. Prior to his current role, Mr. Chiu was Senior Vice President of Fixed Income and Currency (FIC) Development responsible for FIC derivative and bond listing businesses at HKEX. He holds an MSc in Mathematics for Finance and Actuarial Science from the Université Paris-Dauphine and a BBA in Finance from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Holds MSc in marketing From Durham University, Ms. Zhu now is the distinguished research fellow of Fudan University Sustainable Development Research Center, Deputy Secretary General of Carbon Neutrality Committee of China Energy Conservation Association, Vice President (VP) of Greater Bay Area Carbon Neutrality Association, VP of International Green Economy Association, Carbon Management System Assessor, Carbon Emissions Credit Allowance Trader.
As one of the low-carbon industry pioneers who first participated in carbon trading in China, Ms. Zhu has long been dedicated to building a complete industrial chain from carbon asset development & management to carbon trading & carbon finance. Also, she has been invited to international conferences such as the Global Climate Change Conference and the Davos World Economic Forum and delivered speeches a representative of Chinese low-carbon industry entrepreneurs.

Angus has over 20 years of experience in the IT and Innovations field. He is passionate about Emerging Technologies and currently focusing on bringing Property Technologies, Smart Building and Energy Efficiency solutions to the public and private sectors, helping them accelerate the achievement of their sustainable goals.

Dr. Angus Yip is a veteran corporate banker (trade finance and syndication) and asset manager for more than 30 years. He is now working with listed companies on their ESG reports and used to work with a sizable private equity fund for the ESG performance of its portfolio companies. Dr. Yip is also Adjunct Associate Professor at Hong Kong University SPACE and was awarded “Outstanding Teacher” at HKU SPACE in 2017.

Dr. Yip completed the GRI Certified Training Program for sustainability reporting. In 2014-17, Angus was invited to deliver seminars on ESG reporting and sustainability topics at Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong Federation of Industry, Hong Kong Institute of Bankers and Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Dr. Yip was one of the assessors for “The Unilever Sustainable Living Young Entrepreneur Awards 2013/14” in the U.K.. Dr. Yip collaborated with his master’s dissertation supervisor at Cambridge University, Professor Nancy Bocken, to publish an academic paper “Sustainable Business Models for Banking in Hong Kong” in the Journal of Cleaner Production. (https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S0959652617324988).
He also wrote a book chapter in the book “Developing a Sustainability Mindset” published by Routledge in April 2018.

Dr Angus Yip is a Chartered Banker (U.K.) and Certified Banker (H.K.). He was educated in the U.K. and obtained double Master Degrees from the University of Cambridge (Sustainability Leadership) and Lancaster University (Accounting & Finance) respectively. He also has a Master degree in Management from Harvard University. Dr. Yip was awarded his doctoral degree at the University of Wales TSD, his thesis topic is about the disclosure quality of the environmental KPIs in ESG reporting.

Ir Jasper Chan is the Senior ESG Manager at The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited. With more than ten years of experience in the sustainability field, he focuses on formulating the Group’s ESG strategy and driving its execution. He is also responsible for the decarbonisation journey of the Group, and manages climate-related risks and opportunities to ensure the Group’s smooth energy transition towards a low carbon future.

Ms Christina Hau is the Chief Executive Officer of Champion Real Estate Investment Trust, overseeing its strategic development, asset management, asset enhancement and investment opportunities.

Ms Hau is a Registered Architect in Hong Kong with over 20 years of experience in the real estate industry, covering design, planning, project management and asset management of renowned world-class commercial complexes. Prior to joining the REIT Manager, Ms Hau worked at Hong Kong’s leading real estate listed companies overseeing key investment properties in Mainland China.

Ms Hau graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong with degrees in Master of Architecture and Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons). She is a member of Hong Kong Institute of Architects and Vice-Chairman of Commercial Properties Research Association under China Real Estate Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Kwok is the Senior Manager (International Business) of Power Assets Holdings Limited, a global investor in energy and utility-related businesses. Mr. Kwok joined Power Assets in 1981 and has been engaged in the development of various power and renewable projects. He is currently responsible for managing the company’s global investments with a focus on their sustainability development. He holds a Master of Science degree in Engineering and is a Chartered Engineer in the United Kingdom, a member of The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and the Energy Institute in the United Kingdom.

Bing Leng was appointed as a full-time member of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) in June 2022, effective 1 July 2022.

He joins the ISSB from the Chinese Ministry of Finance where he was responsible for sustainability reporting initiatives. He initiated and led the implementation of several reporting-related programmes, including the development of digital taxonomies to enable electronic reporting, the revised financial instrument accounting standards and plans focused on digitising electronic payment vouchers and invoices.

Mr. Leng was a member of the International Accounting Standards Board’s IFRS Taxonomy Consultative Group from 2019 to 2022 and a member of the Board of Directors of XBRL International from 2014 to 2020.

He is a Doctor of Management and has a Master of Accounting from Tianjin University of Finance and Economics in China.

Mr. Zhu Ling is the County Lead of Capital Markets in CDP, covering markets of Hong Kong, Taiwan and the mainland of China. Before joining CDP, Ling was the Head of Banking and Capital Markets in the Department for International Trade in the British Embassy Beijing. Before that, Ling worked in China Development Bank. Ling studied low carbon economy in Fudan University, where he contributed to several researches in climate transition and sustainable finance such as Shanghai Low Carbon Economy Development Route 2050.

Christine Yeung is the General Manager of Life and Health at Sun Life Hong Kong. In this role, Christine spearheads the Life and Health business, while also devising strategies to ensure distributors understand the breadth and depth of differentiated products and services so that the right solutions are offered to meet client needs.

She also leads the transformation of client experience journey for driving distinctive impact for clients and capitalize on new opportunities in the Greater Bay Area, as well as developing differentiated new products and services

She brings over more than 20 years of experience in the insurance industry and possesses immense experience, ranging from actuarial functions, internal audits, product proposition strategy and development, client experience and digital strategic initiatives, agency channel management, GBA business development and distribution management.

Christine has held various senior positions with major insurance companies in Hong Kong and regional markets.

TAN SRI MICHAEL O.K. YEOH is President of the KSI Strategic Institute for Asia Pacific, a leading independent Think Tank.

He has over 35 years of senior corporate management, consulting and boardroom experience. He was previously the Co-Founder and CEO of the Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute (ASLI). He is also Deputy Chairman of the Economic Club of Kuala Lumpur and a Director of the British Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and General Committee member of the Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Tan Sri Yeoh sits on the Board of Directors of MUI Properties Berhad (Property Development), Pan Malaysia Corporation Berhad (Investment and Food), and Kashtec Holdings (fintech and e-Commerce) and is a Trustee of the OSK Foundation and Yayasan Wesley. He was a Former Director of Star Media Group, the National Heart Institute, Sunway University, SBB Asset Management Sdn Bhd and SB Venture Capital Corporation.

Tan Sri Yeoh has served the Government as Malaysia’s Representative (Ambassador rank) to the ASEAN High Level Task Force on Connectivity, Commissioner in the Royal Commission of Police, Member of the Malaysia Competition Commission, member Advisory Board of the Malaysian AntiCorruption Commission and Commissioner in the Human Rights Commission (SUHAKAM). He was a member of the National Unity Consultative Council. He was recently appointed to the Executive Council of the United Nations ESCAP Business Sustainable Network (ESBN) and was elected Chairman of PROHAM (the Society for Promotion of Human Rights, Malaysia).

He has authored 5 books and have spoken at forums organized by the World Economic Forum, Confederation of Indian Industry, Centre for China and Globalization, the Asia Society, the China Development Institute, World Policy Conference and Oxford and Cambridge Universities. He holds a degree in Economics from Monash University and Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) from the University of Nottingham. He has also attended senior management courses at Wharton School and Harvard Business School. He is a Fellow of the Malaysian Institute of Management and the British Institute of Directors.

Kenneth Hui is the Head of Market Development Division of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), in charge of the HKMA’s efforts to enhance Hong Kong’s competitiveness as an international financial centre. Prior to joining the HKMA, Ken was a senior manager at the Investment Products Division of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), specialising in regulatory policies on retail funds and innovative retail investment products. During his time at the SFC, Ken was seconded to the Secretariat of the International Organization of Securities Commissions, where he was responsible for global OTC derivatives reforms.

Rohit is the co-founder and chief revenue officer (CRO) of ESGDS (www.esgds.io), ESGDS is a fintech start-up that provides Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) data and analytical solutions. Prior to this role he led the APAC lending operations for Morgan Stanley and has over 18 years’ experience working with banks like Lehman Brothers and Nomura.

ESGDS has a large team of domain experts who provide the industry with key ESG data for Asia and other global regions and their technology team build customized solutions to Institutional investors and Banks, which provides transparency while evaluating ESG performance. ESGDS works with clients globally and has presence in India, Philippines and Australia.

Serena is currently working as Executive Director in the Sustainable Finance team within the Institutional Banking Group of DBS Hong Kong.

Prior to DBS, Serena was the Head of ESG Funding Asia for Home Credit, an international consumer finance provider that focuses on responsible lending to people with little or no credit history.

Serena also has over 15 years of experience with Goldman Sachs treasury and market operations in Singapore and Hong Kong, with focus on liquidity management and payment transaction surveillance across the APAC region.

Ms. Mak is also serving as Board Governor & Honorary Secretary at Friends of the Earth (Hong Kong) with a focus on Green and Sustainable Finance development in Asia.

Ms. Serena Mak holds both MSc Investment Management and BBA (Hons) from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Oswald Au is the Founder and Managing Director of Riskory Consultancy Limited, a professional consulting company incorporated in Hong Kong for the provision of environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) reporting advisory and risk management services.

Oswald has more than 20 years business consulting experience and has been providing ESG advisory services since the year that ESG reporting has been introduced by The Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Being one of the pioneers in the ESG advisory field, Oswald is recognized by the industry and is invited by the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“HKICPA”) to be the judging panel member of Best Corporate Governance and ESG Awards 2021 and 2022. Oswald is also a member of three advisory groups under the BEC and has been invited to be the guest lecturer by The Chinese University of Hong Kong and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Oswald is an International Certified Public Accountant (ICPA) accredited by American Association of Chartered Accountants and a Trader on Carbon Emissions  (碳排放交易員) in Hong Kong certified by The Shanghai Environment and Energy Exchange (上海環境能源交易所).

Professor Chan is internationally renowned in the research areas of typhoons, monsoons and climate change. He is currently an Emeritus Professor at the City University of Hong Kong (CityU) where he was Chair Professor of Applied Physics/Atmospheric Science before his retirement in 2021. He was also the Founding Dean of the School of Energy and Environment of CityU.

Professor Chan also served on a number of regional and international weather and climate authorities and advisory bodies to shape climate policy decisions and responses. His former responsibilities include Review Editor of the IPCC AR6 Working Group 1 Report, Chair of the Tropical Meteorology Research Working Group Tropical Cyclone Panel under the United Nations World Meteorological Organisation, and Director of the Shanghai Typhoon Institute of the China Meteorological Administration.

Albert graduated at age of 20 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Science and Engineering and a minor in Environmental Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. Since graduation, he has returned to Hong Kong, and worked extensively in the field of energy and environment, ranging from silicon material synthesis, Li-ion batteries, solid state hydrogen, photovoltaic as well as water treatment processes. Albert is the co-inventor of several families of patents filed and granted in major economies, countries and regions.

Before founding EPRO Advance Technology in 2015 where Albert serves as Director and CEO, Albert has co-founded 2 manufacturing companies over a period of 16 years, and served as Director and COO in both companies, managing around 600 people across Hong Kong, China and USA.

Albert also holds a LLB degree from University of London.

Having worked at J.P.Morgan, Microsoft and PE/VC firms over the years, Herbert is a serial entrepreneur who has started various startups both in London and in Hong Kong. Herbert graduated from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and holds an MBA from London Business School. He is a CFA Charterholder and Certified Public Accountant.

Responsible for marketing and expansion in Hong Kong and Asia. An EV enthusiast with deep interest in battery and charging technology. Founding member of ChargedHK and participated as one of the local ambassadors in the WAVE (World Advanced Vehicle Expedition) 2016 campaign collecting over 1600 student pledges that was sent to the UN Climate Change Conference in Marrakesh.

Trained in IT with experience in various industries including manufacturing, education and talent acquisition. A part-time contributor to InsideEV.

Experienced General Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the renewables and environment industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Operations Management, Customer Service, Sales, and Strategic Planning. Strong operations professional with a Bachelor degree focused in Hospitality Management

Founder and Chief Scientist of Choy Lee Tech. He was a chemist at Pfizer Pharmaceutical for 5 years and left the corporate world and embarked on his invention journey since 2010.

Sam is a serial entrepreneur, valuator and part time speaker.
He is currently the CEO and founder of Popsible, Asia’s leading NFT (non fungible token) platform. A seasoned professional in system development and marketing, he promotes NFT to achieve social integration and diversity mix of local arts and culture, which also demonstrates the potential fusion of physical and digital technologies. Sam studied at University of California, Berkeley for Management of Technology and graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong majoring in Computer Science and an MBA. He worked for large scale system development in PCCW Solutions, intangible asset valuation for software M&A in GCA Appraisal and strategic development and investor relation for several internet startups.
Sam founded an award-winning disruptive Uber for Media company MemePR Limited in 2016 and Metaverse Tech 3D VR scanning company Virscope Limited in 2017. He serves as the President of Association of Metaverse (AoM), Vice President of Cyberport Startup Alumni Association (CSAA) from 2022, Ambassador (Taipei) of Invotech from 2018

Alger Fung is Chief Executive Officer for AIA Hong Kong & Macau effective from 1 January 2021. He is responsible for extending AIA Hong Kong’s distribution market presence and developing new opportunities for sustained growth in Hong Kong and Macau.

Prior to this role, Alger was Chief Executive Officer of AIA Thailand since 1 May 2019. Under his leadership, AIA Thailand significantly expanded its protection propositions and strengthened its unit-linked business, while continuing to raise the productivity of the agency force. The partnership with Bangkok Bank was also further strengthened with continued new business growth and increased productivity of the banca sales force.

Before his appointment in Thailand, Alger was the General Manager of Guangdong Branch, AIA China from 2014, where he helped to transform the agency business into a full-time, professional agency model that delivered significant VONB growth, contributing towards AIA China’s overall outstanding track record of success.

Throughout his career, Alger has served in a wide range of leadership roles with an exceptional track record of success, bringing with him a wealth of experience with over 25 years in the life insurance industry.

Joining AIA Group as Regional Chief Agency Officer in 2013, Alger was responsible for China, Singapore, India and Sri Lanka, where he was key in implementing AIA’s Premier Agency strategy.

He is a Governing Committee Member of The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers, and an Executive Committee Member of the Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand. Alger was also recognised by the Financial Services Bureau of the Guangzhou Government and was appointed as Adjunct Professor by Lingnan College of Sun Yat-sen University in 2016.

Miranda Wong is currently Senior Manager of Sustainability at New World Development and K11 Concepts. She previously held positions in Impact Kommons, Media and Investment banking, covering business integration, consumer retail, technology and cleantech industries.

Carson Wen is the Founder of Bank of Asia (BVI) Limited and BOA International Financial Group Limited which also includes various entities with Types 1,2,4 and 9 licenses issued by the Hong Kong Securities and Future Commission. He has practiced law for over 30 years at his own Hong Kong partnership and subsequently as partner at leading global law firms, retiring from Jones Day at the end of 2016. In his long professional career he handled the capital markets entry of the first PRC-controlled Hong Kong listed company Guangdong Investment, the first window company to be directly listed Guangnan Holdings, some of the first PRC private enterprises to be listed via the “round-trip investment” structure which became standard practice, and some of the first “VIE” structures which also became standard practice. He has also handled many complexly structured transactions as a mergers and acquisitions lawyer. He was regularly listed in the likes of “Who’s Who in the Law” and “Chambers”.

Mr. Wen was a three-term Deputy to the National People’s Congress of China, which is the PRC’s national legislature and constitutionally the highest organ of state power, representing Hong Kong. He is also a Justice of the Peace of Hong Kong and held various public service appointments in Mainland China and Hong Kong. He was Vice-Chairman and currently Party Affairs Advisor of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (“DAB”), the largest political party in Hong Kong.

Mr. Wen is a member of the Executive Council of the Sustainable Business Network of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and former Chairman of its Task Force on Green Business. He is also a Director of the Pacific Basin Economic Council. He is also, inter alia, a Founding Director of the China M&A Association.

Mr. Wen was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star (BBS) by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government for his contribution to economic ties between Hong Kong, Mainland China and the rest of the world.

Mr. Wen obtained his B.A. from Columbia University, where he majored in economics, and B.A. and M.A. from Balliol College, Oxford University, where he studied law and was Younger Prizeman in Law for 1976.
Mr. Wen is an Independent Non-Executive Director of NYSE-listed Phoenix New Media, a media company and HKSE-listed Winox Holdings, an industrial enterprise.

Arthur Lam is the co-founder, CEO and director of Negawatt Utility Limited , an AIoT (Artificial Intelligent of Things) startup specializing in ESG with smart building digitization solutions. As a serial entrepreneur with over 14 years in property technologies with the focus on sustainability, he was the Co-Founder and Executive Vice Chairman of Synergy Group （1539.hk）, a publicly listed company on HKEx Main Board specializing in Energy Management Contracts with businesses across APAC and Africa. He is a certified ESG Planner of International Chamber of Sustainable Development, Carbon Audit Professional and a certified Energy Manager of The Association of Energy Engineers (Hong Kong Chapter). Arthur has also completed executive courses such as Net Zero from Cambridge University, Artificial Intelligence for Business from MIT, and Venture Capital from Stanford University. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, United States, with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in May 2008. In the past few years, he also obtained diplomas in artificial intelligence, venture capital, and zero-carbon advanced courses in MIT, Stanford, and Cambridge University in the United Kingdom.

Angus has over 20 years of experience in the IT and Innovations field. He is passionate about Emerging Technologies and currently focusing on bringing Property Technologies, Smart Building and Energy Efficiency solutions to the public and private sectors, helping them accelerate the achievement of their sustainable goals.

Dennis Wan heads the front-line team servicing regional companies in disclosure to CDP. After personally witnessing forest fires in USA, Mr. Wan changed career focus to drive environmental transparency by joining CDP. Immediately prior, he spent 22 years with Credit Suisse across Tokyo, New York and Singapore, rising from junior accountant to Chief Operating Officer of Hong Kong. In this final role, he ran the Board of Directors and locational governance for all banking business lines and support functions, interacting regularly with international regulators and authorities. Mr. Wan studied with the Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership, graduated from Imperial College and is a Chartered Accountant.

Professor Elvis Au, BBS, is Adjunct Professor of the Department of Urban Planning and Design and Department of Geography of the University of Hong Kong, teaching climate change and energy, sustainability and strategic environmental planning for undergraduate and master students. He is also Adjunct Professor of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology teaching public policy and ecodesign. He is the former Deputy Director of the Environmental Protection Department of the HKSAR Government, the Former President of the International Association for Impact Assessment, and the Former Chairman of the Environmental Division of Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE). He holds MSc(UrbanPlan) and MSc(Finance) degrees and is a Fellow of both the Hong Kong Institute of Planners and HKIE, with over 37 years of experiences (including 32 years in the Government) in environmental protection, strategic environmental planning, sustainability, climate and energy and smart city, including the development of waste to energy policies and the largest waste to energy facility in Hong Kong. In particular, Professor Au was the chairman of the HKIE’s Green Finance Taskforce, leading Taskforce to produce the first professional brief on green finance in Hong Kong in 2017.

Before retirement from Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC), Mr. Raymond Fong was the General Manager
of the Green Living & Innovation Division of Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC). Mr. Fong has ample
experience in air pollution control, energy and carbon management, cleaner production, environmental
management and ESG studies; food and new materials as well as Traditional Chinese Medicine consultancy
services for public and private sectors of Hong Kong. On top of leading a wide range of environmental and
energy related projects and studies for the government, public, industrial and commercial sectors, Mr. Fong has
been a co-opt member of the HKSAR Government’s Energy Efficiency & Conservation Subcommittee since
2008 until 2021 to offer expert advice to the Government on energy policy formulation. Mr. Fong is currently an
Adjunct Professor of City University of Hong Kong and Adjunct Professor of University of Hong Kong.

Mr. Fong possesses the following professional qualifications:Fellow of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers,
Founding Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Qualified Environmental Professionals, Registered Professional
Engineer (Hong Kong), Registered Energy Assessor (Hong Kong), Member of the Energy Institute (UK),
Chartered Engineer (UK).

Sandy Song is the Assistant Director of the Hong Kong Observatory. She oversees the scientific developments of climate change and promote public awareness of climate change. She also leads her team on the provision of climate services, climate projections, and provide scientific support to climate change related consultancy studies and infrastructure projects. Her team also conducts researches on past trends and future climate change projections of temperature, rainfall, sea level and extreme weather in Hong Kong, and through the “Climate Change” webpage summarizes the past and projected climate trends in the global as well as local contexts and provides the latest updates and relevant data on climate change issues

Oliver is a Partner of Financial Services Risk Management (FSRM) in EY Hong Kong and Climate Risk solution leader in EY APAC. He has more than 15 years of experience on risk management both in banking and consulting services to local, mainland and international banks. 

Oliver has extensive experience on climate risk stress testing, and he has led and is currently leading more than 20 banks in Hong Kong on climate risk stress testing as well as compliance with HKMA supervisory policy manual - GS-1 climate risk management.

Mr. Frank Wong is a multi-disciplinary professional in development industry specializing in cross-disciplinary project management and town planning. Throughout his career, he has been accumulating a variety of project management experience and skills on cultural district planning & development; new town planning & development; and design and implementation of sustainable greening framework from both public and private sectors. His town planning and real estate experience includes planning studies and research; statutory planning; public engagement; development consultancy; urban design & master planning; strategic planning; cross-boundary facilities planning; real estate feasibility study and preliminary valuation; etc..

Key projects with his involvement include Project Consultancy Study for West Kowloon Cultural District – Development Plan, Multi-purpose Sports Complex in Kai Tak; Planning and Engineering Study for Kwu Tung South – Feasibility Study; Kai Tak Development; Planning and Engineering Study for North East New Territories New Development Areas – Investigation (Hong Kong), Planning Study for Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai Cross-Boundary Control Point and its Associated Connecting Road and Planning Study for Lok Ma Chau Loop (on Shenzhen’s side).

He is also a peripatetic lecturer of Royal Agricultural University, UK giving lectures on local planning administration and system in Hong Kong. Prior to his practice in development industry, he gained project management and curatorship experience in arts / cultural and exhibition industry.

Kendrick Wong is a Hong Kong native and son of Dr. Alex Wong, CEO of Kings Flair Development Ltd. He has studied overseas in the US for his bachelors specializing in Business and Biology and came back to The Hong Kong Polytechnic University for his Master of Science degree in China Business Studies. He now works for Nanoshields Technology Ltd, a subsidiary of Kings Flair, in the Research & Development department helping develop products using new technology and sustainable materials as a focus.