Event Details

May 25,2023

[PGBC Supporting Event] BEC EnviroSeries Conference 2023: Accelerating Net-zero Action through Carbon Pricing, Digitalisation and Closing the Resource Loop

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Programme

9:00 – 9:30a.m. Conference Registration
9:30 – 9:35a.m.

Opening Remarks

Mr Kevin O’Brien, Chairman, Business Environment Council
9:35 – 9:50a.m.

Keynote Speech 

Mr C.F. Wong, Commissioner for Climate Change, Environment and Ecology Bureau

Session 1: Carbon Market and Internal Carbon Pricing

Moderator: Prof Grace Hui, Adjunct Professor, Division of Environment and Sustainability, HKUST
9:50 – 10:05a.m. 

Opportunities and Challenges in Carbon Market: Towngas' Net Zero Roadmap

Mr Zhang Jinbai, Executive Vice President, Towngas Smart Energy Company Limited
10:05 – 10:20a.m. 

Keynote Presentation (video presentation)

Ms Lydia Sheldrake, Director of Policy and Partnerships, Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative
10:20 – 11:00a.m.                     

Panel Discussion

  • Mr Zhang Jinbai, Executive Vice President, Towngas Smart Energy Company Limited
  • Mr Mark Harper, Group Head of Sustainability, John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Limited
  • Mr Hendrik Rosenthal, Director, International Emissions Trading Association / Director – Group Sustainability, CLP Holdings Limited
  • Mr Raymond Fong, Director, Asia Carbon Institute Limited
  • Ms Lucita Ng, Commodities and Carbon Market Specialist, North Asia, Bloomberg L.P.
11:00 – 11:30a.m. Networking Break

Session 2: Building Energy Efficiency through Digitalisation

Moderator: Dr Raymond Yau, Chair, BEC Sustainable Living Environment Advisory Group and General Manager, Technical Services & Sustainable Development, Swire Properties Limited
11:30 – 11:40a.m. 

Partnership for Accelerating Building Energy Efficiency

Mr Travis Kan, Director, Digital Energy & Power Products, Schneider Electric (Hong Kong) Limited
11:40 – 11:50a.m. 

Acceleration to Net Zero through Digitalisation

Mr K.O. Wong, Deputy Director – Business Sales, CLP Power Hong Kong Limited
11:50 – 12:00noon 

Unlocking the potential of Existing Buildings: How Digitalisation can Drive Net Zero

Mr Don Tse, Assistant General Manager, Technical Services, Hongkong Land Limited 
12:00 – 12:40p.m. 

Panel Discussion

  • Mr Travis Kan, Director, Digital Energy & Power Products, Schneider Electric (Hong Kong) Limited
  • Mr K.O. Wong, Deputy Director – Business Sales, CLP Power Hong Kong Limited
  • Mr Don Tse, Assistant General Manager, Technical Services, Hongkong Land Limited 
  • Ir Wallace Leung, Chief Building Services Engineer, Electrical and Mechanical Services Department
  • Ms Carmen Tsang, Head of Greater China Sustainable Investment Banking, Crédit Agricole CIB
12:40 – 2:00p.m. Lunch Break
2:00 – 2:15p.m.

Latest waste reduction initiatives in Hong Kong

Mr Bruno Luk, Deputy Director of Environmental Protection, Environmental Protection Department

Session 3: Circular Ecosystem and Opportunities of Electric Vehicle Batteries

Moderator: Mr Merlin Lao, Head – Policy & Research, Business Environment Council
2:15 – 2:25p.m.

The EU Green Deal: what about our batteries?

Mr Walter Van Hattum, Head of Trade and Economic Section, EU Office to Hong Kong and Macao
2:25 – 2:35p.m.

Mainland China’s Battery Recycling and Lessons for Hong Kong

Mr Anthony Yan, Senior Staff Scientist, China Everbright Green Technology Innovation Research Institute
2:35 – 3:15p.m.

Panel Discussion

  • Mr Walter Van Hattum, Head of Trade and Economic Section, EU Office to Hong Kong and Macao
  • Mr Anthony Yan, Senior Staff Scientist, China Everbright Green Technology Innovation Research Institute
  • Mr David Lai, Principal Environmental Protection Officer, Waste Management and Strategy Group, Environmental Protection Department
  • Ir Prof Daniel Cheng, Managing Director, Dunwell Technology (Holdings) Limited
  • Mr Raymond Cheung, Chief Executive Officer, JC Motor Limited / BYD HK Exclusive Distributor
3:15 – 3:45p.m. Networking Break

Session 4: Business Preparation towards Regulation of Single-use Plastics

Moderator: Ms Ada Yip, Chief Empowerment Officer, Urban Spring
3:45 – 3:55p.m.

Regulation of Disposable Plastic Tableware and Other Single-use Plastic Products

Mr Kenneth Cheng, Assistant Director of Environmental Protection, Environmental Protection Department
3:55 – 4:05p.m.

Advancing Towards Zero Waste - Swire Properties’ Strategy on Circularity and Single Use Plastics

Mr Patrick Ho, Deputy Head, Sustainable Development, Swire Properties Limited
4:05 – 4:45p.m.

Panel Discussion

  • Mr Kenneth Cheng, Assistant Director of Environmental Protection, Environmental Protection Department
  • Mr Patrick Ho, Deputy Head, Sustainable Development, Swire Properties Limited
  • Mr George Chen, Co-founder and CEO, Ecoinno HK Limited
  • Ms Sabrina Lerskiatiphanich, CSR & Sustainability Executive, Foodpanda Hong Kong
4:45 – 4:50p.m. Closing Remarks

Mr Simon Ng, Chief Executive Officer, Business Environment Council