Reducing Environmental Footprint
Clean Energy Adoption Through Partnership and Innovation
Clean energy adoption is essential to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change, particularly for Hong Kong, which heavily relies on fossil fuels with high energy demands. Among other clean and renewable fuels, hydrogen emerges as a promising solution to a wide range of applications. For example, hydrogen-powered buses have already appeared in Hong Kong. Industry and academic experts will explore global cases and focus forum discussions on the potential of hydrogen in addressing Hong Kong's energy and environmental challenges.
Event Details
Date: 22 May 2023 (Monday)
Time: 7:00-9:00 pm
Venue: 14/F (LAU), CityU
Language: English
Agenda:
- 6:15 pm Registration
- 7:00 pm Opening
- 7:05 pm Speech by Dr. Pascal VUICHARD (Deloitte)
- 7:15 pm Presentation by Dr. Shauhrat S. CHOPRA (CityU) Q& Mr. Jasper CHAN (Towngas)
- 7:45 pm Break and Game
- 7:55 pm Presentation by Mr. Bill HO (HK Electric)
- 8:10 pm Speech by Dr. Shauhrat S. CHOPRA (CityU)
- 8:20 pm Panel Discussion and Q&A
- 8:50 pm Photo Taking and Closing
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Moderator & Speaker
Dr . Shauhrat S. Chopra speciallizes in designing indicators for sustainability and resilience of the built environment in support of environmental decision-making where he incorporates technology forecasting, risk research, social engagement, stochastic uncertainty analysis, life cycle assessment, and multi-criteria decision analysis for assessing environmental sustainability implications of emerging technologies. He received his Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, where he developed a graph theoretic approach to understand the resilience of complex social-ecological systems.
Speakers
Mr. Pascal Vuichard completed his PhD in the field of Renewable Energy Management at the Institute for Economy and the Environment at the University of St.Gallen and has a diverse working background around sustainability such as project management, consulting, risk advisory or policy development.
He teaches postgraduate courses on climate action at HKUST as Assistant Professor and discusses with managers of the future key aspects of the business case for sustainability and how to accelerate the journey to a low-carbon economy.
Jasper Chan is the Senior ESG Manager at Towngas. He focuses on formulating and driving the Group's overall ESG strategy, and engaging with internal and external stakeholders to improve ESG performance. 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.
Jasper is a Chartered Engineer in both HK and the UK, and Professional Member of The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management, The Energy Institute, The Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers.
Bill Ho is the General Manager (Corporate Development) of HK Electric, responsible for the planning, development, and environmental affairs of the Company. Bill has more than 27 years of experience in managing the corporate development and business operations of power utilities in Mainland China and Hong Kong.
Bill is a Chartered Engineer, and a member of The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and The Institution of Engineering and Technology in the United Kingdom.
Organising Committee
