Carbon Trading in Hong Kong: Driving Climate Mitigation and Economic Opportunity

Dr. Albert Yip is the Chairman of Syndicate Capital Group with a keen eye on sustainable and fintech investments. His group is the Investor and Corporate Champions of Global Fast Track initiated by InvestHK. During the past decades, Albert has been playing various C-Suite roles in Fortune 500 companies globally. He is the Chief Ambassador in Hong Kong of OMFIF and the Chairman of Investment Committee of IESG & Benchmark. On top of that, Albert has been appointed as the Implementation Committee Member of Green Deal and the Task Force on Sustainable and Inclusive Finance of United Nations ESCAP ESBN. Invited by The Hong Kong University, Albert contributes himself as the Chief Advisor of MetaBIM Research Lab of the Faculty of Architecture.

Michelle Mak is the visionary Head of ESG and Enterprise Learning at Dun & Bradstreet in Hong Kong, steering the company toward sustainability as the first in its global network to align with the UN Global Compact. She's a government-appointed member of the Technology Voucher Program Committee since 2020 and the co-founder of 'Make The Change', a creative social enterprise in Singapore. Recognized as ESG Person of the Year, Michelle has also earned accolades like Top Women to Watch in Greater China and the GBA Outstanding Women Entrepreneur Award. She actively contributes to the community as a Board Member of the Sensational Foundation, Vice President of both the Lions Club of Hong Kong IFC and the Scouts Association (Yau Tsim District).

Mr. Kevin Ng has 26 years’ experience in the fields of ICT, network infrastructure, operations, Cloud, AI, Fintech, Blockchain, and Data Center in the Global Enterprise sector. CEO of InnoBlock A leading company focuses on Carbon Credit Trade, ESG carbon management, supply chain traceability, and building an ecosystem for Carbon Neutrality and Green finance. TT GREEN® founded by InnoBlock, is a blockchain-enabled Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Carbon management platform that offers a range of features, including carbon accounting, sustainability/ESG reporting, and carbon offsetting.

Mr. Bill Tsang is a Sustainability and ESG practitioner with over 15 years’ experience. He has been involving in ESG and decarbonization strategy advisory as well as climate risk management for corporate clients across a wide range of industry sectors.

Professor Emil Chan is a FinTech evangelist, digital transformation consultant and startup mentor with extensive experience encompassing cross-border financial systems design and operations in the banking industry. He advises corporates and startups in the region as a part-time corporate trainer and Cyberport startup mentor, but he also delivers classes as the adjunct professor and visiting lecturer of renowned universities including City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong University School of Professional and Continuing Education, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, Lingnan University and Vocational Training Council Hong Kong for almost a decade.