Afternoon Breakout – IDEATE 3: Scaling Retrofits in Hong Kong – Panel Discussion and Interactive Roundtables

Jiwon is an ESG consultant at Colliers, with commercial real estate as her main expertise. She specializes in developing ESG strategies, supporting APAC investors with TCFD, Net-Zero, GRESB, green building certification, pre-investment ESG due diligence and ESG reporting. Jiwon has spearheaded ESG-integrated property valuation procedures and research to improve industry knowledge and practices. She also oversees green certification projects including LEED, WELL, SmartScore, WiredScore, across…

Headquartered in Hong Kong, IXO Partners was founded in February 2023 by two civil engineers specialising in structural engineering (the ‘inside’) and façade design (the ‘outside’). IXO Partners provides design-for-decarbonization engineering for traditional stakeholders, governance for alignment to carbon commitments, research to advance technological and product innovations, and advisory relating to carbon target adoption and property risks in the face of a changing global climate.…

I am a French born and bred registered Architect with over six years of professional experience in mixed-use, retail and interior design. I am leading the Global Impact Group for the China and Asia studios at Woods Bagot, looking after the regional agenda on sustainability and wellness. My experience has enabled me to build an understanding of the sustainable challenges faced by the region and…

Gladys So is a sustainability professional in real estate with over 15 years’ experience in sustainable building design, decarbonization and sustainable investing throughout Asia Pacific. She is the Executive Director for sustainable investing at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, responsible for planning, implementing, monitoring, and communicating ESG+R strategies for real estate investments across Asia Pacific. She focuses on ensuring best practices, latest market dynamics, and execution…

Alex started his career at John Swire & Sons working in the United States, China & Hong Kong. Since 2004 he has been an entrepreneur in many different areas of the real estate investment space, co-founding a serviced apartment business, Kush Serviced Apartments, a boutique neighbourhood retail brand called Warehouses on West and a real estate investment and asset management business, District15. District15 co invested…

Based in Hong Kong, Ellie is responsible for the integration of sustainability considerations into Fidelity’s real estate investments and supporting the firm in areas including the development of sustainable investing frameworks, policies, and product offerings, as well as client solutions in APAC and global sustainability related disclosures. Ellie joined Fidelity from the Hong Kong-listed real estate company, New World Development, where she was Head of…

Dr Richard Wang is an Associate Partner at ERM Hong Kong office, specialising in decarbonisation and disclosure advisory. Richard is also the Co Head of the ULI HK Decarbonisation and Resilience Committee.

Harry Heads the Investor type projects within the Project & Development Services (PDS) team, Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL). He is responsible in providing project management, architecture design, technical and statutory planning advisory in Hong Kong. Harry began his career in Architecture, providing full scope consultancy services from design inception, statutory submission / planning and construction management for private and public projects with varying scales.

Antonio has dedicated over 20 years of his life to leading design, innovation and strategy for some of the world’s most renowned architecture, engineering and construction firms including AECOM, ARUP, Renzo Piano Building Workshop, and Robert A.M. Stern Architects. He has delivered award-winning sustainable projects in Europe, Asia and the United States, including landmark assets such as the Nokia BDA Campus, Beijing, California Academy of…

As a Director, Climate Change, Asia Pacific at HSBC, Pritya drives and oversees the implementation of the Group’s climate ambition in international markets ex-ASEAN. She works with Head of Sustainability at countries and markets to develop country climate plan, engages in governance of sustainable finance, and supports Senior Management of the Bank and Business teams in external engagement on climate change and sustainability topics, including…

Ray Zee is the Chief Designer at Chinachem Group. He has been practicing in architectural design internationally for over 35 years, and is specialized in office, residential, hotel, commercial and civic projects. He gained solid and extensive experience from local developers e.g. Nan Fung Development Limited and Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited. Ray has led design on projects spanning from Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and…