Webinar Corporate Sustainability  •  Digital Innovation  •  Wise City

Business For Good: Hong Kong’s Smart City future

Event language(s)
English

Price: Members: Free
Non-members: 200 HKD

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Understanding how does Smart City help enhance efficiency for businesses and individuals.

Following the past Business for Good events covering the topics of B-Corporations, sustainable finance, and responsible consumption and production, the series is bringing to you our next webinar on Smart City.

With the integration of data and technology, the Smart City helps enhance efficiency for businesses and individuals. Leading corporations in infrastructure as well as construction will join us in this webinar to walk you through their initiatives in turning Hong Kong into a Smart City, their operation strategies, and their key projects about climate and resources, smart energy, and customer-centric digitalisation.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Kelvin Li, Director, Strategy and Business Development, Schneider Electric (Hong Kong) Limited

  • An overview of Schneider Electric and its business in Hong Kong
  • Schneider Electric’s Carbon Pledge leading the way towards the 1.5°C climate goal after the Paris Agreement
  • Schneider Electric’s 6 sustainability commitments and 11 initiatives in climate, resources, trust, equality, generations, and community
  • Schneider Electric’s strategies to support our customers navigate the complex sustainability landscape and provide end-to-end solutions
  • Schneider Electric’s views on the New Electric World and Buildings of the Future with four key values in sustainability, resiliency, efficiency, and people-centricity

PANELLISTS

Kingsley Wong, Assistant Government Chief Information Officer (Industry Development), The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, will focus on the implementation and current status of the Government’s various smart city initiatives.

Jeremy Stern, Senior Project Manager, Data Centre Projects, BYME Engineering (HK) Ltd, will tackle on the topic of Smart Construction by providing some insights into the current trends of smart devices/solutions that the construction industry encounters at the moment.

Kelvin Li, Director, Strategy and Business Development, Schneider Electric (Hong Kong) Limited will also join the panel.

MODERATOR

Abigail Tam, Deputy Design Director, Dragages HK Limited

This series builds on other change-inspiring events initiated by the French Chamber such as the HeForShe events we have led to promote gender equality in the workplace. Join us and a global movement of people using business as a force for good!

Interested in sponsoring our change-making Business for Good series? Find out more about the premium visibility we can offer your company in our Sponsorship Kit.

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* Cancellation must be notified in writing to events(@)fccihk.com at least 3 working days prior to the event, otherwise no refund will be made.
* No-show penalty will be charged for members and non-members, unless the event is cancelled by the organiser.
* By attending our events, you agree to be photographed and/or filmed and give permission to use your likeness in promotional and/or marketing materials.
* The Chamber reserves the right to cancel or postpone its events.
* Our events are closed to the media. Special coverage of Chamber events may be permitted on a case-by-case basis and only if prior permission has been sought.
* If Typhoon 8 (or above) or Black Rainstorm Signal is hoisted, all events will be cancelled.