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Connected Cities Conference by KPMG

06 July 2020 (Mon) | 12:00 – 19:00 HKT

Time Opening Sessions
12:00 Opening Remarks
  • Jayne Chan, Head of StartmeupHK, InvestHK
  • Alfred Sit Wing-hang, JP, Secretary for Innovation and Technology – Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
12:15 Future HK 2030 – Report Overview + Panel Discussion
  • Julian Vella, Co-Head, China – Global Infrastructure Advisory – KPMG China
  • Dr. Saraansh Dave, Head of New Business Development – CLP Holdings
  • Jimalyn Yao, Digital Solution Manager, Siemens Advanta Solutions – Siemens Limited
  • Daniel Chun, Chairman of Research & Blueprint Committee – SCC
  Live Chats
13:00 The Impact of 5G and why should we innovate?
  • NiQ Lai, Co-Owner & CEO – HKBN
  • David Turkington, Head of Technology APAC – GSMA
13:20 Tackling the Transport Challenge
  • Jessica So, General Manager– Let’s Park
  • Eunice Tse, Manager – Transport & Logistics, Google Cloud
13:40 Digital Twin – Creating Cities of the Future
  • Dr. Eric Chong, President & CEO – Siemens Hong Kong & Macao
  • Jean Baptiste Monnier, SVP Strategy Partners – Bentley Systems
14:00 Towards a Zero Carbon City
  • Marissa Wong, Associate Director – Investments and Ventures, Innovation – CLP Holdings Limited
  • Travis Kan, General Manager – Energy Management, – CLPe Solutions
  • Amen Tong, General Manager – Airport Authority
  • Charles Wong, Founder and CEO – R&B Technology
  Panel Discussions
14:20

The Great Debate: What is the future of Tech?

Anson Bailey, Head of Consumer & Retail, ASPAC
Head of Technology, Media & Telecoms, Hong Kong – KPMG China [Moderator]

Team A
Honnus Cheung, Co-Founder – Mojodomo Group
Fan Ho, Asia Pacific Chief of Staff & Head of Strategy – Lenovo
Max Song, Founder and President – Global Solutions Foundation
Matthew Smith, Managing Director – Digital Insights

Team B
Timothy Mak, General Manager – Signify
Charleston Sin, Executive Director – MIT Innovation Node
Sam Tan, CIO – HKBN
Lucy Werner, Head of Cloud, Hong Kong – Google Cloud

15:20 Keynote Speech
15:15 Becoming a World Smart City
  • Jaewon Peter Chun, President – World Smart Cities Forum
Time Panel Discussions
15:30 City of Opportunities: ASEAN (Hosted by Pomeroy Studio)
Prof. Jason Pomeroy, Founding Principal – Pomeroy Studio [Moderator]

Maria Vassilakou, Deputy Mayor and Executive City Councillor –Vienna, Austria
Tim Stonor, Managing Director – Space Syntax, London, United Kingdom
Deep Dives 25 mins each
15:35 Smart City Blueprint 2.0 (Hosted by SCC)
  • Daniel Chun, Chairman of Research & Blueprint Committee – SCC
  • Andy Wong, Head of Innovation and Technology, InvestHK
16:00 Stop Dreaming, Start Making with low and no code (Hosted by Siemens)
  • Keith Cheng, Head of Digital Hub, Siemens Advanta Solutions – City – Siemens
Panel Discussions
16:15 Braving the Epidemic – Innovation in the New Normal
Peter Yan
, CEO – Cyberport [Moderator]
  • Eva Chu, Co-Founder – iSTEM AI Lab
  • Chelsea Miu, Brand Director – MAD Gaze
  • Arthur Lam, Co-Chief Executive Officer & Director – Negawatt Utility
  • Ivan Ng, Chief Executive Officer – Time Creation Limited (“FindDoc”)
Deep Dives 25 mins each
16:25 Customer Journey Towards A Smarter and Greener Future (Hosted by CLP) (Conducted in Cantonese)
  • Charles Chau, Senior Account Manager – CLP Power Hong Kong
  • Vincent Chow, Head of Marketing – Smart Energy Connect
  • Travis Kan, General Manager – Energy Management, – CLPe Solutions
16:55 Inclusive Growth – creating partnerships on SDGs
  • Waltraut Ritter, Principal – Knowledge Dialogues [Moderator]
  • Sunnie Lau, Director of Smart City Research – MIT Innovation Node
  • Dorothy Lam, Co-Founder & Chief Catalyst – Dream Impact
  • Ellie Tang, Head of Sustainability – New World Development Company Limited
Panel Discussions
17:00 Smart City Developments around the World
[To discuss examples of leading smart cities]

Marcos Chow, Partner, Smart City Group – KPMG China [Moderator]

  • Jaewon Peter Chun, President – World Smart Cities Forum
  • Prof. Mee Kam Ng, Associate Director – Institute of Future Cities at the Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Sankar Villupuram, Director, Regional Digital Services & Products Leader (East Asia) – ARUP
  • Moon Park, Partner, Head of KPMG Digital Innovation Centre & Smart Cities – KPMG Korea
  • Prof. Sasu Tarkoma, Associate Director – Hong Kong-Helsinki Oasis for Innovation and Technology (H2O Centre) – University of Helsinki
Deep Dives 30 mins each
17:30 The Future of Work
  • Nancy Yip, Territory General Manager, Hong Kong and Taiwan – WeWork [Moderator]
  • Nigel Smith, Managing Director – Colliers
  • Ramesh Daryanani, Vice President, Global Sales Asia Pacific (excluding China) – Marriott International
18:00 Human Capital Equation
Dr. Marta Dowejko, Research Assistant Professor – Hong Kong Baptist University [Moderator]

  • Karen Wang, Director – Global Solutions Foundation
  • Eric Chan, Chief Public Mission Officer – Cyberport
  • Jayesh Chhatlani, Student – King George V School
  • Riccardo Caiulo, Student – King George V School
  • Shanan Liu, Student – King George V School
Closing Session
18:00 Changing for the better, hope for the future
  • Curt Garrigan, Chief, Sustainable Urban Development Section, Environment and Development Division – United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
  • Cynthia Chow, Associate Director, The Smart City Group – KPMG China
18:15 Postcard from Shanghai – China Smart City Strategy
  • Prof. Michael Sung, Fanhai International School of Finance – Fudan University
18:30 Closing Keynote: The 4th Dimension of Happiness
  • Matt Phelan, Head of Global Happiness – The Happiness Index
19:00 End of Conference Virtual networking in the Start-up Village

Agenda Subject to Change

Speakers

Anson Bailey

Head of Consumer & Retail, ASPAC; Head of Technology, Media & Telecoms, Hong Kong at KPMG China

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Eric Chan

Chief Public Mission Officer at Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited

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Alfred Sit, JP

Secretary for Innovation and Technology at Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

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Jayne Chan

Head of StartmeupHK at InvestHK

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Andy Wong

Head of Innovation and Technology at InvestHK

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Charles Chau

Senior Account Manager at CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd

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Keith Cheng

Head of Digital Hub, Siemens Advanta Solutions at Siemens Limited

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Honnus Cheung

Co-Founder of Mojodomo Group

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Dr. Eric Chong

President & CEO of Siemens Hong Kong & Macao

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Marcos Chow

Partner and Head of Technology Enablement, Hong Kong at KPMG China

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Vincent Chow

Head of Marketing at Smart Energy Connect

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Fan Ho

Asia Pacific Head of Strategy & Chief of Staff at Lenovo

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Daniel Chun

Chairman at SCC Research and Blueprint Committee and SCC Blueprint 2.0 Advisory Paper Organising Committee

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Jaewon Peter Chun

Founder & CEO of XnTREE (New York, London) / ARK-i Labs

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Dr. Marta Dowejko

Research Assistant Professor at Hong Kong Baptist University

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Travis Kan

General Manager – Energy Management at CLPe Solutions Limited

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NiQ Lai

Co-Owner and CEO of HKBN Group

Dorothy Lam

Co-Founder & Chief Catalyst of Dream Impact

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Sunnie Lau

Director of Smart City Research and Industry Collaborations at MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node

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Timothy Mak

General Manager at Signify

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Jean Baptiste Monnier

Senior VP Strategic Partners at Bentley Systems

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Prof. Mee Kam Ng

Professor, Department Vice-Chairman, Director, Urban Studies Programme of The Chinese University of Hong Kong

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Moon Park

Partner, Head of KPMG Digital Innovation Center at KPMG

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Matt Phelan

Head of Global Happiness at The Happiness Index

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Prof. Jason Pomeroy

Founding Principal at Pomeroy Studio

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Waltraut Ritter

Managing Partner and Research Director of Knowledge Dialogues

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Charleston Sin

Executive Director of MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node

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Matthew Smith

Managing Director of Digital Insights

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Nigel Smith

Managing Director of Colliers

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Jessica So

General Manager – Digital Initiatives at Wilson Group Limited

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Max Song

Founder and President of Global Solutions Foundation

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Tim Stonor

Managing Director of Space Syntax, London, Unitied Kingdom

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Sam Tan

CIO at HKBN Group

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Ellie Tang

Head of Sustainability at New World Development Company Limited

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Prof. Sasu Tarkoma

Professor of Computer Science, Head of Department, Department of Computer Science at University of Helsinki

Amen Tong

General Manager at Airport Authority

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Eunice Tse

Manager – Transport & Logistics at Google Cloud

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David Turkington

Head of Technology, APAC at GSMA

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Maria Vassilakou

Deputy Mayor and Executive City Councillor at Vienna, Austria

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Julian Vella

Co-Head, China – Global Infrastructure Advisory at KPMG China

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Sankar Villupuram

Associate Director, Regional Digital Services & Products Leader (East Asia) of Arup

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Karen Wang

Director of Global Solutions Foundation

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Lucy Werner

Head of Cloud, Hong Kong at Google Cloud

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Charles Wong

Founder and CEO of R&B Technology

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Peter Yan

Chief Executive Officer at Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited

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Nancy Yip

Territory General Manager, Hong Kong and Taiwan at WeWork

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Jimalyn Yao

Strategy and Business Development Manager at Siemens

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Arthur Lam

Co-Chief Executive Officer & Director of Negawatt Utility

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Dr. Saraansh Dave

Head of New Business Development at CLP Holdings Limited

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Shanan Liu

Student at King George V School

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Riccardo Caiulo

Student at King George V School

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Jayesh Chhatlani

Student at King George V School

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Ivan Ng

Chief Executive Officer at Time Creation Limited (“FindDoc”)

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Chelsea Miu

Brand Director of MAD Gaze

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Eva Chu

Co-Founder of iSTEM Limited

Ramesh Daryanani

Vice President, Global Sales, Asia Pacific (excluding Greater China) at Marriott International

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