Innovation Day Hong Kong 2020

Andy Yeung is Director and Head of Technical Services & Sustainability of Hong Kong Land. He is responsible for Technical Services Management and Sustainability Management for the company.

He graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a bachelor degree in engineering and later on obtained a master degree in Environmental Management.

He is a Chartered Engineer and possesses 30-years technical services, energy management, sustainability, and management experience through his work in a number of key property companies.

Dan Wong is an expert in the fields of digital transformation and product innovation – with over 20 years of experience in Greater China and Silicon Valley.  Dan is currently GM of Global Innovation at MTR Corporation, where he and his team are tasked with building new businesses and enhancing the core business with technology and partnerships.  MTR is one of the most respected transport operators in the world, with operations in Stockholm, London, Sydney, Melbourne, Beijing, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, Macau, and of course Hong Kong.  MTR is at the nexus of “new mobility” (new modes of transport, O2O, urbanization, smart city, and public private partnerships).  There are few companies with the unique expertise and resources to capture the emerging changes before us.

Eric is currently the Senior Director of Power Systems at CLP Power overseeing the power grid business which provides electricity supply to 2.6 million customers in Hong Kong.  He has over 30 years of experience in the power industry.  Before taking up the current role, he has held various senior management positions in Asset Management, Technical Services, Power Grid Operations and Retail Business.  He was the Senior Director – Customer & Business Development of CLP Power before assuming his current role in March 2018.   Mr. Cheung is a Director of CLP Energy Services (Holdings) Limited and a number of other subsidiary and affiliated companies of CLP Group. 

In serving the community, apart from serving as a Director at the Board of the Hong Kong Green Building Council, he is also the Vice Chairman of the Energy and Power Group of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries.

Dr. Eric Chong currently serves as President & CEO of Siemens Ltd., leading the overall strategy in the areas of electrification, automation and digitalization and delivering sustainable solutions for infrastructure and industry in Hong Kong and Macao.

Siemens is a global technology powerhouse with 170+ years of history.  Siemens is active around the globe, focusing on the areas of power generation and distribution, intelligent infrastructure for buildings and distributed energy systems, and automation and digitalization in the process and manufacturing industries.

Dr. Chong is currently the deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Business Environment Council (BEC) and is serving as the Chair of Climate Change Business Forum Advisory Group under BEC dedicated to promoting the awareness of Climate Change among businesses.  He also serves as the Board Member of the Construction Innovation and Technology Application Centre (CITAC), the member of Cyberport Advisory Panel (CAP) as well as the member of the Product Promotion Programme Committee (PPPC) of Hong Kong Trade Development Council.

Dr. Chong received his tertiary education in Electronics Engineering and Business Administration.  He holds an MBA from Henley Management College in UK and a DBA from City University of Hong Kong. 

Dr. Lam is Chairman of Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited, Non-Executive Chairman – Greater China and ASEAN Region of Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets, a member of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government's Committee on Innovation, Technology and Re-Industrialization, the Belt and Road and Greater Bay Area Committee of the Hong Kong Trade and Development Council, the Court of the City University of Hong Kong, the Advisory Board of the Hong Kong Investor Relations Association and the Sir Murray MacLehose Trust Fund Investment Advisory Committee; President of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) Sustainable Business Network (ESBN) Executive Council and Chairman of its Task Force on Banking and Finance, Honorary Advisor to Hong Kong Business Angel Network (HKBAN), Chairman of Monte Jade Science and Technology Association of Hong Kong, Vice Chairman of Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC), and President of Hong Kong-ASEAN Economic Cooperation Foundation. 

Jimalyn has been in the infrastructure industry for ten years, in roles ranging from strategy, marketing, sales and solutions development. Her work has cut across energy efficiency, product development and business strategy for the built environment in multiple cities. Currently, Jimalyn serves as a Digital Solutions Developer, creating progressive solutions for customers by harnessing the power of their data. Having worked in Taiwan, ASEAN and most recently Hong Kong, Jimalyn has a macro-view of the smart city technology trends and adoption levels across Asia Pacific. Jimalyn has a degree in Science & Technology Policy from Georgetown University in Washington D.C.

Since 2014, Peter (Pete) Carrier has been the senior vice president and managing director Asia Pacific, Siemens Digital Industries Software, a business unit of the Siemens Digital Industries Division. Pete’s geographic responsibility includes Korea, Japan, Greater China, India, South East Asia, and Australia/New Zealand. The Digital Industries Software business is the global leader in providing advanced software solutions for design, manufacturing, and support across discrete manufacturing and process industries. Pete and his Asia Pacific team are responsible for the sale and support of these advanced software solutions. 

Prior to the Asia Pacific role, Pete was the head of global operations for Siemens Digital Industries Software, responsible for internal sales operations and processes including operating infrastructure for CRM, sales compensation and services automation. 

Pete has held various management positions in other technology companies including Hewlett Packard, Compaq, and Raytheon.

Pete’s career started in the US Navy where he was a submarine officer responsible the operations and navigation of a nuclear submarine.

Pete graduated from the US Naval Academy with a degree in mechanical engineering and holds an executive MBA from UCLA.

Roland Busch is the Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Technology Officer and Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG. He is responsible for the company’s infrastructure business. In addition, Busch is in charge of the department Corporate Development and the company’s Sustainability as well as Sales activities.

Busch joined Siemens in 1994, as a project manager at Corporate Research & Development. In 2002, Busch was appointed head of the Infotainment Solutions Division. In 2005, he relocated to Shanghai, where he served as CEO of Siemens VDO Automotive Asia Pacific. In 2007, he returned to Germany to head the Mass Transit Division at the Transportation Systems Group. In 2008, he became Head of Corporate Strategies. In 2011, he was appointed CEO of the Infrastructure & Cities Sector and Member of the Managing Board.

Waltraut Ritter is founder of Knowledge Dialogues, specializing in research and advisory services relating to innovation and knowledge entrepreneurship across the Asia-Pacific region and Europe. She conducts applied research at the intersection between universities, government, business and civil society.  Currently she works on a HKU-led open innovation programme  on "Inter-modal  Mobility" in Hong Kong. 

She also regularly contributes to programmes on innovation policy in internationals organisations such as UNESCAP and OECD.  As information scientist (FU Berlin), she is particularly interested in how actionable knowledge for innovation is shaped and discussed within an organisation, a community or a city. 

Ritter is a founding member of the New Club of Paris, a knowledge-economy think tank and the International Council on Knowledge Management. She is serving on the Cyberport Entrepreneurship Advisory Committee Group (EACG) and the ICT committee of the European Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and Macao.