Supported by the Environment and Energy Committee

Speakers:

Melanie Kwok, Assistant General Manager (Sustainability), Sino Group

Michele Leung, Executive Director, Head of Greater China ESG & Climate, MSCI

William Yu, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, World Green Organisation

Moderator:

Lelia Lim, Managing Partner, Asia Pacific, Lim-Loges & Masters

Creating a Sustainable Future: What does it mean for Board Decisions?

About the speakers

Melanie is the Assistant General Manager (Sustainability) and the Head of Sustainability of Sino Group. She oversees a range of sustainability projects related to ESG Stakeholder, Stakeholder Engagement and Heritage Conservation. Being a specialist in the realm of Sustainable Development for near 20 years, Melanie has also gained extensive experiences in Sustainable Tourism and Stakeholder Engagement.

Melanie holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental Management from the Imperial College London, a Master Degree of Science in Environment and Development from the London School of Economics and Political Science, a Master Degree in Sustainable Business from the University of Cambridge. She is also a certified Sustainable Tourism Professional by Global Sustainable Tourism Council.

Michele Leung is an Executive Director, Head of Greater China ESG & Climate in MSCI. Based in Hong Kong office, she leads the ESG business in Greater China. With over 18 years of investment experience, Michele has extensive product knowledge across different asset classes and promoted sustainability investing to institutional investors in Asia. Prior to joining MSCI, Michele has held previous roles at S&P Trucost, Hang Seng Indexes, S&P Dow Jones Indices, JP Morgan Private Bank, China International Capital Corp and HSBC Broking Services. Michele is a certified FRM and ESG Analyst® (CESGA). She holds a BSc in Civil engineering from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, a Bachelor of Laws from Manchester metropolitan University, a Master of Science in Investment Management from the University of Science & Technology in Hong Kong, and Graduate Diploma in English & Hong Kong Law.

Dr. William Yu is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of World Green Organisation. He is an energy economist and climate professional by training and completed his PhD at the University of Cambridge. He earned an Executive MBA from the Thunderbird Global Management School, U.S.. Dr. Yu also completed a Sustainable Finance Programme at Cambridge and Impact Measurement and Management for the UN SDGs at Duke. Dr. Yu is ESBN Task Force Member, The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the United Nations. He is Vice-Chair of Asia Pacific Business Forum (APBF) of the United Nations ESBN 2022 and committee members in different civil services and organizations. Dr. Yu is also Advisor on Certified ESG Planner (CEP) qualification and Certified China Carbon Trader of Shanghai Environment Energy Exchange, advises investment banks and several public accounting firms on Forestry Carbon Credit Projects, Valuation of Carbon Assets and Carbon Trading. 

About the moderator

Lelia Lim has been leading C-suite searches across Asia Pacific since 1998 and is the Principal Founder of Lim-Loges & Masters. She spent almost 13 years with Korn/Ferry International in its Global Industrial and Consumer Practices and just recently served at Kincannon & Reed, a global recruitment firm, as its Managing Partner, Asia Pacific and Board Member (USA). Previous to executive search, Lelia held corporate and commercial roles in BP Oil and Kumpulan Emas Group. Lelia’s particular strengths are in managing transformations in multinational companies through its people strategy. She holds an MBA in Finance from Hull University and an undergraduate degree in Law (LLB Hons.) from the London School of Economics & Political Science, United Kingdom. She is a post-graduate from the INSEAD Asian International Executive Programme.

This event is hosted by David Graham.

Ticket includes a full hot English breakfast buffet.

Please note that Business Attire is required by the Hong Kong Club - collared shirts must be worn by men, and jeans, sandals and sports shoes are not permitted. To see the full list of club rules on dresscode, please click here.

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And starting from Tuesday, 31st May 2022, the third stage of the Vaccine Pass will be implemented and requirement for entry to the Club will be raised to three doses of vaccine. You are highly recommended to input all the necessary information into your mobile device prior to entering the Club in order to facilitate the registration process.

All patrons must present photo of a negative rapid antigen test (RAT) result obtained within 24 hours before entering the Function Rooms.  Your name, day and time of taking the RAT shall be indicated on the RAT testing kit.

Pricing

• Start-up Member: HK$440
• Member: HK$550
• Non-Member: HK$680
  

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