Hong Kong Green Building Council Inaugural Ceremony

cum Conference

20 November 2009, Conrad Hotel, Grand Ballroom

08:30 – 09:35	Registration, Welcome and Guests to be seated
09:35 – 09:45	Conference Kick-off		Ir Dr Andrew Chan Chairman Hong Kong Green Building Council
09:45 – 10:00	Keynote Speech		Mr John Tsang, JP Financial Secretary Hong Kong SAR Government
10:00 – 10:15	Official Inaugural Ceremony	Mr John Tsang, Financial Secretary, HKSARG Mrs Carrie Lam, Secretary for Development, HKSARG Mr Keith Kerr, Chairman, Construction Industry Council Mr Stephen Fong, Chairman, Business Environment Council Mr Michael Arnold, Chairman, BEAM Society Mr K S Wong, Chairman, Professional Green Building Council Ir Dr Andrew Chan, Chairman, Hong Kong Green Building Council
10:15 – 10:30	Keynote Speech		Mrs Carrie Lam, JP Secretary for Development Hong Kong SAR Government
10:30 – 11:00	Networking Break
11:00 – 11:15	HKGBC : Aspiration and Opportunities		Mr Kevin Edmunds Secretariat Hong Kong Green Building Council
11:15 – 11:35	The Latest in China’s Green Building Council		Ms Ping Li Deputy Secretary General China Green Building Council
11:35 – 11:55	Market Transformation Towards Green Building		Mr K. S. Wong Chairman Professional GBC Hong Kong
11:55 – 12:15	Experience of Green Building Development in Taiwan		Professor Hsien-Te Lin Executive Director Taiwan Green Building Council
12:15 – 12:25	Questions and Answers		Speakers in the morning session Moderator Ir Prof Reuben Chu Committee Professional Green Building Council
12:25 – 13:35	Lunch

Afternoon Session

13:35 – 13:55	Towards a Quality and Sustainable Built Environment in Hong Kong – An Investment Fund’s Viewpoint			Mr Tom Miller Regional Director LaSalle Investment Management
13:55 – 14:15	Developing Sustainable Communities - Swire Properties’ Island East	Mr Dominic Purvis General Manager, Marketing and Communications Swire Properties Ltd
14:15 – 14:35	Urban trends in Australia and Asia Pacific - how will it impact Sustainable City Development			Ms Romilly Madew Chief Executive Green Building Council Australia
14:35 – 14:55	Green DNA Thinking			Mr Max Connop Executive Director Aedas Ltd
14:55 – 15:15	CASBEE’S Strategies Towards Green Market Transformation		Professor Kazuo Iwamura Director, World Green Building Council Representative of Japan Green Building Council
15:15 – 15:25	Questions and Answers			Speakers in the 1^st afternoon session Moderator Dr Andrew Thomson Chief Executive Officer Business Environment Council
15:25 – 15:45	Networking Break
15:45 – 16:05	Hong Kong – The Green City			Mr Thomas Ho Chief Executive Gammon Construction Ltd
16:05 – 16:25	Green Cities; Zero Energy Building			Mr Lee-Siang Tai 2^nd Vice President Singapore Green Building Council
16:25 – 16:45	Exploring A Sustainable Vision For Built Environment - From Sustainable Planning to Zero Carbon Building				Dr Raymond Yau Arup Fellow, Director Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Ltd.
16:45 – 16:55	Questions and Answers			Speakers in the 2^nd afternoon session Moderator Mr Michael Arnold Chairman BEAM Society
16:55 – 17:00	Final Remarks			Ir Dr Andrew Chan Chairman Hong Kong Green Building Council