Topic:

Technical Seminar and Webinar on Green and Sustainable Finance from a Holistic Engineering Perspective

Organizer：

Environmental Division

Co-organizer:

Materials Division

Date, Time & Venue

17 February 2022 (Monday). Time: 6:30pm -8:00 pm, at James Chiu & Dragages Rooms, 9/F of the HKIE Headquarters.

Speaker:  Ir Prof Elvis Au, BBS

Professor Elvis Au, BBS, is the Adjunct Professor of the Department of Urban Planning and Design and Department of Geography of the University of Hong Kong, teaching climate change and energy, sustainability, green finance and strategic planning for undergraduate and master degree students. Professor Au is also the Adjunct Professor of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology teaching public policy covering climate change and sustainable finance for master degree students.

He is the former Deputy Director of the Environmental Protection Department of the HKSAR Government, the Former President of the International Association for Impact Assessment, and the Former Chairman of the Environmental Division of Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE). He holds MSc(UrbanPlan) and MSc(Finance) degrees and is a Fellow of both  HKIE and Hong Kong Institute of Planners, with over 37 years of experiences (including 32 years in the Government) in environmental protection, sustainability and climate and energy, including the development of building energy legislation, the first Government green bond and the largest waste to energy facility in Hong Kong.

In particular, Professor Au was the chairman of the HKIE’s Green Finance Taskforce in 2016-17, leading the Taskforce to produce the first professional brief by a professional body on green finance in Hong Kong in April 2017. He has been invited to share his insights on green and sustainable finance at various important fora including UNESCAP and training seminar organized by Securities and Futures Commission.

Programme Highlights

Prof Elvis Au will discuss the latest development of green and sustainable finance globally and in Hong Kong. He will present the works of the Green Finance Task Force set up by the HKIE Environment Division in 2016-17 and how such works have assisted in and contributed to the development of green and sustainable finance in Hong Kong from 2017-2022. In particular, Prof Elvis Au will discuss the challenges and opportunities in the future development of green and sustainable finance, the important roles engineers could play in ensuring credible and robust implementation of green and sustainable finance to achieve the intended outcomes on sustainability and climate change mitigation and adaptation, and the important skills, knowledge and competencies that engineers need to acquire to rise to the challenges. 

Registration & Enquiries

The talk would be carried out on both physical (20 seats) and zoom (300 seats) arrangement. Registration is required. Please fill the registered link https://forms.gle/Pd2bSeZUNghvtuZH7  before on 13 February 2022. Confirmation will be made through email by Individual. For enquiry, please contact Ir CS Lam at 91527659. Attendance Certificate will be issued within 3 weeks after completion of the seminar through email.