| Programme Highlights: |
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Distinctive Keynote Speakers |
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Insightful Roundtable Sessions to discuss: |
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- Emerging perspectives to transform the sustainable built environment |
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- Leadership driving for the sustainable built environment |
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Dedicated Session on Climate Change and Sustainable Development led by United Nations - Environment |
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100 Parallel Sessions and Regional Forums |
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Exhibition with Business Matching |
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Welcome Cocktail, Networking Luncheon & Gala Dinner |
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International Youth Competition |
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Green Building & Eco-Tours (8 & 9 June 2017) |
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| At WSBE17 Hong Kong, you will meet the top government officials and the brightest names of the international experts in these thought-provoking sessions. |
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| Guests of Honour: |
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CY Leung, Chief Executive, HKSAR |
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Qiu Baoxing, Representative of The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD) & Counsellor of Counsellor’s Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China |
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| Keynote Speakers: |
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Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, Chief Secretary for Administration, The Government of the HKSAR |
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Su Yunshan, Director-General, Department of Science & Technology and Energy Saving on Buildings, MOHURD, People's Republic of China |
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Christiana Figueres, Vice-Chair, Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy |
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Peter Guthrie, Professor, Engineering for Sustainable Development, University of Cambridge |
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Thomas Auer, Managing Director, Transsolar; Professor, Building Technology and Climate Responsive Design, Technical University of Munich |
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Raymond Cole, Professor, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of British Columbia |
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| Plenary Session on Climate Change and Sustainable Development: |
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Curt Garrigan, Cities and Buildings Programme Manager, UN Environment- Economy Division |
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Wong Kam-sing, Secretary for the Environment, The Government of the HKSAR |
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Gregor Herda, Regional Housing Advisor, United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat) |
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Christiana Figueres, Vice-Chair, Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy |
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John Dulac, Energy Technology Policy Building Sector Lead, International Energy Agency |
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Nils Larsson, Executive Director, International Initiative for a Sustainable Built Environment |
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Pekka Huovila, Coordinator, The 10YFP Programme on Sustainable Buildings and Construction |
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Christine Loh, Under Secretary for the Environment, The Government of the HKSAR |
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| Roundtable 1: Emerging Perspectives for Transforming the Build Environment: |
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Thomas Lűtzkendorf, Director, Centre for Real Estate and Head of Chair, Sustainable Management of Housing and Real Estate, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany |
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Tai Lee-siang, Chair, WorldGBC |
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Serge Salat, President, Urban Morphology & Complex Systems Institute |
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Arno Schlueter, Professor, Architecture and Building Systems ETH Zurich; Principal Investigator, Future Cities Laboratory, Singapore ETH Centre |
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Bryant Lu, Vice Chairman, Ronald Lu and Partners |
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| Roundtable 2: Leadership Driving for the Sustainable Built Environment: |
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Christine Loh, Under Secretary for the Environment, The Government of the HKSAR |
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George Baird, Emeritus Professor, Building Science, School of Architecture, Victoria University of Wellington |
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Douglas Woo, Chairman & Managing Director, Wheelock and Company Ltd. |
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Greg Foliente, Enterprise Professor, University of Melbourne; Regional Director in Asia-Pacific, iiSBE; Founding Director, nBLue Pty Ltd |
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Tan Tian-chong, Deputy Managing Director, Built Environment Research and Innovation Institute, Building and Construction Authority |
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Lincoln Leong, Chief Executive Officer, MTR Corporation |
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| With the strong support from top-level government officials, world leading experts and renowned international players, we are confident that participants at WSBE17 Hong Kong will enjoy the finest networking and knowledge sharing experience. |
| Please visit www.wsbe17hongkong.hk to download the Conference Brochure and view the Full Conference Programme. |
