InnoAsia 2012 - Innovations for Green and Healthy Living

The Main Conference

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Jing'an ZHANG
Member of Leading Party Group, Ministry of Science and Technology, China
Chief of MOST’s Science and Technology Daily, Mr. Zhang will focus on some of the latest national development initiatives reflecting China’s 12th Five-Year Plan for promoting sustainability and energy efficiency.

Kam-sing WONG
Secretary for the Environment, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
An architect by profession, Mr. Wong has promoted green building and energy efficiency, serving as Vice Chairman, HK Green Building Council and Chairman, Professional Green Building Council. He will address Hong Kong’s sustainable development as a green world city.

Yasuyuki SHINTANI
General Manager, Solutions Development Group, Energy Solutions Development Center, Panasonic Corporation, Japan
Reflecting the objectives of Panasonic’s newly launched Energy Solutions Development Centre, Mr. Shintani will explore the opportunities ahead for green innovation and integrated solutions for creating, storing, saving and managing energy.

Prof. Joseph JY SUNG
Vice-Chancellor & President, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof. Sung will chair a panel discussion on “Bold business solutions for the new energy era - Increasing energy efficiency in the built environment while simultaneously addressing building and community design, comfort, and health”

Prof. Ching W. TANG
Doris Johns Cherry Professor, Chairman, Chemical Engineering Department, University of Rochester, USA
Hong Kong born Prof. Tang is a renowned inventor of several groundbreaking electronic devices, including the organic light emitting diode (OLED) and organic photovoltaic cell (OPV), winning the prestigious Wolf Prize in chemistry. He will cover some of his latest work in organic electronics, thin-film devices, related applications and commercialisation prospects.

John BARROW
Senior Principal, Populous, UK
With unrivalled global experience in planning and design of major sports and entertainment facilities, Mr. Barrow will share his experience in the sustainable planning of the 2012 Olympics, enhancing London’s prestige as a global eco-city.

The Chairmen’s Forum

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Highlight of the opening day, the Chairmen’s Forum will focus on identifying and exploring key sustainable development strategies that could benefit Hong Kong’s development as a smarter, greener and more competitive global eco-city including:

transforming to a low carbon built environment
promoting competitiveness through greater energy efficiency
moving to a smarter sustainable energy infrastructure
optimising resource usage through best practice management of waste, emissions, recycling, and waste-to-energy
participation in China’s latest cleantech, alternative energy and energy efficiency initiatives

Moderator, Nicholas BROOKE, Chairman of Hong Kong Science Park, will be joined by Andrew BRANDLER, Group Managing Director and CEO, CLP Group and other distinguished business and industry leaders from Hong Kong and overseas in the Chairmen’s Forum roundtable discussions.

More Renowned Speakers on Days 2, 3 and 4

Do not miss InnoAsia’s other great networking, insight sharing and business development opportunities including:

Choice of 4 Tech Forums covering:

“City Planning & Buildings” (click here for more details)
“Efficient Environment: Air, Water, Waste & Energy” (click here for more details)
“Green Business Strategies”(click here for more details)
“The Science of Aging & Age Control: 1st International Symposium” (click here for more details)
Hong Kong Venture Capital and Angel Conference (click here for more details)
Workshops on investment (click here for more details)
SPARC Forums for venture capital and angel investment matching (click http://www.innoasia.net/sparc_forum1.php and http://www.innoasia.net/sparc_forum2.php for more details)
InnoAsia@PRD: visit Shenzhen High Tech Fair and other events

Who Should Attend

InnoAsia 2012 will benefit senior executives from industry/business, entrepreneurs, chief scientists and engineers involved with and responsible for:

Low energy building design, certification, smart automation and green facilities management
Cleantech including air quality and water management, wastewater treatment, recycling and waste-to-energy solutions
Provision of energy-related products, solutions and services
R&D and commercialisation of innovative technologies
Bio-tech products and healthcare-related services for healthy ageing including diagnostics, regenerative medicine, disease prevention and management
Financing and investment in technology sectors