Lam Chiu Ying

Lam Chiu Ying is a meteorologist, naturalist, and conservationist. He served the Hong Kong Observatory for 35 years and retired as its Director. For his contributions to international meteorology and active promotion for climate change actions, he was elected Honorary Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society and of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management. He is a veteran bird-watcher and Honorary President of the Hong Kong Bird Watching Society. Passionate about conserving nature in tandem with culture, he writes actively on the internet and currently serves as chairman of the Hong Kong Countryside Foundation.

Tracy Wong Harris

Tracy Wong Harris is the Managing Director, Head of Sustainable Finance for Asia at Standard Chartered Bank, focusing on the Bank’s sustainable finance strategy, by developing new products and solutions, further incorporating ESG considerations into banking decisions, and identifying sustainable finance opportunities for clients. Tracy is also the Vice President and Deputy Secretary General of Hong Kong Green Finance Association (HKGFA), the Senior Advisor to the Green Building Project of HK2050isNow, and an appointed member of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) Climate Change Technical Expert Group (TEG).

Prior to joining Standard Chartered, Tracy had been driving the green and sustainable finance development in Hong Kong and had over 16 years of financial markets experiences across various fixed income and complex structured products in JPMorgan, Mizuho International, Barclays Capital and BNP Paribas based in London and Hong Kong.

Tracy received her MSc and BA in International Finance and Capital Markets in the United Kingdom, graduated from the Oxford Said Business School in Social Finance and a certified member of Hong Kong Treasury Markets Association (HKTMA).

Board member of AIDS Concern, previously served as Board member of the Hong Kong LGBT+ Interbank, founder of the JPM PRIDE HK network and received JPMorgan Employee Appreciation Award in 2015.

Ivy Yeung

Ivy Yeung is the assistant operations manager of Civic Exchange and is responsible for assisting the daily operations of the organisation, including human resources, office administration and account aspects. She also supports translating articles from English to Chinese and produces engaging content to reach more audiences. Ms Yeung previously worked in a multinational corporation, where she was given the responsibility for coordinating, communicating and handling administrative tasks.

Ms Yeung holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Chinese Language and Literature with a minor in Cultural Studies from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Karina Chow

Karina Chow is an Assistant Manager at Civic Exchange, focusing on the decarbonization of the building sector and the Greater Bay Area.Prior to Civic Exchange, Karina was a student member of the Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC) where she gained valuable knowledge in the green building sector. Having interned at the New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC) and Swire Properties, Karina further explored her interests in public policy and passion for addressing Hong Kong’s environmental problems through research-based, impactful policies.

Karina holds a BSc in Environmental Management and Technology from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Lawrence Iu

Lawrence Iu is a Executive Director at Civic Exchange and the Lead for HK2050isNow, where he heads research and engagement projects with a focus on climate change modelling and carbon neutrality policy issues.

Lawrence previously worked in a multinational corporation and a higher education institution, where he coordinated environmental sustainability and occupational health & safety projects across Asia Pacific and led emerging technology management, circular economy and green chemistry research. He was awarded two research grants for enhancing process hazard assessment.

Lawrence holds a Master of Philosophy in Environmental Engineering, a Master of Science in Environmental Science and Management and a Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical and Bioproduct Engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Wing Tsang

Wing Tsang is a Research Analyst at Civic Exchange with a focus on leveraging finance to decarbonize Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area.  Wing has been working on consolidating taxonomical developments associated with transition finance and evaluating sectoral transition pathways eligible to net zero.  She previously interned at ADM Capital Foundation conducting qualitative research and assisting digital marketing work on the “Eat Without Waste” initiative and its wildlife programme.

Wing holds a BSc in Sociology and Politics of Science from University College London.