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 Head of Sustainable Finance for Greater China and North Asia of 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 & 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.

Fiona Lau

Fiona Lau is a Programme Manager at Civic Exchange and HK2050isNow. She manages the Communications, Social Media & PR of the organisation and platform. With an international development and fundraising background,

Fiona is passionate about building sustainable and inclusive economies and ecosystems. Prior to Civic Exchange, she cultivated partnerships with different private and public entities at Asia Society Hong Kong and pursued different development-related opportunities in Singapore, United Kingdom, and most recently Ghana where she worked with waste pickers on creating an inclusive recycling system.

Fiona holds a BA in Political Science and Anthropology from Wellesley College and was cross-registered at Massachusetts Institute of Technology as well as the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Karina Chow

Karina Chow is a Research Analyst 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.

Lauren Chan

Lauren Chan is a Research Analyst at Civic Exchange. She contributes to research projects on decarbonisation pathways in Hong Kong through policy analysis. She has also contributed content for the HK2050isNow platform. Lauren has acquired extensive experience in policy research, political risk, and social ventures.

Lauren is currently in her final year studying Human, Social, and Political Sciences at the University of Cambridge, with a specialisation in Politics and International Relations. Her academic interests include the politics of climate change and post-structuralist power approaches to international organisations.

Lawrence Iu

Lawrence Iu is a Programme Manager at Civic Exchange and the Climate Change & Partnerships 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.

Simran Sawhney

Simran Sawhney is a Research Analyst at Civic Exchange, where she focuses on carbon neutrality policy issues.

Simran has an extensive background in research and policy analysis and has prior experience with think tanks in New Delhi and Toronto, covering issues such as the Belt and Road Initiative, territorial disputes regarding natural resources in the South China Sea and the Arctic Circle, and the need to approach climate change as a human rights issue. Her research interests include critical development studies, the effects of climate change on the global south, and international political economy.

Simran holds a BA (Hons.) in Political Science and International Relations with a minor in Contemporary Asian Studies from the University of Toronto.