Mr. Andy MITCHELL CBE was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer, Tideway full time in early summer 2014. He was previously Programme Director and board member at Crossrail. Andy has managed a number of high profile projects both in the United Kingdom and overseas. After 12 years working in the United Arab Emirates, France and South Africa and on major developments such as Hong Kong Airport and the Hong Kong West Rail, he joined Network Rail in 2001. He was Project Director for Network Rail’s Southern Power Upgrade project, and was also the Major Programme Director of the Thameslink Programme. Andy is a fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, former Chair of the Infrastructure Industry Innovation Platform (i3P), and the Infrastructure Client Group (ICG) and more recently became Co-chair of the Construction Leadership Council (CLC). He was awarded the CBE for his services to Civil Engineering.

Ir KWONG Ka-sing, John, was appointed Principal Government Engineer in July 2019 to lead the work of the Project Strategy and Governance Office (PSGO). PSGO is a multi-disciplinary office for implementing strategic initiatives and enhancing capabilities in project governance and cost surveillance to improve the performance of public works projects. PSGO also promotes strategies for better cost-effectiveness and uplifting capability for the construction industry.Ir KWONG is a civil engineer by training. He graduated from the University of Hong Kong in 1987 and obtained several postgraduate degrees in engineering and laws. He was the Contract Advisor of the Drainage Services Department, looking after procurement and contractual matters on works contracts. He joined the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau later to take forward the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal project as well as other tourism projects. He was the Chief Assistant Secretary (Works) of the Development Bureau responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Capital Works Programme. He became the Head of Project Cost Management Office responsible for management cost for public works projects before his appointment to the present position.

Mr. Ben CHAN has been the Assistant Director of Survey and Mapping Office of Lands Department of the HKSAR Government since 21 December 2018. The Survey and Mapping Office of the Lands Department is the official land survey and mapping agency for Hong Kong in charge of maintaining the geodetic survey control network and the satellite positioning reference station network, carrying out land boundary surveys and aerial surveys, and producing maps in both paper and digital forms for Hong Kong.

Mr. CHAN is a geomatics surveyor specialised in geographical information system and geodetic survey. He joined the Lands Department as a land surveyor in 1990 and was pioneering in deploying Internet map technology for applications in Hong Kong and dissemination of the GPS correctional signals of the Hong Kong Satellite Positioning Reference Station Network on Internet to benefit the survey industry. He also participates in the integration of Building Information Modelling and GIS for 3D mapping in recent years.

Having joined Bryden Wood shortly after the practice’s formation in 1995, Mr.Jaimie JOHNSTON leads the adoption of a manufacturing-like approach to creating high performing assets on projects in the UK, Europe and Asia with clients including GlaxoSmithKline, Heathrow Airport and several government departments. As Head of Global Systems, he is one of the UK’s leading thinkers on the future of industrialised construction. He was the author of the strategy documents ‘Delivery Platforms for Government Assets: Creating a Marketplace for Manufactured Spaces’, ‘Platforms: Bridging the gap between construction + manufacturing’ and ‘Data Driven Infrastructure: From digital tools to manufactured components’. These have been adopted as a key articulation of the UK Government’s aspiration to adopt a more manufacturing-led approach to construction. This work was reflected in the Infrastructure and Project Authority’s call for evidence relating to the ‘proposed adoption of a Platform approach to Design for Manufacture and Assembly’ issued in 2018. Jaimie is the Design Lead for the Construction Innovation Hub, which in 2018 was awarded £72 million to drive innovation and technological advances in the UK construction and infrastructure sectors.

Ir Alex KWAN is the Executive Director (Engineering & Technology) of the Airport Authority Hong Kong. He holds a Master of Science degree in Environmental Engineering (with Distinction) from the Imperial College, London and a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Hong Kong.He is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers.Ir KWAN has more than 30 years’ experience in the planning, design and project management of large-scale transportation and civil infrastructure projects across Asia and North America. Before joining the Airport Authority, he was the Chief Executive of AECOM Greater China. He also served at the Civil Engineering Services Department of the Hong Kong Government and took up senior positions in major consulting companies locally and overseas.

Dr. MESSNER is the Director of the Computer Integrated Construction (CIC) Research Program and the Charles and Elinor Matts Professor of Architectural Engineering at Penn State. He specializes in Building Information Modeling (BIM), immersive technologies, and lean process transformation. Dr. MESSNER led the development of the BIM Project Execution Planning Guide and the BIM Planning Guide for Facility Owners Guide, both incorporated into the US National BIM Standard, along with the Lean Deployment Planning Guide sponsored by the Lean Construction Institute. Dr. MESSNER was a Task Lead for the Building Energy Informatics task in the Consortium for Building Energy Innovation (CBEI). He has received several National Science Foundation grants for investigating the application of advanced visualization in construction engineering education and the AEC Industry. As a part of these grants, two Immersive Construction (ICon) Labs were developed, which are large, 3 screen immersive display systems for visualizing design and construction information. He previously worked as a project manager on various construction projects for a large general contractor and an infrastructure development company. He has taught courses in virtual prototyping, BIM, strategic management in construction, international construction, and project management at Penn State.

Ir WONG Tin Cheung has over 30 years of building construction experience. He is Vice Chairman of Yau Lee Holdings Limited, one of the leading building construction companies in Hong Kong.Ir WONG is very active in public and community services; he is currently the Deputy Chairman of Council of The Open University of Hong Kong, Member of the Advisory Council on the Environment, Member of the Trade and Industry Advisory Board, Member of Energy Advisory Committee as well as the Chairman of Energy Efficiency and Conservation and Renewable Energy Sub-Committee under Energy Advisory Committee. In the past, Ir Wong served as the Chairman of the Occupational Safety and Health Council, the Chairman of the Hong Kong Green Building Council, the President of the Hong Kong Construction Association and the Deputy Chairman of the Vocational Training Council.Ir. WONG was a Member of 11th Guizhou Province Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and he was appointed Justice of the Peace (JP) in 2008 and awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star (BBS) by the Government of the HKSAR in the year of 2013 for recognition of his outstanding contributions made to Construction Industry.