Dr. David GANN is a university and business leader with extensive international experience in innovation strategy and technology management. He is Professor of Innovation and Technology Management at Imperial College Business School and was Vice-President (Innovation) at Imperial College from 2013 until March 2019. He has a PhD in Industrial Economics, is a Chartered Civil Engineer, Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Art and Fellow of the City & Guilds Institute. Dr. GANN has written or edited eight books exploring why and how innovation happens, the ways it continually transforms the world we live in, and how it can be managed. Dr. GANN is Chairman, UK Atomic Energy Authority, non-executive board member, Directa Plus plc the world’s largest producer of pristine graphene and member of the Department of Health & Social Care Tech Advisory Board. He mentors start-ups and advises boards on innovation and technology management, including Citigroup, Gammon, IBM, Huawei, HS2, McLaren and Tata Group. David was Chairman of the Smart London Board (2012-2017), responsible for London’s digital strategy, reporting to Boris Johnson and later, Sadiq Khan. He developed Crossrail’s Innovation Strategy, and was Group Innovation Executive, Laing O’Rourke plc (2007-2011).

Dr. Inhan KIM is a Professor of Architectural Information Technology in the Department of Architecture of the College of Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Korea. He is also the Chief Vice-Chairman of buildingSMART Korea. Dr KIM has more than 25 years of practical experience in architecture, including BIM, CAD, and IT in Construction. He is also an international board member of buildingSMART and elected to Fellow of buildingSMART International on March 2019. He founded the buildingSMART Korea chapter (1998) and Korea Construction IT Convergence Institute (2011). He will serves as a President for Society of Computational Design and Engineering from 2020. He recently served as a congress chair for i3CDE (i3cde.org) which was held at Penang, Malaysia July 2019.Dr. KIM’s key qualifications include: (i) Architecture: design experience for residential buildings; (ii) BIM & IT: leader for various national BIM projects including National BIM Roadmap and Guides, Korea Procurement Service (PPS) BIM Guides; (iii) National and International Research Project management experience total 50 government initiated BIM, IT R&D projects. Over 500 international and domestic Journal papers publication.

Ir Dr. PAN Wei is Executive Director of Centre for Innovation in Construction and Infrastructure Development (CICID) and Associate Professor at The University of Hong Kong (HKU). He is also Chairman of HKU Civil Engineering External Relations Committee and Teaching and Learning Quality Committee. He is specialized in construction engineering and innovation, with interest covering prefabrication, modular integrated construction (MiC), smart-tech, and building energy and carbon. He developed the ‘dialectical system theory’ to lead research on zero carbon building and modular construction. Dr Pan was awarded Distinguished Young Investigator of China Frontiers of Engineering by Chinese Academy of Engineering, and achieved HKU Engineering Knowledge Exchange Award 2019 for his work on MiC for buildings of higher quality, productivity and sustainability.Ir Dr. PAN has authored over 200 publications and secured over HK$70million research grants. He is Chartered Builder, Chartered Environmentalist, Fellow of Higher Education Academy, and member of Institution of Civil Engineers and Hong Kong Institution of Engineers. He has 25 years of working experience in academia and practice in China, Singapore, UK and HK in building engineering, construction project management and innovation, and strategic management. Dr. Pan sits on many academic, government and industry boards and committees.

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.

Ir Michael KWOKis a Civil/Structural Engineer by profession, and he has over 33 years of project experience. He is a member of Arup Group Board, and he took up the role of Chairman of East Asia Region from 1 April 2017. In the past 25 years Ir KWOKwok has been the key person in developing Arup’s business and operation in Mainland China, and he has helped the company in setting up permanent offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Chongqing and Wuhan. In China, Ir KWOKwok is the Director in-charge for several key projects associated with 2008 Beijing Olympics including Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3, CCTV Headquarter Building, National Stadium (Bird’s Nest), and the Denmark Pavilion and Korea Pavilion of Shanghai 2010 World Expo. Full time based in Beijing from 2001 to 2007 and in Shanghai from 2007 to 2017. During his stay in Mainland China he has established good working relationship with local government, investors, developers, design institutes and contractors. Recently, he has been focusing on developing business opportunities related to the Belt and Road Initiative. He is a member of the HKTDC Belt and Road Committee Professional Services Working Group; Advisory Committee of the Department of Civil Engineering in HKU; Construction Innovation and Technology Fund (CITF) Vetting Sub-committee in Manpower Development Panel and Honorary Advisor of ICE Hong Kong Association

Mr. Simon WONG leads the Project Development Division in planning and delivering all development projects in Science Park and Industrial Estates, incorporating the latest innovative technologies into design and building construction. Mr. WONGWong also acts as a key facilitator in attracting, nurturing and retaining companies and start-ups in the targeted clusters, and enables the setting up of Advanced Manufacturing Centres in various Industrial Estates. Mr. WONG has over 25 years of experience and in-depth knowledge in master planning and design, project development and management, leasing and marketing, as well as repositioning and asset management for real estate developments in Hong Kong and Mainland China. Mr.WONG had held various senior positions in MTR Corporation Ltd. for almost 20 years. He was the corporation’s Head of China Investment Property since 2013 and led the MTR commercial property business in China. Prior to this, he was a Chief Architectural & Project Manager and responsible for project planning and delivery of various award winning projects in Hong Kong, such as the Elements, PopCorn, Maritime Square, Telford Plaza. Before joining HKSTP, he was Managing Director of CSI Investment Property Ltd., steering all commercial property investments and developments for the group.