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.

Mr. Thomas HO, JP, is the Chief Executive of Gammon Construction Limited, a Hong Kong based construction group with operations throughout China and South-East Asia, jointly owned by Jardines and Balfour Beatty. Gammon has a turnover of around USD2.5 Billion and employs over 5000 professional staff. He possesses over 30 years of experience in construction industry. He has been dedicated to spearheading project management and general management, safety initiatives and innovation excellence in the construction industry. He is very active in community services and professional institutes’ services and is recognized by the Industry as the figurehead in promoting Excellence in Construction Management and Quality Construction. His passion and commitment in pursuing safety in the workplace, as demonstrated in the series of CEO Safety Forum for which he pulls together the efforts of government officials and industry leaders, is applauded by all stakeholders. He was the Chairman of CITAC which serve to develop the Centre to be the knowledge hub and to demonstrate local application. It is also the intention of the Centre to promote Innovation Culture within the Industry and Community at large.

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 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.