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Opening

Professor Rocky S tuan

Vice-Chancellor and President, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Professor Lam Hon-ming

Convenor, Organizing Committee of Global Conference on Sustainable Development

The Hon Tse Chin-wan, GBS, JP

Secretary for the Environment and Ecology,

The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Keynote Speech by Mr Ban Ki-moon

Keynote speaker

Mr Ban Ki-moon

Former United Nations Secretary General,
and Co-Chair, Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens

Keynote Speech by Professor Jeffrey Sachs

Keynote speaker

Professor Jeffrey Sachs

President, United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, and
Director, Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University

Plenary Session 1: Sustainable Development Governance: Government, Civil Society and Business

Session Chair

Professor Danny Lam

Director,
Center for Civil Society and Governance,
The University of Hong Kong

Plenary Session 2: University Sustainability Index: Model Good Practices in Higher Education

Session Chair

Professor Carlos Lo

Director of Centre for Business Sustainability, and
Chairman of Department of Government and Public Administration,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Breakout Session 1: Sustainable Finance and Green Investment

Session Chair

Dr William Yu

CEO,
World Green Organisation

Breakout Session 2: Building an Age-friendly City in Hong Kong

Session Chair

Professor Jean Woo

Director, CUHK Jockey Club Institute of Ageing, and
Co-Director, CUHK Institute of Health Equity,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Plenary Session 3: Geospatial Information and Human Health

Session Chair

Professor Kwan Mei-po

Choh-Ming Li Professor of Geography and Resource Management,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Breakout Session 3: Strengthening Regional Partnership in Advancing the SDG Agenda

Session Chair

Professor Wong Chin-huat

Deputy Head (Strategy),
UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network Asia Headquarters

Breakout Session 4: Building Resilience through Biodiversity Conservation

Session Chair

Professor Jerome Hui

Director,
Biology Programme, School of Life Sciences,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Breakout Session 5: Carbon Neutrality

Session Chair

Professor Xu Yuan

Programme Leader,
Environmental Policy and Governance, Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Breakout Session 6: Sustainable Food Systems under Global Change

Session Chair

Professor Amos Tai

Co-Director, The Chinese University of Hong Kong – University of Exeter Joint
Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Resilience

Breakout Session 7: Sustainable Tourism

Session Chair

Professor Lisa Wan

Acting Director, School of Hotel and Tourism Management, and
Co-Director, Centre for Hospitality and Real Estate Research,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Breakout Session 8: Education for Sustainable Development

Session Chair

Professor Patrick Paul Walsh

Director,
SDSN SDG Academy

Plenary Session 4: Climate Crisis and Science

Session Chair

Professor Lam Hon-ming

Director,
Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Keynote Speech by Professor Thomas Schneider

Professor Thomas Schneider

Chief Executive,
The Association of Pacific Rim Universities

Closing Remarks

Professor Sham Mai-har

Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Research),
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

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