Empowering the next generation of impact leaders for sustainable innovations

A sustainability development program co-organized by

designed to cultivate and empower the next generation of leaders committed to advancing sustainability and climate action.

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Duration

March 26 – 30,
2025

Location

Hong Kong

Eligibility

Aged 18 – 30 from SEA,
Hong Kong SAR,
and Mainland China

Cost

Fully funded
program

Program Overview

Day 0

Arrivals

Before 16:30 Arriving HK and airport pick up
Before 17:00 Hotel check-in and settle down
18:00 - 21:00 Welcome Dinner

Day 1

Innovation and Sustainability in Practice

Before 9:00 Breakfast
8:45-10:15 Breathing for Good - Breathing to Connect
10:15 - 12:00 JUMPSTARTER 2025
14:15 - 17:00 Kadoorie Farm Sustainability Workshops
18:00 – 19:15 Dinner
19:45 – 20:45 Hong Kong World Star Ferry Experience

Day 2

One Earth Summit 2025

Before 9:00 Breakfast
9:00 – 18:30 One Earth Summit 2025
19:00 – 20:00 Dinner

Day 3

Green Solutions and Reflection

Before 8:15 Breakfast
9:00 – 10:30 HKUST Sustainable Smart Campus and Entrepreneurship Center Visit
10:40 – 11:40 Panel Discussion: From Idea to Impact: Launching Sustainable Startups
11:50 - 13:00 Lunch
13:30 – 14:45 Science Park GreenTech Hub Visit
15:30 - 16:00 Experts Sharing
16:00 - 18:00 Ideathon
19:15 - 22:00 One Earth Closing & Reflection Dinner

Day 4

Departure

8:00 - 10:00 Breakfast
Before 12:00 Packing and goodbye chat
Before 12:00 Departure

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Speakers

26 March 2025 - Welcome Dinner

Prof. Poman Lo

Chair, Organizing Committee, One Earth Summit, Co-Founder, One Earth Alliance, Founder, Institute of Sustainability and Technology; Vice Chairman of Regal Hotels Group

Ms. Shin Gee Tan

Senior Director, Temasek Foundation

Mr. Mark Cheng

Founding Advisor of One Earth Alliance, and Founder and Managing Partner of Social Innovation Circle

Mr. Genio van der Schaft

Chief Operating Officer & Global lead Asset Owner Partnering at APG Investments Asia

Mr. Ashley Tan

Global Head of Sustainability & Social Impact, AWS

27 March 2025 - Breathing Exercise

Mr. Siddharth Chatterjee

United Nations Resident Coordinator in China

28 March 2025 - Debriefing and Sharing

Mr. Frank Wong

Former CEO, Scholastic Asia, PepsiCo Snack China, and Nabisco
China

29 March 2025 - HKUST Panel Discussion

Mr. Philip Ng

Vice Chairman, Green Development Institute; General Manager, Green Technology Center

Mr. Tommie Lo

Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Preface

Prof. Martin Zhu

CEO and Co-founder of i2Cool Limited

Dr. Zac So

Chief Operating Officer
TerraGreen Limited

Ms. Kathy Ng

Co-founder, MetaGreenX

29 March 2025 - Experts Sharing and Ideathon Judges

Mr. Max Zeller

Founder of Carbon Removal Partners

Dr. Dimitrios Tsivrikos

Consumer and Business Psychologist at University College London

Dr. Kenneth Leung

Director of Sustainability, Net- Zero Office, HKUST