Theme: Countdown, Go Far

Our earth is counting down with the impending climate crisis. How FAR will you go to reverse this change? How can you make your daily actions count towards the movement to halt climate change?

On 18 October 2020, TEDxEncompassHK Countdown will feature speakers from a wide variety of background to share ideas on how much we can all go to make our individual actions count towards combating climate change. Countdown focuses on five key areas – energy, transport, materials, food and nature. These areas are chosen as areas where actions will have the biggest impact. The event will primarily be conducted in Cantonese.

Join our Count Down, Go Far movement at TEDxEncompassHK. Make your day count, make your actions count for climate change. Together, we can help meet the goal to build a better future by cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 in the race to a zero-carbon world – a world that is safer, cleaner and fairer for everyone.

TEDxEncompass "Countdown, Go Far"氣候變化研討會
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Online, Hong Kong, 00000
Hong Kong

Andrew Tsui

Andrew TSUI 徐伽 Photo credit: Mark Teo CEO & Co-Founder, Rooftop Republic Urban Farming 雲耕一族首席執行官及創辦人 Andrew is an impact entrepreneur and urban farmer following his previous roles in both the public and private sector served in the Military Defence Forces and Asset Management respectively. Having grown up in both Hong Kong and Singapore which are highly urbanised and heavily reliant on imported food, and with his background in real-estate and civil engineering, he realised the potential of urban spaces in Hong Kong to make a difference in the relationship people had with their community and food, he embarked on the mission to make urban farming accessible for cities since 2012. Andrew is committed and active in the social enterprise community, serving as mentors, speakers and advisor on impact innovation, design thinking and community space making. He also serves as guest lecturer to Universities and Education Institutes on investment to impacts, business innovation and sustainability. He also serves as industry partner for AgriFood tech initiatives and STEAM/STEM education. Andrew graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree and received an EMBA degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. 曾工作於新加坡國防軍及資產管理領域的徐伽，現以社會創業家及都市農夫爲業。徐伽在同樣高度都市化、依賴進口食物的香港與新加坡長大。地產與土木工程的教育背景使他意識到，香港的都市化空間擁有改變市民、社區和食物關係的潛力。有見及此，自從2012年，徐伽踏上實行都市耕作的道路。 徐伽致力投身並活躍於社會企業界，並分別以導師、演講者及顧問等身份探討社會企業、設計思維與社區空間建設。他亦任職大專客席講師，介紹投資影響、商業創新與可持續發展。同時，他是不同農業科技及科創教學初創企業的行業夥伴。徐伽持有新加坡國立大學土木工程學士學位、香港中文大學在職工商管理碩士學位。

Arnett Edwards

ince August 2011, Arnett Edwards has been working as the Principal of Li Po Chun United World College of Hong Kong, (www.lpcuwc.edu.hk). Arnett arrived in Hong Kong in 1998 from England, and had been working in two international schools before his association with Li Po Chun United World College of Hong Kong. Professionally trained as a classroom teacher in the UK, Arnett had a long tenure with the City Technology College Kingshurst Academy as IB Coordinator and Senior Leader. Arnett has obtained an International Executive Masters of Arts in Educational Leadership from The Education University of Hong Kong, and is currently in the fifth year of his EdD specialising in Leadership and Management. Arnett served on the International Board of United World College (UWC) between 2014 to 2017, and is currently on the Board of Junior Achievement (Hong Kong). Arnett Edwards自2011年8月至今，出任香港李寶椿聯合世界書院校長一職。Arnett於1998年自英來港，並於入職李寶椿聯合世界書院前先後出任兩間國際學校教職。Arnett接受英國教師專業訓練，曾於CTC Kingshurst學院擔當國際文憑大學預科課程協調人及高級領導人。Arnett於香港教育大學獲得國際行政文學碩士(教育領導)，並踏入修讀教育博士學位(領導與管理)的第五年。Arnett曾於2014至2017年出任世界聯合書院國際校董會成員，並現任青年成就(香港)管理團隊一員。

Chiu Ying Lam

Former Director of Hong Kong Observatory 前香港天文台台長 Lam Chiu Ying is a meteorologist, conservationist and birdwatcher, Chairperson of the Hong Kong Countryside Foundation, Honorary President of the Hong Kong Bird Watching Society, Honorary Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society, former Hong Kong Observatory Director (2003-2009) and Honorary University Fellow of the University of Hong Kong. Lam is passionate towards raising awareness on conservation and climate change. After his retirement from the Hong Kong Observatory, he frequently argues for pro-environment policy positions in public media. He hosts a personal blog, Cao Yun Ju to advocate the co-existence and Man and Nature. 林超英是一位氣象學家、保育人士和觀鳥愛好者，他身兼香港環保署轄下環境運動委員會主席、香港鄉郊基金主席、香港觀鳥會榮譽會長、英國皇家氣象學會榮譽會士、前香港天文台台長(2003-2009)及香港大學榮譽院士。 林先生致力提高公衆對自然保育與氣候變化的關注。退休後，經常在公眾媒體發表促進有利自然環境的政策意見，他亦在個人網誌「草雲居」及社交媒體，致力推廣人與自然共融的意念。

David Baker

David is a multi-disciplinary ecologist who studies how humans impact the ecology and evolution of the oceans. He is particularly interested in coral reef ecosystems, which are currently undergoing a perilous decline. His group’s research scales from the ecosystem to cellular level, and combines tools in geochemistry, stable isotope ecology, ecophysiology, and molecular biology to answer questions pertaining to coral symbiosis and interactions with anthropogenic stressors. By improving our understanding of how corals function and how they have evolved over time, his goal is to foster their conservation for future generations.

Devana Ng

Devana is the co-founder of Distinctive Action, and the #INVISIBLEBAG is water-soluble, compostable and biodegradable, aiming to bring alternative solutions to manufacturers and brands to replace the conventional plastic packaging. She is actively promoting Eco With Attitude to brands and consumers, on how to reduce at source and through daily action for a better and plastic free living. With Distinctive Action Team, she is working on new material development to cover more packaging products applications of the daily life, with the DNA of creating #INVISIBLE packaging on its afterlife. Devana為Distinctive Action共創人。旗下產品#INVISIBLEBAG具有水溶性、可分解、可生物降解的特點，希望為廠商與品牌提供取締傳統塑膠包裝的選擇。她積極向品牌及消費者推廣「型格環保」，減少在日常生活中使用塑膠，建立生活習慣並實行源頭減廢。她與Distinctive Action團隊合作，研發更多應用日常生活的環保物料，繼承#INVISIBLE包裝的精神。

Joanne Yeung

Deeply moved by “The Story of Mr. Earth”, a short video about the destiny of the Earth, Joanne has committed to finding sustainable formula for curing Mr. Earth since she was a kid. After graduating from Stanford University, she has been working with stakeholders in the public and private sectors to bring environmental innovations to business operations and public policy. She led numerous international collaboration in projects on environmental biotechnology and informatics, water technology, carbon management, product development and consultancy in green technologies and sustainability strategy. Upon her return to academia as a Research Assistant Professor in The University of Hong Kong, she has initiated interdisciplinary research projects, including the application of advanced imaging and photonics technology for microplastics assessment, to bring experts from multiple disciplines to develop innovative solutions to address pressing environmental issues. 楊作衡（Joanne）深受有關地球命運的短片「地球先生的故事」所感動，從小就致力於尋找治癒地球先生的可持續配方。從史丹福大學畢業後，她一直跟公共和私營部門的持份者合作，將環境創新帶入公共政策和企業營運中。 她發起了許多國際合作計劃，涉及環境生物技術和資訊學、淨水科技、低碳管理、產品開發以及綠色技術和可持續性戰略顧問等項目。 回到香港大學擔任研究助理教授後，她開始了跨學科研究項目，包括將先進的成像和光子學技術應用於微塑料評估，以吸引來自多個學科的專家開發創新的解決方案，以解決迫切的環境問題

Kamakshi Bhavnani

Kamakshi Bhavnani is a 15 year old entrepreneur, environmentalist, award winning artist, Junior PADI certified diver, member of the Climate Action Hong Kong, Vice chairperson of Us for Planet, project coordinator for Hong Kong Ocean Youth and founder of Youth Ocean Alliance, an organisation focused on creating global network of young ocean ambassadors working on citizen science and conservation projects in order to conserve and protect our oceans. Kamakshi is a changemaker and has worked on several social and environmental issues like diabetes, mental health in teens, STEM education for girls, coral bleaching, oil spill in Bangladesh, biodiversity, climate action. Kamakshi believes that young people can change the world and seeks every opportunity to inspire young people to believe in themselves and take action. Climate Action HK has been a great way to support and promote the action that is being taken by young people in Hong Kong. Kamakshi Bhavnani是一位十五歲的創業家，同時是一位環保人士、得獎藝術家、PADI認證青少年開放水域潛水員、Climate Action Hong Kong 成員，以及Youth Ocean Alliance創辦人。該組織致力構建環球青年海洋大使網絡，以保育計劃及公民科學參與方式，保障海洋生態。 Bhavani熱心改變社會，曾探討環境與社會等不同範疇問題，如糖尿病、青少年精神問題、女性科創教育、珊瑚污染、孟加拉漏油問題、生物多樣性及公民氣候變化行動。 她深信青年能為社會、世界改善貢獻，並每每致力導引青年為此行動。Climate Action Hong Kong正是支持和推廣香港青年為環保事業努力之良方。

Mark McGinley

The seed that grew into Mark McGinley’s concern about the current state of the world was planted during a childhood spent exploring nature in Texas, Australia, California, and elsewhere. As a student (B.S. Zoology, University of California, Santa Barbara; M.S. Ecology; Kansas State University, and PhD Ecology, University of Utah) he conducted research on the behavioral and evolutionary ecology of animals and plants. During his 24 years as a professor at Texas Tech University (Department of Biological Sciences and Honors College) he introduced students to nature by teaching field courses in Jamaica and Belize, along the Rio Grande, and 6 summers teaching marine biology and scuba on sailboat in Caribbean. He also endeavored to improve the scientific and environmental literacy of students and general public by helping to develop undergraduate programs in Integrated Science and Natural History; Humanities, graduate programs in STEM for middle school and secondary school teachers, and serving as Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. Five years ago he moved to Hong Kong to take up the challenge of serving as a Professor and founding Head of Science Unit and Director of Core Curriculum and General Education at Lingnan University. 兒時探索加州、德州、澳洲與他鄉生態的經歷，在McGinley心中埋下了關懷世事的種子。在獲取加州大學聖塔芭芭拉分校動物學學士、堪薩斯州立大學環境學碩士與猶他州立大學環境學博士的學術路上，他專注研究動植物行爲與進化生物學。 於德州理工大學生物科學學院任教教授24年時，為啓發學生接觸自然生態，McGinley於牙買加、伯利兹及格蘭德河沿岸教授田野課程，並於加勒比海教授海洋生態及潛泳達六暑期。爲了成就改善學生與公衆科學與環境理解的志願，他亦協力發展綜合科學、自然史及人文本科生課程，針對中小學教師需要的研究生科創課程，以及出任Encyclopedia of Earth總編輯一職。五年前，McGinley來港赴任嶺南大學教授、科學教研組首任領導人及核心課程及通識教育辦事處處長。

Ren Wan

Born and brought up in Hong Kong, Ren Wan is dedicated to live as an ethical, responsible and conscious urbanite. As Managing Editor of WestEast Magazine, Asia’s leading and internationally distributed fashion and culture publication, she brings to intellectual readers insightful stories about urban issues, environment, culture and fashion. With a strong belief in market environmentalism as a practical way to promote the right values, Ren co-founded JUPYEAH, Hong Kong’s pioneering swap event organiser and sharing economy advocate that provides practical solutions for reducing waste and irresponsible consumption. Ren is also studying her masters degree in Sustainable Development at SOAS, University of London. 尹寶燕在香港土生土長，她一直貫徹符合倫理、關心環境保護的都市生活方式。她作爲通行國際的亞洲頂尖時尚文化刊物《東西雜誌》的總編，將都市問題、環境、文化與時尚等等極具啟發性的故事帶給讀者。她堅信市場環境主義能有效推廣正確的價值觀。為減少廢物製造及過度消費提出實際的方案，她與夥伴共同成立JUPYEAH，一間香港新型交換活動組織與及共享經濟機構。尹現於倫敦大學亞非學院就讀可持續發展碩士。

Ricci Wong

Ricci Wong has more than 10 years working experience in architecture and art projects. He was awarded with numerous prizes including “2019 Perspective 40 under 40 Awards”, “2019 HKDA GDA Spatial Award Excellence”, “2018 International A‘ Design Award Gold” etc. His passion in environment protection and multidisciplinary experience has brought him valuable insight on saving the local timbers. He brings the vision of “R3- RECycle, REDesign, RELink” to HK Timberbank and Hong Kong society in the long run. 黃卓健從事建築及藝術項目逾十年。他曾獲2019 Perspective 40Under40 獎、2019年香港設計師協會環球設計空間及環境優越獎、2018國際A' Design Award金獎等。黃先生熱衷環境保護，並擁有跨行業經驗，為他帶來搶救本地木材的獨特視角。他為本港社會長遠發展及香港木庫帶來「R3——回收、重設、重建」的視角。

Ying Ying Liu

Ying Ying Liu, daughter of China’s most renowned 20th-century composer, Liu Chi, grew up surrounded by the beauty and power of music. She is steeped in Eastern and Western musical traditions and earned her Doctor of Musical Arts from the Eastman School of Music in the U.S. She taught music at the university level and performed as a classical pianist and soprano in Asia, Europe, and the U.S. She founded LumiVoce – A Voice for the Wild in 2016, to turn today's wildlife consumers into tomorrow's wildlife protectors. Through conservation music videos, wildlife stories and Voices for the Planet education programs, LumiVoce positively engages, educates, and inspires people, especially the young generation to protect the earth’s fragile and rapidly deteriorating ecosystems and create a sustainable future for all living things. A healthy ecosystem and rich biodiversity can help combat climate change by regulating temperatures and store carbon. Ying Ying now devotes her musical talent to wildlife conservation and preservation of nature, a cause she is passionate about.