[Online and Offline] Construction WG, Environment WG and Energy WG Joint WG Meeting: Green and Healthy Buildings Go back »
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Time2020-09-02 | 14:30 - 15:30
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Venue:European Chamber Shanghai Office, Shui On Plaza, Unit 2204
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Fee:Members: Free
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The European Chamber’s Construction Working Group, Environment Working Group and Energy Working Group are delighted to invite you to the joint working group meeting “Green and Healthy Buildings” which is to take place on Wednesday 2rd September 2020 14:30-15:30 pm CST.
Register online or email Charlotte Svensson at csvensson@europeanchamber.com.cn before 1st September COB. You will receive a confirmation email containing the link to join the meeting via Zoom after registration closes. We currently have limited capacity for attendance at our Beijing and Shanghai offices, if you wish to attend the meeting in person please indicate so when you register. Seats will be allocated on a come first-serve first basis.
It is estimated that buildings accounts for 40 per cent of the overall energy consumption in the world, and that people spend on up to 90 per cent of their time indoors. Yet indoor air is five times more polluted than outdoor air. Living in mould and damp buildings can increase the risk of asthma. Therefore, buildings that benefit both people and planet are essential for the sustainable development. It requires relevant stakeholders to join hands and work out a solution from a long-term perspective.
To achieve green energy transition and meet the objectives set out in the COP21 (Paris), and reiterated in COP25 (Madrid), China must focus on energy intensity reduction and create a market for upgrading existing facilities with new efficient and digital technologies, with an emphasis on clean energy even during the pandemic and corresponding drop in energy demand. To recover from the impact of COVID-19 in a sustainable way, China should accelerate investment in upgrading existing facilities with outdated technologies to reduce energy consumption. China has not yet established a framework to control industries’ and buildings’ energy intensity, instead adopting a passive stance based on the anticipated consequences of shifting from a production-driven to a service-driven economy.
At this meeting, WG members Mr. Alfred Che, Vice-President, Danfoss China, and Mr. Chenglin Guo, Senior Designer, Velux China will offer their valuable insights on their experience in constructing green and healthy buildings and discuss sustainable solutions for the energy conservation and emssions reduction. The Q&A session will be moderated by Mr. Ziye Ma, Senior Director of Business Development, Siemens.
Tentative Agenda
14.30 Welcoming Remarks by Mr. Massimo Bagnasco, Vice Chair of the Construction Working Group
14.35 Presentation by Mr. Alfred Che, Vice-President, Danfoss China
14.55 Presentation by Mr. Chenglin Guo, Senior Designer, Velux China
15.15 Q&A Session, moderated by Mr. Ziye Ma,Senior Director of Business Development, Siemens
15.30 Closing remarks by Mr. Guido Giacconi, National Chair of the Energy Working Group
The Q&A session will be moderated by Mr. Ziye Ma, Senior Director of Business Development, Siemens.
Speakers
Mr. Alfred CHE
Mr. Alfred CHE
Alfred CHE Wei has a wealth of experience working with public and private organizations in promoting business between China with Europe, America and Southeast Asia for four decades. He has been working with and for Nordic-based multinational corporations, responsible for developing and executing their corporate communication strategies in China over the past two decades. He was among the first professionals in introducing western-style communications and public relations practices and methodologies into China. Meanwhile, he devoted himself to exploring and studying global climate, energy transition and sustainability with a focus on energy efficiency, closely following the global leading developments in Europe especially carbon neutrality in the Nordic region. He has been a pioneer in systemically introducing into China the ‘Danish Green Development Model’, and its best practices with clear objectives of achieving carbon neutrality and zero-carbon economy; his opinions and publications in the related fields has been widely cited and recognised. Currently, he is Rotational Chair of the Global Ecological Sustainable Development Union (a Paris-registered international NGO focusing on sustainability), Executive Director of the Multinational Corporations Council for Carbon Neutrality (MNC50) and Senior Fellow of the Center for Global Climate Innovation & Governance (University of International Business and Economics). He holds a Master’s degree from Yale University and a Bachelor’s degree from Beijing Foreign Studies University.
Mr. Chenglin Guo
Mr. Chenglin Guo
Mr. Cenglin Guo is Senior Designer of VELUX China and Deputy Director of the Active House Academic Committee of the Architectural Society of China. He has worked in VELUX China for more than 20 years, and commits himself to designing sustainable buildings emphasizing the ‘put people first, without compromising’. Mr. Guo has been the main draftsman of the Active House Evaluation Standard and the CECS 123-2002 Liveable Attic Space Technical Specification.
Mr. Ziye Ma
Mr. Ziye Ma
Mr. Ziye Ma is Senior Director of Business Development at Siemens Energy China. He was previously vice president and province general manager of Sichuan and Chongqing, and general manager of the NT department of the Fossil Power Generation Division. Before joining Siemens, Mr. Ma was general manager of the IT department of the Institute of Project Planning and Research of Ministry of Machinery, as a senior engineer. Mr. Ma holds a BA in Industrial Automation Instrument from the Automation Department of the University of Tianjin, and an MBA from the Guanghua Management School of Peking University. He is a Senior Engineer, a Grade Two National Project Manager, and a Certified Corporate Account Manager.
Mr. Guido Giacconi
Mr. Guido Giacconi
Ing. Guido D. Giacconi is co-founder and currently President of In3act Srl, an Italian business strategy consulting and advisory company with operations in China since 2006, focused on Energy and Environmental Protection, Regions Business and Economy Planning, Automotive, Consumer Goods, Chemical, Retail. Among many European Clients, In3act is honored to assist also National and Local Chinese Governments -unique Italian strategy consulting company to serve Public Administrations in China.
He is also CEO of In3act Global - a Group holding with interests in consulting and investments - CEO of GDG&C Srl, a business consulting company specialized in SMEs, active in Europe and China.
Former national Chair of EUCCC Energy WG, former Vice Chairman of the China-Italy Chamber of Commerce, former Chair of the China-Italy Chamber of Commerce Energy and Environment Protection Working Committee, consultant to the Embassy of Italy in China and Italian Trade Agency. In 2017 Ing. Giacconi has developed and issued an advanced study of the Made in China 2025 Chinese Government program and released to Italian Institutions for designing and setting up the most proper Sino-Italian cooperation.
Recently participated as advisor to EU Commission and the State Council think tank Development Reform Center about the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investments under discussion between Europe and China.
Associate Prof. at Scuola Sant’Anna di Pisa, Member of Experts Committee and professor at Global Management China Master and lecturer in many Universities in Europe and China including Tsinghua University in Beijing, member of the Scientific Committee of Rigneracity/Remtech.
Deep strategy consulting experience having covered positions as senior partner of prominent business strategy firms such as Bain Company, KPMG, Booz Allen and Hamilton, Roland Berger with assignments in many countries in Europe and USA.
Matured a deep managerial experience assuming the role of Managing Director and CEO in several companies in Europe. Ing. Giacconi started his career in Procter & Gamble where he worked for about a decade and achieved the responsibility of VP EMEA for several product categories in USA and Europe. Ing. Giacconi worked in USA, UK, France, Belgium, Germany, Italy and China where Ing. Giacconi is resident for years.
Degree in Electronic and Bioengineering at Bologna University. Matured deep experiences, both as manager and strategy advisor, in many industrial sectors with specific focus on Energy and Environment Protection, Urban Energy Planning, Circular Economy, Healthcare, Consumer and Luxury Goods, Government Affairs, Agriculture, ICT, Industrial goods, etc.
Acquired a broad experience in business management and practicing in complex multicultural environments and in structuring business internationalization strategies aimed at harmonizing business practices and culture gaps, both for SMEs and MNCs.