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This event is organised by the Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC).

A crash course for facility management, building services and engineering practitioners. In this course, you will be exposed to the latest trend of Smart Buildings in the residential, commercial, and industrial spaces enabled by Internet of Things (IoT) and data analytics. You will learn how to kickstart a Smart Building project, how to select appropriate IoT technologies, and their pros and cons.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, you will:

1. learn the big picture of where IoT will lead you to in the Smart Building space.
2. know the key elements that you need to consider when planning an IoT solution
3. learn concrete examples of using IoT for Smart Buildings, and be ready for considering your own needs and solutions
4. be equipped with tools to educate and justify an IoT transformation, and know how to manage an IoT project involving 3rd-parties.

Outline

Lead Trainer

Dr Ernest Lo, President, Hong Kong Internet of Things Alliance

Ernest has over 15 years of experience in leading Internet of Things, AI, and smart city applications projects. He is the President of the HK Internet of Things Alliance, founder of Future Impact Lab Limited and is teaching Creativity and Business Innovation at HKU. He was previously Croucher Fellow at Stanford University and CEO of a European R&D institution (HK branch). Current projects include smart real estate, AI-driven unmanned stores, building energy saving, and smart farms. He has recently been invited by Vietnam, Indonesia, and Shenzhen to give keynote speeches on Smart City and IoT in developing countries and the Greater Bay Area in China.

Guest Speakers

Mr Anthony Lai, Executive Committee Member, Hong Kong Internet of Things Alliance

Anthony Lai has over 15 years of experience in the data communication and electronics industry, previously the Asia Marketing Director of the Zigbee Alliance promoting the Zigbee standard for Home Area Network. He is currently working as the Solution Architect in Arrow Asia Pac Limited. Before joining Arrow, Anthony worked as the technical lead for several IoT & Telecom projects, ranging from smart home network to city scale Wide Area Network. Anthony holds a BSc degree in Computer Science from the University of British Columbia, and a MSc in Engineering Management from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Mr KC Chang, Fellow (RICS), Fellow (HKIS), Fellow (CIArb), Fellow (ICES)

KC is an experienced quantity surveyor for more than 37 years and was previously board member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. He has co-founded KCI Management Consultancy Ltd and Guangzhou HuaYu Construction Technology Company Limited. In recent years, KC is involved in many Belt and Road Initiative projects overseas and travels extensively in SE Asia including Cambodia, Vietnam, Singapore and Papua New Guinea both lecturing and providing commercial consultancy services. KCI has provided BIM services to various projects including ShenZhen DJI Headquarter Building, and the Kwai Chung Hospital in HK. KC holds a BSc degree in Quantity Surveying, PGC in Hong Kong Law, MA in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, and LLM in Chinese and Comparative Laws.

Mr Stephen Choi, Asia Pacific Product Manager and IoT Ambassador, Belimo Automation AG

Stephen is the Asia Pacific Product Manager of Belimo Automation AG and the IoT ambassador in the company driving digital transformation. In 2014, he initiated a product development project which utilized the concept called Cloud Commissioning. In 2018, the product is available in the market place, which is later recognized as one of the first Cloud supported VAV in the marketplace. Stephen holds a BEng in Electrical Engineering from University of Hong Kong.