Benoy attended and built a strong presence among sustainability business leaders and practitioners at the ReThink Sustainable Business Forum & Expo 2022 held in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) on 5 – 6 Oct. This year, ReThink HK gathered 3,342 unique attendees, and a total attendance of 4,720 over the two days.
The summit evaluates sustainable strategies that will help Accelerate The Change in the city of Hong Kong for a greener, cleaner and more sustainable future that would contribute to the community’s wellbeing. Companies and key players in the sustainable development attended, including MTR, Jardine, Swire, Britcham, HKGCC, various international business chambers, Green Building Council etc.
Joining the event in-person, the Benoy team included Teri Tsang, Director, Hong Kong Studio Lead, Gregory Kovacs, Design Director, Maybelyne Ng, Head of Marketing & Communications APAC, Gracinda Mou, Marketing Manager, APAC, Philip Li, Model Maker, Gerald Chu, Project Manager, Nana Liu, Architect Senior Associate Director, Taekjin Kim and Jonathan Jing Heng Lao.
We were also proud to support the event as a sponsor, taking part in a panel session: Revamping Holistic Wellbeing in the Workplace and had our own booth at the European Pavillion.
In the panel session, Gregory joined sustainability and talent development experts and shared insights on future-proofing the workplace through design that would emphasis on employee wellness.
Gregory Kovacs commented:
“Workforces have a stronger connection to the character and design at work. The agile workspace of the future lies in attracting employees with good design and retaining them with architecture that puts the employees first.”
The team at Benoy put up a strong branding recognition, drawing high footfall to our booth with many visitors recognised our iconic projects. We shared key urban issues, our experience and focus of sustainability in our work, and our involvement in the award-winning refurbished and renovation projects such as Chongqing’s Yongchuan Li, Guangzhou’s Powerstation, and Sydney’s David Jones. We also set up an interactive VR experience where users could take an immersive dive into our most iconic sustainable projects.
Throughout the 2‑day summit, we met valuable partners and government bodies including HKSAR Secretary for Environment and Ecology, European Officials, the Head of Trade and Office of European Union Office of Hong Kong, Invest HK, Business Environment Council, Consulate, Educational sectors, Consultant general, and Trade Commissioners of various regions such as UK, Sweden, Spain, Hungary, Belgium, Austria, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic, Finland, Ireland and Switzerland.
Thank you to all organizers of ReThink HK 2022 Summit for making event a success. We look forward to welcoming future sustainability and wellbeing exchanges in years to come!
