BEC Leadership Networking Series & Mini Expo: Fashioning a Greener Future

Mr Kim Hellström
Senior Sustainability Manager, Climate, H&M Group

Kim is a Senior Sustainability Manager for the climate agenda at H&M Group, working on their Science Based Target initiative-based goal to reduce 56% in absolute numbers on a 2019 baseline and achieving Net-zero (by SBTi standard) no later than 2040 by reducing 90% of emissions in absolute numbers. He has a passion for communication and transparency guided by a strong sense of right and wrong.

A special interest in corporate greenwashing and the challenges companies have around not misleading their customers or consumers all while still being able to show progress.

Kim is committed to work with peoples mindset, data-driven decisions and ambitions trying to aligning these to science rather than opinions and feelings

Ms Mathilde Betinas
Head of Business Development & Partnerships, OnTheList

Mathilde Bétinas is Head of Business Development & Partnerships at OnTheList, with an international background in the consumer goods and luxury industries in France, Switzerland, Singapore and Hong Kong. She has a strong expertise and experience in Retail, Travel Retail, Omnichannel, Wholesale, Spa & Hotel Amenities industries with a strategic mindset to connect the dots in an ambiguous and fast-paced environments to build successful strategies for the top luxury brands in Fashion, W&J, Beauty, Hospitality and Sport industries. Her current portfolio includes prestigious luxury groups such as LVMH, Richemont, Kering, L'Oréal, ELC to only name a few. She holds a Master Degree in International Marketing from Lille University and a Bachelor in International Trade, Marketing & Leadership from HEC Montréal. As a French, she is active within the French community in Hong Kong.

Ms Katherine Chan, MBA
Director, Business Development, The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel

Ms Chan has extensive experiences in the full supply chain of textile and apparel industry globally. Her knowledge covers textile chemicals, yarn spinning and textile manufacturing and was in roles overseeing design to garment productions to retail in the USA, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Ms Chan has worked with textile factories in Asia and the Americas in product development as well as manufacturing. She was involved in R&D, marketing, operations and quality assurance.

Before joining HKRITA, Ms Chan was with BASF as global product manager as well as global marketing, strategic projects and regional product managements for different chemical segments. During the years, she has worked with global teams and management for chemical manufacturing around the world including Europe, the USA, Asia and Middle East.

Ms Chan received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from University of Wisconsin, Madison, an AAS degree in Fashion Buying and Merchandising from Fashion Institute of Technology, both in the USA and MBA from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Dr Alain Lam
Waste Management Manager, Environmental Protection Department

Dr Alain Lam is a seasoned environmental professional with a distinguished career spanning over two decades in environmental policy and waste management. Prior to his retirement as Principal Environmental Protection Officer at the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) in 2018, he spearheaded the development of legislative and operational frameworks for Producer Responsibility Schemes (PRS), including those for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and glass beverage containers. He also led the design, build, and operation (DBO) project for Hong Kong’s state-of-the-art WEEE Treatment and Recycling Facility (WEEE·PARK) at EcoPark. Additionally, Dr. Lam played a pivotal role in shaping the municipal solid waste (MSW) charging framework proposal and the development of Community Green Stations (CGS) across Hong Kong.

In 2019, Dr Lam rejoined EPD as Waste Management Manager, where he continued to drive innovation in circular economy solutions. His focus included developing a market-led PRS framework for managing end-of-life electric vehicle (EV) batteries and advising on sustainable policies for single-use plastics. His expertise played a crucial role in a public engagement exercise led by the Council for Sustainable Development (SDC), paving the way for regulations targeting disposable plastic tableware and other plastic products.

Dr Lam holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, and a Doctoral degree in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Manchester, UK. He is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of both the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (UK) and the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers.
 

Time

Activity

2:30 – 3:30p.m.

3:30 – 3:45p.m.

Sharing by Ms Mathilde Betinas, Head of Business Development & Partnerships, OnTheList 

Q&A

Break

Sharing by Ms Katherine Chan, Director, Business Development, The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel

Sharing by Dr Alain Lam, Waste Management Manager, Environmental Protection Department

Q&A

Exhibition and Networking