NEC Asia Pacific Conference 2026
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Transforming Infrastructure and the Built Environment Across Asia Pacific
The NEC APAC Conference brings together senior leaders from across the region to explore how collaboration is reshaping the planning, procurement and delivery of major infrastructure. Hosted with the Development Bureau, the event examines the forces transforming infrastructure and the built environment in Asia Pacific and highlights how NEC’s collaborative contracting approach is enabling more predictable, resilient and value‑driven outcomes.
“Building Asia's Future: Collaboration in a Time of Transformation”
Asia Pacific’s infrastructure landscape is undergoing profound change, shaped by rising urban pressures, climate resilience demands, talent constraints and the need for smarter, more sustainable delivery. “Building Asia’s Future: Collaboration in a Time of Transformation” explores how the industry is using NEC’s collaborative principles to navigate this complexity with greater confidence, innovation and resilience. Through a programme focused on leadership, governance, risk, digital transformation and sustainability, delegates will gain insight into the capabilities and behaviours required to deliver future‑ready infrastructure that strengthens communities, economies and the environment.
Why Attend
- See what is working across Asia Pacific: Gain insight into how NEC contracts are enabling smarter, more resilient outcomes through real regional projects.
- Navigate APAC’s evolving delivery landscape: Discover proven strategies in digitalisation, risk management, sustainability, governance, innovation and collaborative delivery.
- Connect with regional leaders: Engage with clients, contractors, consultants and suppliers shaping the future of infrastructure across multiple APAC markets.
- Future proof your organisation: Understand emerging trends influencing capability, resilience and long-term competitiveness across the region.
- Drive lasting impact: Join a community committed to delivering social, environmental and economic value through transformational infrastructure.
Who Attend:
- Public and private sector clients and asset owners
- Programme, portfolio, and project leaders
- Commercial, legal, and procurement executives
- Contractors, consultants, and specialist supply chain partners
- Engineers, designers, and technical experts
- Operators, maintainers, and asset management leaders
- Digital, innovation, sustainability, and social value leads
- Policymakers, regulators, NGOs and public bodies
- Academic, researchers and thought‑leadership experts
OPENING PLENARY SESSIONS — THE FUTURE OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN ASIA PACIFIC
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Registration and Networking
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Opening Remarks
Renee Paik
Head of Asia Pacific, NEC Contracts, APAC -
Welcome Address from the Development Bureau
Ir. Ricky Lau
Permanent Secretary for Development (Works), Development Bureau, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and Chair, Asia Pacific Users’ Group, NEC Contracts -
New Client Charter
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Rethinking Infrastructure Delivery for a Transforming Region
Asia Pacific’s infrastructure sector is entering a decade of rapid transformation driven by climate resilience, urban pressures, rising costs and talent constraints. This keynote explores how leaders are rethinking delivery models, governance and capability to build future‑ready infrastructure that is predictable, resilient and aligned to long‑term value.
Robert Gerrard LLM FRICS FCInstCES NECReg (moderator)
Senior NEC Consultant and Secretary, NEC Users’ Group, APAC, NEC Contracts
Joseph Chung
Project Manager/Major Works, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region of the People’s Republic of China -
Ceremonial Signing with Qianhai Authority: Launch of First Pilot Project
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Refreshment and Networking
REGIONAL INSIGHTS — WHAT’S WORKING ACROSS APAC
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From Unpacking to Unleashing NEC in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s infrastructure delivery is entering a new era shaped by nearly two decades of NEC adoption and refinement. This session reflects on the practical journey behind the Hong Kong Editions and the cultural shifts driven by early warnings, shared risk and joint problem‑solving. As mandatory adoption expands from late 2026, it explores how collaborative behaviours are unlocking innovation, strengthening trust and transforming project outcomes across public works.
Robert Gerrard LLM FRICS FCInstCES NECReg (moderator)
Senior NEC Consultant and Secretary, NEC Users’ Group, APAC, NEC Contracts
David Leung
Principal Assistant Secretary, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region of the People’s Republic of China -
Delivering Complex Megaprojects
This session explores how collaboration, digital tools and capability building strengthen resilience and predictability in APAC megaprojects, addressing challenges such as scale, complexity, risk concentration and stakeholder alignment while highlighting emerging AI‑enabled innovations.
Robert Gerrard LLM FRICS FCInstCES NECReg (moderator)
Senior NEC Consultant and Secretary, NEC Users’ Group, APAC, NEC Contracts
Raunaq Bhushan
SKA Low Station Project Manager, SKAO, CSIRO -
Collaborative Contracting Across the Greater Bay Area
See how the Greater Bay Area is putting collaboration into practice through the groundbreaking NEC pilots in Qianhai. This session showcases how Hong Kong and Shenzhen teams are building shared governance, aligned processes and real project results demonstrating transparency, smoother risk management and more predictable delivery across borders.
Robert Gerrard LLM FRICS FCInstCES NECReg (moderator)
Senior NEC Consultant and Secretary, NEC Users’ Group, APAC, NEC Contracts
Ir Yan Zhou
Director, Energy & Infrastructure, Greater China, Turner & Townsend -
Joint Q&A
Robert Gerrard LLM FRICS FCInstCES NECReg (moderator)
Senior NEC Consultant and Secretary, NEC Users’ Group, APAC, NEC Contracts -
Building Resilient Infrastructure Across Asia Pacific
APAC faces structural shifts including labour shortages, cost escalation, climate pressures and densification. This panel explores how collaboration is enabling resilience, innovation and predictable outcomes across major programmes in the region.
Grace Sonmezsoy (moderator)
Director, EY
Aldous Lo
Technical Director, Build King Civil Engineering
Ricky Chi Pan Wong
Contract Project Team Leader (Project Delivery Strategic Advisor), Civil Engineering and Development Department
LUNCH AND NETWORKING
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Lunch and Networking
NEC TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE SESSIONS (Parallel Streams)
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Apart from progress, what else?
As the construction sector faces ongoing challenges around safety, workforce engagement and talent attraction, this session explores the role of collaborative behaviours in driving project success. JCP will share practical approaches to embedding behavioural frameworks and assessment into project management processes to strengthen team performance and enhance NEC project delivery.
Dennis Li
Director, JCP Consultancy International Limited -
PSC Hong Kong Edition
Hong Kong’s new PSC Edition strengthens clarity, accountability and collaboration in professional services delivery. This session explores how the updated contract supports better scoping, risk management and consultant performance across complex public sector projects.
Tim Knee-Robinson
NEC4 Drafter and Director, TKR Consultancy Ltd -
Strengthening Collaboration, Predictability and Performance Across APAC Infrastructure
This panel brings together project leaders to explore how collaboration, smarter governance and integrated delivery approaches are improving predictability and performance across APAC infrastructure. Hong Kong’s mature NEC experience provides a foundation for emerging users to learn practical strategies for aligning teams, managing risk and achieving better whole‑life outcomes.
Alex CM Tsang (moderator)
Chief Engineer, Highways Department, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region of the People’s Republic of China
Phyllis HC Chung
Project Strategy & Delivery Leader Hong Kong, Mott MacDonald
Dr. Yuvi Luo
Associate Director, Arup, Hong Kong
Romeo Chung
Senior Engineer, Civil Engineering and Development Department, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region of the People’s Republic of China -
Comfort Break
TECHNICAL INSIGHTS — A NEW ERA OF DELIVERY
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Innovation and AI Applications in Future Infrastructure Delivery
This session looks ahead to the next wave of innovation shaping infrastructure delivery, including AI‑enabled design optimisation, robotic inspection, automated QA/QC and predictive controls. It explores how emerging technologies are transforming resilience, safety and performance across major programmes.
Dickson Law
Co-Managing Director, Asia Infrastructure Solutions -
Transforming Delivery Through Modern Contract Strategy & Commercial Insight
Modern contract strategies and commercial intelligence are transforming delivery performance, strengthening predictability, transparency and value. This session outlines practical approaches to improving contract outcomes, reducing disputes and enabling more reliable delivery across complex programmes.
Kevin Man
Head of Development - New Railway Projects, Capital Works, MTR Corporation -
Climate Ready Infrastructure for a Changing Region
Explore the strategies and tools enabling climate‑ready infrastructure across APAC. This session highlights practical pathways for resilience, adaptation, nature-based solutions and long‑term risk reduction in a region facing intensifying environmental pressures.
Chris Cheung
Chief Resident Engineer, AECOM -
Joint Q&A
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Transforming Delivery Through Culture
Culture is the engine of collaborative delivery. This panel explores how behaviours, governance and capability building, including Mutual Trust, Early Warnings and risk management, are transforming outcomes across APAC’s most complex programmes. It also considers how leadership, organisational capacity and capability development foster resilience, psychological safety and high‑performing teams able to deliver consistently under pressure.
Renee Paik (moderator)
Head of Asia Pacific, NEC Contracts, APAC
Ir Eva Lee Ho Yan
Senior Building Engineer, Hip Hing Construction Company Limited
Shanshan Wang
Senior Manager, Jacobs Singapore
Winnie Lai
Vice Chairperson, ICE Hong Kong Association and Business Manager, AtkinsRéalis
Henry Lam
Henry Lam, Assistant Secretary, (Works Policy) Special Duties, Development Bureau, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region of the People’s Republic of China
Keith Soon
Managing Director, Tyfron Solutions Limited
DEVELOPMENT BUREAU AWARDS CEREMONY
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Development Bureau Awards Ceremony
Robert Gerrard LLM FRICS FCInstCES NECReg (moderator)
Senior NEC Consultant and Secretary, NEC Users’ Group, APAC, NEC Contracts
Ir. Ricky Lau
Permanent Secretary for Development (Works), Development Bureau, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and Chair, Asia Pacific Users’ Group, NEC Contracts
CLOSING REMARKS
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Closing Remarks
Robert Gerrard LLM FRICS FCInstCES NECReg
Senior NEC Consultant and Secretary, NEC Users’ Group, APAC, NEC Contracts -
Drinks Reception
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End of the Day
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Event Speakers
Alex CM Tsang (moderator), Chief Engineer, Highways Department, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region of the People’s Republic of China
Ir. TSANG is the Chief Engineer of the Major Works Project Management Office of the Highways Department leading the planning and implementation and driving collaborative “one-team” philosophy of various multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects in Hong Kong.
Ir. Ricky Lau, Permanent Secretary for Development (Works), Development Bureau, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and Chair, Asia Pacific Users’ Group, NEC Contracts
In October 2021, Ir Ricky LAU was appointed as the Permanent Secretary for Development (Works) to oversee public works policy and infrastructure development.
Ir LAU was the Director of Civil Engineering and Development from October 2018 to October 2021, and was responsible for overseeing the strategic planning and the implementation of various reclamation, new development area and major infrastructure projects. He joined the Hong Kong Government in 1992 as an Assistant Engineer. Before joining the Civil Engineering and Development Department in 2015, he worked in the Highways Department and the Development Bureau.
Dennis Li, Director, JCP Consultancy International Limited
Dennis Li is a chartered Civil Engineer and NEC specialist with 20 years of consulting experience. He has supported 70+ NEC projects under the Hong Kong Government, MTR, AA, WKCDA and URA. Through his NEC training, advisory services and partnering support, he is connected with 3,000+ professionals in this industry. His passion and skills in sharing NEC knowledge, resolving differences and driving collaborative behaviours provides a vital linkage to parties that are critical to successful project outcome.
Robert Gerrard LLM FRICS FCInstCES NECReg, Senior NEC Consultant and Secretary, NEC Users’ Group, APAC, NEC Contracts
Robert specialises in NEC contracts, both setting these up and successfully managing them. He has 43 years’ experience in contract management and carries out training and consultancy around the world. Robert is based in Hong Kong and works as a Senior NEC Consultant for Thomas Telford Limited.
Robert is an NEC4 Contract Drafter, part of the NEC3 contracts working group and an Accredited NEC4 ECC Project Manager. His publications include NEC3 and NEC4 Compared (2017), NEC2 and NEC3 Compared (2005), joint author in NEC4 Avoiding and Resolving Disputes (2019), NEC4 Practical Solutions (2017) and NEC3 Practical Solutions (2015).
Dickson Law, Co-Managing Director, Asia Infrastructure Solutions
Dickson Law, Co-Managing Director of Asia Infrastructure Solutions, is a Chartered Civil Engineer advancing AI and digital innovation in infrastructure delivery. A member of the Construction Industry Council’s AI Task Force, he champions data-driven technologies and collaborative approaches to enhance resilience, safety and performance across the full infrastructure lifecycle.
Ricky Chi Pan Wong, Contract Project Team Leader (Project Delivery Strategic Advisor), Civil Engineering and Development Department
Ir Wong Chi Pan, BBS, is a Chartered Civil Engineer and CEDD Project Delivery Strategic Advisor with over 34 years of distinguished public service, leading major infrastructure and heritage conservation.
Joseph Chung, Project Manager/Major Works, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region of the People’s Republic of China
Mr. Chung is a civil engineer by profession. He has worked in the Government of HKSAR for over 30 years with a variety of exposure in the Development Bureau, Transport Department and Water Supplies Department. He is currently the Project Manager-designate of the Highways Department, overseeing the planning and implementation of major road transport infrastructures, including Northern Metropolis Highway and Route 11.
Shanshan Wang , Senior Manager, Jacobs Singapore
Shanshan is a Chartered Civil Engineer and Senior Manager at Jacobs Singapore with extensive experience leading multidisciplinary infrastructure projects across Asia. Working across diverse cultures, disciplines and organisations, she has led complex projects from planning through delivery, with particular expertise in water and climate resilience and a strong focus on collaborative project delivery.
Tim Knee-Robinson, NEC4 Drafter and Director, TKR Consultancy Ltd
Tim is a Chartered Civil Engineer with over 30 years’ project experience across civil engineering, highway infrastructure, wastewater, energy and building, working for contractors, clients and consultants. His built environment experience includes education, cultural, industrial, office and research facilities. He is a leading NEC specialist with over 25 years’ experience drafting, procuring and managing NEC contracts, including acting as ECC Project Manager/Supervisor, providing contract assurance, advice and training, and supporting projects in the UK, Hong Kong and internationally.
Tim was a key member of the NEC4 drafting team, leading the drafting of all 24 NEC4 user guides, drafting key elements of the ECC and developing NEC4 accreditation training materials. He also drafted the NEC4 Facilities Management and Alliance Contract user guides, developed the Works Information structure used across 130+ projects for the 2012 Olympics, and the Scope structure and checklist in the NEC4 user guides. He has advised Hong Kong clients for 17 years, including the Government on its first NEC pilot project, CLP Power Hong Kong, the Highways Department and Civil Engineering Development Department. He currently works with the Hong Kong Government Development Bureau on Hong Kong editions of NEC contracts and related user guides, including the ECC, TSC and PSC.
Raunaq Bhushan, SKA Low Station Project Manager, SKAO, CSIRO
Raunaq Bhushan is a PMP-certified engineering and programme leader with over 15 years of international experience delivering complex infrastructure, technology and manufacturing projects across Australia and the United States. Currently with the SKA Observatory, he manages a multimillion-dollar engineering portfolio, bringing expertise in project delivery, commercial management, systems integration, procurement and multidisciplinary team leadership.
Keith Soon, Managing Director, Tyfron Solutions Limited
With over 13 years of experience in civil engineering and construction, currently serving as Director at TYFRON Solutions Limited, focusing on Building Information Modeling (BIM), 3D Survey, digital strategy, and prefabrication solutions. Contributed to advancing DFMA and tender BIM services while fostering innovation in construction processes. Previous roles in key Contractors in Hong Kong strengthened expertise in project animation, 3D modeling, and TBM tunnel structures. Passionate about driving efficiency and collaboration, aligning with organizational goals to deliver impactful solutions.
Romeo Chung, Senior Engineer, Civil Engineering and Development Department, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region of the People’s Republic of China
Mr. Romeo CHUNG, an accredited NEC Project Manager since 2017, brings extensive Hong Kong experience delivering infrastructure under NEC contracts. In DSD and CEDD, he has overseen sewerage and land development works, using collaboration, governance and integrated delivery to strengthen predictability, manage risk and improve performance across major infrastructure programmes.
Ir Yan Zhou, Director, Energy & Infrastructure, Greater China, Turner & Townsend
Yan Zhou leads Turner & Townsend’s Energy & Infrastructure business in Greater China. Based in Hong Kong, he brings over 20 years of international experience across the UK, Europe, Hong Kong, and Chinese Mainland. A Fellow of ICE, HKIE and CMI, he specialises in strategy, governance, commercial assurance, and major programme delivery.
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