GS1 Hong Kong Summit 2026

Anna has more than 30 years of CEO experience in steering the strategic direction of the organisation, spearheading major strategic innovative initiatives that have revolutionized the way companies do business locally and globally, helping HK business community thrive.

She has led GS1 Hong Kong to establish platforms, ecosystems and programmes that have driven industry adoption of global supply chain standards, practices and technologies for enhanced business efficiency, digital commerce and IoT development across industries.

Ms Lin has been appointed by the Government of the HKSAR as Justice of the Peace (JP) in 2012 and awarded the Medal of Honour (MH) in 2023. She also attained Chartered Fellow (FCILT) granted by The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in 2018, recognising her achievement and contribution to the industries in Hong Kong.

In fostering a collaborative ecosystem, Ms Lin holds a number of appointments in both government and local industry organizations as well as regional organisations, including:

Local:

• Non-official Member of Digital Economy Development Committee, HKSAR;
• Vice-chairman of Subcommittee on Infrastructure and Promotion, Hong Kong Logistics
• Development Council, HKSAR;
• Chairperson of Advisory Group of Digital Transformation Support Pilot Programme, Cyperport;
• Chairman of Asian Institute of Supply Chains & Logistics Advisory Committee, The Chinese University of Hong Kong;
• Member of HKTDC Logistics Services Advisory Committee;
• Member of Management Advisory Board, OpenCertHub;
• Advisor of Hong Kong-ASEAN Economic Cooperation Foundation;

Global / Regional:

• Member of the GS1 Global CEO Advisory Council;
• Director of Board of Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC);
• APEC Business Advisory Council Hong Kong representative for APEC Policy Partnership on Food Security;
• Member of Advisory Board of School of Business, University of Birmingham;
• Director of Board of Hong Kong Foundation, University of Birmingham.

Ms Lin is a native of Hong Kong. She holds an MBA in Strategic Management from the University of Birmingham United Kingdom.

Chapman Fong is Director, Cargo & Logistics at Airport Authority Hong Kong, where he leads strategic initiatives to strengthen Hong Kong International Airport’s position as a premier global aviation and logistics gateway.

With more than three decades of experience in the aviation industry, Chapman has held senior roles across terminal and airfield operations, cargo development, and route development. He has contributed to a range of pioneering initiatives, including the development of the world’s first cross-boundary intermodal transfer service, as well as the deployment of innovative technologies such as digital apron operations and autonomous vehicles at Hong Kong International Airport.

Chapman is a Corporate Member of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, and the Royal Aeronautical Society. He holds a Master’s degree in Transport Studies from The University of Hong Kong and has completed executive development programmes at the University of Cambridge, London Business School, and Columbia University. His areas of expertise include airport development, intermodal connectivity, aviation innovation, and logistics hub strategy.

Rene brings over 15 years of experience across retail, FMCG, sourcing, and supply chain management. Currently serving as Head of Digital at Carrefour Global Sourcing, she has collaborated with major global organizations including Pfizer, Adidas Group, Lidl, and Kaufland. Specialized in end-to-end digital transformation and operational optimization, she focuses on scaling modern supply chain technologies, driving process efficiency, and leveraging data-driven solutions to build resilient global supply networks.

Mona Liu is Vice President of Supply Chain & Quality Assurance at City Super Group, bringing over 30 years of supply chain experience spanning manufacturing, F&B and retail, with extensive exposure to global supply chains. A graduate of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, she also holds an MBA from Warwick Business School.  Her leadership responsibilities cover retail supply chain management, operational excellence and quality assurance. She drives initiatives to strengthen supply chain efficiency, resilience, food quality and traceability while advancing technology-enabled operations.

Mona has been closely involved in City Super Group’s supply chain transformation, including the Smart Warehouse, IoT-enabled operations and the development of AI-powered demand forecasting. Her work applies automation, real-time data and intelligent technologies to enhance warehouse efficiency, inventory visibility and data-driven decision-making. She also contributes industry perspectives through engagement with GS1 ECR HK Advisory Board member.

Roger Chan has extensive experience in the knitwear manufacturing sector, holding significant leadership positions at both Cobalt Fashion and Hong Kong’s broader textile and garment industry.

As the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Cobalt Fashion, a trailblazer in the knitwear industry, Roger oversees both the company’s operational excellence and technological innovation. Under his leadership, Cobalt Fashion has embraced cutting-edge technological tools and digital initiatives to enhance its design capabilities and production processes.

Serving a diverse clientele ranging from mass retailers to premium brands, Cobalt Fashion leverages AI and the industry’s foremost digital knitwear asset library to deliver high-quality virtual designs and production-ready data, transforming traditional knitwear manufacturing into a technology-driven industry.

Beyond his role at Cobalt Fashion, Roger serves as the Chairman of the Hong Kong Woollen & Synthetic Knitting Manufacturers' Association, Chairman of the Clothing Industry Training Authority, and Vice Chairman of the Textile Council of Hong Kong,  highlighting his broader influence in the industry. These leadership roles involve shaping industry standards, advocating for sector interests, and promoting innovation along sustainability initiatives.

Mr. Law is a Sustainability Partner at Deloitte China with 15 years' experience advising public and private companies on ESG strategy, sustainability and financial reporting, and assurance. He works with boards and executive teams to strengthen governance and capacity, quantify and account for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the value chain — including Scope 3 — assess climate resilience, develop decarbonisation strategies, and prepare disclosures that balance business implications with regulatory and ISSB-aligned expectations.

Before Deloitte, Mr. Law served at a leading global professional services firm and was Sustainability Director at the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA), where he led the localisation of sustainability standards — aligned with the ISSB — and built capacity programmes for practitioners and listed companies. He also supported the preparation of the Implementation Guidance for Climate Disclosures under the HKEX ESG Reporting Framework, and now serves on HKICPA's Sustainability Committee, advancing sustainability upskilling for the profession.

Mr. Law is a member of the GHG Protocol Technical Working Group, contributing to revisions of global greenhouse gas accounting standards — the foundation for credible Scope 3 and supply-chain emissions data — serves on the advisory committee for a sustainability-related master's programme at a Hong Kong university, and is a certified public accountant in both Hong Kong and the United States.

With over two decades of technology leadership across dynamic retail, agency, and MNC environments, Patrick specializes in aligning enterprise technology strategies with measurable business growth. As Director of Digital & IT at Fairwood Holdings, he oversees the group’s complete technology landscape across 170+ outlets, driving enterprise digitalisation, cloud transformation, and AI enablement.

Mr. Keith Lam has been a pivotal executive at GLS since 2005, bringing over two decades of expertise in IT solution implementation within the air cargo industry. His extensive experience has been instrumental in driving numerous major initiatives, including CargoiQ, eAWB/efreight, and cutting-edge digitalization solutions such as the ONE Record projects implementation, ACI/PLACI, and Air Mail solutions, among others. 

As GLS continues to lead as a premier digital cargo solution provider, Keith’s contributions to the company’s technological advancements are invaluable. He spearheads a team of specialists dedicated to enhancing GLS’s capabilities in supporting a variety of messaging standards, including ONE Record, CargoIMP,IATAXML, and UPU. 

In his role, Keith also actively engages with IATA DCWG as part of GLS’s strategic partnership with IATA. His efforts are crucial in promoting the standardization of ONE Record for future data sharing and exchange between stakeholders, solidifying GLS’s position at the forefront of the industry.

Dr. Toa Charm is a highly accomplished professional with extensive experience in the innovation and technology industry. His expertise spans various domains, including AI/Big Data, FinTech, Corporate Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Digital Transformation. Dr. Charm has held senior management positions at Cyberport, HSBC, IBM, Oracle, Kingdee, and Jardine. He published his book titled "數碼力大提升" (Boost Your Digital Power) and a few international business cases. Dr. Charm received accolades such as the 2019 College of Business Distinguished Alumni Award and the 2018 Doctor of Business Administration Alumni Award from CityU HK.

Dr. Charm is actively involved in advising enterprises on digital transformation, data literacy empowerment, and data monetization strategies. He has provided guidance to renowned organizations such as Bank of East Asia, China Everbright Bank, China Construction Bank, Transunion, Sun Life, AIA, BLUE, Chow Tai Fook, Harbour City, foodpanda, Airport Authority, Ricoh, ONE, CLP, MTR, HKTDC, Baidu and Lenovo.

Dr. Charm played a pivotal role in establishing Cyberport as a global leader in the digital tech ecosystem, attracting over 1,200 digital companies from more than 30 countries, including multiple unicorns. He currently chairs a few Asia's elite start-ups including OpenCertHub, Posify, Buyandship, Wizpresso, Lively Impact, HairCoSys and Kingsware.

Dr. Charm's contributions extend beyond individual companies. He serves as the Founding Chairman of the Data Literacy Association and holds key positions in various industry organizations. These include the President of the IoT Industry Advisory Council at GS1 HK, member in the Technology Council of Macau SAR Government, ExCo member of the Startup Council of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries (FHKI), mentor in the ELITE & LEAP Admission Panel at Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks (HKSTP), member of the Entrepreneurship Centre Advisory Group at Hong Kong Cyberport, member of the Tech Panel at Hong Kong Applied Science & Technology Institute (ASTRI), member of Digital Economy at Hong Kong Consumer Council.

Furthermore, Dr. Charm actively contributes to nurturing the next generation of leaders through his teaching engagements at leading universities such as the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Swiss Business School, Institute for China Business at HKU, and Greater Bay Area Business School. He received Faculty Teaching Merit Awards in 3 consecutive years (2021-23) from CUHK. Dr. Charm completed executive training programs at MIT, Stanford, Oxford, UC-Berkeley, Northwestern, Ivey, and CEIBS

Daniel Ho is a technology leader with over 20 years of experience in cybersecurity, IT management, and enterprise architecture. As Vice President of Unified Cyber Security and Digital Transformation Solutions at HGC Global Communications, he shapes cybersecurity and digital transformation strategy, connecting technology capabilities with measurable customer value.

His experience spans cyber security operations, enterprise security architecture, incident response, and security consulting, with previous leadership roles at different service providers. His industry-speaking engagements explore AI-enabled security operations, emerging cyber threats, and secure digital innovation.

Daniel holds an MBA from City University of Hong Kong and professional certifications including CISSP, CISA, CEH, CDPSE, PMP and ISO 27001 Lead Auditor. 

Herman Tam is the General Manager of Business Development at Hiang Kie Coffee Group Limited, where he leads strategic growth initiatives across Hong Kong and international markets. With over 15 years of experience in the food and beverage industry, Herman specializes in sales strategy, business development, and beverage consultancy.

Lindsey Niu has been working as Senior Manager, Operations, Safety and Security, North Asia, IATA since 2012, with main responsibility for cargo and ground operations standards dissemination, and projects to be delivered and implemented in the regional level, such as cargo digitalization, transformation and cargo safety projects in North Asia. Working closely with the local cargo community to establish the industry working groups and deliver the industry workshops. 

Before joining the IATA, Lindsey worked as Continental Airlines Cargo GSSA to be responsible for cargo sales and cargo operation in Beijing and Shanghai, and also worked for Air China Cargo in Regulatory Compliance, Cargo Operations and Special Cargo transportation.

Yuki Yamamoto is Founder CEO & Managing Director of istyle Retail (Hong Kong) Co., Limited.

Since joining istyle group in January 2016, Yuki formulated the Medium-term Business Plan to develop istyle’s overseas retail business and has been involved in a variety of retail business in Asia. In 2018, he moved to Hong Kong and established istyle Retail (Hong Kong) Co., Limited, which operates a specialty cosmetic store “@cosme STORE” in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong version of Japan’s largest comprehensive beauty site “@cosme”, and an e-commerce business.

Yuki has spent 20 years in the beauty industry in Japan, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia.

Yuki received an MBA from the University of Hong Kong and a BS from Rikkyo University.

Tyler and his team oversee the product selection and relationship with existing and new suppliers covering wine & spirits category globally. He is a WSET Diploma Candidate, a French Wine Scholar and Ambassador for the Armagnac Region, France. In 2026, he was appointed as one of the jury members for the 18th Edition of the Golden Bottle Award in China.

Ms Carmen Chiu was the consultant for the luxury retail brand Shanghai Tang and acted as Managing Director for Hong Kong before joining the Maxim’s Group as Director in Jan 2026. She is also an entrepreneur for her brand and training consulting firm, Ennoble, founded early 2024 to help HKU and HKUST MBA students, individual professionals and businesses elevating Personal Branding, Corporate Branding, training such as
Communications including Non-Verbal, Networking, Interview, Presentation skills, Positive Leadership in Cantonese, Mandarin and English. She was the former Regional Managing Director (APAC) at Fortnum & Mason from 2019 – 2023. Her responsibility included opening the 1st international flagship store in Hong Kong outside London, to solidify the brand reputation and develop new business opportunities in the key markets including the launch of Tmall Global in China.

Prior to joining Fortnum & Mason, Carmen was working with GODIVA Chocolatier for six and a half years. Her latest position was Global Communications Director covering Internal and External Comms based in New York and was part of the Global Executive Committee. Carmen was previously the Marketing and Merchandising Director for China and Pacific Rim based in Shanghai. During her tenure at GODIVA, Carmen successfully
led the regional marketing and merchandising team to develop brand building strategies to cover a wide array of markets (including Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Mongolia and Australia), through sound marketing plan, PR communications, visual merchandising, product innovations and merchandising to capture the markets’ growth. She played a significant role in building the China expansion plan and opened a 100 company-owned stores in 3 years and bought the brand to highest reputational standard in the
industry.
 

Carmen has 25 years of experience in transformational brand management in the food & lifestyle industries across FMCG, E-Commerce, HORECA, Luxury Retail and Hospitality channels, including 6 years based in China. She joined GODIVA Chocolatier from Nestlé China in Beijing, where she held the position of Business Development Director, responsible for the expansion of the Swiss ice cream business, Movenpick, in Greater China. Previously, Carmen spent seven years with Ferrero as Senior Brand Manager for Asia Pacific, a true lover in working for experiential lifestyle brands (and happy products!) regionally and globally, and deeply inspired by cultural diversity. She is a devoted "cultural ambassador" between the East and the West.

A native of Hong Kong who grew up in the UK, she has built a career that spans the globe. Carmen is a dedicated philanthropist and has also been supporting girls in achieving their dreams, she is a strong believer in pursuing what they are passionate about by building their confidence. Carmen has been a mentor in the BritCham Mentoring Scheme 2020/21 and The Women’s Foundation Mentorship Program 2022/23 to support the future female leaders. She is also an active volunteer and a sits on the Gala Committee for Mother’s Choice in recent years, a local charity serving many children without families and pregnant teenagers in Hong Kong since the 1980s. In addition, she is also volunteering at the NGO Inspiring Girls as a Role Model and participating many sharing talks at local secondary school programs.
 

Carmen is a member of the British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, a member of the Women in Business Committee, and the Asia CEO Community where she was awarded the Top 10 Powerful Business Leaders – The Voice 2022. Carmen is part of the Allies Circle at The Women’s Foundation and the ‘Women to Watch’ for the 30% Club and completed the 2023 Women’s Directorship Program at the HKU Business School. From Jan 2026, Carmen has been appointed Co-Chair for the NGO Inspiring Girls Hong Kong, a true DEIB advocate.

Maxim’s Caterers Ltd.,  

General Manager, Supply Chain and Quality Assurance (HK & China)

Wuyi University, Guest Professor

China Coffee National Standard (GB) Approval Committee member 

Roland was born and raised in Hong Kong, he has numerous working experiences in various industries, including retail management, supply chain management, IT and manufacturing operations, etc. He served as the guest professor of Jiangnan University, School of Food Science and Technology in 2020 - 2023.

Before joining Maxim’s Group, Roland was the Senior Consultant in McKinsey & Co. He also served as Board member for Luckin Coffee Inc., Chairman of Governance Committee and member of Audit Committee.

In addition, Roland worked as COO of CP Supply Chain Investment for Charoen Pokphand Group for building the integrated supply chain operations with the group’s retail systems, including food & beverages stores, CVS, supermarkets, and shopping malls. He has had joint Starbucks China & Asia Pacific as senior vp, as well as in Yum! Brands China as VP.  

Karen Lai is a Managing Director of LionRock Capital, a seasoned Asian private equity firm with an investment focus on global consumer lifestyle companies. She has over 19 years’ experience in private equity and investment banking. 

Prior to joining LionRock Capital, she was an Investment Executive at Candover, a European private equity fund, where she focused on mid-market growth companies in the Greater China region. She has also worked at Credit Suisse focusing on fixed income structuring, as well as at Bank of America Merrill Lynch focusing on corporate finance and corporate risk management. 

Karen received a Bachelor of Science in Economics (summa cum laude and member of Beta Alpha Psi) from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. She is qualified as a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

Dr. John Yu is a seasoned logistics professional and the Senior Head of Operations at Aramex Hong Kong Limited, overseeing operations and product development in South China and Hong Kong. A highly accomplished academic and practitioner, he holds a Doctor of Business Administration along with two Master’s degrees in Industrial Logistics Systems and Knowledge Management, both graduated with distinctions.

As Chairperson of the Logistics Policy Committee and a Council Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Hong Kong (CILTHK), Dr. Yu has a proven track record of industry leadership. He successfully hosted the "Modern Logistics Summit – The GBA" at PolyU and pioneered two comprehensive surveys examining ESG awareness and smart logistics perception within the sector. These studies provided critical insights that have helped benchmark the industry, identify strategic gaps, and shape sustainable development policies for Hong Kong's transport and logistics ecosystem.

Dr. Yu extends his expertise to public service as an appointed Expert for the Port Community System (PCS) Development Project's Industry Expert Liaison Group, and a Member of the Customer Liaison Group (CLG) on Trade Matters under the Census and Statistics Department. Dedicated to nurturing the next generation of logistics talent, he is a Visiting Lecturer at PolyU CPCE and has authored five books alongside more than 170 articles across diverse media platforms. 

Boris Lo is the Chief Operating Officer at UXSoft Global Limited, bringing over 15 years of industry-leading expertise in retail solutions, digital transformation, and enterprise technology across Hong Kong and Greater China.

As COO, Boris spearheads UXSoft’s operational strategy and technological innovation, bridging cutting-edge artificial intelligence with robust retail architecture. With deep expertise spanning AI-driven consumer insights, intelligent automation, and integrated omnichannel systems, he empowers modern retail brands to streamline operations, elevate customer experiences, and accelerate sustainable growth.

Over his decade-and-a-half trajectory in Hong Kong’s fast-evolving retail tech landscape, Boris has established a strong track record of designing high-impact digital infrastructures for enterprise clients. His vision seamlessly fuses deep AI domain knowledge with practical, scalable retail applications, positioning UXSoft at the forefront of the next-generation retail ecosystem.