Dr. George Lam, BBS, JP
- Chair, United Nations ESCAP Sustainable Business Network Finance Task Force
- President, InvestAI Foundation
- Former Chairman, Hong Kong Cyberport
- Senior Research Fellow and Member of Advisory Board, HSUHK Centre for ESG Research
- Adjunct Professor, HSUHK
A champion for digital transformation, innovation and entrepreneurship, tech investment, sustainable development and international exchange and cooperation, Dr. Lam has over 40 years of extensive international experience in corporate management, strategy consulting, corporate governance, risk management, policy development and advocacy, direct investment, investment banking and asset management spheres. Dr. Lam is a Hong Kong accounting advisory expert of the PRC Ministry of Finance, a member of the Consultative Committee on Guangdong-Hong Kong Co-operation (Guangzhou Nansha), Chairman of the Technology and Innovation Committee of the Belt and Road General Chamber of Commerce, Advisor to Our Hong Kong Foundation, President of InvestAI Foundation, Advisor to Hong Kong Investor Relations Association, Consultant to Hong Kong Legal Exchange Foundation, Senior Advisor to the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and Macau, Senior Advisor to Yesports Master Club, Honorary Advisor to Junior Achievement Hong Kong, Honorary Chairman of RWA Research Institute, Honorary President of Internet Professional Association, Founding Advisor to Hong Kong Digital Asset Society, Honorary Advisor to Hong Kong PropTech Association, Vice President of Hong Kong Real Property Federation, Chair of United Nations ESCAP Sustainable Business Network Finance Task Force, and a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Permanent Commission on Economic and Financial Issues of the World Union of Small and Medium Enterprises. Dr. Lam is the immediate past Chairman of Cyberport, Hong Kong’s digital technology and FinTech flagship as well as global innovation and start-ups hub. He was also Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Cyberport Macro Fund.
Dr. Lam holds a BSc in Sciences and Mathematics, an MSc in Systems Science and an MBA from the University of Ottawa in Canada, a post-graduate Diploma in Public Administration from Carleton University in Canada, a post-graduate diploma in English and Hong Kong Law, an LLB (Hons) in law and an LLM (Legal Practice) from Manchester Metropolitan University in the UK, an LLM (Corporate Law) from the University of Wolverhampton in the UK, a PCLL in law from the City University of Hong Kong, a Certificate in Professional Accountancy from the Chinese University of Hong Kong School of Continuing and Professional Studies, an MPA and a PhD from the University of Hong Kong. Dr. Lam is a Solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong (and formerly a member of the Hong Kong Bar). He is an Accredited Mediator of the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution, a Fellow of Certified Management Accountants (CMA) Australia, the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators and the Hong Kong Institute of Directors, an international affiliate of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA), an Honorary Fellow of Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Australia, the Hong Kong Institute of Facility Management and the University of Hong Kong School of Professional and Continuing Education, and a Distinguished Fellow of the Hong Kong Innovative Technology Development Association.