A champion for digital transformation, tech entrepreneurship, sustainable development, responsible business, impact investing and international cooperation, Dr. Lam is Chair of the United Nations ESCAP Sustainable Business Network (ESBN) and Chair of the ESBN Finance Task Force, and a member of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government Green Technology and Finance Development Committee and Hong Kong Growth Portfolio Governance Committee. He is also 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), a member of the Belt and Road and Greater Bay Area Committee of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Chairman of the Innovation and Technology Committee of the Belt and Road General Chamber of Commerce, Advisor to Our Hong Kong Foundation, Advisor to Hong Kong Investor Relations Association, Senior Advisor to the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and Macau, Founding Advisor to Hong Kong Digital Asset Society, Honorary Advisor to Hong Kong Business Angel Network, and a Board member and Chairman of the Permanent Commission on Economic and Financial Issues of the World Union of Small and Medium Enterprises.
Dr. Lam earlier served as Chairman of Hong Kong Cyberport, Hong Kong’s digital technology flagship and global innovation and tech start-ups hub. He was a practicing Solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong (and formerly a member of the Hong Kong Bar). He 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, 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 SCS, an MPA and a PhD from the University of Hong Kong. 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.