Lester Chan
Founder & CEO
BEng (UCL), MSc (Imperial), DIC, MBA, FRSA, MIEEE, MIET
ROLES
Founder & CEO at Aura Labs
Co-founder & Executive Director at AAIOT Group
Adjunct Professor at City University of Hong Kong (Department of Management)
ASSOCIATIONS
Fellow of the Royal Society for Arts for Social Inclusion and Sustainable (RSA)
Vice President at Hong Kong Science and Technology Park, Startup Alumni Association
- Steering Committee & Chairman of Member Retention and Engagement
Fellow at the THINC Fellowship, Tencent and Viva La Vida, Future Close-up 2024
Fellow at the INSPIRO Network UNDP SDG Spark Labs
Permanent Member of Hong Kong Young Scientist Association (HKYSA)
- Steering Committee of Innovation & AI
Columnist of Hong Kong Economic Journal, Lester’s PropTech Diary
Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Permanent Member at ConTech & PropTech Alliance (CPTA), ASTRI
Member of Hong Kong PropTech Association
Member of the Information and Software Industry Association
Global Panel at MIT Technology Review
Advisory Council at Harvard Business Review
MEET Alumni of Our Hong Kong Foundation MEET
Commercial properties are the largest asset class in the world; however, it is also one of the most polluting.
As a civil engineer turned entrepreneur, throughout my career, I have been driven by a deep passion for finding innovative solutions to address the pressing environmental challenges faced by the world. With the advent of disruptive technologies in data science and AIML modelling. I took the initiative to create a company that is aligned with my vision for necessary innovation in data management for properties.