BIO
Ronald is the CEO of Urban Spring, a certified B Corp™ and impact business that designs, deploys and manages an IoT network of smart water stations. As a chartered surveyor, he specialises in asset management and placemaking. He spends his days advocating for a world where water stations are standard building provisions and advising on real estate matters. For more than 13 years, Ronald has been forging partnerships, creating value and positive externalities for built environment stakeholders. He is an Unreasonable Fellow, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA), and an assessor for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). He sits on the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Hong Kong NEXT committee and advisory councils for the WELL Building Standard and Harvard Business Review. When not travelling or watching films, Ronald can be found at real estate, ESG and impact events. He is also an aficionado of horology and mid-century furniture.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Urban Spring aims to build a network of well-designed and well-maintained water refill stations at different locations and occasions in urban areas. Their mission is to provide a reliable alternative to single-use plastic bottles. Through data collection and analysis, they actively engage users to use a trustworthy network of filtered water stations that can be remotely monitored by the service centre.

