Joseph Ma is an urban planner with over 30 years of international experience. He is an Eminent Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, a Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute, a registered Professional Planner (Hong Kong), and a Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Architectural Conservationists.

Joe is currently holding the post of Technical Advisor in Saudi Public Transport Company (SAPTCO). Previously, he was working as Deputy General Manager/ Financial Controller in Shenzhen Bus Group, in charge of international development, procurement, finance, and advertisement. A major accomplishment since joining Shenzhen Bus is the successful procurement of some 6,000 electric buses and 4,700 electric taxis resulting in Shenzhen Bus Group becoming the first fully and largest electric-powered public transportation operator in the world.

Joe Ma also represented Shenzhen Bus Group at all international marketing and development. He was the elected Chair for the Taxi and Share-riding Committee of the Union Internationale des Transports Publics (UITP) for 2019 – 2021 and he was also part of UITP’s Bus Committee. He is also regularly invited as a guest speaker in many global public transportation conferences and forums.