About the Symposium
The Institute of International Business and Governance (IIBG) of Hong Kong Metropolitan University has been organising the Annual Academia-Industry Exchange since 2017. We have many successes to celebrate from the past events in helping to create partnerships between academics and business practitioners through forums that are characterized by a commitment to excellence in content as well as innovation in format.
In December 2022, we will be hosting our first business innovation and sustainability symposium in the post-pandemic recovery era. This will bring together a diverse set of stakeholders and offer the participants a chance to network, and learn about new ideas and technologies and that enhance ESG performance of business organisations. We have a line-up of a group of guest speakers ready to take you through the most pressing issues on the minds of today’s business innovators. Speed up your own learning curve with talks on topics like digital transformation, company culture change, sustainability management and more.
Keynote Speakers
Professor Wayne Visser
Professor of Integrated Value & Chair of Sustainable Transformation, Antwerp Management School
Fellow, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
Founder & Director, CSR International and Kaleidoscope Futures
Ms Jasmine Lee
Managing Partner, EY Hong Kong and Macau
Panelists and Moderator
Dr Edmund Lee
General Manager & Head of Group ESG Initiatives, Gold Peak Technology Group Limited
Ms Theresa Tang
Head of Business, Maxim's Cakes and Other Subsidiary Brands, Maxim's Group
Ms Venisa Chu
Regional Sustainability Director – APAC, L'Occitane Group
Mr Victor Chang
Executive Director, Wong's Kong King International (Holdings) Limited
President, WKK Distribution Limited
Mr Paul Pong
Managing Director, Pegasus Fund Managers Ltd
Mr Andrew Tsui
CEO & Co-founder, Rooftop Republic
Ms Helen Chan
Head of Client Experience, Urban Spring
Mr Yauhing Yu
Operation Manager, Prozparity International Energy Group Ltd
Registration
Registration to the symposium is free. Register now until 30 November 2022.
Programme
Date: 2 December 2022 (Friday)
Time: 9:30am – 5:30pm (UTC+8)
Venue: Multi-purpose Hall, 10/F, Block C, Main Campus, Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Mode: Hybrid
Session
9:30-9:45
Opening Address
Professor Paul Lam
President
Hong Kong Metropolitan University
9:45-10:45
Keynote Speech I
Topic:
Sustainability: Opportunities and Challenges, and the Road Ahead
Ms Jasmine Lee
Managing Partner, EY Hong Kong and Macau
10:45-11:15
Tea Break
11:15-12:45
Panel Discussion I
Topic:
Sustainability in Action: Business Innovations for Achieving Net Zero
- Dr Edmund Lee, General Manager & Head of Group ESG Initiatives, Gold Peak Technology Group Limited
- Ms Theresa Tang, Head of Business, Maxim's Cakes and Other Subsidiary Brands
- Ms Venisa Chu, Regional Sustainability Director – APAC, L'Occitane Group
- Mr Victor Chang, Executive Director, Wong's Kong King International (Holdings) Limited
- Moderator: Mr Paul Pong, Managing Director of Pegasus Fund Managers Ltd
12:45-14:30
Lunch Break
14:30-15:30
Keynote Speech II
Topic: Thriving: From Sustainability Spin to Net Positive Impact
Professor Wayne Visser
Professor of Integrated Value & Chair of Sustainable Transformation, Antwerp Management School
Fellow, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
Founder & Director, CSR International and Kaleidoscope Futures
15:30-16:00
Tea Break
16:00-17:15
Panel Discussion II
Topic:
Narrative Change from Risk Mitigation to Opportunity Capture: Opportunities for Startups and SMEs
- Mr Andrew Tsui, CEO and Co-founder, Rooftop Republic
- Ms Helen Chan, Head of Client Experience, Urban Spring
- Mr Yauhing Yu, Operation Manager, Prozparity International Energy Group Ltd
- Moderator: Dr Hamid Khurshid, Assistant Professor, HKMU
17:15-17:30
Closing Address
Professor Alan Au
Dean, Lee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration
Director, Institute of International Business and Governance
Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Supporting Organisations
Institute of International Business and Governance
Hong Kong Metropolitan University
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