Online Talk Event: The Future of Business for a Sustainable World

Speakers

• Michael Au

  Managing Director, District Capital

  Michael is the managing director of District Capital, an investment arm of a Hong Kong-based family office. The firm invests in socially innovative entrepreneurial teams with scalable solutions in tech, healthcare, and finance via direct investments as well as through funds.

  Michael is the managing director of District Capital, an investment arm of a Hong Kong-based family office. The firm invests in socially innovative entrepreneurial teams with scalable solutions in tech, healthcare, and finance via direct investments as well as through funds.

• Tat Lam

  CEO & Founder, SZC Holdings

  Dr. Tat Lam is currently the CEO of SZC Holdings, a social enterprise to research social finance and social development strategies, develop technological solutions for the bottom billion market, and launch mission-driven ventures to solve the problems on the ground. Dr. Lam is an expert in development, social anthropology, and impact finance. With Dr. Lam‘s leadership, SZC Holdings has been serving social capitals, foundations, and governments in China, Singapore, Myanmar, and Brazil. Recently, Dr. Lam and his team launched a new venture in Singapore to provide microfinance services targeting the unbanked population in Papua New Guinea, Laos, Myanmar and Hong Kong, supported by capacity building programs and blockchain technologies.

  Before founding SZC Holdings, Dr. Lam involved in large scale urban and rural development projects in China, consulting on strategies of public-private engagements and collaborations. Dr. Lam was graduated from Columbia University in New York and UCL in London. He has been teaching urban development, innovation, and entrepreneurship programs at the Chinese University of Hong Kong for the last 8 consecutive years.
  Dr. Tat Lam is currently the CEO of SZC Holdings, a social enterprise to research social finance and social development strategies, develop technological solutions for the bottom billion market, and launch mission-driven ventures to solve the problems on the ground. Dr. Lam is an expert in development, social anthropology, and impact finance. With Dr. Lam‘s leadership, SZC Holdings has been serving social capitals, foundations, and governments in China, Singapore, Myanmar, and Brazil. Recently, Dr. Lam and his team launched a new venture in Singapore to provide microfinance services targeting the unbanked population in Papua New Guinea, Laos, Myanmar and Hong Kong, supported by capacity building programs and blockchain technologies.

  Before founding SZC Holdings, Dr. Lam involved in large scale urban and rural development projects in China, consulting on strategies of public-private engagements and collaborations. Dr. Lam was graduated from Columbia University in New York and UCL in London. He has been teaching urban development, innovation, and entrepreneurship programs at the Chinese University of Hong Kong for the last 8 consecutive years.
• Kit Law

  Manager – Group Sustainability, CLP Power Hong Kong Limited

  Kit leads the work of sustainability analytics, performance and reporting in
  CLP, which is one of the largest investor-owned power businesses in Asia Pacific. She spearheads the Company’s sustainability strategy and embeds it across the Group’s business in Hong Kong and overseas. She uses scenario analysis to assess and enhance the Group’s climate resilience and embeds sustainability into risk management. She is leading CLP’s annual sustainability report production, investor indices management and related engagement.

  Kit is a delegate in the WBCSD Leadership Programme 2018. She holds BSc in Biochemistry and MPhil degrees from the University of Hong Kong. She was a Chevening scholar at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where she received an MSc degree in Development Studies.

  Kit leads the work of sustainability analytics, performance and reporting in
  CLP, which is one of the largest investor-owned power businesses in Asia Pacific. She spearheads the Company’s sustainability strategy and embeds it across the Group’s business in Hong Kong and overseas. She uses scenario analysis to assess and enhance the Group’s climate resilience and embeds sustainability into risk management. She is leading CLP’s annual sustainability report production, investor indices management and related engagement.

  Kit is a delegate in the WBCSD Leadership Programme 2018. She holds BSc in Biochemistry and MPhil degrees from the University of Hong Kong. She was a Chevening scholar at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where she received an MSc degree in Development Studies.

• Harvey Chung

  Co-founder, FabCafe Hong Kong & Loftwork Hong Kong

  Harvey Chung is a design architect, educator and the co-founder of Loftwork Hong Kong. He is currently an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Hong Kong, focusing on materials technology, as well as multi-disciplinary design within architecture.

  Learn more about Harvey Chung and Loftwork Hong Kong here.
  Harvey Chung is a design architect, educator and the co-founder of Loftwork Hong Kong. He is currently an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Hong Kong, focusing on materials technology, as well as multi-disciplinary design within architecture.

  Learn more about Harvey Chung and Loftwork Hong Kong here.