Rethinking Inclusion
Day 2 : 10:00 – 11:30
This roundtable focuses on reimagining inclusion as a conscious act by understanding the realities of the diversity and inclusion in Hong Kong today.
To the reimagine inclusion as a conscious act, the roundtable encourages participants to
- Reflect – exploring the DE&I realities of Hong Kong and workplaces today by understanding the dimensions to diversity in everyday life
- Rethink – As you reimagine inclusion to be a conscious action, participants are encouraged rethink mindsets and possibilities for behaviour and social change
- Realign – realigning goals that are fit for purpose to encourage participation in the society and also give voice to marginalised communities
- Rebalance – rebalancing inequitable systems in the society and in workplaces through the work of community groups and employee groups that would help change systems
- Re-engage – re-engaging communities for wider impact where inclusion is an everyday occurrence.
Speakers
Jeiz Robles
Director of DEI
Community Business
Jeiz Robles
Community Business
Director of DEI
Ranked within the Top 20 by Involve’s Global LGBTQ+ Future Leaders in the last 3 years, Jeiz is a proud Asian, cisgender, bisexual, neurodivergent woman who champions societal inclusion. She has most recently joined Community Business as Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) overseeing the organization’s strategy for its DEI programs. Before this, she has spent the last 14 years in IBM dabbling in Global Mobility, HR Services and finally leading Marketplace Diversity for the APAC region where she actively influenced Diversity and Inclusion strategies, policies and programs through work with various industries’ Employee Resource Groups, Business Leaders and Civil Society Organizations.
One of the Philippine Financial & Interindustry Pride’s Advisors of the Board, having co-chaired the Philippine Business Disability Network and co-founded the National Inclusion Council of the Philippines, Jeiz’s passion revolves around surfacing voices that are unheard to make an impact to various communities.
Yee Lin Ng
Consultant
Community Business
Yee Lin Ng
Community Business
Consultant
Yee Lin Ng is responsible for consulting and training design and delivery, as well as client relationship management.
Well equipped with over 30 years of work and life experience, Yee Lin seeks to coach and motivate the next generation of thought leaders by enriching their personal growth and heightening their professional value. She is a ICF PCC certified coach with many years of executive leadership experience.
Prior to joining Community Business as a consultant in C&T, she was based in Shanghai for 10 years and worked in a creative agency in branding strategy and project management with global brands.
Actively involved with ICF Singapore’s Community of Practice for Team Coaching and Outreach & Coaching for Community, she holds a Mentor role with Asia Institute of Mentoring, Singapore Halogen Foundation’s Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) and Hong Kong Kids4Kids’ Action For A Cause. This is her vision of paying it forward to build a highway of hope for future generations.
Yee Lin holds Bachelor Degree in Economics and Political Science, National University of Singapore. She is also a certified CSM, CAL-E, CAL-T and CAL-O with Scrum Alliance. She is native in English and fluent in spoken Mandarin and Cantonese.
Supported by
Community Business
Community Business is a leading not-for-profit committed to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in companies across Asia. Since its conception, Community Business has been striving to make a ripple of change through society, working to challenge attitudes in organisations which in turn will affect the way people act and feel among their wider communities.
Our organisation’s sustainability goals for 2025
Our focus on responsible and inclusive business is aligned to 4 mission-led themes:
SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals: Working directly with leaders – current and future – increasing their understanding of key issues, motivating them to act and encouraging them to be bold in their pursuit of responsible and inclusive business practices.
SDG 5: Gender Equality and SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities Leading companies in developing an intersectional approach to diversity, equity and inclusion, highlighting and examining key issues from a local market perspective, facilitating dialogue and sharing best practices, tools and resources.
SDG 3: Good Health and Wellbeing: Supporting companies in developing a diverse wellbeing culture that promotes good health in the workplace and beyond through the implementation of holistic, evidence-based strategies.
SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth: Encouraging companies to look beyond the boundaries of their organisation and proactively create opportunities for disadvantaged or under-represented groups to participate more fully in society.