Opening Welcome: Rethinking Health & Wellbeing

Dr. Jessica Tam is the Business Director of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS), overseeing its ‘Co-creation Pillar’ and Family and Community Service. She leads various initiatives, including the Caring Company Scheme, sustainability projects, social entrepreneurship programs, and impact grant-making schemes.

Previously, Jessica directed the Social Enterprise Business Centre (SEBC), promoting social entrepreneurship and innovation in Hong Kong. Under her leadership, SEBC became the first social enterprise intermediary in the region, and she launched Asia’s first language-based Pay for Success Project, along with establishing the Impact Incubator for the government’s Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund.

Jessica also serves on several committees, including the Social Enterprise Summit and the Sustainable Knowledge Transfer Project Fund at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Her expertise extends to advisory roles at CUHK, Hong Kong Baptist University, and Hong Kong Shue Yan University.

Recognition for her work includes the Secretary for Home Affairs’ commendation in 2018, participation in the AVPN Policy Fellowship in 2019, and inclusion in Tatler’s Asia Impact List in 2020. In 2023, she earned her PhD in social welfare from CUHK, focusing on social entrepreneurship.

My Sustainability Goals for 2025:

1. Partnerships for the goal – strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the partnership for sustainable development by fostering cooperation between governments, the private sector, and civil society
2. Good health and wellbeing – promote healthy lives and well-being for all at all ages