People & Purpose
Overview
Organizations become stronger by being diverse. How do we teach our teams to respect and support each other? This panel will explore how we all win from building inclusive cultures.
Learnings
- Society level – Is there a support structure in Hong Kong to ensure that all Hong Kongers thrive as individuals, professionals and citizens?
- Company level – Are companies in Hong Kong living up to their promises and ambitions? How do we make diversity and non-discrimination policies come to life? How do we build cultures where employees feel a true sense of belonging?
- Individual level – What is our personal responsibility? How do we become aware of unconscious bias, and how can we be better allies to people who are different from us?
Post Event Actions
- Reflect on your own unconscious bias.
- Observe your workplace and identify areas where more support is needed for under-represented groups.
- Become an ally to people lacking traditional privileges or who don’t fit into traditional norms.
Speakers
MODERATOR
Christian Bergenstråhle
General Manager
Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong
Christian Bergenstråhle
General Manager
Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong
Multi-entrepreneur with a background from marketing, communication and design. Since 2020 General Manager at the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong.
My Sustainability Goals for 2021:
To encourage and execute initiatives within sustainability through the SwedCham Sustainability Committee, to highlight the importance for more individuals and companies.
BAKAR Fariha Salma Deiya
Executive Officer
Institute for Youth Sustainability Leadership, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
BAKAR Fariha Salma Deiya
Executive Officer
Institute for Youth Sustainability Leadership, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
BAKAR Fariha Salma Deiya is a Hong Kong born Bangladeshi. She is currently an Executive Officer at the Institute of Youth Sustainability Leadership, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong.
She is pursuing her Master of Laws in Human Rights [LLM(HR)] at the University of Hong Kong (Faculty of Law).
A member of the Commission on Children, she helps to drive work for the benefit of children in relation to policy development regarding research and public engagement, children with specific needs, children protection, rights and development.
Benita Chick
CEO and Founder
Encompass HK
Benita Chick
CEO and Founder
Encompass HK
Benita is educated with a B.A. from Cornell University and M.A. from Boston University . With her experience in community outreach to environmental education for universities, NGOs and think tanks, Benita founded Encompass HK in 2018 to further the mission of advocating for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
My Sustainability Goals for 2021:
Benita is passionate about raising awareness of SDG12 as that’s the goal that’s least concerned by HK public. She is doing this with experiential-learning programs on biodynamic wine, sustainable coffee tasting and other events.
Brian Henderson
Founder
Whole Business Wellness
Brian Henderson
Founder
Whole Business Wellness
Brian brings his 30 years of leadership experience to help organisations develop wellness strategies at individual, team and organisation level using story telling, experiential learning and resilience assessments to build wellness capabilities and culture at all levels.
My Sustainability Goals for 2021:
Promote SDG 3 (good health & wellbeing) and 8 (decent work & economic growth) through the corporate wellness work we do at Whole Business Wellness.