People & Purpose
Overview
This session will discuss key elements in the incubation of social entrepreneurs and community leaders. How can we identify, nurture and promote these talents for the greater good of our society?
Learnings
- What are the opportunities and challenges of implementing sustainability innovations as an intrapreneur, entrepreneur, and extrapreneur?
- How can we promote social innovation within a venture and corporate setting?
- How can we empower people around us to become social innovators and actors?
Post Event Actions
- Set up a talent pipeline and channels to attract, nurture and promote social innovators of tomorrow.
- Align your company’s purpose with individual mission and passion – what can we do to support and empower all stakeholders to achieve social impact?
- Community investment and engagement action plan across departments and districts
Speakers
MODERATOR
Johanna Chan
Director of Ecosystem Innovation
Dream Impact
Johanna Chan
Director of Ecosystem Innovation
Dream Impact
Johanna envisions a world with empowered women and purpose-driven businesses. At Dream Impact, Johanna is leading the ESG Advisory team and matching corporate social partnerships for 100+ social ventures, strategically implementing social innovations and environmental impact solutions from grassroot projects to corporations. She co-founded ethical brand RIL CREED under social venture LOHAS (Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability).
My Sustainability Goals for 2022:
My sustainability goals for this year is to implement sustainable development goals at SMEs and corporates through ESG and social venture solutions (SDG 8, 12) and hope to see an uptake on individual climate actions in Hong Kong.
Jessica Cheng
General Manager
Lui Che Woo Prize
Jessica Cheng
General Manager
Lui Che Woo Prize
Jessica works at her family’s charitable foundation that promotes sustainable development and improving the welfare of people, through an international prize Lui Che Woo Prize for World Civilisation, university advancements and community programs. Jessica serves on the board of the Hong Kong International Literary Festival and Enable Foundation, a social design collective.
Kelvin Lee
Director
Enactus Hong Kong
Kelvin Lee
Director
Enactus Hong Kong
Currently working as the Director of Enactus Hong Kong, Kelvin has helped different youth social entrepreneur develop into successful projects. Having been part of Swire Placemaking Academy, he has realised the importance of stakeholder engagement and joined Enactus as a full-time staff immediately after undergraduate graduation. He will take his passion for social innovation to the next level with a Master’s degree at the University of Cambridge.
My Sustainability Goals for 2022:
- Look forward to more fruitful collaborations with different stakeholders to create more synergies.
Keilem Ng
General Manager - Sustainability
Link REIT
Keilem Ng
General Manager - Sustainability
Link REIT
Keilem Ng mixes an international career working in real estate finance and investment with a passionate commitment to sustainability and the environment. Keilem is currently General Manager – Sustainability at Link REIT, Asia’s largest real estate investment trust. She is also the founder of the non profit organisations Eco Marine and Exchange and Empower.
My Sustainability Goals for 2022:
To take action for integrating sustainability into business and all aspects of daily life.
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