St. Paul's College 170th Anniversary Seminar Series - Plenary Session: Build Our Future
Event Details
Date: 7 May 2022 (Sat)
Time: 9:30am – 12:55pm
Venue: The Hong Kong Jockey Club Hall, Asia Society Hong Kong Center
About
The first seminars of the St. Paul's College Seminar Series were successfully held in March with enlightening topics covering technological innovation, healthcare, work and education, and climate change to prepare students for the future. Ten distinguished speakers from various fields shed light on future trends and offered students a vision of hope and abundant opportunities.
The seminar series will conclude with a plenary session to be held at Asia Society Hong Kong Center on 7 May 2022, where all the 10 speakers will come together again to give insights into what actions various stakeholders can take and what programmes they can implement to help the next generation realise their potential and be ready for the abundant opportunities ahead.
Panel 1: The Future of Technology, Work and Education
Speakers:
Mr. Danny Lee – Senior Advisor, Blue Pool Capital Limited
Prof. Helen Meng – Chair Professor of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof. Kai-ming Cheng – Emeritus Professor, The University of Hong Kong
Ms. Ronna Chao – Asia Society Hong Kong Board Member & CEO of Bai Xian Asia Institute (BXAI)
Panel 2: The Future of Climate Change and Healthcare
Speakers:
Prof. Christine Loh – SBS, JP, OBE, Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite, Chief Development Strategist, Institute for the Environment, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Dr. Deacons Yeung (SPC ’85, form 7) – Director (Cluster Services), Hospital Authority
Mr. James Chan (SPC ’86) – Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director, Hong Kong Housing Society
Prof. Raymond Liang, SBS, JP (SPC ’72) – Head, Department of Medicine, Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital
Prof. Stephen Lau – Honorary Professor, Faculty of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong
Mr. Wing-mo Leung – Former Assistant Director, Hong Kong Observatory
Moderator:
Diana Wu David – Former Executive, Financial Times