HONG
KONG SAR - Media
OutReach - 7 November 2021 - The 14th
Social Enterprise Summit ("SES") has brought to a successful close today, Thousands
of local and overseas delegates participated online and offline. Themed "Building
Blocks of a Regenerative Future", the four-day SES 2021 curated a series of
exciting events on topics covering Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Net
Zero Emissions, Social Procurement, Data for Good and Entrepreneurship Exchange.
It aimed at synergising the collective efforts from the civic sector,
businesses, academia and government to contribute to the wellbeing of our
society and planet.
Mrs. Rebecca CHOY
YUNG, Chair of Social Enterprise Summit Organising Committee expressed at the Concluding
Session, "SES has been dedicated to advancing the development of social
innovation and entrepreneurship. We are glad to have engaged stakeholders from
different sectors to co-create innovative schemes and strategies for achieving
a "Regenerative Future".
The four-day
Summit consisted of 14 discussion panels, 3 social innovation visits and 2
interactive workshops, with the participation and engagement of over 70 leaders
from over 13 countries and locations. The three-themed tracks covered topics
included: co-creating an open knowledge hub on social innovation; building
alliances for regional collective impact; and examining strategies for
effective resource channelling to bring sustainable growth to social enterprises.
The need to tackle
climate change is more pressing than ever with extreme weather affecting every
region across the globe. Many countries have made commitments to achieve carbon
neutrality, or "net zero" emissions within the next few decades. Under
the track of "Bridging Purpose with Actions", the "Achieving Net Zero:
Unlocking Private Capital and Mobilising Resources for Success" session invited
Mr Anthony CHEUNG, Board Governor and Convenor of Green Finance of Friends of
the Earth (HK); Prof Christine LOH, Chief Development Strategist of Institute
for the Environment of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Ms
Cheuk Wan FAN, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer Asia of HSBC
Global Private Banking and Wealth; Ms Grace HUI, Head of Green and Sustainable
Finance of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX); and Mr Samuel TANG,
Advisor of World Green Organization to explore how cross-sector collaboration
among private investments, governments and civil society could transform
pledges into plans to accelerate the success of reaching net zero targets by
2050.
Tech-driven social
innovation has become the focal point of social entrepreneurs as an effective
solution to respond to social issues these days. The "Data for Good" session
under the track of "Co-Creating an Open Knowledge Hub for Ecosystem
Development" featured Mr Leong CHEUNG, Executive Director, Charities &
Community, The Hong Kong Jockey Club; Mr Yue Chun CHAN, Head of Spatial Data
Office, Development Bureau, The Government of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region; and Mr Kenny SHUI, Assistant Research Director and Head
of Economic Development Research, Our Hong Kong Foundation. They had a dialogue
on how data-driven social innovation projects have made a breakthrough in
solving complicated social challenges.
Today, Asian
cities have significantly adopted innovative approach in response to social
issues and crises. In particular, topics surrounding environment and
technology, community empowerment, and mental health and wellbeing have drawn
attention among Asian cities with the provision of increased opportunities for
knowledge and experience exchange with one another. The "Asia Youth
Entrepreneurship Exchange" session under the track of "Building Alliances for
Regional Collective Impact" brought together young social entrepreneurs and
changemakers across Asia to showcase their innovation solutions to address
today's social issues. Mr Roy DAHILDAHIL, Co-founder of #MentalHealthPH,
Philippines; Ms Hyeonjin KIM, Founder and CEO of KAYD, South Korea; Ms Passawee
KODAKA, Founder of Folkcharm, Thailand; Ms Hazel KWEH, Founder and CEO of
Bloomback Pte Ltd, Singapore; Ms Ellen LEE, COO of PackAge+, Taiwan; Mr Raymond
MAK, Co-founder and CEO of Farmacy Hong Kong, Mr Paddy ROBERTSON, CEO of Smart
Air, China and Ms Ovy SABRINA, Co-founder and COO of Rebricks, Indonesia exchanged their entrepreneurial
stories and explored ways to drive regional impact with delegates.
The Summit's Concluding Session themed "Beyond Sustainability" was
facilitated by Dr Ilex LAM, Chairman of iEnterprise Foundation. He joined hands
with Ms Naomi CHAN, National Executive Vice President of JCI, Hong Kong; Dr
Eddy LEE, Founder of 350HK; Ms Nicolette TONG, Executive Vice President of The
Wave; and Mr YUEN Shu Wah, Founding Chairman of Gratia Foundation Limited to
examine visions of sustainability in the post-pandemic era and prospects of the
future "regenerative" development.
The SIE Fund hosted a Social Innovation Exhibition with the theme of
"Creating Social Value with Novelties" during the first two days of SES 2021 at
the HKCEC. The Exhibition showcased its two flagship projects, namely
"Gerontechnology Platform" and "FOOD-CO", as well as the first
"Pay-for-Success" project, that manifested how cross-sector
collaboration contributes to poverty alleviation in Hong Kong.
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