Public Lecture
| Date 日期: | 07 Apr 2016 | |
| Time 時間: | 6:45pm - 8:45pm | |
| Venue 地點: | KB223, 2/F, Knowles Building | |
| Speaker(s) 講師: | Mr. David Yeung Co-founder, Green Monday |
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| Summary 內容: | As we stand at a critical time for environmental awareness and action, what we do now will determine the fate of our planet. More and more individuals have taken up the double role of entrepreneur and environmental champion in a world where business profits and environmental interests become increasingly aligned. In this talk, Mr. David Yeung will share the story of Green Monday, a social enterprise which has blossomed into a global movement for positive change and his management philosophies. Mr. Yeung is selected as “Ten Outstanding Young Persons Hong Kong”, “100 Most Creative People in China” and “17 Rising Social Entrepreneurs”. In 2015, he has started the plant-based concept store, Green Common, to further his combination of green and business ideas. HKU is the first university to collaborate with Green Monday. GE has been hosting free Green Monday lunch event in every September since 2013 to encourage students to join the campaign. It is the last session of the GE programme ‘Like A Boss’. Registration: For HKU students and staff: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_regform.aspx?ueid=42149 For public: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_regform.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=42150 |
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| Bio of Speaker(s) 講者簡介: | Mr. David Yeung is the co-founder of Green Monday, a social enterprise group that promotes and enables green, healthy, and sustainable living. Mr. Yeung was selected by The Purpose Economy as one of Asia’s ‘100 Pioneers,’ as well as ‘Men of 2013’. He was also one of the ‘Local Heroes 2013’ and had the ‘Best Idea of 2013’, in addition to being one of the ‘JCI Hong Kong Ten Outstanding Young Persons 2015’ and earning a place as one of the ‘17 Rising Social Entrepreneurs’ by Conscious Company Magazine. He graduated from Columbia University and is currently the Managing Director of Fortune Park Holdings, Chairman of retail groups Visual Culture and Shine, and a Director of Hong Kong AIDS Foundation and the Hong Kong Buddhist Association. |
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