STANLEY MITCHELL FS2015/16 THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

HONG KONG Stanley Mitchell LONDON (FS2015/16, University of Oxford) After a difficult two years, it was with great excitement that we announced the first UK Chapter meetup. Interest was high following the wellattended annual Fung Scholars meeting, this time online.

Inspired by some of the connections and conversations from that event Jamie Ko

Management University) and myself set out to reinvigorate our local scholar associations. For UK based Fung scholars, with the end of COVID restrictions, the 28th of January was the perfect time to meet. For most of the scholars, this was the first Fung Scholars' event they had ever had the opportunity to attend in person. It was fantastic to meet so many current scholars and alumni from previous years. There really is no substitute for real conversations to highlight the incredible diversity of the Fung Scholars association. We had scholars who worked in sectors from quantum computing and biotech, to crypto. It was wonderful to spend the evening getting to know just some of the exceptional Fung Scholars based in London. But this is just the beginning! This summer we will be hosting a follow-up event, and hopefully meeting even more of the UK Fung Scholars community. 12