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ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS

11:45AM ARRIVALS

12:00PM LUNCH CALLED

SILENT AUCTION COMMENCES

WELCOME

Yamilette Cano, Founder. Speaker. LOUDER Global

OPENING REMARKS

Fiona Nott, CEO, The Women’s Foundation

KEYNOTE PANEL: THE OUTLIERS | GROUNDBREAKING WOMEN

Dr Angélica Anglés, Planetary Scientist & Astrobiologist

Gigi Chao, Cheuk Nang Holdings Vice Chair & LGBTIQ Advocate

Lily Cheng, Hubel Labs Founder & Public Board Director

Discussion moderated by Damien Mooney, Managing Director, BlackRock

PROGRAMME SPOTLIGHT

Betty Hon and Susanna Ip, Participants of Social Media Marketing Skills Training

Connie Cheung, Programme Director, The Women’s Foundation

AUDIENCE PLEDGE IN SUPPORT OF THE WOMEN’S FOUNDATION’S PROGRAMMES

Daniella Lopez, Marketing & Communications Director, Silverhorn Group

Jen Flowers, Group Head of Customer Intelligence and Partnerships, HSBC Wealth & Personal Bank

LUCKY DRAW – IN TO WIN!

SILENT AUCTION CLOSES

CLOSING REMARKS

Angelina Kwan, Board Chair, The Women’s Foundation

Managing Director, Stratford Finance Limited

The Women’s Foundation is the leading catalyst in Hong Kong for collaborative efforts to drive women’s and girls’ advancement. We have been at the forefront of efforts to improve the lives of women and girls in Hong Kong since our founding in 2004.

This period of change has brought much needed visibility to existing inequalities and hidden issues that women and girls have been grappling with for decades: disproportionate caregiving responsibilities, mental health, violence and biases. Together, we have the power to transform Hong Kong into a leader on gender equality.

WE ASPIRE TO CONDUCT GROUND-BREAKING RESEARCH AND RUN IMPACTFUL AND INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES AND WE ENGAGE IN EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY IN THE PURSUIT OF THREE MAIN GOALS:

· CHALLENGING GENDER STEREOTYPES

· EMPOWERING WOMEN IN POVERTY

· ADVANCING WOMEN LEADERS

As a non-subvented charity, we largely depend on corporate and individual sponsorship and donations for our funding. We work with stakeholders in business, government, NGOs, academia, and the media to achieve brighter prospects for women and girls in Hong Kong.

RESEARCH · COLLABORATE · CHANGE

CHALLENGES FACING WOMEN AND GIRLS

GIRLS GO TECH PROGRAMME

Inspires underprivileged girls to view STEM subjects and careers as viable options. GGT includes an online platform alongside real-life tech-related activities to further develop their skills, knowledge, and interest in coding and STEM-related initiatives.

TEACH FOR GOOD

Supports the learning needs of unprivileged upper primary and secondary school students at risk of falling behind academically. Our T.E.E.N. Programme ‘graduates’ offer individual online tutoring support, which provides them with a helpful source of financial support and the opportunity to give back to the community.

YOUNG ALLIES

Supports university-aged men, enabling them to become future leaders and champions of gender equality, by providing gender awareness workshops and mentoring through a gender lens.

SUPPORT FOR MARGINALISED WOMEN

In 2023, TWF will further our support for marginalised women. We are presently hosting focus groups to establish a deeper understanding of the unaddressed needs of these communities and will launch an initiative or programme in response to these needs.

MENTORING PROGRAMME

In its 14th year, this leadership programme focuses on the personal and professional development of women leaders in order to create advocates for change. The ultimate goal of the Programme is to increase the number of women in policy and decision-making roles across sectors.

MALE ALLIES INITIATIVE

A group of male and female champions who drive concrete actions that create more inclusive environments within their organisations and across the Hong Kong community.

REVERSE MENTORING

Cross-industry reverse mentoring (between our Male Allies and Mentoring Programme alumni) enables male mentees to challenge their perspectives and see things differently, whilst empowering female mentors to build relationships with senior leaders and collaborate on tackling systematic barriers in the workplace.

BOARDROOM SERIES FOR WOMEN LEADERS

Builds the pipeline of highly qualified women, connecting them to the right people and positions, whilst providing some of the key skills necessary for the transition to the C-suite and Boardroom.

CAMPAIGNS, ADVOCACY, AND RESEARCH

CAMPAIGNS

Aims to challenge and transform existing attitudes and behaviours that are preventing women and girls from fully participating in society through collaborative, cross-sector campaigns.

ADVOCACY

Spans broadly and widely across sectors and demographics with the aim of holistic societal change.

RESEARCH

Independent, data-driven and evidence-based, our collaboratively produced research is utilised as a catalyst for change. We conduct ground-breaking research on under-discussed gender issues which informs the development of each of our programmes as well as determines the direction and scope of our advocacy.

PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY IN SUPPORT OF TWF’S

RESEARCH, ADVOCACY AND PROGRAMMES FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS IN HONG KONG

YAMILETTE CANO

Born in colourful Mexico, Yamilette had a childhood full of creativity. She performed and had a career as a professional ballerina for over 20 years. Upon retiring, she moved to Hong Kong and jumped into the Asian events industry as an entrepreneur. After planning thousands of events, she started her journey as a professional public speaker. She fell in love with the feeling of being on stage again and gracing audiences around the world. Having experienced the joys of confident and assertive communication, Yamilette wanted to serve and give others the ability to find their ideal frequency and communicate with confidence. And so, LOUDER® by Yamilette Cano (LOUDER Global) was born.

LOUDER® works with clients around the globe in person and virtually. Yamilette’s elegant style, combined with her passion and dedication, give her the drive to help empower and elevate brands to tell their story with boldness and impact!

FOUNDER. SPEAKER. LOUDER GLOBAL

FIONA NOTT

Fiona joined The Women’s Foundation as CEO in September 2017, combining her senior leadership experience with a passion for TWF’s mission to serve marginalised women and girls in Hong Kong. A former lawyer and Hang Seng Index company secretary, Fiona has lived in Hong Kong for over two decades having cultivated a career as a senior legal professional and adviser to a number of leading corporations in Hong Kong and around Asia including PCCW, AIA, AIG, Aviva, Chow Tai Fook Jewellery as well as SMEs, start ups and non-profit organisations.

She is the Co-Founder of Room to Read’s Hong Kong Chapter and helped establish the Regional Programme office in New Delhi, India. She is Deputy Chair and a Director of the Australian Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong (AustCham), and was Founder and Chair of its Women in Business Network. In 2015, Fiona won the People’s Choice Award for the Advancement of Women in Business at the AustCham-Westpac Australia China Business Awards.

In 2020, Fiona was selected as the winner of the “Outstanding Achievement” award for the Women in Business Law Awards Asia 2020 for her professional accomplishments as well as advocacy and influence. In 2021, she was recognised at the AmCham Women of Influence Awards 2021 as Non-Profit Leader of the Year for her work to advance gender equality. In 2022, she was a recipient of Tatler’s Front & Female Hong Kong Awards.

Fiona holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Sydney and is a Fellow (FGIA FCG) of the Governance Institute of Australia and the Chartered Governance Institute, a member of the Law Society of New South Wales, Australia and a Graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and sits on its Hong Kong Committee.

CEO, THE WOMEN’S FOUNDATION

DR ANGÉLICA ANGLÉS

PLANETARY SCIENTIST AND ASTROBIOLOGIST

Dr Angélica Anglés is a planetary scientist and astrobiologist, and her research is centred around the search for extraterrestrial life on Mars. She completed three MSc degrees and a PhD in Astrobiology/Planetary Exploration, where she prepared for future Mars sample return missions. Thanks to her research, she was invited to be part of the Landing Site Selection team for the NASA Mars 2020 planetary mission. A few months ago, she was one of the five analog astronauts for the first UK analogue space research mission.

Angélica has won several awards and scholarships to study extreme environments on Earth. She is also the Principal Investigator of a Mars Analog Expedition to search for habitable environments in Iceland, where she is collaborating with the Iceland Space Agency, NASA and the Space Exploration Institute of Macau. She has published several scientific publications in peer reviewed journals and co-authored a book a few years ago.

Angélica has done a lot of public outreach, with multiple radio interviews, TV and social media appearances. Three years ago, Harper’s BAZAAR magazine awarded her the title of Visionary Woman 2020, aimed to recognise and honour high-achieving female leaders with true vision in several different fields, and she was also appointed the Chair of the Explorers Club Hong Kong Chapter.

GIGI CHAO

As one of the most prominent and outspoken advocates for LGBTI rights in Asia, Gigi is cofounder of Hong Kong Marriage Equality and an advisor/board member of six LGBTIQ+ organisations including OutRight Action International (formerly the International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission IGLHRC), a global organisation that has EcoSoc consultative status at the UN and reports to the UN General Assembly annually and Out Leadership a business focused equality network.

As a passionate member of civic society, Gigi is the founder of Hong Kong registered charity Faith in Love Foundation, which encourages volunteerism and alleviation of poverty through scholarships, resource distribution, and emotional support for marginalised youth. She is also specialist private sector adviser for the United Nations Development Programme Being LGBTI in Asia. Gigi manages family assets and advises global organisations on diversity, inclusion, and ESG business responsibility in building social capital.

Gigi graduated from the University of Manchester, Manchester School of Architecture, England, in Architecture with Honours. Subsequently, she worked with prominent British Architect and Urban Designer Sir Terry Farrell in London and Hong Kong where she participated in projects such as Kowloon Station, Tsuen Wan West Station, and various design competition submissions for prominent iconic buildings in mainland China. In 2017 she obtained her LLB from the University of London, and studied PCLL in FinTech: Law and Regulation; payments, alternative financing and cryptoassets. In 2022 she completed her MERN full stack coding professional certificate at MIT x Pro.

CHEUK NANG HOLDINGS VICE CHAIR & LGBTIQ ADVOCATE

LILY CHENG

Lily is the founder of a technology think tank and tech incubator, Hubel Labs, and serves as an independent Non-Executive Director for the following publicly listed companies:

- Swire Properties Limited (HKSE: 1972) - Independent Non-executive Director, Audit Committee and Digital Steering Committee member.

- Chow Tai Fook Jewelry Limited (HKSE: 1929) - Independent Non-executive Director, Nomination Committee Member, Sustainability Committee Member.

- Sunevision Limited (HKSE: 1686) - Independent Non-executive Director.

In addition to public directorships, Lily is also an independent board director of a HKMA-regulated fintech and digital payment operator, Octopus Cards, a board member and advisor to private-equity backed European business, Hotelbeds Group as well as an external Global Council member of elite international law firm, Herbert Smith Freehills LLC.

Prior to 2016, Lily was the President of Asia Pacific at TripAdvisor and held various senior executive roles at Expedia spanning across Beijing, Singapore, London and Hong Kong. Between 2019 and 2022, Lily was an Advisor to the Office of the President of Mars Inc, with a focus on Mars’ global veterinarian healthcare and nutrition businesses as well as the China portfolio and investments.

Lily holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Engineering, a Master of Engineering degree with distinction from the University of Cambridge and holds a graduate certificate in Artificial Intelligence from Stanford University.

HUBEL LABS FOUNDER & PUBLIC BOARD DIRECTOR

DAMIEN MOONEY

MANAGING DIRECTOR, ASIA PACIFIC HEAD OF CLIENT PARTNERSHIPS & CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER, BLACKROCK

Damien is responsible for BlackRock’s Strategic Partner Programme in terms of strategic client coverage and the development of high-impact client partnership programmes in support of their Wealth and Institutional businesses. Damien is also responsible for driving the firm’s marketing strategy and overseeing all marketing programmes across the Asia Pacific region.

From January 2018 to February 2022, Damien was Head of Aladdin Wealth Tech for Asia Pacific where he led the business development and strategy efforts for the firm’s wealth technology capabilities with intermediary distribution partners across Asia Pacific. Damien was also responsible for identifying tech-oriented distribution partnerships and digital ventures opportunities.

Damien is a member of BlackRock’s Asia Pacific Executive Committee.

Damien joined BlackRock from Fidelity International where he was Regional Head of Marketing Initiatives, Asia Pacific. Prior to his time at Fidelity International Damien held senior product management, business development and international marketing positions in London with Egg Invest, Zurich International and Prudential Assurance UK.

Damien earned a combined BSc/Diploma (Hons) in Property Economics from Trinity College, University of Dublin and the Dublin Institute of Technology and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from the University of Limerick.

Damien is a Parent Governor and Vice-Chair of the Board of Kellett School, the British International School in Hong Kong. Damien is co-Chair of the Males Allies Leadership Council as part of The Women’s Foundation Hong Kong.

JEN FLOWERS

GROUP HEAD OF CUSTOMER INTELLIGENCE AND PARTNERSHIPS, HSBC WEALTH & PERSONAL BANK

Jen is currently the Group Head of Customer Intelligence and Partnerships at HSBC Wealth & Personal Bank. She is an avid design thinking and innovator helping companies be more customer centric and thinking outside the box. Outside of work she actively involved in women communities and is the co-founder and founder of TEDxTinHauWomen and TEDxShanghaiWomen. She is on the board of the American Chamber and serves on the Women of Influence Annual Awards Conference committee. She has also recently joined the HK Chapter of Asian University of Women (AUW) helping sending women to university, get internships and job placements post-graduation.

DANIELLA LOPEZ

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR, SILVERHORN GROUP

Daniella is currently the Director of Marketing and Communications at Silverhorn Group, a private investment firm. She is a communications specialist with over a decade of experience in Asia creating integrated B2B and B2C strategies for global luxury and premium brands. She enjoys helping companies find their voice and excels at bringing people together for a common goal. Daniella has been involved in planning TEDx thought leadership events for 9 years, and was an original founder of the TEDxTinHauWomen chapter. Connect with her on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniellarlopez/

ANGELINA KWAN

Angelina is passionate about Technology, Digital Assets and the Blockchain and loves advising start-ups. She is the Chief Executive Officer of Stratford Finance Limited, a consulting company focused on dealing with regulatory and operational issues in the financial services and digital assets space and advises brokerages, fund managers, and technology providers.

Most recently Angelina held Senior Advisor and Group Chief Operating Officer roles at the HashKey Group, a regulated digital assets company that recently received the second Approval in Principle from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission to operate a virtual asset trading platform. She has previously held Chief Operating Officer and Directorate positions with international digital asset exchanges, HKEX, Cantor Fitzgerald, the SFC, and other global financial services companies.

Angelina serves on a number of Hong Kong Government-appointed Boards, and charities including the New Business Committee, Financial Services Development Council, Board of Trustees of the Lord Wilson Heritage Trust, she is the Vice Chair, Company Secretary of The Women’s Foundation, the Ebenezer School for the Blind, and the Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute. She is a Certified Public Accountant in the United States, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand and a graduate of the University of Southern California in Finance and Accounting. Her MBA is from Pepperdine University, LLB from HKU/Manchester Metropolitan University, and LLM from Harvard Law School.

BOARD CHAIR,THE WOMEN’S FOUNDATION MANAGING DIRECTOR, STRATFORD FINANCE LIMITED

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Cecilia Chan

Professor Emeritus, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, University of Hong Kong

Gwen Faure

Former Partner, PwC Hong Kong

Claire Goodchild

Asia Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Morgan Stanley

Brian Henderson - Company Secretary

Founder and Director, Whole Business Wellness Limited

Joanna Hotung

Director, Hotung Mills Education Foundation

Angelina Kwan - Board Chair

CEO, Stratford Finance Limited

Candy Liu

CEO, Shine Technology Limited

Tom Morrow

Head of Asia Pacific Equities Distribution,

Goldman Sachs

Tim Payne

Senior Partner, Head of Asia, Brunswick Group

Christine Tsang - Vice Chair

Executive Director, IB Operational Risk Control -

APAC, UBS

Ali Tse - Treasurer

Transfer Pricing Partner - Financial Services, PwC

Samantha Wong

Co-Founder and Director, On Air Collective

HONORARY AUDITOR

Keith Pogson

Senior Partner, Financial Services, Asia Pacific, EY

TWF TEAM

Jenny Bate

Consultant

Maria Chau

Chief Operations Officer

Connie Cheung

Programme Director

Gladys Cheung

Senior Programme Manager

Ivy Cheung

Assistant Programme Manager

Rita Ching

Principal Adviser

Hillary Fung

Programme Officer

Phoebe Ho

Assistant Events and Development Manager

Alexandra Hong Manager, Pipeline Initiatives

Agnes Hui Officer, Pipeline Initiatives

Dora Lee

Assistant Operations Manager

Lisa Moore

Research & Advocacy Director

Fiona Nott Chief Executive Officer

Eleni Symeonidou Director, Pipeline Initiatives

Ria Smith Manager, Pipeline Initiatives

Inti Tam Head of Communications

Aline Tong

Assistant Manager, Pipeline Initiatives

Lisa Withey

Development Director

Kit Yu

Senior Design Lead

Wanda Yuen

Senior Programme Officer

ADVISORY BOARD

Cynthia Chung

Cynthia D’Anjou Brown

Prof. Michael DeGolyer

Dr Eleanor Holroyd

Danielle Huthart

Dr Alexandra von Ilsemann

Alicia Kershaw

Christine Loh

Anna Wu

HONORARY TRUSTEES

Desiree Au

Noriko Honda Chen

Rachel Cartland

Dr Staci Ford

Christina Gaw

Rosalyn Hongsaranagon

Zoe Henham

Stephanie Hui

Susan Hutchison

Michelle Low

Estella Huang Lung

Lale Kesebi

Thelma Kwan

Shalini Mahtani

Hayden Majajas

Emma Sherrard Matthew

Kay McArdle

Rebecca Neufeld

Michelle Paisley

Kieran Rose

Elisabeth Scott

Pamela Smith

Jean Sung

Elizabeth Thomson

Rebecca Woo

Clarence Yang

Dr Mike Yao