Social Innovation Regional Forum 2021

Asia is the most rapidly ageing part of the world. What can we learn from each other’s ways of understanding, re-defining, and supporting ageing? How should we collaborate in order to do so? Looking at a mid- and post-COVID world, how might social innovation continue to help us reach our vision? Experts from across Asia come together to share the latest progress in realising age-friendl(ier) communities and inspire further opportunities.

Welcome Address:

Ir Prof. W.T. Wong,  Deputy President & Provost
Mr Leong CHEUNG, Executive Director, Charities and Community of The Hong Kong Jockey Club

Keynote Address – Guest of Honour
Dr LAW Chi Kwong, GBS, JP , Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Labour and Welfare Bureau

Keynote 1
Ms Lauren ANSELINEand Mr Euan BLACK
Senior social Innovator, The Australian Centre for Social Innovation
Topic: Building an impact network for systemic change in end of life

Keynote 2
Mr XU Yongguang
Honorary President of the Narada Foundation
Topic: Resolving Pain Points in Elderly Service through Social Enterprise

Keynote 3
Prof. Ian SPERO
Founder, Agile Ageing Alliance
Honorary Professor, UCL Bartlett School for Sustainable Construction
Topic: Cultivating Neighbourhoods that Care

Keynote 4
Dr Norah WANG
Research Fellow, Centre for Civil Society and Governance The University of Hong Kong
CEO & Founder, IMPACT ANALYTICS
Topic: Social Innovation and Social Governance in China

Panel Discussion
Panelist:

1. Mr LIANG Chunxiao, Director, The Pangoal Institution Ageing Society Studies Centre
2. Mr Quyen TRAN, Portfolio Development and Quality Manager, HelpAge International
3. Ms Mary Ann Tsao, Executive Director of Tsao Foundation, Council Member, Tsao Family Office
4. Ms Lauren ANSELINE and Mr Euan BLACK, Senior Social Innovator, The Australian Centre for Social Innovation
5. Ian SPERO, Founder, Agile Ageing Alliance, Honorary Professor, UCL Bartlett School for Sustainable Construction

Moderator:
Mr LING Kar-Kan, SBS, Director, Jockey Club Design Institute for Social Innovation, PolyU