Expert Insights on Purpose‑Driven Entrepreneurship
The fireside chat featured expert guest speakers with strong backgrounds in entrepreneurial finance and governance. Through candid dialogue and practical reflections, the speakers shared perspectives on building ventures that balance financial sustainability with social purpose, particularly in cross‑border and international contexts.
This session offered students valuable exposure to real‑world entrepreneurial thinking, highlighting how purpose‑driven businesses can respond to complex global and societal challenges.
Guest speakers:
- Mr David Wong
Co-Founder & CEO of BOOQED;
Serial entrepreneur with extensive international experiences - Mr KO Chia
President, HK venture Capital & Private Equity Assoc (HKVCA) Institute for Private Capital - Mr Kosby Fu
SVP, DBS Foundation;
Ecosystem builder in social entrepreneurship in Asia - Ms Fiona Whyte
Board of Director, Woori Bank Cambodia;
Expert in governance in the region
Moderator:
- Dr Jessie Cheung
Assistant Professor, Department of Management,
School of Business, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
Strengthening International Academic Collaboration
The event was held following a delegation visit from the National University of Management (NUM) in Cambodia, underscoring MGT’s commitment to international partnership and cross‑cultural exchange. This visit formed part of a broader academic collaboration linked to the GE module MGT2021 Social Entrepreneurship as Creative Problem Solving.
The initiative was also connected to a collaboration service‑learning activity supported by the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL), reinforcing the integration of experiential learning into the curriculum.
