Aiming at nurturing the next generation of talent with interdisciplinary knowledge and mindset, the Fintech and Green Finance Research Projects hosted two sharing sessions in November to facilitate knowledge exchange between industry and academia.
“Dialogue with Fintech Professionals: The Latest Fintech Development in Hong Kong and Their Applications in Business” by the Institute of Financial Technologies of Asia (IFTA)
(Clockwise from top left) Ms. Christy YEUNG, Head of Fintech and Green Finance Projects of HKUST Business School; Mr. Wilson KWOK, Vice Chairman of IFTA; Ms. Rebecca LIM, Founder and CEO of AutoML Capital Limited; Mr. Andre LEUNG, Co-founder and CEO of Aereve Company Limited; and Ms. Irene WONG, Founder of IX Fintech Group Limited
In this webinar, Mr. Wilson Kwok, highlighted the importance of providing professional training programs for fintech practitioners in his opening remarks. Ms. Christy Yeung echoed and remarked that the value of knowledge exchange between industry and academia to nurture the next generation of fintech professionals should be emphasized. The three awardees of the IFTA Fintech & Innovation Awards 2021/2022 then shared their entrepreneurial journeys and the most recent fintech applications in different industries.
“ESG Elite Sharing – Sustainable Career and Society” by the Institute of ESG and Benchmark (IESGB)
(Clockwise from top left) Prof. Veronique LAFON-VINAIS, Co-Director, BSc in Sustainable & Green Finance Program of HKUST Business School; Mr. Paul PONG, founder of IESGB; Dr. Calvin LEE KWAN, Director – Sustainability & Risk Governance of Link Asset Management Limited; Ms. Yutie CHENG, Vice President of Sustainability Solutions at Hang Seng Indexes Company; and Ms. Melanie KWOK, Assistant General Manager of Sustainability at Sino Land Company Limited
In the sharing session co-organized with IESGB, Mr. Paul Pong highlighted ESG talent was critical to advancing sustainable development strategies, while Prof. Veronique Lafon-Vinais, shared insights on the way forward in ESG developments. The other ESG practitioners – Dr. Calvin Lee Kwan, Ms. Yutie Cheng and Ms. Melanie Kwok, joined a panel discussion about the ESG future employment prospects.
During the live discussions and Q&A with the audience, the speakers also provided practical insights into real-life ESG use cases and the diversity of the ESG job market, helping students and those interested in working in the ESG sector get a better understanding of the industry.