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Theme: The Unknown Capacity

This event occurred on
November 10, 2017
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Hong Kong

The unknown capacity is a vague concept and word that can not be directly translated or defined in one way, yet it allows every person who comes across this concept have their own interpretation.

Our speakers would not only talk about the theme, but they would also share interesting new ideas and insides that they have through the theme and allow you as a audience to walk out learning a lot of new information and having a new perspective of different concepts.

Graduate House
The Jockey Club Building, No.3 University Drive, Hong Kong University
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 0
Hong Kong
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Lynn Yau

Chief Executive Officer of The Absolutely Fabulous Theatre Connection/Honorary Tutor at HKU
Lynn Yau is the Chief Executive Officer of The Absolutely Fabulous Theatre Connection (AFTEC, www.aftec.hk). Aside from producing AFTEC’s programmes, Lynn is particularly passionate about arts and learning and has conceptualised, curated, taught and produced numerous learning projects over the years for Hong Kong and the Mainland from primary to postgraduate level, for students and teachers. Lynn has a Master of Education (Distinction) in Curriculum Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in English Studies & Comparative Literature from The University of Hong Kong. She was awarded a Croucher Scholarship to pursue postgraduate research at the University of London in Shakespeare, Beckett and Stoppard in the 80s.Lynn is recently appointed as Honorary Tutor in the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of HKU from 2017-19. She was also an invite delegate to the OPPI Venice global educators conference in Venice in Sept 2017.

Sean Lee Davies

Artist / Activist / Filmmaker Award Winning Producer & TV Host / MC
Sean Lee-Davies is a multi-media artist, filmmaker and entrepreneur. His photographic work has been featured in publications such as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, National Geographic and his clients have included Burberry, Louis Vuitton, Cartier to name a few. As CEO / Founder of Awethentic Studio his is pioneering the use of emerging technologies such as augmented and virtual reality to enhance storytelling and digital content as we move from the information age to the experience age. As CEO / Founder of Project C:CHANGE he has created “Love is Wild”, the first Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality traveling exhibition to raise awareness about endangered wildlife and conservation.

Sky Siu

Executive Director, KELY Support Group
Sky has been with KELY Support Group (KELY) since 2011, and was appointed as the organisation’s Executive Director in April 2015. With her passion and deep understanding of youth issues, Sky’s aspiration for KELY lies in nurturing young people throughout important developmental stages, and creating sustainable impact in the drug and alcohol abuse prevention and intervention services for at-risk, marginalised young people in Hong Kong. Sky has worked in adolescent health research and local and international community development projects, including those related to women’s empowerment in underprivileged South Asian nations. In 2005, Sky co-founded a support network in Hong Kong for over 50 ethnically Chinese third culture teens. Sky is also a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shaper Community, a network of young people selected for their talent, potential, and commitment to make differences in their communities.

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Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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