Theme: The Power of Pop Culture

Who can create the code for a robot to realise its own art? Who wants to select pieces of art from up and rising artists to present to exclusive clients? Who wants to be in the forefront in the fight to save the planet from climate change? Interested? There’s more. Please join us on our online TEDxYCISHK event hosted by year 12 to 13 students through Zoom on September 30th, 5pm-7pm. Originally, it was scheduled last Spring, but got cancelled by Corona. So fret not, we worked through the summer to ensure an online format for everyone to enjoy!

Our event theme is "The Power of Pop Culture". In this event, we aren’t restricting speeches to topics like movies or comics. We are exploring different perspectives, including the artistic outlook, scientific investigations, and societal ordeals. Pop culture means something that is generally recognised by members of society, including the influences of pop culture in all segments of society in Hong Kong, or even include society at large. The reason why we have selected pop culture as a topic is that culture permeates all societies. It defines who we are, how we think and how it influences our mindset - therefore, where we will go.

The scope of our speakers’ interests sit across various points of the pop culture spectrum. Expect to hear about stories from astronomers to CGI directors of local hit movies and to our very own members of the school community!

3 To Fuk Road Kowloon Tong
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Ching Laam Fung

Biological Sciences Student

She is a YCIS alumni and Biological Sciences student at Imperial College London, especially intrigued by the influence of epigenetics and microbiology on human health. Having recognised that climate change adversely affects health alongside other fundamentals of life, she is now a part of Al Gore’s Climate Reality Leadership Corps aiming to encourage climate action in her community.

Elton Law

Associate Professor

Elton holds a Doctorate degree in Missiology and a Master degree in Intercultural Studies. He is an associate professor at Yan Fook Theological Seminary. When he was 26, he became a pioneer missionary in Japan. During the 311 Triple Disaster in Japan, he led disaster relief teams in Japan to lend aid to the victims of the disasters there. Elton has over 10-years of experience in intercultural leadership.

Exodus Sit

Transmedia Astronomer + Astro-Musician

Exodus CL Sit is a Transmedia Astronomer and Astro-Musician from Hong Kong. Currently he is the National Astronomy Education Coordinator of International Astronomical Union, and national delegation of International Dark-sky Association, Astronomers Without Borders and Aurora Association. He has been the Chairperson of HKUST Astronomy Club since 2017. It inspired him by facilitating social innovation on promoting dark-sky protection and popular science as the Vice-President of Starrix. He also takes advantage of “1-minute Astronomy” channel to share his astrophotos and stargazing etiquette. By integrating Science and Arts, his composed ASTRO Music had become “The First Cantonese Song to Edge of Space”.

Ringo Chu

Entrepreneur

Ringo Chu is an unorthodox and young successful entrepreneur living by the motto of “doing it for fun”. He has a double degree in psychology, and geography, and is currently studying a master’s degree in Law as a pursuit of his own personal curiosity. He is also the founder of Edsphere, a tutoring centre brand teaching IB ESS, Psychology, TOK, and more. But while doing all of that, Ringo is a well known Pokemon card collector and dealer that generates him “fun” five figures monthly as a side gig

Victor Wong

Digital Visual Pioneer

Victor Wong from Hong Kong is renowned for his movie effects. His work stretches across paintings, sculptures, tech-art, animation, film and recently artificial intelligence. Most of his work aims to blend new technology with Chinese philosophy about nature. His work won numerous International Design Awards including The New York Festival Awards, Tokyo JIAA Advertising Awards, Hong Kong Film Awards, The Golden Horse Awards, etc. He is now promoting his new art-movement “Tech-Ink” globally. Wong was awarded as “MARTELL Artist of the Year 2019 (Asia)”.

Wyman Tang

Lecturer

Wai-man Tang received his PhD in anthropology from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2013. His current research is on South Asian sports, kabaddi, with the focus on two aspects: the cultural politics of worlding kabaddi, and kabaddi as a tool for intercultural education in Hong Kong. He engages people of different ethnic backgrounds in this sport and investigates the impact of this sport on the intercultural competence of the participants.