On Board Hong Kong 2025 Speakers

Tristan Ace

Chief Engagement Officer, Policy Head and Northeast Asia Coordinator, AVPN

Tristan Ace is the chief engagement officer, policy head, and Northeast Asia coordinator for AVPN. In his role, Ace provides strategic leadership for the company’s external regional and global relationships, forums, and flagship events. Additionally, he supports more than 600 members of his team by ensuring their voices are heard among policymakers on critical agendas including the Just Energy Transition, health access, gender equality, and AI for Impact.

Tristan Ace

David Bishop

Associate Professor (Teaching), HKU; Co-Founder and Director, Foundation for Shared Impact

David Bishop is an associate professor (teaching) at The University of Hong Kong and Fudan University, Shanghai. An award-winning educator, Mr. Bishop’s teaching focuses on a wide range of legal and ethics related matters. He has consulted major companies concerning ethics, CSR, pro bono representation, and various compliance and governance matters. Mr. Bishop also founded Impact Lab, one of the largest experiential business programs in Asia, empowering over 1,100 students from more than 100 universities around the world. Through the Impact Lab, Mr. Bishop and his students have founded, co-founded, or helped scale more than 50 social impact organizations across Asia.

David Bishop

Wai-Sinn Chan, MBA ’02, MPP ’02

Senior Director, Nonprofit and Civic Engagement Programs, Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation, Chicago Booth

Wai-Sinn Chan, MBA ’02, MPP ’02, is the senior director of nonprofit and civic engagement programs at the Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation. She leads the Rustandy Center’s strategy and design of social sector programming for students, alumni, and practitioners. Chan oversees initiatives such as The Hong Kong Jockey Club Programme on Social Innovation and the Golub Capital Social Impact Lab, including its IGNITE leadership program. Additionally, she serves as the program director for Chicago Booth’s Civic Scholars Program.

Wai-Sinn Chan, MBA ’02, MPP ’02

Brian Cheng, ’24 (AXP-23)

Chief Executive Officer, Generation Hong Kong

Brian Cheng, ’24 (AXP-23), is CEO of Generation Hong Kong, which is a part of the global independent non-profit organization founded by McKinsey & Company. Since its launch in early 2018, Cheng has been leading Generation Hong Kong which aims at transforming the education-to-employment system to prepare, place, and support people into life-changing careers that would otherwise be inaccessible, and to solve the talent mismatch and the future talent needs in Hong Kong. Cheng also serves as a council member of the Hong Kong Productivity Council, a member of the Advisory Committee on Gifted Education under The Education Bureau, a member of the Advisory Committee of Diploma of Applied Education, and a member of the Honorary Advisory Committee of Enactus Hong Kong.

Brian Cheng, ’24 (AXP-23)

Jenny Choi

Senior Manager (Continuing Care), St. James’ Settlement

Jenny Choi is currently serving as the senior manager of continuing care at St. James’ Settlement in Hong Kong. Choi brings nearly 20 years of experience in elder care, during which she has demonstrated exceptional leadership and a passion for innovation. With a strong commitment to improving the quality of life of older adults and their caregivers, Choi keeps equipping herself with both the theoretical knowledge and practical skills to address the complex challenges of aging populations.

Jenny Choi

Angela Hui, ’15 (AXP-14)

Head of Corporate, Edelman Hong Kong

Angela Hui, ’15 (AXP-14), is Edelman Hong Kong’s corporate and financial service lead. She possesses extensive knowledge and expertise in executing communications programs for international, regional, and local clients, driving leading communications campaigns for corporate clients. Hui also serves as a media trainer and offers strategic counsel on issues and crisis management for clients across various sectors including financial services, public affairs, hospitality, transportation, and consumer products.

Angela Hui, ’15 (AXP-14)

Dorothy Lam

Co-Founder and Chief Catalyst, Dream Impact HK Ltd

Dorothy Lam is the co-founder and chief catalyst of Dream Impact HK Ltd. With her multidimensional background and experience in technology, social innovations, and the arts, she integrates disciplines of wellness, resilience, and innovation in business with community-driven and human-centric solutions to solve today’s pressing issues. Lam has successfully built a network of 160+ startups and works on cross-sector collaborations through coworking and collaboration events.

Dorothy Lam

Noel Lam

Founding Director, Third Sector Connect

Noel Lam is the founding director of Third Sector Connect. She is a dedicated social entrepreneur who is passionate about helping nonprofit organizations address their daily operational challenges and empowering their leaders to develop inner strengths. Lam is a trained practitioner in various disciplines and has accumulated more than 30 years of experience in the financial services and nonprofit sectors.

Noel Lam

Billie Lau, ’20 (AXP-19)

Executive Director, The Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs Association of Hong Kong

Billie Lau, ’20 (AXP-19), is the executive director of The Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs Association of Hong Kong, focusing on organizational development, strategies and management, social innovation, and digital transformation. Lau has extensive practice and research in social work, aiming to drive humanistic development in the field. His background covers youth arts, grassroots families young parents, parent education, people with dementia and their careers, social enterprises, and telehealth.

Billie Lau, ’20 (AXP-19)

Garrick Lau

Head of Sustainability & Shared Value, Nan Fung Development Limited

Garrick Lau is the head of sustainability & shared value for Nan Fung Development Limited. He currently works with a private conglomerate to integrate sustainability across various aspects of operations, demonstrating and advocating for the Creating Shared Value (CSV) model in all businesses. Lau’s experience covers social innovation, sustainability, change management, intrapreneurship, hospitality and real estate asset management, and youth development.

Garrick Lau

Matthew Lee

Assistant Vice President, HKEX Foundation

Matthew Lee is the assistant vice president of the HKEX Foundation, which was established in 2020 to address social and environmental challenges by supporting local charities and social enterprises. It has since launched more than 100 community projects. Prior to joining HKEX Foundation in 2021, Lee served in the social work profession for more than 15 years, during which he also worked with a variety of corporate and family foundations. His diverse community service background has contributed to his role as a part-time lecturer and fieldwork supervisor. He also founded a social enterprise.

Matthew Lee

Fion Leung

Co-Founder & CEO, Time Auction

Fion Leung is the co-founder of Time Auction, a charity that promotes volunteerism. Time Auction was started as a side project in 2014 and registered as a charity in 2017. Since then, Leung has dedicated herself full-time to leveraging technology to drive scalable impact. At Time Auction, volunteering goes beyond traditional norms. Volunteers are encouraged with empowering experiences, from cooking with Michelin-starred chefs to creative workshops. In 2020, Leung launched a platform that efficiently connects skilled volunteers with nonprofits that can benefit from their talents, addressing a talent gap in the nonprofit sector. To date, the Time Auction community has contributed over 310,000 volunteer hours.

Fion Leung

Peter Poon

Chief Program Officer, The D.H. Chen Foundation

Peter Poon is the chief program officer of the D.H. Chen Foundation and adjunct associate professor of the Centre for Health Education and Health Promotion at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Poon is a trained healthcare professional and has devoted his professional life to community, health, empowerment, self-management, and compassionate care development.

Peter Poon

Kyrus Siu

Director for Greater China, The Social Investment Consultancy (TSIC)

Kyrus Siu is the director for Greater China at The Social Investment Consultancy (TSIC), focusing on social investment and impact measurement. He collaborates with a diverse range of clients, including charitable foundations, non-profits, corporates, and social enterprises, helping them enhance their social impact and achieve their goals. Siu’s approach to social investment enhances organizational effectiveness and fosters sustainable practices that benefit communities.

Kyrus Siu

Catherine Tong

Executive Director, HandsOn Hong Kong

Catherine Tong is the executive director of HandsOn Hong Kong, driving engagement and empowering others to build a better Hong Kong through volunteering. As a nonprofit leader whose background in communications and events spans 20 years, Tong is committed to advocating for and empowering the city's less-resourced charities and volunteers. She believes that no charity should serve alone and no cause should go unsupported.

Catherine Tong

Charlotte Tottenham

Chief Development Officer, Mind HK

Charlotte Tottenham joined Mind HK as chief development officer in September 2023. At Mind HK, she looks after all things related to development, fostering strong partnerships with all stakeholders interested in the mental health conversation. Tottenham brings international experience in journalism, social enterprise, and the nonprofit sector, in a variety of roles including communications, fundraising, marketing and volunteer management. She is a former Fellow of Year Here, a pioneering UK-based social innovation and leadership program.

Charlotte Tottenham

Steven Tsoi

CEO & Co-Founder, SONOVA

Steven Tsoi is the CEO and co-founder of SONOVA, spearheading initiatives that build strategic partnerships with NGOs, educational institutions, foundations, and the private sector, fostering a philanthropic synergy that resonates throughout communities. With 20 years of experience in the Hong Kong media industry and 10 years in the corporate world, Tsoi is adept in social innovation through impact storytelling. His dedication to social change extends to his advisory roles, where he has guided and amplified the social innovation ideas of many corporations and NGOs.

Steven Tsoi

Bernd Wittenbrink

Robert S. Hamada Professor of Behavioral Science; Wei Cai Faculty in Residence for Spring Quarter 2025, Chicago Booth

Bernd Wittenbrink is the Robert S. Hamada Professor of Behavioral Science at Chicago Booth. He is interested in the psychology of person perception and social judgment. His research has been published in leading social psychology journals and has been featured by The New York Times, NBC, and National Public Radio. He has served as an associate editor for the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and coauthored a book with N. Schwarz titled Implicit Measures of Attitudes.

Bernd Wittenbrink

Miranda Wong, ’22 (AXP-21)

Secretary-General, The Dragon Foundation; Supervisor (Youth Exchange), The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups

Miranda Wong, ’22 (AXP-21), is the secretary-general of The Dragon Foundation and the supervisor (youth exchange) of the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, aiming to nurture young, ethnic, worldwide Chinese leaders. Wong is also the school manager of the Federation’s three kindergartens, its primary school and direct-subsidized college. With more than 15 years of experience in one of the largest youth NGOs in Hong Kong, her career spans youth leadership, entrepreneurship, social innovation, and employment.

Miranda Wong, ’22 (AXP-21)

Vivica Xiong, ’22 (AXP-21)

CEO, Asian Charity Services

Vivica Xiong, ’22 (AXP-21), is the CEO of Asian Charity Services (ACS), a nonprofit organization dedicated to “serving those who serve” by providing capacity building, strategic consulting, and community engagement services to social impact organizations in Hong Kong. Xiong has a background in managing programs focused on leadership development at the United Board and the Institute of International Education.

Vivica Xiong, ’22 (AXP-21)

Dianna Yip

Founder and Director, P.L.A.I. Behaviour Consulting; CEO, PBSA.Asia

Dianna Yip is the founder and director of P.L.A.I. Behaviour Consulting and the CEO and co-founder of PBSA.Asia. She is a passionate social entrepreneur who has dedicated the past 20 years to supporting children with neurodiversity, their families, and their communities. Yip is a certified behavior analyst and enjoys sharing her experiences and expertise by presenting and providing training at international conferences.

Dianna Yip

Ruby Yong

Program Director, The D.H. Chen Foundation

Ruby Yong is a committed practitioner of compassion-based philanthropy, non-profit governance & management and education. She is currently a Program Director at The D. H. Chen Foundation. Yong is also a Board Director of Just Feel, Shakespeare4ALL and VolTra, all social purpose organizations promoting students’ well-being and unleashing their potential. She holds a BA and M. Phil from The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

 

Ruby Yong

Glenda Yu

CEO, WYNG Foundation

Glenda Yu is the CEO of the WYNG Foundation. For 10 years, she has consulted for NGOs, helping nonprofit organizations with governance, strategic planning, risk management, and operational optimizations. Yu’s background includes working as an equity analyst and strategist at international investment banks where she won various brokers’ awards.

Glenda Yu