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Kamis, 17 September 2020 23:51:00

Social Enterprise Summit 2020 theme "new normal · collective power"

Free public registration to e-meet 70+ social innovators
HONG KONG, - 16 September 2020 - The 13th Social Enterprise Summit ("SES 2020") will be held from 19 to 21 November with the theme "new normal · collective power". The flagship annual International Symposium to inspire and empower social innovation, will welcome 70+ top international and local speakers over the 3 days filled with 20 sessions.  This is a special time when registration is free for the online exchange, opening up to a wider audience's participation to co-create our new normal.
 
Annual Flagship Social Innovation Event - Registration starts today.
The Launch ceremony of SES 2020 kicked off with an unusual dialogue between Serial Social Entrepreneur Prof Erwin HUANG and the 12-year-old founder of KidShare Miss Chloe WONG about how, with very different background, experiences and life stages, they both took on roles to create movements of collective power for social impact.  Officiating at the ceremony were Mrs Rebecca CHOY YUNG, Chair of the Social Enterprise Summit Organizing Committee and Mr Jack CHAN, Under Secretary for Home Affairs against the backdrop of a transforming butterfly around this year's theme of "new normal · collective power".
 
Mrs Rebecca CHOY YUNG, Chair, Organizing Committee of the Social Enterprise Summit, remarked "When the world is going through a turbulent time like 2020, collective power is called for, from all members of our society; to gather forces from the civil society, businesses, policy makers and academia through dialogues and actions to co-create a new normal ahead."
 
"new normal · collective power" towards New Phase of Innovation
SES 2020 is bringing together over 70 leaders and social innovators from USA, Australia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Mainland China and Hong Kong over the 3-day event.
 
Mr Jeremy HEIMANS (US), Co-Author of New Power and Co-Founder and CEO of Purpose, and Mr Henry TIMMS (US), Co-Author of New Power and President and CEO of Lincoln Center, will reveal at the Keynote address what "New Power" means in today's connected world and how everyone can harness this rise of new power to create movements for a better world.  
 
Mr Francis NGAI (HK), Founder and CEO of Social Ventures Hong Kong will host the Thematic Session "Overcoming Challenges 2.0: Rebuilding City Resilience", a multi-perspective discussion on rebuilding resilience in our city.  Mr David YEUNG (HK), Founder and CEO of Green Monday; Dr LAU Ming-Wai (HK), Founder and Director of MWYO and Chairman of Chinese Estates Holdings Limited and Ms Vicky FUNG (HK), Co-founder of Every Life Is A Song, are amongst the panelists. (For more details, please refer to the annex)
 
Four Tracks of discussions on Day Two
Connecting businesspeople, social innovators, policy makers, academics and young people, the International Symposium will explore and discuss solutions along four tracks: "Community Empowerment"; "Digital Social Innovation"; "Sustainability and Business" and "Education Innovation"
"Saturday Social Innovation Workshop" and "Asia Youth Entrepreneurship Exchange"
SES 2020 theme "new normal · collective power" draws attention to the changing ways people work, study, commute or socialize.  Collective efforts are required to re-focus on fostering mutually reinforcing solutions; continuous communication towards common agendas and solving the world's most pressing issues through social innovation.
 
The Saturday workshop will make reference to the highly influential book New Power: How It's Changing the 21st Century and Why You Need to Know About It by Jeremy HEIMANS and Henry TIMMS, introducing the essence of the New Power idea, the challenges, and the massive potential for creating a mobilization movement through New Power thinking.
 
To be held on the same day is the Asia Youth Entrepreneurship Exchange, an apposition of local and regional social entrepreneurs where participants can learn, share, explore and network with twelve social entrepreneurs from major cities in Asia.
 
Concluding session of this year's International Symposium: "Yesterday's Heritage; Today's Transformation; Tomorrow's DYNAMIC INNOVATION" is a specially curated narrative involving guest speakers across generations and sectors to share their insights on "The New Normal To Be".
 
Outreach Activities to Explore Social Innovation in Communities
Besides the International Symposium, SES 2020 continues to engage with different communities through Social Entrepreneurship Labs, Mid-Autumn Social Innovation Experience, School Talks/Workshops and Community Tours, to be held in Central and Western District, Kwai Tsing, Kwun Tong, Sham Shui Po, Southern District, Wong Tai Sin, Yau Tsim Mong and Yuen Long District between now and November. An online 30-day-challenge Joys30.ses.org.hk is being held during the month of September to encourage community involvement in driving changes around us.  (*).