Angie Lau moves from business journalism, to work alongside one of the most formidable business minds of the modern century: Li Ka-shing. Angie joins the Li Ka Shing Foundation and his team of investors and philanthropists making real positive change in the world by investing in disruptive technologies and providing substantial grants to health care and educational organizations. Established in 1980, the Li Ka Shing Foundation (LKSF) has invested HK$20 billion to work on education, medical services and research initiatives in 27 countries and regions, with over 80% of our projects located within the Greater China region.
Most recently, one of the key anchors for Bloomberg TV globally, this multiple award-winning top market internationally experienced journalist was one of the senior editorial voices in the region, heading up Bloomberg’s flagship morning programming for years. Angie is also well-known for her exclusives, including most recently sitting down with elusive Asia billionaire Li Ka-Shing in a rare extensive one-on-one TV interview. Other interviews include: BlackRock's Larry Fink, Sir Paul Smith, Mark Mobius, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Angie is also a successful speaker, presenter, host, media/ communications trainer and moderator for multiple organizations from UBS and Credit Suisse, to EATForum Asia Pacific to Malaysia SEC World Capital Markets Symposium. An accomplished keynote speaker, Angie gave an inspiring TEDx Talk called "I am Not Supposed to be Here” about the power of finding one’s voice. She is also active in the Asian American Journalists Association and currently serves as President of the AAJA Asia Chapter. She was also co-director of one of AAJA's flagship programs: J Camp. Angie is also an AAJA ELP – Executive Leadership Program Graduate, Miami, FL 2005. Angie also served three terms as Correspondent Board Governor at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Hong Kong.
All volunteer hours must be completed during 1 November 2017 to 19 April 2018.
Cost per person is $200 to cover the running costs of the program.
Event Sponsors:
Deliveroo (www.deliveroo.hk):
Deliveroo is an award-winning delivery service founded in 2013 by William Shu and Greg Orlowski. Deliveroo works with over 20,000 best-loved restaurants, as well as over 30,000 riders to provide the best food delivery experience in the world. Deliveroo is headquartered in London, with more than 1,000 employees in offices around the globe. Deliveroo operates in over 150 cities across 12 countries, including Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Ireland, Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.
God of Bamboo: https://deliveroo.hk/en/menu/hong-kong/wanchai/god-of-bamboo
iS Water:
iS Water packages and distributes water in eco-friendly paper-based cartons. Recyclable and sustainable, these cartons were affordably priced and won't distribute to the ongoing plastic pollution crisis destroying our planet.
Venue Partner:
Desk-one (www.desk-one.hk) - a collaborative space for reading, working and studying. We aim to provide a quality and quiet space that is tailored for productivity enhancement, while enjoying the tranquility in the bustling city.
This experience has not started yet :) It will start on Feb 25, 2018
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