Hong Kong’s largest post-pandemic girls conference, the JYC Girls Impact Foundation Summit brought teen girls together for a transformative day — just the first stop of many on their “Future Ready Journeys”
JYC Girls Impact Foundation (“JYCGIF”), community affiliate of CTF Education Group (“CTFEG”), held Hong Kong’s first FutureGEN Girls Leadership Summit 2022 on Saturday, October 8, 2022 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on the first anniversary of JYCGIF, a charitable organisation dedicated to empowering teen girls through education to become future ready leaders. Guest of Honour, Miss Alice Mak, SBS, JP, Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (“HKSAR”) and Mrs. Jennifer Yu Cheng, Group President and Deputy Vice Chairwoman of CTFEG and Founder of JYCGIF, officiated at the Opening Ceremony of the Summit.
The Summit theme this year, “A Journey to Your Near Future”, drew over 600 teen girls aged 14 to 18 from across 55 schools in Hong Kong to panel discussions and keynote addresses by 25 industry leaders and trailblazers from diverse fields, digital skill-building workshop led by experts, and a New Technology Interactive Zone featuring major innovations shaping the future world and workplace.
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Guest of Honour, Miss Alice Mak, SBS, JP, Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs of HKSAR (left) and Mrs. Jennifer Yu Cheng, Group President and Deputy Vice Chairwoman of CTF Education Group, Founder of JYCGIF (right), officiated at the Opening Ceremony of FutureGen Girls Leadership Summit 2022 on October 8, 2022.
Jennifer Yu Cheng, Group President and Deputy Vice Chairwoman of CTF Education Group, Founder of JYCGIF gave her opening remarks at the Opening Ceremony of FutureGEN Girls Leadership Summit 2022 on October 8, 2022.
Meet Sophia, the AI Humanoid Robot
Mrs. Jennifer Yu Cheng (1st photo, 1st from right), Ms Ellana Lee, Senior Vice President & Managing Editor, Asia Pacific, CNN International and Global Head of Features Content, CNN International & CNN Digital (2nd photo, 1st from left) and teen students spoke with Sophia, the AI Humanoid Robot.
Meet Sophia, the AI Humanoid Robot
Mrs. Jennifer Yu Cheng (1st photo, 1st from right), Ms Ellana Lee, Senior Vice President & Managing Editor, Asia Pacific, CNN International and Global Head of Features Content, CNN International & CNN Digital (2nd photo, 1st from left) and teen students spoke with Sophia, the AI Humanoid Robot.
Miss Alice Mak, SBS, JP (2nd from right), with Mrs. Jennifer Yu Cheng (1st from right) guided by students on a visit to the New Interactive Technology Zone.
Students were keen to make friends with Sophia, the Sophia, AI Humanoid Robot.
Guest of Honour, Miss Alice Mak, SBS, JP, Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs of HKSAR (1st photo, front row center) and Mrs. Jennifer Yu Cheng, Group President and Deputy Vice Chairwoman of CTF Education Group, Founder of JYCGIF (front row, 6th from left), Ms. Irene Lee, Chairman of Hysan Development Company Limited (1st photo, front row, 6th from right), Professor Nancy Y. Ip, President and The Morningside Professor of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (1st photo, front row, 5th from left), as well as industry leaders, representatives from supporting organisations, our sponsor and media partner supported the largest girls’ summit in Hong Kong’s post-COVID-19 era, The FutureGEN Girls Leadership Summit.
JYCGIF organized the first “FutureGEN Girls Leadership Summit”, brought together over 600 teen girls and 25 industry leaders from diverse sectors to support the event.
Main Panel Discussion: The Power to Lead
Industry leaders are gathered to discuss the definition of being future ready, advice for success, and their testimonies of enhancing their businesses with research and innovation.
Panelists (from left to right):
Jennifer Yu Cheng, Group President and Deputy Vice Chairwoman of CTF Education Group and Founder of JYCGIF
Irene Lee, Chairman of Hysan Development Company Limited
Professor Nancy Y. Ip, President and The Morningside Professor of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Moderator (1st from right):
Jacqueline Tsang, Editorial Director & Editor-in-Chief, Hong Kong, Tatler Asia
Main Panel Discussion: The Future is Now
Industry leaders gathered to discuss the definition of future readiness, the recipe for success, and ways of catapult in businesses into the future through innovation.
Panelists (from left to right):
Professor Ava Kwong, Daniel C K Yu Professor in Breast Cancer Research and Clinical Professor with Chief of Division of Breast Surgery, The University of Hong Kong
Betty Ng, Founder and Director, Collective Studio
Cindy Chow, Executive Director, Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund
Jennifer Yu Cheng, Founder of Jennifer Yu Cheng Girls Impact Foundation
Sharmini Chetwode, Managing Director, Global Investment Research, Asia Pacific Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C.
Moderator (1st from right):
Yvonne Man, Bloomberg TV Anchor, Bloomberg L.P.
Innovative Technologies in Retail
Industry leaders gathered to discuss new consumer behaviors and ways of using data-driven insights and innovation to connect with consumers and influence business.
Panelists (from left to right):
Eva Yu, President & Managing Director, L’Oréal Hong Kong
Juliette Gimenez, Co-Founder & CEO, Goxip
Kim Leitzes, APAC Managing Director, Launchmetrics
Moderator (1st from right):
Colleen Yu, Founder and Principal, EX-R International
Navigating Challenges to Create Business Opportunities
Industry leaders gathered to discuss how to identify a necessity in the world and turn it into a business idea that can also contribute to a more sustainable future.
Panelists (from left to right):
Daniel Yeung, Co-Founder & CEO, Smart Farming Hong Kong Ltd.
Cally Chan, MH, General Manager, Microsoft Hong Kong and Macau
Moderator (1st from right):
Secy Cheung, Legal and Compliance Advisor, Jennifer Yu Cheng Girls Impact Foundation
How Has Technology Transformed Traditional Businesses
Industry leaders gathered to discuss how technology transformed their industry and how they turned COVID into an opportunity to transform their traditional businesses.
Panelists (from left to right):
Yenn Wong, Founder & CEO, JIA Group
Timothy Yu, Founder & CEO, Snapask
Cinci Leung, Founder & CEO, CheckCheckCin
Moderator (1st from right):
Jennifer Ma, Group Chief Strategy Officer, CTF Education Group
Reimagining the Future: Robotics, NFT, Web 3 and beyond
Industry leaders gathered to discuss how technology changed the way we design, view, and impact art as well as next-gen technologies.
Panelists (from left to right):
Richie Chan, Head of Aesthetics, OT&P Healthcare
Chris Cheung, Creative Director, XCEPT
Zaf Chow, Director of Digital Strategy and Partnerships, Animoca Brands
Moderator (1st from right):
Sara Mao, Vice President, Christie’s Education APAC
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