Hong Kong Creative Business Forum
How innovation and entrepreneurship work in the creative economy.
Leading designers and entrepreneurs will speak at the Hong Kong Creative Business Forum in partnership with London Business School on Tuesday 3 June at the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (RCOG). The conference will bring together some of Hong Kong's most famous designers with business academics to explore brand building, innovation and global strategy.
Guest speakers at the morning's session on ‘The Global Business of Design' include:
- John C Tsang, Financial Secterary, Hong Kong SARG
- Chelsia Lau, Chief Designer, Ford Motors
- Alan Yau, restaurateur owner of Hakkasan
- Vivienne Tam, fashion designer and creator of ‘China-chic'
In the afternoon architects and designers will discuss ‘Global Brands and Design', speakers include Eric Chan, a leading specialist in product identity and President of ECCO Design, furniture designer and architect Lo Chin Wing, and jewellery designer Kai Yin Lo.
London Business School faculty will join the designers to bring an academic perspective to their experiences. Faculty members speaking include: Julian Birkinshaw (Deputy Dean, Programmes and Professor of Strategic and International Management), Linda Yueh (Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics) and John Mullins (Associate Professor of Management Practice in Entrepreneurship).
The conference is presented by Hong Kong Design Centre in partnership with London Business School and will take place at Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (next to London Business School) on Tuesday 3 June. For more information or to register for the event visit www.hkdesigncentre.org.