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| Event Name: | International Women's Day Luncheon
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| Date: | Monday 8th March
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| Time: | 12:00 noon – 2:00 pm
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International Women's Day is an occasion that celebrates the significant role that women have played, and continue to play, in shaping history. Our guest speaker this year is Ms. Vivian Lau, who was recently named 'Professional of the Year' in the Women of Influence Awards, organised by the American Chamber of Commerce and the South China Morning Post.
Vivian is the full time chief executive of not just one, but two organisations; and led both to unprecedented results. As the chief executive of Junior Achievement, a non-profit organisation dedicated to serving young people through entrepreneurial activities-based programme, she affected the lives of many young people. The programme reached 83,000 students with the support of more than 7,000 volunteers.
Her other chief executive’s role is no less challenging. Hong Kong Petrochemical is a manufacturer of Polystyrene. She led the company to weather unusual challenges faced by the industry as its material costs fluctuated with the price of crude oil. In this male-dominated industry, she came out as a leader and spokeswomen.
She also found time to help start a loan and grant programme to finance talented students on the mainland, who otherwise could not afford university education. She is a leader, a role model and a mentor to many young men and women.
At the lunch, Vivian will share her experience on how she came about changing her mission for life; how she managed to grow Junior Achievement and how she achieve a work life balance being the full-time CEO of two organisations.
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| Venue: | Main Lounge
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| Fee: | M$260 G$280 (includes lunch, please specify if you would like to have a vegetarian meal)
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| Last Register Date: | Monday, 1st March
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| Event Code: | A36
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