Joseph is an accomplished finance executive and impact investor with over 30 years of experience spanning the commercial, non-profit, and social enterprise sectors. As a seasoned corporate and investment banker, Joseph held senior roles in structured finance, portfolio management, and corporate finance at major financial institutions. He successfully executed transactions in mergers, acquisitions, fundraising transactions, and capital raises partnering with leading corporations, funds, and institutions. Joseph served for over 6 years as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director of a publicly-listed company. He provided strategic leadership for all aspects of financial planning, reporting, capital management, and investor relations. During his tenure, Joseph led the raising of US$1.1 billion through innovative corporate finance strategies and onboarding international strategic shareholders. Since 2016, Joseph has dedicated his expertise to driving social impact. As Honorary Chief Executive of an investment fund’s charitable foundation for 5 years, he stewarded its philanthropic mission. Currently, Joseph focuses on impact investing and business-as-mission initiatives to empower underserved communities in Hong Kong and overseas. He co-founded impact investment platforms that have generated meaningful employment for marginalized groups. Joseph also co-invested in and advised social enterprises like a restaurant creating jobs for ethnic minorities in Hong Kong. His hands-on guidance helped the restaurant create 35 jobs and achieve a 40% annual social return on investment. As an advisor, Joseph works closely with social entrepreneurs on coaching, capacity building, and access to impact capital. He helps financial technology companies evaluate their ESG footprint and engage international impact investors.

Ted started his career in real estate development and equity analysis, he specializes in investment and asset valuation. He founded the Hong Kong Investment Training Institute in 2007 and is one the most experienced CFA trainers in Hong Kong. He also conducted research on property market and feasibility study on investment projects. He was once acted as consultant to MTRC and Hong Kong Airport Authority. Ted is the Director of Fullness Christian Social Enterprise Ltd. (豐盛社會企業有限公司), aiming to provide vocational training for youth-at-risk in Hong Kong, which received the Outstanding Social Enterprise Award 2011 from the Hong Kong Government. He is an expert in social impact measurement. In 2016, he wrote the first of such book for the Social Enterprises World Forum held in Hong Kong. From 2018 to 2022, he is the Project Director and Principal Trainer of the Jockey Club Fullness Social Impact Measurement Coaching Scheme, which trained more than 70 NGOs and 100 social projects. He is a CFA charterholder, a Certificate holder in ESG Investing and a columnist in Eduplus Magazine. He received the Decennary Award from Hong Kong Society of Financial Analysts (now renamed as CFA Society Hong Kong) in 2011. Ted earned his first degree in Hong Kong and subsequently a master’s degree in National University of Singapore.

Linda is a corporate finance lawyer and business executive based in Hong Kong with over a decade of experience in the legal industry. Qualified in Hong Kong since 2008, she has advised clients on initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring and startup fundraising. In 2016 to 2019, Linda joined a legal-tech startup in Hong Kong, where she served as Head of Product. In 2020, Linda cofounded sehji (寫字), a funding application institute that assists social innovation projects and art and cultural organisations in obtaining public and private funding. Leveraging her skills as a corporate finance lawyer, sehji also advises clients on corporate structure and governance, and assists entities in applying for section 88 tax exemption status. Linda is a course consultant at the Department of Politics and Public Administration at HKU, supporting the content development and student engagement for the course Digital Governance (POLI3149). Linda was a visiting lecturer at PolyU SPEED and taught Management of Social Enterprise in 2022. She has also given guest lectures at HKU SPACE, CUHK, HKUST and Caritas Institute of Higher Education. In 2022 and 2023, Linda served as COO & General Counsel at Forbole, a Proof-of-Stake blockchain validator. Linda regularly speaks as a panellist or moderator on topics related to blockchain governance, and has hosted an introductory course on Decentralised Finance in 2023. Linda’s expertise in corporate finance, social entrepreneurship, and Web3 technology has made her a sought-after speaker on topics related to social innovation and digital transformation. Her passion lies in helping organisations achieve both financial success and social good, and driving inclusion and sustainability in the commercial landscape. Linda obtained her Bachelor of Laws degree at the University of Hong Kong in 2005 and completed her PCLL in 2006.

Dr Clara Kan is currently a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Marketing of Hong Kong Baptist University Business School. She also serves as Programme Director for Master of Science in Entrepreneurship and Global Marketing. Before that, she is a Lecturer at the School of Journalism and Communication at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Clara is an accomplished professional in marketing and sales. The footprint of her career covered telecommunications, retail, financial services and FMCG advertising at various senior positions. She is also a keen supporter of the development of social entrepreneurship in Hong Kong. She serves on the board of FSES since its inception in 2012. She is a member of the advisory committee of the Enhancing Self Reliance Programme of the Home Affairs Department of the Hong Kong SAR Government since 2018. She has previously served on the board of Fair Trade Hong Kong Foundation, Fullness Salon, and as a co-opted member of the Outreach Core Team of Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fund (SIEF). She is also a business and capacity-building coach for many social enterprises. Clara graduated from the Hong Kong Baptist University majoring in Mass Communications. She holds an MBA degree from the University of Wales in the United Kingdom, a Master of Arts degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and a DBA from the City University of Hong Kong.

Tracy Ng is Programme Director of Innovator Farm and CEP® Certified ESG Planner. She is currently a part-time lecturer at HKUSPACE and HKBU, teaching Management for Social Enterprises and Business Ethics respectively. She is also a voluntary director of the social enterprise Fullness Salon. Tracy has co-authored a number of FSES publications and provided professional training and coaching services on social entrepreneurship and project management to various NGOs and social enterprises. Prior to Tracy’s time in the NGO sector, she had over 20 years’ industrial experience in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector as a managing consultant, project director, and project manager serving the government, NGOs, and multinational corporations’ mega projects. In recent years, Tracy has been focusing on nurturing youth in social entrepreneurship development and has led FSES to become an intermediary (the Innovator Farm) of the Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund (SIE Fund) that helps build up the ecosystem for nurturing social entrepreneurs and developing and implementing innovative projects.

Douglas is currently the Programme Manager at the Fullness Social Enterprises Society (FSES). He is a promoter of social innovation and entrepreneurship, and has always believed that social innovation and entrepreneurship can effectively solve various challenges faced by local and global communities. Prior to joining FSES, Douglas operated a social enterprise that empowered deaf youth through balloon art, and also worked for an international volunteer organization that promotes global citizenship awareness. He currently focuses on promoting social innovation and entrepreneurship at FSES. Among all, the Innovator Farm programme, which is appointed by the Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund (SIE Fund) which aims to provide comprehensive support to social entrepreneurs, has cultivated more than 70 effective social innovation projects that prevent or reduce local poverty or social isolation issues in the past three years. Douglas is also a Certified ESG Planner (CEP®); recently, he completed an Executive Education programme on Cultivating Educational Leadership at Harvard Business School.