Conference on Social Enterprise

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0900-0930	Registration
0930-0935	Welcoming Address Professor LAU Siu-kai, JP Head, Central Policy Unit The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
0935-0945	Opening Remarks The Honourable Henry TANG, GBS, JP Financial Secretary The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
0945-1000	Short Glimpse of Social Enterprises Video clips illustrating the positive impact of social enterprises on (a) social integration of the disadvantaged; and (b) outlook of NGOs
1000-1045	The Road to Become a Social Entrepreneur Accounts of social entrepreneurs on their path to operate social enterprises and how an enterprising approach can help achieve the social mission Ms. Noel YEUNG Executive Secretary, Kwun Tong Methodist Social Service Centre and Project-in-charge on "Healthy Mothers-to-be" – Woman and Community Network Project Mrs. Margaret ELLIOTT Managing Director Sunderland Home Care Associates, U.K.
1045-1100	Coffee Break
1100-1115	Overview of Social Enterprises in Hong Kong A snapshot of social enterprises in Hong Kong, their characteristics, contributions and relevance in tackling unemployment. Dr. Tom K T CHAN Associate Professor Department of Applied Social Sciences; Convenor, Unit for Third Sector Studies The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
1115-1130	Social Enterprises in Comparative Perspective A cross-country comparison of the development of social enterprises, and lessons for Hong Kong. Professor Stephen W K CHIU Director of the Public Policy Research Centre and Professor, Department of Sociology The Chinese University of Hong Kong
1130 – 1145	Social Enterprise Development in Taiwan Professor KUAN Yu-Yuan Department of Social Welfare Chung Cheng University, Taiwan
1145-1215	Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers
1230-1415	Luncheon Keynote Mr. Graham MORRIS Chairman The Board of the FRC Group U.K. Former chief executive of Rolls Royce, Mr. Morris now chairs the board of the FRC Group, a charity devoted to social enterprises
1430-1515	Social Enterprises and Corporate Social Responsibility This session will explore the role of private sector in fulfilling corporate social responsibility, including as partners of social enterprises Mr. Malcolm HAYDAY Chief Executive Charity Bank, U.K. Mr. Andrew ROBINSON, M.B.E. Head of Community Development Banking NatWest & Royal Bank of Scotland Mr. Ronnie CHAN Chairman Hang Lung Properties Limited
1515-1530	Coffee Break
1530-1615	Social Enterprises and Social Entrepreneurship This session will explore the potential benefits of social enterprises and the fostering of entrepreneurship in the social sector Professor Jane WEI-SKILLERN Assistant Professor General Management- Initiative on Social Enterprise Harvard Business School, U.S.A. Professor CHEUNG Yan Leung, Stephen Member of the Commission on Poverty; Professor (Chair) of Finance, Department of Economic & Finance, Faculty of Business The City University of Hong Kong Professor K C CHAN Member of the Commission on Poverty; Dean, School of Business and Management The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
1615-1700	Social Enterprises and Policy Making This session will explore issues such as training and support, relationship with policy supporting other small and medium sized enterprises, public procurement opportunities for social enterprises etc. The Honourable Bernard C CHAN, JP Non-official Member, Executive Council The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Dr. LAW Chi Kwong, SBS, JP Member of the Commission on Poverty; Associate Professor, Department of Social Work & Social Administration The University of Hong Kong