• Why is social entrepreneurship necessary and important?

• What is social entrepreneurship and what forms does it take?

• How do you become a social entrepreneur?

• What are some successful models ad strategies?

• What is design thinking -  a mindset and process promoted at the Stanford Design School and influential companies like IDEO? 

• How can design help scale and deepen social impact? 

• What is the role of user empathy in design? 

• What is the importance of human-centered design?

• How can you boost your own creative confidence?

Speakers: 

Matthew Tung, Chariful, Founder (Winner of Best Design and Most Charitable App awards at the hackUST)

Brian Tang, MakerCamp Hong Kong, Organizer, Kids4Kids, Board Member

• Learn directly from a successful social entrepreneur how to build a team and start an award-winning enterprise.

• How can collaboration among government, university, and private organizations help further your cause?

• What are the challenges and opportunities that Hong Kong presents?

• How can you apply lessons learned to your own service projects and school organizations? 

Guest Speaker and Case Study: Svetlana Kumanova (Wharton Business School) from Twopresents – an award-winning social enterprise in Hong Kong

Guest Speaker: Kenny Cheung, Nurturing Social Minds, The Yeh Family Philanthropy, Programme Executive

• An introduction to the “Business Model Canvas” framework that many Silicon Valley startups and entrepreneurs around the world have adopted.

• Learn about the components of a viable business model such as key products and services, key resources, customer channels, and revenue streams? 

• How can you apply this framework to analyze different social enterprises and create an effective project or even enterprise of your own?

Speakers and Case Study: Fion Leung and Suetyi Wong, Time Auction Hong Kong, Co-founders

• Visit to Crossroads, participate in the Blind and HIV X-perience, and meet Jason Noble, Crossroads Engagement Strategist, to learn about the history and development of this renowned and innovative organization Crossroads

What can a group of passionate young people achieve in a day with the right guidance?  This intensive one-day bootcamp pushes students to try to design a meaningful, viable service project in one day!

You will receive guidance and support and immediate critical feedback as you test out new ideas and start building your dream project.

 From idea generation to research and prototyping, from figuring out revenue models and key activities to locating resources and partners, we will be there with you every step of the way to challenge you to draw up a plan to change the world “for good”!   Join us for this exhilarating experience of rapid creation!

• How can computers, intelligent machines, and new technologies radically enhance what social entrepreneurs do?

• What types of emerging technologies are shaping the future of social innovation? 

• How do some of the best social enterprises use technology to improve their work, for example, to personalize their services?

• Ask a Stanford educational technology entrepreneur about his experiences and views on this subject. 

Speaker: Andrew Kwan, OutWhiz and Edore, Founder and CEO (Harvard, Stanford)

• How can communities foster and speed up innovation?

• How can we contribute to creating cultures that promote social good?

• How do social entrepreneurs draw from the power of crowdsourcing and global villages? 

• Meet and learn from a social entrepreneur who manages a vibrant community for the aging in Hong Kong. 

Speaker: Stephanie Tan, The Kinnet, Executive Director; Table for Two, Co-founder (French Culinary Institute)

• What is a successful pitch?

• How can a good pitch help you promote your ideas, find collaborators and secure support?

• How do you deliver a great pitch?

• Get feedback from a startup angel investor who frequently judges pitch events. 

Speaker: Roland Yau, CoCoon Pitch Night Judge, Investment Director (NYU, Peking University, University of London, LLB)

• Who are some models leaders and social entrepreneurs and what can we learn from them? 

• What are different ways to lead and what is your own leadership style?

• How do we cultivate inner strength and resilience to cope with the confusion, change and disappointments that socialentrepreneurs and innovators have to face?

Speaker: Arnold Chan, Teach4HK良師香港, Founder (Harvard Business School)  

• Come listen to students from the inspirED Social Entrepreneurship Program present their service projects before a panel of judges, including Ms Rachel Chan, CEO of Junior Achievement Hong Kong.

• Vote for your favorite!  Share your ideas and thoughts.

• A chance to be inspired by the creativity and passion of other students.

Judges:

Rachel Chan, Junior Achievement Hong Kong, CEO

Theodore Ma, CoCoon, Co-founder, MaBelle Jewellery, Managing Director (Stanford)

Arnold Chan, Teach4HK良師香港, Founder (Harvard Business School)