Jason is a serial entrepreneur and his businesses span various industries including FMCG, properties and restaurants.

He also holds various positions including:
– Director of Pacific Able Ltd
– Director of Top City Investment Pty Ltd
– Director of Tang Sau Yuen Tong Foundation Ltd
– Director (2010/2013) of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals

He graduated with a Bachelor of Chinese Medicine from the Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine and was a Research Student in Acupuncture and Massage (Master) of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine. He is also a Clinical Hypnotherapist from the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners.

#Wellness begins with Royal Household RO and ZERO Soft Water Purification System. HKWQA-Professional Water Expert.

#Wealth Management:
– Starts with Child FQ,
– Financial Freedom for >100 families. CChildFQT/TQUK;
– LegalQ Succession Planning; RFP/RFPIⓇ;
– Associate Wealth Management Director/AIA.

#Relationship Management:
– Communication and Coaching; Love, Harmony and Culture – NLP, Enneagram, MBTI, WABC Business Coach

#Education:
– St. Louis School, Electronic Eng/PolyU,
– Biz Studies (Hons)/CityU, MBA/Edinburgh Business School

#Work Experience:
– 20+ years in Chip Industry: IC Design, Sales & Marketing with National Semi, Philips, Flextronics,Thomson, Xilinx, nVidia, Sharp
– 15 years as RFP/RFPIⓇ , Associate Wealth Management Director/AIA: Health, Wealth, Trust and Asset Management

#Volunteering and Social Service:
– Focus: SEN Families, Career Development, Long Term Care for Golden Age
– Since 80’s serving YSST/Tung Wah Gp, Caritas, Lions and Rotary Clubs

#Other interests:
– Professional Water Expert/HKWQA, WABC Business Coach, CChildFQT/TQUK, Enneagram, MBTI, NLP, LegalQ Succession Planning

#Associations:
– BLW, BNI, Golden Age Foundation, GBX, GP42, HKCNIA, HKCBMIA, HKFSCI

Kinsen is the managing director at Natpak who has been an expert in packaging business since 1978. They provide sustainable packaging solutions for the world’s most reputable consumer brands in various industries such as watches, jewelry, eyewear, cosmetics, stationery, tea, premium alcohol and consumer electronics. Presentation is everything. The art of packaging can effortlessly elevate the brand and ultimately drive business. Natpak designs can create a spectacular open-box experience for their customers.

According to a United Nation’s research, more than 8.3 billion tons of plastic had been produced since the early 1950s. About 60% of that plastic has ended up at either a landfill or the natural environment. The rate of plastic production has grown more rapidly than any other materials. There is also a shift in production from durable plastic to the wasteful single-use plastic. These plastics have exponentially become an integral part of our daily lives.

At Natpak, they believe it is their responsibility as a solution provider and manufacturer to help save our environment. They identify alternative sustainable materials from their extensive library, develop products that contribute to the circular economy, and most of all, design sustainable and affordable packaging solutions tailored specifically to the brand’s needs. Together, it can help fight climate change by disrupting the traditional packaging industry with more mindful and sustainable solutions.

‘I’ve heard about BLW from another member, and I have to say what an honor to be able to join Dennis and his network of people in Hong Kong who are so passionate about social & environment impact business and are so willing to share their amazing experiences with others.’

Ajmal Victor Samuel ( 施 杰 浩 ) is a Hong Kong-based Entrepreneur and a Hong Kong national-level athlete.

He is the Founding Chairman of OCTO3 Group Holdings Limited, a Hong Kong-headquartered financial technology and infrastructure provider that specializes in Payments and Clearing House Systems.

Ajmal is the founder of the Ajmal Samuel Foundation with a mission to:
– promote inclusivity for everyone: able-bodied and disabled; serious and amateur; young and old to pursue physical and emotional wellbeing for healthy living.
– inspire and motivate everyone to be fit, active, healthy, and well.

Ajmal is also an extreme adventurer and a well-established endurance athlete. He has been actively involved in social and sports activism and advocating for disabled rights.

Crystal is a registered chiropractor in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong with a special interest in women’s health and functional neurology. Chiropractic care for children and pregnant women is Crystal’s area of expertise. She is a licensed Schroth practitioner and specialises in scoliosis as well.

From a very young age, Crystal lived and studied independently in the UK for a decade. In early 2022, Crystal relocated back to her native Hong Kong to work as a chiropractor at a long-established clinic alongside other senior and highly experienced chiropractors.

Crystal has a strong commitment to natural health and wellbeing; she encourages people who are interested in research-based probiotics, raw materials of food supplements and organic therapeutic herbal cream for OEM and ODM partnerships in order to further expand natural preventative medicine.

“Being a part of the BLW community, in my opinion, is tremendously useful to my personal development because it not only enables me to network with other like-minded, aspirational, and ambitious young professionals as well as senior executives, but also to give back to society as part of our social obligations.”

April advises companies to develop their ASEAN market-entry strategy and local
marketing executions on both online and offline levels.

She has advised Fortune 500, SMEs, and start-up companies across APAC.

She started doing business with Indonesian companies since 2007 and then lived in Indonesia and
Vietnam for 8+ years where she saw the rapid development of the region.

Coupled with her experience in luxury retail marketing and brand consultancy, she surmises that ASEAN is a hidden gem and will drive future demand for consumer products.

April is also a frequent speaker and has spoken for HKTDC, HKPC, Hong Kong Electrical Appliance Association, CMO Summit, Rotary Club Hong Kong, and many more organizations.

She was also a part-time lecturer at the HKUSPACE on Brand Management and the current President of the BNI Brilliance chapter.

Volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity, shortage of talents, ineffective leadership, and
team silos threaten organizational performance and future success.
Christine has been supporting global organizations to strengthen their senior leaders and accelerate the building of a strong leadership pipeline to maximize their growth and results across the Asia Pacific since 2005.

Her coaching has immensely boosted leadership effectiveness, resilience, team performance, and the bottom-line metrics with the following reported impacts:
– Advancement of market position from #5 to #1
– Significantly increased profitability and productivity with ROI from coaching program up to 1500%
– Rapidly turned around derailing earnings-critical teams to achieve multi-million dollar improvement in revenue
– Transformed new senior leaders in high stake positions from failing to top performers

She has supported leaders in LVMH, AstraZeneca, AIG, ThyssenKrupp, Tesa Tape, Lanson Place, Wing Tai Properties, etc. Christine brings to her coaching more than 20 years of senior executive experience with global companies in five industries and worked in cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Taipeh.

“I am so attracted to BLW by the versatility and ingenuity of its members, their
passion for personal growth, mutual enrichment, giving back, and making a
difference. “

Damon co-founded Onepile, an automated bookcrossing kiosk and services provider, with the vision of digitalizing the bookcrossing process and transforming the traditional book exchange practice into a sustainable social enterprise.

Bookcrossing has grown into a global phenomenon in the past decade, but the idea has not taken off in Hong Kong. He and his partners founded Onepile to make a bigger impact on the community by promoting a reading culture and preserving the planet.

This innovation has led Onepile to win the Chan Dang Foundation Social Entrepreneurship Award in 2022 – a new award launched at HKUST to encourage and recognize university members who turn creative business ideas into a sustainable venture for promoting social good.

Damon graduated from HKUST with majors in Marketing & Management. He started his career in the production department of a movie channel with the aim of becoming a film director. His 4 years in the entertainment industry equipped him with the practical skills and know-how of movie production. Serendipity then led him to his second career in the financial services industry where he spent 15 years in the insurance field.

‘It was a very good experience to have met the members in BLW, great to know people who are willing to share ideas and help the society.’

Ola Tech https://ola.tech is a leading marketplace to provide affordable, sustainable smartphones with quality and warranty in Southeast Asia, starting in HK. Our mission is to give every ph(one) a second chance. We have sold over 20,000 devices with 10,000 satisfied customers, about a quarter of them to social enterprise, since we launched in August 2000. On top of it, we help reduce 400 tons of carbon and eliminate 4 tons of e-waste.
We are based at InnoCentre and are a Hong Kong and Science Park partner. Also, we receive
grants from the recycling fund and pre-seed investments from Mucker Capital, a VC based in
Los Angeles.

Peter is also a member of the Channel Islands Rotary Club. Every month he volunteers to help the youth and elders across those in need in the Hong Kong community.

Peter joined BLW because it is an excellent platform for ideas and collaborations on social and climate change innovations.

Jacqueline is the Founder and Solution Head of ESPAY.HK, an E-Commerce (Service & Payment) platform, provided multi-functional online services beginning from 2010. We have been covering School Fee collections for ESF Group of 26 schools, School Lunch Pre-order service for international schools in both Hong Kong and China. As well as shops, bazaars, chain stores, cafes, charities, events, associations, and enterprises both in online or offline payment.

Merchants on ESPAY.HK manages its own services and all transactions are paid to the merchant’s account directly. The platform is safe, secure, risk-free and there are no delays and no PCI to be concerned with.

ESPAY.HK also works as a community platform connecting different kinds of social services such as donations, free system support, free training, and free events.

Jacqueline has over 26 years of experience in IT Solutions for China Mobile, China Telecom, Ping An Insurance & Sinopec, etc,

Jacqueline is a specialist in Business Management, Optimisations, and Payment.

We are willing to share and connect more enterprises and organizations to build their own powerful online system and all-in-one management platform.

Grow your business & make it green with us.

“I was introduced to BLW through Vicky Chan, the executive director of Chip In. I am grateful to become a BLW member, I look forward to connect, learn, and grow with such experienced professionals and specialists. Thanks, Vicky, Dennis & all.”

Kenny has over 15 years of experience in sales and marketing and was a Sales Associate Director in an international company before co-founding Wada Bento. He holds an MBA degree (City University of Hong Kong) and completed the Global Branding Program in Imperial College London.

Wada Bento (www.wadabento.com) is a decentralized foodservice platform helping foodservice operators expand sales channels extensively to customers’ doorsteps. We enable foodservice operators to expand sales channels from restaurants to the lobbies of office buildings, schools, and hospitals, using patented Hot-chain Bento Robot technology. For end-users, they can enjoy hot and fresh gourmet Bentos in just 17 seconds through our Bento Robots. The technology has been verified by our 180,000 Bentos sold and has been deployed for Hong Kong’s top chain restaurant.

We are impressed by BLW’s passion for co-creating values for the community. Wada Bento is
keen to expand food service together with the BLW partners.

We design, manufacture and supply Oxo-biodegradable disposable paper cups, paper bowls, paper boxes, and utensils (oxidized, then biodegraded with soil).

We use 100% bamboo paper, water-ink / soybean ink, and Oxo-Biodegradable coating (patented by us).

Certifications received include:
-ISO9001
-ISO14001
-FSG
-ASTM
-FDA
-EU food grade

Our clients include Starbucks, Pacific Coffee, Pret A Manger, Delifrance, Cafe de Coral, HKCEC, Regal Hotel Group, Nana Hotel Group, Sino Group, Wynn Hotel Group (just to name a few). For more information, please visit us at www.eco-parkholdings.com

BLW is an excellent platform for business leaders as it not only focuses on business but also focuses on ESG.

With burning passion in public speaking since young, Yuki founded Spotknight, a professional emceeing & public speaking company.

We create an extraordinary experience for our clients in multiple languages and with 1000+ event hosting experience. Long term clients include HKTDC, banking and financial institutions.

Yuki is also the communication tutor at 6 universities in HK. She and her team travel around the world to empower people with confidence in speaking and hopefully create a professional industry for the generations to come. Her signature program includes ” speak like TED ” & “storytelling “.

www.mcyukiwong.com

Imagine inspiring your team, speaking your truth, or sharing your ideas in front of thousands with Confidence, Charisma, and Ease? For too many, unfortunately, they never got the support or training to help them say a big, fat juicy ‘SURE!’. Their voices or messages are ‘blocked & robbed’ by doubts, anxiety, and tension.

After spending 3 decades motivating hundreds of thousands of children, professional singers, and teams across 4 continents, former opera coach-pianist, musical producer, and program director Shirley has heard that voice too many times. She founded Whing Resilience Success Coaching in 2021 to help children and professional women ‘own their confidence & own their tomorrow’.

Her courses aim at boosting multiple intelligences. They include America’s most comprehensive EQ and Social Intelligence profiling, theatrical speech and singing, and confident interview& interaction skills. On the other hand, having survived childhood trauma, PTSD, bullying, and depression, this Canfield Success Principles Trainer is extremely passionate in identifying clients’ limiting beliefs and roadblocks. She designs workshops to transform them with Law of Attraction transformation tools.

Joining BLW, Shirley’s intention:
Since 2019, I have been actively advocating mental health and female empowerment in numerous global summits, representing Hong Kong in global women’s business networks, and contributing to Amazon bestselling books. I believe education is key, and it takes the power of WE to raise mental health awareness. I am both humbled and thrilled in joining BLW’s extensive network of givers and impact makers. I can’t wait to learn from everyone and see how I can contribute to both the local chapter and the BLW world at large.

William trained with Ernst & Young in the United Kingdom to become a Chartered Accountant in 2010. He returned to Hong Kong in 2011 to pick up his family business, an auditing firm. The firm provides accounting and auditing services to private companies, as well as helping clients navigate Tax Investigations, SFC Licensed Corporations audits, and Internal Controls for Listco. William also provides the United Kingdom Tax related services, including pre-immigration advisory. The firm promotes a learning culture, in both technical and soft skills, with the aim to develop its trainees into the next generation of accountants.

“I was thrilled by the ingenuity of social entrepreneurs at BLW, who used their commercial expertise to help local communities and the environment. I hope to learn these skills from other members to give young people in Hong Kong more opportunities.”

Ranson, together with his team, serves as a trusted advisor to SMB and entrepreneurs focusing on Government funding applications, new business ecosystem setup, and personal wealth management. In the past thirteen years, Ranson had assisted various principals to do M&A, set up and had operated new businesses, conducted important due diligence, and achieved funding or investment targets in Hong Kong SAR and Mainland China.

Apart from his consultancy work, Ranson has been active in social responsibilities. He has been a mentor for startups, social enterprises, and individual university graduates. He enjoys watching movies and has been organizing private screenings of movies with inspirational themes on a regular basis.

“BLW is a cross-cultural community with elites from various industries. The business leaders here have a common desire to create social impact. BLW is the best platform for me to execute the integration of charitable behaviors and consumer behaviors, which l believe is one of the most substantial ways to create social impact. Thank you again to Dennis for introducing BLW to me. I am looking forward to making some changes to our society with our joint efforts.”

Doris founded this private enterprise to offer point-to-point transportation services for wheelchair users. Up to Jun 2019, we have 3 barrier-free taxis or 1 barrier-free hire car that allow wheelchair users to board directly and provide a legal and safe transportation means for wheelchair users and their caregivers. Up to Mar 2019, we have successfully completed over 150,000 barrier-free trips

Apart from developing barrier-free transportation, the Diamond Cab team is dedicated to changing the barrier-free culture with different social innovations. One of the initiatives is called Diamond Leisure starting from 2014, with the financial support of charity sponsorship, we collaborate with the privately-owned elderly homes and organize weekly barrier-free evening outings for the elders who are suffering from loneliness.

Doris was awarded the Young Social Entrepreneur Award 2011, Capital Leaders of Excellence 2011, Finalist (Asia Pacific) of Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards 2013, and The Purpose Economy Asia 100 respectively. Diamond Cab is the Highly Commended International Social Enterprise of the Year at UK Social Enterprise Awards 2012, The Fifth of My Favorite Best Five Social Enterprises in 2013, The 5th HK Outstanding Citizenship Bronze Award, and Hong Kong Winner of Chivas The Venture, one of the 20 global finalists.

BLW is the only community I know of with business owners or senior executive members who have a strong passion for their business as well as making a social impact. I hope this blended value community can contribute to a much better Hong Kong in the future.

http://www.diamondcab.com.hk/

Unitek is a leader in IT connectivity accessories, Connect, Convert and Extend Technologies. We develop human-friendly products to help everyone be their best since 2006, serve multi-level customers including enterprises, governments, schools, and end-users in more than 60 countries around the world. Human-friendly means being user-friendly, eco-friendly, partner-friendly… Friendly in our relationships, our products. We try our best to build products to cover the many dimensions of human experience, and we strive to make the world more friendly each day.

With the help of BLW’s caring value and strong network, Unitek will learn and grow better to be more human-friendly.

Hellen is presently the Executive Director of The Singapore Chamber of Commerce (Hong Kong) since 2019.  A graduate of Edith Cowan University with a Degree in Hospitality Management.

Hellen has over 20 years of Hospitality Experience.  She had extensive experience with hotel openings, she held senior level positions in Sales & Marketing and Food & Beverage divisions. 

Hellen also volunteers actively in Singapore Association Hong Kong and is chairperson for Singapore International School Hong Kong Parent Teachers Association.  She is highly resourceful, is approachable and has a pleasant attitude and a desire and commitment to making a positive mark in the Singapore Community in Hong Kong.

I joined BLW as the Chamber has collaborated with BLW on events.  I am also looking forward to networking with other members of BLW to share experiences and ideas.

We are a Fintech solutions company with major business areas in systems integration, systems development, mobile application development, and UX/UI designs for companies’ logos, mobile applications, and websites. One of Pan Asia Tech’s high profile projects is integrating Jetco’s Cardless Withdrawal System for Ping An OneConnect Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (“PAObank”). We are also the sole vendor for PAObank’s Mobile Banking vendor, responsible for changes and maintaining their Retail and SME mobile applications.

We specialize in mobile applications development with the use of Flutter. Flutter is an open-source UI software development kit created by Google. It is used to develop applications for Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows, Google Fuchsia, and the web from a single codebase. 

Dicky has extensive experience in startups and has demonstrated a history of working in the Information Technology & Services industry. I am equipped with analytical skills, sales, presentations, networking, product development, and business development.

Dicky graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) focused in Operations Management from HKUST Business School. 

I have chosen to be part of the BLW Community because I was inspired by Dennis’s efforts in sharing his experience and providing assistance to members of the community to achieve their goals and giving back to the society at the same time.

Gary Lim is presently the Managing Director and one of the founders of A.Plus International Corporation Limited.  He was part of the management team which oversaw the successful listing of the A.Plus Group Holdings Limited on the Growth Enterprise Market of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx) in April 2016.  The company successfully migrated to the Mainboard of the HKEx in January 2019.

Prior to this he was the Assistant General Manager at Toppan Vite Limited where he was recognized as one the top performing sales professionals.  Mr Lim has been in the financial printing industry for the last 21 years and has lived and worked in Singapore, Beijing and Hong Kong. 

He sits on the board of directors as an Independent Non-executive Director at ZACD Group Limited, a Singapore based real estate fund management company listed on the Growth Enterprise Market of the HKEx where he provides independent advice to the board.

He obtained a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) from the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, in July 1999 and a Master of Business Administration degree from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, the United States of America, in March 2008.  He is on the Executive Committee of the Chicago Booth Alumni Club of Hong Kong.

He actively contributes his time to the Singaporean community here in HK.  He sits on the committee of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce (HK) and is active in the Singapore Association as well.

Besides work, he is an avid guitarist, is active in watersports and loves to cook.  He is always on the lookout for good investment opportunities and can be reached at garylimby@hotmail.com.

Basil Hwang is the Managing Director of Hauzen Services Limited, a corporate services provider specializing in Hong Kong listed companies, and the Managing Partner of Hauzen LLP, a financial regulatory law firm.  He is a specialist in financial markets regulation, disputes and investigations, as well as contentious and complex transactions. He represents public companies, licensed intermediaries and investors.

Basil is recognized by clients for his business insight and pragmatic advice, his familiarity with regulations in Hong Kong and business practices in Greater China, and his ability to successfully deliver on clients’ objectives.

Prior to founding Hauzen LLP, he was the founder and Managing Partner of a US law firm for seven years, an executive director in charge of managing a Hong Kong Mainboard-listed company, and general counsel and independent director at other companies listed in Hong Kong and Singapore.

Basil is admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong, as a solicitor in England and Wales, and as an advocate and solicitor in Singapore.

Basil has chosen to be part of BLW as a way to give back to the business community in Hong Kong and Singapore.

Amy is a digital entrepreneur with over 10 years of dedicated experience in Technology & Business Operation.

With an EMBA from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, she was a Risk analyst at Citibank Hong Kong before becoming the co-founding COO of AQ Talent Lab, a career development mobile app with blockchain infrastructure.

Having extensive experience in digital content such as mobile games, short-form videos, and live-stream events, Amy is passionate about bridging the gap between technological leapfrog and traditional business practices. In 2020, Amy has founded Ariaa Company Limited, a digital content and partnership consultancy in Hong Kong.

Ariaa focuses on helping businesses with a tailored, sustainable digital solution that drives growth amidst the ever-changing global business environment. In contrast with digital agencies, Ariaa serves with a business owner’s perspective and provides a sustainable digital promotion and partnership model that aligns with the brand’s long term business objectives. Beyond social media and digital marketing, Ariaa uniquely provides partnership consultancy to help brands accelerate their growth (Both in terms of customer engagement and business conversions).

Being a dedicated Rotarian and an Alumni of the Chinese university EMBA program, I appreciate that there is no shortage of business networks and communities in Hong Kong. However, it is most rewarding when one comes across a community that focuses on personal growth as well as giving back. The theme of conducting business while giving back to society is a recurring one in my career so far and is exactly what attracts me to the BLW community.

Po is a senior executive with over 30 years’ leadership experience as a CFO in the UK and latterly Hong Kong. He has worked in both listed and unlisted multinational billion-dollar companies with extensive business and commercial experience in Advertising, Events, Marketing, Loyalty, Travel, Technology, e-Commerce, Airport lounges (Priority Pass) and the Sports industry.

In his last company, The Collinson Group, in June 2018 it was listed in the Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 as one of the fastest-growing companies and also finished second in the list of top five companies with the highest volume of international sales, with more than £521 million in 2017.

Currently, he is the CEO and Co-Founder of a start-up company, Keplar Limited, that utilises Blockchain Technology to solve accounting problems. It is a new journey, and he is looking forward to the challenge.

I joined BLW to collaborate and network with fellow liked minded members to share ideas and further good work.

A passionate NASM certified Personal Trainer & Nutrition Specialist with a keen interest in optimizing his mind & body connection through various psychological and physiological biohacking routines. His intention is to empower everyone to live an optimized, balanced and purposeful life.
His Mission: Always aim to deliver an adequate balance of motivation, rewards and fun in any training workshop so as to create sustainable lifestyle changes for his clients.

He specializes in

1. Stress management through Sleep Optimization
2. Balance Nutrition workshop for weight loss & de-stress
3. Preparation of one’s working environment for effective performance

His Passionate Sports: Triathlon, Endurance Sports (Running & Biking)

Think & Act Strategic Co.,Ltd.

Think & Act Strategic has been in toy industry since 1998 and concentrate in wooden toy sector on OEM & ODM manufacturing since 2002.

With a vision of caring children by developing good design and quality wooden toys. We developed a specific quality control system and proudly stated as the first and unique one. This not only strengthen our product reliability but also our trust on customers and consumers.

2019 was my 30 years anniversary in toy industry.
Lucky me, the longer I am here, I feel younger !
I strongly believe life-long learning and I never give up.
Five years ago, I obtained MBA degree and my honorable Doctorate !

I believe good attitude and care are key elements of success. Care of your working team, partners and customers is important to form a long-lasting collaboration unit.

Education and IT lead our future !

I am very happy to set my goal to participate on education by developing wooden toys as tools and system for children growth, elderly assistance and family harmony.

“Being impressed by BLW members who are not restricted to local residents. Member and guest from different sectors/countries who exchange their business view and focus on helping others to move on their goal. This platform can help to extend “Think Globally and Act Locally” marketing strategy!”

Thrive Hong Kong Charitable Ltd.

Polly started off as a senior HR leader for international leading firms with experience in 10+ industries.

She had felt in love with children education charity services and entrepreneurships in her second and third careers.

In her latest journey, she is setting up a new children education charity called Thrive Hong Kong Charitable Ltd.

Thrive Hong Kong envisions to inspire and empower under-resourced children and youths in Hong Kong to embrace life with enhanced self-confidence, a positive mind-set and a giving back attitude.

Leveraging her prior charity experience of empowering 500+ needy children during 2009 to 2017, together with 5 young ambassadors (alumni from our previous charity), some long term International volunteers and many giving minded corporate and individuals, Polly and Lilian Sze, her charity partner believe, together we will be able to empower even more children and youths to shine in the future.

To provide financial sustainability and operational sustainability for Thrive Hong Kong, we also operate a Social Enterprise called Thrive Ltd to help caring corporates to design and project-lead their CSR workshops for Social impact & Enhanced Employee experience.

Please feel free to contact Lilian or me to share your wonderful giving back ideas.

“BLW stands out as an excellent senior executive Learning & Networking community. On day One, I was already learning a lot of useful and interesting business ideas on doing business with Good from renowned speakers. I am also impressed with the high quality of the members who are sincere, friendly and have a strong giving back mindset. As a new member, we already benefited from immediate business support and advice from a few of our existing members. Let me take this opportunity to thank Benson Lau to have introduced BLW to me and Dennis Tang to have accepted me as part of the BLW family. Thanks!”

Nixon Peabody CWL

I have practiced law for 30+ years in three different jurisdictions, New York, California, and Hong Kong. In addition, I have also co-founded a technology company. In my practice, I serve as a trusted adviser to entrepreneurs and investors focusing in the technology space. I try to help clients find solutions that are useful and practical while achieving their needs.

Park Hyatt Shenzhen

Peter Hildebrand was appointed as General Manager of Park Hyatt Shenzhen in October 2018 and has since conducted the Grand Opening on July 29, 2019. Peter began his hospitality career at Hyatt Regency Sanctuary Cove on Queensland’s Hope Island in 1989. His career progressed with assignments at Hyatt Regency and Grand Hyatt Hong Kong and later Grand Hyatt Shanghai as Director of Marketing. In 2006, he was appointed Hotel Manager at Hyatt on the Bund, Shanghai. In 2010, Peter became General Manager at The Westin Fuzhou Minjiang in Fujian Province and prior to his current role, he was General Manager at W Hong Kong since 2011.

“I joined BLW both because I liked the idea of creating useful business connections through social interaction with business leaders who don’t see profits as their sole raison d’etre. I had belonged to a business networking organization run by Dennis previously and I have faith in his integrity and believed his vision for BLW could be realized. Since joining I have not been disappointed and through BLW have met and established connections with a good number of business decision-makers who are relevant to my business and have been able to assist numerous times. The fact that this has been possible through an organization whose underlying mission is to contribute to the underprivileged makes it a much more satisfying and meaningful network than any I have participated in before.”

Reanda International

Franklin is the managing director of Reanda Lau & Au Yeung (HK) CPA Ltd, ranked No 13 in HK per 2018 survey conducted by International Accounting Bulletin. He is also CEO of Reanda International, a network of firms providing audit, tax, advisory and legal support, based in Beijing, ranked 20th internationally with 40 country/ territory members worldwide in 2019, comprises of 15 members in Asia, 2 from Australia and Oceania, 1from Middle East, 7 from Africa, 14 from Europe and 1 from South America. Franklin is the life member of BLW, he has 2 kids, enjoys tennis, photography and singing in his leisure.

“BLW is amazing! Labeling BLW as a business club or association will just diminish the real meaning of joining it. Members of BLW are elites from diverse industries with very different cultural backgrounds and disciplines. this is an international community where business leaders in here are encouraged to share their knowledge and vision and most importantly care for each other and contribute to the society as our common goals. My hearty thanks to Dennis for bringing me in.”

KNT Holdings Limited

I, the Chairman, CEO and Executive Director of KNT Holdings Limited (public listed on the Main Board of SEHK under stock code 1025), am primarily responsible for the Group’s overall strategic planning, corporate management and business development.

I commenced my business in 1993 by incorporating KNT Limited. To meet the business expansion, I established a factory HYG in Dongguan, China in 1993 . Knowing the business and customers’ needs, I have gained more customers’ recognition and market shares, and lead KNT going public in Hong Kong on February 2019.

“BLW is an excellent platform for business leaders from various sectors. As a Founding Member of BLW, I have got strong network from the BLW platform. It allows me to interact with other senior executives, entrepreneurs and young talented members from different sectors. Their thoughts and opinions inspire me a lot and I benefit a great deal from sharing experiences with them.”

Co-Producer of Failcon Hong Kong

Committee Member of Hong Kong Startup Support Group

Committee Member of Social Contribution at Business Leaders Who Care

Benson Lau is a Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Zencode, where he has helped grow Zencode from humble beginnings to 4 offices in Asia with over 80 staff for the last five years.  He has extensive experience in developing web & mobile applications and Artificial Neural Networks with offshore teams. His recent activities for Zencode include investing in startups through “Code For Equity” program, facilitating Silicon Valley’s Failcon event in Hong Kong to foster innovation, fundraising for startups, engaging and growing the first decentralised startup community in Hong Kong (~1,000 members)  and driving social impact through technology.  

Benson is a tech consultant for investment offices in Hong Kong and Singapore, to validate technology, especially in AI and applications.  Benson is frequently invited to speak on the future of AI and how it will shape our economies by different organisations in Hong Kong. 

Benson serves on the committee for Hong Kong Startup Support Group and committee for Business Leaders Who Care.  Benson also supports charities and social enterprises through pro-bono IT consulting and subsidised development services.  He originally hails from Singapore and Sydney, Australia. Benson is interested in amateur racing and books from Bill Gates’s reading list.

Education 

B.Bus: summa cum laude University of Technology, Sydney 2010 

Clients Served:
DBS, AON, GIC, Telstra, Toyota, ST-Engineering, NTUC Fairprice, NUS, NUS Duke, NTU, L’Oreal, McDonald’s, Expedia, Charles & Keith and HPB… to name a few.

“I have found BLW to be a community of business leaders in Asia and beyond who share common values that help build trust and respect not on a transactional level, but on a deep respect level. Having a socially conscious mindset that goes beyond the dollars and cents. This is a stark contrast to other networking groups I have been a part of and the bonds formed here are not forced but desired.”

Shadow leads the client servicing team at Stepworks to deliver on brief, on time, on budget, for global and local clients. With over a decade of band building experience, Shadow is often called upon by leaders in international and local businesses as a trusted advisor on brand-related matters. More at stepworks.co

With almost two decades of design leadership experience, Michelle has lead effective brand development and communications projects for dozens of local and global organisations in the sectors of finance, healthcare, hospitality, and more. Check out stepworks.co to see how her and her team’s work have moved businesses forward.

Eric’s enthusiasm and demanding standards for effective design solutions is contagious. Evidence of he and his team’s design thinking and reductionist approach to design can be seen across the city of Hong Kong in the brand identities of HK Tramways, Maxim’s Chinese Cuisine, CancerFund. A picture speaks a thousand words, check out stepworks.co for more.

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Experienced team leader with a demonstrated history of business success through people. Skilled in Hospitality, Luxury Goods, Food & Beverage, Budgeting, Business Strategy and Operations Management. Strong entrepreneurship professional with long corporate business experience.

ACT has been a leading Experiential Learning company in the field of training and development for the last 15 years. We address behavioural change through experiential learning. We believe and respect that every organization is different, hence a need for different solutions to address organizational challenges.

“I joined BLW because the events are designed to allow for interaction not only with NGOs, exploring opportunities for creating a positive social impact but also
to link up with like-minded business leaders, for potential cooperation and partnership.”

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A provider and integrator of customized enterprise solution platforms for business analytics with utilizing Auto ID,RFID,Vision,IoT,VR,Robot and Mobility technologies to meet customer needs for data management and action intelligence. A variety of sales and service in Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, China,HK and Taiwan.

“Good spirit of organization.”

“My colleagues and I have enjoyed being a member of the BLW community of positive, ambitious, socially responsible leaders, from a wide range of businesses and the social sector. The community is generous in sharing knowledge and professional connections when appropriate.”

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Vicky Chan, the founder of Chip In Fish & Chips, a Hong Kong local brand fish & chips shop and a social enterprise, established in 2012.
We use Fish & Chips to promote Quality Fast Food, bringing the importance of food safety, nutrition, eco-friendly and fair trade values to the public.
It is also a platform to enhance employment opportunities for people with disadvantages in the Food & Beverage industry.
Currently, two branches are operating in Sai Kung and Wan Chai. Franchise license is also available to the public, so that social impact can be maximised locally and globally through social franchising.

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We are a professional advisory firm matching your growth dreams and accelerating performance the private equity way by connecting ideas, partners and resources. We target SMEs where they are less resourceful and at the inflection point of their growth and require assistance in different fronts to sustain expansion. We see ourselves as outsourced CEO, CFO, business development and strategist functions, all in one.

Social Enterprise

Founded in October 2017, V Cycle is tackling Hong Kong’s environmental issues on two levels; ecological and social. By coupling them, we can empower the underprivileged and protect the natural world.
Our mission is to stop plastic from polluting our environment by educating companies, schools and the public on waste reduction. Plastic stays within the loop by recycling them into raw materials or contemporary products that everyone could use; businesses, individuals alike! We will create jobs in Hong Kong and provide care for the underprivileged living in poverty through waste collecting and recycling.

Social Enterprise

I am one of the founding members of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Social Enterprise (GCSE). Since 2014, I become the chairperson of GCSE’s Committee on SE Endorsement Mark ( SEE Mark ), which is the only assessment scheme to certify SEs in Hong Kong. GCSE is one of the key SE platforms in Hong Kong established in 2009 to promote the development and sustainability of SE to resolve social problems and deliver social good through business operation. Apart from SEE Mark, GCSE partners with academic institutions to conduct researches on SEs, meets government officials and advocates for policy changes of to provide a nurturing environment for the development of SE. GCSE host conferences, conduct capacity building activities, pays visits to local and overseas SEs, as well as organize yearly outstanding award ceremony to boost morale of SE staffs.