GE2020-02

2020 has been an unprecedentedly rough year for everyone across the globe. We are facing a global pandemic and our future is marred with uncertainty. All sectors and industries are affected by COVID-19 and they are facing different difficulties and challenges. In this major paradigm shift, we all have to rethink our paths; some may leave while others may find new opportunities.

We have invited three HKU alumni to share their experiences and challenges in their respective fields during the pandemic in Hong Kong.

2020年是非比尋常的一年。我們正在面對一場全球大流行病，疫情超過半年仍未減退，未來充滿着變數。這段期間，各行各業面對不同的困難，有人選擇在艱難時期創業，有人選擇離開。大家都在尋找出路。

真人圖書館請來三位校友，與大家分享他們在疫情期間於自己的專業和人生遇到的困難和經歷。

Date: 19/10 (Mon)
Time: 19:00 - 20:30
Conducted via online platform
Language: English


▍Speakers
- Ms. Mona Chu
  Director, Sense Connect Ltd.

- Ms. Angeline Chan
  Solicitor, Messrs. Ho Tse Wai & Partners

- Mr. Denis Huen 
  Founder & CEO, MedEXO Robotics


Online registration starts at 10:00 on 9/9 (Wed):
► HKU Students - https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?ueid=71567 

Date	Time	Venue
19 Oct 2020	19:00 - 20:30	Online Platform

Bio of Instructor(s) 導師簡介:

Ms. Angeline Chan

Angeline graduated from HKU LLB in 2013. She was trained at a local law firm and joined Messrs. Ho Tse Wai & Partners in 2019. Starting June 2019, She acted as a pro bono lawyer in the protests against the anti-extradition bill. Public law cases and protest cases comprise a great part of her work. She is also one of the present convenors of the Progressive Lawyers Group, an advocacy group formed by lawyers and law students.








Ms. Mona Chu

Mona graduated from HKU BA in 2011. She began her career as a copywriter at a local publication and soon proceeded to co-run her own art magazine as an editor. She later joined the art industry as a public relations officer. Through liaising communications between artists, institutions, galleries and the media, she developed her perspectives of the local and international art industry.
In 2016, Mona founded Sense Connect Ltd., a cultural consultancy that covers communications, education, tours and other areas of the arts and culture field. The company coordinates different cultural events and programmes in Hong Kong and Japan. In addition to her commercial projects, Mona coordinated four service-learning programmes to major Japanese art festivals, including the Echigo Tsumari Art Triennale happening next year. She believes an integrated approach provides her clients with the best tailored services, as well as students with the best learning experience.




Mr. Denis Huen
Denis Huen, B.Sc. M.Sc.(CUHK) M.Phil.(HKU), finished a Master of Science by Research (MRes) with distinction in Medical Robotics and Image Guided Intervention at Imperial College London and founded a startup company called MedEXO Robotics to develop publicly affordable wearable robotics for healthcare and wellbeing. He also cofounded a social enterprise startup called MedPot helping the elderly population to take long-term medications safely through technology. Recently, he got into PhD degree program in Biomedical Engineering at University of Oxford and planned to suspend the study in order to fully focus on his startup. Denis has won many top national and international awards in science and engineering. One of his inventions, an artificial robotic leg for the disabled, won Denis a Third Place Grand Award at the 57th Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in 2006, champion and a title “Little Young Scientists of Tomorrow” by the Ministry of Education of China in 2006, and the Hong Kong ICT Awards 2008: Best Innovation & Research (College & Undergraduates) Gold Award with ”Energy Conversion From Nuclear Radiation to Electrical Energy” project. MedEXO Robotics won Gold Award in E2 Day (Social X Tech) Pitching Competition, Champion in DBS Social Innovators 2016 program, GoodSeed 2016 (SIE HK Government prototyping fund), Champion in BREAKTHROUGH Stage at RISE 2016 conference, Top 10 in International Student Innovation Award 2016 in London, Audience Award in Oxford University Innovation Idea Idol 2017 and Champion Winner in Harvard Business School Association of Hong Kong Startup Competition 2017. In 2020, he started his business on manufacturing medical masks in Hong Kong due to COVID-19.