“The Making of an Entrepreneur” Luncheon by Alumni Speakers
Three HKUST alumni entrepreneurs shared their inspirational stories at a luncheon “The Making of an Entrepreneur” hosted by Prof. Jack LAU and Mr. Michael LEE of HKUST Institutional Advancement and Outreach Committee on April 25 at HKUST Business School Central.
The three speakers were Dr. Lydia LEUNG, CEO of Belun Technology; Ms. Irene CHEUNG, Co-Founder of Radica Systems Limited & Managing Director of PopSquare; and Mr. Andreas WIDY, Co-Founder & CEO of Navatics Technology Ltd. They shared their personal experience and innovations which include home screening tools to monitor common chronic diseases, application of artificial intelligence and big data to marketing, and use of underwater robots to advance exploration of the marine world.
Their inspiring stories exemplify the entrepreneurial spirit of Hong Kong which is vital to our city’s future success.
About The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) (www.ust.hk) is a world-class research university that focuses on science, technology and business as well as humanities and social science. HKUST offers an international campus, and a holistic and interdisciplinary pedagogy to nurture well-rounded graduates with global vision, a strong entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinking. HKUST attained the highest proportion of internationally excellent research work in the Research Assessment Exercise 2014 of Hong Kong’s University Grants Committee, and is ranked as the world’s best young university in Times Higher Education’s Young University Rankings 2019. Its graduates were ranked 16th worldwide and top in Greater China in Global University Employability Survey 2018.
