FuturEd

Speaker #7: Shalini Mahtani MBE is the founder of the Zubin Foundation, a nonprofit organisation to raise awareness on social issues in Hong Kong

Shalini is also the founder and former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Community Business, a non-profit organization dedicated to corporate social responsibility in Asia as well as starting up the website HospitalAdvisor (http://www.hospitaladvisor.org.hk/), a website providing user-generated ratings on all the city’s hospitals, public and private. This website encourages people to act together and improve their communities.

She will be discussing the degree to which hospitals in Hong Kong are safe and how we as a community can help.

Speaker #6: Jan Gube is a research associate of Hong Kong Community College and Founding Member of Section Juan.

A linguist by training, an educational researcher by profession and a social scientist by inclination, Jan is a research associate at Hong Kong Community College, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Growing up traversing across Filipino and Chinese communities in his daily life, Jan’s eclectic cultural identity as a Hong Kong born-and-bred Filipino steered much of his community work and research that engage with issues on social inclusion in the city. In 2013, he co-founded Section Juan, a peer support association that promotes the cultural and social development of Filipino youths in Hong Kong. Identity, he believes, is the source of community that creates opportunity for positive futures.

Speaker #5: Nicola Fan is a Hong Kong based filmmaker + graphic designer.

A number of her works have been recognised internationally. Her first feature length documentary "She Objects", commissioned by The Women's Foundation, has been selected for 2016 Hong Kong Sundance Film Festival. Recommended by Hong Kong International Film Festival, her music video "The Eve" was sponsored by Hong Kong Arts Centre to be sent to film festivals worldwide from 2014—2015.

She works as a Creative/Art Director for marketing and advertising campaign design; and a Director for commercials, music videos, documentaries and short films. Her clients included Red Bull, Sunkist, Samsung, New Balance, J. P. Morgan, Time Warner.

Speaker #4: Kumi Masunaga is a professional percussionist, hand-drum tutor, and founding director and leading facilitator of Drum Jam. As a native of Japan, Kumi has been leading drum circles in Hong Kong and Asia for fifteen years delivering a wealth of experience and boundless enthusiasm to each programme. Kumi also performs as a solo artist, as a musical director, and works together in performing troupes.

Contributor: Iris Pascual. Iris is an experienced musician who has been playing in Hong Kong since 2001. He is an all round guitarist/singer who plays a diverse repertoire from solo acoustic to full band hard rock. His passion and talent has led to him being known as one of the most in demand musicians in town.

The intensity of Iris's playing will exemplify how music brings people together in a shared and intimate experience. We are excited that Iris is bringing his band Iris Trio to help make FuturED #4 an unforgettable experience.

Presenter: Baljit Gidwani

"I have been a photographer for over 45 years, my primary passion being portraiture. In the faces of people I imagine I can read their histories. From the blank pages of a sleeping baby to the epic novels of the aged. I marvel at the turmoil and transformations to which some of their eyes have been witness. In conversing with them and enquiring about their lives, I recognise the evidence of their experiences clearly etched on their faces."

Speaker #3: Karina O'Carroll

Karina O'Carroll is the Animal Welfare Education Manager for Animals Asia. Animals Asia focus' on 3 main areas, ending bear bile farming, cat and dog welfare and captive animal welfare across Asia. They have 2 award winning sanctuaries located in China and Vietnam, housing almost 400 rescued Asiatic moon bears. Karina's role is to conduct education seminars, presentations and lessons for students of all ages throughout Hong Kong, on various animal welfare issues and also responsible pet guardianship.
Karina hopes that the situation for our world's animals can improve with our younger generations, fostering in them care, concern and respect for all living creatures, with emphasis on compassion. She hope that through education there will eventually be a reduction in the illegal wildlife trade, reduction in the use of animals in human entertainment and future generations that cherish and protect the species we share the planet with.

to FuturED 3, a very worthwhile conference that focused on sustainability in Hong Kong. It featured some of the sharpest thinkers, sharing their thoughts and expertise with us. Come along to FuturED 4 on October 5th, where our speakers will discuss the theme of community. The event is called 'With community comes unity'. Email [email protected] if you wish to come. See you there.

FuturED#3 2016 FuturED #3 an extraordinary conference that focuses on a a sustainable Hong Kong. It featured some of the sharpest thinkers in the region sharing their though...

Speaker #2: Kevin Ming

A cultural anthropologist and applied ethnographer, Kevin is Research Director for Project Share, an NGO dedicated to helping disadvantaged young people in Hong Kong realize more and better life opportunities. He is also a Research Associate in Anthropology and a Center Associate in Asian Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. He became an anthropologist after narrowly avoiding law school and has since worked with marginalized communities in mainland China, Hong Kong, and parts of Southeast Asia for nearly the past two decades.

Kevin's current work focuses in part on the emerging conditions in Hong Kong that discourage community and those that, sometimes surprisingly, support its flourishing. His work complicates the category of "disadvantaged" as a distinct group of "others over there," showing instead continuums of belonging, exclusion, lived vulnerability, and possibility.

Congratulations Kohana! What a great example of how FuturED opens doors to many new and exciting opportunities! Come along to FuturED #4 to be inspired!

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Speaker #1: Michael Leung

Michael Leung is the founder of HK Farm, an organisation of Hong Kong farmers, designers and artists, that focuses on the values of rooftop farming and locally produced food. The world’s largest rooftop farm- Experience at Brooklyn Grange, was inspired by Michael Leung. He hopes to diversify community-based farming in Hong Kong’s concrete jungle and the fact that community is one his most valued ideals, makes him a prime speaker for FuturED #4 and one we are all looking forward to gaining an insight from!


For a more indepth look into Michael:
https://vimeo.com/21746934