座談會簡介講者李根興博士會和大家分享他多年的營商智慧，包括:創業心路歷程創業故事商業理論李博士的著作包括《李根興的生意哲學》、《買舖，要買得PRO》等。備註出席此座談會的同學可獲HLTH1010課程中“Activities”單元的“Wellness and Personal Enrichment”1.5小時學習時數。座談會將使用視頻和攝影記錄。Zoom meeting ID 和 passcode會在座談會前1天下午5點電郵通知已報名的同學和同事 。報名請往 https://lbcube.ust.hk/ce/index.php/event/8067/香港科技大學校友如欲參與，請電郵至lbcelia@ust.hk。如有查詢，請聯絡 Ms. Celia Cheung (lbcelia@ust.hk)。 講者簡介李根興博士是盛滙商舖基金管理有限公司創辦人及行政總裁，持有香港理工大學工商管理博士學位，美國南加州大學（University of Southern California）金融理學士學位及會計理碩士學位，在哈佛大學商學院（Harvard Business School）完成修讀為期三年的東主/總裁管理課程。李博士持有美國註冊會計師（CPA）、特許金融財務分析師（CFA）、皇家特許測量師學會（RICS）專業會員及特許生意轉讓經紀（CBI）等專業資格。李博士於29歲（2010年）成為國際企業經紀協會（IBBA）內最年輕及首位亞洲人主席，同年獲得DHL /南華早報所頒發的香港商業奬：青年企業家，並被國際青年商會（香港）評為2011年十大傑出青年之一。他與盛滙集團曾兩次被香港大學選中作個案研究，亦被哈佛商業評論於2010年及2012年佈導。李博士一直專注商舖發展，以創造共同價值為目標，致力達成商舖基金投資者、業主、租客及買家多贏局面。他於2001年創立「盛滙商機」（原稱「香港商機」），曾成交過千宗生意買賣，並於2015年成功將盛滙轉型為全香港第一間商舖基金投資公司，為香港證監會註冊第1類（證券交易）、第4類（就證券提供意見）及第9類（提供資產管理）牌照的持牌機構。商舖基金成立以來，直至2019年底，盛滙成功買賣街舖獲利的香港市佔率達52.5%（按宗數），期間升值幅度也較市場高出4成。

About this iTalkMr. Dixon Ip, the Co-founder and Chief Coffee Officer of sensory ZERO, will share with us his experience and insights on:his startup journey;how he combines art, design and IT for the coffee industry;how he sustains and expands his business; and what are the difficulties and how did overcome these challenges.Registration: Zoom (https://lbcube.ust.hk/ce/index.php/event/8137/)Face-to-Face (https://lbcube.ust.hk/ce/index.php/event/8138/)For HKUST alumni registration, please send email to library@ust.hkNotes:The talk will be recorded and photos will be taken during the talk.Students may attain 1.5 hour credit for the HLTH1010 Healthy Lifestyle Course "Wellness and Personal Enrichment" moduleThe Zoom meeting ID and passcode will be sent to registrants one day before the iTalk via emailEnquiries: Alice Ho (lbalice@ust.hk) About the SpeakerA coffee connoisseur and coffee maestro, Dixon Ip is a HKUST MSc graduate in computer science. Dixon started his first siphon coffee bar, Xen Coffee, in 2008. Since then, Dixon has co-founded an education division, COFFEE Lab Asia; a roastery, Sensory Artisan; and a specialty coffee shop, sensory ZERO (one of the most successful independent coffee shops in Hong Kong that has eight branches to date).Dixon is a certified CQI Q Arabica InstructorⓇ, an Authorized SCA Trainer & Certifier, a World Coffee Events (WCE) Representative & Certified Judge in World Barista Championship (WBC), World Brewers Cup (WBrC), World Latte Art Championship (WLAC), World Coffee in Good Spirits Championship (WCIGS) & World Coffee Roasting Championship (WCRC), Dixon is also a Certified Judge in World Siphonist Championship 2013-2016 and Voluntary Advisor to the Hong Kong Professional Coffee Association (HKPCA).More about Dixon: https://alum.hkust.edu.hk/alumni-kaleidoscope/2378/dixon-ip

About this iTalkIn this talk, award-winning journalist and former CNN correspondent, Mike Chinoy will discuss the biography he has written about Kevin Boyle (1943-2010), one of the world’s great human rights lawyers. In a career as a lawyer and academic, starting in Northern Ireland in the 1960s, across decades and continents, Boyle worked on issues ranging from freedom of the press to the rights of minorities (ethnic, religious, and sexual) and more.  Kevin Boyle was a charismatic, influential figure: a great lawyer, scholar, and mentor whose fascinating life story deserves to be better known.  This talk will be a great opportunity to learn about Boyle’s remarkable career and his lasting and extensive legacy.HKUST Library has both a paper copy and an e-copy of the book, Are You with Me: Kevin Boyle and the Rise of the Human Rights MovementAnyone interested in buying a signed copy of the book can contact Mike Chinoy at mikechinoy@gmail.com. Copies are HK$250 each.Registration: https://lbcube.ust.hk/ce/event/7830Notes:The talk will be recorded and photos will be taken during the talk.Students may attain 1.0 hour credit for the HLTH1010 Healthy Lifestyle Course "Wellness and Personal Enrichment" moduleZoom meeting ID and passcode will be sent to registrants at 5pm, 1 day before the talk.Enquiries: Victoria Caplan (lbcaplan@ust.hk) About the SpeakerAs a foreign correspondent for CNN for 24 years, Mike Chinoy won Emmy, Peabody and Dupont awards for his journalism. While he worked primarily in China and North Korea, he also reported on the Troubles in Northern Ireland in the 1970s and 80s. It was during this time that he met Kevin Boyle. Chinoy is currently a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the University of Southern California’s US-China Institute and is based in Hong Kong. His books include China Live: People, Power, and Television Revolution (1999), Meltdown: The Inside Story of the North Korean Nuclear Crisis (2008), and The Last POW (2014). 

座談會簡介 / About the Talk 三位剛畢業的化學及生物工程學系同學在2020年春季的Product and Process Design 課程 project 中，經劉元帥教授指導和和科大校友創業家何寶琪女士協助下，成功研發和推出長效抗菌護手霜。這次講座會介紹化妝品的科學知識以及抗菌護手霜的研發。Three CBE students came up with the idea of creating a long-lasting antimicrobial hand cream in the Product and Process Design course in Spring 2020. With the tremendous support from Prof. Marshal Liu and alumna-entrepreneur Ms. Vanessa Ho Po-Ki, the idea came to fruition and the product was successfully commercialized.This talk will focus on the science and function of cosmetics and the development of antimicrobial hand creams. 登記報名: https://lbcube.ust.hk/ce/event/7790 講者簡介 / About the Speakers 劉元帥教授 (Professor Marshal Liu)Dr Marshal LIU is currently Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, and Associate Director of Center for Engineering Education Innovation, at HKUST.Being a teacher with passion, dedication and versatile teaching methods, Dr LIU has received numerous awards, including the Distinguished Teaching Award in School of Engineering, and Common Core Teaching Excellence Award for the course Food Science and Technology. His research is focused on food processing, product design and development.Dr Liu is also committed to providing students with fulfilling and pleasant learning experience, to mentoring students for all-round growth and development. Dr Liu is interested in entrepreneurship and has worked closely with several alumni on the startups. One team won the President award in HKUST One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition for wastewater treatment in 2018. In 2020, he joined efforts with UG students and alumni to develop and launch the long-lasting antimicrobial hand cream, in response to the battle with infectious diseases. The cream has been very popular among the community.何寶琪女士 (Ms. Vanessa Ho Po-Ki)1998香港科技大學化工畢業，1999年開辦公司，面對沒資金，沒人手，沒網絡資訊的配合下，先後於美國取得試劑品牌香港區總代理權，在山東設立提純工廠，再建立自己的試劑品牌銷售至世界各地。近十年，専注產品及設備開發，去年，本港設廠生產多種疫情產品。未來日子，公司會投入更多資金，支持本港科研，培育更多未來的社會棟樑。  備註出席此座談會的同學可獲 HLTH1010 中 “Wellness and Personal Enrichment” 單元 1.5小時學習時數講座將使用視頻和攝影記錄Zoom meeting ID 和 passcode會在講座前1天下午5點電郵通知已報名的同學和同事 報名請往 https://lbcube.ust.hk/ce/index.php/event/7790/ 如有查詢，請聯絡 Ms. Eunice Wong (lbeunice@ust.hk)。