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06
Sep 2018
(Thu)

Seminar: Innovative Leadership and Leadership in Innovation

Subject
Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship, Human Capital and Leadership

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Date & time
06Sep 2018 (Thu)19:00 - 20:30
Venue
ADC 205 2/F, Admiralty Centre, 18 Harcourt Road, Admiralty, Hong Kong (access via the Shopping Arcade escalators through Exit A, Admiralty MTR Station)
Fee
Free Admission
Speaker
  • Dr. Paulina Chan, PhD (Imperial College London), Chair of Chartered Management Institute Hong Kong.
Dr. Paulina Chan, PhD (Imperial College London), Chair of Chartered Management Institute Hong Kong.

Dr. Paulina Chan, PhD (Imperial College London), Chair of Chartered Management Institute Hong Kong.

Dr Paulina Chan has a PhD in EEE at the Imperial College London and a MBA from the University of London. She leads a think-tank of multidisciplinary professionals and startups in multiple countries to focus on the applications and translating novel technologies in STEM and M(Management) subjects into commercial products and services like Artificial Intelligence and Big Data, Smart Cities and Smart Buildings and green energies. Dr Chan was in the senior management in several multinational corporations including AT&T/Lucent Technologies in the US, Exxon/Mobil Corporation in New York, ICO Global Communications London and Beijing, and EU for Hungary. Dr Chan is the Champion of the Imperial College London Mentoring Programme which guides young scientists, technologists, engineers and managers-in-training to develop career paths and personal growth. She is the Chairman of the Board of the Chartered Management Institute HK and also the Chairlady of the US IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Women in Engineering affinity section In Hong Kong.

Enquiry
28678318 (samuel.chu@hkuspace.hku.hk; ice@hkuspace.hku.hk)
Remarks

Language: English

Programme information of Postgraduate Diploma and Global MBA will be included during Q&A Session

Innovation

Synopsis:

In an ever-changing world, innovation means staying ahead of the crowd and creating paradigm shifts. Innovative leaders break down existing boundaries and push the envelope. They observe what others can only see.

 

Innovative leaders are also early converters to new technologies, and in the 21st Century it means the adoption of digital technologies such as big data and Artificial Intelligence in their field of work.

 

Digital technologies offer endless opportunities for businesses to achieve innovation. Besides visionary leaders, recruiting a staff of ambitious, eager, and young professionals and a corporate culture which encourages out-of-the-box thinking and does not punish failure are essential for the enterprise to break out of the pack and invent innovative products and services.