Develop the mindset to create sustainable solutions – a story started from plastic
[This is a talk in Changemaker Gear Up Training Series (GUTS)]
Not everyone can be an engineer, but everyone can acquire the "engineer mindset"!
With all the social issues in the world, people are trying to find solutions to end suffering. Problem-solving skills have become one of the most important skills for the new generation. You can make a change! But do you know how to spot a problem and create effective solutions?
Mr. Chen Dah Ren, George, the Co-founder and CEO of Ecoinno HK Limited, will speak about his entrepreneurship journey in green business. Founding and operating a Hong Kong-based technology company with a mission of providing a 100% zero plastic solution, he will share his motivation for creating sustainable solutions for our environment, and how "engineer mindset" helped him and his team generate innovative ideas. Kickstart your changemaking journey now!
Speaker:
Ms. Juliana Lam
The Managing Director of Julius Group Holdings Ltd. and Founder of INNOTIER, was influenced by the heritage roots in gloves & accessories manufacturing from her father since 1963. She has over 20 years of manufacturing experience in gloves & accessories industries, with over 20 factories in China and Southeast Asia under her management. As the OEM manufacturer of gloves & accessories, Juliana reestablished Julius Group in 2016. Transforming from conventional manufacturing business, Julius Group now becomes a forward-thinking company with strong beliefs in ESG and building a “Business with a Purpose” as their core values.
With her strong manufacturing background and global mind set, Juliana founded INNOTIER in 2020. It is an innovation-driven and purposeful retail brand backed up by two 100% owned factories, creating a unique vertical business set-up, with a mission to develop sustainable lifestyle products. One of the patented technologies is using 99% pure silver threads weaved directly into the fabric. INNOTIER designs and manufactures garments and accessories that can inhibit and eliminate virus and bacteria, most significantly SARS-COV-2 on the second of contact. Under her leadership, INNOTIER has accomplished remarkable achievements in only 2 years since its start up and partnered with world renowned institutions such as United Nations, UNESCO and Disney.
Juliana has been awarded as “China Top 100 Women Entrepreneur Awards 2012” by the China Association of Women Entrepreneurs, she was the only female winner of the “2014 Young Industrialist Awards of Hong Kong” by FHKI. Moreover, she has received “The Lifetime Achievement Award Winner of GGEF Women Eco Game Changer Awards” in 2017 and has also been honored as “the Outstanding Businesswomen” by Hong Kong Commercial Daily in 2019. In 2022, individually, she has been awarded as the Sustainability Leader of the Year (Large organization category) while INNOTIER received the Excellence in Pandemic Resilience Award by Hong Kong Management Association.
Remarks:
1. Complete 3 GUTS talks/workshops to get a certificate of participation.
2. Priority will be given to HKUST Connect registrants (Start your changemaking journey with HKUST Connect: https://connect.hkust.edu.hk/joinus).
3. To avoid interruption and hindering the progress of the session, facilitators may not admit new participants who are late for more than 10 minutes.
4. [CORE1905] This is a recognized event in the "Self-directed Experience" component of CORE1905: Behavioral Foundations of University Education: Habits, Mindsets, and Wellness. You need to attend the event in full to get 1 hour.