Overcome Adversity and Serve the Community, a Three-Legged Dog
Nicole Cai (nicole.cai@ust.hk)
[This is a talk in Changemaker Gear Up Training Series (GUTS)]
Join us for a heartening talk featuring the story of a three-legged therapy dog, Taxi Wong, who overcame adversity and touched the lives of many. Through the story of this remarkable dog, we will explore the vital role of animals in our communities and the importance of treating them with respect and care. This talk is designed to encourage students to recognise and value the contributions of animals and to foster the development of a more compassionate and empathetic community, particularly in regards to disabled animal welfare.
The speaker Rebecca Ngan, founder of the Mongrel Club, former PR and Communications Manager of SPCA and the mother of Taxi Wong, will share her journey with Wong and the challenges that the disabled animals are facing in Hong Kong. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from a furry mentor and ´unleash' your own power to care for the lives on land!
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.