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Social Innovation and Business Insights
社會創新與商機
Get prepared for an Ageing Population
預備高齡化社會的來臨

ONE out of FOUR people in Hong Kong will be aged 65 in next decades.  Acknowledging the significance of ageing society and its challenges in nearly all aspects of our society and businesses – housing, transportation, insurance, financing, health, food, personal services, etc – we need new ideas and new concepts to shape the development of new products and services.  In the midst of unmet needs, there are opportunities for businesses and partnership with NGOs.  The spirit of social innovation is the key to capture those opportunities.

In the conference, dreamers and visionary leaders from NGOs, professionals, academics, businesses and government, local or overseas, will gather and share wisdom.  They will inspire participants for innovative ideas – helping them to get prepared for an ageing society.

We are pleased that this conference is jointly presented by HKCSS Institute, International Federation on Ageing and the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. We are sure that you will find a stimulating forum, offering a wide perspective to make your involvement an interesting one.

Details

Date:	20 June 2008 (Friday)
Time:	9:15am - 5:30pm (Registration starts at 8:45am)
Venue:	Auditorium, 1/F Duke of Windsor Social Service Building 15 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Target:	Agency heads, project officers, practitioners, and those who wish to explore the challenge and opportunity of elderly service innovation in their own NGOs and business.
Medium:	Chinese and English
Fee:	HK$450 (early bird HK$300)
Early Bird Date:	6 June 2008
Coordinator :	Ms. Grace Chan   Chief Officer, Elderly Service, The Hong Kong Council of Social Service
Enquiries:	Ms. Yvonne Mak, 2864 2968

Time	Programme
9:15am – 9:30am	Opening Remarks
9:30am – 9:50am	Bottom Up Approach On Hong Kong Plan Of Action On Aging. Ms. Grace Chan (陳文宜女士) Chief Officer, Elderly Service, The Hong Kong Council of Social Service
9:50am – 10:50am	Keynote I:
	Putting The Characteristic Of Population Ageing Into Social Innovation - China’s Choice Of Strategies. Mr. Yan Qing-Chun (閰青春先生) Vice-President, China National Committee on Ageing Mr. Yan Qing-Chun is the vice-president of China National Committee on Ageing since 2005.  After graduated from Jilin University in 1978, he has been the Deputy-Director-General of the Social Welfare and Social Affairs Division of the Ministry of Civil Affairs for 16 years.  In 2004, Mr. Yan received the master degree of Education in Qufu Normal University of Shandong Province.
	Trend Of Population Ageing And Healthy Longevity: Demographic Perspective Dr. Karen Cheung Siu-Lan (張筱蘭博士) Visiting Scholar, Division of Social Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Dr. Cheung is a demographer specialising in studies of mortality, population health and longevity who was a research associate at the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale, INSERM)/ the Health and Demography team (L'équipe Démographie et Santé). She earned her post-doctoral fellowship at Department of Demography, University of Rome "La Sapeinza", Italy after her PhD at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
10:50am – 11:20am	Networking Break
11:20am – 12:20pm	Keynote II:
	Making Innovation Part Of The Way We Work- IFA Experience Dr. Jane Barratt Secretary General, International Federation on Ageing Dr. Barratt has over 30-year experience in the health, community and aged care, and disability sectors. She has a strong commitment to strengthen the roles and relationships between government, NGOs, academia and the private sector toward improving the quality of life of older people. This commitment has always been driven by her interest and passion in understanding the evolution of ageing issues. More recently, Dr. Barratt has been a strong contributor to the international dialogue on how the social, cultural and physical environments can impact on the lives of older people.
	Nurturing Future Leaders For Preparing Ageing Society Prof. Thomas Wong Kwok-Shing (汪國成教授) Chair Professor of Nursing, Dean of Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Prof. Wong has a diverse academic and professional background, and has published widely, including more than 100 journal papers, book chapters and books. Throughout his career, Prof. Wong has worked tirelessly to promote the nursing profession and has been a key figure in nursing development in both Hong Kong and mainland China. He is renowned internationally for his work in information and communications technology in health care delivery. He developed the first Telehealth and Telecare System now used in PolyU’s Integrative Health Clinics, which has earned worldwide recognition and is much sought after by health care facilities overseas.
12:20pm - 1:00pm	Q&A
1:00pm - 2:15pm	Lunch
2:15pm - 3:30pm	Panel Discussion I:
	Innovative Learning At U3A Network Ms. Mimi Yeung(楊玉珍女士) General Manager (Public Affairs), Hongkong Electric Holdings Ltd. Ms. Yeung has extensive experience in journalism and corporate communication. Putting one of the Company’s core values, “Caring for the Community”into practice, she has initiated various community and educational programmes for the elderly and the under-privileged, including a joint venture with HKCSS in establishing Hong Kong’s first “University for the Third Age” (U3A) to encourage active ageing, lifelong learning and volunteerism.
	原來長者也有 “機” －Farm for Healthy Ageing Dr. Miranda Chan Lai-Foon (陳麗歡博士) Chief Executive, Hong Kong Young Women’s Christian Association Before taking up the present post, Dr. Chan had worked sequent as the Associate Professor of Social Work Department at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Charities Manager at The Hong Kong Jockey Club and Chief Executive of The Pok Oi Hospital. Her public services include Member of Social Welfare Advisory Committee, Member of Standing Committee on Young Offenders of the Fight Crime Committee, Member of Women’s Commission, Member of Lump Sum Grant Steering Committee, Member of Executive Committee in the HK Christian Council, Board Director of Christian Family Service Centre and Member of Executive Committee in The Society of Boys’ Centres.
	Quality Support To Caregiver: Quality Home Care Mr. Francis Ngai (魏華星先生) Founder & CEO, Social Ventures Hong Kong Mr. Ngai works with PCCW Solutions as Assistant Vice President - Strategic Development, and he is also the visiting lecturer in The University of HK and The HK Polytechnic University. As core organizer of the 30S Group, Mr. Ngai has also been actively involved in organizing social services and writing articles in HKEJ, HKET and MingPaoBlog etc. Social Ventures HK, a subsidiary of the 30S Group, aims to provide financial, intellectual, and human capital support to the development of social entrepreneurship. As a pioneer of venture philanthropy, a group of committed young professionals would apply a high-engagement approach to create social impact.
	Reanimating Marginalized Wisdom - Design Production as Social Adhesive Mr. Howard Chan Member, Community Museum Project Howard Chan works as a cultural curator and facilitator in Hong Kong. Chan has been concerned with bridging knowledge and resources among different sectors of the society to nurture innovative social relations. In 2002, he co-founded Community Museum Project (CMP, www.hkcmp.org), a curatorial/research collective that aims at reviewing and articulating the visual culture and practice of everyday life, as well as nurturing a creative public platform. Developing from its research of indigenous creativity, CMP has recently co-initiated “School of Indigenous Creativity”, a social enterprise imitative based on knowledge exchange and creativity, engaging community members, NGOs, professional practitioners and young people.
3:30pm - 4:00pm	Networking Break
4:00pm - 5:15pm	Panel Discussion II:
	Active Brain: We Need Active Mind Ms. Grace Lee (李月英女士) Senior Occupational Therapist & Advanced Practitioner in Psychogeriatrics, Kwai Chung Hospital Ms. Lee has been working as an occupational therapist for about 25 years in the mental health field.  She pioneered the outreaching service in the community psychogeriatric team since 1993.  She edited books on care of dementia and elderly depression.  In recent years, she has collaborated with NGOs and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in organizing innovative projects and researches to promote the mental health of the elderly.
	Workforce Development- Advanced Health Work Mrs. Vega Poon Sung Wai Ting (潘宋瑋婷女士) Senior Lecturer,  Department of Child Education and Community Services, The Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Lee Wai Lee) Mrs. Poon is a devoted trainer of the workers of Education and Service sectors striving for enhancing professional quality who is with more than 20 years teaching experience. She is also contributing to the development of the Gerontology Course of the department, including the Higher Diploma in Community Services (Gerontology) and the proposed Professional Diploma in Advanced Health Work (Gerontology).
	Set For Life – Financial Freedom In Old Age Mr. Anthony Man Hong Yee (文康彝先生) BSE (Hons.), RSW, Pro. Dip. in Personal Financial Planning, CFP(CM), Associate Director, Noble Apex Advisors Limited Mr. Man is specialized in comprehensive individual and family financial planning, target financial plannings, Investment management, e.g. Lump sum investments, periodical savings investment, MPF/ORSO investment management, and investment risk management and insurance plan comparisons. He is also devoted himself to deliver financial education to the public.
	Protect The Elder Against Fraud Mr. Patrick Ke Ka Keung (祁家強先生) Detective Inspector, Hong Kong Police Force Mr. Ke is the Senior Inspector of the Regional Crime Prevention Office of the Police.  His major role is to offer assistance and advices to the incident victims on prevention of crimes.  Mr. Ke has served in the Police Force for 21 years and worked in crime units for more than 10 years.  Currently, Mr. Ke is handling 4 main projects on crime prevention, including Anti-Telephone Deception, Anti-Vehicle Crimes, Anti-Domestic Burglary and Anti-Youth Crimes.
5:15pm - 5:30pm	Conference Recap Successful Ageing :Shaping Tomorrow Today Mr. Ngai Kong-Yiu (倪江耀先生) Chairperson,  Specialized Committee of Elderly Service, The Hong Kong Council of Social Service

Method of Registration:

• Please read the Application Guidelines before enrollment.
• Please complete the Enrollment Form and send together with a crossed-cheque payable to The Hong Kong Council of Social Service by mail for reservation.
• Only the complete set of application will be proceeded on a first-come-first-serve basis.
• A note of confirmation will be sent to the applicants via email one week before the event date. Please contact HKCSS at 2876 2454 if you do not receive any notification.

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