The Social Enterprise Summit (SES 2024) officially opened on 21 Nov at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. With the theme of “Connecting Global Experience Strengthening Local Partnerships” it emphasises the importance of synergy through collective intelligence leveraging global insights and expertise to cultivate local partnerships and foster innovative and transformative solutions to build a thriving and sustainable society that ensures the wellbeing of future generations. The three-day International Symposium invites over 60 experts scholars and business representatives from around the world to delve into how collaborative innovation can address complex social issues and explore how social enterprises can create an ecosystem conducive to the development of social innovation in Hong Kong through the concerted efforts of stakeholders from civil business government and academic sectors.
The three-day International Symposium will focus on two main topics: "Collaborate and Innovate to Respond to Complex Social Issues" and "Shaping Hong Kong’s Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystem." It will also feature networking sessions and special activities. This year for the first time the event received support from the HKEX Foundation to host "SES Change for Impact 2024" at the HKEX Connect Hall inviting representatives from social enterprises private sectors and various foundations to give keynote speeches connecting social entrepreneurs with potential partners.
Ms Rebecca Choy Yung & Dr CA Tse Co-chairs of the Organizing Committee of the Hong Kong Social Enterprise Summit stated during the opening ceremony "Social entrepreneurship has been developing in Hong Kong for over twenty years. Amid the growing social entrepreneurship movement we aim to create an environment conducive to social innovation development. Thus we chose Connecting Global Experience Strengthening Local Partnerships' as this year's theme utilizing global insights and expertise to foster local partnerships and cultivate innovative and transformative solutions for a thriving and sustainable society that ensures the well-being of future generations".
Mr Clarence LEUNG Under Secretary Home and Youth Affairs Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region the Social Enterprise Summit has served as a platform for cross-sector collaboration and communication for over a decade. Through three key initiatives—international symposiums community programs and social innovation knowledge—it brings together diverse forces to promote the development of social enterprises. The SAR government will continue to adopt a multi-faceted approach to support the sustainable development of social enterprises organizing promotional activities to encourage various sectors and the public to support social enterprises and fostering cross-sector collaboration to inject new momentum into the sector and actively assist young people in participating in social innovation thereby creating more social benefits.
"SES Change for Impact 2024" on Day 3 will invite representatives from private sector and various foundations to deliver speeches and share case studies from social enterprises discussing how to integrate corporate philanthropy into business strategies and its impact on sustainable development.
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Event Venue
HKEX Connect Hall, 1/F, Two Exchange Square, Connaught Pl, Central, Hong Kong
