acknowledgements 2019 board of governors
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2019
TWF is extremely grateful to all the organisations and individuals who have given us their time,
expertise and / or resources.
BOARD OF GOVERNORS Desiree Au Publisher, Vogue Hong Kong (stepped down Sept 2019) Rachel Cartland Director, Cartland Consulting Former Assistant Director of Social Welfare, Hong Kong Government Cecilia Chan Chair Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong (appointed Sept 2019) Gwen Faure Former Partner, PwC Hong Kong (appointed Sept 2019) Christina Gaw Managing Principal and Head of Capital Markets, Gaw Capital (stepped down Sept 2019) Claire Goodchild Asia Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Morgan Stanley (appointed Sept 2019) Brian Henderson Former Chief Operating Officer, Baker McKenzie (appointed Sept 2019) Joanna Hotung Founder and CEO, KG Group (appointed Sept 2019) Susan Hutchison, Board Chair Managing Director, Head of Human Capital, Asia Pacific, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) Lale Kesebi Founder and CEO, human-at.work (stepped down Sept 2020)
Angelina Kwan, Vice-Chair and Company Secretary Group Chief Operating Officer, HashKey Group (stepped down as Vice Chair Sept 2019; became Company Secretary Sept 2019) Candy Liu General Manager, HKC Technology (appointed Sept 2019) Michelle Low Finance Director, Swire Pacific Limited (appointed Sept 2019) Tom Morrow Head of Asia Pacific Equities Distribution, Goldman Sachs Michelle Paisley Managing Director, CC Strategic Partners Hong Kong (stepped down Sept 2019) Tim Payne Senior Partner, Head of Asia, Brunswick Group Christine Tsang, Honorary Treasurer Head of Operational Risk, Asia, National Australia Bank (appointed Sept 2019) Samantha Wong Co-Founder and Director, On Air Collective (appointed Sept 2019) Clarence Yang Chief of Staff to the Global Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Blackrock (stepped down Sept 2019)
HONORARY AUDITOR Keith Pogson Senior Partner, Financial Services, Asia Pacific EY
HONORARY PATRON The Honourable Anson Chan GBM GCMG CBE JP Former Chief Secretary for Administration, HKSAR
TWF LEADERSHIP ADVISORY BOARD Alicia Kershaw (Co-founder) Cynthia Chung (Hon. Legal Advisor)
Cynthia D'Anjou Brown
Prof. Michael DeGolyer
Dr. Eleanor Holroyd
Danielle Huthart
Dr. Alexandra von Ilsemann
Christine Loh
Anna Wu
HONORARY TRUSTEES Desiree Au
Noriko Honda Chen
Dr. Staci Ford
Christina Gaw
Rosalyn Hongsaranagon
Lale Kesebi
Thelma Kwan
Zoe Henham
Stephanie Hui
Estella Huang Lung
Shalini Mahtani
Hayden Majajas
Emma Sherrard Matthew
Kay McArdle
Rebecca Neufeld
Michelle Paisley
Kieran Rose
Elisabeth Scott
Pamela Smith (Co-founder)
Jean Sung
Elizabeth Thomson
Rebecca Woo
Clarence Yang
Mike Yao
GIRLS GO TECH PROGRAMME
STEERING COMMITTEE
Ada Au
Benson Chao
Dr Ray Cheung
Annie Gallivan
Crystina Hickey
Calvin Leung
Joseph Lin
Candy Liu
Charles Mok
Teresa Ng
Perry Pow
Alison Smith
Joanna Symes
Oliver Tsui
Janice Wong
EXTERNAL RESEARCHER
Dr Cherry Tam, City University of Hong Kong
INTERNS AND VOLUNTEERS
Liliana Cheung
Elaine Kwan
Theresa Lee
Lawrence Leung
Sandra Leung
Michelle Liu
Anna Ng
Joseph Suen
Stella Tsang
Sunny Wang
Karen Wong
Ida Yan
Candy Yeung
Kristie Yip
GGT School Programmes
CORPORATE PARTNERS
Bloomberg
BNY Mellon
Capital Group
SAP
State Street
TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS AND SUPPORTING PARTNERS
Education Bureau
Equal Opportunities Commission
Hong Kong Science and Technology Park
Intellectual Property Department
TRAINING PARTNER
HKT education
GGT ALUMNI PROGRAMME
CORPORATE PARTNERS
Lead Sponsor
Goldman Sachs
Associate Sponsors
Capital Group
State Street
Corporate Sponsors
Accenture
Bloomberg
BNY Mellon
Estee Lauder
Macquarie
SAP
Schroders
SmarTone
100 Women in Finance
Social Media Partner
TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS
Association of I.T. Leaders in Education
Cisco
CLASSROOM
Hong Kong Association for Computer Education HKT education
HKT education
Microsoft
Octopus InfoTech
SUPPORTING PARTNERS
Cathay Pacific
CityU Apps Lab
Equal Opportunities Commission
GAP Inc.
Hong Kong Science and Technology Park Intellectual Property Department
RS Components
Intellectual Property Department
DIGITAL LITERACY PROGRAMME
CORPORATE PARTNER
Lead Sponsor
QBE
Training Partner
HKT education
EXTERNAL RESEARCHER
Dr Cherry Tam, City University of Hong Kong
MENTORING PROGRAMME FOR WOMEN LEADERS
Advisory Council
Chelsea Borchers
Margot Brent
Iris Chan
Charmaine Mirandilla
Jacqueline Cheng
Justina Cheung
Elizabeth Weselby
Gwen Faure
Cecilia Fong
Jocelyn Ho
Olivia Lai
Jessica Li
Sophie Lindsay
Angel Olausson
Tracy Richardson
Sharmeen Shroff
Stefania Pittia
Nikki Sze
Melanie Tan
Anita Tang
Tanya Gan
Nancy Wang
Christine Yu
Julia Yung
Knowledge Partners
Divya Ahluwalia
William Bown
Martin Cerullo
Diana Wu David
Dr. Linda Ginzel
MJ Jennings
Carole Lewis
Felicity McRobb
Bridge Partnership
Will Ross
Sala Sihombing
MaryAnn Voli
Angie Wong
Stephanie Wong
BOARDROOM SERIES FOR WOMEN LEADERS
LEAD SPONSOR
Standard Chartered
CONTRIBUTING SPONSORS
John Swire & Sons
KPMG
RESOURCE PARTNERS
FT BDP
Meraki Executive Search & Consulting
Herbert Smith Freehills
30% CLUB HONG KONG
CHAIRPERSON
Irene Lee
STEERING COMMITTEE
Tim Payne (Chairperson, 30% Club Hong Kong Steering Committee)
Alice Au
Pru Bennett
David Eldon
Tim Freshwater
Nasrine Ghozali
Teresa Ko
Angelina Kwan
Angela Mackay
Mary McHale
Fern Ngai
Keith Pogson
Caroline Raggett
Elspeth Renshaw
Susan Sayers
Ginny Wilmerding
MALE ALLIES INITIATIVE
MALE ALLIES LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
Suresh Balaji
Harjeet Baura
Stephen Callander
Sanjeev Chatrath
Jacqueline Cheng
Case Everaert
Scott Harmer
Brian Henderson
Susan Hutchison
Peter Hwang
Damien Mooney
Alessandro Paparelli
Soeren Seitz
Adrian Warr
INFLUENCER CIRCLE LEADS
Stephen Bruce
Raomal Fernandopulle
Sean Greaves
Simon Murphy
Jonathan Voo
CORPORATE PARTNERS 2019-2020
Allen & Overy
Aurecon
Baker McKenzie
Barclays
Black Isle Global
BlackRock
BNP Paribas
Cathay Pacific
CBA (Commonwealth Bank of Australia)
CIBC (Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce)
Clifford Chance
Colliers
Credit Suisse
Deutsche Bank
Edelman
Estee Lauder
EY
Goldman Sachs
Hong Kong Rugby
Hogan Lovells
HSBC
Herbert Smith Freehills
IPSOS
Iron Mountain
JLL
JP Morgan
Kering
KPMG
Linklaters
Macquarie
Manulife
McKinsey & Company
Morgan Stanley
Nomura
Point72
PwC (PriceWaterhouseCoopers)
Rabobank
Schroder Investment Management
St James's Place
State Street
Stephenson Harwood
Swire Coca-Cola
Sun Life
Veolia
RESOURCE PARTNERS
Dramatic Difference
McKinsey & Company
Talking Talent
Flagship Event: IWD 2019
Title Sponsor
Bitmex
Media Partner
Vogue
Supporting Partners
La Maison du Chocolat
MHD
Santa Ema
SCMP
WOM Guide, On Air Collective
Corporate Table Sponsors
Gold
AIA
Akin Gump
BAML
Bird & Bird
Brunswick
Cathay Pacific
Deacons
EY
Financial Times
Fung Group
human-at.work
KKR
PMI
PwC
SHK Industries
Thomson Reuters
Visa
Silver
Bain & Company
Barclays
CIBC
Clifford Chance
CLP
Herbert Smith Freehills
Iron Mountain
KPMG
Macquarie
Marriott International Luxury Brands
Microsoft
Morgan Stanley
Pinsent Masons
Point72
Regal Springs
Sovereign
Swire
Tanner De Witt
Taylor Root
Verizon
Individual Table Hosts
Male Allies
MP Alumni
Whitney Ferrare
Rebecca Brosnan
Individual Donors (Pledge & Silent Auction)
Lars Aagaard
Stella Abraham
Karin Ann
Tina Arcilla
Madison Ashley
Francesca Ayala
Melissa Bacani
Arthur Baker
Harjeet Baura
Emma Bond
Kim Boreham
Rebecca Brosnan
Joanne Brown
Alane Cahalane
Hannah Cassidy
Crystal Chan
Jayne Chan
Jeannette Chan
Julie Chan
Nancy Chan
Miranda Chen
Catherine Cheng
Betty Cheuk
Mimi Cheung
Odelia Cheung
Tiffany Cheung
Adeline Chin
Kristen Chin
Monica Chiu
Susanna Chiu
Jesmine Choi
May Chow
Irene Chu
Cynthia Chung
Peter Clemmow
Eleanor Coleman
Julia Connolly
Anne Copeland
Samantha Cornelius
Peter Corrigan
Oisin Crawley
Christine Cuthbert
Jennifer Van Dale
Caroline Darcy
Diana Wu David
Sylvie Davidson
Priscilla Dell'Orto
Ben Delo
Maggie Dou
Yan Du
Greg Dwyer
Audrey Eu
Gwen Faure
Andrea Fessler
Gaia Foley
Venus Fong
Leanne Fung
Kathy Gallagher
Sofia Gretton
Jo Hall
Scott Harmer
Mark Harper
Jo Hayes
Patrick Hayes
Rob Head
Brian Henderson
Connie Heng
Lesley Hobbs
Rochelle Hooper
Angela Hu
Jenny Huang
Alfred Ip
Dineen-Mari Jordan
Julia Ju
Nick Kee
Rose Kehoe
Hyun-Taek Kim
Fiona Kotur
Angelina Kwan
Tolmira Kwan
Susan Lam
Yenny Lam
Ka Shi Lau
Janet Law
Megan Leckie
Nadine Lecocq
Jenny Lee
Wayne Lee
Sarah Legg
Sandra Leung
Judith Li
Katherine Li
Kristine Li
YanYan Li
Serene Lim
Candy Liu
Jane Lo
Daisy Ma
Samantha Ma
Shalini Mahtani
Yvonne Mak
Mary McHale
Martine McKenna
Damien Mooney
Jeff Nankivell
Sylvia Ng
Fern Ngai
Patricia Nichol
Amanda Oatway
Lynne O'Halloran
Angel Olausson
Peter Outridge
Michelle Paisley
Rita Pang
Jennifer Parks
Bhavik Patel
Tim Payne
Anita Philips
Tiffany Pinkstone
Keith Pogson
Belinda Poole
Polly Poon
Michelle Qiu
Liam Quinn
Victoria Rafter
Sam Reed
Christina Reis
Lindsay Robertston
Darah Roslyn
Hannah Roth
Tatman Savio
Matt Seager
Dani Seradi
Gushi Sethi
Karen Seymour
Nidhi Kush Shah
Meredith Sherwood
Peter Siembab
Christine So
Maaike Steinebach
Janana Suleymanli
Daphne Sun
Natalie Swallow
Kristi Swartz
May Tai
Alex Tam
Sharon Tam
Rhonda Taylor
Skott Taylor
Anna Tehan
David Thomas
Stephen Thomas
Sanel Tomlinson
Karen Tong
Nick Towers
Michelle Toy
Fiona Travers
Christine Tsang
Ali Tse
Leonie Valentine
Marina Vogt
Su-Ling Voon
Jackie Wang
Adrian Warr
Vivien Webb
Laurel West
Simone Wheeler
Felicia Wong
Olivia Wong
Pan Pan Wong
Sunniva Wong
Sandra Wu
Clarence Yang
Kiki Yang
Angelina Yao
Sharon Yeoh
Candice Yip
King Sze Yip
Christine Yiu
Amy Yu
Alexandra Yung
Judy Yung
Julia Yung
Prize Sponsors
John Anthony
La Cabane
The Upper House
The Flying Elk
Veuve Clicquot
St Regis Zhubai
DFS
Art Basel
Art Central
Charlotte Travel
Duddells
Ellermann
Ginsberg + Chan
Godenya
Grand Hyatt
Happy Paradise
HOCA
Indulgence
John Masters Organics
Kamalaya
Kerry Hotel
Landmark Mandarin Oriental
Luxe City Guides
Luxe Nomad
Madame Fu
Maximal Concepts
Okra
Parfurmerie Tresor
Revivo
Rosewood Hong Kong
Volunteer
Katherine Dufour
30% Club Annual Boardroom Lunch
Lead Sponsor
Standard Chartered Bank
Contributing Sponsors
KPMG
Swire
Supporting Partners
Egon Zehnder
Heinrick & Struggles
Meraki
Russell Reynolds
Spencer Stuart
Venue Partner
Asia Society
Wine Partner
Watson's Wine
Table Hosts
Blackrock
Brunswick
China Resources
CIBC
Citi
HKEX
HSBC
HSF
Link
Macquarie
Manulife
Paul Weiss
PCCW and HKT
SHK Industries
Slaughter and May
Sovereign
State Street
Flagship Event: Gala Dinner 2019
Title Sponsor
Bloomberg
Associate Sponsors
Cathay Pacific
Melco
Media Partner
Vogue
Supporting Partners
Baileys Chocolat
Golin
Links Concept
La Maison Du Chocolat
SCMP
Sweet Fashion House
Victoria Wines
Table Hosts
Gold
ANZ
BAML
BNP Paribas
Brunswick
Citi
Goldman Sachs
HSBC
KKR
Point72
State Street
Stratford Finance
Silver
Baker McKenzie
BlackRock
Citadel
CLP
CryptAM Services
Edelman
Freshfields
FTI Consulting
Iron Mountain
Jardines
KG Group
Linklaters
Macquarie
Manulife
Maples
Metlife
Morgan Stanley
PMI
PwC
Steelcase
Swire
Visa
Individual Table Hosts
Kristi Swartz
Male Allies
Individual Donors (Pledge/Silent Auction)
Daniela Adaggi
Philippa Allen
David Ashton
Daria Ashworth
Ka Yin Au-Yeung
Harjeet Baura
Claire Best
Rucchi Bhandari
Anita Bharathidasan
Alex Bidlake
Talia Bilodeau
Nigel Binnersley
Emma Bond
Maria Bourke
Stijn Briessinck
Eileen Burnett-Kant
Christine Burrows
Michael Cartland
Anson Chan
Crystal Chan
Irene Chan
Jeanette Chan
Linda Chan
Stephanie Chan
Sharon Chen
Ray Cheung
Adeline Chin
Stephanie Chiu
Peter Clemmow
Kimberley Cole
David Cooke
Sarah Cooper
Anne Copeland
Jodie Coutts
Wayne Curry
Elizabeth Davies
Maggie Dou
Gwen Faure
Jen Flowers
Lisa Foley
Sharon Foretia
Kym Fortescue
Claire Frost
Simon Frusher
Ying Fu
Cammy Fung
Tiffanie Fung
Aditi Garg
Nasrine Ghozali
Samatha Giam
Claire Goodchild
Sean Greaves
Stacey Guo
Ben Hamilton
Philipp Hanusch
Scott Harmer
Andrew Harward
Jamee Hawn
Brian Henderson
Nathalie Hobbs
Kate Holgate
Marie Hong
Yun Hu
Elaine Huang
MJ Jennings
Ally Jiang
Hamzah Kahloon
Corinne Katz
Aisling Keane
Jasmine Keung
H.T. Kim
Queenie Ko
Ada Kong
Mark Konrad
Caroline Kracht
Angelina Kwan
Athens Lai
Shirman Lai
Angel Lam
Grace Lam
Lisa Lam
Loubna Laroussi
Grace Lau
Kathy Lau
Krisdean Law
Quang Le
Anne LeBourgeois
Irene Lee
Josephine Lee
Lemuel Lee
Rachel Lee
Weixi Lei
Rebecca Lentchner
Sandra Leung
Sharon Pilner Leung
Jessica Li
Katherine Li
Vicky Li
Claire Lim
Candy Liu
Sharon Liu
Apiruedee Lo
Stephanie Loh
Helen Lok
Calvin Loke
Bernadette Lomas
Kevin Loo
Lena Low
Michelle Low
Amanda Lu
Simon Lucocq
Margaret Lyng
Rebecca McDermott
Katherine McGinnis
Gabriella Montandon
Simon Murphy
Tarini Nair
Jeff Nankivell
Ann Ng
Teresa WY NG
Sohvor Nuon
Angel Olausson
Anne O'Riordan
Tom Owen
Alessandro Paparelli
Bipin Patel
Tim Payne
Tiffany Pinkstone
Keith Pogson
Liam Quinn
Josianne Robb
Kevin Roberts
Lindsay Robertson
Sarah Robertson
Hendrik Rosenthal
Andrea Roth
Eric Schuldenfrei
Soeren Seitz
Karan Sharma
Kate Shieh
David Simmonds
Catherine Simmons
Cassie Simpson
Raj Sital
Britney Siu
Anne Marie Slot
Hanscom Smith
Meryeme Souilmi
Maaike Steinebach
Sunita Subramoniam
Carrie Suen
Mancy Sun
Natalie Swallow
Kristi Swartz
Suhair Taha
Ping Tan
Su Ming Tan
Cora Tang
David Gareth Thomas
Jelle Tolsma
Nick Towers
Mariana De Win Tricolici
Sarah Trueman
Christine Tsang
Rita Tsang
Ali Tse
Carrie Tse
Keith Tsui
Amy Tye
Katie Vajda
Leonie Valentine
Haryati Versace
Emma Walker
Nancy Wang
Allen Wardrop
Adrian Warr
Tamsin Warr
Mark Weekes
Mark Western
Garry Willinge
Beth Wong
Jennifer Wong
Jonathan Wong
June Wong
Karen Wong
Olivia Wong
Samantha Wong
Lily Xiong
Rebecca Yau
Cora Yeung
Marisa Yiu
Ray Yuen
Julia Yung
Rafiah Ghazali Yver
Zia Zaman
Prize Sponsors
Andara Resort & Villas
Aqua Restaurant Group
Arbor Dining
Australian Consulate-General
Bydeau
Ce La Vie
Circus Tram
The Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club
Crown Wine Cellars
DFS
Felix
Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong
Fresh
Greenlight Holdings Limited
InterContinental Hong Kong
Jacada
Joyce
Kalo Make Art
Kamalaya Koh Samui
Kerry Hotel
Kowloon Shangri-La Hong Kong
Lan Kwai Fong Group
Lights Out Hong Kong
Lindsay Jang
LKF Group
Melco
MHD
Rech
Rosewood Hong Kong
Senreve
Shangri-la Hotel Bangkok
Sotheby's Wines
South China Tigers
St. Regis Hong Kong
Sunday's Spirits
The Big Things
The Flying Wine Maker
The Luxe Nomad
The Pawn
The Peninsula Hotels
The Pottinger Hong Kong
Treasure Island
Venture Studios
Vara of London
Veuve Clicquot
Vogue
VOLUNTEER
Simran Makhija
GENERAL INTERNS & VOLUNTEERS
Natalie Chan
Hal Chichton-Standish
Mavis Lam
Christy Liu
James Lo
Josie Tao
Beatrice Wong