Theme: Another Angle

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The Assembly Hall of Li Po Chun United World College of Hong Kong
Li Po Chun United World College of Hong Kong
10 Lok Wo Sha Lane, Sai Sha Road, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, N/A
Hong Kong

Dominic Lee

Chairman of the Young Liberal Party in Hong Kong

Dominic is the Chairman of the Young Liberal Party, the youth wing of a moderate pro-establishment party in Hong Kong which runs on a conservative platform. In addition to being involved in Politics, he is also a serial entrepreneur who has found and sold 2 businesses prior to starting his current venture in the electrical components industry. Born and raised in Hong Kong, he graduated from Rice University in Houston TX (Bsc Economics) and is also an alumni of Li Po Chun United World College.

Fleur Schrader

Student speaker

Fleur was born in Guangdong, China. She was put into the adoption centre in Hong Kong, Mother’s Choice, when she was 3 years old, and was adopted at the age of 5 by a Dutch family. She was born with spina bifida, a disability that affects certain parts of the neurological system. She was brought up in a family that always reinforced the idea that disability should not become a barrier to whatever you want to do. Just this year, Fleur started competing in her very first international competitions in para-dressage. Up until now, she has only done four competitions but is aiming for a spot to represent Hong Kong in the Paralympics in Rio in 2016. Her end goal with this aim in the future, is to gain a certain platform from her riding, and focus it on her passions - mainly working with and supporting anti-human trafficking victims. Fleur is planning to do something in the future which could blend law and psychology together, as well as her aforementioned passion.

Karen Torres

Student Speaker

Karen was born in Bogota, Colombia. She was raised, however, in Budapest (Hungary) as her mother was a diplomat. Education was of great importance to Karen's mother. She would bring Karen and her brother to less privileged areas of Bogota during Christmas to give to the children gifts. Afterwards, Karen moved to Switzerland where she lived for three years before returning to Bogota. In Colombia, Karen was involved in Model United Nations and visited communities in informal settlements of the city to spend time with the children - a similar activity as the one of her childhood. In LPC, Karen is a current leader of Students Against Slavery, a service and a global issue she is extremely passionate about. Karen is also elected as the representative of Latin America in the Student Consultative Council. Karen aspires to have a career oriented towards Development, with a focus on health and sanitation.

Kenneth Lau

English tutor

Kenneth Lau, a renowned English tutor in town, has been teaching at Beacon College for more than a decade. About 10,000 students enrolling in his courses in the past academic year, Kenneth has been the one having the largest market share in English private education institutions in the territory. Being a pioneer in the tuition business, he has revolutionised the way how students learn effectively, from providing quality handouts to after-class valued-added backup services, from captivating lectures to elite training workshops. He has been invited by different mass media and organisations to share teaching experiences, deliver speeches in seminars, host radio programmes and conduct territory-wide mock examinations.

Michael Klumpp

author, actor, adventurer, speaker, poet, painter, pastor, martial artist, and teacher

Mike Klumpp, a native of New Orleans, Louisiana currently living in Hong Kong, has enjoyed adventures on four continents having lived in Europe, Asia, Africa and the United States. Mike brings passion and life onto whatever stage he shares. He has been a success in business, sports, military and ministry. Mike is an author, actor, adventurer, speaker, poet, painter, pastor, martial artist, and teacher. As the father of eleven children, teaching theater at International Christian School and pastoring International Fellowship North, he brings passion and creativity to the forefront of all he does. Mike currently works with people in poverty in Mongolia, Africa and the Philippines teaching life skills through martial arts and working to relieve suffering in poverty.

Michelle Sun

CEO and co-founder of first code academy

Michelle is the CEO and cofounder of First Code Academy, an education startup that teaches coding to kids from 6 and above. In addition to running First Code Academy, she is also passionate about women entrepreneurship and empowerment, cofounded a community for women in technology, Women Who Code (Hong Kong chapter). Prior to starting First Code, she graduated from the inaugural class of Hackbright Academy, and held various technical roles in high growth startups in Silicon Valley, including as the first growth hacker at Buffer and Bump Technologies (acquired by Google in 2013). Born and raised in Hong Kong, she graduated from University of Chicago and began her career at Goldman Sachs as an equity analyst.

Paul Niel

mountaineer, future thinker and entrepreneur

Paul Niel is an mountaineer, future thinker and entrepreneur. Having worked for over a decade at the top level of finance, Paul now spends his time discovering new frontiers, pushing his limits and making impact investments. He had been to more than 80 countries across the globe and to all the big mountain ranges in the world. In 2013 Paul completed the project of climbing the seven summits, the highest mountain on every continent. The same year he became one of only eight climbers to summit two 8000m peaks back to back (Mount Everest & Lhotse). At the same time, Paul is also a social entrepreneur and is heavily involved in charities. Paul most recently co-founded Peared, which develops next generation technologies for elder aldults. In an effort to get 10,000 girls into school, Paul most recently filmed a documentary about rural education by driving himself an auto rickshaw almost 3,000 km.

Rohit Kumar Verma

Final-year student at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, studying Public Health, aspires of becoming a future doctor

Rohit Kumar Verma is a final-year student at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, studying Public Health, and he harbours the aspiration of becoming a future doctor. He takes his academic interests and initiative outside of the classroom by participating in health conferences and has represented his Faculty and University many times as a speaker for public events, and has gained a first-hand experience in ambassadorship and speaking. Being British by nationality, and Indian by ethnicity, Rohit is what one might call a “third-culture kid” but thoroughly identifies himself as a local Hong Konger. He is also an active contributor towards the TEDx community in Hong Kong: he has spent over a year with TEDxHK and is currently their “TEDxHK Evangelist”, the face of their young adult community. He is also one of the lead organisers of TEDxCUHK.

Sharon Yuen

Student speaker

Sharon is a senior student at LPCUWC. Extremely passionate about creative work and helping others and engaged with activities that link her interests together. She has initiated and is leading LPC Choir’s Acapella – Singing for a Cause, an activity in which the group sings for charity and community service. She is also leading I-Cycle, an activity that designs an interactive curriculum and brings it to local schools, and another sports activity, Kung Fu, to introduce fellow schoolmates the Chinese martial art culture. Sharon writes short stories and pieces of fiction in her free time, and enjoys reading books, watching films & theatre pieces and also enjoys doing community service. She is now the Youth Leader & Chief Coordinator at the Peace International Foundation of Hong Kong, designing and organizing activities for youths. Sharon is outspoken about sexism and racism. Because of her volunteer work with disabled children, she has developed an interest in Disability Rights Activism.