The British Council organises capacity building programmes for social enterprises and aspiring social entrepreneurs in Hong Kong such as providing access to UK expertise, global peer networks and funding opportunities.
We are happy to offer support by partnering with UnLtd Hong Kong to hold this workshops series to help early-stage innovators start and scale up their social entrepreneurship projects. If you are passionate about creating a better Hong Kong, and you've got an idea to take from paper to reality, then this programme is for you!
Seminar: Introduction to Social Innovation
Social innovation has become a popular keyword around the globe over the last decade. Today, we see it emerging across various sectors in Hong Kong. With a growing discourse in place, novel solutions have been arising out of dierent communities of people to tackle many social, economic or environmental problems.
Join this seminar to hear some amazing stories on how social innovation makes a dierence in people's lives!
| Date and Time | 27 July 2015 (Mon), 19.00 – 20.30 |
| Venue | Room 307, 3/F, British Council, 3 Supreme Court Road, Admiralty, Hong Kong |
| Speakers* | Miss Samantha Kong, Founder of Eldpathy |
Workshop I: Idea Generation
Join this workshop to develop new ideas or turn existing ones into actionable projects! Teams with the best potential will receive invitation to pitch for UnLtd's Try It/Do It grant. Award Winners get one year of mentorship support from the UnLtd team to implement their plans!
| Date and Time | 8 August 2015 (Sat), 10.00 – 13.00 |
| Venue | Room 307, 3/F, British Council, 3 Supreme Court Road, Admiralty, Hong Kong |
| Facilitator* |
Mr. Kelvin Cheung, CEO of UnLtd Hong Kong |
| Quota | 12 teams (1-3 persons per team) |
Workshop II: Pitch Basics
| Date and Time | 31 August 2015 (Mon) 19.00 – 22.00 |
| Venue | Good Lab, L1, The Sparkle, 500 Tung Chau Street, West Kowloon |
| Facilitator* | |
| Language | English |
| Quota | 8 teams |