Florence began her entrepreneurial journey in 2009. She took over the bakery training bay of the rehabilitation complex under Tung Wah Group of Hospitals and turned it into a bakery social enterprise achieving both business and social missions. She founded iBakery, a bakery and catering business employing people with disabilities, in 2010. Having further revamped the food production social enterprise of Tung Wah Group in 2019, she is currently looking after two major businesses, iBakery and CookEasy, which consist of a total of 11 outlets and a team of 150 employees with different abilities. Apart from creating employment for people with disabilities, Florence also built a strong network of corporate partnership and volunteers supporting the development of social enterprise, and took part in community education by promoting social enterprise and social inclusion to local and overseas visitors. 

Prior to venturing into social business, she had worked for several NGOs. She obtained her Bachelor of Social Science Degree with major in social work from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and graduated from INSEAD Social Entrepreneurship Program.

Florence was awarded “Women of Power 2022” by the Prestige Hong Kong.

 

Alan Lai is the CEO of Pet Space Group, Hong Kong’s largest veterinary group with 11 hospitals in Hong Kong and a flagship hospital in Singapore. He implemented a unique approach called “Medutainment” in the local veterinary industry to support pets and pet owners through medical care, education, and entertainment. Alan has over 15 years of experience in the healthcare industry in Hong Kong SAR, China, and Europe. He was previously the Executive Director for GRS Health Services (Greater China), a start-up rehabilitation chain in China, and co-founded The CLINIC medical aesthetics in Hong Kong. Alan was awarded the Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 by the Capital Magazine of the South China Group. He is also the Vice President of the CUHK EMBA Alumni association and serves on the Membership Committee of The Hong Kong Institute of Directors.

With a multi-dimensional background and experience in emerging technology, social innovation and arts in New York City, Hong Kong, Berlin & Abu Dhabi, she integrates various disciplines of wellness, resilience and innovation of how businesses can integrate community-driven and human-centric solutions to solve today’s pressing social issues. Having successfully built a network of 160+ social startups, NGOs, universities, impact investors and corporates to work on cross-sector collaborations, through a co-working and events collaboration hub, ESG & impact solutions advisory, and impact capital services. Dream Impact is the leading impact ecosystem builder in Hong Kong.