12-06-2020
Mr. Steven Lam and Alumna Dr. Cathy Lui Share Tips on Developing a Rewarding Career at HKBU SEED Talk
Event Information
Mr. Steven Lam, Co-Founder & CEO of GOGOVAN, and alumna Dr. Cathy Lui (Applied Biology), Chief Executive Officer of OPER Technology Limited, spoke at SEED Talk online on 12 June and 19 June respectively.
Under the theme “Strive Under The Storm”, Steven shared his entrepreneurial journey and the story of how he established the first app-based logistics platform in Asia. As a talent seeker, Steven also shared job seeking tips for fresh graduates and discussed how he made the right hires in the candidate-rich market. His talk was moderated by Mr. Simon So, Associate Director of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Centre at HKBU.
In the talk entitled “Building future capacity through SCIENCE” and moderated by Prof. Ken Yung, Professor of the Department of Biology at HKBU, Cathy shared how her academic journey at HKBU has shaped her to be an outstanding innovator and entrepreneur. She also introduced the growing opportunities emerging in biomedical science and shared tips on how non-science major students can launch a rewarding career in technology companies.
Apart from having a live discussion with current students and young alumni who were interested in pursuing a career related to their profession, both speakers also answered questions from the audiences. Please click here to view Steven’s talk and here to view Cathy’s.
Foreseeing the challenges the graduating cohort will encounter during the current economic downturn, HKBU recently launched Project SEED to help students get better prepared for employment and unleash their career potential by engaging the support of BU community leaders. The online SEED Talk was one of the Project SEED initiatives. By engaging community leaders and inspirational professionals with rich knowledge from diverse backgrounds and disciplines, the Talk series aim to instill in both HKBU students and young alumni a positive attitude towards life, improve their competency in job-hunting, and provide them with a broad scope of outlook as they chart their path for a fulfilling and rewarding life. To learn more about, and register for, the upcoming SEED Talk series, please click here.
