In this session, we are thrilled to hear from Joy Lo Cheung, Chairwoman of Lo Kwee Seong Foundation, on her family’s evolving philanthropy strategy, on women’s philanthropy, and on the future of philanthropy in Asia. Joy’s grandfather, Dr. Lo Kwee Seong, CBE, JP, was a Hong Kong entrepreneur, art collector, and philanthropist who founded Vitasoy, the leading brand of soymilk in Hong Kong. In 1991, the Lo Kwee Seong Foundation was founded to promote vocational and technical education, general education, learning culture and the arts; to alleviate poverty, sickness and improve health; and to promote social welfare and charity.

Dr Lo’s creativity taught Joy that philanthropy, like business, is about finding niches that uplift people and communities. Joy’s parents also instilled in her both the drive for practical achievement and the grace of love and kindness. As she co-creates impactful solutions from soybean research to biomedical sciences, from digital careers to entrepreneurship, Joy sees philanthropy not just as giving, but also about nurturing character, sparking innovation, and creating pathways for lasting change. For this event at HKU, Pauline Yeung, adjunct associate professor at the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences, will begin with a presentation that gives a global overview of family philanthropy before moderating what promises to be an illuminating fireside chat and Q&A session with Joy on her vision and mission as a pioneering woman in philanthropy.