At TEDxWanchaiWomen

Last Sunday, Hong Kong staged TEDxWanChai Women which featured activists and technologists, environmentalists and poets telling their stories and sharing their ideas worth spreading.

Vinny Ng, TEDxWanChai curator, thanks all the men for turning up because gender equality is as much a men's issue. "HK today is part of a truly global TED conversation & community"

Akin Jeje opening TEDxWanCHaiWomen 2015 on what happens when Momentum becomes Momentous!

Angie Lau, Bloomberg TV Anchor, on giving voice to the voiceless and why what we do is more important than who we are

  • "By speaking out, the HKGers who took part in Occupy Central changed the course of the conversation forever" 
  • "I was not supposed to be here today. I was not supposed to be many of the things I am today because I'm not a boy. But I am so much more"

Anson Chan, Former Chief Secretary, Hong Kong S.A.R. Government

  • "I was labelled many things including the old lady of democracy and the Iron Butterfly"
  • "My mother was ahead of her time in her outlook and achievements inside and outside the home"
  • "I would like to dedicate today's remarks to my husband who died 5 years ago today & supported me through thick & thin"
  • "Women will always face more challenges in seeking work/life balance" 
  • "We all need to embrace humility and a strong moral compass"
  • "HK is the only piece of Chinese soil where the rule of law & freedom still prevail"

Laurel Chor, Explorer and Wildlife Conservationist on how to nurture a relationship with nature

  • "33k elephants are killed every year beccause of the ivory trade"
  • "HK is home to unique species which don't exist anywhere else on the planet"
  • "The truth is this concrete jungle is an actual jungle"
  • "HK eats four times more seafood than the rest of the world on average which just isn't sustainable"
  • "We will only conserve what we love"

HK Swings showing the audience how to do the Lindy Hop!

Carol Reiley, Surgical Roboticist, on why being a woman, creative and a computer scientist isn't mutually exclusive

  • "Robotics has given surgeons superhuman capabilities"
  • "Women use social media more and install more apps so why do we have a gender gap in tech?"
  • "Coding is the new literacy of the 21st Century. Our kids need coding skills!" 

Vishal Nanda from Peel St Poets performing Get Back Up

Leonie Valentine, Director of Google, on how women are under-represented in tech by a factor of 1 in 4

  • "We need to get girls to code, young women to study tech & women midcareer to be in tech"
  • "We need female role models not male stereotypes in tech" 
  • "Google is working with the Geena Davies Institute to change the representation of girl coders in the media" 
  • "There is a tech trapdoor for women like the glass ceiling in other industries"

The Anello, experimental sound activists, performing at TEDxWanChaiWomen

Jo Farrell  "Living History" photographer – “Every culture has its own history in defining gender standards, especially for women"

Matt Friedman, Human Trafficking Expert – “We need an army of ordinary people to step up and be involved to end human trafficking”

Archana Kotecha, Anti-Slavery Activist – “Becoming a parent taught me something very powerful: taking responsibility for other human beings”

Lori Granito, Social Entrepreneur – “If you want to be an entrepreneur, you need to embrace the reality that failure will be  part of your journey”

 

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2015

Written by

The Women's Foundation