The Stanford Club of Hong Kong

Join us for a special and informative gathering to meet team members from International Medical Services (IMS) of Stanford Health Care.  In partnership with Stanford School of Medicine and Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford Health Care is renown for its delivery of cutting-edge medical treatment and comprehensive healthcare services.

IMS is dedicated to helping international patients through a variety of services gain access to Stanford Medicine, to experience the best of science and compassion.  Distinguished members of the Stanford Department of Neurosurgery and other faculty members of the School of Medicine will join IMS for this event.

Whether you are a potential patient or caregiver, healthcare professional, academia, or someone interested in the future of medicine and healthcare, this notable event is simply unmissable. This event is co-organized by Stanford Club of Hong Kong, Stanford GSB Chapter of Hong Kong and Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs Southeast Asia.

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Event Details

Date: Friday, September 15, 2023
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Location: Hong Kong Club, China and Caernarvon Room, 1 Jackson Road, Central
Cost: Complimentary. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served courtesy of local Stanford alumni and parents.
Dress Code: Minimum standard is smart casual. Jeans, T-shirts, tracksuits, shorts, shoes for sports activities, flip-flops and denim are not permitted.

Event Rundown

6:00 – 6:30 pm: Registration / Networking
6:30 – 7:30 pm:
Introductions by Dr. Alan Yeung, Li Ka Shing Professor in Cardiology and Senior Medical Director of IMS
And Ms Fouzel Dhebar, Executive Director of Health Navigation Services, Stanford Health Care
Followed by Presentation by Dr. Michael Lim, Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery; Professor Neurosurgery, and, by courtesy of radiation oncology, medicine, otolaryngology and neurology
7:30 – 8:00 pm: Networking

Event Contacts: Andrew Kwan and Erica Ma (akwan@stanfordalumni.org for Stanford Club of Hong Kong, Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs Southeast Asia); Alice Chow (event@stanfordgsbhk.org for Stanford GSB Chapter of Hong Kong)

Limited capacity and strong demand anticipated. Use the RSVP link below to avoid waitlist:

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About Stanford International Medical Services

Stanford International Medical Services’ (IMS) commitment to providing quality service to international patients matches the calibre of care patients expect to receive at Stanford Health Care. IMS offers an individualized approach to serving the unique needs of international patients—before, during, and after visit.

IMS offers a wide range of services for international patients including: identifying a physician to meet each patient’s unique needs, appointment scheduling, coordination of cost and billing, facilitation of communication, interpretation and translation services, accessing remote second opinions and transportation and accommodation assistance.

Charting the Course for Sustainability’s Future

Join us for an enlightening exploration of Stanford’s first new school in seven decades – the pioneering Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability. This event is co-organized by Stanford Club of Hong Kong, Stanford GSB Chapter of Hong Kong and Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs Southeast Asia.

Embrace this special opportunity to engage with the school’s forward-thinking leaders, Dean Arun Majumdar and Professor Yi Cui, during their inaugural joint presentation for local alumni.

Discover innovative ideas and gain insights into the evolving landscape of sustainability. Learn how Stanford is at the forefront, catalyzing global efforts to address the urgent issue of climate change.

Whether you are a passionate advocate for sustainability, academia, business leader, educator, entrepreneur, investor, or someone vested in the future health of our planet, this seminal event is an absolute must-attend.

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Event Details

Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Hong Kong Club, Harcourt Suite, 1 Jackson Road, Central
Cost: Complimentary. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served courtesy of local Stanford alumni and parents.
Dress Code: Minimum standard is smart casual. Jeans, T-shirts, tracksuits, shorts, shoes for sports activities, flip-flops and denim are not permitted.  

Event Contacts: Alex Leung and Andrew Kwan (akwan@stanfordalumni.org for Stanford Club of Hong Kong, Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs Southeast Asia); Alice Chow (event@stanfordgsbhk.org for Stanford GSB Chapter of Hong Kong)

Limited capacity and strong demand anticipated. Use the RSVP link below to avoid waitlist:

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About Dean Arun Majumdar

As a sustainability leader with outstanding contributions spanning academia, industry and public service, Dean Arun Majumdar is the inaugural dean of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability. He is the Jay Precourt Provostial Chair Professor at Stanford, and a faculty member of the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Science and Engineering. His current research focuses on redox reactions and systems that are fundamental to a sustainable energy future.

In addition, Dean Majumdar also serves as Chair of the Advisory Board of the US Secretary of Energy, Jennifer Granholm. Prior to Stanford, he was Founding Director of ARPA-E and served as the Acting Under Secretary of Energy. He was also the Vice President for Energy at Google, where he assembled a team to create technologies and businesses at the intersection of data, computing and electricity grid.

About Professor Yi Cui

As one of the world’s leading nanotechnology researchers and materials scientists, Professor Yi Cui is the inaugural Faculty Director of the Stanford’s Sustainability Accelerator. He is also Director of Precourt Institute for Energy, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and Professor of Energy Science & Engineering.

The Sustainability Accelerator is a launch pad to leverage knowledge and expertise at Stanford and co-develop potentially scalable sustainability technology and ecosystem solutions with external partners worldwide, with the goal to substantially and measurably improve the quality of human life and our planet.

In addition, Professor Cui has founded several companies to commercialize technological breakthroughs from his research group. Companies he founded include: Amprius (high-energy lithium-ion batteries on a silicon anode platform, publicly listed as NYSE: AMPX), EnerVenue (metal-hydrogen batteries for large-scale renewable and storage applications) and 4C Air (nanomaterial for filtration applications like clean air).

Perspectives from Asia’s leading sustainability data entrepreneur

Stanford Club of HK, Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs Southeast Asia, Stanford Club of the Philippines and Stanford Club of Singapore are delighted to welcome Jason Tu (GSB MBA 2016) as our speaker at this luncheon on sustainability. The in-person lunch is arranged by Hong Kong Club hosts Kendrick Kwok (BA ’04) and Theodore Ma (BA ’04).

Jason is Founder and CEO of MioTech,  Asia’s largest sustainability data company https://www.miotech.com/. He is one of the world’s leading experts in sustainability and how it intersects with the financial industry. 

Founded before ClimateTech became a buzzword, Miotech has raised over US$100M in venture capital from investors including, in alphabetical order, GIC (Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund), Horizon Ventures (Mr. Li Ka Shing’s tech investment firm), HSBC, JP Morgan and Zhenfund. 

Jason will talk about his journey building MioTech, his experiences as an entrepreneur in Hong Kong, the current state of climate/sustainability tech and where sustainability may be headed towards the future. 

Events Details

Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Time: 12:30pm 
Format: Hybrid (physical event with lunch + online via Zoom)

In-person Lunch: Hong Kong Room, Hong Kong Club, 1 Jackson Road, Central, Hong Kong
Cost: HK$550 for alumni; HK$600 for friends of Stanford
RSVP: Payment required to confirm space at luncheon. Please sign up here.

Zoom Meeting Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtceGorTwsHNzvnG_WdENr1bn6SUOxuj16

Event Contacts:

HK alums: Sandy Wan (sandy.wan@simandian.com)

PH alums: Andrea Sy (andreasy@alumni.stanford.edu)

SG alums: Ee Fann Goh (goheefann@alumni.gsb.stanford.edu)

Other alums and current students: Andrew Kwan (akwan@stanfordalumni.org)

Join us for our upcoming Annual General Meeting of the Stanford Club of Hong Kong. This event is open to Stanford alumni only.

In addition to providing club updates and initiatives for the coming year, we will be voting for your SCHK Executive Committee and General Committee Members for 2022/23. Nominations are as follows:

Executive Committee

President: Marc Hubert
Vice President : Kristine Li
Co-Vice President: Kendrick Kwok
Honorary Treasurer: Simon Mui
Co-Treasurer: Wally Cheung
Honorary Secretary: Erica Ma
Co-Secretary: Sandy Wan

General Committee

Alex Leung, Angelina Yao, Dorothea Koo, Elliot Shi, Hill Wang, Jasmine Li,  Lavina Tien, Till Rosar, Tomas Vacek, Vivian Kong

Event Details

Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Time: 7pm

Venue: Zoom only

Cost: Free

Contact: Marc Hubert marc.hubert@gmail.com

Event is open to Stanford alumni only.

Please RSVP now.

Pac-12 Virtual Golf Tournament

When: July 24, 8am-1pm

Where: Hi Tee Golf; 5/F, Lee Wang Factory Building, 5 Luk Hop Street, Kowloon

Cost: HK$500/person + optional HK$200/person lunch afterwards

Limited capacity: please RSVP as soon as possible, marc.hubert@gmail.com

Come test your (virtual) golf skills with other SCHK alums, as well as members of rival Pac-12 alumni clubs, in a shotgun tournament at “Pebble Beach”!

Agenda:

– 8am: Driving range practice

– 8:30am: Shotgun start

– 12pm: Lunch (optional)

– 1pm: prize presentation (optional)

Please RSVP to Marc at marc.hubert@gmail.com.

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Kai Tak Sports Park – Behind-the-Scenes Tour

When: July 24 – afternoon (exact times TBC)

Where: Goldin Financial Centre, Kowloon Bay

Cost: HK$300/person – covers food and beverage during the reception following the tour and panel

Limited capacity: please RSVP as soon as possible, marc.hubert@gmail.com

We are joining forces with our rivals from across the Bay, the Berkeley Club of Hong Kong, for a very special behind-the scenes tour of the new Kai Tak Sports Park development.

Agenda:

– Reception and introduction (30 min)

– Guided tour (30 min)

– Panel discussion (30 min)

– Reception (30 min)

Guides and panelists include:

– Sunnie Lau – MIT Innovation Initiative, Director of Smart City Research and Industry Collaboration

– Dana Magenau – SPORTFIVE, Vice President Commercial and Corporate Partnerships

– Darrell Chan – The Luk Hoi Tong Company, Executive Director

– Richard Zen – FIT Investment Corporation, Director

Please RSVP to Marc at marc.hubert@gmail.com.

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Dignity Kitchen – Singaporean hawker-style food stall, empowering the differently-abled

When: August 14, 1:30-4pm (lunch) or 2:30-4pm (after lunch)

Where: Dignity Kitchen; Shop 201/202, 2/F, 618 Shanghai Street, Mongkok, Kowloon

Cost: Free, except for the optional lunch (attendees to settle own bills)

Max capacity: 16 people. Please RSVP to kristineky@gmail.com.

The Stanford Club of Hong Kong would like to invite you to enjoy a unique experience at Dignity Kitchen.

Dignity Kitchen is a social enterprise with the mission to restore dignity to the differently-abled by providing vocational training and employment opportunities at their “Singaporean hawker-style” food centre in Mongkok.

The 7-stalls food centre is staffed by the differently-abled and disadvantaged, serving Singaporean street food as well as delivery of bentos for both commercial and charity purposes. At the heart of the company’s mission is its approach to restoring dignity to the differently-abled and the disadvantaged through skills training, job placement and integration. (For more information, please visit https://www.projectdignity.hk/)

The Stanford Club of HK has organized a visit for our alumni community, which will include a talk from founder Koh Seng Choon and a tour through their centre. Afterwards, we will get to help the Dignity Kitchen team pack bento boxes which will be donated for the underprivileged and elderly.

Those who are interested can also arrive earlier and join for an optional, casual lunch with fellow alumni – the food is delicious there!

Agenda:

*1:30-2:30pm:  Lunch (optional)*

2:30-3:00pm:  Tour + Talk

3:00-4:00pm:  Bento box packing. Recommended age is 12 years old or older for hygienic reasons, but feel free to bring younger kids to join for the eating + touring around.

Please RSVP to Kristine at kristineky@gmail.com.

We have limited capacity of 16 people, so please sign up early to save a spot!

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Pac-12 Happy Hour

When: August 20, 6-9pm

Where: IFC Podium (near Shake Shack)

Cost: Free – attendees may bring their own beverages or purchase from nearby restaurants and other beverage outlets.

No RSVPs required.

Come meet friends from the Stanford Club of Hong Kong, as well as multiple other Pac-12 alumni clubs, for happy hour drinks!

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Stanford Football Viewing – First of the 2021-22 Season!

When: September 12, 10:30am HKT kickoff

Where: American Club 49er, 48/F, Exchange Square 2, Central

Cost: Free, except for the optional lunch (attendees to settle own bills)

No RSVPs required.

Come root on the Card as they head down to the LA Coliseum for the first game of the season vs. the Trojans of USC!

Disclaimer for All Events:

– By attending any event, you acknowledge that there is inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19.

– By attending any event, you and your guests voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19 and agree NOT to hold Stanford University, Stanford Club of Hong Kong, and the other event organizers or any of their members, officers or affiliates liable for any illness, infection, or injury.

– As required by the venue for each event and in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations, guests must use the ‘LeaveHomeSafe’ app and/or complete any QR code forms related to COVID-19 and related vaccination(s).

Join us for our upcoming Annual General Meeting of the Stanford Club of Hong Kong. This event is open to Stanford alumni only.

In addition to providing club updates and initiatives for the coming year, we will be voting for your SCHK Executive Committee and General Committee Members for 2021/22. Nominations are as follows:

Executive Committee

President: Marc Hubert
Vice President : David Fan
Co-Vice President: Kristine Li
Honorary Treasurer: Simon Mui
Co-Treasurer: Wally Cheung
Honorary Secretary: Erica Ma
Co-Secretary: Sandy Wan

General Committee

Alex Leung, Angelina Yao, Dorothea Koo, Elliot Shi, Hill Wang, Jasmine Li, Kendrick Kwok, Lavina Tien, Till Rosar, Tomas Vacek, Vivian Kong

Event Details

Date: Thursday, June 3, 2021

Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Venue: Both options of 1) in-person and 2) Zoom attendance will be available.

1. In-person venue: CoCoon, 3/F, Citicorp Centre, 18 Whitfield Road, Tin Hau, Hong Kong
2. Zoom link: the link will be emailed to attendees after RSVP, at a time closer to AGM date.

Cost: Free

Event is open to Stanford alumni only.

RSVP: Required. Please RSVP now.

The Stanford Clubs of (in alphabetical order) Hong Kong, the Philippines and Singapore are jointly organizing a special virtual docent tour of the Stanford Art Collection.

This event will be composed of two tours. In each tour a docent shall discuss three related art pieces from the Stanford art collection.

Tour 1: Wonders in White: Outdoor Sculptures at the Stanford (10am-1040am)

• Lead Docent: Lisa Fremont
• Summary: We’ll be looking at three sculptures that happen to be white. But they differ in terms of their subject matter, medium, and technique used to create the works.

Tour 2: Crowds: Then and Now (1040am-1115am)

• Lead Docent: Mary Rose Cafiero
• Summary: We will look at three paintings from the Cantor and the Anderson that span almost 100 years

Events Details

Date: Saturday, 13 March , 2021 (Hong Kong time)
Time: 10 am – 11:15 am
Online Tour Link: Provided by email after RSVP, closer to event date
Cost: Free for alumni and non-alumni.
Event contacts: Kenneth Chua at kmtchua@gmail.com , Andrew Kwan  akwan@stanfordalumni.org

RSVP: Required and limited slots. Please RSVP by filling in this form.

Meet and mingle with alumni across Hong Kong and Singapore virtually

Merry Christmas in advance to everyone in the Stanford family here in Hong Kong! For starters, we wish to send you our warmest wishes of continued great health for you and your family.

In keeping up with the club’s annual Christmas spirit, we are delighted to collaborate with Stanford Club of Singapore and invite you to join Christmas Trivia Night: 

• Meet alumni, students and friends virtually across Hong Kong and Singapore over a night of trivia and fun!
• 5 rounds of 10 questions each. Categories include music, dingbats (visual word puzzles), Stanford, and more…
• Registered participants are invited to form teams of up to 5 people, or participate individually and let us sort you into teams of 5
• Join the online event individually from separate locations, and we will join you with your team virtually in breakout rooms

Event Details

Date: Thursday, December 17, 2020
Time: 8 pm – 10 pm, Hong Kong Time / Singapore Time (GMT+8)
Zoom Link: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/96041237644?pwd=Y2c4TXd1ZTdoemdjL0hCYjgxRFF3QT09
Event Contact: Andrew Kwan (akwan@stanfordalumni.org)

RSVP: Required. Please RSVP by filling in this form.