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The SIE Fund cherishes every opportunity to learn from champions in the social innovation arenas, local and overseas. Besides driving impact through funding innovative projects, we are also exploring a wider diversity of social investment opportunities.

Ashoka is a global network connecting and supporting social entrepreneurs. Mr Mark Cheng, Director, Ashoka Europe was invited to speak at a sharing session attended by Task Force members and staff members of the Secretariat. With profound experience in social finance, Mark drew on examples in the UK to illustrate how subsidised funding helped energise a social investment market to support social enterprises. The inspiring talk ended with his foresight of a flourishing market in Hong Kong, and concluded by a fruitful discussion with Task Force members.

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) advocated by the United Nations have aroused the awareness of many visionary minds and organisations around the globe. The APAC Ideas for Action is one of those. Its annual conference with the theme "In Dialogue with SDGS" was held on 19 March at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. SIE Fund was one of the co-hosts of the event and Task Force member Yvonne Li was among the guest speakers at a discussion panel on "Cutting-edge Trend and Problems Faced by Social Enterprises". She talked about the role of the Fund in supporting innovative solutions to social issues as well as her experience in founding the China Dyslexia Foundation. Her sharing gave invaluable insight to the audience who had a concern in the well-being of all.