Philanthropy for Better Cities
In recent decades, urbanization has been accelerating on an unprecedented scale, fundamentally transforming the challenges and opportunities that cities face today. There is a need to create a common platform that facilitates dialogue on addressing the social needs of 21st century cities.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust will host its second Philanthropy for Better Cities Forum at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on 20 and 21 September 2018, following the strongly positive response to the inaugural 2016 event, which was the first of its kind in Asia to focus on metropolitan social issues. This year’s Forum will gather more than 50 distinguished speakers and over 1,000 philanthropists, social entrepreneurs, thought leaders, policymakers, academics and NGOs from around the world to exchange views, facilitate cross-sector collaboration and cultivate long-term partnerships and engagement, all with the aim of creating better cities.
Nobel-winning professor cites childhood development as philanthropic priority
Nobel laureate Professor James J. Heckman from The University of Chicago and political philosopher Professor Michael J. Sandel from Harvard University will be keynote speakers. Professor Heckman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2000 for his pioneering work on microeconometrics. He will share his views with delegates on whether philanthropists should put more focus on early childhood development. Professor Sandel will engage the audience with inspiring dialogue on the moral limits of markets and market mechanisms, and the right things to do for addressing metropolitan social issues.
Exploring metropolitan issues across five categories
The Forum will focus on five themes: Leveraging the Market; Sustainable Development; Maximising Impact; Youth and Creativity; and Health and Well-being. Through two keynote presentations, four plenary sessions and over ten breakout discussions over the two days, delegates will be able to explore innovative ways in which different sectors can create social impact, drawing on international case studies with additional flavour from the perspective of Greater China.