The lecture will be held at E205, East Wing of Administration Buildingfrom 10:00-11:00 on Oct. 23. We sincerely invite you to attend Dr. Fung's lecture and participate in the interaction with Dr. Fung after the lecture.

Event Schedule

Topic: Digital Supply Chain and the Era of Trade Disruptions

Speaker: Dr. Victor Fung

Date: Wednesday, Oct 23, 2019

Time: 10:00am-11:00am

Venue: Administration Building E205

Language: English

Speaker Profile

        Dr. Victor K. Fung is Group Chairman of the Fung Group. He is an international business leader, thought leader and philanthropist, who holds professional and civic appointments in Hong Kong, the Chinese Mainland and overseas. 

        Dr. Fung holds independent non-executive Directorships with Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited (Hong Kong) and Koc Holding A.S. (Turkey).  He is Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Asia Global Institute at the University of Hong Kong, member of the Advisory Board of the School of Economics and Management of Tsinghua University, an Honorary Trustee of Peking University and an Honorary Professor of Renmin University. 

        Dr. Fung holds Bachelor and Master Degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After gaining his Doctorate in Business Economics from Harvard University, he taught as a professor at Harvard Business School.  

        Dr. Fung was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1993 and was chosen as Hong Kong Leader of the Year in 1998. In 2001, he was awarded the Harvard Medal for outstanding service to Harvard University. In 2003, the Hong Kong Government awarded Dr. Fung the Gold Bauhinia Star and, in 2010, the Grand Bauhinia Medal for his distinguished service to the Hong Kong community. In 2011, he was awarded the MIT Sloan Dean's Award for Excellence in Leadership.The University of Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Lingnan University have each conferred upon Dr. Fung an Honorary Doctorate Degree of Laws. Hong Kong Baptist University, the Open University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Polytechnic University have each conferred upon him an Honorary Doctorate Degree of Business Administration.