In the wake of the Covid-19 virus, Hong Kong is calling on the public, business, government, and academic sectors to work together to "recreate a restorable and renewable society," the South China Morning Post reports.
"It is time to learn from experience and make use of the strength of social innovation and social entrepreneurship, to explore a new way of life post-pandemic and forge new consensus to drive innovation and change," Rebecca Chu, chair of the Social Enterprise Summit's organizing committee, says in a press release.
According to the Post, more than 70 specialists and business representatives from around the world are expected to attend the event, which will be held in Hong Kong from Sept.
24 to Nov.
27 in 2022.
"The four-day international symposium will invite more than 70 specialists, academics, and business representatives from across the globe to examine existing and new innovative solutions, redirect resources through different dimensions that reach all ages and sectors, explore how the civil, business, government, and academic sectors can collaborate in response to emerging social, economic, and environmental challenges," the press release says.
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