Cambridge Judge Goes Global: Hong Kong
13 Dec 2025
14:00 -23:00
Times are shown in local time
- Open to: Cambridge Judge alumni
- Dress code daytime: smart casual
- Dress code evening: black tie
The Aberdeen Marina Club
8 Shum Wan Rd
Aberdeen
Hong Kong
China
Join Cambridge Judge Goes Global in Hong Kong
Taking place at The Aberdeen Marina Club, the event will consist of a workshop style day programme for alumni, followed by a gala dinner, open to all Cambridge Judge alumni and their guests.
We are delighted that Monique Boddington Management Practice Associate Professor and Director of the MSt in Entrepreneurship programme, will deliver an interactive workshop and you will hear from some inspiring alumni speakers.
We hope you will take the opportunity to access this event which forms part of the Business School’s lifelong learning opportunities.
Agenda
14:00
Arrival
Tea and coffee provided.
14:20
Introduction
- Gishan Dissanaike, Dean
- Mary Priddey, Head of Alumni Relations
14:30
Session – ‘Trends and insights into entrepreneurship in the region’
- Irene Lau (MSt Sustainability Leadership 2014), Co-Founder of UK Education Garden)
15:00
Session – ‘Technology, AI & blockchain’
- Matthew Tai (EMBA 2020), JM Enigma Capital Group
15:30
Break
16:00
Interactive workshop – ‘Visions of entrepreneurial futures: Opportunities and Risks in a Changing World’
- Monique Boddington, Management Practice Associate Professor; Director of the MSt in Entrepreneurship programme
In recent decades, entrepreneurship has taken on an increasingly central role in the global economy. It has become a crucial mechanism for the commercialisation of new technologies, a pathway for adapting to uncertainty and disruption, and a means for individuals to pursue their own career ambitions and purpose-driven goals. At the same time, advances in technology have elevated the visibility and influence of entrepreneurs, positioning them as key actors not only in business but also in shaping society, policy, and culture. Looking forward, an important question arises: what will entrepreneurship look like in 5, 10, or even 25 years? This interactive session will explore how entrepreneurial practice is evolving and what the future might hold. What are the next big opportunities for entrepreneurs, and how can these be pursued responsibly, while also grappling with the uncertainties of the future and risks that inevitably accompany entrepreneurial action?
17:25
Closing remarks
- Gishan Dissanaike, Dean
18:30
Drinks reception
19:30
Dinner
Dress code: black tie
Speakers
Monique Boddington
Management Practice Associate Professor
Director of the MSt in Entrepreneurship programme
BA, MA, University of Nottingham; PhD, University of Cambridge
Monique’s research centres on entrepreneurship, with particular emphasis on early-stage venture formation, startup strategy development, experimentation and pivoting, gender dynamics, entrepreneurial impact, and the use of sociological frameworks to deepen our understanding of entrepreneurial activity. She is especially driven by the potential for research to enhance the design and effectiveness of entrepreneurship education, to empower the next generation of entrepreneurs.
Irene Lau
Founding Chairman, CSR TV
MSt Sustainable Leadership, Cambridge
Dr Irene Lau is the Founding Chairman of CSR TV, a media channel to promote corporate social responsibilities (CSR). She has been active in advocating sustainability and governance across government, business, NGO and academia. The constituent building reflects from her prior engagement in both the public and private sector, including Senior Consultant of New York State Trade and Investment Representative Office (China and Hong Kong) promoting trade and investment, Deputy Director of Executive Education in Business School of the University of Hong Kong fostering global education, and Senior Director of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce shaping the business policy agenda.
Dr Lau is zealous in driving social-economic improvements for the society. She bestowed the ‘Albert Schweitzer Medal of Honour in Humanity’ in 2018 for enhancing social inclusion, received ‘The President’s Call to Service Award’ in 2012, signed by President Obama in recognition of her community service which had led to the strengthening of the Nation, and the ‘World Outstanding Chinese Award’ in 2008, for being a champion in providing educational opportunities for the underprivileged.
Matthew Tai
CEO, JM Enigma Capital
Executive MBA, Cambridge
Matthew Tai (chi-yip), graduate of the Cambridge EMBA programme, is the CEO of a Hong Kong-based hedge fund names JM Enigma Capital established in 2006. He has been actively investing in real estate and the later Web 2.0 fintech over time and has been reported in Bloomberg for his early success in the industry.
After graduation under the EMBA programme, Matthew restructured JME from a fund-base company to a conglomerate for participating in the web 3 and blockchain industry by leveraging his quantitive finance and legal knowledge in his early education. He has founded both ADX technology for developing blockchain and Web 3 payment gateway and HKNEX limited for digital art configuration and property right digitalisation for divisible ownership with the application of international arbitration law, inspired by his final year project about NFT’s true intrinsic value and application on the EMBA programme. His company is also now participating in the stable coin industry with the aim to build up a full and complete Web 3 ecosystem.
Register your place
If you have any queries please contact the Alumni Team.
Ticket prices
- Daytime programme only: £35 (HK$350)
- Dinner only: £75 (HK$800)
- Daytime programme and dinner: £100 (HK$1035)
Dress code
- Day dress code: Smart casual
- Evening dress code: Black tie