{"id":244794,"date":"2025-10-08T15:30:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T07:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hkubs.hku.hk\/event\/edward-k-y-chen-distinguished-lecture-2025\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T16:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T08:38:10","slug":"edward-k-y-chen-distinguished-lecture-2025","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.hkubs.hku.hk\/sc\/event\/edward-k-y-chen-distinguished-lecture-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Edward K Y Chen Distinguished Lecture 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Technological Drivers for China\u2019s Economic Growth in the Next 10 Years<\/h3>\n<h3>\u524d\u77bb\u5341\u5e74: \u63a8\u52a8\u4e2d\u56fd\u7ecf\u6d4e\u589e\u957f\u7684\u79d1\u521b\u5f15\u64ce<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Language: <\/strong>English<strong><br \/>\nDate:<\/strong> 5 November, 2025 (Wednesday)<br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong> 5:00 p.m. \u2013 6:30 p.m.<br \/>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong> Loke Yew Hall, Main Building, The University of Hong Kong<br \/>\n<strong>Registration:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/edwardkychen2025.ievent.hk\">Click Here<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Speaker<\/h4>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-244777 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hkubs.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Joe-Tsai-2023-e1759911837950.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hkubs.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Joe-Tsai-2023-e1759911837950.jpg 1372w, https:\/\/www.hkubs.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Joe-Tsai-2023-e1759911837950-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hkubs.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Joe-Tsai-2023-e1759911837950-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hkubs.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Joe-Tsai-2023-e1759911837950-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.hkubs.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Joe-Tsai-2023-e1759911837950-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Joe TSAI<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p class=\"p1\">Joe Tsai is co-founder and Chairman of Alibaba Group and has served on its board of directors since its inception in 1999. He served as Alibaba\u2019s executive vice chairman, chief financial officer and head of strategic investments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He is the owner of several American professional sports teams, including the NBA Brooklyn Nets, 2024 WNBA Champions New York Liberty, and the San Diego Seals and Las Vegas Desert Dogs in the National Lacrosse League. He is also an investor in the Premier Lacrosse League.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Joe and his wife Clara are active philanthropists supporting education, research, economic mobility, and arts and culture. Joe is a founding board member of The Asian American Foundation (TAAF), a non-profit whose mission is to combat discrimination and support prosperity and representation for Asian Americans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Joe is a member of Asia Business Council, J.P. Morgan International Council, EXOR Partners Council, BDT &amp; MSD Partners Advisory Board, and International Advisory Council of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Prior to Alibaba Group, Joe was a private equity investor in Asia for Investor AB of Sweden\u2019s Wallenberg family. He practiced tax law as an associate with Sullivan &amp; Cromwell LLP in New York. 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