Mr. Francis NGAI
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Social Ventures Hong Kong
魏華星《香港社會創投基金》創辦人及行政總裁

Mr. Francis Ngai is the founder and CEO of Social Ventures Hong Kong (SVhk, www.sv-hk.org). With experience in marketing, advertising and strategy profession, Francis was Assistant Vice President/ Head of Strategy of a listed technology conglomerate in HK, and responsible for the corporate development and strategy in China. He was a part-time member of the Central Policy Unit, HKSAR Government in 2009/2010 and now serving in a number of government advisory bodies, e.g. Advisory Committee of Enhancing Self-Reliance Fund of Home Affairs Bureau and Sustainable Development Council. He is also a part-time visiting lecturer in universities, e.g. The University of Hong Kong and Chinese University of Hong Kong, focusing in social innovation and entrepreneurship.

He hopes to promote young professionals’ participation in social entrepreneurship and social innovation through the SVhk platform, which is a non-profit venture philanthropic organization, supporting social enterprises in Hong Kong by providing financial, intellectual and network resources. Projects involved include Diamond Cab, Dialogue in the Dark and Concert in the Dark etc.

Mr. Ngai has served in various role of marketing and strategy in well-recognized corporate like PCCW Group, Hutchison Whampoa and Ogilvy and Mather etc. He obtained B.A. (Hon) Quantitative Analysis in City University of Hong Kong and has taken executive program on Social Entrepreneurship and non-profit management in INSEAD Business School (2009) and Harvard Business School (2011) with scholarship.

魏華星先生為《香港社會創投基金》(Social Ventures Hong Kong, SVhk)之創辦人及行政總裁。從事市場與策略工作超過十五年，魏先生於2007年離任科技企業之策略拓展助理副總裁之後，全力創辦基金。

《香港社會創投基金》是香港首家非牟利之慈善創投基金，以投資與商業的手法，為香港的社會企業提供資金、專業知識及網絡資源的支持。曾參與創辦的項目包括《鑽的無障礙的士服務》、《黑暗中對話》及《暗中作樂聲演會》等。SVhk亦動員超過150多位香港的年青專業人士參與社會企業、社會創新的發展。

同時，他亦出任多項公職，如香港特區政府中央政策組非全職顧問（09/10）、夥伴倡自強社區協作計劃及可持續發展委員會等。魏先生近年亦擔任大學兼任客席講師，在香港大學、中文大學、理工大學及嶺南大學教授社會企業與創新的知識。他希望把社會企業發展為香港的重要產業及把社會創新的文化廣泛傳揚。

魏先生畢業於香港城市大學，取得工商數量分析學士學位，後獲獎學金前往哈佛商業學院(2011)及INSEAD歐洲工商管理學院(2009)，進修有關社會企業及非營利管理之行政管理課程。魏先生曾服務於電訊盈科、和記黃埔及奧美廣告等企業集團。