Career Fair on Working & Doing Business in Hong Kong

General Information

The demand for qualified foreign and domestic talent is eminent among companies in Hong Kong. Swedish exchange students are back in town and many of them keen to start their international careers. Furthermore many local students and young professionals are interested in pursuing a career at a company with Swedish values in Hong Kong.

SwedCham is seizing the opportunity to meet the corresponding demands by hosting a Career Fair, providing a meeting place for Swedcham's corporate members and young professionals/students to network, build new connections as well as finding out about internships and job openings. NOTE: REGISTRATION IS NEEDED TO ATTEND.

Date: Tuesday, November 8th

Time: 2 - 6 pm

Co-host and venue partner: Invest Hong Kong

Address: 24/F, Fairmont House, 8 Cotton Tree Drive, Central

Agenda

November 8, 2022

Exhibitors & Coaching

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Meet the companies and career coaching

EXHIBITORS tables - learn more about specific companies & opportunities

Informal mingle with companies and other visitors.

ELSIE'S CORNER (Elsie Yung, Elsyung Consulting)
-Interview Do's & Don’ts
-Colour Coordination & Professional Dressing
-Personal branding

Swedish fika will be provided (if allowed, under current restrictions).

Open to all!

Inspirational Speakers and Panel discussion

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Making a positive impact by developing companies

Fredrik Åtting, Partner EQT

Fredrik Åtting

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM

From exchange student to Managing Director & Partner

Katarina Ivarsson, Managing Director & Partner, Manyone

Katarina Ivarsson

Katarina Ivarsson, Head of Manyone Asia. Co-founder of Boris Design Studio, now a cornerstone of Manyone a global strategic design agency. Katarina has a Master of Industrial Design from Lund University and a Masters Degree with Distinction in Design of Advanced Practices at Hong Kong PolyU School of Design. In her role as head of Manyone Asia she is the executive lead for Design and Research projects in Asia and Europe with clients like IKEA, Kerry Logistics, Ericsson, Samsung and Husqvarna. She is vice-chair of the Board of Directors of Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong. Driven by the vision of curiosity and sustainability in both the physical and digital worlds, Katarina has co-authored several books and publications such as Building Folkhemmet with IoT and Plei-Plei on how we play and socialize with mobile technology.

4:15 PM - 4:45 PM

What brought us here - career panel?

Per Augustsson - Consul General of Sweden in Hong Kong
Linda Bradley - Trade & Invest Commissioner Hong Kong for Sweden
Ulf Carlsson - General Manager, NASDAQ
Venessa Wong - General Manager and Brand Director, Scania
Moderator: Leonard Lenhoff - Swedish Chamber of Commerce

Per Augustsson

Linda Bradley

Linda's expertise is in international business development, retail expansion and brand sales development. She has over 10 years practical experience in supporting companies in their international expansion journey into Asia, Europe and USA; establishment and partnership strategies, internationalization processes, and growing start-up companies internationally. Linda is also acting as an advisor and board member to fast growing brand companies.

Ulf Carlsson

Venessa Wong

Student Visitors

By joining the career fair, you as a student and/or young professional will:

have the possibility to learn more about SwedCham's member companies and organizations operating in Hong Kong
to listen to inspiring speakers and learn about different ways of building an international career.
to network and mingle in a professional setting
will receive hands-on advice and insights about career opportunities in Hong Kong.

Our corporate members are eager to meet you! Participating companies are listed under "Sponsors and Partners".

Note: When registering for the event, please state your university and degree under "company" and "Title/Position", respectively.

Company Visitors

By attending Working and Doing Business in Hong Kong as a company visitor, you will:

Meet talent interested in career opportunities in Hong Kong. Students, as well as other young professionals will attend.
Get a better understanding of how young people view their future careers.
Enjoy a chance to network and mingle with other chamber companies, InvestHK and young professionals.