Posted by Thursday, 12 September 2024, 6:30 - 9:30 PM
CUAAHK AGM Invitation, GC Election and Audited Financial Statements
Featuring Tencent AI Strategist, Dr Liu Tian;
"Navigating the AI Landscape: Tencent's innovations, Player Ecosystem, and Investment Opportunities"
The Columbia University Alumni Association (Hong Kong) Limited Annual General Meeting (CUAAHK AGM) will be held on Thursday, 12 September 2024 at the Hong Kong Club. This year, we are honoured to have Dr. LIU Tian, AI Strategists for Tencent, as Keynote Speaker.
Dr. LIU Tian completed his undergraduate studies at Tsinghua University and then pursued his doctoral degree at Cornell University. Upon attaining his doctorate, he founded a startup in NYC, focusing on cutting-edge medical imaging technologies. Later, he returned to China to join McKinsey & Company, responsible for consulting projects in the Greater China Office.
In 2018, Dr. Liu embarked on a new journey with Tencent, where he is currently in charge of formulating and implementing Tencent's AI strategic initiatives. Tencent has made significant advancements in AI by developing Hunyuan foundation models, which consist of large language models that enhance ChatGPT-like conversational products and integrate computer vision and multimodal capabilities. Dr. Liu's insights in neuroscience and AI help Hunyuan improve its intelligent assistant tools and set industry benchmarks. Currently, Hunyuan is open to the general public, and is supporting platforms like WeChat, QQ, games, Tencent Advertising, and Tencent Cloud.
2024 AGM Dinner Details
Date & Time: 12 September 2024
6:30 pm Registration and drinks
6:45 pm Keynote Speech by Dr. Liu Tian
7:45 pm Dinner
8:30 pm Annual General Meeting
9:30 pm Networking
Venue: Victoria Suite, The Hong Kong Club, 1 Jackson Road, Central, Hong Kong (hosted by Ms.Edith Shih)
Dress Code: Business attire, no denim clothing, shorts, shirts without collar, sports shoes, shoes with white rubber sole or slippers allowed at the Hong Kong Club
Ticket Price: HK$300 for members, HK$550 for non-members. (2 Drinks per person included in price)
Capacity: 50 people
RSVP: Please register for the event here
PLEASE NOTE THIS WILL BE CONDUCTED UNDER CHATHAM HOUSE RULES.
Notice of Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of Columbia University Alumni Association (Hong Kong) Limited (the “Association”) will be held on 12 September 2024 at the Victoria Suite, 1/F, The Hong Kong Club, 1 Jackson Road, Central, Hong Kong.
Agenda of Annual General Meeting (Meeting proceedings to commence at 8:30 pm)
The Members will consider the following matters:
- To receive a Report from the President on 2022-2024 Year in Review
- To receive a Report from the Treasurer on the financial status of the Association up to 31 March 2024
- To receive and adopt the audited Financial Statements of the Association and the Report of the Independent Auditor for the year ended 31 March 2024. (Please click here for the Financial Statements and the Report.)
- To approve the re-appointment of Dickson Wong C.P.A. Co. Limited as Auditor of the Association
- To elect General Committee Members
- To consider any other business
CUAAHK General Committee Members (“GC”) Election
CUAAHK Members (those who have paid for Annual or Lifetime membership) and were members as of 1 January 2024 are welcome to be a candidate for CUAAHK General Committee 2024-2026.
For those interested in running, the timeline is:
ON OR BEFORE 2 September 2024 - Submit self-nomination along with a short bio (not more than 300 words). Please email bio to cuaahk@gmail.com.
5 September 2024 (one week before AGM) - Candidate list along with bio and proxy forms to be sent to all members
ON OR BEFORE 10 September 2024, 8:30pm HK time - Proxy form needs to be submitted to cuaahk@gmail.com for those not able to attend AGM in person.
12 September 2024 - Elections at CUAAHK AGM
Voting by Proxy: Members are reminded that physical attendance at the AGM is NOT NECESSARY for voting rights to be exercised and may cast their votes by submitting a proxy form appointing the Chairperson of the AGM or a Member entitled to vote as their proxy, with voting instructions if desired.
15 August 2024
For and on behalf of the General Committee
Anita Ma
President 2022-2024
Columbia University Alumni Association (Hong Kong) Limited
http://hongkong.alumni.columbia.edu/