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The Festival Board of Directors and Advisors include community professionals: Board of Directors Tisa Ho Executive Director, Hong Kong Arts Festival MA in Literature, University of Hong Kong; Diploma in Arts Management, City University, London, UK. A published editor and writer, she loves to read, has a strong track record in arts management in the UK, in Singapore and Hong Kong, and a keen interest in cultural leadership and arts spaces.
Gabriela Kennedy (Co-Chair) Partner, Hogan Lovells Partner in the Intellectual Property, Media and Technology Group of Hogan Lovells in Hong Kong; practising intellectual property, information technology, data protection, media and telecommunications law. She speaks 6 languages and is passionate about the arts and literature.
Douglas Kerr Professor of English, School of English, University of Hong Kong MA, Cambridge University, UK; PhD (Comparative Literature) University of Warwick, UK. In Hong Kong since 1979, he has served as Head of the English Department and Associate Dean of the Arts Faculty, University of Hong Kong; and taught extensively with a concentration on nineteenth and twentieth century literature in English.
Angela Mackay Board Member and Managing Director of Financial Times, Asia Pacific She leads the FT’s Asia Pacific commercial operations in Hong Kong where she has an extensive network of personal and professional contacts. She is a former senior correspondent for the FT and a keen supporter of the arts and literary events in Hong Kong.
Stephan Spurr Executive Director, The Development Studio Limited MA from Cambridge University. He has been a property investment and development professional in Hong Kong since 1976, with a wide ranging involvement in the promotion of culture and the arts.
Christine Van (Co-Chair) Director, Kelly International Corporation Limited BA, Comparative Literature & International Relations, Brown University, USA; MA in Law, Cambridge University, UK. Qualified as a barrister-at-law in the UK (1985) and Hong Kong (1986) and worked in litigation, corporate and commercial law in London, Hong Kong and Tokyo before relocating to Hong Kong in 1994.
Advisors Martin Alexander (Main Programme)
Cathy Chon (Public Relations) Founder & Managing Director, CatchOn & Company Ltd. Cathy is a marketing expert with over 25 years’ experience in brand development and communications. She is the founder of CatchOn & Company Ltd, a brand & PR consultancy with offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing. Cathy has been widely published and quoted in publications like TIME, Wall Street Journal, and South China Morning Post, and is a sought after speaker for her keen insights on the Asian consumer market and emerging trends.
Justin Hill (Main Programme) English novelist and poet; Visiting Fellow at the City University of Hong Kong; He is the author of The Drink and Dream Teahouse, which was listed by the Washington Post as one of the top novels of 2001, and won the prestigious Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize and a Betty Trask Award. His second novel, Passing Under Heaven, won the Somerset Maugham Award. He was listed by the Independent on Sunday as one of the ‘Top 20 Young British Writers.’ His most recent novel, Shieldwall, was published to popular acclaim, in 2011. His work has been translated into 14 languages
Janice Y.K. Lee (Main Programme) Her first novel, The Piano Teacher, was published to critical acclaim from the New York Times, People, and O Magazine, among others. The Piano Teacher is a New York Times bestseller, a Richard and Judy Summer Read pick (UK), and is being published in 25 languages worldwide. She graduated from Harvard University with a degree in English and American Literarture and Language adn worked as an editor at ELLE and Mirabella magazines in New York.
Jennifer Zhu Scott (Main Programme)
Managing Director, APAC, BrightWire Inc.
Jennifer leads the launch and business development operations of the cutting-edge content provider BrightWire Inc. in Asia Pacific. Born and brought up in mainland China, she has a degree in Applied Mathematics in Sichuan University and holds an MBA in Finance from Manchester Business School. She is passionate about literature and is an active supporter of Hong Kong's music, arts, and cultural initiatives and events.
Maureen Sabine (Main Programme) Professor, Department of History, University of Hong Kong She is a teacher and scholar of both Renaissance and contemporary literature, and has published books on the English metaphysical poets and on the Chinese-American novelist Maxine Hong Kingston. She also works in feminist, religious, cultural, and film studies. She is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of the Humanities |
5-14 October 2012
The Board of Directors and Advisors