Summary - Women in Leadership: Expanding Influence Beyond Your Profession

Join us for an inspiring conversation with Ms Yama Chan, Chairperson of the Board of City Contemporary Dance Company, as she shares lessons from her leadership journey across multiple sectors and explores how women leaders can leverage purpose, values and expertise to create lasting impact. The session will be moderated by Ms Karina Wong FCPA (Aust.), Divisional President 2025 - Greater China of CPA Australia. Ms Karen Cheung, Acting Executive Director of City Contemporary Dance Company will also share a brief introduction to the organisation.

A relaxed drinks gathering will follow, offering an opportunity for meaningful conversations and connection.

CPA Australia members may attend with one non member guest at no additional charge. Please include your guest’s details during registration.

Venue: CPA Australia Hong Kong Office - 32/F Dah Sing Financial Centre, 248 Queen's Road East, Wanchai

Language: Cantonese

CPD/CPT hour: 1

Dress code: Business attire

Learning Outcomes:

Identify the leadership qualities and experiences that enable women leaders to expand their influence beyond their primary professional roles.
Analyse how professional expertise, personal values and community engagement can be combined to create meaningful social and cultural impact.
Develop practical strategies to enhance their leadership influence and apply purpose-driven leadership in their careers and communities.

Remarks:

- CPA Australia is recognised by The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong as an institution providing Continuous Professional Training (CPT). For any post-event request, please inform us within two months after the event.

- CPD/CPT hours will be granted only to participants who attend the event as a CPA Australia member. Please ensure you register through your member account if you are a CPA Australia member.

- Registration from a non member without accompanying a member registration will incur a fee of HKD100.

- Registration is required and we will not be able to accommodate any last-minute walk-in attendees.

Ms Yama Chan grew up in Hong Kong and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago. Her prior work experience includes executive positions with Goldman Sachs in New York, Toyota Finance Company and Carsdirect.com in Los Angeles. Since moving back to Hong Kong, Ms Chan has lectured in Economics at the University of Hong Kong School of Professional and Continuing Education (HKU SPACE). She has always had a passion for the arts and education. She served as Chairman of the Hong Kong Ballet Group from 2001 to 2005 and was one of the founding board members of Bring Me a Book (Hong Kong) Foundation. Ms Chan currently serves on the board of the Asia Cultural Council (Hong Kong) Foundation and the M+ Council for Design and Architecture.

To further support local arts and culture, Ms Chan founded Crafts on Peel Foundation in 2020 to preserve heritage crafts and nurture the next generation of artisans in Hong Kong.

Current position details:

Founder of Crafts on Peel Foundation
Chairperson of the Board of City Contemporary Dance Company
Board Member of Asia Cultural Council (Hong Kong) Foundation
Council Member of M+ Museum Design and Architecture Council
Board Member of Hong Kong Ballet Group

Karen Cheung has extensive experience in dance and has held key positions in the creating and producing company, festivals, as well as performing arts venue.

She was Manager and Head of China Dance Development of the City Contemporary Dance Company (CCDC) in Hong Kong (2004-2019); Director of the Guangdong Dance Festival (2011-2016); Program Director Beijing Dance Festival (2012-2019); Program Director of City Contemporary Dance Festival (2017), and Head of Dance at West Kowloon Cultural District (2019-2022). Karen has initiated different platforms to promote international exchanges and collaboration including Delta Moves, DanceX and HOTPOT – East Asia Dance Platform, and launched the first HOTPOT in Hong Kong in 2017.

Currently, Karen is Acting Executive Director of CCDC.

Ms Karina Wong is a Partner – Tax of Ernst & Young. She joined the firm in 2007 bringing considerable experience and expertise as a tax advisor to mid-market clients in Australia. Karina is dedicated to helping clients achieve business success by providing business advisory and corporate taxation services that meet each client’s unique objectives. She has expertise in tax compliance, business restructuring, cross border transactions, tax due diligence and advising on the taxation aspects of mergers and acquisitions, inbound and outbound investments and implementation of tax effective strategies.  

With many years of experience in serving entrepreneurial individuals and families, Karina also focuses on providing clients with direct access to a comprehensive suite of personalised services to ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) clients, such as business and asset management structuring, succession planning, mobility advisory services, philanthropic planning, family governance and family office advisory.

Karina holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Technology Sydney, and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Sydney. She is a member of the Tax Institute of Australia and the Taxation Institute of Hong Kong. Karina is also the Divisional President 2025 - Greater China, the Co-Chair of Taxation Committee – Greater China and a member of Women in Leadership Committee, Greater China of CPA Australia.