Written by Jinyu Hazel HUANG (FS2015-16, Peking University)

 

The Fung Scholars Career Experience Sharing Session 2016 was successfully held at HKU Shanghai Study Center on 2nd July 2016. Fung Scholars from several top Mainland China universities attended the conference, together with five guest speakers. The event was hosted by Yuhuan WANG (FS2015-2016, Tsinghua University).

 

At the very beginning, Mr. Yunfei HE, Product Director of Ali Database and Director of Alibaba’s Dubble Eleven Program, delivered a speech entitled “My Eight Years in Ali” via Facetime. During the speech, Mr. He shared his career experience and offered valuable advice to young Fung Scholars.

 

The second speaker was Mr. Yang YANG, CEO of the 11:11 APP and the founder of Youqian Network. He talked about the Three Stages of Startup, in which his experience of starting up a business and business perception were covered.

Mr. Tingfeng NIE, the third speaker, who is Chairman of Beijing Swime Swimming Appliances Company. He talked about two stories—the meaning of life and what a person will think about looking back on their life, which fitted his theme of “Entrepreneurship in an E-commerce background.”

 

The fourth speaker was Ms. Jueyi LEI (FS2012‑13, Fudan University), a teacher for the Teach for China program from 2013 to 2015. Ms. Lei delivered a speech entitled “Career Choice — Youth Devoted to Education.” She talked about her experience in Teach for China, pointing out that education was really far from maturity in China’s distant areas. The young Fung Scholars were impressed by Ms. Lei’s speech and her passion.

 

Mr. Guang REN (FS2009-10, Zhejiang University) was the final speaker of the sharing session; he worked for Investment Banking Department in CICC. He talked about the development of China’s capital market and his career in the Investment Banking Department. The young Fung Scholars learned much about the status of China’s capital market, IPO and how to progress in Investment Banking Department.

 

At the end of the event, there was a tea party session, another two Fung Scholars — Mr. Zhimin LIAO (FF2009-2010, Harvard University) and Mr. Longquan HOU (FF2006-2007, Harvard University) were invited to share their work experience. The participants also shared their life experiences and goals with each other, which deepened their acquaintance and improved their understanding of each other’s lives and careers.

 

The Fung Scholars Career Experience Sharing Session 2016 was held to create a platform for deeper communication between Fung Scholars and to provide a forum for career discussions. We received positive feedback from all guest speakers and Fung Scholars.  We all believe that the gathering will make a positive impact in our future lives and careers.