Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR)Delegate
Aug. 2023 - Aug. 2023Hong Kong SAR- HPAIR is a Harvard University-based student organization, established with the aim of providing a platform for students and young professionals from around the world to discuss some of the most important economic, political, and social issues facing the Asia-Pacific region. - Attended the 32nd HPAIR ACONF (Asian Conference) held at Hong Kong from 22nd August to 26th August, as a delegate. Selected after a rigorous round of essays and interview which saw the largest ever applicant pool (~50,000) in HPAIR's history. - Emerged as the winner (first place) of the real-time case study competition, 'Impact Challenge' as part of the HPAIR conference. - Networked with multitudes of people, gained wider perspectives, won the bingo challenge (:P), attended speaker sessions which included McKinsey's Chairman of Greater China, Dalberg's Senior Leader from India, SAP India's Managing Director and SVP, Maybank's CEO and more! - With the theme “Architects of Asia: Building Tomorrow”, which focused on the ways in which innovative thinkers from fields of all backgrounds work to shape the future of Asia. - Filled with lively firesides, thought-provoking keynotes, and mind-bending impact challenges, HPAIR’s 32nd annual Asia Conference brought together the world’s foremost thinkers in Asia’s most cosmopolitan entrepôt, Hong Kong!