HONG KONG, June 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Prominent investors from across Asia and the United States convened at the Sohn Conference in Hong Kong presented by the Karen Leung Foundation on June 3, 2015. The conference welcomed over 300 guests including sell and buy side investment professionals, asset allocators, and private investors across Asia.
The speakers presented a variety of ideas including discussion of Japan's efforts to drive ROE and governance, China financial market reform, and the air transportation industry. Highlights included:
The Sohn Hong Kong-Karen Leung Foundation conference was hugely successful with over HK$2.85 million raised. All proceeds will go to support both the Sohn Conference Foundation's and Karen Leung Foundation's missions. At the conference, the Karen Leung Foundation launched its new "Sponsor a Girl" campaign, aimed to spearhead its school-based HPV vaccination program in Hong Kong. Working in partnership with expert researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, local schools, and industry, the program seeks to address the unmet needs of the Hong Kong community by providing education on cervical cancer prevention and Free HPV Vaccines for girls from middle to low income families at local schools in the New Territories West. The first phase of the program was launched in early June and will continue into the Fall 2015.
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About The Sohn Conference Foundation:
The Sohn Conference Foundation is dedicated to the treatment and cure of pediatric cancer. The Foundation supports cutting-edge medical research, state-of-the-art research equipment, and innovative programs to ensure children with cancer survive and thrive.
The Foundation honors the memory of Ira Sohn, a talented Wall Street professional whose life was cut short when he passed away from cancer at the age of 29. In 1995, Ira's colleagues and friends Douglas Hirsch, Lance Laifer and Daniel Nir, along with Ira's mother Judith Sohn and brother Evan, created the Ira Sohn Research Conference, now called The Sohn Investment Conference. The organization has evolved into The Sohn Conference Foundation. It is a leading funder in pediatric cancer research and care, having raised more than US$60 million.
http://www.sohnconference.org/
About the Karen Leung Foundation:
The Karen Leung Foundation ("KLF") is a non-profit charitable organization in Hong Kong (Registered Charity No. 91/13069) created by Karen's loved ones to honor her life and fulfil her hopes for a better future for women, free from gynecological cancer.
Karen was 34 years old, newly engaged to be married, and had a promising career as an equity and derivative trader at Oasis Hong Kong, when she was diagnosed with metastatic cervical cancer in November 2011 after experiencing symptoms of back pain and fatigue. The diagnosis was shocking and she fought courageously for nearly a year before passing away in October 2012, at 35 years old. In the days before she died, Karen expressed her wish to raise awareness among Hong Kong women and girls about gynecological cancer to ensure that others have the information and resources to prevent cancer and access to the best medical care, if needed.
Karen Leung Foundation's mission is to save lives by reducing the impact of gynecological cancer. The Karen Leung Foundation works to raise awareness about gynecological cancers, educate the local community to promote prevention and early detection, and ensure that women in treatment have access to optimal medical care. To achieve our objectives, the Karen Leung Foundation collaborates with the local and international medical community, as well as other NGO's committed to improving women's health.
