We had an inspiring evening at our Gala last Thursday under the theme “From Here We Lead”, raising critical funds to continue our work. We were touched by the enthusiastic support from our guests, friends, allies and partners, in-person at the JW Marriott.

We are tremendously grateful to our Title Sponsor Bloomberg as well as Associate Sponsors Jardines and Meta for their dedication to TWF. This Gala would not have been possible without their generous support.

We had two powerful discussions on our theme with five insightful speakers: Ivy Au-Yeung | OCBC Wing Hang Bank and Caroline Sin | Kwun Tong Maryknoll College, on leadership; and Sophia Hotung | writer and illustrator, Professor Vivian Lou | University of Hong Kong and Joshua Wang | Goldman Sachs, on allyship. Thank you, Chinali Patel | British Consulate-General Hong Kong for moderating both discussions.

We were touched by the incredible sharing by our Girls Go Tech Programme participants— Selene Chan and Vincy Ng | Holy Trinity College.

Thank you to our fantastic emcee and pledge co-lead, Ben Quinlan, and pledge co-lead, Mary McHale.

A big thank you to our Platinum Sponsors: Bloomberg, Citi, Goldman Sachs, Meta and Prudential.

We are also grateful to our Gold Sponsors: Bank of America, Bloomberg, CLP, DLA Piper, KKR, Morgan Stanley and Stratford Finance Ltd as well as our Silver Sponsors: BNP Paribas, Brunswick, Disney Hong Kong, EY, Financial Times, Freshfields, FTI Consulting, Generation Enterprises, Herbert Freehills Smith, HSBC, JP Morgan, Linklaters, Macquarie, Manulife, MTR, PWC, Stephenson Harwood, Swire and Swire Trust.

Our deep thanks to our Supporting Partners: Aesop, Merz Productions, Moonlight, Quinlan & Associates, South China Morning Post and Victoria Wines; our Media Partner Vogue; and photographers Isaac Lawrence, Michael Perini and Jayne Russell.

We are also very grateful to our Prize Sponsors and Goodie Bag Partners: All Voice Talent, Anabela Chan, Australian Consulate General, Castellana, Cathay Pacific, Coco Alexandra, Core Confidence, Crisathena, Crown Wine Cellars, Delia Leung, Dramatic Difference, Encompass HK, Family Form, Flex Studio, Fortnum + Mason, H-Kore, Hong Kong Cuisine, Hyatt Centric, Inspire Yoga, Intime Artisan de Parfum, Kamalaya Koh Samui, Keith Pogson, Little Bao, National Hotels, Nomad Caviar, Outward Bound Hong Kong, Parfumerie Trésor, Saicho, Sophia Hotung, Style Carousel, TAYMA Fine Jewellery, The Estee Lauder Companies, The Silveri, The Upper House, TOASST, Venture Studios, Villa Aether and ZS Hospitality.

We would also like to thank all of our attendees, fabulous volunteers, TWF board members and staff.

Thank you to everyone who helped us raise critical funds to support TWF’s research, advocacy and programmes to improve the lives of women and girls in Hong Kong.

With commitment and support from our community near and far, we stand on new ground to tackle deep rooted issues of inequality, and to create the gender equal future our city deserves. From here we lead in building a gender equal and inclusive Hong Kong, for all.

Get in touch at Fiona.Nott@twfhk.org.