Panel 2: Global Health & Development in the Context of Hong Kong
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What does it mean to work in Global Health and Development in Hong Kong?
ABOUT THE PANELISTS
Louise Joachimowski's greatest passion lies in connecting stories across different worlds. As Executive Director for International Care Ministries Louise has spent thousands of hours alongside the ultra-poor, understanding up-close the challenges of life in poverty and the scalable, research-backed solutions which actually work. International Care Ministries has now served more than two million families in poverty with its flagship Transform graduation program and operates in five countries. A musician, writer and filmmaker, Louise and her husband Michal also lead the creative and marketing team at ICM, telling the incredible stories of those they serve, and inspiring others to make an impact.
Dr. Larry Baum is a Research Officer in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Hong Kong, where he conducts brain disease research and teaches the Common Core course, The Evolution of Civilization. He has lived in Hong Kong since 1996 and in 2016 co-founded Generocity, which promotes increased official development assistance from Hong Kong.
THE MODERATOR
Dr. Hayley Hunt is a Data Scientist based in Hong Kong, specialising in Supply Chain Sustainability. Her work supports over 2 million workers globally through LRQA’s Grievance Mechanisms, advancing human rights and ESG outcomes. Since completing the Horizon Fellowship in 2024, she has been active in the Effective Altruism community and won second place in The Hong Kong Global Development Prize essay competition. As an Independent Non-Executive Board Director for Migrasia, Hayley guides research impacting over 2.1 million migrant workers annually. She holds a PhD in Applied Data Science from The University of Hong Kong and graduated with honours in Geology (BSc) from Royal Holloway, University of London.
