(CCL- Recognized) YCE Workshop 2: Incubation Mingle — Starting Your Own Creative Business in Hong Kong

How do creative entrepreneurs turn ideas into sustainable businesses? Join us for the YCE Award 2025/26 Workshop 2: Incubation Mingle - Starting Your Own Creative Business in Hong Kong to explore the challenges and triumphs of the entrepreneurial journey.

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We will invite creative entrepreneurs to share their experiences on brainstorming innovative concepts, and how to make it a self-sustainable business. Don’t miss these incredible opportunities


(CCL- Recognized) YCE Workshop 2: Incubation Mingle - Starting Your Own Creative Business in Hong Kong

How do creative entrepreneurs turn ideas into sustainable businesses? Join us to explore the challenges and triumphs of the entrepreneurial journey.

Throughout this mingle, we will examine the practical challenges encountered at various stages of a startup. Our guest speakers will share how they navigated obstacles and developed sustainable strategies for long-term success in Hong Kong’s competitive creative landscape.


Date | 27 Feb 2026 (Fri)
Time | 15:30-17:00
Venue | TriAngle (DLB 306), Shaw Campus, HKBU, Kowloon Tong
Speaker | 
Ms. Tim Tim Lam (Founder of AFFECTION, HKBU Alumni) 
Mr. Parry LING (Founder of Post Tree Lifestyle) 
Mr. Shawn Pak Hin Tang and Ms. Karie Tsui Ka Yee (Founder of interval:in, HKBU Alumni) 
Moderator | Prof. Peter Nelson (Associate Professor, HKBU, SCA, AVA)
Language | English
Enquiry | ava-research@hkbu.edu.hk

Ms. Tim Tim Lam (HKBU Alumni, Founder of AFFECTION)

Tim Tim Lam is a creative entrepreneur bridging art and commerce. She is the founder, artistic director, and the independent jewellery designer of AFFECTION (an award-winning project of the Youth Entrepreneurship Voyage in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area). She is also an artist-in-residence at ADC Landmark South, an art space under the Hong Kong Arts Development Council (ADC). She pioneered the unique “Preservation Alchemy” philosophy, transforming sentimental memories into enduring sculptural jewellery, with her design works consistently winning top awards in major Hong Kong jewellery design competitions. Concurrently, she is the founder of the F&B brand M station 1, with over a decade of hands-on operational experience, specializing in sharing insights on transforming profound creativity into sustainable brands.

 

Mr. Parry LING (HKBU Alumni, Founder of Post Tree Lifestyle)

Parry LING is a sculptor; holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and a Master of Visual Arts from Hong Kong Baptist University. Formerly a studio technician and instructor at the Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University, Guest lecturer at the Department of Cultural and Creative Arts, The Education University of Hong Kong ; currently the founder and director of  Post Tree Lifestyle Limited devoted to recycling the felled trees in Hong Kong.  Due to the knowledge of local felled trees recycling, currently is appointed to be a member of the Industry Training advisory Committee (Arboriculture and Horticulture), Hong Kong Qualification framework.

Post Tree Lifestyle was set up in 2018 at 1 Kai Fong Garden, Ping Che, Fanling, as the first integrated tree recycling and processing center in Hong Kong. Our vision is to utilize felled local trees in our life and environment with positive environmental impacts. In 2018, the Institute of Bioresource and Agriculture, HKBU, studied and examined our tree recycling process with Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), conducted according to the ISO14040 series standards. It indicated that every process and recycling product of ours is eco-friendly, just as our belief that “trees should be more than wood in order to minimize environmental impact.”

 

Mr. Shawn Pak Hin Tang and Ms. Karie Tsui Ka Yee (HKBU Alumni, Founder of interval:in)

Studio interval:in was founded in 2023 by Shawn Pak Hin Tang and Karie Tsui Ka Yee as an artist-run studio catering to emerging Hong Kong artists. Equipped with tools for woodworking, metal fabrication, and casting production, the studio operates as a collective space dedicated to the technical production of sculptural and installation works across diverse forms and media. Managed by Tang and Tsui, it offers customized artistic solutions and experimental strategies for exhibitions, events, material applications, installations, and design projects.

Studio interval:in aspires to serve as a protective umbrella for emerging artists, nurturing their technical and artistic aspirations. Commercially, the studio concentrates on art production and fabrication, encouraging members to collaborate as a team on projects aligned with their talents. This dynamic structure provides financial sustainability while offering members opportunities to build confidence and refine their craft within a professional practice.

Prof. Peter Nelson (Associate Professor, HKBU, SCA, AVA) 
 

Prof. Peter Nelson is an Associate Professor working in fine art, media studies, computer games, and creative technology, with a career as a practising artist spanning over 20 years. His first book, Computer Games as Landscape Art (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023), considers how first-person shooter computer games can be understood through the art historical lens of landscape, and his recent papers examine questions such as realism in the age of computer-simulated images and the role of AI in digital creative processes.

The Young Creative Entrepreneur (YCE) Award is an annual business start-up program, funded by Mr. Brandon T.C. Liu, JP and organized by the Academy of Visual Arts (AVA), to provide participants with an opportunity to turn their creativity into feasible business ventures. The winner of the award will be granted up to HK$50,000 to execute their creative business.