Veronica is a corporate facilitator and keynote speaker focused on cultural agility and inclusive leadership.
She has lived in 9 countries and is fluent in six languages, including Mandarin. With two decades of leadership and people development experience in Fortune 500 companies across APAC (Apple and Estée Lauder), she brings hands-on corporate know-how to her sessions.
Veronica leverages storytelling, business cases, and real-life scenarios, drawing from her professional journey and experiences as a triathlete to inspire action and advocacy at both individual and organizational levels. Her sessions are actionable and thought-provoking and aim to spark debate and action.
With four published books, she has made a significant impact in the DEI space in Asia and spoke at the Asian Women in Leadership Summit on inclusive language in Singapore in 2023 and the SCMP DEI Summit in 2025.
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Emery Fung is a passionate advocate for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), focused on helping organizations create psychologically safe and genuinely inclusive workplaces. With a background in recruitment and deep exposure to corporate environments across Asia, Emery brings a practical, culturally grounded approach to DEI strategy. He is the Founder of Awkward Conversations, a platform known for delivering engaging talks and workshops that blend humor with meaningful dialogue around inclusion. A TEDx speaker, Emery is also the host of the podcast The Awkward Turtle At Work, where he explores unconventional workplace stories through a DEI lens. He emphasizes authentic relationship-building and lived experiences, believing that sustainable inclusion requires patience, honesty, and commitment. Emery’s work helps teams move beyond checklists to create environments where people truly belong.
Invite Emery Fung to speak on inclusive leadership, DEI strategy, and building safe workplace cultures.
Chi Wai Lai is a Hong Kong-based professional rock climber and motivational speaker whose extraordinary story of courage and resilience has inspired millions. Once ranked among Hong Kong’s top climbers, Chi Wai became paraplegic after a car accident in 2011 — but refused to give up his passion. In 2016, he became the first paraplegic climber to scale Lion Rock, a symbol of Hong Kong’s spirit, and later climbed Yosemite’s El Capitan using only his upper body. Recognized by Guinness World Records, his achievements embody determination, adaptability, and hope. Today, Chi Wai uses his journey to motivate audiences worldwide, speaking about resilience, purpose, overcoming adversity, and redefining limitations. His message is simple yet powerful: “If I can climb, so can you.”
