Our Advisors

Li Ping is the Vice Principal of Chinese Program at UWC Changshu, China. She graduated in 1982 from Xiamen University and worked at the Chinese Language and Literature Department for 13 years as an Assistant Lecturer and later as a Lecturer. From 1995 to 2015, Li taught different courses including IBDP Chinese A Literature, Chinese A Literature & Language, and Chinese B at Li Po Chun UWC Hong Kong.

Li Ping is accredited by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) as a Senior Examiner in the subject of Chinese A. In recent years, she has hosted training workshops for teachers on behalf of the IBO, covering both Chinese A and Chinese B curricula. She recently co-authored and published an IB Chinese A Literature reference series of three books, and in 2013, was named an "Outstanding Educator" by the University of Chicago. Li Ping was also voted "Most Influential International School Principal" in mainland China in 2017.

Bruce Au is the Secretary-General of the Yidan Prize Foundation, where he collaborates closely with the Board of Directors, Advisory Committee, and Judging Committee. He is dedicated to fostering a global community of Yidan Prize laureates and partners, merging theory and practice to establish new standards of excellence in teaching and learning, ultimately contributing to brighter futures for local communities.

With over twenty years of experience in strategic advisory, management, and philanthropy, Bruce has successfully mobilized diverse talents for impactful initiatives. Previously, he was a lead grant-maker at The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, focusing on education and youth development, and played a key role in the CoolThink@JC initiative, which integrated computational thinking into Hong Kong's primary schools.

Bruce also served as the founding Director of Finance and Operations at Character Lab, a nonprofit advancing character education. His background includes strategy consulting at Dalberg Advisors and being an inaugural Global Governance Futures fellow of the Robert Bosch Foundation, starting his career as an investment banking analyst on Wall Street.

Bruce earned a Bachelor of Science from MIT and a Master in Public Administration in International Development from Harvard Kennedy School. He is also a proud graduate of Li Po Chun United World College of Hong Kong.

Dee is the President of Brands and Retailing for Tessellation Group, where
she also serves as a Director.

She is a board member of Hong Kong Trade Development Council’s Hong
Kong – Europe Business Council and serves Hong Kong – ASEAN
Foundation Advisory Council as a member.

Dee is also involved with the Y.L. Yang Foundation, Asia House, Our Hong
Kong Foundation, Mind HK, The Conference Board's Asia Corporate
Leadership Council, Harvard University's Asia Center International Advisory
Committee, Oxford Saïd's Ownership Project Family Advisory Council,
Bloom KKCA Academy, and the Global Steering Committee of Social
Entrepreneurship to Spur Health. In 2014, she was recognized as a Young
Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and a Fellow of the Aspen
Institute's China Fellowship Program.

Actively engaged in the arts, serving on the International Councils of Tate
and The Museum of Modern Art (New York). She is also a Council Member
of the China Arts Foundation and a board member of Asia Art Archive. Her
short film "An Exercise in Futility" was screened at the Beijing International
Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival.

Also, Dee had editorial roles at iLook Magazine and Modern Weekly,
focusing on sustainability. Her retail venture DYSEMEVAS in 2008
showcased emerging Chinese design. She holds a BA in philosophy from
Harvard University.

Theodore Ma is the co-founder of CoCoon, one of the largest entrepreneurship communities in Hong Kong with over 1200 members and alumni. CoCoon helps to bridge the business innovation community with the startup community through hosting startup events, developing entrepreneurship education and angel investing.

Theodore earned his Masters in E-Commerce & Internet Computing from the University of Hong Kong and his BA in Communication with a minor in Computer Science from Stanford University. He is the Board Chairman of the Stanford Club of Hong Kong, Member of the HKUST Entrepreneurship Center Advisory Board, Member of the HKMA/TVB Marketing Awards Organizing Committee, Member of the HKTDC Jewellery Advisory Committee, Advisor of Our Hong Kong Foundation and Member of the HKU Careers Advisory Board.

Dickie Liang-Hong Ke is a recognized expert and practitioner on entrepreneurship and innovation. He is a renowned veteran of digital business creation, digital disruption, and digital transformation. Dickie‘s main areas of expertise also include new venture creation, digital platform establishment, and business eco-systems building.

As a technologist with over 30 years of experience in global technology management and advisory, Dickie has held executive and leadership roles at Microsoft, Nokia, Ericsson Business Consulting, where he established numerous globally pioneering businesses such as cloud computing and mobile internet, working closely with strategic clients such as China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Japan NTT, and other leading internet players in China, to shape together the future of the TMT industry over the years.

Dickie is not only a very active strategy and leadership advisor, speaker, executive educator and coach to many large corporations, he is also a consultant for disruptive start-ups and fast growing companies in all stages of their development, from founding to IPO. Dickie is also a senior advisor who spearheads business development in China for a Europe-based strategy advisory firm, Evolution Ltd, founded by Professor Michael Jacobides - one of the Forbes Thinkers50 top global management thinkers, providing Advisory Services and Thought Leadership to the corporate world.

Dickie is a Sloan Fellow, with an MSc in Leadership and Strategy from London Business School. He serves as Adjunct Faculty and Guest Lecturer / Speaker in leading universities and business schools across Europe and Asia, focusing on strategy, leadership, innovation, entrepreneurship, agility, and technology management. Besides playing the role of a mentor, he also serves as a member on the candidates selection panel, simultaneously acting as admissions interviewer, in prestigious postgraduate leadership degree programs, such as the Tsinghua University Schwarzman Scholars program and the London Business School Sloan Fellowship program.

Dickie has co-written numerous business cases and an influential book, including “Innovation and Agility at Tencent’s WeChat” (Harvard Business Publishing, The European Case Centre) with Professor Julian Birkinshaw, as well as “Handbook on China and Globalization” (Edward Elgar). Dickie’s works have been published or quoted by Harvard Business Review, Think (LBS Thought Leadership Magazine), South China Morning Post, China Entrepreneur, Fast Company, and others. Dickie appears on media outlets such as CGTN, and he speaks regularly at business conferences in China and Europe.

Originally trained as a linguist, Caroline is a Cambridge-trained educator with extensive experience across a range of international curricula, including IBDP, GCSE/A-Level, the French and Spanish International Baccalaureates, and Chinese/English bilingual programmes.

She has served as an international examiner for Cambridge English Exams and the International Option of the French Baccalaureate in countries including Spain, the UK, Hong Kong, France, Indonesia, the United States, and Thailand.

In leadership and innovation roles, Caroline has led English departments, reformed multilingual school libraries, and developed TED in Beijing. She has also collaborated with journalists from The Financial Times, the BBC, and the South China Morning Post to strengthen students' research, presentation, and persuasive writing skills.

She initiated a series of AI-focused talks featuring specialists from Microsoft Research Asia, Tsinghua University, CGTN, and Greenkern, bridging classroom learning with real-world industry and academic insight.

Caroline believes in cultivating a warm, creative, and well-supported learning environment where all students can make meaningful academic progress. While strategic exam preparation is important, she champions project-based learning that develops critical thinking, creative exploration, lateral problem-solving, and long-term planning skills.

Mindful of the butterfly effect—the idea that small actions can have far-reaching consequences—Caroline is passionate about exploring how language and literature shape our worldview, and how the stories we tell about ourselves can, in turn, shape the world. She is equally committed to introducing sustainable solutions that thoughtfully balance the needs of people, places, and profit.