Dear Wikimaniacs,
Hello from the Wikimania 2013 Hong Kong local team! We are beginning the
process of inviting external keynote speakers, and would like the wider
Wikimania community to review our shortlist before we make formal
invitations.
Feel free to suggest additional names for the list. We have more than two
names at the moment, so do reply if you have preferences among the list too!
*Current shortlist, and suggested topics for each speaker:*
Ray Chan, co-founder of
9gag.com
*Creating an online user-generated community and how it's similar to
Wikipedia*
<http://www.blogosem.com/2012/01/9gag-foundercreator.html>
Charles Mok, founder of Internet Society Hong Kong, member of LegCo (Hong
Kong's parliament)
*Copyright and censorship in the digital age, and how they interact with
free culture*
Arianna Huffington of The Huffington Post
*Create an online user generated community on the Internet and how it's
similar to Wikipedia*
Thomas Crampton, Social@Ogilvy
*How South East Asia local cultures affect their online culture
*
Ada Wong, Founder of Hong Kong Institute of Contemporary Culture and
Supervisor of HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity (the only 'art high
school' in Hong Kong)
*Creating a creative community and open dialogues for young people in HK
and in the region*
Thank you in advance for your ideas!
Deryck Chan
Global engagement coordinator, Wikimania 2013 / Wikimedia Hong Kong