Event Overview
cTalk #11, themed "Creating a Lifestyle Attitude," is a cross-disciplinary sharing session featuring three distinguished speakers from Macao's creative and media industries. The event aims to inspire attendees by exploring the stories behind brand creation, team management, and the business of music festivals.
Event Details
- Date: October 25, 2017
- Time: 19:30–21:30
- Location: Macao Cultural and Creative Industries Comprehensive Service Centre (cCentre)
- Admission: MOP 50 per person (Light refreshments provided. First 30 registrants attend for free, first-come, first-served)
- Enquiry: 2852 0303
- Online Registration: https://goo.gl/cR8TFd
Schedule
- 19:30–20:00: Networking with light refreshments
- 20:00–21:00: Speaker presentations
- 21:00–21:30: Interactive Q&A and discussion
Featured Speakers & Topics
★ Siu Kai Tong – "The Essence of Life"
- Founder and designer of a Macao design brand.
- A graduate with dual degrees in Product Design and Cultural Creative Design from Tainan University of Technology.
- Interned at Nova Design, the largest independent industrial design consultancy in the Chinese-speaking region.
- Founded the original lifestyle brand "Original East" to promote local product design in Macao.
- Awarded the Golden Pin Concept Design Award, Golden Pin Design Award, Special Prize at France's M&O exhibition, China Intelligent Design Award, and DFA Design Award Bronze.
- Sharing Focus: The original intention behind founding a brand and how to infuse a brand's soul into product design.
★ Lok Chi Hou – "Behind the Scenes of MicroSpicy"
- Co-founder of the Macao online media platform "MicroSpicy."
- Initially responsible for video filming and editing, now focuses on community and client management.
- The platform boasts nearly 600,000 Facebook followers and has expanded to over 10 social media platforms.
- Actively exploring music, food, and beverage sectors, aiming to develop into an entertainment brand.
- Sharing Focus: Managing the growth of a team from 2 to 60 people, revealing the unseen complexities of running an online media business.
★ Men Men – "Urban Outdoor Carnival! – The Market Economy of Music Festivals"
- Professional artist manager and project coordinator with experience at major record companies including Universal Music, Forward Music, Infinite Star Music, and the Beijing National Music Industry Base.
- Has worked with artists like G.E.M., EXO, Shin Band, and Van Fan.
- Founding team member of the Zhejiang "East Sea Music Festival" (launched in 2011, now the largest beach music festival in China and the highest-grossing outdoor music festival in Zhejiang).
- Currently serves as Executive Director with extensive experience in large-scale music festivals, artist management, and media relations.
- Sharing Focus: The economic power of music festivals and the experience of building and operating a music festival brand.
About cTalk
The Macao Cultural and Creative Industries Comprehensive Service Centre (cCentre) is dedicated to being a central platform that helps local creative enterprises establish themselves in Macao and go global. As part of its mission to incubate businesses, cCentre launched the branded event series "cTalk" in June 2016. cTalk invites cross-disciplinary professionals to share their experiences, providing local creative entrepreneurs with learning opportunities to find inspiration and develop their own business models.
