TEDxMacauUST

Speakers

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• Adam Chan

  Adam Chan is a full-time English teacher in a university, a million-level social media creator, and a stand-up comedian. He is a senior Internet content creator. With the label of "Thai English Ambassador", his excellent imitation ability and insight into Chinese and foreign cultures, he has gained over 5.6 million fans across all online platforms. He is proficient in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese, combining his academic background with comedy creation. He excels at observing details and mining humor from daily scenarios such as education, the workplace, and the collision of Chinese and foreign cultures. He has held nearly a hundred stand-up comedy performances, covering cities like Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

• Fang Lee Huang

  Huang Fang Lee, designer, fashion blogger, and curator—embodies three distinct roles that all converge on a single thread: the pursuit of beauty. From building a business from the ground up over 16 years, to seven years of life as a blogger, and five years of curatorial practice, each path reflects a continuous process of deconstructing and reassembling personal experiences to express a deeper inner core. Eighteen minutes may not be enough to contain it all—but it will certainly be compelling.

• Liang Du

  Du Liang is a literary blogger and young writer. She serves as the annual reading promotion ambassador of "Beijing Shuxiang" and a member of the recommendation committee for the "2025 Blade Book Award". She is one of the most influential 90s-era book bloggers. With a total of 40 million followers across the internet and over 5 billion views for her short videos. In 2023, Du Liang's first book on poetry culture titled "What Makes Good Poetry" was published.

• Martin Zhu

  Professor Zhu Yihao, co-founder and CEO of Chuangleng Technology, special professor of the Department of Management, City University of Hong Kong Business School. Focusing on the research of passive radiative cooling, he pushes the laboratory findings into practical applications and is committed to meeting energy and environmental challenges.Chuangleng Technology Company has established a diversified product system to provide innovative energy-saving and cooling solutions for different scenarios such as green building, industrial applications and daily protection, covering nearly 30 countries and regions around the world, with a cumulative carbon reduction of more than one million kilograms. As a young scientist and entrepreneur, he is using green technology to bring coolness and change to the world.

• Nicole Ma

  Ma Tulan is a veteran professional in the advertising and creative fields. She has been deeply rooted in the advertising creative sector since 2003. She once served as Chief Creative Officer of BBDO China, and later founded Ma'nifesto, an advertising agency, where she holds the position of CEO & CCO, and she has launched numerous hit projects. In 2021, she was named to the Asia Pacific 40 Under 40 Creative Elite List, and in 2022, she served as a mentor on the variety show Next Promotion, gaining widespread attention for her high emotional intelligence and innovative creative philosophy. She advocates the core philosophy of "People come before advertising", emphasizing the creation of unique brand influence through in-depth insight into consumer needs. She has led marketing campaigns for renowned brands such as Alibaba Olympic, ANTA, and PepsiCo, and has received over 100 domestic and international creative awards, including the One Show Awards and Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

• Samantha Ko

  Samantha Ko, an actress from Hong Kong, China, is well-known for her on-screen characters that embody both sexiness and depth. Since entering the industry as Miss Hong Kong in 2008, she has cultivated her capability of acting through years of supporting roles, accumulating power in dramas such as Line Walker and Barrack o’karma. In 2023, she ushered in a highlight moment in the annual topical drama series The Queen of News, where she accurately portrayed the role of the ambitious anchor Xu Shiqing, showcasing the character's sharpness and vulnerability, desires and loneliness with great intensity. She won the "Best Supporting Actress" award at TVB Awards Presentation 2023. Her journey in show business is a dazzling transformation from being labeled as beautiful to being recognised for her talent, continuously proving through her works that she is an indispensable and shining star in contemporary Hong Kong dramas.

• Yaqi Zhang

  Zhang Yaqi, holds a bachelor's degree in law from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics and a master's degree in law from Boston University. She participated in the fifth season of "An Exciting Offer" and later worked as a legal officer in a Hong Kong-listed company. In 2025, she joined Hunan Satellite TV as a host. She participated in the recording of the seventh season of "Divas Hit the Road", and hosted galas such as the 2025-2026 New Year's Eve Concert of Hunan Satellite TV, Lantern Festival of Hunan Satellite TV. She has over 3 million fans across the internet.

• Zhuangzhuang Song

  Song Zhuangzhuang is a designer and co-founder of DIDUHUI. He holds degrees from Harvard University and Tsinghua University, and previously worked in the fields of architectural design and cultural heritage conservation. Today, Song and his team are dedicated to the research, design and public communication of urban culture. They aim to help more people know, understand and love the places they live in through the power of design.