Showcase: Innovation in Hospitality
In celebration of International Womens Day, THE HYVE® joined hands with CEIBS eLAB in n sparkling cocktail reception. We honored women in leadership, especially female entrepreneurs as THE HYVE® founder Ms. Yuni He delivered the keynote on the subject of rising female entrepreneurs and their particular values and strengths.
Guests gathered at CEIBS in-house incubator eLAB to enjoy an evening of lively debate and discussion on the growing trends within female entrepreneurship. A female entrepreneur herself, Yuni He led the event as a part of the eLAB Fiesta series - a festival series organized by eLAB - as a way to provide a platform for shared learning, business model promotion and cultivation of a thriving entrepreneurial community in Shanghai, China.
Drawing from her experience as founder of THE HYVE®, a fine-dining start-up located in Shanghai, Yuni spoke about how women-led ventures are pushing the boundaries of innovation and challenging the status quo of traditional industries such as hospitality. Reception animations and services were provided by two other female entrepreneurs, trail-blazers in their own right, Miss. Saira Shahzad of BYFO Hot Sauce® and Miss Daphne Zhang of Instaphoto.
Professor Chen Shimin, Dean of the CEIBS MBA program, inaugurated the event, giving an inspired speech on female leadership and society's need to continue the work towards improving boardroom diversity. We were also joined by Professor Yvonne Li, MBA program director at CEIBS and Professor Vincent Chang, director of CEIBS eLAB.
THE HYVE® also invited notable investors from the PE and VC industries from across China. Representatives from funds big and small from Shanghai, Beijing, Nanjing and Hong Kong attended the reception to discuss and interact with students, entrepreneurs and scholars.
Local Shanghai start-up, Instaphoto, provided event photography services in an unconventional and memorable manner. Below are some excerpts from the March 8th event:
