Emery is a TEDx speaker, the Football Lead & D&I Deputy Director for GGHK. In addition, Emery is the Founder of Awkward Conversations - is a HK-based Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Consultancy firm inspired by the Founder’s own transition story, offering Tailored DEI strategy for Asia that bring about real change.

Awkward Conversations help forward-thinking corporates to navigate difficult (sometimes awkward!) conversations in the workplace. The goal is to create cultures that truly embrace every voice, empowering teams and society to thrive not just to survive.

Emery also hosts the podcast of ‘The Awkward Turtle At Work’. The podcast invites amazing humans who embody the values of DEI, to share their unconventional career stories.

Dru Ho started dragon boat paddling in 2014 and in 2018, he and his partner founded the True North Leviathan dragon boat team with the mandate to offer a comprehensive development ladder to all athletes to reach their highest potential. Since then, the team is one of the largest growing LGBT teams in Toronto. Recently, Dru participated in the 2022 Club Crew World Championships in Sarasota Florida with his premier open crew, achieving gold in all distances. He also represented Canada in the Senior A division in the 2023 World Dragon Boat Racing Championships, securing both the Seniors Cup, and the Nations Cup.

Lisa is a seasoned legal and regulatory compliance practitioner with over 20 years of experience in the digital finance sector. In 2017 Lisa founded her own legal consulting company, offering bespoke legal and regulatory compliance solutions to digital finance businesses. Prior to starting her own company, Lisa worked at Alipay as its Lead International Counsel. Before that, Lisa was the Associate General Counsel (APAC) of Western Union.

Outside of her “day job”, Lisa also has a “gay job” and is the Co-chair and General Counsel for the Gay Games 11 Hong Kong team. Lisa joined the Gay Games Hong Kong team in 2018.