Project Melo

Leading CEOs engaging with our new generation for positive impact to the society

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Benefits

Melo members can redeem the upcoming events with Melo tokens

McMarketing Deep Dive: Office Visit + Interactive Session with CMO Tina Chao

Join us for an exclusive office visit and interactive group session at McDonald’s Hong Kong HQ with Tina Chao, the Experienced Chief Marketing Officer behind some of the city’s most culturally resonant campaigns.

MeloClass 2025

An interactive series of classes led by Melo Co-Founders and special guests that aim at honing members' core leadership skillsets for their career and life journeys.

DETERMINANT Private Tour

Learn about their journey in building a unique clothing brand, their challenges in the fashion industry and their commitment in sustainability.

Melo Originals

We're excited to launch our new campaign, allowing community members to propose and organize their own events!

Lunch with Co-Founders

Join us for a series of exclusive lunches with our co-founders!

Who we are

We are a social enterprise with the purpose of supporting youth empowerment and development for the good of our society. We hope to facilitate direct engagement between our next generation and leading CEOs. We wish to inspire hope, renew trust, and co-create a positive impact.

1,000+

Students applied to join Project Melo programs

60+

Leaders from well-known companies and NGOs have joined Project Melo to co-create impact with our youth

60+

Experiences held to foster authentic engagement between CEOs and our Melo community

5,300+

Volunteer hours supporting approved charities by our Melo Social Members

Spread broader social impact

By having youth co-create with CEOs, we hope to provide solutions to specific issues in the society.

Inspire corporate changes

We hope to improve the intergenerational communications and inspire changes in corporates through exchanges.

Foster mindset changes of youth

Through the Melo journey, we hope to prepare young people to become empathetic leaders for our society.

Programs

Fellowship

Our flagship program for youth to co-create impact projects with CEOs and engage in closed-door authentic dialogs.

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Melofest

Melofest is the first-of-its-kind youth impact summit in the region. We hope to amplify youth voice to the world through "Reverse Davos".

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Social

A membership-based program to build a broader youth community for social impact. Members do impact actions to gain access to unique experiences like meeting with CEOs and leaders.

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What Have We Done

Melo Fellows & CEOs

Benedikt Fohr

CEO of Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

Simon Loong

CEO of WeLab

Xing Liu

Partner of HongShan Capital Group (formerly Sequoia Capital China)

George HongChoy

CEO of Link Asset Management

Dominic Barton

Chairman of Rio Tinto

Kenny Lam

CEO of Two Sigma Asia Pacific

David Yeung

Co-Founder & CEO of Green Monday

Sarah Tong

Co-Founder & CEO of Big Bang Academy

Raymond Kwok

Chairman & Managing Director of Sun Hung Kai Properties

Gregory Van

CEO and Co-Founder of Endowus

Yenn Wong

CEO & Founder of JIA Group

Ryan Cheung

Founder & CEO of PressLogic

Dee Poon

President of Brands and Retailing, Tessellation Group

Adriel Chan

Chairman of Hang Lung Group

Evan Auyang

Group President of Animoca Brands

Will McGoldrick

Regional Managing Director (Asia Pacific) of The Nature Conservancy

Catherine So

CEO of South China Morning Post

Clement Kwok

Former CEO of The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited

Bessie Lee

Former CEO of JLL Greater China

Ellana Lee

Group Senior Vice President, General Manager APAC, and Global Head of Productions, CNN International

Yvette Kong

Olympian and Founder and CEO of Arelyx

Chibo Tang

Managing Partner of Gobi Partners

John Tsang

Former Financial Secretary of HKSAR and Founder of Esperanza

Jacky Lin

TV Journalist

Mark Leung

CEO of J.P. Morgan China

Henson Tsai

Founder & CEO of Sleekflow

KC Chan

Chairman of WeLab Bank and Former Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of HKSAR

Natalie Chung

CEO and Co-Founder of V’air

Lincoln Pan

Incoming CEO of Jardine Matheson

Jennifer Zhu Scott

Founding Partner of IN. Capital; Former Executive Chairman of The Commons Project Foundation

Ronald Lam

CEO of Cathay Pacific Airways

Louisa Mak

Co-Founder of Project Melo, Ex McKinsey Consultant, and Miss Hong Kong 2015

Will McGoldrick

Regional Managing Director (Asia Pacific) of The Nature Conservancy

Franz Wu

Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO of YOHO

Lincoln Pan

Incoming CEO of Jardine Matheson

Tommie Lo

Founder & CEO of Preface

Alice Au

Member of Spencer Stuart’s Global Board of Directors

Ronna Chao

CEO of Bai Xian Asia Institute

Cindy Chow

CEO & Exceutive Director of Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund

David Yeung

Co-Founder & CEO of Green Monday

Ronald Chan

Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Chartwell Capital

Adriel Chan

Chairman of Hang Lung Group

Jacky Lin

TV Journalist

Xing Liu

Partner of HongShan Capital Group (formerly Sequoia Capital China)

Yvette Kong

Olympian and Founder and CEO of Arelyx

Julia Leung

CEO of Securities and Futures Commission

Yenn Wong

CEO & Founder of JIA Group

Stephanie Lo

Co-founder of Project Melo; Executive Director of Shui On Land, Vice President of Xin Tian Di

Ming Jai

Renowned YouTuber

Jennifer Zhu Scott

Founding Partner of IN. Capital; Former Executive Chairman of The Commons Project Foundation

Eric Gnock Fah

Co-Founder & COO of Klook