The art of the possible, the doable and the sustainable with Brian W Tang

Career path (which will be interesting to law students);

How he became involved with innovation in the law in Hong Kong;

Main justice issues in Hong Kong;

What LITE stands for, and why it is intentionally a "Lab";

How the Lab works with students from 6 out of the 10 faculties at Hong Kong University;

Topics and the experiential experiences that are covered in the Lab's courses and why;

How LITE Lab partners with tech start-ups, NGOs and in-house counsel to co-design research projects;

Examples of the innovative projects including workers compensation, low-income tenants, discrimination, womens' rights, human trafficking and foreign workers;

Cultural foundations of 'pro bono' and differences in approach across the world;

Capacity and evolution of NGOs affecting their response to implement technology;

Why Brian considers the LITE Lab a 'marketplace' of sorts;

The criticism that undergrad courses and hackathons are not effective;

The potential of low code/no code, including the ability to maintain software in-house;

Need for integration with existing corporate and NGO systems;

Issues of funding and software sustainability of applications developed by NGOs;

Impact investing, ESG requirements and social entrepreneurs' potential for the future;

Asia-Pacific Legal Innovation and Technology Association's ("ALITA") mission;

Categories of ALITA awards (closing soon!); and

Brian's definition of legal innovation!