*Chairman of the Hong Kong Girl Guides Southern District Association
*Member of the Board of Governors of the HK Philharmonic Orchestra Society Ltd.
*Member of PCPD Personal Data (Privacy) Advisory Committee
*Founding Chairlady of HK O2O E-Commerce Federation Ltd.
*Deputy Chairman of FHKI
*Chairman of FHKI HK Furniture Industry Council
*Vice Chairman of FHKI Quality Mark Council
*Honorary President of FHKI Young Executive Council
*Board of Governors of Technological and Higher Education Institute of HK
*Adjunct Professor of HK Baptist University
*Adjunct Professor of The Hang Seng University of HK
*School Advisor of the HK Metropolitan University LiSPACE
*Council Member of the HK Arts Development Council
*Chairman of Arts & Promotion Committee of HK Arts Development Council
*Vice-Chairman of HKADC Xiqu Group

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Professor Karen Chan, JP. is Executive Director of German Pool Group Company Ltd and Founder of cultural fashion brand Sparkle Collection. Prof. Chan holds double degrees in Business Administration and Economics from University of Washington, MA degree in Education from New York University, MSc degree in Marketing from CUHK, and Honorary Fellowship from Vocational Training Council. Prof. Chan is also Adjunct Professor of HKBU-School of Business, Adjunct Professor of HSUHK-School of Humanities and Social Science and School Advisor of HKMU(LiSPACE).

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Karen is responsible for the entire business development and marketing of the three brands of the group, including German Pool, SPARKLE COLLECTION and Happy Kitchen Café & Bar. Under Karen's leadership, German Pool successfully developed its O2O business in 2015, boldly expanding the Group's digital footprint onto various international e-commerce platforms. She flexibly merges traditional and emerging digital promotion platforms, integrating Online to Offline sales channels, and insightfully utilises digital marketing media and social media to strengthen the brand's corporate image and consumer popularity, establishing German Pool as a market-leading household name.

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Prof. Chan’s accolades include FHKI Young Industrialist Award (2009), APEC Young Women Innovator Award (2013), Ten Outstanding Young Persons Award (2014), HKWPEA Outstanding Women Professionals and Entrepreneurs Award (2017), JESSICA Most Successful Women Award (2020), APCIA HK Cultural & Creative Industries Award (2021), GBA Outstanding Young Entrepreneurs Award - Cultural and Creative and Golden Bauhinia Women Entrepreneur Award – Art & Culture (2022), HKDA Brand Design Awards and HKET Excellence Awards - Excellence in Leading Fashion and Cultural Enterprise (2023), HKCHC Linking Innovation To Creative Industries Award - Culture and Art (2024).