Business leader and philanthropist Dr Patrick Sun Cheong Poon has donated £500,000 to support actuarial students in China and South East Asia and sponsor our forthcoming programme of actuarial thought leadership.
The IFoA would like to offer its profound thanks to Dr Poon for his substantial donation to these causes.
As a result of Dr Poon’s generosity, the IFoA foundation will be setting up a £500,000 China and South East Asia scholarship fund to provide bursaries for actuarial students in the region, as well as enabling the IFoA’s inaugural Thought Leadership programme and the Presidential Speaker Series to achieve a wider reach.
This new IFoA Thought Leadership programme seeks to re-position the IFoA at the centre of key societal debates, providing a forum and voice for actuaries in addressing the pressing social issues of our time and the strategic issues which confront the IFoA and the profession.
This is in keeping with the IFoA’s strategy and its vision for actuaries to deploy their unique skills, expertise and influence in new and wider areas.
Thanks to the support of Dr Poon, we can promote this vision in a more impactful way and help make it a reality.
Find out more about the IFoA Foundation and our forthcoming Thought Leadership programme.