Student Competition Partners

Lindsay Ernst specializes in developing interdisciplinary experiential learning opportunities focused on advancing social justice and human rights.

Prior to joining the University of Hong Kong as a researcher and part-time lecturer in 2012, Lindsay was the Head of Clinical Programmes at the Justice Centre Hong Kong (formerly the Hong Kong Refugee Advice Centre) where she designed and launched the Refugee Legal Assistance Clinic in collaboration with the University of Hong Kong, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Brooklyn Law School and the University of New South Wales.  Prior to moving to Hong Kong in 2007, Lindsay was a Skadden Fellow with the Juvenile Rights Division of the Legal Aid Society of New York City, and an Adjunct Professor at Fordham University School of Law.  She has also served as a law clerk with the King’s County Family Court in New York and the Public Defender Service in Washington DC. 

Luke Marsh is Associate Professor at the Faculty of the Law, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and door tenant at 25 Bedford Row, London. He has held visiting positions at law schools including Oxford, Cambridge, Columbia in New York and University of California, Los Angeles. Professor Marsh has published widely in the fields of criminal law and procedural justice. His latest book (with Mike McConville) is The Myth of Judicial Independence (Oxford University Press).

Irene So has more than 25 years of experiences in leading strategic initiatives for various social and philanthropic organizations in Hong Kong, China and Asia.

Prior to joining ZeShan Foundation as Executive Director, she was the Program Manager at Porticus leading regional programs to address human trafficking, migration and refugee issues in Southeast Asia. She also served at Oxfam Hong Kong, Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, Senior Citizen Home Safety Association and Hong Kong Arts Centre. As formerly a sponsored child and a journalist at Radio Television Hong Kong and South China Morning Post, she always reflects on what works better for marginalized and underprivileged people in our society.

Irene holds a master degree in business administration and a bachelor degree in journalism and communication, with formal training in change management, organizational development, social development, international migration laws and impact evaluation.

Victoria Wisniewski Otero is the Founder & CEO of Resolve Foundation, a Hong Kong-based NGO that inspires, empowers and connects emerging community leaders for inclusive social change. Victoria has worked for a decade in the human rights and nonprofit sector. She was formerly the Advocacy and Campaigns Manager at Justice Centre Hong Kong, working with and for some of the most misunderstood groups in Hong Kong – refugees and forced migrants. She also worked as a Researcher at the Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR) and UN HABITAT. Victoria sat on the founding Membership Advisory Group of the CIVICUS Global Alliance’s Solidarity Fund from 2019 to 2020. She was selected in 2018 for Tatler Magazine’s prestigious Generation T List, among 50 entrepreneurs, innovators and creatives showing potential to become leaders of tomorrow. She was also the Speaker Communications Manager of TEDxWanChai. In 2020, she was awarded the AmCham Women of Influence Awards in the Young Achiever category.