Our Team

Our team is passionate about techstyle (technology x lifestyle) and agrifood tech innovations that steer towards a sustainable future. Through investment, incubation, interactive spaces (co-working, events, lab and impact retail) and ecosystem development, we accelerate positive change in consumer industries for environmental and social impact.

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Group Managing Director – Nan Fung Development Ltd.
Founder – The Mills

<p><span style="color: #808080;">Harvard Graduate School of Design - Dean’s Leadership Council</span><br /><span style="color: #808080;">Urban Land Institute (APAC) – Executive Committee Member</span><br /><span style="color: #808080;">Our Hong Kong Foundation – Advisor </span><br /><span style="color: #808080;">Antiquities Advisory Boards & Committee – Member </span><br /><span style="color: #808080;">Art Sub-committee, Museum Advisory Committee</span><br /><span style="color: #808080;">Hong Kong Tourism Board – Member, Audit Committee & P & E Committee</span><br /><span style="color: #808080;">Hong Kong Life Sciences Society – Advisor </span><br /><span style="color: #808080;">Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence in Design (AiDLab) - Advisory Board </span><br /><span style="color: #808080;">Food Angel by Bo Charity Foundation – Board Member </span><br /><span style="color: #808080;">Design Trust – Trustee</span></p><p>Vanessa is the Group Managing Director of Nan Fung Development Ltd., managing the Group’s global real estate development portfolio.</p><p>She is also the Founder of The Mills – a revitalization project of transforming the Nan Fung Textile Mills into a global innovation techstyle destination comprising of art, start-up incubator and experiential retail. She currently spearheads the Group’s SEWIT framework, which stands for social cohesion, environmental sustainability, wellness, innovation and technology. She worked for AECOM as a Landscape Designer and a part-time lecturer at HK University on City Branding.</p><p>She is a convener of NarrativeHK, an initiative promoting positive attitude among her generation in envisioning the future of HK. She is the co-owner of HK’s first CrossFit gym Asphodel Fitness and Performance.</p><p>Vanessa obtained her Master in Landscape Architecture at Harvard University and Bachelors in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of California, Berkeley.</p>

Executive Director of Hong Kong Property Division – Nan Fung Development Ltd.
Director – The Mills

<p>Billy Hui is the Director of The Mills and oversees the strategic priorities of its three pillars including The Mills Fabrica. He also holds multiple key positions in Nan Fung Group as Executive Director of Hong Kong Property Division, Director of the Group CEO’s Office, and Executive Assistant to the Group Managing Director, focusing on managing the Group’s real estate businesses and financial investments across the globe with key markets in Hong Kong, China, UK and US. He also leads the Group’s ESG and impact strategies with particular focus on community building and innovation acceleration. Prior to joining the Group in 2013, he worked in Morgan Stanley and focused on managing divisional and cross-border operational issues.</p><p>With extensive experience in core industries and markets as well as major expertise in organizational, operational and people management, Billy leads Fabrica’s holistic development across key verticals to achieve its vision of accelerating innovations for sustainability.</p>

General Manager - Head of The Mills Fabrica Asia

<p>Cintia Nunes is the General Manager - Head of The Mills Fabrica Asia, leading the team to become the go-to platform for sustainability, impact and innovation in techstyle (technology x lifestyle) and agrifood tech space via Fabrica’s investment portfolio, incubation programme, interactive spaces and it’s environmental and social impact accountability.</p><p>Prior to joining Fabrica, Cintia worked in strategy, insights and marketing at an FMCG multinational company where she focused on assessing consumer behaviour insights and formalizing business strategies for more than 10 brands. She then pivoted to a Series A apparel startup where she helped drive brand awareness, customer acquisition, and retail and customer experience. Subsequently, she joined one of the social impact led platform where she helped to pivot its business model, soon making it one of the prominent ecosystem builders in Hong Kong through advocacy, bridging of resources and strategic partnerships.</p><p>With strong passion in driving social impact and systemic change, she is a strong advocate in cross-sector collaborations. She holds a BSc Economics degree from the University College London.</p>

Nikita Jayasuriya

General Manager Europe

<p><span data-contrast="auto">Kate Tsoi is part of the investment team at The Mills Fabrica, focus</span><span data-contrast="auto">ing</span><span data-contrast="auto"> on agtech, foodtech as well as textiles and apparel with a sustainability angle. She was previously a hedge fund consultant at Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong, and a Fellow with Mana Impact Partners in Singapore where she conducted investment research on carbon markets, regenerative agriculture and nature-based solutions. In a personal capacity, Kate is passionate about developing blended finance for social and climate impact, she has been involved in several cross-sector financing strategy projects in Asia and the UK. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"> </span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">Kate received her MPhil in Public Policy from the University of Cambridge as a Youde Scholar, and a B.B.A. in Global Business Studies (First Class Honours) from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"> </span></p>

Partnerships and Marketing

Spaces, Operation and Administration

Fabrica X, Hong Kong

<p><span data-contrast="auto">Verena Kan joined The Mills Fabrica to overlook Fabrica X, a go-to Impact Retail store that places education, experiential and sustainable retail as its core pillars – with the ambition of becoming an avenue to educate, inspire and motivate the public to live more </span><span data-contrast="auto">sustainably</span> <span data-contrast="auto">in Hong Kong. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233279":true,"201341983":1,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":320,"335559745":0,"335559746":0}"> </span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">Verena curates to showcase innovative brands within techstyle and agrifood industry such that Fabrica X becomes one’s first step towards a lifelong journey of change. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233279":true,"201341983":1,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":320,"335559745":0,"335559746":0}"> </span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">Prior to joining The Mills Fabrica, Verena worked in the textiles industry </span><span data-contrast="auto">specializing</span><span data-contrast="auto"> in</span><span data-contrast="auto"> knitted textiles to develop more sustainable alternatives. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Textile Design from Central Saint Martins, University of Arts London and a Master of Social Sciences in Corporate Environmental Governance.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233279":true,"201341983":1,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":320,"335559745":0,"335559746":0}"> </span></p>

Fabrica X, Hong Kong

Fabrica X, Hong Kong

Incubation and Operations

Gabriele Verikaite

Fabrica X, London

Fabrica X, London

Memberships, London

Hermione Bathurst

Memberships, London

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