Mr. Grant R. Bowie, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of MGM China Holdings Limited was invited to deliver a talk about “A Preferred Future for Macao – with so many opportunities available, which ones should we pick to create our desired Macao of the future?” at IFT on 27 March. More than 100 IFT students and staff attended the talk and had a lively discussion and interaction with the speaker.

Mr. Grant Bowie shared his ideas on the topic during the talk and encouraged the youth to have deep thinking on how their own choices and contribution can create a desired Macao, not only for the local community, but also for the tourists visiting Macao. He indicated that nowadays, there are many opportunities ahead for local young people. But still, they need to be really cautious when making decision to grab the opportunities because the opportunities can determine success or failure of their life and career, while their success or failure connect to the future of Macao. He encouraged the students to invest in education and to continue their studies whenever there is a chance, learning applied skills in addition to professional knowledge during their studies; to have a clear picture of what they want to be; to be brave to voice out what they prefer Macao to be and actively engaged in the progress of the Macao’s transformation to a desired city.

To let students to be aware of the up-to-date requirement and development of the industry, IFT often invites prominent guest speakers from the industry to deliver talks to the students. Lao, a student majors in Culinary Arts Management, said he enjoyed the talks delivered by those successful figures. The valuable experience and the elements paving their path to success shared by the speakers help him to make a clear aim for his future and the plan to achieve the aim; and surely give him inspirations and motivation for his studies.