Mission, imagination, and action define AMTD Group Chairman Calvin Choi. Many visionaries and successful entrepreneurs have the intuition to imagine outside the known boxes, often subscribing to the definition of insanity that is widely misattributed to Albert Einstein: “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” Our world is going through incredibly rapid transformations, some planned, some unplanned, and some through a completely natural evolutionary process. Some of them will bring forth positive societal value while others, if left unchecked, may spin out of control. So many new social, economic, environmental, ethical, and technological parameters that did not exist less than half a century ago suddenly appear in front of us, posing challenges but also offering opportunities.
Nonetheless, on this fast-moving highway, where many new lanes—both physical and digital—are emerging and merging while others are just disappearing, one driver is bravely steering ahead and navigating in visionary ways his AMTD transporter, taking the lead and paving the way for many others. Choi is an effective, mission-driven individual with a clear sense of purpose., , , and are the four words I live by. In fact, the first letter of each of these words spell out AMTD—the name of the company I launched. It started with an idea: to do things better and smarter, and today, it has grown to a diverse group of holdings including financial services, digital solutions, media and culture, education, and property businesses. I refer to AMTD’s growth plan—my IDEA strategy—based on the premise that no idea is a bad idea, but they must be practiced, torn down, built up, and refined.”
