Benny Lim is Associate Professor of Practice in Cultural Management and Director of the Master of Arts in Cultural Management programme with the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). He is also Visiting Professor with the Design School of Taylor’s University (Malaysia). Beyond academia, Benny has been a performance maker, theatre director, and festival director for more than two decades. In recent years, he has been invited to share his theatre practice in various cultural institutions and universities, including Undercloud Independent Theatre Festival (Romania), Nova Drama Festival (Slovakia), Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts, among others. Currently, Benny is the Board Chair of Along the Edge Limited, a non-profit arts organisation in Hong Kong, as well as a member the Programme Sub-committee of The TENG Company, Singapore. In January 2023, he is appointed as an Arts Advisor (Arts Administration) for the Hong Kong Arts Development Council.
香港中文大學文化管理專業應用副教授及文化管理碩士課程主任，兼任馬來西亞泰萊大學設計學院訪問教授。在學術領域以外，林博士有超過二十年的表演創作、戲劇導演及藝術節策劃經驗。近年來，他也受邀到多個文化機構及大學分享他的戲劇實踐，包括羅馬尼亞Undercloud獨立戲劇節、斯洛伐克Nova Drama戲劇節、香港演藝學院等。他目前擔任香港非牟利藝術機構靠邊站有限公司董事局主席及新加坡鼟樂團節目委員。2023年起，他被委任為香港藝術發展局藝術行政組顧問。