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Year: 2018

  • Hong Kong Fintech Week 2018 – Day 2 Highlights

    HKEx Heralds Blockchain, Fintech Forge Discusses Banks, Tencent Mulls China, PWC Talks Cryptos; and Winners at Finovate Finale Day two of the FinovateAsia leg of Hong Kong Fintech Week, organised by Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK), focused on the need for financial institutions to adapt to change or risk disappearing, along with fintech petting zoos, when to run and exciting developments in mainland China, before ending on a high with a launch event for the InvestHK...

  • Hong Kong Fintech Week 2018 – Day 1 Highlights

    FinovateAsia Focuses on Impact of Challenger Banks, Digital Banking, Regtech, plus its Face-Paced Live Demos Hong Kong Fintech Week, organised by Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK), kicked off today with FinovateAsia 2018, a two-day conference comprising industry expert and regulator speeches, along with its signature seven-minute live demos. The audience heard about the transformation of the banking sector, dinosaurs and what to watch out for in 2019.   Greg Palmer, Vice President of Strategy at Finovate...

  • FleishmanHillard Honored as a Global Leader of Diversity by Break the Ceiling Touch the Sky® 2018 – The Leonie Awards

    FleishmanHillard earned two awards at this year’s Break the Ceiling Touch the Sky® – The Leonie Awards, presented by House of Rose Professional. The global public relations and marketing agency was named one of the Top 10 Best Companies for Gender Diversity. Additionally, Lynne Anne Davis, President and Senior Partner of FleishmanHillard Asia Pacific, was recognized as one of the Top 10 Inspirational Women Leaders of the Year. The Break the Ceiling Touch the Sky® 2018 – The Leonie...

  • FleishmanHillard Secures Six 2018 APAC SABRE Awards

    FleishmanHillard won six awards at this year’s SABRE Awards Asia-Pacific, presented by The Holmes Report. The global PR and digital marketing agency earned recognition for its healthcare consultancy expertise and work on behalf of clients Paya Lebar Quarter, SAP, Johnson & Johnson and GoPro. The annual SABRE Awards APAC honor the most innovative and well-executed work in communications and public relations throughout the Asia-Pacific Region. Nominees must showcase their engagement, credibility and relationship building in the PR industry...

  • FleishmanHillard appoints Graham Fordyce as Executive Creative Director of Greater China

    To further bolster its leadership team in the Greater China region, FleishmanHillard has announced appointment of Graham Fordyce as a new executive creative director. Graham Fordyce Fordyce, who has held executive director roles in China, Myanmar, New Zealand and Singapore, has overseen the brand positioning of major global brands across a variety of industries, including travel, sports, technology, CPG and entertainment. His experience spans external and internal branding, advertising, direct marketing, shopper marketing, and recruitment...

  • Consumers Looking for Education as Artificial Intelligence Infiltrates Our World

    Consumers lack a full understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and are looking to businesses, government and academia for education, according to a FleishmanHillard report released today. The report highlights that 61% of all those surveyed believe the responsibility for educating the public about AI should be shared. To learn more and to access our full report, Artificial Intelligence & Communications, The Fads. The Fears. The Future can be viewed here: http://fleishmanhillard.com/2018/07/technology/ai-the-technology-we-love-to-hyperbolise/ For enquiry, please contact...

  • RISE 2018 Day Three Snapshot

    Good morning. RISE 2018 is over, after three days of intense networking, brilliant insights and good times that spread out from the Convention Centre and into the restaurants, bars and tourist attractions of Hong Kong. At final count, RISE welcomed 15,774 attendees from 120 countries and markets, including 760 start-ups and 450 journalists. Artificial intelligence (AI) was a key theme this year, as was China’s growing role in global technology. We’ve already heard from the...

  • RISE 2018 Day Two Snapshot

    Good morning. Artificial Intelligence (AI) continued to dominate discussions on Day Two of RISE 2018, plus we saw traditional and digital companies go head to head, and got some tips from leading entrepreneurs.   Where is AI going and what does it mean? Microsoft President Brad Smith urged his Hong Kong audience to be part of a crucial global conversation about AI. With technology advances now giving computers parity with humans in key areas (including...

  • RISE 2018 Day One Snapshot

    Good morning. RISE 2018 opened its doors in Hong Kong yesterday to more than 15,000 attendees from 100 countries and markets. Representing many of the world’s most exciting start-ups and largest companies, they are here to make connections, share stories and woo investors and partners. The team has lined up 350 high-calibre speakers and more than 700 leading journalists and bloggers are on site. Here’s a snapshot of what caught our attention on Day One...

  • MWC Shanghai Snapshot: Day Three

    Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2018 concluded yesterday, with the clear message that 5G and artificial intelligence (AI) are key to our mobile future. The industry’s leading companies inspired us with a great many 5G-related demos and there was a real buzz about the upcoming shift, both on stage and in casual conversations around the halls. With more than 60,000 attendees to impress, many companies were working hard to give us a taste of what 5G...

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