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Author: Corporate Marketing
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FinTech in 2018: The Fads, the Fears and the Future
January 24, 2018
Last year proved to be another exciting ride on the FinTech rollercoaster. We reached out to over 30 experts from leading brands including Ant Financial, Citi, Ripple, Santander, Starling Bank, Visa and Western Union to share their insights on the biggest fads of 2017, lift the lid on their biggest fears, and unveil the most exciting opportunities for 2018. Our contributors identified Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) as the most over-hyped trend of 2017, closely followed...
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China Steals the Show at the Asian Financial Forum
January 17, 2018
The 2018 Asian Financial Forum (Jan 15-16 in Hong Kong) delivered its usual mix of policy heavyweights and leading voices in the corporate financial world. Much of what was said from behind the podium concerned China — it’s economic policy, growing leadership role, and what companies are doing from and inside China. India stayed away from this year’s conference — reportedly because it is keeping its powder dry for the World Economic Forum in Davos...
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Fortune Global Forum 2017 and Fortune Brainstorm Tech International 2017 Recap
December 11, 2017
Openness and Innovation Drive Economic Growth in China and Worldwide The influential Fortune Global Forum was held in Guangzhou last week, from December 6-8, bringing world leaders and the heads of the world’s largest companies to China to discuss how openness and innovation are shaping the global economy. The important role of business in promoting globalization and inclusiveness, along with China’s emergence as a global innovator, were key themes of the invitation-only event. With three...
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Web Summit 2017 galvanizes the global tech community
November 13, 2017
Web Summit, the world’s largest tech conference, attracted more than 59,000 innovators and investors from 170 countries to Lisbon this year, including many of the world’s most inspiring speakers, hottest startups and top influencers. This four-day celebration of entrepreneurship presented 25 independent conferences under one roof, with attendees taking the party to city’s restaurants and hotspots each night. At a Summit bookended by stirring speeches from Stephen Hawking and Al Gore, it was perhaps not...
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Web Summit Day Four Snapshot
November 10, 2017
Going into the fourth and final day of Web Summit 2017, keynotes and casual conversations continued to focus on how we can harness tech development to benefit society. With some 60,000 attendees from 170 countries, Web Summit is one of the tech world’s largest gatherings. Many here have sounded warnings about the possible downsides of digitalization, including Stephen Hawking, but the Professor and many other speakers set an optimistic tone that will continue to inspire...
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Web Summit Day Three Snapshot
November 9, 2017
It was another beautiful day in Lisbon, and another busy day for the thousands of entrepreneurs, innovators and other tech industry insiders here at Web Summit 2017. Ride-sharing in the sky After revolutionising urban transport on the ground, Uber is eyeing the skies. Chief product officer Jeff Holden took to centre stage to detail Uber’s plans and partnerships to make urban aviation a viable means of transport for today’s cities, at prices comparable with UberX...
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Web Summit Day Two Snapshot
November 8, 2017
It was another day of insight and excitement at Web Summit 2017 in Lisbon, with presenters digging deep to answer pressing questions on a broad array of topics. AI and human augmentation continued to create buzz, along with the impact of tech on individuals, society and the planet. Robots debate AI-human evolution Web Summit favourite Sophia, Chief Humanoid at Hanson Robotics, commanded Centre Stage again this year. She was joined by fellow robot...
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Web Summit Day One Snapshot
November 7, 2017
Web Summit 2017 kicked off last night in Lisbon with more than 59,000 attendees from 170 countries registering for the four-day event. They are here in Portugal to woo investors and partners, be inspired by 1,200 expert speakers, connect with 2,600 international media, share insights, and make and strengthen friendships. Stephen Hawking sounds AI warning Surprise guest Stephen Hawking, appearing at Web Summit via telepresence, talked up the potential of AI to transform society by...
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Beyond Ventures Appoints FleishmanHillard Hong Kong as its PR Agency
November 7, 2017
Beyond Ventures is a Hong Kong-based venture capital fund established by eGarden Ventures in partnership with locally-grown serial entrepreneurs. The fund is also supported by leading investment company Hony Capital, which manages more than US$10 billion in assets. Adopting the slogan “From Hong Kong For Hong Kong”, Beyond Ventures seeks to revitalise Hong Kong’s innovation ecosystem by bringing experienced venture and private equity funds together with successful entrepreneurs to provide start-ups with mentoring support. FleishmanHillard...
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Robots Can’t Tell Jokes! Six things I Learnt about AI
September 28, 2017
Agreeing to moderate a panel on a topic you know only a little about is a great way to learn and quickly. What better way to accelerate up a learning curve than being on stage quizzing the experts! Here are six things that I discovered moderating a panel on “The Future of Communications in an AI World” at the 2017 In2 Innovation Summit in Hong Kong. It’s all about the learning Computers do all sorts...