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  • StartmeupHK Festival 2020 – Day 2 Highlights – Connected Cities Conference

    Connected Retail Experiences by Bailey Communications: Why Retail Still Matters in an Increasingly Digital World Edward Yau, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, said that Hong Kong is a competitive market that will continue to move forward, in spite of the challenges. He added that there are a few lessons that we can learn from the pandemic and that we can turn a crisis into opportunities. For the last two years, Hong Kong has undergone not...

  • StartmeupHK Festival 2020 – Day 1 Highlights – Connected Cities Conference

    The Connected Cities Conference: How Smart Technologies and Smart People Will Shape the Future People around the world have been wondering lately what the future holds for Hong Kong. Jayne Chan, Head of StartmeupHK, Invest Hong Kong, welcomed participants to dive into the question, setting an optimistic and forward-thinking tone for this year’s event. Through the hardships of 2020 and the pandemic outbreak, for the first time, StartmeupHK Festival has gone virtual. The theme of Connected Cities...

  • Creating Shared Value – In the Age of Stakeholder Capitalism

    When: January 16, 2020, 8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. HKT Where: The Executive Centre, 43/F Champion Tower, Three Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong Register here Rachel Catanach The Marketing Society‘s Creating Shared Value in the Age of Stakeholder Capitalism event will cover how businesses can effectively convey their brand purpose and impact to consumers and investors. Featuring simulation games and three industry leaders, the attendees will learn how organizations can make bolder decisions on creating shared value...

  • Hong Kong Fintech Week 2019 – Highlights for Nov 6

    Fintech Week sees significant HKMA and SFC regulatory announcements, while sync. wins FintechHK Global Competition. Digital trade finance platforms, digital and cryptocurrencies, cross-border payments and a vision for Hong Kong fintech all figured strongly on the opening day of Hong Kong Fintech Week at the AsiaWorld-Expo, when the news flow was led by regulatory announcements, all ground-breaking, all pointing to a stronger Hong Kong fintech ecosystem in years to come. Looking to the future and...

  • Money20/20 Day Three snapshot

    Singapore has been the epicenter of the financial services, payments, and fintech world over the past three days, with thousands of influencers, innovators, entrepreneurs, and visionaries coming together for Money20/20. Presentations, Q&A sessions, networking breaks, meet-ups, and the sector’s most stylish party, Industry Night, overlooking the stunning Singapore skyline, have allowed ideas and friendships to flourish. Audience participation was up this year, with 1,000 questions from the floor in just the first two days of...

  • Money20/20 Asia Day Two snapshot

    Money20/20, the world’s largest payments and fintech conference, continued in Singapore yesterday, with speakers and attendees keeping a weather eye on future trends. Here are some of the insights, announcements, and updates that caught our attention on Day Two. “Payments have gone from boring to the boardroom.” Ron Kalifa, deputy chairman of Worldpay, kicked off Day 2 on the CEO breakfast panel by explaining that payments is now strategic. Global CEOs and marketing heads want...

  • Money 20/20 Asia Day One snapshot

    Following its exciting Asian debut last year, Money20/20 returned to Singapore yesterday with a line-up of more than 320 innovative and disruptive speakers. More than 3,500 attendees are expected for the three-day event, with senior executives from financial firms and tech giants joining startup superstars to exchange ideas, hone their plans, and forge new partnerships that will shape the future of money. Opening Day One, Money 20/20 president Tracey Davies outlined the four central themes...

  • Holiday arrangement

    FleishmanHillard Hong Kong wishes you & your family good health, fortune and prosperity in the Year of the Pig. Kung Hei Fat Choy! For the Chinese New Year holidays, our office will be closed from 1pm on February 4 through February 7. Business will resume as normal on February 8, 2019...

  • StartmeupHK Festival 2019 – Day 5 Highlights Part 2

    Startup Impact Summit draws Hong Kong unicorns, investors and world-class innovators Pain of fundraising, benefits of Hong Kong, changes in crypto, benefit of clear regulation, Tom Chi’s cat and why consensus is death Brandishing more numbers on Hong Kong’s startup sector, Karena Belin, Co-founder & CEO of WHub and AngelHub gave opening remarks at the Startup Impact Summit, an event hosted by WHub designed to showcase impact and how to make an impact. It took...

  • StartmeupHK Festival 2019 – Day 5 Highlights Part 1

    AI & Education looks beyond classic friend-or-foe relationship between AI and humans to explore how technology can make us better humans Job loss & creation; future proof; importance of soft skills; AI-related ethics; GBA as foundation of technological advancements On the final day of this year’s StartmeupHK Festival 2019, the AI & Education Conference, hosted by EdTech Asia, went beyond the classic friend-or-foe debate on the role of AI and discussed what would happen to...

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