Programme
Month-long Action on CVCF Virtual Platform
Starting mid-October
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Investor Matching
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Innovator Showcase
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Founder Stage
27 October (Thursday)
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09:00 - 09:10
Welcome Remarks
- Mr Simon Chan, BBS, JP, Chairman, Cyberport
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09:10 - 09:15
Opening Remarks
- Prof Dong Sun, JP, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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09:15 - 09:25
Cyberport Investors Network (CIN) Anniversary Celebration
- Mrs Cindy Chow, Executive Director, Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund; Chairperson, Cyberport Investors Network (CIN) Steering Group
Macro Trends & Global Stage
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09:30 - 09:50
State of Market: Trends & Outlook
- Ms Irene Chu, Head of New Economy and Life Sciences, Hong Kong, KPMG
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09:50 - 10:45
Keynote 1: 6 Mega Trends in an AI and Tech Economy
Synopsis
AI is fundamentally transforming every aspect of human life on an unimaginable scale, revolutionizing the making of goods to healthcare for mankind, generating unprecedented wealth or creating brand new forms of interactions and entertainment. Join internationally renowned AI expert Dr. Kai-Fu Lee, founder of Sinovation Ventures, former president of Google China, and bestselling author of AI Superpowers — as he introduces predictions from his 2021 new book co-authored with award-winning science-fiction writer Chen Qiufan, AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future. In this visionary talk, Dr. Lee will guide us to imagine our world in 20 years and how it will be reshaped by AI. Dr. Lee will decipher six mega trends in an AI and tech-enabled economy. The audience will learn which key industries AI may optimize and what AI’s limitations are, as well as potential perils when it comes to privacy, deepfakes or security around the use of AI. Based on his predictions, AI and automation will change everything from how things are produced to how business decisions are made. AI coupled with other technology breakthroughs will benefit human well-being and longevity, accelerate new sources of clean energy and safe food, hence inspiring an “age of plentitude” for our future generations.
- Dr Kai-Fu Lee, Chairman & CEO, Sinovation Ventures; President, Sinovation Ventures Artificial Intelligence Institute
Keynote 2: Warriors of the Future: The 3 ‘C’s for Opportunity in Hong Kong
Synopsis
- The 3 ‘C’s: Why COVID-19, 20th Party Congress, and The Cold War are not obstacles, but an opportunity for Hong Kong entrepreneurs to continue accelerating and achieving breakthroughs
- Highlighting the shift from a West to now East-focused Hong Kong, and key linkages to China and Southeast Asia as innovation hubs
- Mr Thomas Tsao, Founding Partner, Gobi Partners
Keynote 3: Hong Kong and the GBA- Where it Outshines Silicon Valley and Singapore
- Mr Philip Hu, Founding Member & Managing Director, Primavera Capital
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10:45 - 11:15
Panel Discussion: Venture Capital Ideals in a Universal World
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ModeratorTech innovation happens best in a global environment of free-flowing ideas and exchanges, and without restrictions or political views shaped by country borders. In today's world, this ideal is harder to achieve. Venture capitalists invest in tomorrow's future and are at the helm of change. Hear from venture leaders who are breaking through the noise in a challenging time of tensions, raising new funds, creating more successful startups, and promising a better future with improved products and services for a digital world.
- Ms Rebecca Fannin, Founder, Silicon Dragon
- Mr James Tan, Managing Partner, Quest Ventures
- Mr Anand Iyer, Venture Partner, Lightspeed Venture Partners
- Dr Sue Xu, Managing Partner, Amino Capital
- Mr Jonathan Qiu, Managing Director, Hony Capital
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11:15 - 11:45
Panel Discussion: Road to Next - Hong Kong’s Future Path for I&T Capital Hub
Synopsis
ModeratorThe Hong Kong government has stepped up efforts to advance the city’s I&T development and economic transformation, with strengthened policy initiatives and favourable measures to attract talent, capital sources and synergise support from Mainland China’s five-year plan. While Growth Portfolios, Strategic Tech Fund, GBA Fund, cross‑border collaborations, re-industrialisation, smart city plans, new Fintech strategies, regulatory reviews etc. are working at their best, how can Hong Kong build a future-proof technovation ecosystem for start-ups to cherish with promising capital connectivity?
- Hon Duncan Chiu, HKSAR Legislative Council Member (Technology and Innovation)
- Mrs Cindy Chow, Executive Director, Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund; Chairperson, Cyberport Investors Network (CIN) Steering Group
- Dr Gordon Yen, Founding Managing Partner, Radiant Tech Ventures Limited
- Ms Karena Belin, Co-Founder & COO/CFO/RO, AngelHub
- Ms Sandy Tan, Head of Ecosystems, Institutional Banking Group, DBS Bank Hong Kong
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11:45 - 12:15
Panel Discussion: GBA - the Growth Engine for Start-ups and Investment
Synopsis
ModeratorTo further expedite and deepen the integration and collaboration of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, different city clusters have recently promulgated comprehensive plan and initiatives to offer more favourable conditions for Hong Kong enterprises to invest and develop in the GBA region. With Hong Kong’s well-developed legal framework, financial system as well as increasing I&T talent supply, what’s the role of Hong Kong enterprises’ role in making GBA as an international innovation and technology hub? How will integration benefit to capital investment companies and start-ups? This session brings together private equalities, venture capital investment companies and representatives from other GBA cities will examine the latest development plans and opportunities.
- Mr Hendrick Sin, MH, Co-Founder & Vice Chairman of CMGE Technology Group Limited
- Dr Tony Zhang, Co-Chief Investment Officer & Deputy General Manager, China Resources Capital Management; Innovation Committee Member, Investment Consulting Committee Member, China Resources Group; Director, Hong Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity Association
- Mr Cong Yin, Managing Director, Greater Bay Area Homeland Investments Limited
- Mr David Lin, Assistant General Manager, Da Heng Qin (Macao) Corporation Limited
- Mr Raymond Yip, Chief Liaison Officer, Guangzhou Nansha Service Centre in Hong Kong
- Ms Yvonne Wong, General Manager, Qianhai International Liaison Services Limited
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12:15 - 12:45
Fireside Chat: Managing Funding Challenges amid Economic Uncertainty
Synopsis
ModeratorThis session will address pain points of start-ups who face funding winter and rough time managing funding crisis/risks during global economic turbulence and future uncertainties. How and where can entrepreneurs, whether they are venture-backed ones or looking for first time funding, should effectively assess the downturns and new geo-economic landscape to identify opportunities and rethink short and long term priorities? Turning uncertainties to advantage and re-position the company to investors can be a make or break the success of the next fundraising round
- Mr Gary Chan, Chairman of ESG Chapter, Forbes Global Alliance
- Mr Joe Ngai, J.P., Chairman, McKinsey's Greater China Office
- Ms Hester DeCasper, Regional Head of Operations, East Asia & Pacific; Head of Office, Hong Kong SAR, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- Ms Louisa Zhang, Head of Investments, Asia, HSBC Ventures, HSBC
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12:45 - 14:00
Lunch Break
Lunch Start-up Special:
Opening up alternative investing with applied digital assets solutions
Synopsis
The emergence of web3 brought new and innovative technologies and solutions in cryptocurrencies, NFTs and blockchain. At the same time, investor interest in alternative assets and impact investing are at all-time highs, particularly for the next generation of investors.
This presentation explores how digital assets principles and technologies can be applied to traditional alternative assets in a compliant and efficient way, aiming to open up this asset class to a broader investor base.
- Dr Florian Spiegl, Founder & CEO, Evident
How technology is transforming alternative to mainstream
Synopsis
Private market investments have been a popular kind of investment among institutional investors such as insurance companies, sovereign funds and the ultra-high-net-worths. With limited transparency and minimum ticket sizes of USD10 million upwards, it has been difficult for investors in the retail space to gain access to private market investment. We will explain how technology plays a role in the FinTech space to increase the access to private market investments, why and how private market investments is transforming from alternative to mainstream with the empowerment of technology.
- Mr Jake Chan, Managing Partner, Altive
Having Future because of AI FinTech (Pre-record)
Synopsis
With the rapid development of Web3.0 FinTech and AI, the strategy and ecosystem to hedge pension funding (MPF) have changed drastically. One of our FinTech solution “Dynamic Capital” is to provide financial protection to pension fund contributors (MPF employees) through our virtual micro-credit.
We provide virtual micro-credit to pension fund members through AI analysis on the duration and amount of their pension fund premium contribution. Using AI algo, dynamic NFT, our virtual micro-credit can provide “Loss & Recovery” protection and help individuals to reshape their bad investment portfolios in bad market conditions or increase their revenue.
- Mr Peter Ip, Head, Big Data Hush
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Venture Track-
Investor Strategies & New Venture Voyages
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14:00 - 14:15
Keynote 4: Venture Investing in Tech Breakthroughs
Synopsis
Developments in cleantech, biotech, energy and other emerging sectors that matter a lot are unfolding rapidly across the globe. Deep tech VCs are chasing the opportunities to stay ahead of the curve and realize the biggest gains, not just financially but for a better world with cures for diseases, new power sources and much more.
- Dr Finian Tan, Founder & Chairman, Vickers Venture Partners
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14:15 - 14:45
IPO, de-SPAC or M&A – Wider Options for Tech Companies
Synopsis
ModeratorIPO and M&A are seen as massive growth engines to boost revenue and scale. Technology M&A hit US$1.1T in 2021, up by over 70% from 2020, accounting for 20% of all global deal value. The market slowed a bit in first half of 2022 but remained strong and resilient. Hong Kong is also reviewing the Main Board Listing Rules and Special Tech Chapter to better meet the future fundraising needs of tech enterprises. How the refining of the listing regime would enhance the competitiveness of promising tech start-ups and industry players? This session will discuss what the strategies and future cycle look like for innovators tapping these exit opportunities.
- Mr Philip Law, Lead Partner - Southern Region, China VCPE Program; Lead Partner, Technology, Media and Telecom Industry – Hong Kong, Deloitte
- Mr Alan Lau, Chief Business Officer, Animoca Brands
- Mr Mohamed Atmani, Managing Director, Head of Asia Pacific Financial Sponsors Group, Morgan Stanley Asia Limited
- Mr Denes Ban, General Partner, OurCrowd
- Mr Michael Chan, Senior Vice President, Global Issuer Services, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
- Mr Paul Chau, Head of Investment Banking and Global Capital Markets, Ping An of China Capital (Hong Kong)
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14:45 - 15:45
Transiting Hong Kong into a Green Finance and Carbon Trading Hub
Synopsis
ESG factors and considerations are increasingly incorporated as key factors of investment decisions, this session examines how ESG can help investors to achieve their investment goals with the use of technology and ESG financial products including carbon credits.
Keynote 1: The prospect of voluntary carbon market trading in Hong Kong
- Mr Plato Yip, Chairman, Friends of the Earth
Synopsis
Hong Kong’s growth as a premier carbon hub in Asia and beyond as well as contribute to global efforts towards achieving a low-carbon economy.
Keynote 2: How to Use ESG Data in Identifying Risk and Opportunities?
- Mr Anthony Cheung, FHKIoD CESGA FCPA(Aust), Managing Director and Head of ESG, Polymer Capital Management
Synopsis
- Benefits of incorporating ESG information into the investment process
- How to navigate between ESG ratings, data and analytics?
Industry Insight: Key Steps Ahead for Decarbonisation
- Mr Ken Chiu, Head of Carbon & ESG Product, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
Panel Discussion on ESG Investing: Practices, Progress and Challenges
Synopsis
Moderator- How successful companies use ESG disclosures as an advantage rather than a cost?
- Can carbon and ESG products at large develop into a new asset class?
- What are the latest trends in enabling technologies?
- How do we spot Green Washing?
- How successful companies use ESG disclosures as an advantage rather than a cost?
- Mr Victor Yim, Head of FinTech, Cyberport
- Mr Stephen Jue, President, PortageBay
- Mr Albert Yip, Hon.DBA, FCPA (Aust.), MSc(IS), Chairman, Syndicate Capital
- Dr Alfred Shang, CEO & Founding Partner, Bitrock Capital
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15:45 - 16:15
FinTech Investment in a Turbulent Market
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Synopsis
ModeratorWe have seen a decline of investment going on for reasons - Russia-Ukraine war directly/ indirectly pulled back oil prices, the high inflation in the U.S., as well as national & regional policies over pandemic and shared economy... According to a new “State of Venture” report by CB Insights, during Q2 2022 $108.5 billion in global venture capital funding was raised across 7,651 deals, representing the largest quarterly percentage decline in deals (and the second-highest decline in funding) in a decade. The same source however shows that with a combined 69% in Q2 2022, the U.S. and Asia (still) held the top two spots in global deal share. How does all these internal and external turbulences interfere the VCs/PEs investment portfolio? Are there particular sectors or focus in the mind of our investors today? What are the middlemen/ advisors helping in this season to glue up our potential unicorns with star-searcher? Join our panel and get to know more from the seasoned experts in this domain.
- Mr Peter Koo, Convenor of FinTech Specialist Group, HKCS
- Ms Iris Li, Investment Director, Ant Group
- Mr Ivan Wong, Managing Director, Deloitte
- Ms Viola Lam, Founder & CEO, Find Solution AI
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16:15 - 16:45
Impact Valley: Decentralising Changemaking for Good
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Moderator
- Mr Francis Ngai, Founder & CEO, Social Ventures Hong Kong
- Ms Tiffany Fung, Impact Producer, SONOVA, Social Ventures Hong Kong
- Mr Andrey Gromak, Managing Director, CVC Asia Pacific Limited
- Mr Victor Wong, CEO, Bridge AI
- Mr Tony Yeung, Chief Executive Officer, Peterson Group
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16:45 - 17:15
SCMP Conversations: SusTech - The Green Engine Eyed by Investors?
Synopsis
ModeratorInvestment for positive returns used to be the ultimate goal for many investors. Not until recent years, has there been a substantial shift in investment philosophy - investing not only for positive returns but also positive impact for the Earth and the people. Impact investing has been picking up momentum in Asia lately, not only there are funds and programmes investing in ventures dedicated to specific social needs, there are more sustainable technologies (SusTech) being invented, commercialised and scaled up. How do investors in different capacities and asset classes contribute to the transition and how progressive of an impact they are expecting from the growing impact investing community?
- Ms Penelope Shen, Partner, Stephenson Harwood
- Mr Joseph Leung, Managing Director, Avantfaire Investment Management
- Mr Francesco Stadler, Director of Impact Funds & Ventures, Sustainable Finance Initiative
- Mr Michael Au, Managing Director, District Capital
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17:15 - 17:45
Investment Opportunity amid the Time of High Interest Rate and Economic Downturn
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Moderator- Mr Adrian Valenzuela, CEO & Co-Founder, MCM Partners
- Ms Scarlett Chen, Managing Partner, Verge HealthTech Fund
- Mr Arshad Chowdhury, Managing Partner, Betatron Venture Group
- Mr Kent Ho, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, S28 Capital
Inno Track-
Sectors Spotlight & New Growth Engine
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14:00 - 14:20
A New Reality for the Metaverse
Synopsis
Is the metaverse just hype or is it the new reality, here to stay? How should the startup ecosystem view its potential -- long term or short term? How should investible web 3 projects and digital assets such as NFTs be evaluated? Is Web3 investment set to boom and bust like dotcom? What’s the next wave?
- Mr Harry Hui, Founder & Managing Partner, ClearVue Partners
- Mr Gin Chao, ClearVue Partners
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14:20 - 14:50
Global Positioning: The Driving Force for Soaring Valuation of APAC Sports Tech Companies
Synopsis
Moderator"With the increasing demand of the global market for improving the in-game experience, fan engagement, fitness & health, as well as the development and application of Internet of Things, AI, Intelligent manufacturing and other technologies, Sports and SportsTech companies have ushered in a broader market and a better opportunity to break through geographical constraints.
As a typical example, 2021 was the biggest year for investment in SportsTech across the Asia-Pacific on track to cross $3b, the region strongly continuing the trend across the globe.
How can companies in different regions position themselves globally and be more empowered by investment institutions? We are honored to invite well-known investors with focus on Sports and SportsTech to share the relevant insights.
- Mr Benjamin Carlotti, CEO, Cygne Gris, Sports Investment
- Mr Kung Sing Cheng, Partner, Ameyethon
- Ms Karen Lai, Managing Director, LionRock Capital
- Ms Elsa Hu, Managing Director, The Raine Group
- Mr Eric Yeung, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Skyzer VC Group
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14:50 - 15:20
Investment Opportunity in APEC Emerging Giants: How Big Blockchain Gaming Can Be?
Moderator- Mr Anson Bailey, Head of Consumer & Retail, ASPAC; Head of Technology, Media & Telecoms, Hong Kong, KPMG China
- Mr Peter Dingle, Head of Ecosystems and Partnerships, Venture Capital, HSBC Asset Management
- Mr William Wu, Co-CEO, Catheon Gaming
- Mr Raymond Poon, Cyber Security Strategy Development Manager, Greater China, Check Point Software Technologies Limited
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15:20 - 15:55
Sector Focus: Health x Tech in the Fast Lane
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ModeratorHealthTech is one of the most rapid-growing verticals amid COVID times. Hear from Cyberport’s leading HealthTech and InsurTech start-ups on how they successfully navigate the pandemic waves to innovate, capture the best growth potential, scale their business and secure investors support.
- Ms Relena Sei, CEO & Editorial Director, Jumpstart Media
- Mr William Yeung, Co-Founder & CEO, Mediconcen
- Mr Justin Chan, Co-Founder & CEO, Gense Technologies
- Dr Ronald Tse, CEO, MVisioner Limited
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15:55 - 16:25
Driving Digital Construction Forward
Moderator- Ms Rosana Wong, Executive Director of Yau Lee Holdings Limited
- Mr Simon Ng, Head of BIM, China State Construction Engineering Hong Kong Ltd
- Mr Benny Liu, Chief Technology Officer, Global Virtual Design and Construction Limited
- Mr Kelvin Au, General Manager & Head of Wholesale Banking Division, The Bank of East Asia Limited
- Mr Arthur Lam, CEO and Co-Founder, Negawatt
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16:25 - 16:55
Investor-Investee Dialogue
Synopsis
ModeratorDespite the tough market situations, some of Cyberport start-ups were able to secure capital funding to fuel their next growth journey. Over the years, many Cyberport community companies have been backed by strong network of seasoned tech investors, corporate ventures or enterprises, as well as co-investment funds that would accelerate their growth and be more competitive. Two recent successful fundraise cases are featured in this session to decode how Cyberport Investors Network (CIN) and Cyberport Macro Fund (CMF) bridged the most-needed funding resources and offered valuable market expansion support.
- Ir Eric Chan, Chief Public Mission Officer, Cyberport
- Mr Henson Tsai, Founder & CEO, SleekFlow
- Ms Cindy Zhang, Executive Director, Gobi Partners
- Mr Victor Lee, Founder, Rice Robotics
- Mr Francis Ip, Partner, Audacy Ventures
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16:55 - 17:15
Fundraising from Zero to One: The Basic Concepts behind Venture Financing
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Synopsis
ModeratorStart-up companies require funds to finance their day-to-day operation such as purchase of equipment, office rental, staff costs and most importantly - to grow their business. Seasoned start-ups will share what founders need to know about raising the initial seed funds critical to getting their company off the ground.
- Mr Michael Lo, Co-Presidnert, Cyberport Startup Alumni Association
- Mr Kelvin Lei, CEO & Co-Founder, AQUMON
- Mr Jason Chen, CEO, Wada Bento
- Ms Rebecca Lim, Founder & CEO, AutoML Capital
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17:15 - 17:45
How Might Start-Ups Break into the NewSpace Sector?
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ModeratorHong Kong has entered into the NewSpace economy as it begins to recruit platform specialists starting this month, in line with China’s Space aspiration for this decade and a trillion dollar ecosystem. Entrepreneurs are needed as the NewSpace economy begins to open. How should entrepreneurs become “astropreneurs”? Why has China ballooned to over 500 startups in the Space sector after 2014? And more importantly, how can startups in Hong Kong surf this latest Edge of Chaos? On this panel, Dr G, founder of the Orion Astropreneur Space Academy (OASA), shall be moderating a panel of innovative pioneers in the explosive NewSpace Sector.
- Dr Gregg Li, Chairman, The Orion Astropreneur Space Academy (Hong Kong)
- Mr Thomas Wong, Founder, Bling
- Mr Blaine Curcio, China’s Space Guy & Founder
- Prof Quentin Parker, Director, Lab for Space Research, The University of Hong Kong
Venture Track-
Investor Strategies & New Venture Voyages
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14:00 - 14:15
Keynote 4: Venture Investing in Tech Breakthroughs
Synopsis
Developments in cleantech, biotech, energy and other emerging sectors that matter a lot are unfolding rapidly across the globe. Deep tech VCs are chasing the opportunities to stay ahead of the curve and realize the biggest gains, not just financially but for a better world with cures for diseases, new power sources and much more.
- Dr Finian Tan, Founder & Chairman, Vickers Venture Partners
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14:15 - 14:45
IPO, de-SPAC or M&A – Wider Options for Tech Companies
Synopsis
ModeratorIPO and M&A are seen as massive growth engines to boost revenue and scale. Technology M&A hit US$1.1T in 2021, up by over 70% from 2020, accounting for 20% of all global deal value. The market slowed a bit in first half of 2022 but remained strong and resilient. Hong Kong is also reviewing the Main Board Listing Rules and Special Tech Chapter to better meet the future fundraising needs of tech enterprises. How the refining of the listing regime would enhance the competitiveness of promising tech start-ups and industry players? This session will discuss what the strategies and future cycle look like for innovators tapping these exit opportunities.
- Mr Philip Law, Lead Partner - Southern Region, China VCPE Program; Lead Partner, Technology, Media and Telecom Industry – Hong Kong, Deloitte
- Mr Alan Lau, Chief Business Officer, Animoca Brands
- Mr Mohamed Atmani, Managing Director, Head of Asia Pacific Financial Sponsors Group, Morgan Stanley Asia Limited
- Mr Denes Ban, General Partner, OurCrowd
- Mr Michael Chan, Senior Vice President, Global Issuer Services, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
- Mr Paul Chau, Head of Investment Banking and Global Capital Markets, Ping An of China Capital (Hong Kong)
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14:45 - 15:45
Transiting Hong Kong into a Green Finance and Carbon Trading Hub
Synopsis
ESG factors and considerations are increasingly incorporated as key factors of investment decisions, this session examines how ESG can help investors to achieve their investment goals with the use of technology and ESG financial products including carbon credits.
Keynote 1: The prospect of voluntary carbon market trading in Hong Kong
- Mr Plato Yip, Chairman, Friends of the Earth
Synopsis
Hong Kong’s growth as a premier carbon hub in Asia and beyond as well as contribute to global efforts towards achieving a low-carbon economy.
Keynote 2: How to Use ESG Data in Identifying Risk and Opportunities?
- Mr Anthony Cheung, FHKIoD CESGA FCPA(Aust), Managing Director and Head of ESG, Polymer Capital Management
Synopsis
- Benefits of incorporating ESG information into the investment process
- How to navigate between ESG ratings, data and analytics?
Industry Insight: Key Steps Ahead for Decarbonisation
- Mr Ken Chiu, Head of Carbon & ESG Product, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
Panel Discussion on ESG Investing: Practices, Progress and Challenges
Synopsis
Moderator- How successful companies use ESG disclosures as an advantage rather than a cost?
- Can carbon and ESG products at large develop into a new asset class?
- What are the latest trends in enabling technologies?
- How do we spot Green Washing?
- How successful companies use ESG disclosures as an advantage rather than a cost?
- Mr Victor Yim, Head of FinTech, Cyberport
- Mr Stephen Jue, President, PortageBay
- Mr Albert Yip, Hon.DBA, FCPA (Aust.), MSc(IS), Chairman, Syndicate Capital
- Dr Alfred Shang, CEO & Founding Partner, Bitrock Capital
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15:45 - 16:15
FinTech Investment in a Turbulent Market
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Synopsis
ModeratorWe have seen a decline of investment going on for reasons - Russia-Ukraine war directly/ indirectly pulled back oil prices, the high inflation in the U.S., as well as national & regional policies over pandemic and shared economy... According to a new “State of Venture” report by CB Insights, during Q2 2022 $108.5 billion in global venture capital funding was raised across 7,651 deals, representing the largest quarterly percentage decline in deals (and the second-highest decline in funding) in a decade. The same source however shows that with a combined 69% in Q2 2022, the U.S. and Asia (still) held the top two spots in global deal share. How does all these internal and external turbulences interfere the VCs/PEs investment portfolio? Are there particular sectors or focus in the mind of our investors today? What are the middlemen/ advisors helping in this season to glue up our potential unicorns with star-searcher? Join our panel and get to know more from the seasoned experts in this domain.
- Mr Peter Koo, Convenor of FinTech Specialist Group, HKCS
- Ms Iris Li, Investment Director, Ant Group
- Mr Ivan Wong, Managing Director, Deloitte
- Ms Viola Lam, Founder & CEO, Find Solution AI
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16:15 - 16:45
Impact Valley: Decentralising Changemaking for Good
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Moderator- Mr Francis Ngai, Founder & CEO, Social Ventures Hong Kong
- Ms Tiffany Fung, Impact Producer, SONOVA, Social Ventures Hong Kong
- Mr Andrey Gromak, Managing Director, CVC Asia Pacific Limited
- Mr Victor Wong, CEO, Bridge AI
- Mr Tony Yeung, Chief Executive Officer, Peterson Group
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16:45 - 17:15
SCMP Conversations: SusTech - The Green Engine Eyed by Investors?
Synopsis
ModeratorInvestment for positive returns used to be the ultimate goal for many investors. Not until recent years, has there been a substantial shift in investment philosophy - investing not only for positive returns but also positive impact for the Earth and the people. Impact investing has been picking up momentum in Asia lately, not only there are funds and programmes investing in ventures dedicated to specific social needs, there are more sustainable technologies (SusTech) being invented, commercialised and scaled up. How do investors in different capacities and asset classes contribute to the transition and how progressive of an impact they are expecting from the growing impact investing community?
- Ms Penelope Shen, Partner, Stephenson Harwood
- Mr Joseph Leung, Managing Director, Avantfaire Investment Management
- Mr Francesco Stadler, Director of Impact Funds & Ventures, Sustainable Finance Initiative
- Mr Michael Au, Managing Director, District Capital
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17:15 - 17:45
Investment Opportunity amid the Time of High Interest Rate and Economic Downturn
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Moderator- Mr Adrian Valenzuela, CEO & Co-Founder, MCM Partners
- Ms Scarlett Chen, Managing Partner, Verge HealthTech Fund
- Mr Arshad Chowdhury, Managing Partner, Betatron Venture Group
- Mr Kent Ho, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, S28 Capital
Inno Track-
Sectors Spotlight & New Growth Engine
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14:00 - 14:20
A New Reality for the Metaverse
Synopsis
Is the metaverse just hype or is it the new reality, here to stay? How should the startup ecosystem view its potential -- long term or short term? How should investible web 3 projects and digital assets such as NFTs be evaluated? Is Web3 investment set to boom and bust like dotcom? What’s the next wave?
- Mr Harry Hui, Founder & Managing Partner, ClearVue Partners
- Mr Gin Chao, ClearVue Partners
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14:20 - 14:50
Global Positioning: The Driving Force for Soaring Valuation of APAC Sports Tech Companies
Synopsis
Moderator"With the increasing demand of the global market for improving the in-game experience, fan engagement, fitness & health, as well as the development and application of Internet of Things, AI, Intelligent manufacturing and other technologies, Sports and SportsTech companies have ushered in a broader market and a better opportunity to break through geographical constraints.
As a typical example, 2021 was the biggest year for investment in SportsTech across the Asia-Pacific on track to cross $3b, the region strongly continuing the trend across the globe.
How can companies in different regions position themselves globally and be more empowered by investment institutions? We are honored to invite well-known investors with focus on Sports and SportsTech to share the relevant insights.
- Mr Benjamin Carlotti, CEO, Cygne Gris, Sports Investment
- Mr Kung Sing Cheng, Partner, Ameyethon
- Ms Karen Lai, Managing Director, LionRock Capital
- Ms Elsa Hu, Managing Director, The Raine Group
- Mr Eric Yeung, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Skyzer VC Group
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14:50 - 15:20
Investment Opportunity in APEC Emerging Giants: How Big Blockchain Gaming Can Be?
Moderator- Mr Anson Bailey, Head of Consumer & Retail, ASPAC; Head of Technology, Media & Telecoms, Hong Kong, KPMG China
- Mr Peter Dingle, Head of Ecosystems and Partnerships, Venture Capital, HSBC Asset Management
- Mr William Wu, Co-CEO, Catheon Gaming
- Mr Raymond Poon, Cyber Security Strategy Development Manager, Greater China, Check Point Software Technologies Limited
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15:20 - 15:55
Sector Focus: Health x Tech in the Fast Lane
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Synopsis
ModeratorHealthTech is one of the most rapid-growing verticals amid COVID times. Hear from Cyberport’s leading HealthTech and InsurTech start-ups on how they successfully navigate the pandemic waves to innovate, capture the best growth potential, scale their business and secure investors support.
- Ms Relena Sei, CEO & Editorial Director, Jumpstart Media
- Mr William Yeung, Co-Founder & CEO, Mediconcen
- Mr Justin Chan, Co-Founder & CEO, Gense Technologies
- Dr Ronald Tse, CEO, MVisioner Limited
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15:55 - 16:25
Driving Digital Construction Forward
Moderator- Ms Rosana Wong, Executive Director of Yau Lee Holdings Limited
- Mr Simon Ng, Head of BIM, China State Construction Engineering Hong Kong Ltd
- Mr Benny Liu, Chief Technology Officer, Global Virtual Design and Construction Limited
- Mr Kelvin Au, General Manager & Head of Wholesale Banking Division, The Bank of East Asia Limited
- Mr Arthur Lam, CEO and Co-Founder, Negawatt
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16:25 - 16:55
Investor-Investee Dialogue
Synopsis
ModeratorDespite the tough market situations, some of Cyberport start-ups were able to secure capital funding to fuel their next growth journey. Over the years, many Cyberport community companies have been backed by strong network of seasoned tech investors, corporate ventures or enterprises, as well as co-investment funds that would accelerate their growth and be more competitive. Two recent successful fundraise cases are featured in this session to decode how Cyberport Investors Network (CIN) and Cyberport Macro Fund (CMF) bridged the most-needed funding resources and offered valuable market expansion support.
- Ir Eric Chan, Chief Public Mission Officer, Cyberport
- Mr Henson Tsai, Founder & CEO, SleekFlow
- Ms Cindy Zhang, Executive Director, Gobi Partners
- Mr Victor Lee, Founder, Rice Robotics
- Mr Francis Ip, Partner, Audacy Ventures
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16:55 - 17:15
Fundraising from Zero to One: The Basic Concepts behind Venture Financing
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ModeratorStart-up companies require funds to finance their day-to-day operation such as purchase of equipment, office rental, staff costs and most importantly - to grow their business. Seasoned start-ups will share what founders need to know about raising the initial seed funds critical to getting their company off the ground.
- Mr Michael Lo, Co-Presidnert, Cyberport Startup Alumni Association
- Mr Kelvin Lei, CEO & Co-Founder, AQUMON
- Mr Jason Chen, CEO, Wada Bento
- Ms Rebecca Lim, Founder & CEO, AutoML Capital
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17:15 - 17:45
How Might Start-Ups Break into the NewSpace Sector?
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ModeratorHong Kong has entered into the NewSpace economy as it begins to recruit platform specialists starting this month, in line with China’s Space aspiration for this decade and a trillion dollar ecosystem. Entrepreneurs are needed as the NewSpace economy begins to open. How should entrepreneurs become “astropreneurs”? Why has China ballooned to over 500 startups in the Space sector after 2014? And more importantly, how can startups in Hong Kong surf this latest Edge of Chaos? On this panel, Dr G, founder of the Orion Astropreneur Space Academy (OASA), shall be moderating a panel of innovative pioneers in the explosive NewSpace Sector.
- Dr Gregg Li, Chairman, The Orion Astropreneur Space Academy (Hong Kong)
- Mr Thomas Wong, Founder, Bling
- Mr Blaine Curcio, China’s Space Guy & Founder
- Prof Quentin Parker, Director, Lab for Space Research, The University of Hong Kong
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17:45 - 18:30
Networking
*Programme is subject to change without prior notice
*All programme are conducted at GMT + 8
