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It is always easier said than done when it comes to expanding your business world-wide. In order to be a global class company and achieve global scale, every business would need to be strategically prepared especially at the post-pandemic era. Klaus Wehage, who is commonly known as the “Silicon Valley Ambassador” and led a numerous number of international partnerships and worked with 35+ markets and over 500+ founders, government officials and corporate business leaders, will share his insight on this subject matter. This is the session you shouldn’t miss!

Art nowadays is not only about oil and paints, while technology has kicked in and created a new form of art. Together with the hottest topic in the market, NFT, this session is something that you wouldn’t want to miss.

Jointly organised by the HKTDC and Hang Seng Bank, this session brings together representatives from Hong Kong SMEs and start-ups to share their views on the outlook for the development of innovation and technology locally. The session will also cover innovative technologies and banking services that can help traditional SMEs and start-ups overcome operational challenges and expand their business in both Hong Kong and the GBA.

With people being more health and environmentally conscious, food technology has been gaining more attention and the community is getting bigger. Learn from the industry experts on different types of alternative meat options (including edible insects, cultivated fish meat and craft beer from upcycled breads)

Green and social entrepreneurship creates a green industry, which helps to solve environmental problems through the development of innovative solutions. Some start-ups go green either to reduce environmental harm or to gain consumer support. Join this session to learn more about the latest insight of the green industry!

The pandemic has undoubtedly speeded up the implementation of home office and hybrid workplace. Companies have to re-think of ways to enhance the productivity of their employees, as well as to maintain their engagement and carried out a number of HR-related work. Culture-as-a-Service (CaaS) is a term to describe the new wave of companies designed to productise and facilitate the growth and development of a company’s culture.

The lingering pandemic has definitely imposed a lot of challenges for multiple industries in the globe. However, it has also created a number of business opportunities and pathed the way for the new normal and new future. With the first ever unicorn in Thailand, Flash Express, was born, the session will explore its successful journey starting in Thailand, together the HK unicorn Airwallex, who will discuss on its strategical reaction towards the pandemic to maintain its development in the industry.

HK Tech 300 is a large-scale flagship innovation and entrepreneurship programme organised by CityU for aspiring entrepreneurs among CityU students, alumni, research staff and others to launch start-ups and ignite their entrepreneurship journey.

Committing to the sustainability development is crucial in doing business nowadays. In this session, international experts will share the latest market insight in creating a better future with the sustainable development goals.

Collaboration between enterprises and start-ups has become a popular medium to boost profitability, access new markets, acquire new technology and reduce the costs for research & development. Both parties can be benefited from the collaboration and hence lead to a sustainable growth.

Advanced and disruptive technology are often born in a laboratory, but there is always a gap between academic research and commercial applications. In this session, industry expert will share about the commercialisation of intellectual properties and turning innovative start-up ideas into the commercial applications

Online Businesses are far more than just selling and buying. Significant amount of cost has been involved due to the return policies by online retailers which give rise to the number of fraud cases, as well as the logistic expense involved in the returning process. To tackle such pain-points, innovators have come up with a number of solutions to avoid the unnecessary risk and expense!

Entrepreneurial spirit is a valuable factor for a successful entrepreneur, which are often found in athletes and artists as well. In this session, we will invite athletes or artists to share their road to success in starting their business.