Learn the essentials of fundraising from the hottest startups and network with them virtually at AWS Startup Day 2021!
Who should attend?
Whether you are searching for investment, for ways to commercialize products, valuable corporate partnerships, or to sharpen your elevator pitch, we’ll provide the educational payload you need to get funded and succeed!
Gain inspiration from local investment stories that make the most of innovation and disruptive technologies. You’ll also learn about new opportunities in Hong Kong’s strategic, high-growth verticals.
| 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM |
Welcome remarks (English) Robert Wang, Managing Director, Hong Kong & Taiwan, AWS |
| Ecosystem overview: dealing with a disrupted market | |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | From industrial automation to intelligent manufacturing: How does SmartMore build the new generation of AI architecture (English) Davi Leung, Product Manager, SmartMore Chan Sze Lok, Senior Startup Business Development Manager, AWS Topics: AI, Machine Learning, Smart Manufacturing, Unicorn |
10:50 AM - 11:20 AM |
Modernizing machine learning workload to simplify scaling and improve productivity (English) Hei Chow, Solutions Architect, AWS Topics: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, SageMaker, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Intel |
| What next? – From startup to sustainability | |
| 11:25 AM - 11:55 AM | Fireside chat: Learn pandemic lessons from fast-growing startups (Cantonese) Bianca Ho, Co-Founder & COO, Clare.AI & WATI.io Linda Chan, Co-Founder & CEO, Pictta Craig To, Head of Operations & Founding Member, Sprout Chan Sze Lok, Senior Startup Business Development Manager, AWS Challenges can also be golden opportunities. Listen to local startups as they share their pandemic success stories and highlight emerging opportunities in Hong Kong. |
| 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM | Cost effective ways to scale containerized application (English) Jake Choi, Chief of Product, SpaceshipHK Steven Lau, Senior DevOps Engineer, SpaceshipHK Jerry Yuen, Solutions Architect, AWS Topics: EKS, Cost Optimization, Scalability |
| 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM | Lunch break |
| 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM | Afternoon keynote: Lessons from the cloud (English) Ian Massingham, Global Director, Startup Solutions Architecture, AWS |
| Transformation through technology | |
| 1:45 PM - 2:15 PM | The impact of technology: From traditional finance to digital asset custodian (English) Alessio Quaglini, CEO and Co-Founder, Hex Trust Grace Li, Business Development Manager - FSI, AWS Topics: Fintech, Blockchain, Digital Asset, DeFi |
| 2:20 PM - 2:50 PM | How to meet security and compliance requirements for startup? (English) David Sung, Solutions Architect, AWS Topics: Security, Compliance, PCI-DSS, SSO, Zero Trust |
| 2:55 PM - 3:30 PM | How to build a sustainable business from investor perspective (English) Dr. Gordon Yen, Founding Managing Partner, Radiant Tech Ventures Limited Chan Sze Lok, Senior Startup Business Development Manager, AWS Topics: Scale Up, Corporate Venture, Investment, VCs, Fundraising, Sustainability |
Managing Director, Hong Kong & Taiwan, AWS
Global Director, Startup Solutions Architecture, AWS
CEO and Co-Founder, Hex Trust
Founding Managing Partner, Radiant Tech Ventures Limited
Co-Founder & COO, Clare.AI & WATI.io
Co-Founder & CEO, Pictta
Head of Operations & Founding Member, Sprout
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Win Startup Day Rewards!
Participate in the Startup Day mini-quiz and earn the chance to win a special edition AWS outdoor air sofa and more! Attendees who have completed the post event survey and created a new AWS free account will receive US$25 in AWS Credits.
AWS Hong Kong Startup Day attendees physically located in Hong Kong are eligible to participate. An email with redemption details will be sent to all eligible attendees by the end of September, 2021. In case of any disputes, AWS’ decision will be final.
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