
AWS Startup Day Hong Kong
9:15AM - 4:30PM | September 26, 2023 | Mainly English
7/F, Cordis Hotel, 555 Shanghai Street, Kowloon, Hong Kong

AWS Startup Day Hong Kong
9:15AM - 4:30PM | September 26, 2023 | Mainly English
7/F, Cordis Hotel, 555 Shanghai Street, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Why Attend

Who Should Attend

Venture Innovation - Startup Elevator pitch🚀
Come to witness startups deliver captivating elevator pitches to influential decision-makers from renowned enterprises, including Cathay Pacific, MTR, Chow Sang Sang, Lane Crawford and Li & Fung. Don't miss this exclusive opportunity to witness the birth of groundbreaking ideas and engage with visionary innovators.
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Venue: Ballroom 3, 7/F, Cordis Hotel | No separate registration required | Learn more
Successful registration to AWS Startup Day Hong Kong will also secure the pass to enter all activities and sessions happening in the AWS Web3 Day Hong Kong.
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | Morning Training - Cloud Essentials for Startup Leaders (Separate RSVP required) | Venue: Ballroom 3 Build a Cloud strategy that helps you meet business objectives. This course is for start-up leaders who seek an overall understanding of the fundamental concepts of cloud computing. Learn how a cloud strategy can help you meet business objectives. The course dives into the business value of the cloud through customer examples, exploring industry trends, and the Cloud Value Framework, which helps you understand the business value of building on AWS by assessing cost and value impact. Separate registration is needed. |
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9:15 AM - 10:00 AM | Registration | |
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM | Welcoming Remarks | Venue: Ballroom 1&2, 7/F Robert Wang, Managing Director, Hong Kong & Taiwan, AWS |
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10:15 AM - 10:20 AM | Speech by Honourable Guest | Venue: Ballroom 1&2, 7/F Albert Wong, CEO, HKSTP |
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10:20 AM - 10:50 AM | Fueling Innovation at Every Stage of Your Startup Journey - from Ideation to Global Scale | Venue: Ballroom 1&2, 7/F Mark Birch, Principal Startup Advocate, AWS |
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10:50 AM - 11:10 AM | Road to Web3 Mass Adoption | Venue: Ballroom 1&2, 7/F Hao Yu Kun, Senior Director, Wanxiang Blockchain |
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11:10 AM - 11:35 AM | Generative AI for every start-up | Venue: Ballroom 1&2, 7/F Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) has been a focus for Amazon for over 20 years, and many of the capabilities customers use with Amazon are driven by ML, including with start-ups. AWS has played a key role in democratising ML, making it accessible to anyone who wants to use it. Providing customers with access to scalable compute capacity, the ability to collect and store a massive proliferation of data, and opportunity to leverage a rapidly advancing set of ML technologies. But AI is now at an exciting inflection point. It’s never been a better time to be a builder, and we believe most customer experiences and applications will be reinvented with generative AI. So come learn how AWS brings the power and promise of generative AI to start-ups of any size Dean Samuels, Chief Technologist, AWS |
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11:35 AM - 11:55 AM | Networking Break | |
Technical Track | Business Track | |
11:55 AM - 12:30 PM | Simplify your Kubernetes environment with EKS Blueprints | Level 300 | Venue: Ballroom 3 Kevin Coleman, Head of GTM, Kubernetes, AWS |
Panel Discussion: Different Fundraising Paths for Startups | Venue: Ballroom 1 & 2 In 2023, it is more important than ever for startups to gain the proper exposure and be connected to the right parties for fundraising. In this session, we will speak with guests from an accelerator, a VC and also corporate ventures, to deep dive into their preferences, insights and advices on startup fundraising options. Benny Lee, Head of Private Equity BD, AWS |
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM | Lunch Break (Lunch not included) | |
1:45 PM - 2:20 PM |
GoodNotes’ ML Journey: transforming note-taking with AI innovation | Level 200 | Venue: Ballroom 1 & 2 In this session, Goodnotes will share their successful story in ML adoption journey, including the initiative, their team, culture, challenges and technologies towards AI innovation for their note-taking platform, as well as being ready for Generative AI. Angus Fong, Senior Machine Learning Engineer, GoodNotes |
Product design evolution - how to adapt to the market | Venue: Ballroom 3 Every startup initially has an idea, but over time, this idea would get challenged by markets and customers. The ability to learn and adjust the product design is a key survival skill for every startup. In this session, startups’ services and products are examined from inside out, and product teams will explain how their products grow with the constant changing markets and customer demands. Matthew Lee, Founder & CEO, Fill-Easy |
2:25 PM - 2:55 PM | Unlocking Actionable Insights - Clickstream Analytics and Logging with AWS for Startups | Venue: Ballroom 1 & 2 Alvin Cheung, Analytics BD Specialist, AWS |
From local to global - the startup expansion story | Venue: Ballroom 3 It is always a founder’s dream to see the startup business grow and expand across cities and regions. In this session, we bring in startups with aspiration to sell beyond Hong Kong, and let them tell their stories on how the businesses have grown across borders. Kevin Law, APAC Director of Business Development, CoinDesk Indices |
2:55 PM - 3:15 PM | Break | |
3:15 PM - 3:50 PM | Startup AI Journey Panel Discussion (PantheonLab, Votee, AlterMe AI) | Level 100 | Venue: Ballroom 1 & 2 Mark Birch, Principal Startup Advocate, AWS |
Venture Innovation - Startup Elevator pitch🚀 | Venue: Ballroom 3 Come to witness startups deliver captivating elevator pitches to influential decision-makers from renowned enterprises. Don't miss this exclusive opportunity to witness the birth of groundbreaking ideas and engage with visionary innovators. No separate registration is required. |
3:55 PM - 4:30 PM | Preparing for Your Next Growth: Evolving Your Architecture Beyond Monoliths with Cloud Design Patterns | Level 300 | Venue: Ballroom 1 & 2 Ken Cho, Solutions Architect, AWS |
Featured Speakers

Hao Yukun
Senior Director, Wanxiang Blockchain

Jonathan Linstow
Head of Commercial, China, Heals Healthcare
Event Highlights

Hear how popular startups in Hong Kong innovate and scale their business with cloud technologies.

Immerse yourself in vital insights and cutting-edge technologies that will shape your business landscape and technology adoption planning.

Meet with VCs and share your ideas with the community! Hear how startup founders pitch their ideas to enterprises and the public to get more inspirations.

Listen to insightful sharing from top notch global startup representatives on their perspectives on how overseas entrepreneurs build their startups and how you can unleash imagination with global reach.

Network like never before! Meet with other startup founders, VC community, investors and AWS startup team in the physical AWS Startup Day
AWS for Startups in Hong Kong
AWS Activate Program is a free program open to startups that empowers you to innovate, build, and grow. Start from Activate Founder Package for $1,000 USD in AWS Activate credits*, $350 USD in Developer Support credits, and best practice architectural guidance, you can quickly get started on AWS, go to market faster than before, and further lower your operational costs. Whether you are just getting started, or already building on AWS, AWS Activate helps you go further.
*AWS Activate credits are subject to the AWS Promotional Credit Terms & Conditions, startups previously issued AWS Promotional Credit may not be eligible to receive additional credit
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