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

Prove What’s Possible: Elevate Your Vision to a Global Scale 
Gain invaluable knowledge from prominent voices in the startup ecosystem. Hear from VCs, industry professionals, successful founder and technology specialists as they share their expertise on essential topics such as fundraising strategies, global expansion, essential cloud technology topics for founders, and the revolutionary potential of GenAI & Web3 technologies. 
 
Elevate your startup aspirations by accessing transformative programs and resources. This one day physical event is packed with sessions that will explore how to enable startups with thought leadership content and fruitful technical sharing to help you build more robust businesses. Reserve your pass today!
 
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. Our event is conducted mainly in English.

Why Attend

Startup founders (from the earliest stages to expanding startups), technical founders, technical staff, and growing companies
 Hear from industry experts on hottest technical trends in the market, including GenAI and Web3
 Dive deep on important technology & business topics for startup founders, including security, prototype building, fundraising strategies, and more
 Network with other startup founders, VC community, investors and AWS startup team

Who Should Attend

The VC community, investors, incubators and anyone who is eager to launch a new business
 Startup founders (from the earliest stages to expanding startups), technical founders, technical staff, and growing companies
 The VC community, investors, incubators and anyone who is eager to launch a new business
 Enterprises that are interested in learning about the latest startup solutions
Agenda
 Tuesday, September 26 | 9:15AM - 4:30PM | Language: Mainly English

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

10:15 AM - 10:20 AM

Speech by Honourable Guest | Venue: Ballroom 1&2, 7/F

Albert Wong, CEO, HKSTP

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
Patrick Tu, CEO & Cofounder, Dayta AI

10:50 AM - 11:10 AM

Road to Web3 Mass Adoption | Venue: Ballroom 1&2, 7/F

Hao Yu Kun, Senior Director, Wanxiang Blockchain

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

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
Alick Wong, Solutions Architect, 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
Jimmy Ng, Senior Investment Manager, Gobi Partners
Jing Shi, Head of Investment, MTR Lab
Teddy Lui, CEO, HKAI Lab

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
Hei Chow, Solutions Architect, AWS

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
Kyle Wong, Co-founder & CEO, PanopticAI

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
Shing Poon, Senior Solutions Architect, 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
Jonathan Linstow, Head of Commercial, China, Heals Healthcare
Chris Wang, Startup Business Development Manager, AWS

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
Ivan Lau, Co-Founder, Pantheon Lab
Jacky Chan, CTO, Votee
Alice Lyu, Co-Founder, AltermeAI

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.

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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
Cyrus Wong, Solutions Architect, AWS

Note: event agenda is subject to change

Featured Speakers

Mark Birch
Principal Startup Advocate, AWS

Dean Samuels
Chief Technologist, ASEAN, AWS

Robert Wang
Managing Director, Hong Kong & Taiwan, AWS

Albert Wong
CEO, HKSTP

Kevin Coleman
Head of GTM, Kubernetes, AWS

Alice Lyu
Co-Founder, Alterme AI

Kevin Law
APAC Director of Business Development, Coindesk Indices

Matthew Lee Zi Jin
CEO, Fill Easy

Jimmy Ng
Senior Investment Manager, Gobi Partners GBA

Ivan Lau
Co-Founder, Pantheon Lab

Jacky Chan
CTO, Votee Limited

Hao Yukun
Senior Director, Wanxiang Blockchain

Patrick Tu
CEO & Co-founder of Dayta AI

Teddy Lui
CEO, HKAI Lab

Jonathan Linstow, Head of Commercial, China, Heals Healthcare

Jonathan Linstow
Head of Commercial, China, Heals Healthcare

Angus Fong
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Goodnotes

Jing Shi
Head of Investment, MTR Lab

Kyle Wong
CEO and Co-founder, PanopticAI

Jeffrey Wong
Co-Founder, Space Tutor

Event Highlights

Hot Startup Stories

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

Web3, GenAI and Trending Technologies

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

VC Matchmaking & Elevator Pitch

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.  

Global Voices & Overseas Expansion

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.

Networking

Network like never before! Meet with other startup founders, VC community, investors and AWS startup team in the physical AWS Startup Day 

Supporting Organizations
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Startmeup
CUHK
Cyberport
HKEBA
HKAI Lab
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Hong Kong Baptist University
EDU
Startup Weekend
Secondtalent
Particle X
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