Unlock Cloud Innovation: Migrate, Modernize, Build
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✓ 15+ Sessions
✓ Interactive Experience - Participate in mini games
✓ Certificate of Attendance - Level up your skills
✓ Use cases - Learn from real-world examples in Hong Kong
✓ Technical Sharing - Get hands on with technical demos
Hong Kong | Virtual | Cantonese and English
About the event
AWS Innovate 2024 is a virtual event that brings together industry experts, thought leaders, and successful customer stories to explore the latest cloud strategies and practical guidance. This event will provide valuable insights into how organizations can accelerate their digital transformation journey by leveraging the power of AWS cloud services.
Who Should Attend
This event is ideal for IT decision-makers, technology leaders, architects, developers, startup founders, and anyone interested in leveraging cloud technologies to build modern, innovative applications. Whether you're an experienced cloud practitioner or just starting your cloud journey, AWS Innovate 2024 will equip you with the knowledge and tools to drive innovation and achieve operational excellence.
Expected Outcome
By attending AWS Innovate 2024, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of proven approaches to migrate workloads seamlessly to the cloud, modernize applications for enhanced agility and scalability, and build cloud-native and AI-enabled solutions. You will discover tailored migration and modernization pathways, learn how to leverage AI/ML to drive innovation and improve performance, and explore cost optimization techniques for achieving operational excellence with AWS services.
Agenda
Embark on a hands-on learning journey, guided by step-by-step architectural and deployment best practices. Tailored for all skill levels–whether you are starting your cloud journey, an advanced user, or simply curious, we have sessions for your experience and job role. Check out the latest agenda below and join us for a day of immersive learning!
Opening Keynote: Migrate, Modernize, Build – Legacy and New
Time: 10:00AM – 10:30AM
What is the right generative AI use case thats right for your business? Can you modernize your legacy applications without disrupting your business? Can you increase productivity? Is your customer and organization data safe with these new technologies? The session will also talk about how you can easily migrate and modernize your enterprise workload in the cloud while managing data security and keeping the costs low.
William Platt, General Manager, Migration Services
Language: English
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Track 1: Migrate
Evolution from migration to modernization using modernization pathways
Time: 10:30AM – 10:55AM
As organizations migrate and modernize in the cloud, a clear strategy is needed to differentiate the avenues that lead to digital transformation. This session covers the modernization pathways with their associated AWS services and tooling optimized to expedite the process. This session is intended for AWS Partners.
Kelvin Yeung, Senior Customer Solutions Manager, AWS
Language: Cantonese
Confidently plan AI development cycles with Capacity Blocks for ML
Time: 11:00AM – 11:25AM
Capacity Blocks for ML allow you to reserve highly sought-after GPU instances on a future date to support your short duration machine learning (ML) workloads. With Capacity Blocks, you can see when GPU instance capacity is available on future dates, and you can schedule a Capacity Block to start at a time that works best for you. We recommend you join this session to know about Capacity Blocks when you need GPUs to support your ML workloads for days or weeks at a time and don't want to pay for a reservation while your GPU instances aren't in use.
Troy Dai, Compute GTM Specialist, AWS
Language: English
Unlocking Cloud2AWS Migration - Reveal the secret of migrating other Clouds to AWS
Time: 11:30AM – 11:55AM
This session is dedicated to streamlining the migration from other cloud platforms to AWS. The primary objective is to minimize inefficiencies in migration and build a robust migration plan. To achieve this, we’re addressing existing obstacles through two key approaches, including prescriptive guidance and migration practices.
Angus Tong, Migration Solutions Architect, AWS
Language: English
Infrastructure Modernization Journey
Time: 12:00PM – 12:25PM
Benny Lee, Solution Architect Lead, Nextlink Technology Co., Ltd.
Language: Cantonese -
Track 3: Build
Executive Fireside Chat - Generative AI
Time: 2:00PM – 2:15PM
Paul Gilmore, Vice President, Nasdaq
Eugene Wang, Head of Professional Services, Greater China, AWS
Language: English
Executive Fireside Chat - Generative AI
Time: 2:15PM – 2:25PM
Angus Fong, AI Team Lead, Goodnotes
Eugene Wang, Head of Professional Services, Greater China, AWS
Language: English
Modernizing Applications with Containers and Serverless (Co-present with Megazone)
Time: 2:30PM – 2:55PM
As organizations look to increase the pace of innovation, get more value out of their data, and build new customer experiences, they need to modernize the way they build and operate applications. Modern applications allow organizations to innovate faster while reducing risk, accelerating time to market, and lowering total cost of ownership. We'll take a closer look at what's driving modernization initiatives, how they benefit both organizations and stakeholders, the Return on Investment from this undertaking, the strategic benefits and practical considerations of embracing container-based deployments and serverless computing to modernize application architectures, and most importantly, how you can get started today.
Tim Tong, Senior HKT Computer Specialist, AWS
Reynold Nathaniel Tanton, Cloud Solution Architect, Megazone
Language: English
Building the Future of HRM: Optimizing Talent Acquisition and Development with GenAI Featuring Integrated Global Solutions Limited
Time: 3:00PM – 3:25PM
Dr Julian Lo, CTO, Integrated Global Solutions Limited
Esther Weng, Territory Business Development Manager, AWS
Language: English
Navigating the future of AI: Deploying generative models on Amazon EKS
Time: 3:30PM – 3:55PM
Generative AI is transforming customer interactions across industries. Organizations are accelerating their GenAI initiatives using open-source tools on Kubernetes. This session examines how Amazon EKS can efficiently deploy GenAI applications. We'll demonstrate key tools like Ray.io, JupyterHub, Argo Workflows, and Karpenter to optimize GenAI development on Amazon EKS. We'll also analyze real-world GenAI use cases running on Amazon EKS, providing practical insights for implementation.
Haowen Huang, Senior Developer Advocate, AWS
Language: English
Containers or serverless functions: When to choose what
Time: 4:00PM – 4:25PM
In the evolution of cloud computing, containers have become a pivotal technology for building modern applications. They provide a robust way for packaging, deploying and operating applications, with Kubernetes emerging as a leading orchestrator. On the other hand, Serverless functions provide a streamlined, event-driven model that abstracts infrastructure management entirely. In this session we'll explore the fundamental differences in architecture, scalability, and operational characteristics between these technologies. By investigating real-world scenarios we'll gain insights into choosing the right approach to build modern applications based on workload requirements, deployment scenarios, and operations. Lastly, we'll explore synergies between these technologies, demonstrating how they can be combined to leverage the strengths of both.
Head of Serverless Go-to-Market AWS - Emily Shea
Language: English
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Track 2: Modernize
How to transform from DevOps to DevSecOps Featuring Cathay Pacific Airways Limited
Time: 10:30AM – 10:55AM
Join us as we delve into Cathay’s transition from DevOps to DevSecOps. Explore how Cathay significantly shortened the time required to resolve IT issues by incorporating security measures early in the development cycle. Get ready to learn about key challenges Cathay encountered during this transition and how they built a 'Security Champion Program,' which has driven people transformation and enhanced security awareness from traditional infrastructure teams to developers. In the session, we’ll also explore how automation, leveraging AWS services, accelerates application delivery and fosters collaboration among development, operations, and security teams.
Tony Leung, Head of IT Platforms, Cathay
Stephanie So, Enterprise Account Manager, AWS
Language: Cantonese
Can managed databases accelerate your time to market?
Time: 11:00AM – 11:25AM
As organizations embrace the cloud, they can offload the undifferentiated heavy lifting of infrastructure management to AWS, freeing up resources to focus on their core business objectives. In this session, we'll showcase the powerful managed services offered by AWS, such as Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS), Amazon ElastiCache, and Amazon DynamoDB and how these services can help you reduce operational complexity, enhance security and compliance, and accelerate your time-to-market.
Saurabh Sharma, Sr. Modernization Solutions Architect, AWS
Language: English
Data Workload Modernization Featuring Lenovo PCCW Solutions
Time: 11:30AM – 11:55AM
Edmond Lau, Technical Manager, Lenovo PCCW Solutions
Jeff Yeung, Senior Data Engineer, Lenovo PCCW Solutions
Language: English
Deloitte View: How Leading Technology Enables Transformation and Sustainable Growth
Time: 12:00PM – 12:25PM
Alan Huang, (XiaoYu), Deloitte China SAP Alliance Deputy Leader
Deloitte China Consulting Businesses Partner
SAP MOVE & Business Transformation Leader
Language: English -
Training Track: Level Up Your Skills
Exam Prep: AWS Certified AI Practitioner
Time: 2:00PM – 2:55PM
Participate and get a 50% off AWS exam voucher!
Exam Prep: AWS Solutions Architect Associate
Time: 3:30PM – 4PM
Participate and get a 50% off AWS exam voucher!
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Track 1: Migrate
Evolution from migration to modernization using modernization pathways
Time: 10:30AM – 10:55AM
As organizations migrate and modernize in the cloud, a clear strategy is needed to differentiate the avenues that lead to digital transformation. This session covers the modernization pathways with their associated AWS services and tooling optimized to expedite the process. This session is intended for AWS Partners.
Kelvin Yeung, Senior Customer Solutions Manager, AWS
Language: Cantonese
Confidently plan AI development cycles with Capacity Blocks for ML
Time: 11:00AM – 11:25AM
Capacity Blocks for ML allow you to reserve highly sought-after GPU instances on a future date to support your short duration machine learning (ML) workloads. With Capacity Blocks, you can see when GPU instance capacity is available on future dates, and you can schedule a Capacity Block to start at a time that works best for you. We recommend you join this session to know about Capacity Blocks when you need GPUs to support your ML workloads for days or weeks at a time and don't want to pay for a reservation while your GPU instances aren't in use.
Troy Dai, Compute GTM Specialist, AWS
Language: English
Unlocking Cloud2AWS Migration - Reveal the secret of migrating other Clouds to AWS
Time: 11:30AM – 11:55AM
This session is dedicated to streamlining the migration from other cloud platforms to AWS. The primary objective is to minimize inefficiencies in migration and build a robust migration plan. To achieve this, we’re addressing existing obstacles through two key approaches, including prescriptive guidance and migration practices.
Angus Tong, Migration Solutions Architect, AWS
Language: English
Infrastructure Modernization Journey
Time: 12:00AM – 12:25AM
Benny Lee, Solution Architect Lead, Nextlink Technology Co., Ltd.
Language: Cantonese -
Track 2: Modernize
How to transform from DevOps to DevSecOps Featuring Cathay Pacific Airways Limited
Time: 10:30AM – 10:55AM
Join us as we delve into Cathay’s transition from DevOps to DevSecOps. Explore how Cathay significantly shortened the time required to resolve IT issues by incorporating security measures early in the development cycle. Get ready to learn about key challenges Cathay encountered during this transition and how they built a 'Security Champion Program,' which has driven people transformation and enhanced security awareness from traditional infrastructure teams to developers. In the session, we’ll also explore how automation, leveraging AWS services, accelerates application delivery and fosters collaboration among development, operations, and security teams.
Tony Leung, Head of IT Platforms, Cathay
Stephanie So, Enterprise Account Manager, AWS
Language: Cantonese
Can managed databases accelerate your time to market?
Time: 11:00AM – 11:25AM
As organizations embrace the cloud, they can offload the undifferentiated heavy lifting of infrastructure management to AWS, freeing up resources to focus on their core business objectives. In this session, we'll showcase the powerful managed services offered by AWS, such as Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS), Amazon ElastiCache, and Amazon DynamoDB and how these services can help you reduce operational complexity, enhance security and compliance, and accelerate your time-to-market.
Saurabh Sharma, Sr. Modernization Solutions Architect, AWS
Language: English
Data Workload Modernization Featuring Lenovo PCCW Solutions
Time: 11:30AM – 11:55AM
Edmond Lau, Technical Manager, Lenovo PCCW Solutions
Jeff Yeung, Senior Data Engineer, Lenovo PCCW Solutions
Language: English
Deloitte View: How Leading Technology Enables Transformation and Sustainable Growth
Time: 12:00AM – 12:25AM
Alan Huang, (XiaoYu), Deloitte China SAP Alliance Deputy Leader
Deloitte China Consulting Businesses Partner
SAP MOVE & Business Transformation Leader
Language: English -
Track 3: Build
Executive Fireside Chat - Generative AI
Time: 2:00PM – 2:15PM
Paul Gilmore, Vice President, Nasdaq
Eugene Wang, Head of Professional Services, Greater China, AWS
Language: English
Executive Fireside Chat - Generative AI
Time: 2:15PM – 2:25PM
Angus Fong, AI Team Lead, Goodnotes
Eugene Wang, Head of Professional Services, Greater China, AWS
Language: English
Modernizing Applications with Containers and Serverless (Co-present with Megazone)
Time: 2:30PM – 2:55PM
As organizations look to increase the pace of innovation, get more value out of their data, and build new customer experiences, they need to modernize the way they build and operate applications. Modern applications allow organizations to innovate faster while reducing risk, accelerating time to market, and lowering total cost of ownership. We'll take a closer look at what's driving modernization initiatives, how they benefit both organizations and stakeholders, the Return on Investment from this undertaking, the strategic benefits and practical considerations of embracing container-based deployments and serverless computing to modernize application architectures, and most importantly, how you can get started today.
Tim Tong, Senior HKT Computer Specialist, AWS
Reynold Nathaniel Tanton, Cloud Solution Architect, Megazone
Language: English
Building the Future of HRM: Optimizing Talent Acquisition and Development with GenAI Featuring Integrated Global Solutions Limited
Time: 3:00PM – 3:25PM
Dr Julian Lo, CTO, Integrated Global Solutions Limited
Esther Weng, Territory Business Development Manager, AWS
Language: English
Navigating the future of AI: Deploying generative models on Amazon EKS
Time: 3:30PM – 3:55PM
Generative AI is transforming customer interactions across industries. Organizations are accelerating their GenAI initiatives using open-source tools on Kubernetes. This session examines how Amazon EKS can efficiently deploy GenAI applications. We'll demonstrate key tools like Ray.io, JupyterHub, Argo Workflows, and Karpenter to optimize GenAI development on Amazon EKS. We'll also analyze real-world GenAI use cases running on Amazon EKS, providing practical insights for implementation.
Haowen Huang, Senior Developer Advocate, AWS
Language: English
Containers or serverless functions: When to choose what
Time: 4:00PM – 4:25PM
In the evolution of cloud computing, containers have become a pivotal technology for building modern applications. They provide a robust way for packaging, deploying and operating applications, with Kubernetes emerging as a leading orchestrator. On the other hand, Serverless functions provide a streamlined, event-driven model that abstracts infrastructure management entirely. In this session we'll explore the fundamental differences in architecture, scalability, and operational characteristics between these technologies. By investigating real-world scenarios we'll gain insights into choosing the right approach to build modern applications based on workload requirements, deployment scenarios, and operations. Lastly, we'll explore synergies between these technologies, demonstrating how they can be combined to leverage the strengths of both.
Head of Serverless Go-to-Market AWS - Emily Shea
Language: English -
Training Track: Level Up Your Skills
Exam Prep: AWS Certified AI Practitioner
Time: 2:00PM – 2:55PM
Participate and get a 50% off AWS exam voucher!
Exam Prep: AWS Solutions Architect Associate
Time: 3:30PM – 4PM
Participate and get a 50% off AWS exam voucher!
Featured AWS Speakers

William Platt
General Manager
Migration Services, AWS

Eugene Wang
Head of Professional Services
Greater China, AWS

Kelvin Yeung
Senior Customer Solutions Manager
AWS

Haowen Huang
Senior Developer Advocate
AWS
AWS Customer & Partner speakers

Tony Leung
Head of IT Platforms
Cathay

Alan Huang (XiaoYu)
Consulting Businesses Partner
Deloitte China

Angus Fong
AI Team Lead
Goodnotes

Dr. Julian Lo
Chief Technology Officer
Integrated Global Solutions Limited

Paul Gilmore
Vice President
Nasdaq
Session levels designed for you
Level 100
Designed to give an overview or introduction to AWS services. These sessions focus on features, functions, and benefits, with content that highlights basic use cases and showcases how a service or feature can be used in your applications and how it can be integrated with other services.
Level 200
Sessions are focused on providing best practices, details of service features and demos with the assumption that attendees have introductory knowledge of the topics.
Level 300
Sessions dive deeper into the selected topic. Presenters assume that the audience has some familiarity with the topic, but may or may not have direct experience implementing a similar solution.
Level 400
Sessions for advanced or expert AWS customers. These sessions are geared toward super-skilled users who want to learn the deep inner workings of AWS services. Sessions demonstrates complex design, development, and deployment strategies to help the audience dive deep into the topic.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Where is the Event hosted?
AWS Innovate is an online event.
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Who should attend this online Event?
This event is ideal for IT decision-makers, technology leaders, architects, developers, startup founders, and anyone interested in leveraging cloud technologies to build modern, innovative applications. Whether you're an experienced cloud practitioner or just starting your cloud journey, AWS Innovate 2024 will equip you with the knowledge and tools to drive innovation and achieve operational excellence.
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What is the language of the Event?
The event will mainly be conducted in Cantonese and English.
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