StartmeupHK Festival 2018 (http://www.startmeup.hk/festival2018/ ) is one of the largest startup conferences and events in Hong Kong
organized by the Hong Kong Government InvestHK. The conference will take place from 28th January 2018 to 2nd February 2018, focusing on
different themes each day.
The physical internet is changing everything – from where we live, what we eat, to how we move – even what we wear.
The Internet of Life Summit brings together the people, companies and ideas shaping the future of how connectivity is re-shaping the world and how we interact with it.
With interactive workshops, keynotes and panels.
Vanessa Cheung,
Founder at The Mills
Sonalie Figueiras, Founder and CEO at Green Queen & Ekowarehouse
Veronika Kuznetsova, Managing Director at Fintech Supercharger
Desmond Ko,
Director at Leatherteq Limited
Kevin Wong,
Co-founder & CEO at Origami Labs
Alexandra Foster,
Founder & CEO at ACF Clothing
Leonhard Weese,
President at Bitcoin Association
Tony Verb, Co-founder at GreaterBay Ventures & Advisors
Dr. David Chung, Under Secretary for Innovation and Technology, InvestHK
Alan Patrick,
Head of Sales at Biorna Quantics
David Goldsmith, Inventor, Adviser, Speaker, Serial Entrepreneur
Fred Chak,
Founder of the Blocks wearables
Deborah Negrash,
General Manager at Naked Hub
Jane Lippencott,
Co-founder at Zensystems
Yan Chan, Business Development Director, The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel
Jeffrey F. Hsu, Manager, R&D Center – Innovations, Marketing & Partnerships Office at FENC
Richard Kelly,
Chief Catalyst at Fung Group
Ben Cheng, Assistant General Manager at New World Development
Walter Jennings, Vice President, Corporate Communications at Huawei
Edwin Keh, CEO, The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel
Justin Gregory,
Founder and CEO at Biorna Quantics
James Bernardo,
Programme Director at Garage Society
Brian Tam, Fashion & Marketing Project Manager at Woolmark
Walden Lam,
Co-founder at Unspun
Janice Wang,
CEO at Alvanon
Florian Simmendinger, Co-founder & CEO at Soundbrenner
Stephanie Chan,
Sustainability Lead, Esquel
Elaine Ng,
Founder at The Fabrick Lab
Manav Gupta,
Founder & CEO, Brinc
Jacob Freenstra, Head of Sales at Campfire Collaborative
Aurelien Menant,
Founder & CEO at Gatecoin
Dan Widmaier,
CEO at Bolt Threads
Juliette Gimenez,
Co-founder & CEO at GOXIP
Elaine Lou,
Founder at Simple Pieces
Anderson Lee,
Advisor at Reverse Resources
Denis Huen,
Founder & CEO at MedEXO Robotics
Jeff Chui, Senior Key Account Manager, Textile & Footwear Services, Consumer and Retail ,SGS HK Ltd
Learn from The Mills Fabrica
Welcome to The Mills Fabrica Techstyle room
The day’s programme would be broken down into 3 key parts:
See the latest in technology
Interested in exhibiting your startup? Apply for the free startup booth here by January 15th.
Experience VR/AR tech
Experience Virtual Reality with Shadow Factory and Augmented Reality with Avatech through their most recently-produced experiences. Drop by Shadow Factory’s demo area and try out two sailboard simulators, and a futuristic game of catch.
RIDE THE TIDE
– A sailboard race across Victoria Harbour. Stay on course and avoid running into ferries
SLIPPERY SLOPE
– Rush down a snowy mountain on an unlikely sled. Crash gear not included
SUB-FLIGHT ESCAPE
– The future is made for speed. Catch as many special items as you can to get the high score.
Start your own career transition
A great opportunity to meet with international tech companies, up and coming startups and fellow undergraduates, graduate students and seasoned professionals looking to access the entrepreneurial spirit of the startup ecosystem. This special Job Fair promises to be bigger and better than ever, bringing over 800 hundred people.