The StartmeupHK Festival 2021 is coming up next week! Starting next week, the StartmeupHK Festival will run for the entire week virtually featuring 14 main events organised by number of event partners that are experts in their field. Themes range from fintech, AI, proptech, smart city, healthtech to sustainability, female entrepreneurship, and the GBA – some of the most discussed topics of our time. Our stellar speaker lineup include marketing maestro and futurist Guy Kawasaki, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, Esther Wong of AI unicorn Sensetime, Eva Na of IOT platform Tuya, Christina Gaw from Gaw Capital, ex-NASA astronaut Chris Altman, MD of Zhenfund Le Yin, which has seen 50 exits from its portfolio companies. If you’re a startup and interested to exhibit, pitch, join investor matching sessions, find talent (or a job!), attend workshops, or generally want to be inspired and connected to the startup ecosystem in Hong Kong, the GBA and beyond, sign up and apply for the sessions.

Check the main events below and mark your calendar: (Note: events are organised by separate event partners and need individual registrations)

SHAPERZ – A Tech Event for SMEs 24-25 May Empowering small and medium businesses to transform digitally. Learn from experts at Bumble, Klook, Foodpanda, Vectr Ventures, LinkedIn, Shopify, and L'Oréal on marketing, scaling, hiring, etc. or join the masterclasses or roundtables. Learn more   PropTech: Asia & Beyond 24-25 May Evolution of real estate and the urban landscape. Speakers include Christina Gaw from Gaw Capital and Dr. Andrew Baum, Professor of Practice at the University of Oxford. Also check out the Pitch Battle finals to see some of the most innovative proptech from the region! Learn more

AI for All & Making Money with AI 24 May Trends, technologies and future products in Edge AI. Listen to insights and learn how to apply AI practically business by leaders from Qualcomm, China Accelerator, Pi Ventures and others (India event). Learn more   Female Funding Fair 24 May Importance of investing in women to promote gender equality. Discussions on female founders and the drive for gender equality by businesses and social enterprises. Apply for mentoring by business leaders.  Learn more

Scaleup Impact Summit 25-26 May Bringing insights, powerful networks and experiences. Fireside chat with Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of HK, and other speakers including Tom Chi, Claire Calmejane, CIO, Societe Generale plus a live music performance from NFT musician Hanjin Tan! Also includes job fair, business matching and networking. Learn more   GBA Innovation Summit 25 May Connecting businesses. Unveiling potentials in GBA. Sign up if you’re interested about the latest tech developments in China’s tech industry by some of its biggest tech and investment companies. Simultaneous translation between English and Chinese in real time provided. Learn more

Thriving Together – Trends of Startups and ESG Investors 26 May A 1.5hr talk on startups and ESG investments. Speakers include HKEX, Food Made Good HK, The Mills Fabrica, BlackRock Investment Institute and more. Learn more   Startup World Cup Asian Regional Finale 2021 27-28 May Bringing together CEOs of top startups, venture capitals and enterprises. The Asian finals brings together some of the best startups in the region. Keynotes from Guy Kawasaki and Pegasus Tech Ventures. Learn more

Connected Cities Conference 27 May Smart / connected cities and technologies from around the world. Over 120 smart city and proptech startup showcases, plus discussion on how to live, work and play after the pandemic, with senior leaders from KPMG, Siemens, CLP, Visa, Jardine, HKIA, MTR and Schneider Electric. Learn more   Asia Healthcare Innovation Summit 27 May Connecting Asia’s Healthcare Technology Ecosystem. Thought provoking discussions from leaders in the healthtech and investment space, including Danny Yeung, Co-founder of Prenetics, Amit Kakar, Head of Asia for Novo Holdings, Victor Tong, Partner at Decheng Capital and Judith Li, Partner at Lilly Asia Ventures.  Learn more

Virtual Fintech Forum 27 May Fintech for Industry 4.0 and ESG & Sustainability. Featuring Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, Ronit Ghose, Global Head of Banks Research for Citi and Christopher Hui, Sec. for Financial Services and the Treasury. Learn more   GBA Online Hackathon 2021 28 May An online hackathon combined with mentoring, brainstorming and more. Listen to final pitches on startup projects in the Greater Bay Area where you can catch up with the latest technological innovation and entrepreneurship. (GBA event) Learn more

Ecosystem Summit 28 May Promoting HK as a global innovation and sustainability hub. Discussions on developing Hong Kong’s startup ecosystem with some of the city’s top community builders and business leaders. Learn more   1.5C – The Defining Decade for Impact with Tech 28 May Sustainability and impact-driven startup solutions. Listen to talks by executives from NWS Holdings, DBS Bank, McKinsey Global Institute, Arup, Ampd Energy and Avant Meats, on how to mitigate climate change. Learn more

Visit the festival website to know more and register.

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