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Startup Connect 2016, by IBM SoftLayer
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FRITES Belgium on Tap
198 Wellington Street Hong Kong Island Hong KongDescription
Startup Connect 2016, by IBM SoftLayer
Thursday January 28th 2016 @ FRITES Belgium on Tap, Central
As part of the exciting StartMeUpHK Festival organized by InvestHK - IBM SoftLayer is excited to invite you to our VIP startup event on Thursday, January 28.
IBM SoftLayer has been supporting startups in Hong Kong for the past 4 years with the Catalyst program - offering tech startups one year of free services and support, including mentoring, marketing resources and technical advise.
Now, we are excited to showcase some of Catalyst's most successful Hong Kong graduates as well as few of the hottest new teams that have just joined the program. These startups range from hardware to property, from gaming to virtual reality. We also have a great line-up of speakers hailing from IBM's larger enterprise customers who will share their thoughts on the explosive growth in the startup ecosystem in Hong Kong. Please join us for 2 hours of informative startup content followed by 2 hours of networking over cocktails.
Agenda:
- 4:15 Registration
- 4:30 Introduction by Casey Lau, Head of Global Entrepreneur Program APAC
- 4:40 Keynote by Hie-Ping Chan, IBM
- 4:50 Corporates Panel Discussion on Startups with IBM, Swire Properties, KPMG, Li & Fung.
- 5:20 Startup Alumni Showcase: Ambi Climate, Spacious and CMUNE.
- 6:00 New Startups Pitch and Judge: Meet the hottest new HK startups.
- 6:20 Global Technology Innovation Trends & Closing by Gary Matuszak, KPMG
- 6:30 Networking with Belgium beer (poured by monks.)
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Please contact SoftLayer marketing team at MarketingAP@softlayer.com with any questions.