Tuesday, November 3, 2009

SME Circle Training on November 20, 2009: Starting Businesses in China. Co-organizer: iProA

Co-organizer: iProA
Venue sponsor: Cliftons Hong Kong Central Office


Under the current global economic situation, China becomes one of few economic entities still having positive and healthy growth. Additional with the blessing from CEPA, many are considering opening their businesses in China. Is China really a good place for establishing and running a business? Is there any good market to enter specifically for Hong Kong business people? We have invited speakers to share their experiences with you. Don’t miss this event and register for a seat first.

Date : 20 November 2009 (Friday)
Venue : Cliftons Hong Kong Central Office, Level 33, 9 Queens Road Central, HK(Venue sponsored by Clifftons, map:http://www.cliftons.com.hk/)
Time: 6:30pm for registration
6:45-8:00pm for presentation
Followed by practical discussion, experience sharing, and Q & A till 9:00pm

Organizers: iProA Offline Club and Cyberport IncuTrain Centre

Language: principally in Chinese

Topic: a) Telecom and communication business in China
Speaker: Mr. Albert Cheng (Bio Attached)
Centre Manager, IncuTrain Centre Hong Kong Cyberport
Management Company Limited

b) Internet business in China
Speaker: Mr. Kenny (Bio Attached)
Director, Global Business, ESRI China (Hong Kong) Limited

c) Mobile game business in China
Speaker: Mr. Kin Ko (Bio Attached)
CEO, Lakoo (北京拉闊遊戲軟體發展有限公司)

Charge: Free of charge (drinks and snacks will be available at own cost)

Capacity: 50 persons


Seats are limited (first come first serve). Please confirm your attendance via email to peter@iproa.org of iProA no later than November 18, 2009. For enquiries, please call Mr. Yu at 2778 0040.

Albert Cheng – bios
Albert Cheng is Manager of Hong Kong Cyberport’s IncuTrain Centre, responsible for the incubation programme, which helps start-up companies in the digital entertainment industry and creative digital lifestyle related areas. Albert has 20 years’ managerial experience, particularly in the technology, media and telecommunication sector (TMT) in Greater China. He has a proven track record in helping SMEs in the TMT sector to raise capital and grow their business.

Before joining Cyberport, Albert was Vice President – China of Cherrypicks Group, one of Asia’s leading mobile and Internet solution and service providers.

Albert’s previous roles included Vice-President of A8 Digital Music Group, where he played a key role in the company’s expansion from an SME to a listed company, and Senior Manager - Direct investment and Business Development of C S International Management, where he developed his expertise in private equity investment. C S International Management managed the investment of a consortium backed by World-Wide Investments (the direct investment arm of late Sir Y K Pao’s family), Wing Tai Holdings and Temasek Holdings (the investment arm of Singapore Government)

Albert holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences from the University of Hong Kong.



Kin Ko – bios
Kin ko co-founded Lakoo with Peter Tam in 1999 in Hong Kong. Lakoo is a mobile game developer and publisher, with a theme focus on mobile online role-playing games and geographic focus on China. Nowadays Lakoo has a team of 100 in Guangzhou.

Kin was graduated in CUHK in 1997, major in Computer Engineering and minor in Sociology as well as Government and Public Administration. kin was mostly based in China since 2003, and now have his time spitted among a few cities.
More information of Lakoo can be found in http://www.lakoo.cn/d/g while that of kin can be found in http://ckxpress.com/

Kenny Chien Kwok Keung – bios

About iProA Offline Club
iProA Offline Club, a functional subcommittee of iProA with a focus on humanity and cultural sharing, aims to promote the continuous public and corporate support of events which will bring more awareness of care to the people in need through the union of the online and the offline worlds.

About Cliftons
Cliftons is Asia Pacific’s #1 provider of computer training, conference, seminar and video-conferencing facilities. With over 200 state of the art rooms across nine cities in Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand, as well as a host of affiliate venues in many cities throughout the region, Cliftons has provided the space for hundreds of small and large companies to train, update and develop their teams. Cliftons has facilitated international software rollouts, technical training, business planning workshops and professional development conferences for many of Asia Pacific’s leading organisations and government departments. With over eleven year’s experience assisting organisations deliver training solutions, Cliftons has developed a uniform international level of service, technical infrastructure and flexibility second to none.High levels of customer service, a strong team environment, integrity and commitment to its clients are but a few of the reasons why Cliftons is the industry leader. Cliftons has the resources, expertise and experience to assist corporations and government departments train, update and develop their teams, having assisted over 1500 organisations deliver their training facility requirements for organisational software rollouts, technical training, business planning workshops and professional development programs.Organisations can benefit from the delivery of a more streamlined training program by considering Cliftons as part of the end solution during a project’s initial planning stages. Central locations, state of the art technical infrastructure and a business philosophy built on service and flexibility have allowed Cliftons to develop a reputation for delivering its clients immediate and long-term financial and human capital benefits.

About Cyberport IncuTrain Centre
Funded by the Innovation and Technology Fund, Hong Kong Cyberport IncuTrain Centre is Hong Kong's first and only incubation and training centre for the digital entertainment industry. Dubbed as the "IncuTrain Centre", it aims to promote the commercial success of Hong Kong’s digital entertainment industry, foster entrepreneurship and competence amongst small-to-medium size businesses, and generate a pool of creative business talents for the local industry. IncuTrain also provides incubatee companies with fully equipped office spaces, advance digital production facilities, support in business development, training, legal advice, internship recruitment, and facilitates partnership matching and collaborations with local and overseas organizations. For more information, visit http://www.incutrain.hk/.

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