Startups Connect: Networking with Animation-related Companies

Cyberport IncuTrain Centre will have "Startups Connect" networking event to bring industry professionals, startup companies, incubatees and alumni together with their presentations and mentors / guests in the event. During the event, participants are encouraged for active networking and information exchange.

Details of the event:

Date: June 11, 2010 (Friday)

Time: 12:15 pm - 2:00 pm

Venue: Solution Lab, Cyberport IncuTrain Centre, Unit 518, Level 3, Cyberport 3 (Core F), 100 Cyberport Road, Cyberport, Hong Kong.

Fee:
- incubatees just pay HK$5
- alumni just pay HK$10
- normal price HK$20

Rundown:

12:15pm - 12:30pm: Registration

12:30pm - 12:45pm: Simple lunch

12:45pm - 1:35pm: Mentors, incubatees and alumni presentation

Topics and Speakers:

12:45pm - 12:55pm:

“Sharing on Generating Successful Creative Ideas in Animation and Digital Entertainment and How to Pitch the Ideas to the Investors” by Mr. Eddy Wong Wang Hin, CEO and Director of Menfond Electronic Art & Computer Design.

12:55pm - 1:05pm:

"3D immersive virtual worlds and their role in education and collaboration" by Mr. Claus Nehmzow, Managing Director, 3D Avatar School Limited.

1:05pm - 1:15pm:

"Developing Your Animation Project" by Mr. Matthew CHOW, SIMAGE ANIMATION & MEDIA LIMITED

1:15pm - 2:00pm: Mingle

2:00pm: End of event

Language to be conducted: Cantonese and English, and subject to the speakers.

Registration is open to startups and industry professionals.

To register: please send your company name, participant's name, email and tel to training@cyberport.hk with subject "Startups Connect: Networking with Animation-related Companies on June 11, 2010" by June 4, 2010.

About the Speakers:

Mr. Eddy Wong Wang Hin, CEO and Director of Menfond Electronic Art & Computer Design

Founded the company with his brother in 1990, Eddy Wong graduated from the China Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing in 1989 and has since devoted his time and talent to Menfond. After producing the first-ever computer animated TV commercial, Eddy immediately impressed the creative world and has since been awarded numerous more projects including worldwide tv commercials and feature movies. Eddy has produced visual effects for Jackie Chan's GORGEOUS and THE NEW POLICE STORY, Jet Li's FEARLESS, as well as TWINS EFFECT, MASTER Q:2001, A CHINESE TALL STORY and INITIAL D. Under the leadership of Eddy, Menfond has won numerous international awards and recognitions including Electronic Theatre from SIGGRAPH, Digital Theatre from IMAGINA, the New York Festival Awards, the Grand Prize of the Japan International Advertising Award, the Best Visual Effects Award from the Taipei Golden Gorse Film Festival and the Best Visual Effects Award from the Hong Kong Film Awards. Furthermore, Eddy actively focuses on training new blood for the animation industry. Joinly with The Hong Kong Productivity Council, he created Hong Kong's first training program for Film Visual Effects and has to date trained over 200 new animators. In addition, Eddy also serves on the committee for the Hong Kong Council for Academic Accreditation, the Hong Kong Arts Centre and the Cyberport IncuTrain Centre.


Mr. Claus Nehmzow, Managing Director, 3D Avatar School Limited.

From Germany originally, Claus worked and lived in Zürich, München, New York, London and is now based in Hong Kong. Before setting up ALCUS, while General Manager International at the brand and user experience agency Method, Claus led a project for the health insurer Cigna that pioneered a new style of health education community, using 3D immersive worlds and "serious games" technology. This project gained international credibility as a leading example in this space. Prior to joining Method, Claus was Partner at the global management and technology company PA Consulting, where he helped clients apply virtual world immersive experiences to a wide range of business problems. His "Second Life" incarnations of PA's office and online conferences - including UK Sunday Times and Financial Times events - have been widely hailed as pioneering and successful. He has also developed numerous business pilots in 3D world. He has led comparisons between different virtual world platforms, including Linden Lab's Second Life, Forterra's Olive and others.


Mr. Matthew Chow, Managing Director of Simage Animation and Media Limited

Simage Animation and Media Limited is an Animation-loving company, specializing in the art and technique of creating high-end commercial production for all styles of animation for cartoon, advertising and broadcast industries. Supporting with a well trained production team and high-end technical arms, Simage accomplishes a distinguished record of providing comprehensive service to their clients. Moving into future perspective, Simage will extend their technology to merge creativity for achieving a consistent improvement; simultaneously they guarantee an excellent quality and efficient delivery of production service with competitive price over the world. Simage offers 2D / 3D Animation production service for outsourcing needs for corporate and business promotion, such as games, outdoor advertising, CD-Rom, Website, TVC, MV and feature films.
www.simage.com.hk