Thursday, July 22, 2010

Startups Connect: Networking with Digital Entertainment Tools & Technologies 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: September 3, 2010 (Friday)

Time: 12:15 - 14:00

Venue: Solution Lab, Cyberport IncuTrain Centre, Unit 518, Level 5, Cyberport 3 (Core F), 100 Cyberport Road, Cyberport, Hong Kong.

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

Fee: normal price HK$20

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 Digital Entertainment Tools & Technologies Companies" by August 27, 2010.

Rundown:

12:15 - 12:30 Registration

12:30 - 12:45 Simple lunch

12:45 - 13:35 Mentors, incubatees and alumni presentation

- “如何透過應用研究協助發展以科技為基礎的數碼創意產業”
“How to Leverage Applied Research to Develop Technology-driven Digital Creative Industry” by Dr. Cheung Nim-kwan, Chief Executive Officer of ASTRI

- "The Development of New Technologies and Tools for 3D Virtualization and Visualization in Health Care" by Ir. Clifford TSE, Managing Director of Altrinion Group

- "Empowering Artists to be Their Own Brand" by Mr. Brennan Mulligan, CEO of Alkheme Limited

13:35 - 14:00 Mingle

14:00 End of Event

About the Speakers:

Dr. Cheung Nim-kwan, Chief Executive Officer of ASTRI

Before joining ASTRI, Dr. Cheung Nim-kwan was Executive Consultant of Telcordia Technologies in the U.S. and President of the international IEEE Communications Society in 2006 and 2007.

After receiving his B.Sc. (General) and B.Sc. (Special) degrees, both with First Class Honours, from the University of Hong Kong in 1969 and 1970 respectively, Dr. Cheung pursued further studies at the California Institute of Technology in the U.S., where he received his Ph.D. degree in Physics in 1976. He is Fellow of IEEE and Telcordia Technologies.

He joined Bell Laboratories upon his graduation to conduct pioneering research in innovative single-mode fiber optic systems. In 1984, he became District Manager of Advanced Lightwave Technology in Bell communications Research, where he created three world-class research programmes in high-speed, coherent, and subcarrier-multiplex lightwave systems. In 1999, Dr. Cheung became Vice President of Applied Research Government Programme in Telcordia Technologies. Under his leadership, the Government-funded research programme portfolio grew at double-digit rate per year.
Since 2004, Dr. Cheung has been serving as a Consulting Professor in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. He has also served on the Electrical Engineering advisory boards of Columbia University, Polytechnic University of New York, and New Jersey Institute of Technology.

In 2005, Dr. Cheung was elected the 18th President of the IEEE Communications Society, which is an international professional organization with 45,000 members in 180 chapters around the world. After completing his term, he served as immediate Past President of the Society to provide assistance to the President.

Dr. Cheung has published over 150 journal publications, and has served in different editorial positions, including Editor-in-Chief of the renowned IEEE Communications Magazine

Ir. Clifford TSE, Managing Director of Altrinion Group

Clifford Tse has over 20 years of experience in the technology industry and has extensive international working experience in the North Americas, Europe and Asia.

Clifford has worked with major hospitals, research institutes and multi-national healthcare companies in US, UK and Hong Kong in developing computational engines for drug discovery, genomics and sophisticated solutions for clinical specialties. In particular, Clifford led the development of the Cardisys, an award-winning state-of-the-art cardiology management system that is used by some of the largest hospitals in Hong Kong and overseas.

Clifford is well respected for developing sophisticated computational analytics using supercomputing technologies and building some of the fastest trading engines for top-tier finance firms. He was a pioneer in developing financial network systems, developed the first major trading platform using the Financial Information eXchange (FIX) protocol, built the first electronic futures and options trading platform for one of the largest stock exchanges, and the first global IP-based foreign exchange transaction system for one of the largest banks in the world. Clifford was also previously the Strategic Advisor at Jardine Fleming Securities and advised the firm on developing a unified regional trading infrastructure and creating a pan-regional third-market exchange.

Clifford was a founding member of Juno Online Services which became one of the largest email and internet service providers in the US with over 40 million users.

Before entering the business world, Clifford worked at research institutes including Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), MIT Laboratory of Computer Science, MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and MIT Media Lab, where he developed language and compiler technology for massively parallel supercomputing.

Clifford graduated with 4 degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US.

Mr. Brennan Mulligan, CEO of Alkheme Limited

Brennan Mulligan graduated from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business. He founded and sold two successful start-ups. He's consulted global brands, including Nike, Timberland and Reebok. His latest start-up, Alkheme Ltd., aims to build online communities empowering content owners to create and sell their own lines of consumer products.

Monday, July 19, 2010

Startups Connect: Networking with Mobile Application 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: August 12, 2010 (Thursday)

Time: 12:15 - 14:00

Venue: Solution Lab, Cyberport IncuTrain Centre, Unit 518, Level 5, Cyberport 3 (Core F), 100 Cyberport Road, Cyberport, Hong Kong.

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

Fee: normal price HK$20

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 Mobile Application Companies" by August 4, 2010.


Rundown:

12:15 - 12:30 Registration

12:30 - 12:45 Simple lunch

12:45 - 13:35 Mentors, incubatees and alumni presentation

Topics and speakers:

- "Wireless Service Value Chain Cooperation Platform – Pearl River Delta seminar briefing" by Mr. Lawrence Li, Centre Director, Hong Kong Wireless Development Centre

- “Mobile Apps Success Cases Sharing “ by Mr. Benjamin Yiu, Business Manager of Dream Cortex

- "How to win in the Mobilescope - A case study: Hong Kong Movie iPhone App" by Mr. Benny Leung, Chief Operating Officer of Green Tomato Ltd.

- "hello moopi, goodbye junk" by Mr. Andrew Chin, CEO of Evergreat Creative (Hong Kong) Limited

- "Creating Innovative Mobile Apps and Games" by Mr. Leo To, Director of Nuthon IT Solutions Limited

13:35 - 14:00 Mingle

14:00 End of Event

About the speakers and topics

Hong Kong Wireless Development Centre (HKWDC)
The Hong Kong Wireless Development Centre (HKWDC) is devised by the Hong Kong Wireless Technology Industry Association (WTIA) as a flagship project to disseminate the awareness, development and usage of wireless application technology in Hong Kong. It aims as a regional wireless and mobile applications hub in Asia Pacific to attract investments and talents from around the world. It has acquired support from the HKSAR Government and all parties in the wireless industry. Covering 3000 square feet, HKWDC comprises well-equipped software development suites and a spacious product display area at Cyberport, a symbolic representation of leading edge Information Technology (IT) and Hong Kong as a digital city.

WTIA with support from Hong Kong Wireless Development Centre (HKWDC) have established a Wireless Services Value Chain Cooperation (WSVCC) platform in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) of Mainland China. This project aims to reinforce the collaboration in the area of mobile & wireless technology inside the PRD, as well as to raise the awareness and enhance the development of Hong Kong wireless applications & solutions in Mainland China.

In the seminar, we will introduce services provided by WSVCC and how to apply for the subsidized services from the WSVCC platform. You can also meet other industry practitioners during the Networking Session. Mobile application developers, service & solution providers, corporate users are welcome to join the seminar.

About Dream Cortex
Dream Cortex is one of Hong Kong’s premier digital content creation facilities. As one of the pillars of the renowned Cyberport complex, Dream Cortex offers state-of-the-art game development and 3D animation production environment, coupled with industry leading digital media post-production and distribution infrastructure. The company is fully equipped with the tools and talents to tackle projects and productions of any size and scope. Since 1998, Dream Cortex has met client and partner demands for sophisticated, groundbreaking digital content, across a wide range of business sectors.

Dream Cortex offers a full range of high-impact creative services including game development, game art production, 3D animation production, iPhone/iPad App Development, Flash Development and Web Design. Projects include the award-winning animated TV series “The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends”, Hello Kitty Online MMO Game, Ben10 Omniverse MMO Game, Tom & Jerry Online MMO Game and others. Dream Cortex is a subsidiary of Outblaze Limited, the media services and solutions provider.

As Business Manager of Oublaze’s subsidiary company, Dream Cortex, Benjamin focuses on games, animations, iPhone apps and other digital media related businesses. Benjamin’s main responsibilities are marketing, project management, business partnership and development.

Mr Benny Leung, Chief Operating Officer of Green Tomato Ltd.
GreenTomato is a leading mobile application service provider established in 2003. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the innovative and energetic team focuses on the emerging Mobile Internet Market. GreenTomato helps corporate clients expand their presence and user community on the mobile space through mobile platform solutions, mobile contents generation and mobile application development projects (iPhone, Android, Blackberry, J2ME, Symbian, and Windows Mobile). GreenTomato has launched over 150 WAP services serving more than 3 million subscribers and over 50 iPhone apps for its clients since 2009. Along with numerous international and local awards, GreenTomato is a Red Herring Global 100 company, as well as the Best Rising Star recognized by Nokia Award 2005.

Mr. Andrew Chin, Evergreat Creative Hong Kong Limited – Creator of moopi
Andrew equally split his more than 15 year telecom experience into fixed and mobile services. He has been located in Hong Kong, USA and China for sales and marketing as well as business development function. Most of his time focused on providing technical solution for corporate customers. Dr. Andrew Lai, Mr. Eric Lam and Andrew founded Evergreat Creative, later ECHK, about a year ago. The company focuses on mobile application development. Andrew serves as the CEO of the company.

Mr. Leo To, Director of Nuthon IT Solutions Limited
Leo has founded Nuthon in 2004 as a web development company, and put his focus on smart-phone mobile apps since 2008 as one of the earliest adopters. His location-based apps, "Toilet Rush" & "Leisure Guide", are well-known in Hong Kong.


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Friday, July 2, 2010

Call for Presentation: Startups Connect Networking with Mobile Application Companies

Reply Deadline: Jul 21, 2010

Cyberport IncuTrain Centre is planning next "Startups Connect" networking event with the topics related to "Mobile Application". As incubatees and alumni, you are cordially invited to present your company and products in order to spark new collaboration or ideas.

If you are interested to be one of the presenting companies, please send your proposed topic, speaker and his/her bio by email to Katherine Lam (email at katherine@cyberport.hk) with subject “Call for Presentation: Startups Connect Networking with Mobile Application Companies" by July 21, 2010.