𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐂𝐔𝐇𝐊 𝐂𝐈𝐈 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲 2024

We are immensely grateful to have organized the Awards Presentation Ceremony for the 𝐂𝐔𝐇𝐊 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐱 (𝐂𝐈𝐈) 2024 in Hong Kong. This marks our second time conducting the Index in the past three years. Congratulations to all corporates and SMEs for winning the awards!

It’s not just about the accolades but understanding where you excel and where there’s room for improvement. We will also be conducting workshops for participants to delve deeper into our CII findings. Additionally, we have launched a new follow-up program this year called 𝐂𝐈𝐈+. It is specially 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐂𝐈𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬. More details about CII+ Program can be found here: https://lnkd.in/g7ZpayFN.

Special shoutout to Arup, Hang Seng Bank, and the Airport Authority Hong Kong for being ranked the top three in our corporate stream. Despite economic challenges, your achievements are truly commendable! Thanks Dr. Ricky Tsui, Nancy Cheng and Chris Au Young for their insightful panel moderated by me. They have set a role model for many companies in Hong Kong and worldwide. Also, proud of all the companies which made to our top 20 ranks such as The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (Towngas), Esquel Group, The Bank of East Asia (BEA), Lalamove Automotive, Canossa Hospital (Caritas) 嘉諾撒醫院, Cathay Pacific, Ricoh Hong Kong Limited and more.

This year, we spent significant effort to create relevant measures for SME innovation, recognizing that over 90% of Hong Kong’s companies are SMEs. Empowering these enterprises to innovate and thrive is crucial. Congratulations to the award-winning SMEs like RaSpect, Wizpresso 濃說, Spaceship, beNovelty – Creating Value in the AI+ API Era, just name a few.

For detailed information on the CII 2024 and the results, please refer to our CII page https://lnkd.in/gN2iEV9G.

Finally, I extend heartfelt thanks to the HKSAR Government, my fellow CII organizing committee (Waiman Cheung, Patrick S Lee, CK Chan, DBA, Dominic Chan & myself), steering committee led by Mingles T., sponsors, supporting organizations and CUHK colleagues for their unwavering support. Together, we will continue this meaningful and impactful Index exercise for many years to come.

Great & happy to meet all the VIPs and so many good friends of mine from the industry, CityUHK DBA and DALA – Data & AI Literacy Association in today’s gathering such as, Stephen L., Vivien Chiu, Mimi Poon, Fareeda Cassumbhoy, Andrew Hui, Gary Cheng, Jude Chow, Eric Chan, Carol Yung, Patrick C.S. Fan, Leo Liu, Tat Lee, Mandy Chan, Leo Cheung, just name a few. See you all in CII 2025!