𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐋𝐚 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬!

We are honored to have hosted over 300 guests from Hong Kong, mainland China & Macao for our inaugural DALA – Data & AI Literacy Association DaLa Awards Presentation Ceremony and Luncheon on Nov 8, 2024 – a key milestone of DaLa since it was founded in Nov 2022 (same as ChatGPT). It was an incredible platform to honor data excellence in the region. Our DaLa Awards aim to recognize leaders and companies for their innovation and achievements in data, inspiring others to optimize the monetization of their data assets.

𝐀 𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐆𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫 from the HKSAR Government, Ir Tony Wong, JP, the Commissioner of Digital Policy, Bryan Peng from OASES, and YC Chan from Development Bureau for their presence and support. Heartfelt gratitude to our co-organizer HKSTP – Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation HKSTP led by Lance Yeung and Collaboration Partner DAMA led by President 马欢, Judging Panel led by Professor Simon S.M. Ho and Herman Cheng, Organizing Committee led by Ravel Lai and Andy Kwok, supporting organizations, DALA Honorary Advisors, Founding Fellows, Secretariat Office colleagues and our guests. Big thanks to our sponsors, Check Point Software, CLPS Global, Vastcom Technology Limited, Google Cloud, Pinpoint Asia, Dun & Bradstreet, UiPath for their unwavering support. This success wouldn’t have been possible without your contributions. Your support means a lot to us.

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬! Special recognition to our 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐚𝐋𝐚 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 2024:!
– Keith Ip, Li & Fung Trading (Individual)
– AS Watson Group (Corporate) led by Mandy Ng
– Amazon Web Services (AWS) (Enabler) led by Brenda Li and Alvin Cheung

Award winners across industries & geographies demonstrated their data excellence ARUP AXA BEA BuyandShip Checkpoint Equnix Forms Google HSB HairCoSys HKBN HKT HKHS ManuLife Maxims MeasureableAI MTR PICO PLTech PolyU RICOH SFExpress WeLab Wizpresso YFLife ZURICH & more. Proud of them in pioneering their amazing data initiatives.

Glad to see many good friends there and thank for your support since the Day One of DaLa. We all enjoyed the ceremony with experience sharing and joy. Just name a few. ALEX Chan Andrew Chan Anna Lin Aaron Lee Dr. Darron Sun Kai Yue Jason Chan Dave Chen Ricky Chong Culsin Li Joanne Hon (she/her) Disaree (DiDi) Wong Amy Chow William L. Angela C. Vivienne Wong Bond Law Catherine Chan Samuel Hui Terrence S. Victor Ieong Raymond Lin and many more.