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Global Startups Compete at the First Post-Pandemic Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund/HSBC JumpStarter 2023

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Grateful to be in the judging panel of the #Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund/HSBC JumpStarter 2023. It was the first f2f #JumpStarter after the pandemic. Heartfelt thanks to Teddy Lui #AEF and their teammates to organize such an outstanding global competition for entrepreneurs around the world. https://lnkd.in/gDXTweWj

I met Teddy when AEF just started in 2015 in my capacity of Cyberport Chief Public Mission Officer. It is amazing to see that AEF JumpStarter has become a global leading startup competition today. Well done Cindy Chow, Teddy Lui and many others at AEF, #Gobi and #HSBC.

Together with other experienced judges today including Cindy Z. #Gobi, Mingles T. #ParticleX, Rachel Lee #Cyberport, Winnie Lau #HKSTP, Ricky Lee #KROLL, Simon Law #Sino, Matthew Yung #HSBC, and Edmond Lau #CityU, we have selected the best startups from the world to proceed to the next round of the competition. Really appreciate all the effort from the participating startups as well and many of them are from ASEAN and even Latin America. Glad to see the global reach of Jumpstarter.

DaLa – Data Literacy Association #DaLa is proud to be a supporting organization of this year’s JumpStarter. Wish all of the stakeholders in the ecosystem can cocreate more values for Hong Kong and the #GBA region. Cheers.

#startup #entrepreneurship #entrepreneurs #technology #innovation

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Insights on Cloud Security and AI at the 8th Cloud Forum in Hong Kong

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Congratulations to all the winners of the Best HR Awards 2022 organized by CTGoodJobs. Grateful being one of the judges and speakers for the Awards again. My OpenCertHub Academy team fully supported the ceremony this year. Thanks Vivienne Wong, Shirley Pi, William Ho, Reo Lam and their teammates to organize such a great award ceremony. We enjoyed our great collaboration and teamwork with the CTGoodJobs team.

I particularly appreciate this Awards because it has pioneered quite a few award categories to encourage HR leaders to cultivate digital transformation and innovation initiatives and talent to their organizations.

In this year, Data Literacy Association #DaLa www.DaLaHK.org , which was founded by a number of data leaders and I to nurture data culture in large to small organizations, jointly with CTGoodJobs created a new category called Data Literacy Award. It aims to encourage establishing data culture and enabling pervasive use of data in organizations to unleash the power of data to every employee. Congratulations to The Bank of East Asia #BEA to receive the 1st ever Grand Award of this category in Hong Kong. Really appreciate the great team effort from their FinTech, Data and Training and Development teams. Congratulations Stephen L. Kenny Au, and Doris Tong. My OpenCertHub teammates are so fortune to collaborate with the BEA team to empower their colleagues at all levels of the bank to speak the language of data.

Also happy for many HR leaders in town like Fanny Chan from China Everbright Bank Hong Kong #CEBHK, Eliza Ng #HKPC, Edmund Lam #FubonBank, Derek Wu #LKK, and many others for their amazing achievement. Also good to see young leaders like CY Chan #ECHealthCare, Bobo Wong, Michelle Chan #Microsoft, Mingo Tsang #Bowtie and more. They are with bright minds and our future as well.

As I mentioned in my talk on “Data Literacy – Build Future-proof Workforce with Second Business Language”, Digital Transformation not only needs digital experts but also HR experts as change management and culture play a pivot role in its success. Teamwork between digital teammates and HR teammates are super important. Had a very good chat with Kandy Lui #iHRM and learnt a lot from her on the HR profession and it’s latest development. Also learnt from José Carlos Bezanilla on how to make Hong Kong a Great Place to Work #GPTW.

#HR #HumanResoures
#OpenCertHub OpenCertHub #OpenCertHubAcademy
OpenCertHub Academy
#BankOfEastAsia #BEA
#DataLiteracy #DataMindSet #DataCulture #DataStoryTelling
#AI #BigData #HRAnalytics #HR
#DigitalTransformation #ChangeManagement

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Happy New Year 2022

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First of all, I wish all of you have a prosperous, healthy & happy year in 2022. It is time to review 2021 & plan forward.

I was engaged in a few impactful & amazing programs in 2021. I couldn’t have accomplished all these without the trust & support from you all, my partners, friends in the ecosystem & my teammates. Heartfelt thank to all of you. I look forward to collaborating with you even more in 2022 & beyond.

Amazingly, I have done over 120 LinkedIn posts in 2021. It indicated well that our innovation and technology #ecosystem is not just resilient but also vibrant again. To recap 2021, let me share with you my top 12 posts. Really appreciate your support to my sharings posted in the last 12 months.

1. IT PRO Cover Page
Interviewed by IT PRO on my view of the future of HK Innovation & Technology. Thanks to #ITPRO. https://lnkd.in/g3_nWg32

2. 2021 HKICT Awards
It was my honor to be the Chief Judge of the FinTech Award. Thanks to #HKIB & #OGCIO. https://lnkd.in/gYNU9F7T

3. Hong Kong Corporate Innovation Index
Initiated this project as a founding organizing committee member. Thanks to #CUHK #APIB #HKGCC #Cyberport #HKSTP #HASE #AWS #IBM #SAP #JETCO. https://lnkd.in/gsttKHHt

4. 2021 Hong Kong FinTech Week
Moderated an inspirational session on #FinTech #Innovation of incumbent banks. Thanks to #HSBC. https://lnkd.in/gy4nweCj

5. HKPC Innopreneurs Forum Series & #ASEAN Market Development Program
Designed & delivered these programs to empower SMEs & startups on digital transformation & market penetration to ASEAN. Thanks to #HKPC. https://lnkd.in/gHMn3HV

6. #GBA Forum with ASTRI & Sun Life
Moderated two GBA forums with #ASTRI & #SunLife. Thanks to #GBABusinessSchool & #CUHK. https://lnkd.in/geXUkNtq & https://lnkd.in/gKcwZVtk

7. 2021 HKICT Expo
Showcased B4B’s data hackathons & #OpenCertHubAcademy’s Data Literacy Empowerment Program. Thanks to #B4B & #OCH. https://lnkd.in/gZa2iP4W

8. CityU #HKTech300
Engaged as vetting team and mentor for a major entrepreneurship enablement program in HK. Thanks to #CityU. https://lnkd.in/gBBrX9za

9. Launched Data Literacy Empowerment #DLEP Forum in Shanghai Commercial Bank
The forum is a part of our #DataLiteracy Empowerment Program which aims to transform enterprises to be data-driven analytical competitors. Thanks to #OpenCertHub. https://lnkd.in/gAR2-gPy

10. 2021 Hong Kong Book Fair
Launched my book #數碼力大提升 in the 2021 Hong Kong Book Fair. Thanks to #EnrichPublishing. https://lnkd.in/gBsy3_y

11. Toa Sir Data Talk “#ToaSir講數”
Launched a series of talks with leading enterprises on their use of #Data https://lnkd.in/ggvNv8BN

12. Publication of HSBC Business Case
Shared my experience in publishing a case on #HSBC innovation in the world’s leading Case Publisher #IveyPublishing with my CityU DBA alumni & LPs. https://lnkd.in/gdseNXhS

plus another 100+ posts. Isn’t that Amazing! Thankful & grateful to my family & all in my journey. What a memorable year!

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(Hong Kong) CityU DBA Alumni Sharing

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I had a joyful and meaningful evening with my City University of Hong Kong (CityU) Doctor of Business Adminstration (DBA) alumni and learning partners from cohort 2006 to 2021. I shared my experience to prepare, write and publish a business case on a global basis.

I am so grateful that I have successfully published my case for #HSBC in the world’s largest business case publisher – Ivey Publishing. The case is now globally accessible by all major business schools worldwide through #Ivey Publishing and #Harvard Business Publishing networks.

The topic of my case is – HSBC: Embracing Open Innovation for SMEs. Please find out more here https://lnkd.in/eYUHfTFp. Thank you so much for HSBC teams, my mentor Professor Hubert Pun and many others to fully support this case and make this dream of mine realized.

My drive to share my experience with my fellow DBA friends was that I would like to encourage them to write more cases so that our valuable experience from Hong Kong can be shared with our new generations as well as all executives worldwide.

We do not have enough local cases for our next generation to learn from. Also, not too many leaders in other countries know our Hong Kong best practices and stories. If every DBA, not just DBA from CityU but also PolyU, HKUST, etc. writes a case, we will have hundreds of cases known to the world in a few years. Let’s action, learning partners.

Appreciate all my learning partners joined my sharing session on site and online tonight. We should do more and I will be the audiences of yours next. Thanks Queenie from CityU and Candi from my team to make all arrangements.

#Ivey #IveyPublishing
#HarvardBusinessPublishing
#Case #BusinessCase
#CityuDBA #CityU #DBA
#Innovation #Entrepreneurship #DigitalTransformation
Muammer Ozer Michael C S Wong, PhD DAVID Chung Tai-Wai Fareeda Cassumbhoy Hedy Sat Dr. TANG Monica CK Chan, DBA Dr. Lawrence WONG Venus Tang (鄧麗華) Lynne Sprugel Kuan Thye Sean Dr. Matt Chau Ean Kiam Ng, CFA, CAIA, CFP, FRM, FCCA,CMT, FDP Dr. Rajeev Chib Joyce Lau Leo Yeung Dr. Louis Poon 潘樂鳴博士 (DBA, Chartered Marketer, FinTech) Julia WANG Anna Chan Titania Kwan Dr. Lana Lo Mike Tsui Alvin Leung Dr. Kelvin Wan Gladys Lam and many others.

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(Hong Kong) CityU DBA Dinner Gathering

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Welcome to our two new cohorts of 2021 and 2020 #CityU Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) learning partners. We had a welcome dinner last night for all of them. It brought back a lot of memories for my #DBA journey. I started this journey back in 2008 and gratefully received my DBA degree a few years later. Time flies.

Thanks for Professor Muammer Ozer and Professor Sidney Leung to organize this and cultivating over hundreds of #CITYUDBA graduates and learning partners. With this empowerment and blessings, we are contributing to our industries, societies and research of interests. Thank you. Appreciate Professor Ozer, supervisors, DBA supporting teammates and many unsung heroes in our families and networks to make our dreams come true. Also congrats to #DBAC Chairman Dr. Rajeev Chib, Dr. Wilson Yeh and Linda Biek, AICPA, CGMA on receiving the DBA Awards. Proud of you all.

We all had an enjoyable gathering last night. Great to see learning partners from all cohorts from 2006 to 2021 there including 大師兄 Gary Cheng and Dr. Louis Poon 潘樂鳴博士 (DBA, Chartered Marketer, FinTech) from our 1st cohort 2006 and many others like Dr. Kelvin Wan, , Dr. Hedy Sat, Dr. CK Chan, DBA, Dr. Leo Yeung, Dr. Joel Ma, Dr. Lee Barry, Joyce Lau, Qingzhong (David) Zhang, Enders Lam, Albert Koo, Jerry Yu, Fareeda Cassumbhoy, Shariq Shah and many others there.

For our new learning partners, it is going to be a relatively long journey with quite a few ups and downs. However, it is going to be rewarding, fruitful and impactful. You can see the photos that I shared here. It will be a happy ending for sure with lots of joys, knowledge, wisdom and friends made then. So, keep it going, hang in there, and you will make it just like what we had gone through and eventually achieve our goal.

Add oil DAVID Chung Tai-Wai (2021), and your LPs and Alvin Leung (2020) and your LPs. We will be there for you in your DBA journey.

If you haven’t started the journey of DBA, will you do it in some point of your career? More about CityU DBA here https://lnkd.in/gX4ej_Yw.

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(Hong Kong) CityU HongKongTech300 Program

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Venture Beyond Boundaries – I love this vision of #CityU #HongKongTech300. The program has gained tremendous support from the power houses and leaders from the #Innovation and #Technogy ecosystem in Hong Kong. It was a great ceremony yesterday to present the seeding funds to selected #startups for the program, appreciate and recognize experienced mentors and annouce the collaboratiom with the China Resources Group #CRC.

#ITB Secetary, #HKSTP Chairman, #Cyberport Chairman, #FHKI Chairman, #StartupCouncil Chairman and many other leaders in town were there to show their support.

I am grateful, as a CityU #DBA Alumni, as well as a Exco of FHKI Startup Council, to be a part of this program as a mentor and vetting team. It was my honor to receive the appreciation plaque from Mr Lester Garson Huang, Chairman of the CityU Council, and President Way Kuo of CityU.

Find out more about the program.
https://lnkd.in/gg5yStf

Thank you for my Alma Mater and all the leaders and supporting colleagues in CityU to create such a great energetic and impactful program to support local #entrepreneurs. I look forward to cultivating our next generation of tech entrepreneurs with you all.

#HKTech300 Sunny Lee Matthew K O Lee Ron Kwok Gary Cheng Jason Chiu Muammer Ozer

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(Hong Kong) HK Tech 300 – Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programme by CityU

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Another good news to the Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Ecosystem. City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has launched its #HKTECH300. It aims to raise up to 300 start-ups in 3 years. They offer attractive 10K, 100K, 1,000K schemes to cultivate these emerging #startups.

Depending on stages of the startups, the beginning startups can start with 10K which basically includes a series of #entrepreneurship training. If the startups are more mature, they can go for a seed fund of 100K or an angel fund of 1,000K.

Are you qualified for this program? If one of the key members in your startup is a CityU alumnus or your project can make use of CityU’s #IP, you may apply for it. For exact eligibility, please refer to the link https://lnkd.in/gSHdQ7m .

I am so grateful to be a member of the vetting team (as EXCO of FHKI Startup Council) to help choose the best of the best to join the program, & provide mentorship & advice when appropriate. More importantly, I am so proud of my Alma Mater, CityU, where I earned my doctoral degree years ago. Thank you #CityU to empower me & many leaders in the #innovation and #technology industry.

Thanks, Ron Kwok, Adams C., Michael Yang, Thomas Chan, & many other professors & colleagues City University of Hong Kong to make this happen.

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(Hong Kong) College of Business Distinguished Alumni Award 2019

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What a way to wrap up my year of 2020! I have received my College of Business Distinguished Alumni Award 2019 (香港城市大學商學院傑出校友獎) from two great mentors of mine in the City University of Hong Kong #CityU yesterday FINALLY.

I have waited to receive this award for over a year but could not get it due to the social unrest and Covid-19. Finally, I got it yesterday in person.

Thank you Professor Frank Chen, Dean, College of Business, and Muammer Ozer, Director, Doctor of Business Administration #DBA at City University of Hong Kong for presenting this award to me. My true honour.

I would also like to thank my family, teachers, mentors, friends, clients, partners, colleagues, entrepreneurs, investors, students and many more who have contributed to my learning and career journey. I am so grateful to knowing you in my life. Thank you.

Let’s have a great and healthy year in 2021. Mentally positive but physically negative for Covid-19 tests. Cheers.

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Outstanding CityU DBA Alumni Award 2018

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It is my honour to receive the Outstanding CityU DBA Alumni Award 2018 from Prof Ozer, CityU DBA Director, and Dr. George Lam,Cyberport Chairman. I would like to thank Prof Ozer, Prof Vogel and Prof Kumar, many professors there to nurture me and support me to complete my doctoral thesis on big data in my Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) journey.

Thanks for Dr Geroge Lam, Tenny L. Michael Leung Dr. Wilson Cheung as my guests of honour to witeness my award presentation. I would like to thank my family to raise me up with solid education in school and at home.

During my career, I was so fortune to work for great companies Cyberport HSBC IBM Oracle Informix JOS Kingdee and met with great people. I learned a lot from them. It is only a few of them here. Daniel Lai Susanna Chiu Susanna Shen Sunny L. Stephen Lau Louis Ma Thomas Wan Kevin SM Yeung Allen Yeung David Chung Andrew Chan, Prof Jacky So of University of Macau, Mr. Robert Xu from Kingdee, Mrs. Chan Siu Hing from HSBC, and many others. Thank you so much to all of you.

I will continue to improve and do my best to contribute to innovation and technology industry especially in AI BigData FinTech and the society, economy and next generation in Asia. Cheers.

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