11 March 2025

It’s a time of rapidly changing technology era. Everyone in every industry is being impacted. Even cooks are paying much attention to “DeepSeek” and try to see if it helps to create new recipes. HK is a small city from the aspects of population and market economy. Yet the Government emphasizes and invests a lot in “Innovation & Technology”. Academia and field professionals have observed many critical success factors for innovation. How can we leverage the support from the Government, advantages of the HK geographic conditions to stand out and be successful from innovation?

Mr. Francis Ngai, ex-IBM General Manager of HK, serves as Vice President (Interindustry Collaboration) & Honorary Secretary of the HK Computer Society. He advises multiple universities and mentors as well as invests in Science Park Startup entrepreneurs. In this seminar, Mr. Ngai shared his insights on “Innovation in HK and GBA”. He discussed current challenges and opportunities and inspired students to engage actively in future technological innovations.