Entrepreneurship Seminar Series 2022-23 – 1st Seminar “Current Funding Sources and Supporting Programs for Startups in Hong Kong”
- Date & Time
- September 13, 2022 (Tue) | 5:30 – 6:50pm
- Venue
- MWT3, G/F Meng Wah Complex, the University of Hong Kong
- Speaker
- Mr Raymond Chu
Associate Director, University Partnership, HKSTP
The Faculty of Science is delighted to launch a new Entrepreneurship Seminar Series for ALL students, staff and alumni, aimed at providing training for those interested in business ventures.
A group of professionals, including founders of startups and law firms, business consultants, angel investors and partners of investment fund, will share their expertise and invaluable experience in areas from idea formation to exit strategy. The Entrepreneur Seminar Series is a “Must Go To” event for those who are going to start or have already started a business venture.
Innovation, technology and entrepreneurship have become a crucial strategic development and economic driving force for future development of Hong Kong, and we have many competitive advantages to develop into a global I&T hub. Over the years, along the fast growing startup community in town, many local startups have flourished into unicorns, including SenseTime, Lalamove, GogoX, etc. Increasingly many young people are considering startups to be one of their career choices and nowadays there are no shortage of funding and incubation support programs for their pursuit of entrepreneurship. This seminar will bring you the latest picture of current funding and support programs from public and private sectors in Hong Kong for young students and graduates aspiring to become entrepreneurs.
Speaker Mr Raymond Chu
Associate Director, University Partnership, HKSTP
Raymond is currently serving as Associate Director (University Partnership) at the Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTPC), responsible for talent development, entrepreneurship education as well as university liaison and partnership. Before joining HKSTPC, Raymond served as Assistant Director of Knowledge Transfer & Entrepreneurship Office at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), driving various university-wide entrepreneurship initiatives ranging from seed funding programmes, entrepreneurship education to co-working spaces for students, alumni and academic staff. Under his purview, more than 300 startups had been supported and over 1,000 entrepreneurs nurtured since 2011. Those startups went on to secure over 450 million follow on funding and won more than 100 local and overseas awards, include 30 under 30 Forbes Asia by several entrepreneurs. One of the startups – Hai Robotics, has joined the league of unicorns recently with over US$10 billion valuation. Raymond has a strong passion in youth innovation and entrepreneurship education. He had served in a number of professional bodies outside his formal works, including design assessment panel of the Hong Kong Design Centre. He was also frequent speakers in local and overseas entrepreneurship conferences and judges for many incubation / entrepreneurship competitions and programmes.
