FinTech Trailblazers, organised by the City University of Hong Kong and supported by HSBC, is an active learning programme designed to empower and inspire young FinTech talents and to promote connections among the FinTech communities in the GBA.

FinTech Trailblazers provide a series of training, a project-based competition and networking opportunities that equip post-secondary students in the GBA with FinTech knowledge, skills and connections that can enhance their competitiveness and employability and help them surf the auspicious FinTech trend.

Organised by

City University of Hong Kong

Located in the heart of Hong Kong, CityU has a well-earned reputation as an innovative hub for research and professional education and for addressing global issues and empowering positive change.

Supported by

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited is the founding member of the HSBC Group. HSBC serves customers worldwide from offices in 64 countries and territories in its geographical regions: Europe, Asia, North America, Latin America, and Middle East and North Africa. With assets of US$2,959bn at 31 March 2021, HSBC is one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organisations.

Strategic Partners

Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI)

Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) was founded by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 2000 with the mission of enhancing Hong Kong’s competitiveness through applied research. ASTRI’s core R&D competence in various areas is grouped under four Technology Divisions: Trust and AI Technologies; Communications Technologies; IoT Sensing and AI Technologies and Integrated Circuits and Systems. It is applied across six core areas which are Smart City, Financial Technologies, Re-Industrialisation and Intelligent Manufacturing, Digital Health, Application Specific Integrated Circuits and Metaverse.

Hong Kong Digital Asset Society

Hong Kong Digital Asset Society (HKDAS) is an NGO aiming to promote public education, provide opportunities to the youth, and liaise with industry players in blockchain technology and digital assets in Hong Kong

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Advisors

(in alphabetical order)

Dr. Ray Cheung

• Associate Provost (Digital Learning), City University of Hong Kong
• Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong

Dr. Alan Chow

• Adjunct professor, HKU Business School
• Assistant Executive Director, HKU-SCF FinTech Academy
• Founding Managing Partner, Focus Entrepreneurs Fund
• Founder AI Lab

Dr. Angus Ho

• Chief Technology Officer, Sanfields Construction Innovations (Member of Sun Hung Kai Properties Group)

Prof. Richard Leung

• Council Member, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Retired banker with extensive CEO and board experience in Asia Pacific, currently engaged in consulting, education, fintech and NGOs

Dr. Gregg Li

• Founding Chairman of the Orion Astropreneur Space Academy (OASA)
• Adjunct Professor at The University of Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University