The Launch Ceremony of CityU Innopreneurship Ecosystem
Event: The Launch Ceremony of CityU Innopreneurship Ecosystem
Date: 23 November 2015 (Monday)
Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 noon
Venue: Amphitheatre, 2/F, Academic 3, CityU
The Innopreneurship Ecosystem developed at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) offers comprehensive support at all stages of an entrepreneurial pursuit, from skills enhancement and physical space for start-ups to financial support worth at least HK$6.5 million in total per year, plus additional investment capital.
The launching ceremony at CityU on 23 November will be officiated by:
· Mr Herman Hu Shao-ming, Council Chairman of CityU
· Professor Way Kuo, President, CityU
· Dr Lo Wai-kwok, Chairman of CityU Enterprises Limited and Legislative Council member
· Professor Lu Jian, Vice-President (Research and Technology), CityU
· Mr Sunny Lee Wai-kwong, Vice-President (Administration), CityU
· Professor Gary Feng Gang, Acting Provost, CityU
· Mr David Ai Chuan, Director of Knowledge Transfer, CityU
· Mr Peter Mok, Head of Incubation Programmes, Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation.
Three CityU entrepreneurs will share their start-up experience with the media after the ceremony. They are:
· Mr Yuan Xingliang, a PhD student in Computer Science at CityU, and the awardee of the Technology Start-up Support Scheme for Universities (TSSSU) and the HKSTP’s Incu-Tech Programme, who has established a company “NoPhish Tech” and developed an anti-phishing mobile app that can detect malicious information inside QR codes
· Mr Oswis Wong, who won the Best 100 in the Good Design Award 2015 for an additional button called “Air Button” that allows users to access smartphone functions and apps more efficiently
· Mr Mew Kin-ni, who joined the Cyberport University Partnership Programme and was awarded a prize of HK$100,000 to develop his start-up project “Optimor”, which applies big data technology to help banks and enterprises answer customers’ enquiries with an application in an interactive, real-time and automatic way.
Media enquiries: Cathy Lau, Communications and Public Relations Office (Tel: 3442 6304 or 9289 4060)