Mentorship Scheme

Starting a business may not be easy. It would be even tougher if you are doing it alone. With the HK Tech 300 Mentorship Scheme, start-ups will be guided and coached by mentors from relevant business fields to help them meet real-life challenges along their entrepreneurship journey.

The mentors are seasoned entrepreneurs, industrialists and professionals from diversified industries and backgrounds. They include the members of Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (HKGCC), Chinese General Chamber of Commerce (CGCC), Federation of Hong Kong Industries (FHKI), Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong (CMA), CityUHK Eminence Society, CityUHK Business & Industrial Club (CUBIC), etc.

Dr Ivan Sham

Chief Commercial Officer, Nano & Advanced Materials Institute (NAMI)

Dr Ivan Sham is the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) cum R&D Director of Construction at NAMI, a HK government-funded R&D institute on advanced materials. As the CCO, Dr Sham oversees the applications and impact of the corporate level of NAMI technologies, and strategic collaboration with the industries and various government departments. As R&D Director, he is leading a team of 35 scientists and professional engineers focusing on advanced cementitious materials, polymeric materials and structural analysis with PhDs in materials science, chemistry, engineering, etc.

Specialties:

Innovation management and product commercialisation from applied research on construction & building materials;
Establish collaborations with universities, research institutes and local industries.

Dr Sham is also a scholar and inventor with over 50 publications in peer-reviewed international journals and conferences, and over 15 granted patents in US/China. His research interests include nanocomposites, numerical simulation by finite element method and biomechanics. Dr Sham was a full-time visiting assistant professor for one year and a part-time lecturer for 3 semesters at his alma mater at HKUST.

(Updated as Feb 2024)