Internet Economy Summit unfolds industry-critical topics of digital future

Internet Economy Summit unfolds industry-critical topics of digital future

Counting down to the Internet Economy Summit (IES) 2019, Asia’s annual tech flagship event for innovation and collaboration, which will be staged at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on 15-16 April.

This year’s theme “Digital Economy • Redefines Our Future” will draw deep insights into the latest and hottest topics of how today’s businesses leverage data-driven innovations to harness the unprecedented opportunities in the connected world. More than 70 industry’s renowned thought leaders and experts will share their forward-looking perspectives in over 40 impactful and inspiring sessions. IES welcomes corporate leaders, tech industry professionals, innovators, thought leaders, SMEs and start-ups to gain insights on winning strategies leveraging new data and technology transformation to accelerate internet-led economic growth.

The event will be no doubt the industry spotlight, officiated by Mrs Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of the HKSAR, the Hon Paul Chan, Financial Secretary of the HKSARG, Nicholas Yang, Secretary for Innovation and Technology, HKSARG, Ma Li, President of the China Internet Development Foundation and Dr Lee George Lam, Chairman of Cyberport.

6 thematic forums you cannot miss:

Visionary Forum – Heavyweight global thought leaders and experts will share visions on the future of the digital economy and explore how businesses and the community harness the technology disruptions to stay competitive. Not-to-be-missed top-notch speakers include Bob Kimball, General Counsel of Amazon Web Services who will share how businesses embrace cloud in enterprise tech; Angel Zhou, President of Alibaba Global Business Group who will share transnational collaborations on digital innovations; Maya Hari, Vice President, Asia Pacific of Twitter will lay forward the power of real-time public conversations; Prof Steven Weber, Professor from UC Berkeley will shed light on cybersecurity in 2025.

Chambers Forum – Leading business leaders in Hong Kong and Mainland China will look into challenges and opportunities covering areas of smart mobility, digital supply chain, convenience via digital “payment, identity, jurisdiction” and innovation hub development along the Greater Bay Area.

FinTech Forum – Uncover the new paradigm of financial services and emergence of new disruptors. From fresh sharing by Hong Kong’s first virtual bankers, insurtech innovations, to smart contract on blockchain, audiences will gain the latest insights from AXA, Bank of China, ZhongAn, Visa, Standard Chartered Bank, WeLab, Deloitte along with Cyberport’s promising start-ups Bowtie and OneDegree.

AI Forum – The rise of quantum computing will significantly power the development of AI and the challenges in using quantum computing for AI purposes. The forum will deep dive into quantum communication, superconductors, and cryptography, correlated alongside the applications across e-commerce, translation, computer vision and more.

Enterprise 4.0 Forum – e4.0 has become the next evolution of business, digitizing the value chain through six enablers - Sensors, Network, Data, Human-Machine Interface, AI, and Robotics. Speakers from IBM, HP, Schneider and more will unlock the top trends and best practices of migrating businesses to e4.0 to deliver greater productivity through technology advancement.

Cybersecurity Forum – Information explosion in the virtual space has drawn paramount concerns over cybersecurity. Leading experts from Germany, UK, Mainland China and Hong Kong will delve into next-gen defense against cyber threats to help business practitioners prepare for the challenges ahead.

The annual summit is organised by the Hong Kong SAR Government and Cyberport to promote Hong Kong as the region’s internet economy hub.

Visit https://www.ieconomysummit.hk/ for agenda and speakers line-up.

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