The StartmeupHK Festival 2023 concluded on 17 November after an exhilarating week-long series of events, networking activities and pitching competitions. Organised by Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK), the Festival drew over 12,000 participants and 16,000 online viewers from 85 countries and territories, consisting of industry leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, tech enthusiasts and government officials. The Festival’s theme, A Future Unlimited, set the stage for more than 600 visionary speakers from across the globe. Over 800 one-to-one business matching meetings were also conducted between startups and investors and potential partners to explore business opportunities. For more information, please visit HERE.

The global innovation and technology are rapidly growing and constantly changing people’s lives. This transformation is heavily driven by the ideas and passion of techpreneurs, who tirelessly use their business and creative concepts to improve the way things were traditionally done. The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, with the sponsorship of the Lo Kwee Seong Foundation launched the “Young Techpreneur Project”. In 2022 and 2023, our projects received a large number of applications and helped the outstanding candidates move their businesses forward. Entering its third year, the programme will continue to recruit young people with potential and provide them with opportunities to realise their entrepreneurial dreams. The selected participant will sharpen their entrepreneurship knowledge through 15 practical digital business training sessions develop ideas that help improve industrial ecology and sustainability. This year, we bring our training courses to the next level and incorporate trending case studies in the field of innovation and technology. In addition, the number of site visits has been increased. Participants will be shown public institutions in Hong Kong that support the development of innovation and technology, pacing the path for their own business expansion. The shortlisted applicants will be invited to join an intensive and exclusive training programme including mentorship support. After final pitching on start-up ideas, a shortlist of six winners will receive HKD100,000 in grants to kick-start their projects. 15 training courses on Innovation Technology business Technology Entrepreneurship Writing Smart Business Plans & Proposals Marketing Design Thinking Practical Skill Training Social Return On Investments (SROI) Deadline: 5PM, December 19, 2023 (Tuesday) For more information, please visit HERE. To register, please visit HERE.

FinTech Trailblazers is offering a free training course on the fundamentals of FinTech. In this course, you will gain: – Insight into the FinTech market – In-demand skills and knowledge – Industry connections e-Badges and e-Certificate shareable on your Linkedin (*A certain attendance rate must be met.) Embrace FinTech innovation to grow and thrive! FinTech Trailblazers Programme | Training | Networking | Competition – Learn the in-demand knowledge and skills for FinTech – Connect with industry experts, business leaders and peers; expand your professional network – Gain project ideation experience through the pitch competition Learn more about the programme and enrol now https://www.cityu.edu.hk/sds/fintech/training.html Enquiry: fintech.trailblazers@cityu.edu.hk For more information, please visit HERE.