The Hong Kong Management Association Global Innovation Day Kick-Off Ceremony cum Innovation Summit was held successfully at the HKMA South Seas Centre on Monday, 21 October 2024. During the event, the finalists of the HKMA/HKT Global Innovation Award 2024/25 of all three categories, namely the Large Organizations, SMEs and Rising Stars categories, were announced. These finalists will compete in the 2nd HKMA Global Innovation Day on 23 January 2025 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The first HKMA Global Innovation Day held in 2023 was a huge success attracting over 1,400 executives, innovators, investors and policy makers.
The HKMA Global Innovation Day is an exciting full-day event which combines the Final Judging of the Award, the Innovation Summit, exhibition zones, the Award Presentation Ceremony, and plenty of networking opportunities such as coffee breaks, Collaborator Luncheon and the Celebration Party. The second edition of HKMA Global Innovation Day will feature an expanded exhibition area, not only will it feature the SMEs and Rising Stars zones, but also will include new thematic zones with a focus on Sustainability, Fintech and Social Impact. The HKMA will also collaborate with different organizations and innovators in showcasing the latest trends of innovation through thematic concurrent sessions. Another new element is the launch of the brand new “Innovators’ Choice Award”, a new initiative designed to recognize the most innovative initiatives presented at the event, which will be determined by votes from onsite audience.
The Association is honored to have Ir Tony Wong, Commissioner for Digital Policy of the HKSAR Government as the Guest of Honour, to officiate the Kick-off Ceremony cum Innovation Summit together with Mr S K Cheong, Deputy Chairman of HKMA and Ir Sunny Lee, BBS, JP, Chairman, Organizing Committee, HKMA/HKT Global Innovation Award and Chairman, Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI).
“As delivered by the Chief Executive The Hon John Lee Ka-chiu in his third Policy Address, Hong Kong is striving to become an international innovation and technology (I&T) centre by promoting the upgrading and transformation of traditional industries while actively nurturing emerging ones. The HKMA is an Association dedicated to promoting management excellence and business innovation, the Association is eager to support this important initiative of the government to foster the sustainable growth of our economy,” said Mr S K Cheong, Deputy Chairman of HKMA.
The HKMA/HKT Global Innovation Award celebrates and recognizes innovative initiatives from Hong Kong, the Mainland and overseas with outstanding achievements in five key innovation areas: Product & Service Innovation, Process Innovation, Business Model Innovation, Platform Innovation and Social Impact Innovation.
The Innovation Summit was held right after the Kick-off Ceremony, beginning with the Thematic Speech delivered by Mr Andy Wong, Head of Innovation & Technology, Invest Hong Kong. Subsequently, a chit-chat session was held. Moderated by Ir Sunny Lee, BBS, JP, the panelists, including Ir Tony Wong JP ,Commissioner for Digital Policy, HKSARG, Mr Andy Wong, Head of Innovation & Technology, Invest Hong Kong and Mr Chris Au Young, General Manager, Innovation and Data Insights, Airport Authority, Hong Kong, shared their insights on Outlook of the Digital Policy in Hong Kong.
Afterwards, a Panel Discussion on Global Innovation Ecosystems was held. The discussion was moderated by Mr Steve Ng, Managing Director, Commercial Group of HKT, with Ms Karena Belin, CEO & Co-Founder of Whub and Co-founder and COO/CFO of AngelHub; Ms Liu Bing, Senior Trade & Investment Commissioner, Australian Consulate-General in Hong Kong and Macau and Mr Michael Yue, Google Managing Director and General Manager, Sales and Operations of Google Hong Kong as the panelists.
Ir Tony Wong JP,
Commissioner for Digital Policy, The Government of HKSAR, gives a speech
Mr S K Cheong, Deputy Chairman,
The Hong Kong Management Association, gives Welcoming Address.
Group Photo – Officiating Guests
Opening Address by Ir Sunny Lee BBS JP,
Organizing Committee Chairman, HKMA/HKT Global Innovation Award.
Thematic Speech by Mr Andy Wong,
Head of Innovation & Technology, Invest Hong Kong.
Chit Chat Session
(From Left: Ir Sunny Lee, Ir Tony Wong, Mr Chris Au Yong and Mr Andy Wong)
Panel Discussion
(From Left: Mr Steve Ng, Ms Karena Belin, Ms Liu Bing and Mr Michael Yue)
The results of HKMA/HKT Global Innovation Award top 10 Finalists for the three categories were as follows:
The 10 finalists of the Large Organizations Category
| Top 10 Finalists of Large Organization | |
| Campaign | Organization |
| Deployment of autonomous electric tractor | Asia Airfreight Terminal |
| AI Environmental Air Nuisance Investigation Robot Dog | Environmental Protection Department, The HKSAR Government |
| Leading the Credit Revolution: Privacy-Focused Federated Learning Platform for Groundbreaking Credit Scoring | Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited |
| Autonomous Air-ground Cooperative Tunnel Inspector collaborated with Civil Engineering and Development Department HKSAR and Hyder-Meinhardt Joint Venture | Hong Kong Productivity Council |
| An Intelligent Construction Analytics for Unparalleled Quality Assurance | MTR Corporation / collaboration with Optix Solutions Limited |
| Intelligent Safety 2.0 for Light Rail Utilizing IoT, AI & Computer Vision | MTR Corporation Limtied |
| NEC Home Based Aged Care Solution | NEC Hong Kong Limited |
| Making the invisible become touchable:3D Printing for High Risk Medical Procedure Teaching, Training, and Simulation | |
| Game as a Solution for Vehicle Platform | 上海六感科技有限公司 |
| 小马智行高级别自动驾驶出行服务解决方案 | 小马智行 |
The 10 finalists of the SMEs Category
| Top 10 Finalists of Small and Medium Organization | |
| Campaign | Organization |
| Carbon Capturing Microalgae | Alcarbo Technologies Limited |
| Photobioreactor System | Allystar Technology Co.Limited |
| The Latest Low-Consumption GNSS Positioning Chip (新一代低功耗旗艦GNSS定位芯片) | (華大北斗科技有限公司) |
| Innovating a New Business Model for Cell Therapy | Ever Supreme Bio Technology Co.,Ltd |
| URA Community Service: Smart Ageing Living | Golden Age Foundation |
| Electricity-free cooling technology | i2Cool Limited |
| Transforming a Hong Kong-based traditional chemical manufacturing business into a social mission-driven enterprise by open innovation | LGS Asia Development Ltd |
| TechJobAsia | Talentlabs Limited |
| VoiceDNA (AI-base anti-fraud system for voice-channels) | VoiceAI Technologies Co., Ltd |
| Wizpresso Adnoto – Due Diligence AI | Wizpresso Limited |
The 10 finalists of the Rising Star Category
| Top 10 Finalists of Rising Star | |
| Campaign | Organization |
| Vayu – The Liquid Plant | Algreen Limited |
| Augmented Reality Guided Surgical Navigation | Braillic Limited |
| AI Cardiac Organoid Drug Discovery System | GeneNet HK |
| Gut health products to mitigate chronic illness, promoting physical and mental health by leveraging AI, and advanced metagenomic sequencing technology | Gutolution Limited |
| Cutting-edge Technology for Smart Pipeline System | Hyele Limited |
| Artificial Mussel: A Novel Monitoring Device for Heavy Metals and Radionuclides in Global Aquatic Environments, a Made-in-HK Ocean Technology will be the first International Standard for Radionuclides Monitoring. | NerOcean Limited |
| PharmCare Medication Management App | PharmCare Technology Limited |
| Non-invasive Breath Sensor for Early Lung Cancer Testing | Qi Sensor Technologies Limited |
| Seekr | Vidi Labs Limited |
| CHAZENCE | Zence Object Technology |
About The Hong Kong Management Association
The Hong Kong Management Association (HKMA) was established in 1960. As a non-profit making professional organization, its vision is to be the leading professional organization advancing management excellence in Hong Kong and the Region. To nurture human capital through management education and training at all levels, the Association offers over 2,000 management development programmes and activities to more than 50,000 participants annually. A diverse range of courses are offered including programmes leading to Bachelor, Master and Doctoral degrees offered in partnership with prestigious universities worldwide; Diploma programmes; Certificate courses; Distance Learning courses; seminars and workshops; as well as short courses for business executives and professionals. To recognize best practices in management, the Association organizes eight annual business awards, which are widely respected and have become the highlights of the business community. The Association also provides its 13,000 corporate and individual members with a platform for the exchange of ideas, networking and personal development. (https://www2.hkma.org.hk/)
Issued by The Hong Kong Management Association on 22 October 2024.
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