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Lead Judges
Alan Zong
Executive Director
Alibaba Global Investment
Albert Wong
CEO
HKSTP
Dr. Allan Zeman
Chairman, Lan Kwai Fong Group
Director, Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund
Andrew Lo
CEO & Executive Director
Crystal International Group
Andy Li
Chief Financial Officer
Crystal International Group Limited
Austin Runnels Bryan
Chief Digital Officer
CLP Holdings Limited
Ben Wong
General Manager, Technology & Innovation
New World Development
Bernard Chan
Chairman & President, Asia Financial Holdings
Director, Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund
Carman Chan
Managing Partner
Click Ventures
Chibo Tang
Managing Partner
Gobi Partners
Duncan Chiu
Council Member (Technology and Innovation)
HKSAR Legislative Council
Emmanuel Hui
CEO
Tiger Jade Pebble Accelerator
Jaff Lau
Managing Director & Head, Strategy and Innovation, Commercial Banking
HSBC
Jennifer Tan
Chief Executive
Alipay Financial Services(HK) Limited
Jing Shi
Head, Investment, MTR Lab
MTR
Joe Tsai
Chairman, Alibaba Group
Chairman, Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund
Jonathan Wu
Founding Partner & CEO
Wings Capital Ventures
Joyce Bo
Associate Director, Global Strategic Partnerships and Investments
Ant Group
Jun Yu Chan
Partner
Wings Capital Ventures
Luanne Lim
Chief Executive Officer
HSBC Hong Kong
Lukas Petrikas
Managing Director, Head of Innovation and Data Lab
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
Michael Chan
Managing Director
MTR Lab
Peter Yan
Chief Executive Officer
Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited
Raymond Wong
Head of Investment
HKSTP
Sabrina Fung
Group Managing Director, Fung Retailing Group
Director, Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund
Sam Tang
Head, Sustainability Investment
Hopu Investment
Sammi Wong
Associate Director
HKSTP Venture Fund
Savio Kwan
Director, Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund
Former President & COO, Alibaba Group
Sharon Yang
Director
KKR
Shirley Li
Head, Non-Bank Financial Instituitions
HSBC
Thomas Elliott
Managing Director & Head of Client Coverage (Commercial Banking)
HSBC
Tristan Yu
Director, Healthcare & Pharmaceutical, Commercial Banking
HSBC
Vincent Chan
Director
Samena capital
Yiu Bong Chan
SR TMT Leader
Deloitte China
Judges
Adam Sun
Manager, Investment
Gobi Partners GBA
Alex Kwong
Associate Director
Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park
Alexander Bent
Managing Partner
Undivided Ventures
Alice Liu
Manager, Start-up Incubation and Investment
HKUST
Alvin Lam
Director
Tuspark Hong Kong
Alvin Lam
Managing Partner
T12M Ventures Limited
Amir Laty
Consul General of Israel
Consulate General of Israel
Amy Fong
Managing Director
FountainVest
Amy Fong
Managing Director
FountainVest Partners
Andrew Loh
Senior Vice President
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
Andrew Meng Cheung Young
Associate Director (Innovation)
Sino Group
Andy Liu
Associate director
China Resources Enterprise
Angela Wong
Head of Investor Relations
AlphaTrio Capital
Anna Wong
CEO & Co-founder
Female Entrepreneurs Worldwide
Annie Ng
Senior Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development
Two Sigma
Ariel Shtarkman
Managing Partner
Undivided Ventures
Bauhinia Lee
Impact Venture Builder & Co-Founder
Anima Ventures
Ben Jelloun
Managing Partner
GCCVest
Ben Cheng
President & CEO
C Capital
Ben Au
Founder & CEO
AP Familly Office
Benjamin Quinlan
CEO & Managing Partner
Quinlan & Associates
Bhushan Patil
Founder
MVG Advisory LLP
Binnie Wong
Managing Director, Head of New Economy Strategy Business Development Team
UBS
Boris Brunold
Director, IT Business Enablement
CLP Holdings Limited
Bowie Miao
Project Manager
Muuse
Carol Liu
Senior Manager, BioMedical Technology
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
Chandan Deep
Vice President
B Capital Group
Chester Cheng
Assistant Manager, MTR Lab
MTR
CHI KIN KENNETH CHUNG
Head, Finance & Capital Markets
Avant Biotechnology Pte. Ltd.
Chi Man Lam
CEO & Co-founder
Applied Technology Group Limited
Cindy Zhang
Executive Director
Gobi Partners
Cindy Chow
Executive Director
Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund
DAH REN GEORGE CHEN
CEO
Ecoinno (H.K.) Limited
Daisy Yue
Assistant General Manager, Innovation
Sino Group
Daniel Barrins
Managing Director
Nightingale Partners
Daniel Wang
Investment Manager
Ant Group
Daniel Csontos
Lead of Fintech Engagement
SC Ventures
Daniel Wang
Manager, Investment
Ant Group
Danny Chong
Executive Director
Gobi Partners GBA
David Wu
Investment Director
Cyberport
Derek Chan
Investment Senior Vice President
CRE Alliance (Hong Kong) Company Limited
Dr. Jacky Ng
Vice Chairman
Angel Investment Foundation
Edmond Lau
Board member
Hong Kong Business Angel Network
Edmund Cheung
Executive Director, Private Equity
BOC International
Ellen Wong
Executive Director
JPMorgan
Eric Poon
Executive Vice Chair
Association of Family Offices in Asia
Eric Ng
CEO
Happiness Capital
Eric Tong
Associate Director, Partnerships
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
Eric Chan
Chief Officer of Public Mission
Cyberport
Eugene Leung
Head of Watten Investments
Watten Investment
Fiona Lau
Co-founder
SHOPLINE
Flora Yeung
Senior Manager, Entrepreneurship
Cyberport
Fred Li
Executive Director
Gobi Partners GBA
Gary Chan
Managing Director
Sun Hung Kai & Co
Gary Liu
Senior Director, Global Strategic Partnership and Investment
Ant Group
Gillian Lai
Senior Vice President, Sustainable Finance, Commercial Banking
HSBC
Hao He
Head, China Technology, Media & Telecom
UBS AG
Harry Jarman
Head, Venture Debt, Commercial Banking
HSBC
Henry Fan
Manager, CCG Investments
Chinachem Group
Henry Lai
Associate Director
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
Henry Tan
Partner
Q Venture Partners
Herbin Koh
Head, Growth Equity & VC
Gaw Capital Partners
Hugo Yen
Partner
Tenir Management
Hugues Hallot
Project director
UMA Ventures
Isaac Ng
Associate Head of Investment
MTR Lab
Jaeson Ma
Founder & General Partner
East West Ventures
Jeff Ng
General Partner
Transcend Capital Partners
Jenna Chow
Associate, Venture Capital
Great Eagle Holdings
Jennifer Wang
Associate, Venture Capital Investment
Great Eagle Holdings Limited
Jenny Ngai
Executive Director
JPMorgan
Jenny Wong
General Partner
Transcend Capital Partners
Jerome Wong
Cofounder & CBO
Everest Ventures Group (EVG)
Jess Mak
Senior Vice President
3HK
Jimmy Ng
Senior Investment Manager
Gobi Partners GBA
Jimmy Lai
Senior Investment Manager
Saltagen Ventures
Henry Weng
Senior Vice President, IBD Quality Control
Ping An of China Capital (Hong Kong) Company Limited
Jo Huang
Head, Private Equity
Raffles Family Office
John Ng
CFO
Lee Kum Kee Group
John Malliris
Managing Director
ADV Partners
Johnnie Yuen
Senior Consultant, Investments
MTR Lab Company Ltd.
Joseph Ho
Program Director, Health Tech & Web3
Brinc
Joseph Cheng
Principal Manager, Innovation & Product Management
CLP Power Hong Kong Limited
Joseph Rodrick Law
Chairman
J Global Limited
Joyce Ng
Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer
CUHK Innovation
Joyce Lau
Division Head, Healthcare & Pharmaceutical, Commercial Banking
HSBC
Julia Hu
Vice President
C Capital
Justin Chan
Founding Chief Executive Officer
Gense Technologies
Kayla Yuen
Director
HB Ventures
Kelly Chen
Managing Partner
VMCapital
Kelvin Chan
Manager, Chief Infrastructure Maintenance
MTR
Kenny Man
Managing Partner
01Fintech
Kevin Ng
CEO & Co-founder
Fundergo Limited
Kevin Tsui
Managing Director, Greater China
Invest Alberta
Kevin Tao
Solutions Architect
Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Hong Kong
Kin Sze
Director
Treasure Prosperity International Limited
Lap Man
Co-founder & Managing Partner
Beyond Ventures
Lee Ashmore
Global Head, Regulatory Compliance IT, Analytics & MI IT & Asia Pacific Regional Head, Compliance IT
HSBC
Leo Lin
Head, Data Intelligence Solution Architect
Alibaba Cloud Intelligence International
Marc Palet
Analyst
Vectr Fintech
Marshal Gu
Vice President
Macquarie Private Equity
Martin Liu
Assistant Director, Platform Development
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
Lisa Wang
Investment Associate
HSBC
Mavis Wu
Junior Partner
Hong Kong Inno Angel Fund
Melvin Toh
Vice President & Chief Scientific Officer
CK Life Sciences
Michael Wang
Partner
New Vision Capital Partners Limited
Michael Au
Associate Director, Partnerships
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
Mike Yang
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
ABSG
Mike Zhang
MD and Portfolio Management Leader
Olympus Capital Asia
Mingles Tsoi
CXO (Chief eXploration Officer)
ParticleX
Nick Wong
Wholesale Head of Digital and Change, Commercial Banking
HSBC
Parker Chan
Manager, Group Investment & Strategic Development
Crystal International Group Limited
Patrick Khong
Managing Director
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
Paul Wang
Director, Techno-Entrepreneurship Core
The University of Hong Kong
Paul Chau
Head of Investment Banking and Global Capital Markets
Ping An of China Capital (Hong Kong) Company Limited
Peggy Choi
Founder
Lynk
Peter Luk
Program Director
Angel Investment Foundation
Philip Law
Lead Partner, Venture Capital & Private Equity
Deloitte
Po Lam Pong
Managing Director
Pegasus Fund Managers Ltd
Pritish Sanyal
Senior Manager, Portfolio
CLP Holdings Limited
Pubs Abayasiri
Director, Digital Services
CLP Holdings Limited
Qven Wong
Development Head, Investment & Entrepreneurship
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Rachel Lee
Senior Manager
Cyberport
Raymond Leung
Manager, Partnerships
Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation
Richard Roque
Managing Director
SA Capital Limited
Ricky Lau
Managing Partner
Crane Capital
Ricky Lee
Managing Director
Kroll (HK) Limited
Ricky Choi
Senior Manager, Smart Living
Cyberport
Robert Lui
Partner
Deloitte
Rocky Tung
Director & Head of Policy Research
Financial Services Development Council
Rowena Chu
Chairman
Orion3 Group
Sally Wang
Associate Director
Ant Group
Samantha Lee
Senior Manager, Ecosystem Programme, Ecosystem Development
Cyberport
Sarah Tong
Co-founder
Big Bang Academy
Selina Cheung
Managing Director & Co-Head, ECM, Asia & Head, Private Financing Markets, Asia Pacific
UBS AG
Shawn Sha
Co-founder
BitValue Capital
Sheila Ebrahim
Strategy Lead
Eureka Nova, New World Development
Sidhant Gupta
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Clear Robotics
Simon Je
Founder & Chairman
Hong Kong International Family Office Association
Simon Law
Assistant General Manager, Innovation
Sino Group
Sophie Yao
Managing Director
Pegasus Tech Ventures
Steve Lam
Senior Manager, Entrepreneurship
Cyberport Management Company Limited
Suyu Li
Head, Life Science Investment
New World Strategic Investment
Tak Lo
Director
Braeside
Teddy Lui
Operations Director
Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund
Terence Leung
Senior Manager, Digital Entertainment
Cyberport
Tim Lee
Partner
Creo Capital
Timothy Lo
SC Ventures
Standard Chartered Bank
Dr. Charm
Founding Chairman
Data Literacy Association
Tommy Shek
Assistant Manager
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
Tony Tung
Managing Director
Gobi Partners GBA
Tony Liu
Chief Operating Officer
Vision Plus Capital
Tony Wong
Director
Wvinery Group
Tony Wong
Co-founder
SHOPLINE
Vanessa Huang
General Partner
BVCF Management Limited
Veronique Lafon-Vinais
Associate Professor, Business Education
HKUST
Victor Yim
Head, Fintech
Cyberport
Vincent Law
Founder & CEO
Spark Ventures
Vivian Hao
Managing Director, Private Equity
Sun Hung Kai & Co
Wesley Choi
President
qonvolv Ventures
William Leung
Division Head, Innovation and Growth, Commercial Banking
HSBC
Wilson Chan
Senior Manager, Entrepreneurship
Cyberport
Wilson Chan
Assistant Director, KTEO Entrepreneurship
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Winnie Leung
General Partner
Transcend Capital Partners
Winnie Lau
Manager
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
Yi Pan
Vice President
Neuberger Berman Asia
Yifeng Zhou
Managing Director & Assistant General Manager
Greater Bay Area Homeland Development Fund
Yueh-Chu Tien
Director
Danaher
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