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Brinc IoT Hub announced the enhanced line-up of speakers at the LAUNCH IoT Conference, which is part of Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK)'s large-scale StartmeupHK Festival scheduled for January next year.
The week-long StartmeupHK Festival will run from January 23 to 30, with leading accelerators, corporates and associations holding a series of thematic conferences and pitching events covering areas such as the Internet of things (IoT), financial technology, health technology and data analytics, in which Hong Kong has a distinct competitive advantage. There will also be InvestHK's StartmeupHK Venture Forum, which is scheduled for January 26.
The Director-General of Investment Promotion, Dr Simon Galpin, said, "The Festival is aimed at showcasing the dynamism and growth of Hong Kong's start-up ecosystem to both international and domestic audiences comprising local and overseas start-ups, investors and business leaders. It is expected to attract thousands of local and overseas start-ups, investors and business leaders to converge in Hong Kong."
The CEO of Brinc, Mr Manav Gupta, said that his group has so far invited speakers from leading hardware, software and services companies to converge and push the boundaries on the future and lasting impact of IoT on product development and consumer business models. Speakers at the LAUNCH IoT Conference will include senior executives such as CEO and founder of Misfit Mr Sonny Vu; Investor with Samsung Global Innovation Center Ms Christina Bechhold; the Director of Architecture, Microsoft, Mr Josh Holmes; the CEO of Li & Fung, Mr Spencer Fung; the Director of Hardware, Design and Technology of Indiegogo, Mr Ben Bateman; and representatives from Tesla, Fresco Capital, Nest Investments, CoCoon and more.
The two-day LAUNCH IoT Conference will be held at PMQ on January 27 and 28. Designed as a forum for experts and visionaries alike, the conference will offer comprehensive and technical IoT programming with opportunities to truly network with founders, investors and influencers in the global IoT ecosystem, Mr Gupta said.
Mr Gupta said, "The promise of the IoT is to finally give the consumer what they have always wanted - the ability to enjoy connected technology effortlessly. LAUNCH IoT has been designed with this in mind for players in the ecosystem to come together and explore new possibilities of how integrated and seamless IoT technology business models will change how consumers interact, work and live forever."
He added, "LAUNCH IoT promises to be a truly immersive experience for IoT entrepreneurs everywhere and an investorˇ¦s well of ideas and opportunities. Attendees can expect to network with a global community fostered by the convergence of software, hardware, data and services. If you are part of the IoT ecosystem then you should be a part of LAUNCH." For more information about LAUNCH, please visit launch.brinc.io/.ˇ@
About Brinc
Brinc was established in 2014 to accelerate connected technology hardware product start-ups from the ideation stage through to business development, consumer validation, manufacturing support and distribution. Based in Hong Kong with offices in Shenzhen and Guangzhou, Brinc empowers the IoT entrepreneur through acceleration, a service back-end and an investment fund. For more information about Brinc, please visit brinc.io .ˇ@
About InvestHK
InvestHK is the department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government established in July 2000 to attract foreign direct investment and support overseas and Mainland businesses to set up or expand in Hong Kong. It provides free advice and customised services to help businesses succeed in Hong Kong's vibrant economy. As at June 2015, InvestHK had assisted over 3,700 companies which have created more than 40,200 new jobs in the first year of operation or expansion and over HK$99 billion of investment. For more information, please visit www.investhk.gov.hk.
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