Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund/HSBC JUMPSTARTER 2020 Grand Finale Announced a Series of Engaging Programs
January 20 2020 - 03:58AM
Business Wire
With heavyweights to share insights and
global start-ups to compete on “Tech X Innovation”
With less than four weeks to go, the Alibaba Entrepreneurs
Fund/HSBC JUMPSTARTER 2020 (“JUMPSTARTER 2020”) announced today
a series of engaging programs and a line-up of prominent speakers
from various industries and academic fields will be featured at
this year’s Grand Finale held at the Hong Kong Convention and
Exhibition Center on February 11 and 12. JUMPSTARTER 2020 is also
part of InvestHK’s StartmeupHK Festival.
Dedicated to the promotion of global entrepreneurship and
innovations, the two-day event will center on four themes:
“Entrepreneurship”, “Innovation”, “Explore
Asia” and “Connect Alibaba”.
In its third year, JUMPSTARTER has become one of the most
anticipated competitions for start-ups around the world. This year,
a record of more than 2,000 start-ups from 65 countries and regions
applied to compete. Pitching competitions also were held in eight
cities, including Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Beijing, London,
Kuala Lumpur, San Francisco and Toronto.
Forty finalists will have the
opportunity to present their products and services to a panel of
judges at the Grand Finale. The top five start-ups will win an
investment commitment of up to USD5 million as well as cash prizes
of USD100,000 in total.
Cindy Chow, Executive Director of Alibaba Hong Kong
Entrepreneurs Fund, said, “This year, JUMPSTARTER continues to
unite start-ups across the world in an imaginative and vibrant
forum, connecting them with more enterprises, investors and the
public. To support global entrepreneurs and young people to pursue
their dreams, the event is committed to encouraging them to
leverage Hong Kong’s advantages as Asia’s hub of new opportunities
to fulfill their dream of starting their own businesses.”
The event will also feature keynote speeches and panel
discussions by global business players, top innovators, successful
entrepreneurs and academic leaders such as:
- Daniel Zhang, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
Alibaba Group
- Joseph Tsai, Executive Vice Chairman, Alibaba Group
- Diana Cesar, Chief Executive, Hong Kong, HSBC
- Charles Li, Chief Executive, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing
Ltd
- Tsu-Jae King Liu, Dean of College of Engineering, UC
Berkeley
- Savio Kwan, Director, Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund
- Pubudu Abayasiri, Associate Director- Digital Products
(Innovation), CLP
- Allan Zeman, Chairman, Lan Kwai Fong Group
- Rony Abovitz, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer,
Magic Leap
- Felix Lee, Executive Director, UMP Healthcare Holdings
- William Tanuwijaya, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer,
Tokopedia
A number of local and overseas start-ups will also be sharing
their entrepreneur journeys at the event. They include the winners
of Africa Netpreneur Prize, an initiative led by the Jack Ma
Foundation, the founder of ASA Innovation & Technology which
won the “Most Favorite” and “Best Startup” of last year’s
JUMPSTARTER, the founder of an Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund investee
GoGoVan, the management of meal kit delivery company Blue Apron, as
well as artist Alex Fong who successfully transformed his passion
for sports to entrepreneurial motivation.
Furthermore, Polygence, an online educational matching platform
which recently secured investment from the Fund, will debut at the
JUMPSTARTER 2020 exhibition zone along with other Alibaba
Entrepreneurs Fund investees, such as Pickupp and Qupital. Drone
maker DJI will exhibit interactive robots available for
participants to experience. The champion of the RoboMaster, an
annual robot competition held by DJI, will also share their
insights on robotics innovation. African Grammy Award nominee Rocky
Dawuni and Hong Kong singer Jonathan Wong will be there to pump up
the crowd with live performances and music.
“The fintech start-up area is the most mature startup area, in
terms of the current fundraising situation among different start-up
areas,” said Cindy Chow. “JUMPSTARTER encourages more
attention on the development of many other potential sectors while
continuing to support the development of fintech, such as advanced
technology, smart city and retail, among which many start-ups
combine technological applications and innovative ideas to meet
practical needs and solve social problems, as well as promote
industry innovation and growth, all of which deserve strong
support. This brings a greater variety to the startup ecosystem,
injects more vitality into global markets and traditional
companies, and promotes the continued growth of various
industries.”
For more information about JUMPSTARTER 2020, please go to the
website: https://jumpstarter.hk
About Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund
Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund (“AEF”) is a non-profit
initiative launched by Alibaba Group in 2015. To vitalize the
development of innovation and technology, AEF’s mission is to help
Hong Kong entrepreneurs and young people realize their dreams and
visions for a Hong Kong that is vibrant and engaged regionally and
globally. As part of its investment program, AEF provides Hong
Kong-based entrepreneurs with investment capital and strategic
guidance to help them grow their businesses and penetrate global
markets, by utilizing Alibaba's vast ecosystem. For more
information, please go to the website: http://ent-fund.org
About JUMPSTARTER
JUMPSTARTER is a not-for-profit initiative created by Alibaba
Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund that provides a platform for all
entrepreneurs and young people to jump start their dreams in Hong
Kong. It is a first-of-its-kind startup event focused exclusively
on showcasing quality start-ups and providing high-impact
networking opportunities. Our goal is to build, empower and boost
Hong Kong’s startup ecosystem and entrepreneurship by bringing
entrepreneurs, corporates, investors and the public together,
helping to transform Hong Kong into a leading hub for global
innovation and technology.
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