HK TECH MEETUP with PingAn, GP Bullhound, NGT, HK Secretary of Commerce and more
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This month, HK TECH Meetup is happy to have several special guests including some of Asia's biggest tech investors like Ping An and "the biggest leaker in Tech" Jane Wong, who was recently profiled in The Next Web, and is responsible for breaking tech news almost daily. For example, just yesterday she broke the news that...
- Facebook is testing Messenger feature which gives you 10 minutes to delete message
- Instagram is working on School stories
- Instagram is testing support for Hindi
As usual, we will discuss all the latest news impacting HK startup ecosystem and interview the some of Asia's biggest investors and have 3 startups pitch the investors live on stage.
This month we also celebrate the official opening of the Nordic Innovation House in Hong Kong and will be joined by the Nordic Innovation Community Directors from Singapore and Hong Kong
Event agenda
5:30 - Doors open
6:00 - Community news by WHub
6:15 - Interview with Special Guests
7:00 - 3 Startup Pitches
8:30 - Networking
Jane Manchun Wong"The biggest leaker in Tech" - The Next Web
Jane Wong is a 23-year-old studying software engineering at UMass Dartmouth, currently taking a gap year in Hong Kong. Her hobbies include travel, photography… as well as reverse engineering and chasing bug bounties. She’s responsible for some huge scoops from tech giants, including Facebook, Google, and Instagram.
Meet the 23-year-old engineering detective behind the biggest leaks in tech
Niclas AdlerExecutive Chairman NGT-Partners
A Swedish entrepreneur, management researcher, Chairman for NGT Partners and Chairman for Accelerated Innovation Group. As an entrepreneur he has built several biopharma and medical technology companies as well as both VC and PE funds dedicated to life-sciences.
Per LindtorpHead of Hong Kong Office, GP Bullhound
Per is a Director at GP Bullhound, and Head of the firm’s Hong Kong office. He has broad experience across the technology sector, especially in Fintech, Communications software and infrastructure, and Autotech. He has worked on transactions including the sale of Rightware to Thundersoft, the sale of Hitta.se to Sprints Capital Management, the sale of In2Media to KMD, and the sale of Libratone to an Asian consortium. Prior to joining GP Bullhound, Per spent more than ten years as an equity research analyst covering primarily the telecom equipment sector and was Head of Telecom Equipment research for ABN AMRO/RBS in London. He has also worked for Ericsson.
