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StartmeupHK
Festival 2023 8-17 NOV
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Curated by Invest Hong Kong, the annual StartmeupHK Festival is a unique platform for startups, investors, industry leaders, tech enthusiasts and government officials to exchange ideas, make connections and chart a course for the future.

Guided by the theme A Future Unlimited, the 2023 edition successfully concluded on 17 November, featuring a series of main events with discussions around hot topics such as Web3, HealthTech, PropTech and sustainability, and a series of exciting activities like pitching competitions, startup-investor matchings and much more.

Event Schedule

NOVEMBER 2023

Mon

Tue

wed

thu

fri

sat

sun

06

07

09

Asia Health Innovation Summit​

Organiser:

Brinc

Community Event
Community Event
Organiser:
LOUDER Global
10

Startup World Cup

Asia Finale 2023

Organiser:

Pegasus Tech Ventures (China)

Community Event
Community Event
Organiser:
EQT Foundation

11

12

08-19 NOV

Organiser:

Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund

Community Event
Community Event
Organiser:
Undivided Ventures
Satellite Event (Bangkok)
Satellite Event (Bangkok)
Organiser:
RISE
15

Game On! 2023

(Day 1)

Organiser:

MaGESpire

Community Event
Community Event
Organiser:
UK Tech Advocates
Satellite Event (Bangkok)
Satellite Event (Bangkok)
Organiser:
RISE
16

Game On! 2023

(Day 2)

Organiser:

MaGESpire

JUMPSTARTER 2023 Grand Finale & StartMeetUp (Day 1)

Organiser:

Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund

Community Event
Community Event
Organiser:
CoCoon
17

JUMPSTARTER 2023 Grand Finale & StartMeetUp (Day 2)

Organiser:

Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund

Community Event
Community Event
Organiser:
Xccelerate

18

19

Event Schedule

NOVEMBER 2023

Week 1

08

WED

09

THU

Community Event
Community Event
Organiser:
LOUDER Global

10

FRI

Startup World Cup Asia Finale 2023

Organiser:

Pegasus Tech Ventures (China)

Community Event
Community Event
Organiser:
EQT Foundation

Week 2

Community Event
Community Event
Organiser:
PitchFlix
Community Event
Community Event
Organiser:
Undivided Ventures
Satellite Event (Bangkok)
Satellite Event (Bangkok)
Organiser:
RISE

15

WED

Game On! 2023

(Day 1)

Organiser:

MaGESpire

St. Gallen Symposium HK-GBA Forum 2023

Organiser:

St.Gallen Symposium

Community Event
Community Event
Organiser:
UK Tech Advocates
Satellite Event (Bangkok)
Satellite Event (Bangkok)
Organiser:
RISE

16

THU

Game On! 2023

(Day 2)

Organiser:

MaGESpire

JUMPSTARTER 2023 Grand Finale & StartMeetUp (Day 1)

Organiser:

Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund

Community Event
Community Event
Organiser:
CoCoon

17

FRI

JUMPSTARTER 2023 Grand Finale & StartMeetUp (Day 2)

Organiser:

Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund

Community Event
Community Event
Organiser:
Xccelerate

08-19 NOV

Organiser:

Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund

More event details will be available nearer the time. Stay tuned!

Highlighted Speakers

Dr Sara Cheung
Managing Director
Asia Era One
Dr Eric Huang
Managing Director
Paradigm Venture Partners
Alex Xu
CEO
MultiMetaVerse
Kara Cheung
General Manager
Amgen Hong Kong & Macau
Joyce Lee
General Manager, Cluster Lead: Taiwan / Hong Kong
Moderna
Pierre Robinet
CEO
Ogilvy Health Asia
Valerie Bertele
CEO & Managing Partner
Yellow Rocks Capital
Marina Domracheva, MD
Founder & CEO
3D Predict
Gunnar Tryggvason
Founder & Managing Partner
Alfa Framtak
Karen Du
Founder
R.I.S.E Sustainable Consumption Innovation Platform
Dr Ho Kam Piu
Chief Technology Officer
GRST Holdings Limited
Lam Chiu Ying
Chairman
Hong Kong Countryside Foundation
Jordan Kostelac
Founder
deploy
Arthur Lam
Co-Founder & CEO
Negawatt
Ariel Shtarkman
Managing Partner & Co-Founder
Undivided Ventures
Sean Lee
Co-Founder
Odsy Network
Yat Siu
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman
Animoca Brands
Jirayut (Topp) Srupsrisopa
Founder & Group CEO
Bitkub Capital Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
Elizabeth Wong
Director of Licensing & Head of Fintech Unit Intermediaries
Securities and Future Commission
The Hon Bernard Chan
President
Asia Financial Holdings
Christoph Meyer
General Manager Hong Kong, South China & Macau
Lufthansa Group
Henry Soediarko
Director
Milltrust International Group
Tesh Mbaabu
CEO & Co-Founder
MarketForce
Dr Adam Mendelsohn
CEO
Vivani Medical
Zhou Jingren
CTO
Alibaba Cloud

FESTIVAL ORGANISER

MAIN EVENT ORGANISERS

COMMUNITY EVENT ORGANISERS

SATELLITE EVENT ORGANISER