Meeting Startup Specialists and Outstanding Entrepreneurs from Asia in CoCoon
HONG KONG, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today marks the first day of the inaugural CoCoon Annual Startup Exchange (C.A.S.E.), a two-day conference featuring outstanding entrepreneurs across Asia. The opening ceremony is held in CoCoon with great attendance and success.
C.A.S.E. is honored to have Mr. Bernard Chan, GBS, JP, Member of Executive Council; Mr. Charles Peter Mok, Member of Legislative Council; Mr. Herman Lam, CEO of Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited; Mr. Anthony Tan, CEO of Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation and Mr. Maximilian Ma, MBE, Co-founder of CoCoon as Guests of Honor. Mr. Jamie Lin, Founder of appWorks Ventures from Taiwan, is one of the Keynote Speakers of the conference.
Successful entrepreneurs and angel investors are invited as the guest speakers of the first day's conference. Acclaimed entrepreneurs and investors include Jason Chiu, Founder and CEO of the Cherrypicks Group; Greg Sung, Founder of aNobii; Chung Po-Yang, SBS, OBE, JP, Co-founder of DHL International Limited (Asia Pacific); Vincent Wong, Secretary-General of the Social Enterprise Summit; Antares Au, Private Equity Investor at SSG Capital Management; Dominic Chan, Founder of Decisive Consulting; Stuart Kwok, Managing Partner at Harbor Pacific Capital; Andrew Teoh, Managing Partner at Ameba Capital and Chandran Nair, Founder and CEO of the Global Institute For Tomorrow (GIFT). Three CoCoon business startup teams also participate in the pitch session to compete for the prizes and to attract potential partners and investors. The pitch session is open to conference participants for voting. Winning teams will be awarded HKD20,000, HKD10,000 and HKD5,000 cash prize respectively. The result will be announced tomorrow. The conference is an excellent networking opportunity for up and coming entrepreneurs to connect with and be inspired by industry leaders and foresighted investors.
The conference will continue tomorrow with other inspirational speeches and informative forums. Guest speakers include Girish Jhunjhnuwala, Founder and CEO of the Ovolo Group; Maximilian Ma, MBE, Co-founder of CoCoon; Sam Garg, Assistant Professor at HKUST; Charles Ng, Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion, Invest Hong Kong; Kevin Lo, Director of United Luminous International (Holdings) Ltd.; Louisa Wong, Executive Chairman of Bo Le Associates; Bruce Kong, Chief Executive of POAD; Andy Ann, Founder of NDN Group; Chun Chun Wong and Derek Kwok, Hong Kong film directors. The conference will cover every conceptual and technical aspects about business startup, to share startup experience and knowledge from different angles.
About CoCoon
Founded in 2012, CoCoon is an intellectual entrepreneurial exchange in Hong Kong- a hub to gather vision, talent, experience and resources to turn startups into successful businesses. From aspiring early-stage entrepreneurs to creative talents, CoCoon members, or CoCoonians, will have access to not only a 14,000 sq.ft. open co-working space that encourages synergetic partnership, but also a network of industry leaders and foresighted investors who can provide valuable strategic insights, experience, resources and opportunities that guide them to success. Holding 7-10 events including seminars and meet ups each month, CoCoon is more than a workplace but a collaborative community that gathers over 100 talented individuals including CoCoonians, Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIRs), Investors and Connectors, to nurture the city's most exceptional innovative business ideas.
About CoCoon Annual Startup Exchange 2013
Initiated and organized by CoCoon, CoCoon Annual Startup Exchange (C.A.S.E.) is one of the most prominent Asian Startup Conferences in the city. C.A.S.E. 2013 is a two day conference featuring inspirational speeches and informative forums hosted by startup specialists and outstanding entrepreneurs across Asia.
