Cyberport held a breakout session themed “Embracing Green Technology and Talent Cultivation in the Greater Bay Area” at the Belt and Road Summit as a breakout forum partner, supporting organisation in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the HKSAR.
Simon Chan, Chairman of Cyberport, said in his remarks, “As the largest FinTech community in Hong Kong with close to 400 Fintech start-ups and companies innovating solutions ranging from ESG reporting and investing, carbon credit trading to digital marketplace for responsible sourcing, I am confident that Cyberport is poised to be the powerhouse for green finance and investment to meet the latest needs for green financing and sustainable development in the corporate world. Riding on the Mainland’s robust economic growth and massive consumer appetite for new technology, Cyberport will continue to expand ties with GBA cities to pave way for fast-track expansion into the GBA market for start-ups and tech companies, building Hong Kong as the connector for global start-ups to the GBA.”
Eric Chan, Chief Public Mission Officer of Cyberport, chaired a fireside chat themed “Empowering the development in Green and Sustainable FinTech in the GBA” and invited Cyberport start-ups Mark Blick (CEO of Diginex, a tech business helping organisations realise the commercial benefits of ESG and make data-driven decisions to mitigate risks and utilizing blockchain technology to lead change and enhance transparency) and Stephen Jue (Co-founder and President PortageBay, which provides ExpertAI ESG platform helping financial institutions, enterprises and individual investors to collect and compare the performance of shares and ESG investment in their portfolios and potential investment projects to make informed decisions to meet the ESG goals with reasonable returns), who shared how the evolving ESG disclosure and rating standard shape the finance industry and how Hong Kong can play a role to become the bridge of the east and west in the field.
During another panel session “How to nurture entrepreneurship development in the GBA market”, Alice So, Cyberport’s Head of Entrepreneurship, alongside Yvonne Wong, General Manager of Qianhai International Liaison Services Limited and Cyberport start-ups, robotics specialist Roborn and agriculture technology start-up Farmacy, shared on success factors to tap into the GBA market and how the GBA help accelerating the cross-border development for I&T.
During the two-day forum, eight Cyberport community start-ups, namely Caretia, Hakko Bako, Metersquare, ConnectAR, PortageBay, Diginex, Roborn and Farmacy, also showcased their innovative technology solutions online and connected with potential partners.
