Entrepreneurship Development
HK 3.0: The Venture ecosystem – Global, Messy and Fast and the Forward Thinking in 2014 Roundtable Discussion #2 (2014 Q2)
| 14 Apr 2014 | ||
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| Time | : | 7:00pm - 8:30pm |
| Venue | : | QR708, Shirley Chan Building, R Core, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
| Enquiry | : | clement.k.lee@polyu.edu.hk |
In this Roundtable Discussion, Prof. Yesha Sivan will review the state of the global ecosystem covering -
Three Trends Affecting the Innovation Side of the Venture Ecosystem:
1. Rise of New Treatment of Ideas: The Intellectual Venture Case
2. Rise of Innovation Platforms: The Amazon Cloud Case
3. Rise of the Early Clients Factor: The Kickstarter Case
Three Trends Affecting the Enabling Side of the Venture Ecosystem:
1. Rise of Corporate Virtual R&D: The IBM GTU (Global Tech. Unit) Case
2. Rise of Super Angles: The Ron Conway and “Hot Potato” Case
3. Rise of Regulation: The AIFMD Case
Following the talk will be a roundtable discussion on:
- Factors contributing / affecting HK 3.0 (e.g., Proximity to Mainland Chinese, "one country/two systems", financial infrastructure, family based economy, public/private partnership, signs of effort, unfair advantage, etc.)
- Focus Areas for HK 3.0 (e.g., hospitals, air quality, tourism, etc)
Date: Wednesday 14 April 2014
Time: 7:00-8:30pm
Venue: QR708, Shirley Chan Building, R Core, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, KLN
BY INVITATION ONLY
For enquiry, please e-mail <clement.k.lee@polyu.edu.hk>
