HONG KONG, Nov 20, 2025 – (ACN Newswire)–Co-organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), the 15thCompany of IP Asia Forum (BIP Asia Forum)together with the17thHKTDC Entrepreneur Day (E-Day)will be held from 4 to 5 December at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). The 2 flagship yearly occasions will unite innovators, financiers, experts, and policymakers from all over the world. Through a series of activities, the 2 occasions will cultivate cross-sector cooperation, and assist enhance Hong Kong’s function as a local copyright (IP) trading centre, and a global development and innovation center.
Patrick LauHKTDC Deputy Executive Director stated, “Hong Kong is the perfect platform for IP trading, backed by its sound legal system, deep capital markets, and robust IP defense routine. With the BIP Asia Forum, the HKTDC continues to drive IP commercialisation, assist in cross-disciplinary partnership, and enhance Hong Kong as a local IP trading centre. Held simultaneously, E-Day continues to embrace the style ‘Where Start-up Dreams Take Flight’ which concentrates on start-up development and development and offers a networking and matching platform for business owners and financiers. Together, the 2 occasions produce strong synergy– from supporting start-ups to helping with the commercialisation of IP– assist equating development into real-world applications, therefore more advance Hong Kong’s development and innovation, and IP advancement.”
BIP Asia Forum highlights IP funding
In the last few years, IP has actually ended up being a tactical possession leveraged by companies to scale up and broaden. Under the style”Utilize IP to Finance Business Growththis year’s BIP Asia Forum combines more than 100 speakers to check out IP’s capacity for business advancement and funding.
Sophia ChongHKTDC Executive Director andDavid WongDirector of Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Department of the HKSAR Government will officiate at the opening event of the two-day online forum. A keynote session on”IP Valuation and Financingwill take a look at how IP can be transformed into a practical source of capital. Speakers consist ofYing-ying ChengHead (Banking Supervision), Banking Supervision Department of Hong Kong Monetary Authority;Winnie TungChairperson, Commercial Banking Committee of the Hong Kong Association of Banks;Lewis C LeeFounder and CEO of Moat Metrics, Inc.;Terence KohManaging Director and Head of Telecommunications, Media and Technology at United Overseas Bank Limited; andSung-tae HaDirector of IP, Valuation and Management Center of Korea Invention Promotion Association. They will share insights from numerous point of views, consisting of market advancements, policy assistance, evaluation practices, cross-sector cooperation, along with techniques to incorporate IP funding into the more comprehensive monetary environment, opening the development capacity of innovation-driven business.
The style of IP-driven financial investment forms the very first session of this year’sWorldwide Tech Summitentitled”Opening Value: Intellectual Property and Investment Opportunities in AI Innovations— financiers will share crucial AI financial investment patterns and check out the future landscape of IP within AI Innovation. Speakers consist ofLucas ShiaAssociate Director (Investment) at Hong Kong Investment Corporation Limited;Teddy LuiChief Commercial Officer of the Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund;Warren LiHead of VC and Startups, North Asia at Google Cloud; and agents from Aberdeen Investments, Eastspring Investments, Invesco, and Fidelity International.
In the unique address on the afternoon of 4 December, the Chief Executive of the HKSAR,John LeeandLi ShengjunDeputy Head of the Patent Office of the China National Intellectual Property Administration will provide keynote remarks.
Varied thematic sessions press forward imagination and development
The plenary session, entitled”Moving Sustainability with IPwill concentrate on IP’s tactical function in speeding up sustainability and raising market requirements. Speakers consist ofDr Lorenz KaiserSenior Legal Counsel at GE Aerospace;Krishna SinghaniaSenior IP Counsel at Maersk; andDr Pratheeba VimalnathLecturer in Innovation, Intellectual Property and Sustainability, University of Exeter Business School, UK. The breakout session”Opportunities and Risks of Data Licensingwill discuss information copyrights, personal privacy compliance, cross-border information circulations, and regulative environment. Speakers consist ofTeacher Daryl LimH. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law and Associate Dean for Research and Innovation at Penn State Dickinson Law, andAvoid ChengDirector of AI & & Cloud Technology Intellectual Property Rights Department at HUAWEI Technologies.
The”IP Economyis another emphasize, includingMark KingstonCEO and Co-founder of Libertas Brands (holding unique international rights of”Fuggler”andPerry ChungExecutive Director, Strategic Development and Commercial Operations of Ocean Park. They will share how to utilize online-to-offline IP closed loop to improve profits, broaden client reach through IP cooperation, and incorporate cultural components to improve IP sustainability.
Another breakout session”IP-driven Transformation of Hong Kong Brandswill take a look at how regional brand names utilize IP to change their organization designs, improve brand name identity, market penetration, and diversify into brand-new service streams. Speakers consist ofRaymond LeungCEO of Camel Vacuum Flasks;Steve NgFounder of TINY; andCrystal WongDeputy Head of Commercial and Brand of Hong Kong Tramways.
TheASEAN Sessionco-organised by the ASEAN Secretariat and the Intellectual Property Department of the HKSAR Government, will concentrate on patent commercialisation, go over how to speed up the translation of research study results, promote development cooperation and advance innovation transfer in between ASEAN economies and Hong Kong.
E-Day sparks development momentum
As the HKTDC’s flagship start-up occasion, E-Day continues under the style”Where Start-up Dreams Take Flightwith a strong dedication to cultivating entrepreneurship and supplying customized assistance and advancement chances for start-ups. E-Day integrates an exhibit with service matching and a series of workshops, and works as a vibrant platform that unites innovators, financiers and environment partners, assisting start-ups broaden networks, exchange understanding, check out cooperation chances and speed up organization development worldwide.
E-Day will highlight 6 innovation verticals– Artificial Intelligence, Health Tech, Cyber Security, Construction and Logistics, Spatial Computing and Sustainability. The occasion will include more than 350 start-ups, development jobs and start-up assistance organisations. TheDigital Policy Officewill establish the”Development Hong Kong Pavilionshowcasing 30 acclaimed jobs from the Hong Kong ICT Awards (HKICTA). The structure hosted by theHome and Youth Affairs Bureauwill include over 40 start-ups supported by the HYAB Funding Scheme for Youth Entrepreneurship in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, along with members of the Alliance of Hong Kong Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurial Bases in the Greater Bay Area. In addition, the Hong Kong Exporters’ Association will when again co-organise the yearlyAsia Exhibition of Innovations and Inventionswith Geneva Palexpo, including more than 130 ingenious tasks from throughout Asia. 9 universities in Hong Kong will likewise display their most current research study results and start-up endeavors, promoting partnership in between scholastic and market.
E-Day’s workshop program will cover 4 primary tracks: Inspirational Masterclass, Start-up 101, Uncovering Hidden Gems and Global Tech Summit, with conversations covering hot subjects such as expert system, green energy, deeptech, sustainable style and youth entrepreneurship. An emphasize on the very first day,”T-Chat: From Labs to Battlefield: Navigating Deep Tech Commercialisation and Global Scalewill provide Yeye Xiao, Innovation Consultant Manager & & Central Asia Lead at Hello Tomorrow, the world’s biggest deeptech start-up neighborhood based in France; Dr Paul Wang, Director of the Techno-Entrepreneurship Core at The University of Hong Kong; Edith Yeung, General Partner at Race Capital; and Kenny Oktavius, Co-founder and CEO of Point-Fit Technology. The speakers will talk about how clinical research study can be efficiently equated from the lab to the market, driving commercialisation and speeding up worldwide growth.
To completely take advantage of Hong Kong’s special function as a bridge in between the Guangdong– Hong Kong– Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) and abroad markets, a roundtable entitled”Empowering GBA Startups to Expand into ASEAN with Hong Kong as a Super-connector and Super Value-adderwill concentrate on chances for GBA start-ups to broaden into ASEAN and global markets. The speakers, consisting of Intan Zalani, the Consul (Trade) of Malaysia in Hong Kong; Peter Mok, General Managers of Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Youth Innovation and Entrepreneur Hub; and Stephen Chan, Partner of Charles Russell Speechlys LLP, will evaluate how the city’s monetary strength, legal know-how and tactical assistance can assist in cross-border cooperation in development and innovation.
The HKSAR Government and market organisations are signing up with forces to support youth and SME advancement. A devoted session,”Release of HKICTA Winner Circle orgasm Winners Sharing Sessionhosted by the Digital Policy Office will concentrate on development management. Impressive winners of the Hong Kong ICT Awards will go over how innovation can promote the advancement of clever city. A fireside chat entitled”Crafting the Next-Gen Wardrobe: Innovation for a Sustainable Futurewill check out how brand-new innovations are improving sustainable style, driving the combination of aesthetic appeals and ecological obligation and changing the future of the fashion business.
Start-up Express Internationalwill return this year and continue to bring in appealing abroad start-ups to develop an existence in Hong Kong and utilize the city as a springboard to gain access to local markets. The program is supported by partners from Australia, Chinese Mainland, Italy, Singapore, Thailand, the United Kingdom and other economies, and 10 exceptional start-ups were picked previously this year. The winning start-ups will sign up with a sharing and networking session on 4 December, the very first day of E-Day, to provide their entrepreneurial journeys.
DesignInspire will be held simultaneously with BIP Asia Forum and E-Day from 3 to 6 December at the HKCEC. The occasion will combine various regional and global style super stars and supply an interesting style experience for the market and the general public. The 3 occasions intend to produce synergy and create more service chances for the market.
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Collectively arranged by the HKSAR Government and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the15thService of IP Asia Forum (BIP Asia Forum)will be hung on 4– 5 December at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The image reveals in 2015’s occasion
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(From left )At the very first day’s keynote session”IP Valuation and FinancingYing-ying ChengHead(Banking Supervision), Banking Supervision Department of Hong Kong Monetary Authority,Winnie TungChairperson, Commercial Banking Committee of Hong Kong Association of Banks,Lewis C LeeFounder and CEO of Moat Metrics, Inc.;Terence KohManaging Director and Head of Telecommunications, Media and Technology at United Overseas Bank Limited; andSung-tae HaDirector of IP, Valuation and Management Center of Korea Invention Promotion Association, will check out how IP can be changed into monetary capital, advancing IP funding and reinforcing the innovation-driven monetary environment to unlock development capacity for emerging business
(From left)The plenary session entitled”Moving Sustainability with IPwill includeDr Lorenz KaiserSenior Legal Counsel at GE Aerospace,Krishna SinghaniaSenior IP Counsel at Maersk, andDr Pratheeba VimalnathLecturer in Innovation, Intellectual Property and Sustainability, University of Exeter Business School, UK, who will go over how organisations can tactically use IP to speed up development towards sustainability objectives and advance associated market requirements
The17thBusiness Owner Day (E-Day)continues under the style”Where Start-up Dreams Take Flightcombining more than 350 start-ups, innovator jobs and start-up assistance services to assist business owners and SMEs remain ahead of market patterns. The image reveals in 2015’s 16th E-Day
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( From left )On the very first day of E-Day, the session “T-Chat: From Labs to Battlefield: Navigating Deep Tech Commercialisation and Global Scale” will include. Yeye XiaoInnovation Consultant Manager & Central Asia Lead at Hello Tomorrow, the world’s biggest deeptech start-up neighborhood based in France;Dr Paul WangDirector of the Techno-Entrepreneurship Core at the University of Hong Kong;Edith YeungGeneral Partner at Race Capital; andKenny OktaviusCo-founder and CEO of PointFit Technology. The speakers will talk about how to bring research study developments from the lab into the marketplace, speeding up commercialisation and international scale-up
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