Cloudnovating the Future

The ULTIMATE educational and networking platform of the year for cloud and IT professionals, technology and business leaders

25 Oct 2022
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

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themes

Cloud
Migration

Cloud induced
business innovations

Insights in
a hyper-connected world

Interplay of
AI, Blockchain, Cloud

Security challenges of
cloud migration

In program sequence

Speakers

Conference Chair

Dr. Ted Suen

Executive Director
NEOM

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Dr. Ted Suen

Dr Ted Suen is currently the Executive Director of NEOM. He is responsible for formulating the strategy, design, and implementation of digital transportation mobility platform for smart cognitive city. Prior to joining NEOM, Ted had held different senior executive positions in multi-national corporations, including Chief Information officer of the MTR Corporation, Regional Director of HP/EDS Greater China outsourcing organisation. Dr Suen’s strong vision in digital transformation and next generation IT functions makes him award winner of several prestigious CIO awards in both Hong Kong, China, and Asia level. 

Dr Suen has heavy commitment for community services for many years, particularly in promoting talent cultivation and professional development of IT industry. He is the immediate past President of the Hong Kong Computer Society and is member of different advisory committees in local universities and government bodies. Dr Suen was awarded the Medal of Honour (MH) by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 2020 for recognizing his contribution to the local ICT industry.

Speaker

Mr. Joseph Chan

Chief Information Officer
Hong Kong Monetary Authority

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Mr. Joseph Chan

Joseph Chan is the Chief Information Officer of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. His role oversees the HKMA's entire technology initiatives and supports HKMA's digital transformation. Working closely with other partners, Joseph focuses on integrating technology solutions with people and processes seamlessly across multiple functions. Joseph is passionate in continuous learning, supporting/growing business-tech talents in HK and is a strong believer of innovative technologies. Prior to joining the HKMA, Joseph had over 20 years of experience in the technology field delivering digital banking solutions for a global bank in Hong Kong.

Speaker

Mr. Gary Ho

Chief Technology Officer
AXA HK and Macau

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Mr. Gary Ho

Worldwide digital technology executive with 20 years' experience leading multiple successful digital innovation and execution with large multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams in global corporations.  Mr. Ho currently works in AXA Hong Kong & Macau as the Chief Technology Officer with full responsibility for IT including strategy, architecture, transformation, delivery, operations & cybersecurity.  Before joining AXA, Mr. Ho worked in various IT leadership role from AIA, Sun Life, IBM and Accenture.  Before working in Insurance industry, Mr. Ho is the trusted management consultant / lead architect stationed in APAC & EMEA countries for various digital and cloud transformation projects from strategy to execution in financial services sector.  Mr. Ho holds an MBA degree from University of Iowa – Henry B. Tippie School of Management in US.  He is also a TOGAF Certified Enterprise Architect, IBM Certified Senior IT Architect - API Integration Specialization, IBM Certified Cloud Solution Advisor and Microsoft Certified Azure Cloud Specialist.

Speaker

Mr. Gary Lam

Chief Technology Officer
livi

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Mr. Gary Lam

Gary joined livi as the Chief Technology Officer from Morgan Stanley where he was Executive Director, Head of Digital and Platform Architecture for Private Wealth Management business, and prior to that he served as the Head of Program Management and lead Agile Transformation (APAC) for major banks including HSBC and JP Morgan.

Gary brings 20 years of experience from leading large IT teams across APAC and various projects in Fintech products, including Trade Finance platform powered by blockchain, WeChat banking for corporate customers and international trade tracking app.

 

Moderator

Mr. Henry Ng

Master Trainer
KORNERSTONE Institute

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Mr. Henry Ng

Henry Ng is an IT and cybersecurity veteran for 30 years. He has held various senior management positions managing and growing cybersecurity businesses in the APAC region.

He was the former managing director of Thales, which helps APAC customers from different industry sectors including banking and finance, insurance, telecommunications, transportation and utilities, manufacturing and higher education institutes to address cybersecurity.

Henry was appointed as the adjunct professor for University Malaysia of Computer Science and Engineering, and serves in a number of cybersecurity professional bodies including the director of Cloud Security Alliance Hong Kong and Macau Chapter and member of the Hong Kong Expert Group on Cloud Security and Privacy. He has been invited frequently as speakers and panelists in many Cybersecurity and risk seminars in the region.

Henry holds numerous renowned IT and security certifications as well as Bachelor degree in Computer Engineering from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.

Speaker

Mr. Andy Chun

Regional Director, Technology Innovation
Prudential plc

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Mr. Andy Chun

Andy Chun is a leading AI pioneer and global visionary with over three decades of technology innovation experience. At Prudential, he is driving a culture for continuous digital learning and innovation at pace and scale. He also provides leadership on metaverse and web3 initiatives. He was a member of the team that created Prudential’s Pulse digital ecosystem for health, wealth, and SMEs. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the City University of Hong Kong and was a Vice-President of the Hong Kong Computer Society. He was previously named Hong Kong’s top CIO and Greater China’s top 5 CIO. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and attended executive MBA training at Boston University.

Speaker

Mr. Lawrence Fong

Director, Digital & Information Technology
Cathay Pacific Airways

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Mr. Lawrence Fong

Lawrence Fong was appointed as the Director Digital & IT in August 2021, responsible for Cathay Pacific Group‘s digital transformation & IT functions and supports the team in collaborating all departments across the group to drive digital leadership strategy and to elevate focus on digital and IT transformation. 

Prior to taking up this position Lawrence was the Group General Manager, Digital & Information Technology for a year and a half. He has also held multiple general managerial positions including stationing as country managers internationally.

Mr Fong joined Cathay Pacific in 1990. He graduated from University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, University of Michigan with a Master’s Degree in Business and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology with a Master’s Degree in Information Management.

Speaker

Mr. Leo Tsang

Group Chief Information Officer
Emperor Group

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Mr. Leo Tsang

Leo is a leadership expert with strong passion in Technology and Innovation. He is the Group Chief Information Officer at Emperor Group, and prior to his joining in the retail sector he has 20 years of Technology and Transformation in global project experiences
throughout the Investment Banking, Financial Services and Consulting industries. He has worked in HK, the Mainland China, Canada and UK. Leo has Actuarial Science degree from University Of Toronto, Master in Financial Engineering from City University of Hong Kong, and Master of Law in Corporate and Financial Law from University of Hong Kong. He is also CPA (Aust) member, and holds CGEIT (Certified in Governance of Enterprise IT), CRISC (Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control), CISM (Certified Information Security Manager), Prince2, CSM (Certified Scrum Master).

Moderator

Mr. Dan Wong

GM of Global Innovation
MTR Corporation

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Mr. Dan Wong

Dan Wong is an expert in the fields of digital transformation and product innovation – with over 20 years of experience in Greater China and the Silicon Valley. Dan is currently the GM of Global Innovation at MTR Corporation, where he and his team are tasked with building new businesses and enhancing the core business with technology and partnerships.  MTR is one of the most respected transport operators in the world, with operations in Stockholm, London, Sydney, Melbourne, Beijing, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, Macau, and of course Hong Kong.  MTR is at the nexus of “new mobility” (new modes of transport, O2O, urbanization, smart city, and public private partnerships).  There are few companies with the unique expertise and resources to capture the emerging changes before us.

Moderator

Dr. Toa Charm

Chairman
OpenCertHub

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Dr. Toa Charm

Dr. Toa Charm has over 30 years of management, marketing, consulting and executive education experience in innovation and technology industry. He had held senior management positions in leading multinational, Hong Kong and mainland technology and financial services companies including Cyberport, HSBC, IBM, Oracle, Kingdee and Jardine Pacific. Dr. Charm specializes in AI/Big Data, FinTech, digital economy and transformation, business strategy and business model innovation, digital tech entrepreneurship and emerging enterprise internationalization.

Dr. Charm was the Chief Public Mission Officer of Cyberport. During his 3 years services at Cyberport, he led his team to establish and cultivate a world-leading digital tech ecosystem in Hong Kong with 1,200+ digital tech companies from 30+ countries.

Dr. Charm is active in the FinTech and AI/Big Data industries and communities in Asia Pacific. He acts as Chairman and Principal Advisor for a few emerging and outstanding FinTech and AI/Big Data start-ups.

Speaker

Hon. Duncan Chiu

Legislative Council Member
Technology & Innovation Constituency

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Hon. Duncan Chiu

Duncan has committed to technology and innovation development for nearly 20 years. He is not only a tech entrepreneur but also a veteran investor, as well as an influential advocator of local technology and innovation policies. He often speaks at forums and conferences to promote start-up culture and helps young entrepreneurs with workshops and mentorship.

Duncan is the President of the Hong Kong Information Technology Joint Council (HKITJC), the Chairman of HKTDC Information & Communications Technology (ICT) Services Advisory Committee and the Chairman of Information Technology Services Committee of the Hospital Authority.

Speaker

Dr. John Hui

Academic Director,
Information Technology Discipline & Director
Digital Future Office of Vocational Training Council (VTC)

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Dr. John Hui

John Hui is currently the Academic Director, Information Technology Discipline & Director, Digital Future Office of Vocational Training Council (VTC). He was the Chief Information Officer of The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) before joining VTC. Prior to his career in the education sector from 2015, John worked for a leading IT service provider in Hong Kong for fifteen years delivering cutting edge critical systems to both public and private sectors.

John is active in professional and community services, serving as the chairperson of iLEAP of the Hong Kong Computer Society, chairperson of the Joint Universities Computer Centre, exco-member of the Asia Higher Education Group, International Conference on Blended Learning as well as International Symposium on Education Technology. He also actively contributes to the ICT industry by taking various voluntary roles such as organizing committee member of Robocon 2020-2022 and HKICC 2020 while mentoring undergraduates from the computer science department of a local university.

John obtained his B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Hong Kong, MBA from the Hong Kong Baptist University, and PhD of Computer Science from CityU.

Speaker

Mr. Sean Jiang

Vice President, Engineering
Lalamove

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Mr. Sean Jiang

Sean is the Vice President of Engineering at Lalamove. He is responsible for driving innovation across the board at Lalamove and further scaling the platform’s technology capability to make delivery fast and simple across its vast and growing global operations. Sean is focused on enhancing innovation and efficiency in the company’s culture and investing continuously in its technology talents.

Sean brings over 20 years of experience to his current role with a successful career in the world’s leading technology companies and startups. He has worked at Silicon Valley firms, such as Google, LinkedIn, Oracle, and across Asia, having built up and led engineering organizations taking products from inception to launch.

Speaker

Mr. Ricky Woo

Executive Director, Chief Information Security Officer
DBS (Hong Kong) Ltd

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Mr. Ricky Woo

Ricky is currently the Executive Director, Chief Information Security Officer of DBS Hong Kong. In his current role, he is responsible for establishing and maintaining robust security governance framework to make sure that information and digital asset of the bank are adequately protected. Before joining DBS, Ricky was the Head of Technology Risk Strategy & Policy of Bank of China (Hon Kong) overseeing the entire technology risk governance framework and various control measures of the institution. During his tenure, the institution won the First Computer IT Governance Achievement Award from the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), and it was the only winner of non-public sector.

Mr Woo has held senior management positions in various international consulting firms, heading the technology risk consulting, IT auditing and consulting services in Mainland China and Hong Kong. He was also the Convenor of Cyber Security Specialist Group of Hong Kong Computer Society from 2018 to 2022 and he is appointed as the advisor of the group. He has shared his view and professional advice on various topics in many newspapers and publications during the period. In addition, he has organized several large-scale cybersecurity forums and seminars and contributed in the promotion of cybersecurity best practice and experience sharing in the industry.

Cloud Expert

Mr. Dave Chen

Vice President (Emerging Technologies)
Hong Kong Computer Society

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Mr. Dave Chen

20+ years of solid experience and proven track record in IT management and consultancy on IT strategic planning and Digital Transformation. As Head of IT with managing over hundred staff of IT managers, architects, business analysts and scrum team of developers. An evangelist in Enterprise, Digital, Cloud, Security, AI and Big Data Architecture.

Master degree holder in Software Engineering with professional Security, Cloud and Data Scientist qualifications. A recognized leader in the IT Enterprise Architects community and sound relationship with the ICT associations. An active speaker, columnist, the AWS Authorized Instructor Champion and Microsoft Certified Trainer with foresight in IT, confident speaking in large ICT forums and conferences in Asia.

Cloud Expert

Mr. Steven Kwok

AWS Authorized Instructor

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Mr. Steven Kwok

Steven an AWS Authorized Instructor, and is an expert of cloudbased solutions. Steven is excellence in solving different supply chain problems, from large enterprise to SME. He took charge of projects for Royale International Group, Fuji Xerox and Toll Global Forwarding. Steven holds a MSc degree in Business Information System, AWS certifications, ITIL as well as PMP.

Cloud Expert

Mr. Kidd Ip

Microsoft Certified Trainer
Alibaba Certified Trainer

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Mr. Kidd Ip

Kidd has over 20 years of IT architecture, network, operations and cybersecurity across different industries such as Utilities, Financial Services, Hospitality, Manufacturing and Sales & Marketing.

Kidd is currently the Platform Services Manager of one of the famous Utilities companies in Hong Kong, with responsibility for all-rounder infrastructure and digital transformation matters.

Kidd holds a Master degree in Electronic Commerce and Internet Computing programme at the University of Hong Kong and several professional certifications such as Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert, DevOps Engineer Expert, he also acts as Microsoft Certified Trainer and Alibaba Certified Trainer to deliver Cloud and AI related training.

Speaker

Ms. Suk-Wah Kwok

Chief Information Officer
Director of Corporate Information Technology International Finance Corporation
World Bank Group

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Ms. Suk-Wah Kwok

Suk-Wah Kwok is currently Chief Information Officer of International Finance Corporation which is part of the World Bank Group. Prior to this, she was Asia Pacific CIO of Lockton Companies from 2012 to 2019, and CIO of Aon Hong Kong from 2001 to 2011, and led Aon to be the first Financial Services Institution in Asia to successfully migrate key IT services to public cloud when cloud technology was still in its infancy. 

Suk-Wah’s IT career spans over 30 years. She was a Project Manager with Sun Microsystems during 90’s Internet boom and held various IT management positions including Head of IT, Asia Pacific for Baring Asset Management, and Operations Director for commercial data centers, before taking up CIO positions.

Suk-Wah is an experienced CIO well known for her courage in early adoption of leading-edge technologies and her success in leading IT enabled transformations. For her long-standing track record, she was awarded 2015 Top 5 CIO in China, 2016 Hong Kong CIO of the Year (Medium Enterprise Category), Outstanding ICT Women Award (Professional Category) in Hong Kong in 2020, 2021 Global Top 200 CIO and 2021 Global Top 10 Inspire Award. 

Suk-Wah graduated with a First Class Honors in Computer Science from the University of Sydney and holds an MBA majoring in Finance from the University of Technology, Sydney.

Outside the IT industry, Suk-Wah served in the Hong Kong Auxiliary Police from 1998 to 2018. She was a Woman Senior Inspector of Police. 

Program

25th October 2022

Executive Conference (09:00 - 12:30)

Language: English

08:30 - 09:00

Registration

09:00 - 09:10

Opening Remarks

09:10 - 09:15

Conference Chair's Message

Cloudnovating the Future

Dr. Ted Suen, Executive Director, NEOM

09:15 - 10:00

Panel #1 (45 mins)

Cloud Strategic Positioning and Adaptation for FSI in the Next 5 Years

Panelists:
- Mr. Joseph Chan, Chief Information Officer, Hong Kong Monetary Authority
- Mr. Gary Ho, Group Chief Technology Officer, AXA Hong Kong and Macau
- Mr. Gary Lam, Chief Technology Officer, Livi Bank

Moderator:
- Mr. Henry Ng, Master Trainer, KORNERSTONE Institute

10:00 - 10:45

Panel #2 (45mins)

Expedite Business Innovation by Using AI, Blockchain and Cloud

Panelists:
- Mr. Andy Chun, Regional Director, Technology Innovation, Prudential plc
- Mr. Lawrence Fong, Director, Digital & Information Technology, Cathay Pacific Airways
- Mr. Leo Tsang, Group Chief Information Officer, Emperor Group

Moderator:
- Mr. Dan Wong, General Manager of Global Innovation, MTR Corporation

10:45 - 11:05

Networking Break (20 mins)

11:05 - 11:20

Keynote (15 mins)

The Dawn of Cloud Based Mixed Reality

11:20 - 12:05

Panel #3 (45 mins)

Digital Transformation: Efficient and Effective Cross-border Cloud Strategy

Panelists:
- Hon. Duncan Chiu, Legislative Council Member, HKSAR
- Dr. John Hui, Academic Director, Digital Future Office of Vocational Training Council (VTC)
- Mr. Sean Jiang, Vice President, Engineering, Lalamove
- Mr. Ricky Woo, Executive Director, Chief Information Security Officer, DBS (Hong Kong) Ltd

Moderator:
- Dr. Toa Charm, Chairman, OpenCertHub

12:05 - 12:30

Buzz Session (25mins)

Security Challenges of Cloud Migration

Lunch Break (12:30 - 14:00)

Cloud Tech Workshop (14:30 - 17:30)

Language: Cantonese

14:15 - 14:30

Registration

14:30 - 17:30

Track 1: AWS Machine Learning and Serverless Solutions (150mins)

- Types of machine learning, and key concepts
- Demo: Amazon SageMaker and Jupyter notebooks
- Converting a business problem into an ML problem
- Building modern serverless applications
- Serverless Deployment Frameworks

Mr. Dave Chen, Vice President, Hong Kong Computer Society /AWS Authorized Instructor
Mr. Steven Kwok, AWS Authorized Instructor

Track 2: Azure Arc - Innovation Across Multi-cloud (150 mins)

- Secure and govern your infrastructure and apps
- Build cloud-native apps anywhere, at scale
- Run Azure data and machine learning services

Mr. Kidd Ip, Microsoft Certified Trainer, Alibaba Cloud Certified Trainer

Participants of the workshop will receive a certification upon completion

about the past forum

The 5th & 6th Cloud Forum

Who Should Attend?

The 6th Cloud Forum is a perfect event for the innovative business executives and sharp skilled professionals. Whether you are involved in the digital transformation of your business, the management of a mountain of useful data or the defence of all sorts of cloud threats, you will find something useful at our event. Take a look at the profile of delegates from our past events:

Target Job Titles

  • Chief Architecture Officer or CAO
  • Chief Analytics Officer or CAO
  • Chief Compliance Officer
  • Chief Data Officer or CDO
  • Chief Engineering Officer
  • Chief Information Officer or CIO
  • Chief Information Security Officer or CISO
  • Chief Innovation Officer
  • Chief Intellectual Property Officer or CIPO
  • Chief Operation Officer or COO
  • Chief Process Officer or CPO
  • Chief Procurement Officer or CPO
  • Chief Program Officer or CPO
  • Chief Security Officer or CSO
  • Chief Strategic Planning Officer or CSPO
  • Chief Supply Chain Officer or CSCO
  • Chief Technology Officer or CTO
  • Chief Web Officer or CWO
  • Vice President – IT
  • Assistant Vice President – IT
  • Executive VP – IT
  • Senior VP – IT
  • Head of IT
  • Director of IT
  • Business Innovation Lead
  • Cybersecurity Professionals
  • Data Centre Heads
  • Digital Transformation Lead
  • Enterprise Architects
  • Infrastructure Heads
  • Cloud Administrator
  • Cloud Security Analyst
  • Cloud Network Engineer
  • Cloud Automation Engineer
  • Cloud Consultant
  • Cloud Software Engineer
  • Cloud Architect
  • Cloud Developer

Target Industry

  • Banking, Finance and Insurance
  • Business and Professional Services
  • Education and Training
  • Government and Public Services
  • Healthcare
  • Information Technology
  • Investment Services
  • Manufacturing
  • Media and Entertainment
  • Restaurants and Catering
  • Retail, Wholesale and Import/Export
  • Telecommunications
  • Transportation & Logistics
  • Others

Venue

Address: Meeting Room S421, Level 4, HKCEC, 1 Expo Drive, Wanchai​

About Us + Partners

Organiser

About KORNERSTONE

KORNERSTONE

For 13 years running, KORNERSTONE has been a renowned provider of professional training programs in Asia to individuals and corporate members. With the letter K stands for Knowledge, KORNERSTONE has a strong belief that knowledge is the cornerstone of success for every business.

Together with its parent company TRAINOCATE, the combined 30 years of experience in delivering superior professional development and certification programs in info-tech, finance, and management across Asia including Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Hong Kong, China, Thailand and Vietnam.

KORNERSTONE is the only institute in Hong Kong that offers the Grand Slam of cloud training: Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure as well as the cloud security specialization from Cloud Security Alliance.

Training Programs run by KORNERSTONE

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a secure cloud services platform, offering compute power, database storage, content delivery and other functionality to help businesses scale and grow. AWS certifications recognise individuals who demonstrate knowledge, skills and proficiency with AWS services. It helps you acquire valuable skills and learn the latest AWS advancements for use in everyday work situations, enabling you to get the most from your AWS platform.

Google Cloud Platform (GCP), offered by Google, is a suite of cloud computing services that runs on the same infrastructure that Google uses internally for its end-user products. The platform includes a range of hosted services for compute, storage and application development that run on Google hardware. GCP certifications help you validate your skill-set, knowledge and expertise on Google Cloud, develop credibility amongst employers, colleagues and the IT industry.

Microsoft Azure is an open, flexible, enterprise-grade integrated cloud computing platform that includes analytics, computing, database, mobile, networking, storage and web. It is the freedom to build, manage and deploy applications on a massive, global network using your favourite tools and frameworks. Microsoft Azure certifications help you differentiate yourself and validate your knowledge and skills, enabling you to boost your cloud career.

Project Consultant

About Ho Hon Asia

HO HON ASIA

Ho Hon Asia Ltd. (HHA) specializes in content marketing and event marketing. All the members of the project management team have over 20 years of solid experience in the ICT event market, with an eye for creativity and engagement with audience. This strength translates to the best experience for both the delegates and the clients, resulting in impressive and standout events.

The holistic approach to event management at Ho Hon Asia from planning to execution results in our producing flawless events that outshine other management companies in the market.

Forums and Luncheon in the Job Portfolio of Our Team for the Last 10 Years

  • CIO-focus
  • Information security
  • Data analytics
  • Innovation-focus
  • Cloud computing
  • Business transformation

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