Gen AI:
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Gen AI-driven Cloud Services

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Applications and Implications

The Cloud Forum, the 9th in the popular series, is back delivering updated and inspiring news, technology and practices in the cloud and business community. With the advent of GenAI and its omnipotent influence, the cloud is undergoing significant changes in all levels to accommodate, to take advantage of and to protect its integrity from this influence.

At this event, we are examining the business impacts GenAI has induced, the strategies cloud practitioners should employ to navigate the cloudscape, as well as the responsibilities of leaders who must keep the business’ integrity intact. On the individual level, how should we humans collaborate with GenAI? Will it be our greatest friend or our worst foe? Above all, there are the networking opportunities at the Cloud Forum, an integral part of all our events, that create new and  consolidate existing relationships. These relationship building is one of the core drivers for the continued success and growth in the industry

Just like our previous Cloud Forums, our audience would leave our event with not only light bulbs illuminated in their heads but as well as real actionable plans applicable to their individual circumstances. This has always been our top notch KPI in the industry.

See you in June!

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Speakers

Conference Chair

Dr. Andy Chun

AI Pioneer, Distinguished Fellow
HKCS

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Dr. Andy Chun

Dr. Andy Chun is a renowned AI pioneer and tech innovator with over three decades of experience in various fields of technology. He was the Regional Director of Technology Innovation at Prudential plc, where he drives the global adoption of cutting-edge technologies, such as data, AI/ML, generative AI, and Web3 to improve customer health and wealth. Prior to Prudential, he was the CEO of several AI startups and a Computer Science professor and CIO at City University of Hong Kong. Dr. Chun is actively involved in community service and serves as an Advisor to the AI Specialist Group of the Hong Kong Computer Society, an honorary Adjunct Professor at City University of Hong Kong, and a technology advisor to various government bodies. He has been recognized as Hong Kong's top CIO and one of Greater China's top five CIOs for his vision and innovative use of AI and other emerging technologies. He has also received numerous international awards for his AI work. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and has completed executive MBA training from Boston University.

Guest of Honor

Ir Tony Wong, JP

Government Chief Information Officer
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

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Ir. Tony Wong

As the Government Chief Information Officer, Mr WONG supports the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau in formulating policies and strategies, and overseeing the implementation of the programmes and initiatives that drive the further development of information technology (IT) and the related industry in Hong Kong.  Mr WONG is the Government’s principal advisor who provides professional advice on government IT infrastructure, architecture and IT system development, as well as related technical standards and data application.  He leads and coordinates the digital government programme and smart city development with cross-agency responsibilities.  He also actively champions the adoption of new and advanced IT and the development of innovative applications and services.  Mr WONG oversees the Government’s IT budget and IT investment, its procurement of IT products and services, and formulates the long-term human resources planning for the government IT professionals.

Host

Ms. Akina Ho

Co-Founder
AllStarsWomen DAO

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Ms. Akina Ho

Akina Ho, is Co-Founder of the AllStarsWomen DAO, Co-Founder and Advisor for Hong Kong Proptech Alliance, and a thought leader in the innovative tech like AI and Web3 space covering NFTs, Metaverse, blockchain, GameFi, DeFi, and DAOs.  She is also an Advisor for Pi Labs acting as their Venture Partner for Asia along sitting on Boards of Web2, Web3, and AI companies.  She was one of the Executives that helped a built a Unicorn in Hong Kong in 2017 with investors from FoxConn and Softbank. Akina has over 20 years of experience in change management, digital transformation, innovative technology, corporate strategy consulting, marketing strategy, finance, hospitality, and global sales operations management experience starting from the Silicon Valley to worldwide.   She also built the VC arm at Great Eagle and was part of the Investment Committee focusing on cutting-edge technology and disruptive business model across different industries. 

Akina is an Adjunct Professor for HKUST (Hong Kong University of Science & Technology) teaching EBMA & MBA classes like transformative mindset, innovative leadership and using the Art of War for Change Management and Business Transformation.  She is a respected global guest speaker, panelist and guest professor with notable media appearances on Bloomberg and Fox International about innovative technologies. 

Speaker

Mr. Paul Evans

Chief Technology Officer
Gammon Construction Hong Kong

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Mr. Paul Evans

Paul has over 40+ years’ multi-disciplinary design and construction project management experience in Hong Kong, Macau, and the United Kingdom, with the past 30 years spent working in Hong Kong and Macau. He joined Gammon in 2019 and was appointed Executive Director in 2020 responsible for overseeing the E&M division. In late 2020, Paul was given an expanded role as Chief Technology Officer responsible for Integrated Data Technologies, Digital and BIM business functions and for the Gammon in-house Innovation Incubator, Digital G Limited.

Speaker

Mr. Gary Ho

Chief Information Officer
AXA HK & 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.

Speaker

Dr. Ted Suen, MH

Deputy CEO
Lenovo PCCW Solutions

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Dr. Ted Suen

Dr. Ted Suen is the Deputy Chief Executive Officer (DCEO) of Lenovo PCCW Solutions (LPS), a technology solutions powerhouse in Asia Pacific formed by Lenovo and PCCW through a strategic partnership in August 2022. Ted works closely with the CEO to spearhead go-to-market and technology solutions offerings to drive business growth in Asia Pacific.

Ted is one the best-known technology senior executives in the region. Before joining LPS, he led the cognitive digital mobility strategy and platform design as the Executive Director Digital Mobility and Chief Technology Officer of the Land Mobility sector at NEOM, the mega cognitive city project in Saudi Arabia. Prior to that, he served MTR for 10 years where his last position was Chief Information Officer. During his tenure with MTR, he managed one of the most complex global IT operations in the region, and formulated corporate digital transformation and cybersecurity strategies; he also led various innovation implementation programs at MTR. Additionally, Ted had years of leadership experience in system integration projects and IT outsourcing services at EDS.

In recognition of his contributions to the IT community in the region, Ted has received many prestigious IT awards, including the China Top 5 CIO Award, the China Best Value CIO Award, the Hong Kong Large Enterprise Top CIO Award and the Asia Top CIO Award. He was also awarded the Medal of Honor by the Government of HKSAR in 2020 for his contribution to talent cultivation and development. He was the President of the Hong Kong Computer Society from 2017 to 2021.

Ted holds a diverse spectrum of academic qualifications, including Bachelor’s Degrees in Economics and Computer Science from the Australian National University, and a Master’s Degree in Professional Accounting from Charles Sturt University. In 2020, he gained a Doctorate Degree in Business Administration from SBS Swiss Business School.

Speaker

Ms. Charlotte Wong

Chief Information Officer
HSBC

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Ms. Charlotte Wong

Charlotte Wong is a seasoned banking and technology professional with over 20 years of experience. Since joining HSBC in 2001, Charlotte has held several key leadership positions across technology teams globally and regionally, in the domains of Global Markets, Securities Services and Wholesale. She is recently appointed as the Chief Information Officer Hong Kong of HSBC, leading the technology and transformation agenda to deliver faster, easier and more secure digital banking.

Charlotte graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and Information Systems, and she also holds a Master of Engineering Degree in System Engineering and Management from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Charlotte is very passionate in education, especially how technology could enable quality and assessable education. Outside her professional role, she volunteers as a Girl Guide/Scout commissioner and leader and is an active member in the global Girl Guiding and Scouting movement, in advocating leadership development for girls and young women. She is also pursuing a Master of Education degree and acts as the technology advisor of an EdTech start-up in Hong Kong.

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 in modernising legacy technologies and solutions across multiple functions and uplifting digital literacy within the organisation. As a strategic leader, Joseph has a strong understanding of the importance of digital transformation in today’s rapidly evolving business landscape and he is a strong believer of innovative technologies.

Speaker

Dr. Michael Chen

Vice President
CloudMile

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Dr. Michael Chen

Dr. Michael Chen is the VP of Technology in CloudMile Inc. He is also the Executive Committee Member of the Enterprise Architecture Specialist Group (EASG) for Hong Kong Computer Society. He has 20+ years of experience in FinTech & Cloud, taking leading roles in consulting, professional services, project management, program development, pre-sales, marketing, training and research. Prior to joining CloudMile, he led various large-scale cloud transformation projects for enterprise and global financial clients. He obtained the PhD degree in Computer Science from Hong Kong Baptist University.

Speaker

Mr. Leo Tsang

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).

Speaker

Mr. ShiWei Wu

CTO of APAC Region
Huawei Cloud

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Mr. ShiWei Wu

18 years of career development as IT professional, working in diversified environments from internet startups to top 100 MNCs, always focus on problem solving and technology advancement.

As CTO of Huawei Cloud, APAC, my priority is to lead the CTO Office architect team to discover the key challenges in cloud native transformation journey; explore the skill and organization readiness and advise on solutions to close gaps and achieve ultimate result. Meanwhile I am also responsible to work with ecosystem partners to deliver end to end solutions, which is a key success factor in enterprise digital transformation field such as digital banking, digital government etc.

Moderator

Mr. Henry Ng

Master Trainer
KORNERSTONE Institute
Director
KRIS Consultancy

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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. Ricky Ho

Managing Director
Radware

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Mr. Ricky Ho

Ricky Ho is the Managing Director of Radware, responsible for business development and expanding channel sales.

With more than 20 years of experience, Ricky has built a very focused career in information security within the APJ region. Prior to joining Radware, Ricky has held executive-level positions with renowned companies like SSH Communications Security (SSH.com), McAfee, TippingPoint, Fortinet and NetApp with a proven track record for developing the regional sales and marketing strategy, expanding the channel community, and managing customer satisfaction.

Speaker

Mr. Aldric Chau

General Manager, Digital
Cathay Pacific

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Mr. Aldric Chau

With the purpose of moving people forward in life, Aldric currently leads Cathay’s efforts in data science and analytics, enterprise technology innovation and digital transformation across the organisation. Aldric started his career with Cathay’s inflight services team in 2008. As part of the Swire Management Programme, he has held a number of managerial positions in customer relationship and retail, e-commerce and Lean process improvement in Hong Kong, and overseas as the airline’s Country Manager in Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Aldric graduated from MBA programme at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Speaker

Mr. Anthony Chiu

Assistant Government Chief Information Officer (IT Infrastructure)
Office of the Government Chief Information Officer HKSARG

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Mr. Anthony Chiu

Mr. Anthony CHIU has been serving in the HKSAR Government mainly on central information technology (IT) infrastructures and services for government departments. He has led various government-wide IT initiatives, including standardisation of government data centres, central secure messaging within the Government and government cloud platform. His current works mainly include providing data science services for government departments, driving data-centric digital government services through data interchange, government open data policy, and implementation of the new CorpID platform to facilitate digital economy development.

Mr CHIU was a winner of the Hong Kong Computer Society Outstanding ICT Awards (Project Management Category) in 2012.

Speaker

Ms. Silvia Lam Ihensekhien

Director of Information Security and Risk Management
Swire Coca-cola

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Ms. Silvia Lam Ihensekhien

Silvia is a seasoned Information Security & Project Management executive with a track record of reducing cyber risk and integrating new technologies.
Recognizing information security as a crucial business driver, her expertise spans governance, risk management, and cloud security. A dedicated mentor and speaker, she volunteers at Hong Kong Polytechnic University and advocates for diversity with ISACA's SheLeadTech.
Silvia has earned CGEIT, CISSP, PMP, ITIL, and MCSE certifications. She was recently honored with the CSO30 ASEAN Award 2023, the Cyber Security Professional Award 2023, and the Top 50 Women Tech Leaders Award.

Speaker

Mr. Heng Mok

Chief Information Security Officer
Zscaler

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Mr. Heng Mok

Heng Mok is a practical cyber leader with over 20 years of experience spanning a range of industries and cyber disciplines. Heng has worked on some of the largest transformation programs in Australia in the financial services and energy sectors. He has written security standards for the Open Data Center Alliance and currently sits on a number of CompTIA Cybersecurity Certification committees.

Prior to Zscaler, Heng was the CISO at Australia’s largest integrated energy company, AGL Energy where he led cyber, data governance, and technology risk functions responsible for keeping employees, customers, data, systems, and OT assets safe.     

Heng believes that as the adoption of cloud, AI, data analytics, remote working, and digital transformation gains traction, organizations needs to have the right people, partners, process, and technology embedded to enable business outcomes.

Speaker

Mr. Harry Pun

Cloud Security Lead
Palo Alto Networks

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Mr. Harry Pun

Harry serves as Cloud Security Lead in Palo Alto Networks for the Greater China region. Harry brings with him more than 20 years of experience in IT and Information Security including solution selling and consultancy in the Greater China region. Prior to his current role, Harry held several key positions with a variety of IT vendors including Microsoft, Singtel, Dimension Data, NTT Security, VerizonTerremark and Symantec. Harry holds Master degree and Bachelor Degree in Engineering from the ChineseUniversity of Hong Kong. He is also a Certified Information System SecurityProfessional (CISSP) and Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP). Other than his day job, Harry is Deputy-Chairman (Hong Kong) of Cloud Security Alliance (HongKong & Macau Chapter) in helping to promote cloud security in the security community.

Moderator

Dr. Crystal Fok

Head of Digital Service Hub
HKSTP

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Dr. Crystal Fok

Dr Crystal Fok is currently the Head of Digital Service Hub at Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP). She is mainly responsible for various Innovation and Technology related initiatives in Science Park to drive technology adoption in industries, especially in Real Estate, Logistics, Banking & Finance and Professional Service sectors.

Prior to HKSTP, Dr Fok was a Manager at ASTRI, managing a diverse project portfolio, such as market analysis, feasibility studies, product development and technology commercialization. She was also a Consultant at the Hong Kong Productivity Council, managing the optical design team and providing consultancy service on precision manufacturing.

Dr Fok received her PhD degree in Mechanical and Automation Engineering from the CUHK and her research interests include A.I., robot arm manipulation, micro-robotics, MEMs and micro-optics.

Guest

Dr. Miles Wen

Founder & CEO
Fano Labs

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Dr. Miles Wen

Dr. Miles Wen is CEO and Founder of Fano Labs Limited, a spin-off company from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) that has raised over tens of millions of dollars in venture investment from renowned investors such as Horizons Ventures and Alibaba. Dr. Wen specializes in information and communication technologies, optimisation algorithms, big data, and machine learning and has numerous academic publications and patents. Since 2016, he was appointed as Adjunct Assistant Professor (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) at HKU, where he takes active role in guest lecturing in topics related with technology transfer, startups, and artificial intelligence applications.

Moderator

Dr. Toa Charm

Founding Chairman
Data Literacy Association

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Dr. Toa Charm

Dr. Toa Charm is a highly accomplished professional with extensive experience in the innovation and technology industry. His expertise spans various domains, including AI/Big Data, FinTech, Corporate Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Digital Transformation. Dr. Charm has held senior management positions at Cyberport, HSBC, IBM, Oracle, Kingdee, and Jardine. He published his book titled "數碼力大提升" (Boost Your Digital Power) and a few international business cases. Dr. Charm received accolades such as the 2019 College of Business Distinguished Alumni Award and the 2018 Doctor of Business Administration Alumni Award from CityU HK.
Dr. Charm is actively involved in advising enterprises on digital transformation, data literacy empowerment, and data monetization strategies. He has provided guidance to renowned organizations such as Bank of East Asia, China Everbright Bank, China Construction Bank, Transunion, Sun Life, AIA, Chow Tai Fook, Harbour City, foodpanda, Airport Authority, Ricoh, ONE, CLP, MTR, HKTDC, Baidu and Lenovo.
Dr. Charm played a pivotal role in establishing Cyberport as a global leader in the digital tech ecosystem, attracting over 1,200 digital companies from more than 30 countries, including multiple unicorns. He currently chairs a few Asia's elite start-ups including OpenCertHub, Posify, Buyandship, Wizpresso, Lively Impact, HairCoSys and Kingsware.
Dr. Charm's contributions extend beyond individual companies. He serves as the Founding Chairman of the Data Literacy Association and holds key positions in various industry organizations. These include the President of the IoT Industry Advisory Council at GS1 HK, member in the Technology Council of Macau SAR Government, ExCo member of the Startup Council of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries (FHKI), mentor in the ELITE & LEAP Admission Panel at Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks (HKSTP), member of the Entrepreneurship Centre Advisory Group at Hong Kong Cyberport, member of the Tech Panel at Hong Kong Applied Science & Technology Institute (ASTRI), member of Digital Economy at Hong Kong Consumer Council.
Furthermore, Dr. Charm actively contributes to nurturing the next generation of leaders through his teaching engagements at leading universities such as the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Swiss Business School, Institute for China Business at HKU, and Greater Bay Area Business School. He received Faculty Teaching Merit Awards in 3 consecutive years (2021-23) from CUHK. Dr. Charm completed executive training programs at MIT, Stanford, Oxford, UC-Berkeley, Northwestern, Ivey, and CEIBS.

Cloud Expert

Mr. Dave Chen

Vice President
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. Kidd Ip

Microsoft Certified Trainer
Alibaba Certified Trainer

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Mr. Kidd Ip

Kidd is experienced in IT architecture, network, operations and cybersecurity across different industries such as Utilities, Financial Services, Hospitality, Manufacturing and Sales & Marketing.

Kidd is currently the Cloud Services Lead - AVP of one of the famous Financial Services company in Hong Kong, with responsibility for all-rounder Cloud services and integration matters.

Kidd holds a Master degree in Electronic Commerce and Internet Computing programme at the University of Hong Kong and multiple domains 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.

AI Expert

Mr. Raymond Tsang

Alibaba Certified Trainer

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Mr. Raymond Tsang

Raymond is a senior technical trainer in Great China Region for over 20 years. He has a solid knowledge in teaching Architecture, and Application Development to Government, Enterprise, SMB and Universities. He is an experienced IT consultant in many projects including web and app development, AI projects, cloud setup and configuration.
Raymond has got several professional IT certificates and all AWS certificates. He is an AWS Authorized Instructor, Microsoft Certified Trainer and a lecturer in universities.

Cloud Expert

Mr. Aaron Sin

AWS Authorized Instructor

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Mr. Aaron Sin

Aaron is a seasoned technology specialist who does digital transformation solutioning and cloud architecting on a day-to-day basis.

Aside from being an Authorized AWS Instructor, Aaron is currently a Solution Advisor & Cloud Architect for one of the leading global cloud systems integrator, partnering closely with Enterprise and SMB customers in the region throughout their cloud journeys.

Aaron holds MBA from the HKUST, and Bachelor of Science in Information Systems at VCU. He is certified in multiple domains including AWS, Azure,  Virtualization Tech, and Enterprise Networking.

Moderator

Dr. Toa Charm

Founding Chairman
Data Literacy Association

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Dr. Toa Charm

Dr. Toa Charm is a highly accomplished professional with extensive experience in the innovation and technology industry. His expertise spans various domains, including AI/Big Data, FinTech, Corporate Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Digital Transformation. Dr. Charm has held senior management positions at Cyberport, HSBC, IBM, Oracle, Kingdee, and Jardine. He published his book titled "數碼力大提升" (Boost Your Digital Power) and a few international business cases. Dr. Charm received accolades such as the 2019 College of Business Distinguished Alumni Award and the 2018 Doctor of Business Administration Alumni Award from CityU HK.
Dr. Charm is actively involved in advising enterprises on digital transformation, data literacy empowerment, and data monetization strategies. He has provided guidance to renowned organizations such as Bank of East Asia, China Everbright Bank, China Construction Bank, Transunion, Sun Life, AIA, Chow Tai Fook, Harbour City, foodpanda, Airport Authority, Ricoh, ONE, CLP, MTR, HKTDC, Baidu and Lenovo.
Dr. Charm played a pivotal role in establishing Cyberport as a global leader in the digital tech ecosystem, attracting over 1,200 digital companies from more than 30 countries, including multiple unicorns. He currently chairs a few Asia's elite start-ups including OpenCertHub, Posify, Buyandship, Wizpresso, Lively Impact, HairCoSys and Kingsware.
Dr. Charm's contributions extend beyond individual companies. He serves as the Founding Chairman of the Data Literacy Association and holds key positions in various industry organizations. These include the President of the IoT Industry Advisory Council at GS1 HK, member in the Technology Council of Macau SAR Government, ExCo member of the Startup Council of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries (FHKI), mentor in the ELITE & LEAP Admission Panel at Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks (HKSTP), member of the Entrepreneurship Centre Advisory Group at Hong Kong Cyberport, member of the Tech Panel at Hong Kong Applied Science & Technology Institute (ASTRI), member of Digital Economy at Hong Kong Consumer Council.
Furthermore, Dr. Charm actively contributes to nurturing the next generation of leaders through his teaching engagements at leading universities such as the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Swiss Business School, Institute for China Business at HKU, and Greater Bay Area Business School. He received Faculty Teaching Merit Awards in 3 consecutive years (2021-23) from CUHK. Dr. Charm completed executive training programs at MIT, Stanford, Oxford, UC-Berkeley, Northwestern, Ivey, and CEIBS.

Cloud Expert

Mr. Dave Chen

Vice President
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. Kidd Ip

Microsoft Certified Trainer
Alibaba Certified Trainer

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Mr. Kidd Ip

Kidd is experienced in IT architecture, network, operations and cybersecurity across different industries such as Utilities, Financial Services, Hospitality, Manufacturing and Sales & Marketing.

Kidd is currently the Cloud Services Lead - AVP of one of the famous Financial Services company in Hong Kong, with responsibility for all-rounder Cloud services and integration matters.

Kidd holds a Master degree in Electronic Commerce and Internet Computing programme at the University of Hong Kong and multiple domains 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.

Program

13th June 2024 (THU)

Executive Conference (08:30 - 12:30)

08:30 - 08:55

Registration

08:55 - 09:10

Opening

09:10 - 09:20

Welcoming Remark

Conference Chair:
Dr. Andy Chun, AI Pioneer, Distinguished Fellow, HKCS

Guest of Honor:
Ir Tony Wong, JP Government Chief Information Officer
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

09:25 - 10:00

Panel 1

Decoding GenAI's Impact: Blueprint for Business Growth

Speakers:
Mr. Paul Evans, CTO, Gammon Construction Hong Kong
Mr. Gary Ho, CIO, AXA HK & MACAU
Dr. Ted Suen, MH, Deputy CEO, Lenovo PCCW Solutions
Ms. Charlotte Wong, CIO, HSBC Hong Kong

Moderator:
Dr. Andy Chun, Conference Chair

10:05 - 10:40

Panel 2

Cloud Infrastructure Navigation Strategies for the GenAI Era

Speakers:
Mr. Joseph Chan, CIO, Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Dr. Michael Chen, Vice President, CloudMile
Mr. Leo Tsang, CIO, Emperor Group
Mr. Shiwei Wu, CTO of APAC Region, Huawei Cloud

Moderator:
Mr. Henry Ng, Master Trainer, KORNERSTONE Institute;
Director, KRIS Consultancy

10:40 - 11:05

Networking Break

11:05 - 11:25

Keynote

From Threats to Insights : AI’s Role in Cloud Security

Speaker:
Mr. Ricky Ho, Managing Director, Radware

11:30 - 12:05

Panel 3

Responsible Leadership: Governance, Ethics and Data Security at the Intersection of Cloud and AI

Speakers:
Mr. Aldric Chau, General Manager, Digital, Cathay Pacific
Mr. Anthony Chiu, Assistant Government Chief Information Officer (IT Infrastructure), Office of the Government Chief Information Officer HKSARG
Ms. Silvia Lam Ihensekhien, Director of Information Security and Risk Management, Swire Coca-cola
Mr. Heng Mok, Chief Information Security Officer, Zscaler
Mr. Harry Pun, Cloud Security Lead, Palo Alto Networks

Moderator:
Dr. Crystal Fok, Head of Digital Service Hub, HKSTP

12:15 - 12:35

Fireside Chat

The Future Collaboration of AI and Human

Speaker:
Dr. Miles Wen, Founder and CEO, Fano Labs

Moderator:
Dr. Toa Charm, Founding Chairman, Data Literacy Association

12:35 - 12:45

Closing and Lucky Draw Sponsored by Samsung

Discover AI Workshop (14:00 - 17:30)

14:00 - 14:30

Registration

14:30 - 17:30

Discover AI Workshops

Track A – Microsoft 365 Copilot Technical & Security Essentials

Mr. Dave Chen, VP, Hong Kong Computer Society
Mr. Kidd Ip, Microsoft Certified Trainer

Track B - Data Visualization with QuickBI on Alibaba Cloud

Mr. Raymond Tsang, AI Expert, Alibaba Cloud

Track C - Running ML Workloads on AWS

Mr. Aaron Sin, AWS Authorized Instructor AAI

* Certifications will be issued by AWS, Microsoft or Alibaba Cloud upon completion of the workshop

Who Should Attend?

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

Venue

Address: N201, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wanchai

About Us + Partners + Sponsors

Organizer

About KORNERSTONE

KORNERSTONE

For 17 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.

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KORNERSTONE is the only official training partner in Hong Kong for all major clouds, and all programs are approved under the government training fund NITTP.

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Office Hours: 10:00 – 19:00 (Mon – Fri)
Address: 15/F, Hip Shing Hong Centre, 55 Des Voeux Road Central, Central, Hong Kong
(MTR Central Station Exit B / Hong Kong Station Exit C)
Tel.: (852) 2116 3328
Fax: (852) 2116 3571
Email: enquiry@kornerstone.com

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Office Hours: 10:00 – 19:00 (Mon – Fri)
Address: 13/F, Hip Shing Hong Kowloon Centre, 192-194 Nathan Road, Jordan, Kowloon, Hong Kong
(MTR Jordan Station Exit D)
Tel.: (852) 2116 3328
Email: enquiry@kornerstone.com
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