Where Innovation Meets Opportunity: Grow your Startup with AWS
Join us for AWS Startup Day Hong Kong 2025, a transformative one-day event designed specifically for founders, innovators, and entrepreneurs. This exclusive program in AWS Summit Hong Kong offers unparalleled opportunities to accelerate your startup journey through expert insights, and exclusive networking opportunities.
Event Highlights
Fundraising Masterclass
Gain invaluable knowledge from leading VCs and investors who will share actionable fundraising strategies, pitch techniques, and insights into what investors are looking for in 2025. Learn how to position your startup for successful funding rounds in today's competitive landscape.
Deal-Making Decoded
Experience the journey from pitch to partnership through real-world success stories. Hear directly from startup founders and their investors as they reveal the behind-the-scenes process of securing deals, navigating term sheets, and building lasting investor relationships.
Generative AI Success Stories
Discover how Hong Kong's most innovative startups are leveraging generative AI to disrupt industries and scale globally. Leading founders will showcase their AI implementations, share technical insights, and reveal how they overcame challenges to build successful AI-powered businesses.
AWS Startup Programs Showcase
Explore exclusive AWS resources designed specifically for startups at every stage. Learn about AWS credits, technical support, go-to-market opportunities, and specialized programs that can accelerate your growth while optimizing your cloud infrastructure.
Global Expansion Strategies
Hong Kong startups that have successfully expanded internationally will share their playbooks for global growth. Learn about market entry strategies, cross-border operations, international fundraising, and how to leverage AWS's global infrastructure for worldwide scale.
Exclusive VC Networking Session
Selected startups will have the opportunity to participate in a curated networking session with top-tier venture capitalists and investors. Apply now for your chance to pitch directly to potential funders in this intimate setting.
Why Attend
- Hear from industry experts on hottest technical trends in the market, including GenAI and Web3
- Dive deep on important technology & business topics for startup founders, including security, prototype building, fundraising strategies, and more
- Network with other startup founders, VC community, investors and AWS startup team
Who Should Attend
- Startup founders (from the earliest stages to expanding startups), technical founders, technical staff, and growing companies
- The VC community, investors, incubators and anyone who is eager to launch a new business
- Enterprises that are interested in learning about the latest startup solutions
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| 11:00 - 11:20 | Welcoming Remarks Chris So, General Manager, Partners and Startup, GCR, AWS |
Startup Networking Zone (By invitation) - 11:00 am – 1:00pm | |
| 11:20 - 11:50 | Navigating the Funding Journey: Insights from VC & Startup | ||
| 11:55 - 12:25 | From E-Commerce to AI: A Founder’s Journey of Innovation and Reinvention Speakers: |
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| 12:25 - 12:55 | Panel: Generative AI in Action: Real-World Applications Driving Business Innovation Speakers: |
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| 12:55 - 2:00 | Lunch time* (Lunch not included) | ||
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| 2:00 - 2:30 | Fundraising Panel Discussion Speakers: |
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| 2:40 - 3:10 | Scaling Hong Kong Innovation: How HKSTP and AWS Empower Local Startups Speakers: |
4/F, HKCEC (S425) | |
| Startup Networking Zone & VC Connect (By invitation) - 3-5pm | |||
| 3:20 - 3:50 | Launch with Impact: How Startups Can Effectively Push Products to Market |
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| 3:50 - 4:20 | From Vision to Reality: Building an AI Transformation Company and Accelerating Growth through AWS Startup Loft Accelerator Program Speakers: |
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| 4:30 - 5:00 | Panel Discussion - Global Expansion and Scaling with AWS Featuring Sucessful Startups Speakers: |
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Featured Speakers & Guests
Chris So
General Manager, Partner and Startup, GCR, AWS
Ernest Ma
Associate Director, Co-Acceleration Fund, HKSTP
Larry Lam
Co-founder, Gump
Fiona Lau
Co-founder & COO, Workduo AI
Tim Lee
Co-founder, DimOrder
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Thomas Jeng
Global Head, Startups, Aspire
Tsz Ming WONG
CTO, BUYANDSHIP LIMITED
Jeffrey Wu
Director, MindWorks Capital
Nathaniel Chan
Principal, Betatron Venture Group
Alfred Ho
Analyst, qonvolv Ventures
Jack Lee
Director , PlutusVC Inc.
Sharon Wang
Investment Analyst, Beyond Ventures Asset Management Limited
Dr. Dennis Lee
Co-Founder & CTO, Neufast Limited
Jonathan Chan
Co-Founder & Head of Partnerships, RedotPay
Alan Chan
Founder & CEO, Omnichat Limited
Fiona Lau is a serial entrepreneur and co-founder and COO of WorkDuo AI, helping businesses get data-ready for Al solutions. Previously, she co-founded SHOPLINE, a smart commerce platform, raised more than USD100M from notable investors and achieved a successful exit to a NASDAQ listed company in 2022. She is passionate about women in technology and AI adoption for businesses.
Tim is the Co-founder of DimOrder. He oversees sales, strategy and direction as well as investor relationships at DimOrder. DimOrder builds one-stop restaurant operating system to process ordering, payment and supply chain services.
DimOrder is backed by Y Combinator (W22), HKSTP, Cyberport and more.
DimOrder was awarded Forbes Asia 100 to Watch and Techcrunch Most Favourite Startup.
Thomas Jeng is Global Head, Startups at Aspire, a fast-growing FinTech company providing finance solutions to startups, SMBs, and investment firms.
Prior to joining Aspire, he held a variety of roles in the startup and venture capital space, including at a SaaS startup and international investment firm 500 Global.
In addition, Thomas is active as a startup investor and advisor.
Thomas began his career in strategy consulting at firms such as Boston Consulting Group and Gartner. Thomas holds degrees from Georgetown University and the Yale School of Management.
Who Should Attend
- Startup founders and co-founders
- Technical leaders and CTOs building innovative solutions
- Entrepreneurs exploring new venture opportunities
- Investors and VCs interested in Hong Kong's startup ecosystem
- Enterprise innovation teams seeking startup partnerships
Why Attend
- Connect with fellow founders, investors, and AWS experts in one dynamic environment
- Gain practical insights from those who have successfully navigated the startup journey
- Discover how AWS cloud solutions can help you build faster, scale efficiently, and innovate continuously
- Explore funding opportunities and expand your investor network
- Learn how to leverage generative AI and other cutting-edge technologies for competitive advantage
Register Now
Secure your spot at AWS Startup Day Hong Kong 2025, where innovation meets opportunity. Limited seats available for this high-demand event.
*AWS Startup Day is part of AWS Summit Hong Kong 2025. Your registration includes access to all Summit activities, including keynotes, technical sessions, and the expo area.*