Innovation Summit 2019 | The Economist | 4 September 2019 | The St. Regis Hong Kong, 1 Harbour Dr, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

Innovation Summit 2019: Is Asia leading the global technology race will convene government officials, business leaders, entrepreneurs, computer scientists and academics to discuss how Asia is a fertile testbed for innovation. They will also debate whether Asia can lead the way in providing data-driven solutions to long-standing social and economic challenges. How can businesses stay competitive by using data more effectively? How are governments responding? And what can be done to ensure that data-driven societies are peaceful and inclusive? Does Asia have advantages over other regions?

Who is winning in the quest for digital supremacy? The question is open for debate, and as Europe and America crack down on the tech giants, we will explore whether Asia is leading the race. We will delve into how Asia can leapfrog countries in the West by capitalising on freer public attitudes towards data privacy and greater openness to testing new and innovative approaches.

The world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil, but data, which is fuelling the transition to high-tech societies. Data-driven approaches are already revolutionising health care, education, energy and transport systems, and changing the way people work and live. Yet there are risks. Given the magnitude of the change, governments must carefully consider the policy frameworks that govern the use of data. And while much of the focus is on social and economic impact, the move to a data-driven world also has geopolitical repercussions.

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Why attend?

Critical topics to be discussed include:

• Is Asia the global leader in data use?
• Are people in Asia happy to sacrifice privacy for the benefits of tech?
• How can businesses stay competitive by using data more effectively?
• How are governments responding to the use of data?
• What opportunities may Asia seize, and what challenges must it face, as it moves towards being the global leader in technology?
• How could data transform your organisation?

2019 Speakers

Brent Irvin
Vice president and general counsel, Tencent

Charles Mok, JP
Legislative councillor, Information Technology Functional Constituency

Grace Park
Co-founder and president, DocDoc

Deepali Khanna
Managing director, Asia, The Rockefeller Foundation

Andrew Hoad
Chief executive officer and managing director, Asia Pacific, DP World

Anna Gamvros
Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright

Yutaka Sanada
President, Nissan Motor Asia Pacific and Chairman management committee, Nissan Asia & Oceania

Geoffrey Prentice
Co-founder, Oriente

Jeongmin Seong
Senior fellow, McKinsey Global Institute

Alain Crozier
Chief executive, Greater China Region, Microsoft

Pindar Wong
Chairman, VeriFi (Hong Kong) Ltd

Brian Behlendorf
Executive director, Hyperledger

Ben Goertzel
Founder and chief executive, SingularityNET

Simon Loong
Founder and chief executive, WeLab

Huey Lin
President, Flexport Asia

K.F. Wong
Director, centre for innovation and technology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Ramez Younan
Managing director, PCCW Solutions

Allen Yeung
Former chief information officer, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Makoto Shibata
Head, Finolab

Xiang Bing
Founding dean, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business

Anna Choi
Head of digitalization, Asia Pacific, Schindler

Phil Chen
General partner, Proof of Capital

Christopher Brewer
Senior consulting partner, Ogilvy Consulting

Jennifer Zhu Scott
Founding principal, Radian Partners

Tom Standage
Deputy editor, The Economist

Vijay Vaitheeswaran
US business editor, The Economist

2019 Sponsors

SILVER SPONSORS:
• DP World

HOST SPONSOR:
• Ogilvy
• Oriente

SUPPORTING ORGANISATION:
• McKinsey Global Institute

SUPPORTING ASSOCIATIONS:
• Astri
• Academy Asia
• Cyberport
• Invotech
• HKGCC
• HKITDA
• Italian Chamber of Commerce
• Nexchange
• The Canadian Chamber of Commerce
• XGD Media
• Golin