Elevate Ventures takes the lead at the FINWISE Summit Hong Kong

Elevate co-organized the FINWISE Summit Hong Kong 2019, hosting industry leaders, experts, and tech enthusiasts

Elevate Ventures
Elevate Ventures
3 min readJan 31, 2020

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The Elevate Team played a major role in co-organizing the FINWISE Summit 2019 that took place in Hong Kong. FINWISE is one of the most influential Blockchain Summits in Asia with over 150 enterprises ranging from fintech to traditional investment companies participating in the 2019 summit.

The event hosted thousands of people at the Intercontinental Hotel, where industry leaders, experts, and enthusiasts were provided with valuable opportunities to network, find great deals and build relationships.

Kenny and the Elevate team moderated multiple panels at the event with a host of top-notch technology specialists, investors, and CEOs.

Technology investments and how it accelerates the Greater Bay Area

Panel: Technology investments and how it accelerates the Greater Bay Area

Participants in this panel included: Kenny Au, Pradip Madhanagopal, Partner at PwC; Shirley Hsu, CFO of Tus Pine Peak Group and Former CEO of UCF Group; Hans Lombardo, Co-founder of Blockpass; Jason Gan, Co-founder ofGlobalStox Limited; and Ana White, Charity Angel of IntercoinX Hope Foundation. The panel discussed the importance of tech investments in the Greater Bay Area and the benefits they stand to provide. Here’s a similar coverage on the panel topic for your further enlightenment.

The impact of digital identity technology on the Greater Bay Area

Panel: The impact of digital identity technology on the Greater Bay Area.

Industry experts like Emil Chan, Fintech Chairman of Smart City Consortium and Advisor at Elevate; Alex Hung, Chairman of HK New Emerging Technology Education Association; Charles Lam, Senior Manager for Fintech from Cyberport; Hans Lombardo, Co-founder of Blockpass; and Chen Shuo, President of Trichain Capital, took part in this panel sharing insights on digital identity. More insights on this topic here.

Interoperability among blockchains and use cases

Panel: Interoperability among blockchains and use cases

The panel discussed the necessity of interoperability frameworks for effective blockchain operations. Participants here included Eric Gu, CEO at Metaverse; Aidaa Wong, CEO at Luxchain; Li Ning, CTO at Ultrain; and Dr. Jason Gan, Hong Kong Polytechnic University Alumni.

Virtual banks and cashless ecosystem in the Greater Bay Area

Panel: Virtual banks and cashless ecosystem in the Greater Bay Area

Kenny Au and other tech experts including Hans Lombardo, Co-founder of Blockpass and Amar Shah, Former MD at Morgan Stanley, Director at Namana Investments (HK) Ltd., discussed virtual banks and the cashless ecosystem within the region. More insights on the topic here.

The event closed off with two nights of dinner banquets and award ceremonies. As co-organizers, the Elevate team worked toward ensuring this remarkable event was a huge success. Elevate is committed to ensuring the true impact is created for the tech ecosystem, this time in the Greater Bay Area.

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