Beijing Startup Night
Get inspired and meet the right people to scale your startup in Asia
About the Event
Join us for an exclusive startup event and networking evening designed to connect you with the local startup ecosystem, but also inspire you and help you navigate the complexities of scaling startups in China and Asia. This event is tailored for startup enthusiasts, founders, CXOs, investors, and professionals from the local and global startup ecosystem.
Keynote Speeches
Four dynamic keynote speeches, each 8 minutes long, focusing on innovation or trend-related topics. These are serial entrepreneurs, VCs, or other key figures of the local and global innovation ecosystem.
Startup Pitches
Six local startups will each have 5 minutes to pitch their projects to the audience.
The startups will compete for the "Startup with Flair" award, with the three winners receiving a cash prize of 300, 200, and 100 RMB for the first, second, and third prizes.
There will be no judging panel; the audience will vote for the winners through a 10-minute voting session after all pitches.
Networking Session
Network with entrepreneurs, investors, and key figures in the startup community.
The evening will conclude with a networking session featuring free-flowing beer, soft drinks, and pizza.
This will provide ample opportunity for attendees to connect, share ideas, and discuss potential collaborations.
Why Attend?
Engage with an enthusiastic crowd who are deeply involved in the startup ecosystem. Meet startup founders, VCs, corporate innovators, and key stakeholders at this exclusive occasion.
Founder and VC experience sharing
Informative talks on growth and expansion strategies for startups in Asia.
Startup Pitches from leading technology fields.
Deep dive on Hong Kong's role as a global tech hub.
Networking sessions with key decision-makers from the local startup ecosystem.
Great food and beverages to enhance the experience.
Agenda
18:00 - 18:30 Registration, Food & Networking
18:30 - 18:45 Welcome by the Organizers
18:45 - 19:00 HK as your strategic hub to scale in Asia by CY Lu - Senior VP Startups InvestHK
19:00 - 19:10 by Xiaolei Duan - GM Global Startup Ecosystems Huawei Cloud
19:10 - 19:20 The Current State of VC by Liu Cheng - VC of a 3 billion RMB fund
19:20 - 19:30 Technology Trends in Autonomous Driving by Marcel Achnitz - VP of P3
19:30 - 19:40 TBD
19:40 - 20:10 6 Startup Pitches
20:10 - 20:30 Voting, Winner Announcements and Group Picture
20:30 - 21:30 Networking and Drinks
During the networking session, we will provide a free flow of beer, soft drinks, and pizza.
Date: Thursday, August 22nd, 18:00-21:00
Format: Networking Mixer and Experience Sharing
Address:
DRC Liangmaqiao Diplomatic Office Building, Unit 1101D, Tower 1,19 Dongfang East Road, Chaoyang District
100600 Beijing, PR China
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The Speaker
Chin Yung (CY) Lu
Senior Vice President, Startups
Invest Hong Kong
Chin Yung (CY) Lu is a distinguished leader in the startup ecosystem of Hong Kong. Currently serving as the Senior Vice President of StartmeupHK under Invest Hong Kong, CY has extensive experience in supporting entrepreneurs, SMEs, and multinationals in establishing and expanding their businesses in Hong Kong. His expertise spans blockchain applications, market research, and international business development, complemented by his multilingual capabilities in English, Japanese, Cantonese, German, and Mandarin. CY holds an MBA from the International University of Japan and the University of Washington, along with a Master's in Telecommunications from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Xiaolei Duan
General Manager, Global Startup Ecosystem - Huawei Cloud
Xiaolei has 20 years of experience in high-tech industries, impact investing, and policy-making at national and international levels.
At Huawei Cloud, she has been dedicated to building a global ecosystem, enabling startups worldwide to innovate and grow. Before joining Huawei, she worked for AWS for years and managed two tech startups as the CEO.
Prior to joining the private sector, Xiaolei was an organizer of the 2008 Olympic Games and 2007 Special Olympics and worked at the World Bank in Washington, D.C., and Phoenix TV in Hong Kong.
She holds advanced degrees from Stanford Graduate School of Business, Duke University, and Tsinghua University. She received a full graduate scholarship from the World Bank and was selected as the Young Global Leader by the Council for the US and Italy in 2017.
Liu Cheng
VC
Mr. Liu Cheng is a seasoned venture capitalist, with over a decade of experience in electronic engineering and cloud computing. He works at a top VC firm with a fund of over 3 billion RMB and 1 billion USD with a focus on TMT and consumption industries.
His portfolio includes Hello Bike (one of the top bicycle-sharing companies), PingCAP (the highest-valued distributed transactional database company globally), Infrawaves (a leading provider of LLMs infrastructure), etc.
Mr. Liu earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Electronic Engineering from Peking University. He also holds dual Master of Finance and Business Administration (FMBA) degrees from Tsinghua University and Cornell University.
Marcel Achnitz
Vice President and Member of the Management Board of P3 China
Marcel Achnitz is the Vice President and Member of the Management Board of P3 China. P3 is one of the world's leading consulting companies in the automotive industry. He has been living in China for 5 years and is focused on the organization and technical realization of software-defined vehicles. The deployment of a cloud backend for the R&D activities of an international OEM or the agile transformation of a Chinese technology player is a project reference within the last 5 years.
The Host
Jelte Ansgar Wingender
CEO Founders Lair & China Country Partner Beijing for German Accelerator
Jelte is the CEO and Co-founder of Founders Lair, a technology platform that supports over 20,000 startups from more than 130 countries worldwide with access to global resources like acceleration programs, investment opportunities, corporate POCs, and startup competitions.
Jelte is also the China Country Partner in Beijing for German Accelerator, where he spearheaded operations to bring German scale-up startups to China. Before this, Jelte was the APAC and China Director of Startup Grind, the largest independent startup community organization in the world. He was also the first foreign employee at the Chinese state-owned enterprise Innoway, where he developed the corporate innovation arm.
About StartmeupHK
StartmeupHK, an initiative by InvestHK, is dedicated to assisting founders of innovative and scalable startups from around the world in setting up or expanding in Hong Kong. We offer critical information about the local startup ecosystem, facilitate valuable connections within the community, and organize engaging startup events.
Our mission is to create a thriving environment where startups can prosper.
Our Objectives:
Attract and support key stakeholders in the startup ecosystem to establish a presence in Hong Kong.
Provide a comprehensive service platform for growth, with a special focus on the vibrant startup scene in Hangzhou.
Foster a robust startup ecosystem that nurtures entrepreneurship.
Promote Hong Kong as a leading international tech hub.
Event Partner
The German Centres Worldwide are a thriving ecosystem for working, developing, meeting and networking. Since 1995, more than 3,500 companies have chosen one of our locations as a base for their business activities abroad.
German Centres are located where markets are economically, regulatory and culturally challenging, but exciting target markets for companies. The German Centres in Beijing, Mexico City, Singapore, Shanghai and Taicang as well as the Business Incubator in Ho Chi Minh City help companies to grow internationally. In a building with a diverse infrastructure, flexible coworking and office worlds, we provide a 360-degree platform in which companies can exchange ideas, work together and evolve. We match. You grow.
