Interdisciplinary Quick Talks: Animals Make a Better World
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Date:
16 July, 2019 (Tue), 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
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Venue:
Lecture Hall II, Centennial Campus, HKU |
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Organized By:
Knowledge Exchange Office, The University of Hong Kong |
Animal welfare has been a growing concern in recent years. With reference to the relevant legislation and experience of overseas places and having taken into account views of animal welfare organisations, the general public and Legislative Council members, the Government, through amending the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Ordinance (Cap. 169), proposes to extend the existing legislation which prohibits and penalises acts of cruelty to animals to include introducing a positive “duty of care” on animal keepers, enhancing the provisions for prevention of cruelty and enhancing enforcement powers of the public officers for safeguarding animal welfare.
The Government is undertaking public consultation on the proposals.
Come and join the HKU Interdisciplinary Quick Talks - our researchers will share with you their research and project in relation to animals and the importance of animal welfare to their project, and discuss new ideas for interdisciplinary research and KE and how animal welfare could enhance their work.
RISE x PolyU University Fireside Chat - Journey of Paddy Cosgrave: Birth of the World’s Largest Tech Event
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Date:
04 Jul 2019 (Thursday), 4:30-7:00pm
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Venue:
V322, The Jockey Club Innovation Tower, PolyU |
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Organized By:
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
Paddy Cosgrave is an Irish entrepreneur. He is a co-founder of Web Summit, an annual technology conference, and CEO of the company that runs Web Summit and other events. In 2015 he was listed 18th in the Wired UK list of the most influential people in Europe in the field of technology.
In less than 5 years the Web Summit has grown from a small team of 3 people to a full time team of over 100. In 2015 Web Summit is hosting a number of international events including Collision and RISE, based in Las Vegas and Hong Kong respectively. f.ounders, an annual private gathering of 200 CEOs of the world's leading technology companies which happens alongside Web Summit, has been described by Bloomberg as "Davos for Geeks".
PROGRAMME
16:30 – 17:00 Registration
17:00 – 17:15 Introduction of RISE (Mr Casey Lau, Head of Asia, RISE)
17:15 – 18:15 Fireside Chat with Mr Paddy Cosgrave, CEO & Founder, Web Summit
18:15 – 19:00 Networking Session
HKTDC Entrepreneur Day
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Date:
16-17 May 2019 (Thursday - Friday)
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Venue:
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai, Hong Kong |
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Organized By:
The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) |
HKTDC Entrepreneur Day is an anchor start-up event that promotes entrepreneurship with a wealth of start-up opportunities and supporting services tailer-made for start-ups in Hong Kong.
Running into the 11th edition, the theme of Entrepreneur Day 2019 will be "The Start-up Living Lab" which advocates the innovation of discovering business ideas in our everyday lives, make the ideas happen and create social impact. With a wide range of entrepreneurial events and insightful seminars, E-Day is the platform for the start-up community to get inspired, seek funding, source talents and build connections.
The Ecology of Entrepreneurship and the Environment
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Date:
08 May 2019 (Wednesday), 2:30pm - 4:20pm
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Venue:
M1603, 16/F, Li Ka Shing Tower, PolyU |
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Organized By:
Institute for Entrepreneurship, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University & MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node |
Mr Noble develops partnership with industry and foundations for MIT's environmental programs in education, research and public engagement. He previously worked in industry, entrepreneurship, and university technology commercialization and licensing. Mr Noble is a Certified Licensing Professional and a Board Member of the Association of University Technology Managers.
In this seminar, Mr Noble discusses what makes "Entrepreneurial Ecosystems" successful, and explores innovation and entrepreneurship in relation to environmental issues, such as urbanization, the circular economy and climate change. He will also discuss the particular role of universities in these issues.
International ICT Expo 2019
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Date:
13-16 April 2019 (Saturday-Tuesday)
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Venue:
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre |
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Organized By:
Hong Kong Trade Development Council |
By participating in the HKTDC International ICT Expo 2019, you can enjoy front-row access to the industry's most influential buyers, investors and experts. The 2018 event attracted over 32,000 buyers making connections with over 600 exhibitors, showcasing next-gen smart city and ICT solutions. Held concurrently with the HKTDC Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Spring Edition), this dual event drew a massive number of relevant visitors to the Expo.
